Tanner's Scheme: A Novel of the Feline Breeds

Tanner Reynolds is the resident Breed playboy as well as an important liaison to the outside world. The fact that he is a dangerous Bengal breed deters no female, and Tanner's reputation with the ladies is not exaggerated. Handsome, charming and quick-witted, he is essentially every woman's fantasy rolled into one nicely put together package. And best of all, it is the perfect camouflage for the real Tanner - a man unwillingly yearning for a mate. A mate that he suspects is his and he has watched for years. A mate that is a danger to him and all he holds dear. A mate that has worked with his enemy and caused the death of countless Breeds: Scheme Tallant.Scheme Tallant has spent years working for her father whose organization has the singular goal of ridding the world of Breeds. Dangerously living on a razor's edge, Scheme has tirelessly worked at foiling her father's plans and counteracting orders to save any Breed marked for death. In fact, with her safety compromised more than once, Scheme realizes that the time for deception is over. When she begins her plan to make her final exit, she does not count on attracting the attention of Tanner Reynolds, liaison to the Breeds and the one man that seems to despise her the most.Tanner decides that enough is enough and Scheme Tallant must be made to pay for the atrocities done to breeds on her orders. Doing his best to plan her downfall under the nose of the Breed Council as well as her father, Tanner wants no interference when he finally has enough evidence to bring her in and enact Breed Law. He does not anticipate having to take care of an assassin, nor does he grasp that every thing he has ever heard or read about Scheme might not be entirely accurate but a carefully conducted operation. Fate is not playing into his hands however, because once she is within his grasp, Tanner is forced to make a split second decision in order to keep her alive long enough to get her to the breed compound. Tanner steps back and rethinks his plans and does the only thing he can think of at the time; he kidnaps Miss Scheme Tallant and carries her away to a hidden location until he can get to the truth. Trusting no one with her care, Tanner refuses to acknowledge the fact that the woman he has watched and wanted for years might not be the woman he thought she was. It takes one instance of jealousy to bring Tanner's Bengal tiger DNA to the forefront of his feelings for Scheme and once that happens, no one better stand between him and his mate.The hardest part about reading Tanner's Scheme is the fact that I know there is no way my review can do justice to this book. Having read every breed book written by this extremely talented and prolific writer, I find myself searching for a way to appropriately tell readers how completely and absolutely astounding this story is. Tanner Reynolds is one of the original Pride members introduced in Lora Leigh's first breed novel, Tempting the Beast. Fun loving, naughty, and very sexy, Tanner loves pushing limits- on the outside. On the inside, Tanner is loyal, gentle, and has loved and wanted his mate for years. His yearning for Scheme is apparent in every scene in this book and more than once, I had to sit back and remember to breathe. If Tanner had an outside persona, then Scheme's public persona was just as misconstrued. For all everyone knew, she was scheming, hard, and enjoyed signing Breed death warrants. Underneath, in her heart of hearts, Scheme's heart broke every time she couldn't deter orders from her father and more than once risked life and limb to save the men and women that she secretly cared about. As for Scheme and Tanner's love affair? A match made in mating heaven. Their sexual encounters were hot enough to singe my fingers and made my palms sweat. Each touch, each kiss, each emotion displayed by these two characters is simply magnificent.Tanner's Scheme is a must read. I highly and joyfully recommend visiting the world of Tanner and Scheme and if you haven't already, visiting and reading the rest of Lora Leigh's Breeds. You will be glad you did. Tanner's Scheme releases on August 7, 2007 and I for one will be first in line to get my print copy.Taliareviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

