Night of the Billionaire Wolf

March 1, 2020

Successful cosmetic businesswoman Lexi Summerfield needs a break from dealing with paparazzi and fortune-hunting werewolves. Unfortunately, her trip to the Redwood National Forest doesn't bring her much-needed peace. Enemies are closing in as she searches for a hidden message that could mean life or death. It's not until she runs into vacationing werewolf bodyguard Ryder Gallagher that her secrets begin to come out. But can a billionaire she-wolf trust the safety Ryder seems to promise? Ryder is instantly attracted to Lexi, but as they team up to find the message, Lexi's safety comes first. He vows to protect Lexi and prove that he's not another fortune hunter. And hopefully, they'll find much more than danger in the woods. Like a chance at love. VERDICT Spear (A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas) delivers a layered suspense story, but too many plot threads detract from a romance that is slow to build and sometimes shaky. Paranormal suspense readers seeking a prevalent romance may wish to look elsewhere.--Michaelene Malan, P.L. of Enid & Garfield Cty., OK

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April 1, 2020
A search for a mysterious message in the forest leads two gray wolf shifters to battle multiple dangers together and eventually find love. Lupus garou Lexi Summerfield is on a mission to find a time-sensitive message her father--who is in the witness protection program for testifying against a crime boss--has hidden in Redwood National Park. While there, she doesn't expect to run into a sexy bodyguard and fellow wolf shifter. Lexi, who built a wildly popular cosmetics company, reluctantly accepts help from the vacationing Ryder Gallagher while rescuing trapped bear cubs during a sudden storm. Ryder is immediately attracted to the confident Lexi and refuses to leave her to face an escalating series of dangers, but Lexi is aloof; she's wary of men who are only after her money and struggling to deal with the recent loss of her mother to a ferry accident as well as her father's going into hiding. Lexi warms up to Ryder at a glacial pace as she shoots a promotional video while evading mobsters sent to find her father, deals with a pesky paparazzo, and fends off a rival trying to wreck her company--all while racing to find the life-changing information her father needs to get to her. The characters are very likable, but their romance develops too slowly and lacks chemistry, weighed down by a convoluted plot.

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