My Brother's Keeper (Bewitched And Bewildered Book 5)

Title: My Brother's KeeperSeries: Bewitched & BewilderedAuthor: Alanea AlderDesignation: Book Five of Series, Full-Length, **Can Be Read As Standalone, No Cliffhanger #paranormalromance #fantasy #shifters #vampires #fae #witches #sprites #adultcontentMy Rating: Five Delightfully Entertaining Stars*******Each book of the Bewitched and Bewildered series features a different couple finding love along with their very own happy ending and can technically be read as a standalone. However, there are recurring characters and an underlying interconnected conflict that play a major part in all the books, therefore to avoid spoilers, I highly recommend reading the books sequentially.OMG! I loved, loved, loved My Brother's Keeper. Alder's books are like crack for us paranormal romance junkies! I can see it now: Room in a church basement, a circle of chairs, surrounded by a group of grim faces, and I stand and say, "Hello, my name is Judy and I'm an Alanea Alder paranormal romance addict!" lol... All joking aside, Alder's books really are addictive. They're like potato chips; you can't stop with just one! This is the fifth book of the series and each story gets better and better! I can hardly wait to dive into the sixth! lol... I love unique paranormal romance, addicted to danger, action, adventure & suspense, completely smitten with sexy, alpha heroes, adore sassy, courageous heroines, and there's nothing I enjoy more than a few mind-bending plot twists along with a generous infusion of laugh-out-loud humor, but when I can get it all in one exceptionally well-crafted and beautifully written book, I'm in absolute heaven! And that's exactly what Alanea Alder delivered - AGAIN - in My Brother's Keeper, the fifth full-length paranormal romance in her riveting and highly imaginative Bewitched & Bewildered Series. Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! Would I recommend it? You bet, and I am but only for adult readers since it does contain explicit language, some violence, and steamy, dreamy sex. Will I read this author again? Absolutely which is probably the best recommendation I can give! As a matter of fact, after completing the first book of this series, I raced back to Amazon and purchased the remaining nine books and signed up for her newsletter, which speaks volumes as to how much I enjoyed this author's work! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! I was glued to my chair, white-knuckling my ereader, my heart fluttering wildly in my chest as the pages flew as quickly as the pages!I fell in love with gruff, growly Kendrick. He was so strong and such a mystery, but OMG, wait until you find out who he is! Shhh... No spoilers from me. And the beautiful, human nurse Anne was so loving and selfless, refusing to abandon her best friend! And talk about a case of mistaken identity and plot twists out the yazoo! Like wow! But Kendrick and Anne were just so perfect together. Sigh... so dreamy! If you've been following this series, I can hardly wait for you to find out the true identity of Kendrick and Keelan! Totally blew me away! ANd once again, this story ripped my heart out of my chest! I snickered, snorted, sniffled, snuffled, chuckled, and outright ugly cried through the entire story! But just a little warning, folks, don't start this book unless you have plenty of time; you will not want to stop until you reach the last page. I should know; I stayed up all night AGAIN because I couldn't stop reading! lol... Alanea Alder, you're killing me! If you enjoy perilous danger, intense drama, agonizing angst, pulse-pounding action, nail-biting suspense, side-splitting humor, heartwarming romance, and a few mind-blowing plot twists that you'll never see coming, then this book is screaming your name. Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read! Thanks for the recommendation Fran Zoch!

It’s funny because I’ve read this book at least three times, and the first read I liked it, the second time I skimmed it, and the third time I really liked it. For romance, this book has a lot of pull at the heart strings moments, which is what I love in books.I think perhaps the reason I skimmed it the second time is there’s a case of mistaken identity. Anne believes that she is Keelan’s mate, because that’s what he said. He’s her best friend and he’s basically in a coma, and she wants to devote herself to taking care of him. But when she meets Kendrick, and is clearly very attracted to him, she forces herself to deny that he’s really her mate. It’s kind of really sad, Keenan is so lovable, especially after he saw Darian through his darkness, and for him to be gone, it’s just hard. And then to read both Anne and Kendrick dealing with their conflicting emotions, and intense loyalty to Keelan, it’s just sad.Anne is really likable, she’s levelheaded and kind, she’s dedicated her life to caring for people, first for her parents and then as a nurse and finally in caring for Keelan. She’s also a nerd, which of course I love, but in different ways than Meryn; she watches anime and speaks Japanese and plays a lot of magic video games. Needless to say I really like her.But Kendrick, man I love me some Kendrick. He’s everything you would want in a big brother. I love the way he talks to Keelan, or the little bits of memories from when Keelan was a baby. He’s also super smart, super strong, and really just an all around awesome guy. He’s kind of a kindred spirit for Meryn. He helps smooth out a lot of things coming at the group for different areas, but most importantly he really starts to put together the major pieces of the plot puzzle. And frankly, it’s heartbreaking and sad. Especially when you get to his personal connection to it all.This is the last book in this pillar city, we get to move on to the vampire city next, which is super exciting, and thing definitely pick up from here.