**Tanner's Scheme is my Recommended Read for July 2007**For years, he has watched her. Waited for his opportunity. When it finally comes, Tanner wastes no time confronting his enemy Scheme, daughter of General Tallent, a man who has committed numerous atrocities against the Breeds race. And Scheme was a party to at least some of them. Her signature is on kill orders; there is no question of her guilt. The time has come for her to pay for her crimes, and Tanner is determined she will do so at his hands.Yet when he is faced with this duplicitous, beautiful woman, nothing adds up. His eyes and ears tell him one thing, but her scent tells a different story. And scents never lie - not to a Bengal Breed, whose olfactory senses are more highly developed than any other Breed. When General Tallent's pet assassin attempts a hit on Scheme, Tanner knows there is more to the story than meets the eye. And he is determined to uncover every last one of Scheme's secrets, no matter what he has to do to get them.But his plans start to backfire when he realizes Scheme is much more than she seems, and every instinct in him screams to protect her from all threats. But the only way to protect her from her father is by granting her asylum in the Breed community and the only way to save her from Breed Law is if he can mate her!I read my first Lora Leigh novel in April of 2006 and was an immediate fan of this author's works. Within a few months, I had devoured every book of hers I was able to get my greedy little book-loving hands on. Although she has many different series, all of which I love, the Breeds saga quickly emerged as one of my top favorites from Leigh. And the Breed whose story I have been hungering for the most was Tanner Reynolds.From the first moment he appeared in the Breeds series, I was captivated by him. His wit, his charm - both served to endear him to me immediately. And later, when we began to hear rumors about him and his twin, Cabal, in other stories, I fell for him more and more. As high as my expectations were for Tanner's Scheme, Lora Leigh surpassed them all! Having set him up as the playboy of the Breed race, she then proceeds to peel away the superficial layers to show us the real Tanner beneath the playboy - the dark, serious Tanner who ably lives up to his legacy as a Bengal Tiger Breed. Yes, Tanner is still playful, but we learn that playfulness hides a predator worthy of his genetics. We see that in spite of his numerous sexual exploits, for the past ten years he has been inexplicably drawn to the one woman he shouldn't want. That desire has twisted him up inside, eaten away at his heart and his soul, knowing that Scheme daughter to one of the Breeds' greatest enemies, and as well as foe in her own right.Scheme is the perfect foil-er, MATE to Tanner. Her sacrifices on behalf of the Breed community, a race that knows nothing of her work to save their kind and despises her unanimously, are all at once noble and heart-rending. Regardless of the hatred from the Breeds, despite the tortures her own father performs on her, she continues her work without thought for her own welfare.General Tallent is the kind of villain that will turn your stomach and make it a little harder to sleep at night. The numerous atrocities he has committed against both the Breeds and his own daughter are bad enough, but his belief that he fights on the side of righteousness is what will really stop your heart. He is a criminal who believes what he is doing is right, a supremacist that is content to completely wipe out the Breed race if he cannot control them.Tanner's Scheme had tears running down my cheeks more than once. Learning what Scheme suffered at the hands of her father twisted my guts, and seeing Tanner's reaction when he discovered the same was simultaneously heart-breaking and heart-warming. Watching this couple overcome their pain, their mistrust, and find a way to bridge the secrets that threaten to keep them apart forever was enough to break my heart. But it is the depth of this story's angst that ultimately makes the happy ending that much sweeter.And there is a happy ending, of course. Lora Leigh delivers a very satisfying ending for Tanner and Scheme's story, served up with plenty of sexual heat along the way! Tanner's Scheme is a veritable roller coaster of emotion, and is definitely a contender for the position as her best Breeds story yet!Series Order (NY books only): Megan's Mark (The Breeds, Book 1) (Berkley Sensation) Harmony's Way (The Breeds, Book 2) Tanner's Scheme (The Breeds, Book 3) Dawn's Awakening (The Breeds, Book 4) Connected Books: Hot Spell (The Guardians, Book 1) (The Breed Next Door) (The Countess's Pleasure) (The Blood Kiss)(Falling For Anthony) Beyond the Dark Shifter (Berkley Sensation)

spoilers:The first 60%: "I want to trust him but I can't." "She's a puzzle I need to solve." Sex. Repeat. The last 30%: excellent story. Could definitely see myself revisiting this series, but I'll likely skip this one. The characters are well rounded and believable. Super hot smexy scenes. Some consent issues that might bother some people, I guess. Few typos, some grammar errors, extra spicy, vanilla fated mutant romance.

I loved this book. In fact it may be my favourite book in this series. I won't tell you the storyline as that would be giving things away but I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to get a little hot under the collar with their romance and who enjoys a good storyline.

Fantastic storyline lov the Bengal twins. Scheme has met her match i'n tanner. I lov these books please can we have more!!!!

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wow i loved this book and bought it despite the low star ratings, i hev read it 3 times.... love tanner

Breed series by Lora Leigh are all excellent reading