Not Your Usual Shifter Story

Caleb, an omega wolf, is living with an inoperable brain tumor and has already lived longer than the doctors expected him to. He knows he could be gone at any time so he uses his time left to use his sense of smell to detect cancer in humans, trying to save as many lives as he can before his time is up.
When Fae Tobias sees a magic portal appear in his bedchamber, he can't help but cross through. Finding the Legacy Warriors and a Fae prince offering him a chance to find is heartsong, the Fae version of a soulmate, Tobias knows he won't turn them down. The only problem is he has to get Caleb to fall in love with him without using magic or tricks before their time runs out.
This is the start of the fifth series in the same "world" and each one has gotten progressively more "magical". We started out with just shifters, then we added shifters with enhanced abilities, add in gods and goddesses, magical creatures, and now we have Fae and their heartsong.
All in all, it was a good story, but I felt that the author kept finding "loopholes" to get around the "No Magicks or Tricks" rule and even with the shifter/mate, immediate attraction, I felt that this was just a little too much. For example, he can't use magic/tricks on his heartsong so he uses them on Caleb's best friend to trick her into keeping him around and helping Caleb with the Cancer-Sniffing Dog Seminars. While I'm okay with one or two loopholes to push a story forward, I felt that this one had a lot of them.
The narration by Drew Bacca was very good. He did an amazing job at bringing the characters to life. His skill at narration continues to grow with each book that I listen to by him.

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Cute! Great Narration!

A complimentary audio was provided in exchange for an honest review.

This was an adorable story. The cover is very indicative of the type of story you will be getting. I thoroughly enjoyed these characters AND the narration. I HIGHLY recommend this narrator and will be looking at other stories he has done.

As for Healing Choice, Caleb and Tobias are fated mates, but live in different worlds. When Tobias is allowed to come in to our world, he is able to track down his mate, who happens to be a wolf shifter and uses his super smelling to ferret out cancer/illness in people. Caleb is sick though and is dying. After a day of cancer detection, Caleb collapses and Tobias is there to help him and his foster sister. Using his magic, Tobias calms the sister and makes her think soothing and good things about Tobias.

Because this is a fantasy story and fated mates with mpreg, I didn't take much of what was happening too seriously. This is a light story meant to bring a smile to your face, not induce deep thoughts or big mood swings.

The connection between Caleb and Tobias is sweet and is of course instant, but it still felt good to me. Tobias was given 30 days to find his mate and fall in love, and after that they would be given a choice - stay in our world or live in Tobias's. Since Caleb is sick, of course they chose not to stay in our world.

Seeing Tobias's world was cool. It did show that even in his world people can be poor and mistreated - which I wasn't expecting.

I'll let you figure out the rest of the story on your own. :) It does deal with mpreg and on page birth. Such a cute story I give it 3.5 stars. 5 stars for narration.

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Sweet and Fluffy Goodness

4.5 Stars!

If you've read any of Susi Hawke's books before, you already know what you'll be getting when you start a new one. A sweet, steamy read with fascinating characters that you can't help but loving. And that's exactly what happened here with Tobias and Caleb.

Tobias and Caleb were just perfect for each other. Caleb was so sweet and caring, and Tobias was so caring and supportive. They seemed to bring the best out of each other and they were very hot together.

The story was very low-angst and fluffy, but you know? Sometimes that's just what you need and Susi Hawke delivers just that.

I'm a huge Drew Bacca fan. He always does such a fantastic job narrating these books, giving them the extra-oomph that makes them stand out for me and Healing Choice was not the exception. His voice is just so nice and pleasant and he brings the necessary emotion in every single scene. Very recommendable!

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Drew Bacca really made the whole story enjoyable!

I really enjoyed the narration by Drew Bacca, who is new to me. He did a great job with these characters. He really made the whole story very enjoyable.

Finding your heartsong, exploring a new world and building a family create a wonderful story. The story was rich in characters and building a new life in a new world. The Fae world was really awesome and the descriptions created some memorable images in my mind.

Caleb and Tobias are wonderful together as they explore and build a life. I am so glad that this book is a great start to a new series. So many possibilities!

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A wolf shifter and a fae. Lovely story!

I loved this book with a fated pair of a wolf shifter and a fae.
Tobias and Caleb's story is fascinating and heartwarming. I was so intrigued by the description of the fae realm...
Susi Hawke is a new to me author as I am fairly new to the paranormal genre, but I really enjoyed it!
This was the first time I listened to Drew Bacca's narration, and I really enjoyed it.

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You are my heartsong for eternity and more

Fluffy clouds and rainbow sparkles! 🦄🌈 What a sweet, little, heartwarming story! Loved it! ❤️ It’s not often that we get Faes in our stories so I was really smitten when I heard that this book is a mating between a Fae and a wolf omega. 😁 And I know Susi Hawke is the queen of fluff so I was expecting a lot of feel-good, awwwwww-worthy moments and I wasn’t disappointed at all. 😉


Caleb is an omega wolf who’s living on borrowed time. Terminally ill and already one step at the death’s door, he was determined to save and help as many people possible before he leaves this world. Tobias was more than surprised when he realized there suddenly was a portal to the human world in his bedroom. And when he entered to human world, he was given a choice to meet and mate his heartsong (soulmate) if he can make his destined mate fall in love with him in one month. One month isn’t a lot of time but Tobias is nothing if not determined and adamant. And how difficult it could be to convince your mate who’s dying to give you a chance and that you are worth living for.


Normally, I like some amount of angst in the stories because more often than not, angst-free stories just don’t work for me. But it’s not the case here. Although it’s angst-free, fluffy and really really cute, these two worked for me big time. 😍 I also loved the fact that I got generous amount of their mating life. 😉 Usually stories end when protagonists ride off into the sunset but it’s not the case here. I got a lot of lovely marital bliss and a very cute baby bump plus adopting of a very lovely Fae child. 🥰 I also liked The secondary characters in the story, interesting, realistic and really brings out the story. And Drew Bacca did a fantastic job narrating this story. 👏 It was a delight to listen. I’m really looking forward to more books in the series. 💜🦄



4.5 you are my heartsong for eternity and more stars
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Audio rating

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wow

this was beautiful.. wonderfully narrated.. sexy voices.. and fun fun fun characters. amazing and so cant wait to hear the rest of this series!

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Loved it

I already loved the book. The audio version was great too. I would recommend it.

so very beautiful

interaction of the LEGACIES friends family with a little bit of magic just beautiful i kinda wish legacy blood kent klarks story was on audio to. but love all of susi hawke stories makes you laugh cry and just be surprised. one liners are amazing

Healing Choice

I love reading Susi Hawke stories. Who doesn’t like fairy tales! I love them. Awesome