HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF is Book fourteen in Terry Spear's Heart of the Wolf series. Even though this book is part of a series, I believe it can still be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone. Both the hero and heroine are werewolves. There is a little bit of an adversarial relationship between them at first, since there is some bad blood between the MacQuarries and Colleen Playfair's deceased father. However, there is no real nastiness that goes on, and Grant and Colleen end up complementing each other.

At the beginning of HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF, I was worried that the relationship between Grant and Colleen would be too antagonistic. Grant is worried that Colleen will be as troublesome as her late father, thus putting his position as estate manager in jeopardy. It didn't take long for Terry Spear to dispel that notion. Colleen's introduction to Grant and his male family members is hilarious. I like that, almost immediately, Colleen was able to show some gruff and tough highlanders that she is made of sterner stuff and was able to do it in a really non-confrontational way. She proves herself to be smart as well as strong.

One of the things I really like about HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF is that Colleen and Grant's relationship evolves throughout the book. There is wariness at first, particularly on Grant's part, but after getting to know each other, a respect and a liking for each other happens before any physical intimacy. Once they are both on the same page about taking their relationship to the next level, the sexy scenes are pretty hot. I liked that they both realized that they would have to work as a team to run the castle as equals. Once again, author Terry Spear delivers sexy alpha heroes who like strong women and don't act like jerks.

In addition to the romance, I liked the little dash of mystery thrown in. I think it added an extra element and level of excitement to the story. The supporting and recurring characters are great and work well in HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF. They add to story -- both the lighter moments, as well as the fast-paced and more intense moments. The supporting characters never distracted from the main romance.

HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF is full of sexy Scottish werewolf warriors, strong women, romance and a whole lot of excitement. I look forward to reading future stories to see what happens with some of my favorite supporting characters like Grant's brothers. I eagerly await the next installment in this fabulous werewolf series!