Tiger Queen by Cassie Cole

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I only visited Crazy Carl’s Zoo that day as a joke.
I certainly didn’t expect to walk away with a job.
But Crazy Carl is gone, leaving dozens of tigers behind.
His three sons need my help moving the animals to proper homes.
And as ambitious as their plan is, the men themselves are even more enticing.

David is the eldest brother, a jacked athlete with steel-blue eyes and a master plan for the zoo.
Anthony is a cute younger version of his brother. With his messy hair, a body full of lean muscle, and an easy sense of humor, it’s impossible not to smile when he’s around.
And Jake? He’s your typical middle child with an attitude. But the delicious tattoos covering his body make it tough to stay mad at him, especially with his propensity to work shirtless in the sun…

Now we’re working together every day.
Living under the same roof at night.
Getting hot and sweaty–and not just from taking care of the animals.
Can I resist their charm and focus on the job?
Or will I truly become the Tiger Queen?

Tiger Queen

Lions and Tigers and Wolves, oh my!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙🖤💜❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍🌎
Character development: 😟🤭😤😘🥰

The heroine: Rachel – she just finished college with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and passed the licensing exam, and her dream job was to work in a zoo. However, she doubted she would be able to get in at a zoo fresh out of college since Veterinary jobs at zoos and animal sanctuaries were in high demand. She didn’t want to settle for working on a farm or something of that nature. She would rather not be treating patients that would one day end up being slaughtered.

The Heroes: The three sons of Crazy Carl. Crazy Carl recently died in a plane crash, and they are in charge of finding homes for all the animals left at Crazy Carl’s Zoo in Blue Lake, North Carolina since they just inherited it from their father, whom they were not close to.
David – the oldest of three brothers, he owns two Cross-fit gyms in Richmond, Virginia
Anthony – the youngest of the three brothers, he had a high paying computer programming job.
Jake – his brothers thought he only ever thought of himself, so didn’t expect him to come help at the zoo after they inherited. He came home though. He worked for his father at the zoo for years after his brothers left town so had more experience than either of his brothers.

The Story: While looking for a job for Rachel, her roommate Ashley saw an opening at Crazy Carls Zoo. Ashley had heard of the place and how Crazy Carl actually was. She was surprised that they were looking for a vet since she had heard they never accepted workers from outside their organization and that there were rumors that the animals were mistreated and sold for exotic pets. Ashley posted Rachel’s resume and told Rachel she should try to get in and blow the lid on that place. Out them if they were actually mistreating animals. So, when they replied, offering her the job, Rachel decided to check the place out.

When Rachel stopped at the zoo, she saw how bad the place was and nearly did what Ashley wanted and report the zoo to the proper authorities. However, after finding out the brothers just inherited yesterday and planned to make some major changes to the place while they did their best to find permanent placements for all the animals, she agreed to help them.

I have said it in my other reviews of Cassie Cole books that one thing I really like is that you can tell she does a ton of research on her subjects and this one about the zoo and big cats especially was no different. She had a ton of details on the species, feeding, and habits of the animals in the story and it was a really different and interesting premise for a story. I love animals so I was all in for this one from the get-go.

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