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Rising Storm (Westin Force Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Julie Trettel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 724 ratings
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Almost since her first shift, Emma has lived in her fur as a leader amongst the gorillas in Africa. With her kind nearing extinction she worked tirelessly to protect and guide her band. Even when that meant sacrificing herself to the Raglan.

They hadn’t been looking for another shifter, just a strong beast that would make them a lot of money in illegal underground animal cage fighting to further their experiments on shifters. Instead, they got Emma. The abusive treatment she witnessed and experienced at their hands only solidified her decision to remain in her fur forever.

When Bravo team arrives to shut them down, her knight in shining armor appears and saves her. His name is Painter. He’s strong, caring, and likes things neat and orderly, just like Emma. She can’t help her growing feelings for him but must remain vigilant in her quest to return to her band at all costs.

She hasn’t lived in her skin for a very long time. She doesn’t always understand the meaning behind things people say. She’s quirky and moves to the beat of her own drum. Gorilla or human form, Painter accepts her exactly as she is. It’s more than she could have ever dreamed.

When Painter is called away for another mission her chance to escape finally arrives, but can she take it? Will she leave the man she’s growing to love for the gorillas she was forced to leave behind?

Until Emma, as far as Painter knew there were only two known gorilla shifters remaining: him and his team leader, Silas Granger. Now he’ll do anything to make his mate happy, even if that means losing her. Will he be able to show her that living in the human world isn’t all bad? Or if she still decides to leave, can he love her enough to let her go?
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    Westin Force
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CLYYBXM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 22, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 22, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2511 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 207 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08L83L951
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 724 ratings

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Julie Trettel is a USA Today Bestselling Author of Paranormal Romance. She comes from a long line of story tellers. Writing has always been a stress reliever and escape for her to manage the crazy demands of juggling time and schedules between work and an active family of six. In her “free time,” she enjoys traveling, reading, outdoor activities, and spending time with family and friends.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Painter & Emma
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022
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Emma is a gorilla shifter from Africa who has spent most of her life in her fur. She sacrificed herself to save her band from the Raglan. When Westin Force shows up to close down Raglan operations Emma finds her true mate among the Westin Force men. Painter is blindsided by the intense attraction to Emma and it takes him a while to accept what is really happening. Emma is feeling the same way but she is confused, she has never felt this way before plus she has responsibilities to her band and is not sure what she wants to do, stay with Painter or return to Africa. Painter is sent on a mission, will Emma take her chance and leave to be with her band or will she remain and give them a chance to get to know each other? Since Emma has spent so many years in her gorilla form she is not well versed on human social skills but Painter accepts her as she is. The two main characters both have back stories that make this book a compelling read. I love this book, the story is original and the characters are amazing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dance of Gorillas
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020
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Julie Trettel’s Rising Storm (Westin Force Book 2) was so much fun to read that I found myself devouring the novel in one sitting! (This gal needed answers before sleep!) The team goes to Las Vegas for an unknown mission and Painter finds himself face-to-face with his gorilla mate!

The team’s purpose is to assist in saving the animal shifters from their forced cage fighting. As Painter does his dominance dance of the gorilla, he distracts Sahara and Kong in their play-acting fight which ends with Kong knocking Sahara unconscious. Bedlam breaks loose, gorillas are pulled out of the cage, and Sahara is seriously stabbed by a human, is unconscious, and bleeds profusely. Painter and his team rescue the majority shifter fighters, but Silas Granger is disappointed that they missed clearing one room of shifters before explosions were set.

Back at the Westin Lodge, Painter is consumed with worry about his mate and her physical and emotional injuries as she stays in her gorilla form rather shifting to her human form. But Painter has patience at max level as her shifts into his gorilla form to make her feel “safe.” Due to a pointed question asked by Blaine to Painter’s mate, Sahara angrily shifts into her human form, answers it, and shifts back. Later she communicates her real name of “Emma” to Painter.

