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Determined Mate (Holland Brothers Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Toni Griffin (Author), Erika Orrick (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 289 ratings
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Holland Brothers: Book 2 of 6
Next Book: Protective Mate

Jason Matthew's is a broken man. He's lived through hell and barely come out the other side. All he can thing about is getting to his best friend, Brian, after that he has no idea. Jason's scared out of his mind when he's met by not only Brian but two large men as well, he does the only thing he can think to do. He tries to run. One of the men, though, turns out to be his mate. A mate he is in no condition to have or want, a mate that won't allow him to flee.

Alex Holland is forced to stand by and watch as Jason is taken to the safest place they know, too scared to be around him. He knows something bad has happened to Jason and he's going to need every ounce of his Alpha control to give his mate the time he needs to heal and start living again.

NOTE: DM has been re-edited, and expanded by about 19 K.

The Holland Brother Series
Unexpected Mate
Determined Mate
Protective Mate
Forbidden Mate
A Very Holland Christmas*
A Very Holland Valentine*
A Wolf in Cop's Clothing**

*available together as A Very Holland Collection
**available as part of the BEHIND THE UNIFORM anthology

Related Series - THE ATHERTON PACK
Liam
Ben
Corey
Kieran
Corey's Christmas Bundle
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About the Author

Toni Griffin lives in Darwin, the smallest of Australia's capital cities. Born and raised in the state she's a Territorian through and through. Growing up Toni hated English with a passion (as her editors can probably attest to) and found her strength lies with numbers. Now, though, she loves escaping to the worlds she creates and hopes to continue to do so for many years to come. She's a single mother of one and works full time. When she's not writing you can just about guarantee that she will be reading one of the many MM authors she loves.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GKS31AW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mischief Corner Books, LLC; 2nd edition (November 20, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6956 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 149499187X
  • Customer Reviews:
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Toni Griffin lives in Darwin, the smallest of Australia's capital cities. Born and raised in the state she's a Territorian through and through. Growing up Toni hated english with a passion (as her editors can probably attest to) and found her strength lies with numbers.

Now, though, she loves escaping to the worlds she creates and hopes to continue to do so for many years to come. She's a single mother of one and works full time. When she's not writing you can just about guarantee that she will be reading one of the many MM authors she loves.

Feel free to drop her a line at info@tonigriffin.net anytime.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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CJ Jade
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and Steamy
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2011
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I found this book to be just as good as the first one. I just bought  Unexpected Mate (Holland Brothers)  last night, and this one early this morning. You have Jason who had been drugged and sexually assulted, then disowned by his family and pack. Finding his mate (Alex) was the last thing he needed, because he felt damaged. I really love that this story did not have them jump into bed on the first night, but rather let their bond grow. Now I know some people say it was still too soon, but you have to take in account that they are not human. Jason and Alex's wolves were pushing them, and their bond as mated pulled them together. So I feel this story progressed well, but it is a little sugar coated for someone who went through what he did. I also agree I think it could have been longer, but for the length I think it is a wonderful read.

I have two favorite things about this book. One being that we get more Marcus and Brian, seeing that Brian is Jason's long time best friend. So you get several good scenes between them, that really build on from the last story. Plus you get to see Brian step up, and show like he did in the last book that despite his smaller size he is not weak. The second thing I love about this book is that Alex is so patient and kind, especially for being the Alpha. I've read many were-wolf books, and the alpha usually is a "my way or no way" kind of guy. So it was wonderful to see Alex being so patient and understanding with Jason, and allow him to control how far their relationship went.

Seriously this is a beautiful story, and I do mean story. Sexual situations pop up every here and there but sex is not the main facus. Jason overcoming what he's been through, and learning to live and love again is the main focus. I recommend this books for all the hopeless romantic out there.
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Nic
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013
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This story continues with the same feel as the previous book only upping the emotions quite a bit.

In Unexpected Mate, Brian had fled to the town and found his mate Marcus, after been banished for being gay. In this story, Jason is running to his friend Brian, after being abused. There is lots of emotional conflict as Jason tries to reconcile his 'bonded' feelings for Alex with his distrust of men.

Alex is the Alpha - big and strong - who has to go against all his instincts to give Jason the space he needs to heal.

