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Clash of Claws

Shifter Guardians Academy, Book 1

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In the world of the shifter elite, a safe female is one without power. For me, that means hide or die.

When wraiths invade my neighborhood and shit goes sideways, becoming a Guardian might be the only way to earn myself—and my beast—protection.

The elite training program begins at the local shifter college, so I pack up my swords and my brother, and off to school I go.

It’s no surprise that Guardian training is sexist as hell. But I didn’t expect to be trapped inside the campus walls, battling magical simulations rather than joining the real forces as they wage war on the monsters outside.

For me, the stakes are higher than bragging rights and points on the leaderboard.

I won’t be distracted, especially not by the pull I feel to the most powerful quad of males in the program.

Heath Blackwell, the dominant Alpha wolf and quad leader;

Wyatt Gale, the cocky playboy bear shifter;

Aiden Blackwell, the uptight jaguar who’s also my professor;

And Elijah Harrow, the terrifying yet entrancing basilisk.

I’ll fight this infuriating attraction because I know the score. Powerful quads want a central bond, and that will never be my future.

Become a Guardian. Stay alive. Nothing else matters.

This is a paranormal romance set at a supernatural college in present-day USA. It is a “why choose” romance, which means our heroine will have multiple love interests and will get her happily ever after with ALL of them by the end of the series. This is book 1 of 3, and it will end in a cliffhanger. It is intended for listeners aged 18+ and contains foul language and spicy scenes. Detailed content warnings can be found in the Author’s Note. Happy listening!

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I loved to storyline and characters! I also love a strong, intelligent, witty, sarcastic fmc with a soft side for people who deserve it!

Very Good Book!

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These narrators did so amazingly well! They captured the emotion of the characters and helped it flow seamlessly together. I was introduced to a couple new narrators from this story, while a couple names I recognized from others. 10/10 would reccomend

Amazing

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Elizabeth Dear is my long time favourite author and I can't recommend her work enough...I love her other books full of strong characters, shifters, complex world building and just the perfect amount of action, love interests, mistakes being made and yearning/groveling.
THIS book though is on the top of Elizabeth's list for me so far... We have a mix of everything in here, shifters, with some paranormal elements, one extremely powerful and capable heroine who has a supportive loving family behind her, and several equally powerfull love interests, ones who are falling for her however they are not as perfect and make some mistakes along the way.
If you are looking for an action packed shifters story with strong characters with a plot that will not let you put the book down (or you won't be able to stop listening to) even for a second then this is for you.
Brilliant narration as always from Stefanie, Gideon, Gregory, Michael and Walker.
Can't wait for the second book!

You need this book!

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I was hooked from chapter 1; I read the book and wanted to see how the voices would fit the characters in the Audio book; Avery never changes who she is and doesn’t take anyone’s crap!! The Wyatt and Elijah just stole my heart!!! I can’t wait to see what happens and I love Ian’s love story playing out in here too this is a definite need to read!!

Captivating story!!

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Strong storyline with a FMC character that is determined to take down all of the evil even if she has to do it alone.

One strong FMC

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