Every Night Forever was my first hyena shifter book. Overall, I liked it. I'll probably keep reading in the series.For the first third of the book, I couldn't put it down. The heroine was a reformed slut, and I found that super captivating. Alyssa is a wolf shifter who had been abandoned by her mother at an early age. She has spent her young-adulthood searching for affection wherever she could find it. Unfortunately, the only place she succeeded was in the bedroom, with wolf shifter males who were all too happy to use her for her body during the full moon madness. The rest of the time, though, they barely acknowledged her existence. Tired of this lifestyle, Alyssa becomes a rogue wolf, leaving the pack and moving to a new town. She finds work at a gym run by three brothers who happen to be drool-worthy hyena shifters.I wasn't sure about the whole hyena thing. I kept thinking of the cackling lackeys of the villain in The Lion King. Not sexy. But R.E. Butler presented Dante, Cairo, and Mason in such a way that their sexiness and sweetness was front and cetner. All the guys had individual personalities, and they were all devoted to winning Alyssa's trust.The first third of the book had excellent tension. Alyssa was instantly attracted to her new bosses, but she refused to be led into the bedroom by any of them. Not only has she left a lifestyle of meaningless sex behind, but she refuses do do anything to come between the brothers. Then she learns that hyena shifters share a bride.She begins to have a slowly-blossoming relationship with them. The beginning of the relationship captivated me. Scarred by borderline abusive behavior from her former packmates, she has issues of self worth. The hyena brothers understand and woo her slowly, showing her that they want to please her without expecting anything in return.Once Alyssa begins to trust them, the romantic tension fell for me. The rest of the romantic plot revolved around her minor concern that her new mates' parents and community wouldn't like her because she is a wolf. This source of tension wasn't as spellbinding as the earlier tension, so the second 2/3 of the book didn't work quite as well for me.The external (non-romance) plot was good. Butler set up a dangerous world of underground boxing in which Cairo, the middle brother, was involved. There is great mystery surrounding Cairo getting drugged before a match. This tension was good, but it resolved by the 3/4 mark of the book. The last quarter was slow-paced wrap-up focusing on Alyssa's assimilation into the hyena boro (like a wolf pack).On a technical note, the writing wasn't as tight as it could have been. I found myself wishing for a red pen so I could make editing notes. The writing was proficient and showed good talent. It just didn't blow me away. There were many instances of unnecessary phrases and extra words that could easily be trimmed. Also, in a few places, the choreography could have used a bit more care, especially during scene beginnings and transitions within scenes when new things happened. But heck, there were four main characters. Anyone would have occasional difficulty with choreography.The book had a spice level that left me satisfied. The only thing that occasionally hung me up was Alyssa's use of the phrase "ate me out" describing oral sex. This phrase popped up a few times and always threw me out of the tenderness of the scenes as the brothers took such gentle care of her.Overall, this was a good read, and I will continue the series, but I'm hoping to see the author improve as far as maintaining tension throughout and tightening her writing. Can I please have these three for my own? Please! Please! I will do whatever I promise!!!! These three made up one perfect relationship for Alyssa. When they gave her those rings I cried she was their butterfly, their fourth and their heart! I believe that was the sweetest part of any book that I ever read. I swear I love this book. And I can't wait for the next book for this series to come out!!!!
What do You think about Every Night Forever (2000)?
Loved the characters and the story line. I will definitely be starting the next one right away!
—dracomalfoy
HOT!!! looking to read the next book HHT!!!! Ever Dawn Forever!!!
—Tom
I know this will be awesome on pin and needles waiting
—rere
