The Falcon Shifter's Heart: A Nocturne Falls Universe Collection

*The Falcon Finds his Mate: A Nocturne Falls Universe StoryThis was a nice story but it left me wondering. It did not feel finished. In general, first half is beautifully written and consistent, and second seems a bit like the writer lost herself. Main characters are very lovable and their interactions are mostly. Jess is a sort of psychic and Ryan is a falcon shifter. New breed in Nocturne Falls, which is always welcome. There are some side characters which could have been more developed, in my opinion, Echo, the grandmother and Crealde, the weird cat, because they are very lovable, as well. Then there is Connor, Ryan's brother and Solange, their very unpleasant mother.As I mentioned previously, the first half is brilliant, but then at some point after I passed a half, suddenly the story became rushed, and some non-existent issues emerged. For example, we are in Nocturne Falls, why would anyone care or discriminate against shifters?I appreciate that the author kept any explicit content to bare minimum and subtle enough, but I am not happy about the shifter issue.Nocturne Falls is a safe happy place of fairy tales and there is no need for any inappropriate activity, such as discrimination, from the main characters. We have villains for that. I think this is the main problem with some of the Nocturne Falls Universe authors, It is not the writing style or wording or the characters, it is the safe atmosphere and magical ambiance created by Kristen Painter that makes Nocturne Falls so beautiful that all of us fans want to move there.*The Falcon Tames the Psychic: A Nocturne Falls Universe StoryThis book is a sequel to The Falcon Finds his Mate and it features Connor, Ryan's brother, both of whom we met in the previous book. I did not like the plot build up in the previous book, so in that sense, this one I found better. Unfortunately, the ending was quite anticlimactic, however the buildup was nice and the character development was really good. It was just missing a proper villain.We meet Connor once again, and he has changed quite a lot. I can say that I liked him even better than Ryan in the previous book. Their mother Solange is back and she is delightfully difficult. The main female character is Brianna who comes to Nocturne Falls under false pretenses. I did not warm up to her very much and I am not sure why.However, this did not impact on the wonderful chemistry between Connor and Brianna. The chemistry between the two main characters is definitely the best part of the book. Although the interactions between Connor and his mother Solange come close second. Solange is delightfully manipulative and strong willed. I absolutely adore her.Nocturne Falls series is fantastic and I highly recommend it. The reading order is: The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (Nocturne Falls #1), The Werewolf Meets His Match (Nocturne Falls #2), The Gargoyle Gets His Girl (Nocturne Falls, #3), The Professor Woos The Witch (Nocturne Falls, #4), and The Witch’s Halloween Hero (Nocturne Falls #4.5) in Spell of the Ball Anthology, The Werewolf's Christmas Wish (Nocturne Falls #4.6) in Hex the Halls Anthology, The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée (Nocturne Falls #5), A Vampire's Valentine Surprise (Nocturne Falls #5.5), Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case : A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost #1), The Shifter Romances The Writer (Nocturne Falls #6), Miss Frost Ices The Imp : A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost #2), The Vampire’s True Love Trials (Nocturne Falls #6.5) in Taming the Vampire collection, Miss Frost Saves The Sandman : A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost #3), The Dragon Finds Forever (Nocturne Falls #7), The Vampire's Accidental Wife (Nocturne Falls #8), Miss Frost Cracks A Caper (Jayne Frost #4), When Birdie Babysat Spider: A Jayne Frost Short (Jayne Frost #4.5), Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard (Jayne Frost #5), and ever growing series of Nocturne Universe Novels, which surpassed 30 by now. Great world to get yourself immersed in.