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER is the fifth book in the Bewitched and Bewildered series and was another great read. The story continues on from MY SAVIOR and follows the mating of Kendrick (witch) and Anne (human). As with the previous books, the focus is still on the ferals and the necklaces that give them paranormal abilities they normally wouldn’t possess. Here, we find out how the necklaces are made, and that information is truly terrifying.Kendrick is Keelan’s older brother, and if you’ve read the previous book you will know that Keelan “died” protecting Amelia and the Alpha Unit from a trap that would have stripped them of their souls. I thought Kendrick was going to be a stick-in-the-mud, but I loved his character. He fits in perfectly with the members of the Alpha Unit and their mates. In fact, he’s almost like a male version of Meryn; they think alike and both have a huge thirst for knowledge.Anne is a trained nurse, brought in by the Unit to look after Keelan, who they all think is her mate. Turns out it was the right family, but the wrong brother. Other than saying she’s nice and that she also fits in with the men and women of the house, there’s not much else I can say about her because the story focused on Kendrick and the necklaces.MY BROTHER’S KEEPER is told in dual POVs, with the epilogue being told in Elizabeth’s as she and Meryn are summoned by her uncle to the vampire city of Noctem Falls. I get the impression that the next several books will take place in Noctem Falls and will focus on the Unit members there finding their mates. We still don’t know who is behind the creation of the necklaces, so that story arc is still ongoing. As I’ve come to expect with this series, the story had me laughing throughout: from Meryn’s ranking system to the Girl Scout cookies. On to the next book.

I love reading and paranormal romance is a favourite of mine. I know that ratings matter to authors but I find it hard to put into words exactly how a book makes me feel, but for this series I will try.Meryn is the hero of the books, she is a human, speaks geek, a hacker, anti-social but loveable. Aiden is a warrior, a bear shifter. Their love is amazing.Each book concentrates on a new mating but all of the books are intertwined and the characters are brilliant - I love them all. They are loving, funny, sexy, caring, snarly, crazy and I'll say it again, loveable.It is primarily MF romance but there are a couple of MM but they are so sweet they make you want to hug them, laugh and cry with them.Every time a new book comes out I re-read the series and buy them each and every time. I do read a lot of books on KU but there are some that are keepers and these books are it.I'm going to cut and paste this review to each of the books as I hate repeating myself in a review and I'm only going to say the exact thing for each of the books.Read them, you won't be disappointed.

Amoooooo

Miss Alanea Alder had hit another one out of the park with this book... It keeps you on the edge of your seat puts you through a emotional wringer from laugh out loud to tears...It is simply amazing. The characters are amazing and the story powerful... Anne and Kendrick are wonderful together. We get to know more about Ryuu's background and find out that Ryuu is one of Kendrick oldest friend. We learn more about the Ferals and the attacks. All in all this whole series is amazing and it's a must read...

La fin du dernier tome m'avait laissée heureuse évidemment pour Aidan et l'avancée sérieuse de l'intrigue mais ce pauvre Keelan qui s'est sacrifié pour sauver son unité et Amelia et à la fois pleine d'espoir avec l'arrivée de son frère si puissant qui pour moi allait sauver le jour...et sauver Keelan car son corps a été préservéBon notre grand puissant sorcier va amener des munitions à notre groupe et il y a Anne une humaine infirmière qui est soi disant l'âme soeur de Keelan qui va intégrer le groupeil y a des rebondissements et ce l'intrigue avance encore l'humour est toujours là et se dessine une carte du futurvraiment on rentre dans l'histoire sans pouvoir lâcher et là il va falloir attendre la suite un peu plus longtemps. .grrrr

Well, first off; I absolutely loved this book! Book 5 in the Bewitched and Bewildered series, My Brother's Keeper is all about the rugged, quirky witch, Kendrick and his lovable nurse mate, Anne. As far as leading characters go, these guys are amazing! Alanea always manages to bring her characters to life with her artfully woven descriptions and flair for all things different. She makes every character and coupling special in their own way and Kendrick and Anne are now two of my favourites! They are both fiercely loyal and I am so happy they are able to find a family with the Units after both feeling alone so long. The wider plot begins to unfold and although we get some answers, more questions take their place. Alanea's world just gets richer and richer and I get more sucked in with every book I read! This is definitely a book to read for everyone who likes fun, sexiness, humour and intrigue!