mata0eve
I do though enjoy reading your books. You ARE actually one of the few authors I do enjoy reading. I have approximately 10+reading apps on my phone and you are 1 of the top 3 or 4 authors I actually search to see if there are books I may have missed while I wait for updates. I appreciate the way you also have a way of being descriptive and give your readers an image of a scene without detailing a fashion show. I have read sooooo many books where I have skipped paragraphs where authors have given details of what a character was wearing down to the details of the chuck taylors they were wearing. It gets annoying, and obvious filler. So, it's greatly appreciated how you don't patronize your readers like that, and actually give us chapters with relevant information and details, that are entertaining.
second to last line in extract. "surprising his growl" should be "suppressing his growl" as on holding back his growl. only mentioning it because you asked in #1 of your Authors notes. usually I just correct grammar mistakes or wrong wordings in books I read (not just yours, yours is light compared to quite a few I've read) in my head. Anyway, there's 1 for you, for future reference.