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A Touch of Danger (Surviving Vihaan Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Elaine White (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
Drew’s life sucks. Saving money to escape his homophobic family is one thing, but his only paying gig at the moment is playing his father’s “only gay in the village” plus-one to every LGBT friendly business event.

Then his brother comes up with a plan. Sheffield needs someone to go undercover for his police investigation. Drew has all the qualifications: he’s gay, he has experience with exotic animals, and he’s college-aged. And he’s easily bought.

Going undercover to solve the mystery of a college campus smuggling ring was never in his plans. Neither was hot, perfect, house captain Rylee. The inside jokes about cats, animal prints, and talk of a place called Vihaan that forbids same-sex relationships, are just the tip of the suspicious iceberg.

Little does Drew know that he’s about to expose more than an illegal smuggling operation. The truth could be more lethal than he could imagine. And, despite it all, it might be his own secret past that kills him before the truth can be unveiled.
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    Surviving Vihaan
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    February 10, 2020
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084D4Z6MJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NineStar Press (February 10, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
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Elaine White is the author of multi-genre MM romance, celebrating 'love is love' and offering diversity in both genre and character within her stories.

Growing up in a small town and fighting cancer in her early teens taught her that life is short and dreams should be pursued. She lives vicariously through her independent, and often hellion characters, exploring all possibilities within the romantic universe.

The Winner of two Watty Awards – Collector's Dream (An Unpredictable Life) and Hidden Gem (Faithfully) – and an Honourable Mention in 2016's Rainbow Awards (A Royal Craving) Elaine is a self-professed geek, reading addict, and a romantic at heart.

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  • D. Antonio
    5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshingly different take on the two natured
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020
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    A refreshingly different take on the two natured. This story is built on the premise that earth is a sanctuary for LGBT shifters from a place called Vihaan that forbids same-sex relationships. Drew is angsty as heck but he has reason to be. It took me a bit to warm up to Rylee but eventually he one me over. This is a terrific start to a new series. I love the world building and am looking forward to more adventures Surviving Vihaan.
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  • linda
    4.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023
    Reviewed by Linda Tonis
    Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
    Such an interesting book, shifters, the effects suffered by those in the LGBT community and another dimension where dating someone of the same sex is not welcome, the belief is if a child cannot be conceived then there is no legitimate reason for sex. This is a shifter story, and it is unlike any I have read before.

    When Drew revealed to his family that he was gay he was thrown out, a sad story but one that happens every day. When his homophobic dad realized that he could use Drew to give himself good press he was given a year’s tuition as a payoff. Now once again Drew finds himself being used by his family; his brother Sheffield is a detective working on a case involving a fraternity suspected of dealing in exotic animals. Drew is the perfect age, attends the university and is gay. All the members of the fraternity are either, gay, bi or transgender which is the reason it is called the House of Acceptance.

    Two previous undercover detectives were caught and thrown out, but Drew is hopefully the perfect person to get the job done and give his brother the big win he is after. When Drew knocks on the fraternity house door he comes face to face with the captain of the house, Rylee, and sparks fly as soon as they see each other. Drew’s story is that his family threw him out and he needs a place to stay for the night till he can find someplace else.

    Drew is accepted and will share a room with Rylee and the sparks between them could start a fire. Drew is offered the opportunity to stay for as long as he wants, and he jumps at it. All the fraternity members welcome him with open arms, and he finds himself loving the feeling of being wanted at the same time as he feels guilty about what he is there for.

    As he searches for evidence his feelings for Rylee grow even though Rylee does everything in his power to stay away from him. Drew wants Rylee and Rylee finds himself unable to resist Drew, what Drew didn’t realize is that there is a reason for Rylee to stay away but resistance is futile, got that from a movie lol. There is a lot of mention of Vihaan which Drew believes is a cult. All the members admit to having come from Vihaan and for the first half of the book Vihaan is a mystery.

    Finally, the truth about Vihaan is revealed, why Rylee was afraid of pursuing a relationship with Drew is also revealed and they both discover that they shared a relationship with the same man. Drew unfortunately suffered extreme pain while Rylee came out in one piece. Drew must figure out a way to reveal the truth about why he is at the fraternity because he knows in his heart that there is no way in hell, he will betray the man he has fallen in love with or the friends he has made.

    This was a very interesting story filled with some amazing characters. There is sex, violence, surprises and secrets. The first half of the book sets the stage, the second half brings about the big reveals.

    This is a series that must be read in order to truly understand the world the author has built. I am about to read book two which will be Keon’s story, someone who became close friends with Drew and who deserves a HEA.
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  • ChaosMoondrawn
    2.0 out of 5 stars Convoluted shifter romance with plot twists galore
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020
    I would rate this 2.5 stars.

