Marked by an Assassin: A Second Chance Fated Mates Feline Shifter Paranormal Romance

Felicity Heaton

Oct 2015 · Eternal Mates Paranormal Romance Series Book 8 · Felicity Heaton Paranormal Romances

About this ebook

A snow leopard shifter exiled from his pride twenty years ago, Harbin treads the dark path of life as an assassin, driven by a hunger for vengeance, mercilessly hunting the Archangel members who attacked his kin, murdering his mother and sister.

When a new contract comes in and the mark is a snow leopard shifter, he can’t resist venturing into the mortal world on a personal mission to find out why one from a normally peaceful species now has a price on their head. What he finds in a rundown nightclub isn’t quite what he expects—a beautiful snow leopard female that awakens a fierce hunger inside him.

Aya has spent seventeen years living in London, immersed in the underbelly of the fae world, keeping her head down and her tail out of trouble. But when trouble walks right into her life in the form of a sinfully handsome, dangerous assassin, she is pulled into a whirlwind of events that stir up the nightmares of her past but might just give her a shot at putting those ghosts to rest—if she can resist the dark allure of a male she knows is her fated mate.

Can Harbin and Aya resist the passionate fire that blazes between them as they chase the vengeance they both crave? Or will they surrender to their deepest desires?

Marked by an Assassin is the eighth novel in the Eternal Mates Romance series. This fated mates paranormal romance can be read out of order and features a snow leopard shifter assassin hero and a heroine who wants revenge on him, a second chance at happiness, secrets and lies, witches and immortals, and lots of action and adventure--and steamy scenes! All Eternal Mates world books have no cliffhangers, a guaranteed happily ever after, some strong language and sexy times. Enjoy!

If you like Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark, Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunters and Larissa Ione's Demonica world, you won't be able to put down the addictive Eternal Mates series of fated mate romances packed with dark elves, vampires, shifters, demons, angels, witches and fae in a huge detailed world that will leave you breathless!

Step into a passionate, lush, and powerful paranormal romance series from a New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling Paranormal Romance Author of over 60 books...

Paranormal Romance Books in the Eternal Mates Series

Book 1: Kissed by a Dark Prince

Book 2: Claimed by a Demon King

Book 3: Tempted by a Rogue Prince

Book 4: Hunted by a Jaguar

Book 5: Craved by an Alpha

Book 6: Bitten by a Hellcat

Book 7: Taken by a Dragon

Book 8: Marked by an Assassin

Book 9: Possessed by a Dark Warrior

Book 10: Awakened by a Demoness

Book 11: Haunted by the King of Death

Book 12: Turned by a Tiger

Book 13: Tamed by a Tiger

Book 14: Treasured by a Tiger

Book 15: Unchained by a Forbidden Love

Book 16: Avenged by an Angel

Book 17: Seduced by a Demon King

Book 18: Scorched by Darkness

Book 19: Inflamed by an Incubus

Book 20: Craved by a Wolf

Book 21: Bewitched by a Vampire

... next book in the Eternal Mates paranormal romance series coming soon!

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Ratings and reviews

Marked By An Assassin is book 8 in the Eternal Mates series and can be read as a standalone, though it will be much better enjoyed read in the set as many, many characters and their stories overlap. In regards to timeline, this takes place at about the same time as Taken By a Dragon and very shortly after Craved By An Alpha. In this book we get Harbin's (Cavanaugh's brother) story. Harbin became an assassin after the attack that left his pride horribly injured in an effort to avenge them and kill those who perpetrated the heinous act. This has led him down a very dark path that seems to have a very dark inevitable ending. Then he takes an assignment that has him hunting one of his own kind (snow leopard shifter) and everything changes. Aya was captured during the attack on her pride and tortured for 3 years. After she lived through that, she's been surviving in the outside world and looking for revenge herself. She's a tough one despite her damage, and I liked her character. She managed to throw Harbin for a loop that's for sure. These two made a great couple in the end and helped one another to heal and move forward. This book, like many of the others, is about redemption and healing at its core. I felt that was very well accomplished. I also really enjoyed getting to see old faces, meeting new ones, and the interaction between the brothers was absolutely the best. If you like action, steamy romance, twisted revenge, sibling affection, and amazing paranormal characters, this is a book you shouldn't miss. On to Bleu's book!

Firstly I would like to thank the lovely Felicity Heaton & Carmel (her assistant) for kindly providing me with a copy of "Marked By An Assassin" to read and review. I've probably said this before and I'll say it again, Felicity's work is incredible, I've always FLOVED this series, and I get enthralled completely from the beginning. This story follows Harbin, the dark and sexy brother of Cavanaugh (we met Cavanaugh in Craved By An Alpha, Book #5), we see Harbins stint in the Archangel compound where he was in the cell with Loke (we met Loke in Taken By A Dragon, Book #7), yeah we get to see that but from Harbins point of view, and Aya, a female snow leopard, which unbeknown to Harbin in the beginning, is from the same pride as he....can he remember her? Assassin Killer Murderer.... These are just a few names Harbin goes by, being one of the deadliest and efficient assassins will get you there, but when a hit comes in a form of his species, he can't not be intrigued... Who was it? What did they do to deserve the kill? There's only one way to find out, and take the job for himself, he would hunt this person and kill them, end of, no if's, no but's.....of course that is until who he learns is the hit he needs to hunt and kill. "He wasn't the male she had grown up with, the one who had never stopped smiling and had relished every challenge the mountains had thrown at him, tackling it with glee. He was no longer carefree and full of light and laughter. He was darkness embodies, dangerous and deadly, a shadow of the male he had once been." The hunt and kill blocks his pain, his past, his memories, of a time where he betrayed his pride, causing huge amounts of blood to be shed and families to be torn apart. Harbin and Aya have a history and combine that with what happened in-between the childhood to them becoming full adults you end up with an irresistible male lead and a spitfire heroine "He growled and kissed her again, his love surrounding her and flowing through her, mingling with hers. The love that they shared as fated mates, bonded forever. A love that would always grown stronger. A love that was eternal." Can Harbin and Aya resist the passionate fire that blazes between them? Will they get the vengeance they both crave? Or will they surrender to their deepest desires? Also I'd like to note that Hartt and Fuery were a curious pair, hopefully we’ll see more of them in the future?? Once again, a great addition to the series, and I can only wait for the next instalment.

Driven by vengeance, Harbin treads the dark path of an assassin but his newest mark isn’t quite what he expected and the beautiful snow leopard awakens a fierce hunger inside him in this pulse-pounding paranormal romance. There is never a dull moment to be found in this story and I have to say that there was so much going on that I couldn’t believe I had read it that fast, I didn’t want it to be over, but as I looked at the clock, I realized that I had just been so caught up in the story that I had no idea that much time had passed…I guess it’s a good thing everyone can fend for themselves around here. See my full review at: Paranormal Haven .com

About the author

Felicity Heaton is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY International Best-Selling Author writing passionate paranormal romance books. In her books, she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons! Fans of paranormal romance books by authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter, Larissa Ione, Kresley Cole and Christine Feehan will love her books too. 

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