Hal’s Silence (Arrowtown Book 8)

Determined to do more than hide out in Arrowtown, Lion shifter Hal Lamont decides to head out on a road trip. Armed with his speech app, enough pens and papers to sink a battleship, and a deep desire to find his long lost confidence, he sets out, planning a short stay in Jackson before seeing where the open road will take him. But a random night out in the predominantly human town changes his world in a way he doesn’t imagine – and not necessarily for the better.

Blade Morgan was a shark shifter, but he didn’t see why it should stop him making a success of the casino he had been operating in Jackson. Unfortunately, the local council see things differently. One night, while doing his best to keep patrons happy, he sees the haunted yet amused eyes of a shifter as the man was heading out the door. Blade was compelled to give chase – and got more than he bargained for.

Surprisingly communication was one of the easiest hurdles in Hal’s and Blade’s new mating. But between the local council, a woman hellbent on revenge, and a shooter who missed his target, the start to their new life together wasn’t easy. Keep an eye out for a Jaws-fixated waiter, a Fae who finds Hal’s phone at just the right time, and some grumpiness from Doc among others.

Hal’s Silence is an MM Paranormal Romance story featuring Fated Mates. It was written for mature audiences. Please store your e-content responsibly. This book can be read as a standalone, but you will get more understanding of the secondary characters and more details on how Hal lost his tongue, if you read Liam’s Lament (Book 3) first.

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Guardian_angel54
5.0 out of 5 stars. 
Shark and lion love.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025.
Format: Kindle. Verified Purchase.
I think one of the things that I love most about Lisa Oliver's stories is that she tackles real life scenarios and situations in such an amazing and understanding way. She gives her characters real hurdles to overcome - just like in real life - and she shows that love, communication, family, and tenacity are all that is needed to prevail. Hal has been kind of a background character since Liam's book and I loved that he was given a chance to shine in his own story. The trauma that he went through was deeply profound yet Lisa doesn't let him fall into simply being a "rescued victim" but allows him to bloom into a determined survivor. Blake was a great mate for Hal to have been fated to, because he truly wanted to be supportive, without patronizing, and was also tough enough in his own right, to stand next to the lion shifter that the Fates determined was his. I love the veritable variety of shifters that we get to meet - in this case a Great White Shark - and all the fun idiosyncrasies that each one brings! The entire Arrowtown series is just fantastic and I highly recommend each and every one. 5/5*