    When cops can't get undercover in the LGBT frat house, Sheffield taps his brother Drew to help the police on their exotic animal smuggling case because he has a degree in animal psychology, specialising in felines...which the reader only finds out about later. Drew poses as someone in need of shelter, which the frat is know to help LGBT students with. This get weird, intense, and sexual right away with how Rylee acts when Drew arrives. What the reader is shown and told about Drew and sex at the beginning of the book conflicts entirely with the second half of the book. For instance, while Drew does allude in his thoughts to an abusive past at the beginning of the book, he was horny because he hasn't had sex in two years and wonders if seducing Rylee is a good idea to get evidence. If this is because the fated mate trope is supposed to override his normal insticts or judgment, it's not well written enough for that to come across. In fact, I think it is because fated mates still resemble dubcon to some, that the author differentiates this pairing much later in the book as true mates, but that might be me trying to make sense of the behavior. After only a few days, they give in to passion, but they had been avoiding each other, so I never really felt the sexual tension build. None of the sex scenes nor the romance worked for me at this point. Once the whole second half of the book focuses on his rape and abuse by a former boyfriend, all of the sudden he was so afraid of men he couldn't look them in the eye for a year. I thought the memory of rape Rylee pulls from Drew's mind was unnecessary, but I think that is meant to have Rylee automatically be on Drew's side and believe him. Apparently it was also videotaped and sent to the press, yet no one on campus saw it?

    The POV switching from Drew to Rylee is abrupt thoughout the book, happening seemingly at random as opposed to by scenes or chapters. Rylee is the only one out of twelve characters that comes close to being described physically enough for me to attempt to picture. Of those twelve the largest roles go to Keon who become Drew's friend, Lorcan who is Rylee's best friend, Sheffield who is Drew's not very nice brother who seems to only care about making arrests for his own career, Selly who is one of the trans frat brothers, and Aniel as the villian. The writing is convoluted and unfocused trying to keep secrets from the reader with one plot twist after another until each big reveal. Unfortunately there are plenty of plot points that are contradictory or not explained at all. This is an interesting take on shifter mythos, it's just not well executed.

    It's foreshadowed from the beginning that Drew is likely a shifter too. When the paranormal element to the story comes to the fore, they have to have sex or something terrible will happen! The main confusion is caused because Rylee believed Drew had been raised by Vihaan expats who hadn’t taught him how things worked there. Drew is the only one in the frat house not from Vihaan, which he believes is a tiny town in the middle of nowhere that has a cult all of his frat brothers escaped from. Vihaan is never explained to my satisfaction. It apparently has cat, wolf, and fox shifters that live in different towns and that is as far as it went. I'm going to save you a lot of trouble and say the full blood shifters have different abilities that the half blood shifters called Foame, which is super important to know or you won't understand any explanations of the comings and goings of Vihaan for most of the book. Speaking of Vihaans, WTH happened to Rylee's sister?

    Sheffield’s boss is threatening to "pull the plug on his undercover work and drag his ass off campus, revealing his dirty secret." Why? Drew is actually an enrolled student there and his father is paying his tuition. "Vihaan’s never meet a human who isn’t a guide or a potential mate. If we met a human by accident, the human was one of those things.” They are all students on a college campus! How does that even work? The humans don't see the food truck, that is parked on campus because it is run by a Vihaan? Can't humans see the line for food, especially if it has Foames in it?! The final confrontation is crazy. Drew as a civilian puts himself in a dangerous situation and when he calls the police, the police woman says, “I understand, Mister Colley. God be with you.” Does that sound logical? Why would Drew let someone beat him up if the cops are going to come and take him to the hospital, where he can't go because he has cat DNA? Even worse, is that his brother doesn't take him to the hospital. Even if the exotic animal case is closed, the cops wouldn't just drop this whole case when they know none of the people in the house really exist. They all have fake IDs. By the time the University conveniently sells them the house next door to expand their frat house, I am just sad that the intriguing blurb didn't live up to it's promise.
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  • Fay's MM Reads
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cant wait for the next book in the series.
    Reviewed in Australia on February 22, 2020
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    A great start to the book. I loved Drew's character as he got me into the book. Drew was knowledgeable about the species but doesn't have a clue what's right in front of him or what's about to happen. Drew has a past which comes in to play at the halfway point. Rylee's part in this is a little deceptive with secrets in play all around. Smoking hot sexy scenes included. The ending has some violent drama scenes but it all works out in the end for a HEA.

    When Drew's brother asks him to help a police investigation by going undercover at the collage. A gay frat house was suspected of smuggling exotic animals.
    Rylee was the leader of the group house welcoming those who specially needed help specifically cat shifters coming from the other world.
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