Cardeno C has once again managed to take me to my fluffy happy place.

Wake Me Up Inside has a great balance of romance, sweetness and angst.

I absolutely loved this story and Zev and Jonah have joined my list of favorite couples. Their love story was, on the one hand, amazingly sweet having begun as babies essentially, and on the other hand, hotter than hot as they waited through all those years to be together. I can't recommend this book enough. If you love shifters, then this is the story for you.

These are fictional characters, I know that, but they are so REAL! The plot is romance, it is mushy, it sent me to the 'awwwwwww' land and yet, it developed in such a way that was unrushed and oh, so romantic! The erotic scenes (**fanningmyselfsilly**) was a rush I am still blushing. That Jason ~ he is one naughty, naughty MAN!!!! WHEW!!! As for the rest of it? Well, let me just say: FAN YOURSELF SILLY AND LAUGH YOUR HEARTS OUT! Romantic as heck! Funny it sent me to tears. And smiling so goofy, it really hurts!

This book is, once again, a perfect example of Cardeno C's brilliant way of capturing emotions and heat on paper. ...There's so much feeling and warmth in this story. The emotions of both Simon and Mitch are perfectly clear, almost jumping off the pages. I loved it.