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Checkmate (Mates, Book 2) | 
| Author: Annmarie Mckenna
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 9406
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 220
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1599986264
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781599986265
ASIN: 1599986264
Publication Date: August 1, 2007
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Product Description
What's an alpha shape-shifting wolf to do when the woman pre-destined to be his mate no longer trusts men? After returning home from an eight-month security job, Eli Graham is ready to claim his best friend's little sister as his mate. He'd put it off for years, thinking he was doing the right thing by waiting. Instead of the stubborn, independent, carefree girl he left behind, Eli finds a shell of the woman he once knew. Having lived through a near fatal attack, Nikki Taylor has hidden herself away from the world. Now the time has come to face head-on the one man who could devastate her completely, Eli Graham. She's loved him forever, craves him, body, heart and soul, but he's never treated her as anything but a little sister. When Nikki witnesses a murder, she has no choice but to rely on Eli's expertise. While guarding her from the man bent on wiping out a witness, Eli shows Nikki that he'll not only protect her body, but he'll show her just what it means to be a wolf's mate. Warning, this title contains the following: hot, explicit sex, graphic violence and language, and is not for the faint of heart!
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 A Shapeshifting Story To Howl Over-A Must Read! September 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Checkmate by Annmarie McKenna was was sexy, fast-paced, and heartfelt. While quite gory and at times a tad psychologically frightening (author taking us into the mind of a killer) The novel was a quick and un-put-down-able read. Nikki is the little sister of Eli Graham's best friend. Nikki has loved Eli for a long time, but thought Eli would never see her as anything more than his best friend's little sister. After Nikki narrowly escapes a brutal attack, becoming scarred physically as well as mentally, Eli, the said Shapeshifter, who had been away on an eight-month security job, comes back and is all ready to claim Nikki as his mate(who doesn't know she's his mate or that he's a shapeshifter). What he left- a stubborn, independent, carefree girl, is now a broken shell of what she once was. The feelings of the two characters expressed to each other makes your insides turn and your heart squeeze. Eli has to prove she can trust him while at the same time protect her fromt he danger lurking at every turn. The sex is hot, steamy, and sensual, a truly delectable read. It has the classic Shapeshifter tones of protectiveness and continual sexual stamina and need for their mate. Did I mention this book is hot? For a fan of this genre, READ THE BOOK!
I would pity Nikki Raine if she didn't have such a hot shape shifter by her side........... September 15, 2008
The last eight months for Nikki Raine have been hell on earth. One evening she is attacked and nearly raped by three men in a deserted parking lot. It's every woman's worst nightmare but she manages to get away. While driving away from her attackers, they follow her and drive her off the road. Eight months have passed and she's still fighting to stay in control of her life and is just beginning to emerge from her self imposed solitude. She joins her friends for what used to be their weekly girl's night out and ends up interrupting a killer who has just finished butchering her friends. He notices and chases after her, managing to shoot her in the shoulder. While in the hospital, the police are concerned that the killer will come afte her and they recommend protection. Luckily, her brother's friend Eli Graham has just returned from a security post overseas and he and his twin are on hand to protect her in case the killer attempts to silence her.
Eli Graham has been in love with Nikki Raine since she was a little girl. He's run away from her because he doesn't know how to tell the lovely, human Nikki that he's a werewolf and she's his predestined mate. He goes away for eight months for a security assignment and promises himself when he comes back, he's finally going to claim her. When he arrives, he has no idea of the horrors his mate has gone through during his absence. He is furious that he wasn't there for her and that no one told him. Nikki didn't want anyone to tell Eli because she's afraid that one, he won't want her now that's she's an attempted rape victim, and two, her face was scarred in the accident. He could care less about any of that and when he gets to her side, Nikki knew instinctively that she'd been waiting for him all this time and that only her mate could make her feel safe and protected again.
Eli and Nikki Raine have loved each other from afar for a very long time and when they finally get together it's very sweet and passionate. Annmarie McKenna always writes such take charge, yet tender lovers and intelligent, slightly wounded heroines. The way her heroes always bring their ladies back to life is so romantic and appealing. Nikki goes through so much trauma in such a short amount of time in the beginning part of the book that I honestly didn't know how she was going to recover. With Eli by her side she goes through a believable recovery and faces her attackers and the killer of her friends. The sex in Checkmates is graphic but not raunchy. The supporting characters are all from the first book in the Mates series, Seeing Eye Mate, but they are introduced in a way that doesn't detract from the main story. There are some definite references to the first book, but it's not essential that you read them in order. I thoroughly enjoyed and was able to follow along with Checkmate and highly recommend Annmarie McKenna as an excellent author. Enjoy!
Very enjoyable. Good suspense. August 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I always enjoy this author's alpha-type guy who is focused on only one woman, he has to have her, he wants to protect her, he is totally possessive about her, and he treasures her forever. It was a good story about wolf/shape-shifter Eli who leaves town for 8 months. He knew Nicole was his mate, and he planned to tell her so when he returned. While he was gone, she was attacked by three rapists but barely escaped. Later she witnessed a murder. The murderer wants to kill Nicole because she is a witness. Eli returns and tries to protect her from the murderer's attempts.
Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: six. Setting: current day St. Louis, Missouri. Copyright: 2007. Genre: erotic, paranormal romantic suspense.
For a list of my reviews of other Annmarie McKenna books, see my 5 star review of "Finding Strength" posted 7/12/08.
 Checkmate checks out poorly July 31, 2008
I enjoy a good romance as well as the next person but Checkmate had no romance. Give me a relationship development before jumping into the sack with someone. Sexually explicit scenes I can handle but the crude language in this story was unromantic and offensive. The story line had great possibilities but was not developed. I was so uncomfortable with the crude language that I did not pass the book along to the usual friends.
Nikki and Eli July 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not going to go into detail, I see this has been nicely done. I really enjoyed this story...much better than the first story with Eli's twin. Nikki endures a lot in this book and Eli sticks by her and shows her a passion beyond her dreams. I recommend this book and will be checking out more books by this author.
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