The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

 2 second synopsis:   This book is a two-fer - two stories in one book. 
Story 1:  She's the hard-bitten cop who broke his heart in junior high.  She's earthy with a grating Bronx accent and disproportionally huge breasts.  He's a wealthy lion shifter with a body that maintains its muscle mass through magic.   Can they solve the murder, and even more importantly, can he convince her to fall in love with him?

Story 2:  She's a hard-living wanderer who stole his heart.  She's earthy with a Southern accent and disproportionally huge feet.  He's a wealthy lion shifter with a body that maintains its muscle mass through magic.  Can he convince her to fall in love with him?  (I personally liked how she didn't even try to add a suspense subplot - it was all about the characters getting it on.)

2 second review:  It's called "The Mane Event."  You don't read it to better understand yourself or your place in the world.  But it's both smutty and surprisingly charming, a combination I adore.

Sex scenes: Frequent and fun.  You even see a little naughty role-playing in Story 2, which I never understand why romance novels lack.  (I think I just revealed some personal preferences there.)

Fight scenes:  Frequent and fun.  There's a lot of wrasslin' and tusslin'.  Story 1 has a longer fight sequence and that's because our cop lady is pretty much bad-ass.  (She hangs a hyena!  And evil, murderous hyena who was out to get her - I can't make this shit up.)

Angst level:   Low.  In both stories the boys frantically wonder how to ensure the women stay while the women freak out at the idea of commitment to sexy, ripped, wealthy men who worship them.  Yeah.  The angst is low.

Things that irritate me:  Surprisingly little.  I mean, I expected a book titled "The Main Event" to be supremely irritating.  It also has characters named Sissy Mae and her bff Ronnie Lee.  Ronnie Lee's brothers?  Ricky Lee, Rory Lee, and Reece Lee.  It's like it's daring me to be irritated.  But I just liked it. 

Overall readability:  Fairly high.  The 'southern accent' sometimes makes me feel a little crazy, but that's because I hate colloquial English.  (Unless it's me or my friends, in which case it's a charming innovation.)

Recommended?  Yes, if you're in the mood for froth (and I love froth).