Painter and Emma have much to find out about each and explore their relationship. Painter’s team is helpful every step of the way having experienced many matings in the Westin wolf pack and Collier pack. Over time, Emma demonstrates her confidence by sharing her working knowledge about the Raglans and assisting the Westin team. Emma is an innocent and complicated character who has experienced the cruelty of humans and much prefers and trusts her gorilla form. Now that she and Painter have discovered one another, what choices will they make about their future?
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Joanna Cloutier
4.0 out of 5 stars Not disappointed!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2020
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I love her books. If you haven't read the first one in the series I suggest you do. It won't affect the books if you don't. I just LOVE the world she has developed and suggest you don't miss any of it. This one was different then previous ones written. Her books usually do have a great background in this detailed world she has developed but this one went deeper. I felt the mission plots were well thought out and connect huge characters in all her books.
I love the story of Emma and Painter in the pure sweetness of it. I know she plans to write more in this series... I'm hoping for more mission time!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story!
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2020
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I loved getting to see Painter as a three dimensional character. In the former books both he and Silas are portrayed as being gruff, serious, and very focused at their job, but it's not until this book that you see past that surface layer to the person underneath. It also made me hope for a book for Silas in this series too. Emma was also very endearing. She is one of my favorites now. She is very in tuned with herself and has a innocence about her while portraying a peaceful inner strength.

As always I loved how all the former Westin and Collier packs character continue to appear and as a reader we can still keep following their stories. It was sad hearing the about Lily and Thomas's loss. I liked the update on Luke and Sydney though. I am hoping the next books in the series will tell us more about why the Raglan are monitoring certain shifter groups, and what the Raglan are up to. What side is Jacob Winthrop really on? And what about Stephen and Trevor Daniels? Needless to say aI can't wait until Baines story come out to learn more.
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Bonny Fuller-Fells
5.0 out of 5 stars Painter finds Emma in Vegas
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
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For Painter's birthday, the team goes to Las Vegas. There they rescue shifters, one is Emma, Painter's mate. She is afraid of humans.
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Cecile Croghan
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow GORILLAS!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
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Julie this was great. Many things I never knew about gorrillas were fascinating!! I hope you'll give the inside story on other types of shifters in future books. I luved this book. It was so realistic. I deplore any kind of animal cruelty but especially fighting! I saw a dog fight once, my stupid first husband took me knowing how much I luv dogs. Served him right that I sneaked out and called the cops. They raided the place and he got arrested but I refused to bail him out!!! Please keep up the good work! You are one of my favorite authors. Only J.D.Robb ranks higher than you and only a little bit. People, don't miss this one, it's fantastic!!! Highly recommended.
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JWN
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022
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I enjoyed this book. Emma is interesting and it was nice how patient Painter was to her. There was more development with the Ranglan plot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rising Storm (Westin Force Book 2)
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022
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The love story of Emma and Painter. Emma is a shelter gorilla, all thought that Painter and his brother were the last of them. Westin Force was on a raid of an illegal animal fighting ring where they find Emma. Painter has found his mate and wants to kill everyone is hurting her. Can he save here? Great story.
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Pat W
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2023
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I enjoyed this story. Out of tragic circumstances comes a true mate pair. CharActers were lovely and I enjoyed how all the love unfolded .
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book
Reviewed in Australia on December 27, 2020
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I loved the previous books and loved this one just as much. I fell in love with the westin pack from the first book and was taken by the world this author created so it was no brainer to continue reading the rest of the series and was so happy when she moved on to the collier pack and was dreading when the series was going to end cause i wanted to see more of these characters so when westin force came out I was so thrilled cause Ms Trettel doesn't disappoint she enthralls you with the world she created and keeps you on your toes wanting to read more and more.
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Keeley Lester
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart warming and action packed.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2020
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Loved Julie’s intake on the gorilla shifters & the way she went back to their roots in the wild. Perfect.

The main story between Painter and Emma is heart warming from the beginning and full of passion, as expected. 😉

The Westin Force is fast becoming a winner in my books, and that’s nothing to do with the fact my name sake is in there, baddie or not. Haha. The team are close knit and come together fiercely - to protect and serve justice.

Can’t wait for book three... Please hurry!
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Kayla Towers
5.0 out of 5 stars Blew my mind
Reviewed in Australia on January 6, 2021
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I loved this so much so different and nice to see all the others come back in snippets from your previous books! I love this world so much!
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TinaT
5.0 out of 5 stars Loving these stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2021
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Another great read in the world of shifters. I really enjoyed Painter and Emma’s story, a bit different as they’re Gorilla shifters but really enjoyable. I enjoyed the plot, story and characters which always make these reads amazing. I love how all the books seem to inhabit all the previous characters while focusing on one particular romance. Some angst, but overall lots of sweet romantic moments. Some funny banter and the love scenes are not crude, just right. Can’t wait to continue the series.
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