As with the first book, this series is light reading, perfect for when you want a quick read and don't want to think too much. Shifters, mating links, communicating mentally and healing through love.
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LR (JS)
5.0 out of 5 stars PRN HEA romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2023
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Jason and Alex have a slow burn romance. Jason is recovering from trauma, before he can allow his passion towards Alex come to fruition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first one but still lack depth.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2011
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If you want a fast and easy read, with a little bit of angst you have it in this second in a series. But for close to 5 bucks I want more depth and not just 2 hours worth of words. Still the plot is better than the first one, Unexpected Mate. Alex and Jason are better developed as there is less sex and therefore more emotional expressions between the two. Jason's ordeal garnered immediately sympathy and Alex is a more likable hunk than Marcus. But I have to say I will not be following the series as the plot is pretty ordinary, the writing simple and there is nothing memorable in this shapeshifter series.
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T. Walters
5.0 out of 5 stars Slow and steady
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018
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Oh Jason that poor man. He is so incredibly broken at the moment and you just want to wrap him up and protect him from everything. Alex is so good and such a steady presence is his life at a time when he needs it the most. I love how Alex has the patience to take the time for Jason to come to him. He is not pushy despite being ridden hard by his instincts. They both take the slow path and that is amazing to see the connection that grows between them after everything is all said and done. They have a difficult road to climb and many demons to vanquish but together they can do anything.
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LaVonne Wright
4.0 out of 5 stars not bad
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2012
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this is the second book in its series, i liked it, not as much as the first though, i felt the author streatched out to long on telling his mate what really happened, since it didn't take long for him at all to tell his best friend, but that asside, this was a good book for me
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice continuation from the first book
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2012
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Although a lot of people don't like this book because they feel that since Jason has suffered a traumatic experience just not so long ago, how can he accept Alex so fast. I think that they are only part right. Yes Jason had a horrible experience, but the love and comfort he receives from Alex and the fact that they are mates really helps a lot and would explain why Jason could accept Alex so easily.

*SPOILER ALERT*
The author never specified what drug was injected into Jason or even how Hank found Jason again and those two parts had me questioning and wondering, but I also think that the way Alex treated Jason so tenderly afterwards made up for all that questioning. There's also more hint on the Jake x Rick couple and I like that!

*SPOILER END*

I recommend this book. It's a nice continuation from the first book with Marcus and Brian. I'll start on book 3 now :)
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Jugs
5.0 out of 5 stars Hollands
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
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This book was even better then the first. I have read al the Holland brothers books. I just wished there was one just talking about Alex and Jason baby being born and all about birth. I love all about the details of each ebook. Keep them coming,i have read this series about five to eight times all together. Thanks
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2017
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I really enjoyed this book it is the 2nd book in the series and I am being drawn deeper into this family. There are some dark moments but of course love and support get Jason through it. Alex could have been a bit more Alpha for me but that’s just me. I don’t say too much about the story as you can get that from the blurb just my reaction to the book and this one made me want to carry on with the series. Yes I liked it very much.
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Wendy Willis
5.0 out of 5 stars i like Toni Griffin as an author.
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2014
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i am enjoying the Holland Bros. series and hope there are more like it. The books make me feel good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars so very good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2014
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So much better then the first edit glad I paid for it again, if you don't do m/m don't buy Toni other then that Toni is the best x
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Tali
2.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but without a real bite
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2011
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Having read the previous 'novel' in the series (these are effectively short stories, I don't feel comfortable calling them novels by all rights) I did not have high expectations for this sequel - and therefore didn't feel nearly as disappointed as I might have. This starts rather well, you get a bit of mystery, a bit of excitement and a guy you can't help but feel for - we all love a victim right? But after the initial hit there's not much else to it. Although I found this better than the previous story in the series, it was again, not a strong story and I felt just a little cheated having paid over £3 for it. It's not a long story, its very short and very to the point. Very little descriptive work, not much to the plot either. This was marginally better than the previous book - it was more interesting because it tried to work with one theme, but it was still overall a let down. Too short and not enough substance.

Overall for the price, i don't recommend it. Had it been half the price its listed at i might have felt ok having bought it, but having bought and read novels 20 times better than this for the same price i can't help but feel cheated. If it had been longer i might not have minded - but for the length and for the weak story... i feel a bit let down.
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