Amazon Resale
Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Millions of titles. Learn more
Read now
OR
£3.32

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Sold by Amazon Media EU S.à r.l..
You've subscribed to ! We will pre-order your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships and Subscriptions
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Cardeno C.
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Johnnie (Siphon Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Cardeno C. (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 687 ratings
See all formats and editions
A Premier lion shifter, Hugh Landry dedicates his life to leading the Berk pride with strength and confidence. Hundreds of people depend on Hugh for safety, success, and happiness. And at over a century old, with more power than can be contained in one body, Hugh relies on a Siphon lion shifter to carry his excess force.

When the Siphon endangers himself and therefore the pride, Hugh must pay attention to the man who has been his silent shadow for a decade. What he learns surprises him, but what he feels astounds him even more.

Two lions, each born to serve, rely on one another to survive. After years by each other’s side, they’ll finally realize the depth of their potential, the joy in their passion, and a connection their kind has never known.

Word count: 56,233
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    257 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    11 Mar. 2015
  4. File size
    413 KB
  5. Page Flip
    Enabled
  6. Word Wise
    Enabled
  7. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
Next slide of product details

Product description

About the Author

Cardeno C.—CC to friends—is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few awwws into a reader’s day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno’s stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever-after sunset. Visit Cardeno C.'s site: http://www.cardenoc.com

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UMDSEXU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Romance Authors (11 Mar. 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 413 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 257 pages
  • Customer reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 687 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Cardeno C.

Cardeno C.

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Cardeno C. - CC to friends - is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few "awwws" into a reader's day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno's stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever-after sunset.

Heartwarming Stories. Strong Relationships. Forever Love.

www.cardenoc.com

Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
687 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review
Must read, must love Johnnie.
5 out of 5 stars
Must read, must love Johnnie.
A truly wonderful 'finding love' story that includes a strong hero who is flawed but makes good on his mistakes, and a wonderful sensitive overload hero who forgives. Cardeno C writes so very well that the reader is drawn in from the outset, and I immediately felt strongly about the two main characters. Not as funny as some Cardeno C books, it is as clever and brilliant and emotional as usual. If you like M/M at all, you MUST read this book!One of my favorite bits is where Johnnie describes why he lives too read. Same here Johnnie, same here! Caroline.
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry, we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • T ann
    5.0 out of 5 stars loved this
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I loved this. I'm a fan of cardeno c and this was a great offering. I loved the way at the start Hugh had no clue why his Siphon had acted the way he did when it was as clear as day to the reader. I loved how he slowly understood the problem and got closer to the newly named Johnnie. It's a great story and the subject matter is one not often covered in books - often the MC has a history of abuse but here it shows doing nothing can be as damaging as physical trauma- if you read the book you will soon understand my meaning and its well worth reading.
    2 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • hungryreader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I loved this book. Great story. Again another wonderful book by the author
    Helpful
     Report
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read, must love Johnnie.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2015
    Verified Purchase
    A truly wonderful 'finding love' story that includes a strong hero who is flawed but makes good on his mistakes, and a wonderful sensitive overload hero who forgives. Cardeno C writes so very well that the reader is drawn in from the outset, and I immediately felt strongly about the two main characters. Not as funny as some Cardeno C books, it is as clever and brilliant and emotional as usual. If you like M/M at all, you MUST read this book!
    One of my favorite bits is where Johnnie describes why he lives too read. Same here Johnnie, same here! Caroline.
    Customer image
    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Must read, must love Johnnie.

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2015
    A truly wonderful 'finding love' story that includes a strong hero who is flawed but makes good on his mistakes, and a wonderful sensitive overload hero who forgives. Cardeno C writes so very well that the reader is drawn in from the outset, and I immediately felt strongly about the two main characters. Not as funny as some Cardeno C books, it is as clever and brilliant and emotional as usual. If you like M/M at all, you MUST read this book!
    One of my favorite bits is where Johnnie describes why he lives too read. Same here Johnnie, same here! Caroline.
    Images in this review
    Customer image
    Helpful
     Report
  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars LOVED Johnnie
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2016
    Verified Purchase
    I really, really loved Johnnie (character rather than book) I disliked Hugh as much as I loved Johnnie, not sure what era this was supposed to be set in but the only way I could get my head around it was somehow they were one of the first mated pairs?
    How Hugh treated Johnnie for 10 years was horrendous, to the extent that Johnnie attempted suicide more than once, and almost succeeded. Highly was a selfish, egotistical b*****d, who only changed once his life was in danger. And yes he did change for the better but only in private,

    This writer's Mates series is one of my favourites, I even have them in pb, that's maybe why I struggle with this one, just doesn't do it for me. It was still well written, that's why it has 3*, but each to their own. Just not for me.
    Helpful
     Report
  • Petra Ford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2015
    Verified Purchase
    With so many shifter books out there, and the instantaneous 'knowing' someone is your mate, having a book based on the premise that there are no mates and 'free love' is the way, and having a happy society that functions that way is a refreshing change. And yes these to come together but in a way outside the social norm. The whole pack comes alive and you fall in love. I want more in this world!!
    One person found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • Lisa
    4.0 out of 5 stars A special read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2015
    Darkness into light. Loneliness into love. This is a story that is seeped in sadness as we see the despair that Johnnie feels of being surrounded by people but being always in the shadows and ignored. His fate is linked to that of Hugh's.

    A paranormal story about lion shifters. Hugh is Premier of the Pride. As Premier he holds a huge amount of power and needs a Siphon to help contain it. Johnnie is his Siphon. Without a Siphon, Hugh dies. Johnnie has spent his entire life in the shadows, known as the Siphon but not one single person has taken the time to get to know him. Johnnie takes extra-ordinary steps to end this. It is only then that Hugh actually takes a long, hard look at Johnnie and starts to see him as an individual.

