Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets—especially the deadly kind. So when she’s hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to the
Military.
Shifter Aidan Devlin is on patrol far from his clan when he sees a shuttlecraft landing where it definitely shouldn’t be. As the invaders emerge, he’s surprised to see a lone lovely woman, who doesn’t seem to belong. But when he’s captured and put in a cage, he has no one but her to help him escape.
Drawn together by a hunger they can’t resist, and desperate to discover who betrayed Harp, Aidan and Rachel first have to survive a deadly journey to the city. But once there, they find themselves confronted by a conspiracy that goes even deeper. Because Harp is harboring a traitor. And he’s willing to destroy their world—and everything in it—to get what he wants.
“I'm so happy D.B. Reynolds revisited the planet of Harp. Her ability to build a world unlike any other is fantastic without overshadowing the characters or plot. Rachel and Aidan had loads of chemistry and the give and take kept me hooked. The pacing of the story was perfect without unnecessary additional information. A must-read for lovers of paranormal romantic suspense.” -Sheila K., Goodreads
“This author always gives her readers strong, uncompromising heroines and the character Rachel we meet here is no different.” -Marta C., NetGalley
“The story was well developed, well-paced and had lots of action, drama, great secondary characters, romance and steam. Highly recommend!” -Tammy E., Goodreads
“I loved It! Rachel is smart, capable and amazed me with her ability to cope with the terrors she faced on an alien planet. The world building was exceptional. The "Green" was enough to create all sorts of unique situations. The creatures alone were diverse while being nightmare material. The justice administered to Dr. Wulfrum was as shocking as it was just. All in all, a most enjoyable read!” -Karen M., NetGalley
“Shifter Planet: The Return is a gripping and enthralling read, with a depth of mystery and intrigue that is usually only found in thrillers.” -Karen R., Goodreads
Rachel thinks she’s traveling to Harp to study the wildlife when in reality the crew she’s traveling with want to capture the big cats . It doesn’t take long for their true purpose to come to light and unfortunately it’s Aidan who runs headlong into their trap. So when Rachel realises that she’s bee ...more
Never read this author before and got to say despite one teeny thing I bloody loved this just so much.
So brief background here the year is 4670 and Rachel Fortier a xenobiologist has come to the closed planet Harp on a mission to supposedly study their large cats.
When the team she came with capture ...more
I loved the first book and were looking forward to this one for years! LOL
I like the planet Harp and its environment so much! I love their culture, even if it is a little bit elitist. In this case it's normal: the shifers are the top of the evolutionary chain. They are the top predator of the planet ...more
2 Stars for the first half of the book, 4+ Stars for the last half. I’m going to be generous because I like this author, and the story did eventually get much better.
I wanted to love this book, I really did. But I had so many issues with the first half of the story. On the surface, it was a great ad ...more
I LOVE this series! I mean, I love cats and I love romance so of course I'm going to be all over a cat shifter in space romance! D.B Reynolds is a master at all things steamy. She captures the adventure and the blooding-pounding chemistry between tough-as-nails Rachel Fortier and her alpha male, cat ...more
Great story
I loved this book. Action packed, wonderful characters and steamy sex. Lots of critters and sentient trees. I highly recommend this book ...more
Very good! I found the first few chapters a bit slow but then the story line picked up the pace! I hope we don't have to wait long for the next book in the series! ...more
Earther Rachel Fortier is a well-regarded biologist who agrees to undertake a mission to the closed planet of Harp where new an exciting species tantalize her. Once on the ground, she realizes the true mission is to capture an apex big cat predator on the planet for military use and experimentation. ...more
Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert and being hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true…until she discovers what the real mission is. Shifter Aidan Devin is on patrol far from his clan when he sees a shuttlecr ...more
Rachel Fortier is a planetary specialist, she came to Harp believing she was there to study the planet's animal life forms. Unbeknownst to her the real reason was to help hunt and capture one of the cat shifters.
Aiden is a cat shifter, while out patrolling the Green he comes upon a ship that has la ...more
The first book in the Shifter Planet series came out four years ago and it left me wanting more. I'm so happy D.B. Reynolds revisited the planet of Harp. Her ability to build a world unlike any other is fantastic without overshadowing the characters or plot. Rachel and Aidan had loads of chemistry a ...more
This is Rachel and Adiens story. First time reading this author and I loved her! Rachel visits the planet harp on a scientific expedition. Or that’s what she was told. When the team she is with attacks the forest in order to lure out one of the big cat species to capture, she’s horrified. She helps ...more
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This is a very complicated story. We have the first couple Amanda and Rhodry who are in this and then the new couple who are trying to survive. I loved the story and chemistry. The characters are amazingly developed. I can’t wait for more ...more
3.75 shifter-stars! Good read but I admit to some skimming and like a total noob I read the 2nd book in the series before the first 🤓 but the alphas were alphas and the heroine was pretty bad-ass well and the action was a bit compelling so overall an enjoyable read. 👍 ...more
All I can say is I love this series/world and I need more, way more! So if there is any other book from this series on the way, I’m down!
About this book in particular, it was just as good as the first one in terms of both romance and world building! The blurb scarred me a bit because I really didn’t ...more
A great new Paranormal/Sci/fi series!
I was already hooked on D.B. Reynolds writing with her Vampires In America series but she has succeed again with her Shifter Planet series. Nothing beats great writing by a talented author.
Rachel is a highly respected exobiologist. When she is hired to join an ...more
Rachel Fortier is qualified to deal with all kinds of hostile environments, had considerable experience in the same, and had assumed those two factors had influenced Guy Wolfrum’s decision to hire her. She's excited to land on Harp but on the way there and now that their ship has landed things are n ...more
Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets—especially the deadly kind. So when she’s hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters ...more
Such an interesting concept! Liked it very much the same as I liked the first book in this series. It would have made for a good movie as well. The Swamp was particularly fantastic and juicy, I loved all the creatures in this book. Very similar to Michelle Diener's sci-fi. Recommended. ...more
Awesome
I love these shifter planet books. I hope that there are more in the future. Me Reynolds knows how to write an awesome plot line ...more
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
“As a fan of DB Reynolds, I had high hopes for this [second] book and WOW did this book exceed my expectations. It BLEW my mind with the creativity of her world and character building, the engaging Sc ...more
The second installment to the Shifter Planet series dives even deeper into The Green. Reynolds has created such a unique and mesmerizing world full of unusual creatures and a forest that is very much alive itself. Along with the shifters, I loved how this story highlighted the other animals and how ...more
D.B. Reynolds has proven yet again why her books are a must read and destined to always remain on my bookshelf. Book one in this series showed the diversity and creativity of this authors writing and that while she is well known for her powerful and commanding Vamps; the shifters of Harp are every b ...more
Having re-read the 1st book . Shifter Planet , recently I was looking forward to this Return -
I was not disappointed .
They story commences a couple of years after the first book , Amanda and Rhodry , are settled into their new life together and are soon to become parents . However one of the Planet ...more