"A wolf-breed discovers that his mate is more than he bargained for!"

Six years ago, Faith's new mate deserted her after a daring rescue at the laboratory where she and others of her kind were bred and raised. In this near-future novel, scientists have created various human-animal "breeds" in a secret attempt to create the perfect killing machine. Now the world knows about the breeds, and while not quite accepted, the breeds are acknowledged as people in their own right. Faith acts as a liaison between the various groups of breeds and her pack, the Wolf breeds.

Wolf breed Jacob still cannot forgive himself for taking Faith while she was in a drugged state six years ago. He's avoided her ever since, not realizing the consequences she has suffered as an abandoned mate. When Faith is sent on a mission to Central America to relay a message to Jacob, neither knows that their leader, Wolfe, has done so because Faith is in heat. It is too dangerous for her to be alone at this point or every breed in the vicinity will try to have at her. Plus, there is a group of breeds working in conjunction with the scientists that created them to get at Faith for some nefarious reason.

Faith manages to confound Jacob at every turn. She's not about to be caffeine, alcohol, and vibrator deprived! That man had better think again! Jacob tries to cut Faith off from coffee and alcohol on the advice of Wolfe, but Jacob quickly learns that he'd better compromise if he wants to survive his time with Faith unscathed. Faith is angry and she's tired of waiting for her mate to return to her. If he doesn't want her, Jacob had better let her go.

It takes a strong woman to balance an alpha male and keep him on his toes. Faith fits the bill perfectly. There are several laugh-out-loud moments as Jacob tries to dominate Faith only to learn that Faith pushes right back! Jacob and Faith make a perfect couple, once Jacob learns to accept his mate and discovers that he does indeed have a heart after all. Faith is his heart.

If you read WOLFE'S HOPE and were left with more questions than answers (like me), then you'll love JACOB'S FAITH. Ms. Leigh really shows much more of her fictional universe that the breeds exist in. There are mentions of other people from her related breed series, the Winged breeds and the Feline breeds. It's not necessary to have read these other stories to understand this novel, however. JACOB'S FAITH is a must-read for fans of the breed series by Ms. Leigh.

Sensuality: Rated NC-17 by the publisher. Explicit sex, anal sex, spanking; sexually explicit scenes: 10.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted April 29, 2003

Summary

They are a new breed, a new race. Engineered rather than born, trained rather than raised, and their unique genetics have created more than one surprise...

Jacob left Faith six years before, unaware that the mark he left on her also left her in an agony of sexual heat that never dimmed. Now Jacob and Faith are together again, but surprises lurk around every corner and dangers as dark and deadly as their very creation surround them in more ways than one.

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: paranormal.