    As they grow closer, their bond grows stronger. Their relationship develops into something so beautiful, sweet and hot that you fall a little deeper for both Hugh and Johnnie as the story unfolds. From sadness to happiness, there are plenty of awww moments that make it a special read.

    ***Reviewed for LBM Book Blog***
    Helpful
     Report
  • Andrea
    5.0 out of 5 stars Siphon
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2020
    Verified Purchase
    Hugh is what was known as a Premier Lion shifter and needs a Siphon to help control his power but poor neglected Johnnie has been invisible to the pack until now
    Helpful
     Report
  • Lucy Reads Romance
    1.0 out of 5 stars This book made me so angry
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I brought it because it was recommended by amazon based on a book I had recently read and loved. Also the other five star reviews looked promising. How wrong could I be. The premise of the book was good, two lion shifters who are at the opposite ends of the hierarchy system learning to love and respect one another despite and perhaps because of their differences.

    Yet what I found completely unforgivable was how Johnnie is treated by his pride and the other hero (the premier or Hugh). At the start of the book he doesn’t even have a name. As the author explained Siphon’s make it possible for the Premiers to live after a certain point. Without them siphoning off the Premier’s excess power they implode upon themselves. They are also extremely rare with only 1 in 500,000 lion shifters being born a siphon. That compares to the 1 in 5,000 Premier lions that are born. Given this I was expecting the Siphon to be treated with respect and care. Perhaps overly protected, slightly naive. I was not prepared for them to be completely neglected, abused and seen as sub-human or sub-shifter.

    The book starts with Johnnie trying to kill himself, which in turn harms the Premier. Rather than the pride being concerned over Johnnie’s attempted suicide it is viewed as selfish because he dared to indirectly harm the Premier. The pride ties him up and leaves him in a room to wait until the Premier is ‘able to deal with him’; he has just tried to take his own life and not one person from his pride asks why. All of this occurs from the Premier's POV and at no time does he show any indication of caring about the Siphon or Johnnie, but instead is irritated at him for threatening the security of the pride.

    Is it surprising that someone whose entire life has revolved around someone so selfish, egotistical and rude that they haven’t even bothered to ask if they have a name, would want to end it? Seriously, Johnnie has been completely ignored for his entire upbringing before being fundamentally sold to the Premier. Yet despite that he manages to be a more decent human being / shifter than Hugh or the Premier.

    The one redeeming feature in this book was Johnnie who was so sweet, caring, smart and sexy. I wish he had been given a HEA with someone who deserved him. Someone who could have saved him from Hugh.
    6 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report

Top reviews from other countries

  • Amazonshopper
    5.0 out of 5 stars MM shifter romance
    Reviewed in Canada on 25 April 2021
    Verified Purchase
    This is one of my favourite books! I really wish the author would continue this series!
    Report
  • Island Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars objectivity is the key
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 March 2015
    Verified Purchase
    This is a very interesting and entertaining book about two people born into a certain position in society who act the way they are expected to act until something propels them to change. Hugh was born a Premier Lion and Johnnie was born a Siphon Lion and those roles have very delineated aspects to them. I never hated Hugh for him treatment of Johnnie because he just went along with how things have always been. I didn't hate Johnnie's pride for treating him the way they did because if they hadn't, I suspect his fate would'v been much worse given that he came from a weak, dying, sick and hungry pride that couldn't have protected him if word had gotten out that he existed. To me, both characters were a victim of the place in society they were born. Hugh was selfish because he's a premier lion and was courted and coveted by multiple prides, so his sense of self-worth and ego were inflated. Johnnie was selfless because that's what a Siphon is supposed to be; thier only purpose is to hold a premier's power. Now, as neglected and insignificant as Johnnie was viewed, he was the one with all the power in the relationship and Hugh finally realises this when Johnnie sets aside his selflessness and does something for himself. Granted, it was to attempt suicide, but it was the catalyst that took Hugh down some notches for him to see that it's not all about him and that he needs to give the correct consideration to the person keeping him alive. When these two finally step outside of the role that society has given them is when the story takes off and becomes truly a great read. If you choose to read this story, and I highly recommend you do, you have to take the world as the author gives it to you and don't interject your own beliefs because if you do, you'll hate Hugh intensely and might never truly appreciate his growth.
    Report
  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sooooo Good
    Reviewed in Italy on 16 April 2015
    Verified Purchase
    wow, wow, wow, ,wow, Cardeno is pure love !! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 I'm waiting for the next
    Report
  • Faniie86
    5.0 out of 5 stars perfect
    Reviewed in France on 13 March 2015
    Verified Purchase
    Once again, Cardeno C was able to deliver a Story which totally caught me off guard. The first few pages were a little bit difficult for me to understand but once They got to know each other everything fell into place and the growing relationship between them had me hooked. i simply couldnt put this book down, not even for a minute. I wont spoil the story but all i can say is that if you have liked all this author's books i am 200% sure that You Will YOU not be deceived at all. And I just can't wait for more if this series !!!! I am so greedy 😁😁😁
    Report
  • Leerion
    4.0 out of 5 stars love
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 December 2022
    Verified Purchase
    I’m a sucker for this author, and this book hit the things I need in a shifter book. First shout out to a Black shifter. This is the first book I’ve read with a Black MC shifter. So thank you. This book was about realizing you have everything you only need to open your eyes to see. This was a beautiful beginning story. I think if I was thinking about fated mates started this would be the book that would be book number one. It slowly touched on things that we’ve come to know as fated mates. I could see it going beyond to the beginning of alpha omega mpreg. The writing was great, the smexy was amazing, I just wish there were more books in this world.
    Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report