Black Tiger by Greta van der Rol ~ Review & Giveaway on Faerotic Prose

 

He haunts the jungle – and her dreams

When Dr. Sally Carter travels to India to regroup from a broken heart the last thing she wants is to fall in love. But Raja Asoka (Ash) Bhosle is entirely too attractive to ignore, even though she knows it can only end in tears. Hers.

Ash guards his forest and the precious creatures within it, protecting the rare tigers from mindless slaughter, and a secret that lives in legend. From the moment he sets eyes on the Australian doctor, he wants her, even over the objections of his mother and the unsuitability of her cultural heritage.

While Ash fights tiger poachers, Sally struggles against cultural prejudice. Can the Legend of the Black Tiger be the bond that brings them closer together, or will it be an impossible belief that rips them apart. The closer Sally comes to understanding what the legend means, the more frequent the nightmares become. Is she losing her sanity, or is there more to Sally than she herself knows? The answers lie buried in her past.

When the Black Tiger breaks free to stalk the night, only one thing will control the beast.

My Review:
I wasn't sure if I would like Black Tiger by Greta van der Rol when I first started reading it.  It started out a bit slowly but drew my interest by the end of the first chapter.  I was intrigued by the main theme: tiger poaching.  The story overall focuses on tiger poaching and conservation with a little romance thrown in to keep the reader's interest peaked.  The main characters: Sally and Ash are both strong lead characters.  I enjoyed the author's view of Sally's introduction to a strange and different culture and her struggle to fit in.  Ash was a great male lead and his relationship with Sally grew slowly rather than just immediately jumping right into the romance.  Black Tiger is pretty well-written, and a unique look at tiger poaching and conservation.  Each purchase of this book helps support tiger conservation - the author donates her profits to the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.
My personal opinion is that this is a good story and worth taking a look at. I would have preferred a bit more of Sally and Ash's story, but found the information included made me more aware of the tiger poaching problems that I was not aware of before reading this book.

Author Bio

Greta van der Rol loves writing science fiction with a large dollop of good old, healthy romance. Black Tiger is a slight departure from her usual genre, because it's contemporary and paranormal., but, like her other books, it's fast-paced and action-packed. She lives not far from the coast in Queensland, Australia and enjoys photography and cooking when she isn't bent over the computer. She has a degree in history and a background in building information systems, both of which go a long way toward helping her in her writing endeavors.

She also has a love for animals and nature, which is why all profits from the sales of Black Tiger will go to the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation to help tiger conservation.

Website: http://gretavanderrol.net

Twitter: http://twitter.com/GretavdR

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