Bella is a red werewolf who has been running from the cruel
alpha who wants to claim her as his mate. She enjoys the
freedom that comes as a lone wolf, but she does wish for a
mate. In her area, there have been several redheads
murdered. The women have bite marks, and the police
suspect a vicious dog. But Bella knows that a man created
those marks, a man who turns into a wolf, and she intends
to hunt him down. The killer's actions threaten the
livelihood of the lupus garou, werewolf. However, the last
thing Bella expected was to be caught in her red wolf form
and taken into the custody of the local zoo. When she
hears that a man named Volan has been asking about her, she
knows she has to escape. She will not go back to him. How
can she track a killer from inside a cage? What will
happen when she reverts back to her human form?
Devlyn has been sent to return Bella to the gray lupus
garou pack that helped to raise her, and more importantly
to bring Volan his mate. He never thought that he would be
rescuing her from a zoo. The truth is that he has always
wanted Bella for his own, but she always seems to push him
away. When she convinces him to help her trap the red
lupus garou that is killing the women, he becomes even more
territorial. Now he has to protect her from the red alpha
who wants her as mate. Will she ever let him prove that he
can defeat Volan, and be the mate she deserves to have?
Will they live long enough to have any kind of future
together?
Terry Spear has written a wonderful story. She captures
the essence of the wolf and combines it with what it means
to be human to create the lupus garou, a sexy and
mysterious group of werewolves. She not only has a sexy
alpha male, but also a sexy alpha female who is not afraid
to go after what she wants. The cast of secondary
characters adds quite a bit to the charm of the tale. The
action is fast paced, and the search for the killer keeps
you on the edge of your seat. Ms. Spear is a gifted author
who brings a unique perspective to the paranormal genre.
HEART OF THE WOLF is an enchanting romance, and I certainly
hope to read more lupus garou stories in the future.
While searching for clues of a lupus garou who is killing
women in the rainy Portland suburbs, Bella Wilder becomes
the hunted. She had run away from the gray pack who had
taken her in when she was she young. And she will do so
again before the brutish pack leader can have her.
Devlyn Greystoke has a mission—return Bella to the gray
pack for safekeeping before she exposes their kind and
gets herself killed. But little red wolves are in short
supply and high demand and Bella’s determined to be the
bait to flush out the killer. Keeping her out of danger
is only half the trouble Devlyn encounters as his
compulsion to make her his mate grows and she fights
being
his, fearful the pack leader will kill him.
Volan Smith, the gray alpha leader, claimed Bella when
she
was young. Now that he has located her, he wants Bella
back. And he will stop at nothing to have her.