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  • Settle for Something

  • Desert Homesteaders, Book 3
  • By: Susi Hawke
  • Narrated by: Michael Dean
  • Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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Settle for Something

By: Susi Hawke
Narrated by: Michael Dean
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Summary

Carjacked and taken hostage? Just another Friday night for this alpha.

Sweet, bumbling Shane is an alpha who’s been looking for love in all the wrong places. Bad dates and catfishing incidents are the norm in his world. But Shane pushes on, because he knows his fated mate is waiting to be found. And if he doesn’t eventually find his perfect match? Well.... Shane might be willing to settle.

Xavier’s on the run from a rough past. Luckily, he’s a jackrabbit shifter who’s good at getting lost. Not so lucky? He’s also pregnant, and needs a safe place to burrow. He sees his chance in a small Arizona town - by carjacking his own fated mate, and taking him hostage. "Kinda". Is it really kidnapping, if the hostage offers to be taken?

Return to the hills above Cottonwood, Arizona, where every shifter has a bit of special magic, and the pack of homesteaders, preppers, and loners are a lot nosier about each other’s lives than they’d care to admit. Because no matter their differences, pack means family.

This 28k novella is the third in this short-read series, and definitely contains "mpreg". Be prepared for side-splitting laughs, an omega who can talk to animals, and a group of people who know that family always comes first. Also, all the feels you’d expect from a Susi Hawke original.

Possible triggers include the mention of rape in a main character's past, and a resulting pregnancy.

©2021, 2022 Susi Hawke (P)2022 Susi Hawke
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Absolutely adorable

I absolutely adored this story. This was my first read/listen in the series, so the side characters were unfamiliar to me, but I loved the theme of found family. Shane was wonderful as a somewhat clueless alpha bear shifter who has been seeking his fated mate and finds him where and when he least expected. His openness and caring touched my heart. The (audio)book has so many funny moments, but the barn scene where Xavier talks to the animals, especially Henry, the hens, and Bertram (NOT 'Bacon'), made me laugh out loud. So enjoyable and entertaining. I loved the idea of a pet psychic who could actually talk to pets.

Narrator Michael Dean did a fantastic job! He provided so many unique voices. It was pure listening pleasure.

I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

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Short, sweet and funny romance

Quite a few funny spots, really enjoyed the barn scene and many others. Michael Dean does a really good job narrating this story, love the various voices he uses. Loved catching up with the rest of the homesteaders again. Quick, fun listen. I received a copy of this from Gay Romance Reviews and this is my honest review.

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I loved it; short and sweet.

This is book three in the series but I haven’t read book two (and it’s been a while since I read book one). I didn’t feel like I was missing anything so I think you can just jump in and listen to this one on its own if you want to.

I’ve just re-read the blurb and there isn’t anything that I can add about the story except to say how much I loved it. Michael Dean is one of my favorite audiobook performers and I loved what he did with this story.

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

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good story

I loved the continuation of this series. Even with the narrator switch, it was easy to hear the distinction between the characters. Shane is such a sweetheart. I was so happy to see him get his HEA.

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Shane's HEA

I have adored Shane since his first appearance and wondered who would be his mate. Well, Xavier is that and so much more. There is so much humor with their relationship that you'll find yourself chuckling out loud. We get to see familiar faces, absolutely wonderful interactions.

Michael Dean does wonderful with his narration. You will be transported to this world from the first word.

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Delightful!

Fun and hot and sweet as Susi Hawke's books tend to be, Settle for Something is a great addition to the series.

Shane was a bumbling alpha bear shifter and Xavier was a pregnant omega jackrabbit shifter. Xavier knew Shane was his fated mate as soon as they met but didn't know if he could trust him after what he'd gone through, and Shane's nose had deceived him many times before, so he wasn't sure if Xavier was his mate. Despite how they met (with Xavier carjacking Shane, LOL), Shane was sweet and protective of Xavier and they were adorable together.

Michael Dean's performance was awesome! He has great comedic timing and he totally brought all these characters to life.

Very recommendable!

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A Fantastic First Meeting.

MM, Paranormal, Shifter, M-preg, Romance. Easy to read/listen to, with great characters and lots of wit, humour, fated mates and so drama and action. A great third installment in the series that can be listened to as a stand-alone with no loss of enjoyment or understanding but some of the characters that appear are in the other books also. I thoroughly enjoyed their story which was brilliantly narrated by Michael Dean. Guaranteed HEA.

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so freaking cute!

Independent reviewer for Gay Romance Reviews, I was gifted my copy of the audio version this book.

This is book 3 in the Desert Homesteaders series, and I have not read/listened to the others. I think I might have enjoyed this one MORE, if I had. That's not to say I didn't enjoy this one, but it would have given me the bigger picture about this group of people, is all!

Shane gets carjacked by a pregnant jackrabbit, but Shane doesn't mind. The little cutie smells delicious but he can't let himself trust his nose: he's been wrong before and it cost him. But Xavie is so sweet and helps with his animals! When Xavie's past catches up to him, Shane steps up, bear and all.

I liked this, a lot. Its short, couple hours listening time, 100 odd pages to read. Its sweet and smexy, its too stinking cute and so warm and fuzzies! And full of laugh out loud moments! I don't usually react verbally when I'm reading but I totally do when listening and this had me howling!

Michael Dean narrates.

Now, I CANNOT fault the narration, at all, but I do need to make this point, cos ya'll know I'm all about the book feelings and I feel I need to get this point across!

Do not, I repeat do NOT listen to this book immediately after listening to another Dean narration, one that is so very much darker than this one! I kept waiting for it all to go to hell and back, I really did! Here endeth your public announcement!

Dean nails the voices of all the characters, and the animals! Oh the animals! *I'm chuckling writing this up thinking about them! But he also gets across Xavie's need to burrow, and Shane's need to love, he really does.

All in all, a good solid 4 star listen.

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Great addition

Another great addition to my collection by Susi Hawke. Shane and Xavier are fantastic characters to follow and get to know. Michael Dean did a super job with the narration.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

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Enjoyed it

Short, sweet and funny. Michael Dean did a fabulous job with all the different voices.

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