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- Content warnings: Violence, Stalking
The Mane Event
by Shelly Laurenston
Book 1 in Pride
Funniest shifter romance in the genre - Laurenstons banter and feral lion-man energy hits different.
Goodreads 4.0/5 26,923 ratings
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Length392 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Playful / funny
- Feral brain activated
- Shifter alpha
- Protective love interest
- Rough / primal
- Addictive read
- Secretly soft
- Childhood friends
- Possessive / claiming
- Comfort reread material
- Banter
- Possessive/protective
- Size difference focus
- Marking hickeys
- Rough but consensual
- Mine declarations
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Shifter romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Paranormal
- Shifters
- Childhood sweethearts reunited
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- Contemporary
- Second chance
- Fated mates
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Humorous
- Witty
- Moderate
- Low
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- General badass
- BIPOC MC
- Romantic
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Interracial romance
- Steamy
- Conversational
- Career woman
- Playful
- Lighthearted
- Punchy
- Addictive pacing
- Binge read
- Comfort read vibes
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Different because
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 392 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book