Wolf's Mate

March 5, 2018
Kyle’s enjoyable first Shifter Rogues paranormal starts fast and never slows down. Wolf shape-shifter Declan Reed may not be the alpha of his Shifter Operations Command (SHOC) black ops team, but he doesn’t hesitate to take the lead when accountant Abby Carter, a cougar the team’s been monitoring, gets cornered by the secret organization determined to eradicate shifters. His instincts tell him that Abby is vital to their understanding of their rival’s plans; more importantly, his attraction and connection to Abby drive him to protect her at all costs. Orphaned as a child, Abby relished her solitary life, particularly after being fostered in Alaska with seal shifters who literally left her to sink or swim. But being on the run with Declan and joining his team make her realize that pack life may be what she’s been missing. Despite an emphasis on action, Kyle doesn’t sacrifice solid character development, including among other members of SHOC, and the sexual tension between Abby and Declan builds to a satisfying climax. Readers of paranormal romance will look forward to future installments. Agent: Holly Root, Root Literary.

April 15, 2018

CPA and cougar-shifter Abby Carter is furious and terrified when she discovers that the company she's auditing has been secretly sending money to Unified Humanity, a ruthless antishifter organization. She downloads the evidence and prepares to bolt. But when the company head and his goon squad come striding through her door, she knows it's too late--until a black-clad stranger comes to the rescue, leaving Abby to grab her tablet and run. Declan Reed, wolf-shifter and member of Shifter Operations Command Team One, has Abby in his sights, and with his group of lethal renegade shifters determined to track her down, he can only do so much to keep her safe. Prickly interactions among the shifter team and between Abby and Delan keep things on edge in this thriller that also explores the duality conflicts that shifters face as their inner predators clash with their outward human natures. VERDICT Nonstop action, lots of explicit sex, and smart banter add snap to this rough-and-tumble adventure that nicely launches this series. Kyle (Having Her Enemy's Secret Shifter Baby) lives in central Florida.

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