Cassius Lucera is a DESERT WOLF; the alpha to a pack of
misfits who didn't, couldn't or wouldn't fit in with other
packs. He wants more for them than the constant
fighting. He knows that to change the pack he must have
help so he sends for an omega wolf. Now if he can get her
to the pack lands without assassins stopping her, his plan
just might succeed.
When Sovvan Stark was approached by her alpha with Cassius'
request,
she was reluctant to accept the challenge. She knows she
will be able
to help the pack, but she also knows it could very well
kill her.
I have read all of author Heather Long's Wolves of
Willow
Bend, and I have to say DESERT WOLF is the best yet!
Cassius starts out fighting and ends up fighting. Sovvan a
lovely little wolf is strong and fierce, as an omega she
has had to be. Cassius had been working hard to eliminate
the
threat to her but almost wasn't in time, and she had to
defend herself
in an ambush.
From a past book, I felt there was more to Cassius than
meets the eye; he is strong, tough, violent and without
mercy because he had to be to survive. After a little
while,
especially around Sovvan, the tender side of this wolf
comes
to the front ... though there were hints along the way that
this tough guy has a soft spot. I loved
watching the slow melting of his hardened heart. I also
enjoyed seeing all of the alpha's uniting to
face an even deadlier foe because it gives me hope this
series will continue.
You are going to have to read DESERT WOLF to find out who
and what that threat might be. I know it is trite to say I
couldn't put this book down, but it was true! Every time I
had to do something other than read, my mind was on what
could possibly happen next. Ms. Long has a winner in DESERT
WOLF, and I can't wait for more.
Cassius, Alpha of Sutter Butte, leads the most ruthless and dangerous pack in the United States. A pack comprised of misfits who didn’t fit in their previous packs, cast offs discarded by their packs and forgotten wolves who rose to create a pack more than a century before it utter defiance of the order of the day. Sometimes pitiless and cruel, he wants more for his people than a yearly bloodbath as they fight for a new place, a better spot in the pecking order. To change his pack, means to change himself and he will find rebellion on all sides, not the least of which is his own defiant heart. Sovvan Stark, Omega of Delta Crescent, lives a cherished, beloved life in the center of her pack, a delicate and hard won balance. Though she is not the only Omega, she is the most experienced with the tremors of pack upset when power shifts from Alpha to Alpha. When her Alpha approaches her about Sutter Butte’s request, Sovvan considers the matter for several long months. While she might hold within her the key to helping the Sutter Butte Alpha, the undertaking could very well kill her. Accompanied by a single Hound, Sovvan begins a journey to help Cassius rebuild the foundation of his pack, but first she will have to transform him…