Closing in on forty, single and childless, Paige Wood has decided to take matter in her own hands. Not willing to wait on that special someone she makes the decision to see a fertility specialist and have a baby on her own. Vincent Manos is the leader of his Pride, a Jaguar race of shifters. He is attracted to Paige from first scent, and the fact that she’s the lone female in a room of gay males has nothing to do with it. Trying to convince the pint size beauty that she’s as beautiful as he says she is seems a daunting task. A task he refuses to fail at since his beast recognizes Paige as their mate.

As a lover of paranormal books and especially shifters, there’s not much you can do that will make me dislike a story. There is something however that gets my goat every time. Unfortunately Wicked Shift located my pet peeve from page one. That is an emotional woman, especially one who seems impossible to please. I personally understood the heroine’s plight considering we’re the same age, but every little thing set her off and I could see why she was still single considering her lack of belief in her own personal worth. Vincent was a doll considering all the torture he had to endure while trying to woo his mate. With that said Wicked Shift still turned out to be a cute little tale and I loved the fact that Paige’s cats were able to communicate with their new master. Celia Kyle is a good author and this story was well written I’m just too in touch with my male side to enjoy whiny women.