"Five fantastic short paranormals by bestselling authors."
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted February 15, 2015
Romance Paranormal | Romance Anthology
UNDER A WOLF MOON brings us five brand new paranormal
romances by bestselling authors. All five books in this
anthology are varied even with the same theme of wolves
and
are steaming hot. I think there is something for everyone
in this well written group of short stories.
"Wolf Next Door" by Heather Long takes us back to Willow
Bend and into the life of another Buckley brother. Tyler
Buckley had known Claire Webster was his mate since they
were five years old, but they butted heads and then she
chose to leave the pack. Now she's back. Claire is
relieved
and terrified that she was allowed to return to her home
on
probationary terms under the new Alpha, but it is Tyler
that she dreads seeing again and who's the first person
she
does see ... Tyler.
Wolf Next Door is simply great ... it takes us back to
Willow
Bend to catch up on the goings on with the pack that is
slowly being put back together. I loved how the family
immediately tries to keep Tyler and Claire separated. I
also liked the way Ms. Long kept allowing secrets and
truths to come out as the pages turned. Fantastic
storyline
of love maturing into what it should be. Wish it were a
little longer ... well a lot longer ... I love this
series.
"Princess of the Pack" by Saranna DeWylde finds Marchessa
de la Luna doing her duty to the pack by going along with
the marriage plans of her father to aging alpha Antony
Rommulus but a passion for the man Cassius sent to escort
her throws the beauty into turmoil. Duty or desire
...which
will it be or can it be both.
I found this held a number of interesting twists. It flows
well but I have to admit I found myself a little confused
a
few times. A very good different type of storyline.
"Eternal" by Rebecca Royce takes us to the front lines of
The Dragon Wars. Dougal Owens has been there for 16 years
and the last thing he expects to find is his werewolf
mate.
She might be flawed, everyone knows that so she isn't fit
to mate, but she can help end this war or die trying.
Fantastic storyline with very good, likeable characters.
Love a happy ending though the characters really had to
work for this one.
"Hell's Playground" by Cara Carnes brings us Mira a former
runner for the Alliance and a two year prisoner of war
held
at a secret facility. On her escape she makes a promise
but
to keep it she must hook up with Adrik, the alpha she had
thought to mate with. Adrik tore Hell's Highway apart
trying to find her but now he has a civil war threatening
and a pack to put back together. How could he find a
facility that no one believes exists?
This one has an apocalyptic feel. Solid characters, but I
found the storyline a little baffling and had to back
track
a couple of times. Still good characters and action.
"Odd Wolf" by Virginia Nelson takes a rogue wolf and alpha
and throws them together in a way they could not foresee.
Lynwood is only traveling through, with certainly no plans
on finding a mate. Alpha Dara is use to taking control so
when a rogue shows up in her territory she wants to lay
down the law. She certainly doesn't expect for the call of
the mate to have her wanting him to stick around forever.
Odd Wolf is a clever twist to the alpha mating storyline.
In this case she is the alpha of her pack with him a
submissive rogue wolf passing through. There are a number
of funny moments especially when Lynwood insists on
calling
her "Alpha Sweetheart." Cute twist of what readers expect
of their Alpha wolf books.
SUMMARY
Five brand new, hot paranormal romance stories from
bestselling authors. Alpha heroes and heroines with dark
pasts and the need to discover their own happy ever after
will draw you in and make you turn to the next page. Warning: Contains alpha heroes and heroines, scorching
passion, tough love, family ties, and pack dynamics which
bind them together. Sometimes a wolf’s greatest challenge
is
finding their way home… TITLES INCLUDE: Wolf Next Door by Heather Long When Claire Webster was five years old Tyler Buckley, the
wolf next door, told her he was her mate and then ordered
her not to play with one of her friends. Butting heads
throughout their childhood, her choice to leave Willow
Bend
tore them apart. Eight years later, she sends a request to
the new Alpha—she wants to come home, and when he grants
it,
she’s both relieved and terrified. The first person she
runs
into is the last one who ever wants to see her again. Princess of the Pack by Saranna DeWylde Marchessa de la Luna’s duty is to the marriage arranged to
the enigmatic and powerful, but aging Alpha Antony
Rommulus.
Her passion is for the rogue Cassius who can give her
nothing except pleasure. Marchessa must choose if it will
be
duty or desire that will decide her fate and that of her
pack. Eternal by Rebecca Royce Dougal Owens has served on the front line of The Dragon
Wars
for sixteen years. The last thing this Alpha werewolf
expects is his mate to drop in with a plan to end the war.
Together, they will battle to save the Wolves or die
trying. Hell’s Playground by Cara Carnes The Quadrant Alpha once thought Mira’s death was the worst
thing that could have happened. Learning she lives, and
worse, survived torture and purgatory gives Adrik a chance
to save Redemption and his mate. Odd Wolf by Virginia Nelson Dara is Alpha and used to taking control of the situation
when it goes swirly. A rogue on her turf means a fight,
and
she’s ready to take him on. A woman with no plans to be
tamed and a rogue wolf with no plans to stick around
shouldn’t have more than a brief meeting to establish
boundaries and be done. However, when Dara meets Lynwood,
the call to mate might drown out logic altogether.
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