We know they love each other because we are told they love each other. Neither is particularly dynamic or changes inside from the start to the end. But the sex doesn't completely make up for the story's lack of emotional development between these two relationship-shy characters nor do we ever really understand why they individually caved into their baser needs instead of developing into more complete beings. As usual, the sex is good, interesting, hot.which is what makes the book a satisfying piece of erotica. In the end, the sex takes over and dominates the plot. Attempts to create barriers to their HEA are either repetitive (another abduction by the baddies as in _Valiant_, although with a somewhat fresh twist in its final scene), lackadaisical self-doubting by both characters, deus-ex-machina interventions (like Tiger's temporary rejection of Zandy being a consequence of a reaction to drugs rather than a true anxiety of putting her in danger-so, hey no problems about hurting her feelings she takes him right back) and, more often than not, a substitution of no communication for miscommunication. How can a perfect set-up developed over many books fizzle with such a lack of ceremony? Neither character fights the attraction. Yet, throughout the story, despite repeatedly being told by the narrator that he was reluctant to actually mate with Zandy, he never really struggles much with the concept at all.
So I was especially looking forward to his own fall. Tiger has continuously loved to tease his fellow New Species every time they fall in love and mate with a weak, puny human. I remember especially his frustration (and honor) with Valiant when Valiant abducts Tammy from his front lawn and takes her into his house for some forced seduction. He always came across as fun-loving and even light-hearted. Tiger has been with us for awhile in the series, so we come to this story already knowing the guy a bit. Yes, it has the classic HEA, which is a romance requirement, but a significant portion of the storytelling is devoted to the hot sex scenes, often to the detriment of the story line and the development of the characters. This book stoutly favored erotica over romance. Laurann Dohner's books straddle the genres of romance and erotica.
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