Popstar/Rockstar stories are usually just OK for me but I really enjoyed this one. I think it’s because it also combines other elements that I really do like and that’s bodyguard/client/forbidden relationship and shifters.

In this world there are all kinds of shifters and our Popstar MC, Jesse, is a monkey shifter and his bodyguard, Isaac, is a tiger shifter. Secretly Mine can be read as a standalone and it has a satisfying HFN, but the story will continue in book two, Openly Yours. A preview of chapter one was included in my ARC copy of Secretly Mine and I’m looking forward to reading more about Isaac and Jesse.

Jesse’s father was a Popstar until he got pregnant and it derailed his career. He’s managing his son’s career now but with a little too much control. Jesse is the real deal; he has what it takes to become a huge star and his father is going to do everything he can to make sure that happens. He hires Isaac to keep Jesse from having any indiscretions with an Alpha that could lead to an unplanned pregnancy.

It’s a forgone conclusion that Jesse and Isaac will fall for each other. What made this story so compelling for me was the mystery of who is sending Jesse emails that seem a bit stalker like. The author does a great job of throwing out several potential candidates which kept me guessing until she wanted us to know who the culprit was.

The story seemed a bit too long and slow in places which kept me from giving it 5 stars. Aside from that, I really did enjoy everything else about this book. There were some very exciting and tense moments which made up for the slow parts.

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There was always a moment when I willed my body to shift that I regretted it. It was excruciating. For the few seconds it took for the transformation to take place, I saw nothing but white-hot fire. Felt nothing but searing heat as every molecule in my body rearranged itself. I heard nothing but my own pitiful sobs. Smelt nothing.

Then it was over, and I was considerably smaller and buried in a pile of my own clothes. The advantage of shifting to a smaller form was that I didn’t need to undress first. Unlike Isaac. He was still in his human form, staring down at me. I danced from foot to foot, impatiently chittering at him. I was desperate to climb up into the trees and swing from branch to branch.

“Turn around,” he said.

Rather than turning around, I put my tiny hands over my large eyes. I was good and didn’t peek as Isaac undressed, even though it was tempting. While he shifted, he didn’t sob, as I had done, but he did let out a wretched moan which morphed into a growl. Only then did I lower my hands. His tiger form was huge. He padded over and stared down at me. His incisors were easily as big as my head, and I realised that if he gave in completely to his animal side, he’d eat me up for breakfast. He turned his head to the side in a swift gesture, which I took as permission to go.

I scrambled up into the trees, my hands and feet deftly gripping the trunk. I paused and studied Isaac’s tiger form. Now that his teeth and claws were well away from me, it was easier to appreciate how stunning he was. He was long and sleek, with thick black stripes breaking up his rusty orange fur. He looked up at me, his pale green eyes searching mine. He had to be wondering why I’d stopped to stare at him. Did he know how beautiful he was?

I let out an excited screech and tore off through the foliage. My long tail provided balance as I scampered along branches and then leapt from one tree to the next. Isaac ran along beneath me—beautiful, powerful, and graceful. He easily kept pace with my aerial antics.

My tiny heart beat wildly, and I felt completely and utterly free. It was so much better than being stuck on the bus. But it had to come to an end.

We reached the edge of the wood. I clung on to a fine branch at the top of the final tree, staring at the farmhouse opposite. Far beneath me, Isaac let out a short, sharp chuff, drawing my attention to him. He gestured with his head again, telling me it was time to go back. I nodded to show that I’d understood and then leapt through the treetops, back the way we’d come, until I spied our clothes exactly where we’d left them.

I scurried down to mine. I shifted back and got dressed just before Isaac caught up with me. Given how easily he’d kept up before, I decided he’d let me get ahead this time so I could get into my clothes without having him as an audience. He sat on his haunches and gave me a look that might have meant he wanted to eat me for dinner. I gulped and backed away a little. I was nowhere near as fearless in my human form as when I was a monkey.

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