He’s the original junkyard dog and she’s got him by the scruff.Joshua Tree National Park Ranger Charlotte arrives on the scene of a car accident caused by a large dog tearing across the road. The third sighting of the animal in as many weeks, Charlotte’s interest is piqued. Armed with a bowl of dog food and a bucket of patience, she sets out to find the beast.With the grille marks of a sedan … grille marks of a sedan imprinted on his broken ribs, Alex returns to the scene of the accident, scouring for prints he’d left behind when he encounters Charlotte on the trail. The attraction is undeniable, but Alex is on a mission from Hades and can’t afford the distraction.
While Charlotte continues to gain the trust of the wild dog roaming the park, Alex is caught between the woman he’s falling for and the job he was sent to do. With bodies and secrets piling at his feet, Alex is pushed to choose between the hellhound he is and the man he wants to be.
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When there’s third sighting of a large dog in the Joshua Tree National Park, Park Ranger Charlotte interest is piqued and she sets out to find the beast. Alex returns to scene of the accident, scouring for prints he left behind when encounters Charlotte and the attraction is undeniable but he’s on a mission from Hades and can’t afford the distraction.
This ‘Hellhounds’ novel is a thrilling read that is has an original story line and a star-crossed romance. The characters are strong, bold and easily captivate readers from the very beginning and the chemistry between Charlotte and Alex sizzles with lots of heat but the relationship has a bit of an obstacle. Alex is has a secret and his time is limited. But the attraction is undeniable and that doesn’t stop Alex and Charlotte from engaging in a bit of ‘friends with benefits’ passion which is quite hot. This story is about a powerful love worth breaking the rules for.
The author has created a fascinating and unique spin on a bit of Greek Mythology regarding Cerberus and the Underworld and surprising elements that adds flair and intrigue to the story. The plot is fast paced with lots of suspense and excitement building throughout the story with bodies and secrets piling up. Unexpected twists and surprises keeps readers on their toes and glued to the pages of this fascinating read.
This is the first book I have read by this author and I am hoping that it is the first of many in fact I hope this is a series and we get the other brothers stories
Alex is a hellhound one of Cerberus’s hounds/heads and he and his brothers have been sent from hell to clean up the mess that has happened. he is running in his hellhound form when he is hit by a car the isn’t the first sighting of this large dog. Charlotte a lo#cal park ranger comes out to the scene of the accident and tries to track the dog to see if it is hurt By this stage Alex is in his human form along with his broken ribs, he sees Charlotte and is instantly attracted. As she tries to tempt the wild dog with food and water she has no idea that the man that is also attracting her attention is one and the same Meanwhile Alex is battling between doing the job that he has been sent to do and falling for the won that is calling to his heart. Do theset wo have a future together or will he return to hell
Junkyard Dog by Katja Desjarlais
Hellhounds #1
In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often called the “hound of Hades”, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. What does this have to do with the book Junkyard Dog? Quite a bit actually although you don’t really realize this until a bit into the book.
A dog is hit by a car…a BIG dog is hit and runs away. Shortly thereafter we realize that the dog is actually Alex and Alex is not ordinary shifter. Nope, he is sent by Hades from the Underworld to hunt down specific targets. He has two brothers that assist in the hunts and they make trips between earth and the underworld whenever their talents are needed.
The three brothers are interesting. Orion-Ryan is the older brother to Alexandros-Alex and his twin brother Borealis-Bo. The brothers are quite different from one another with some preferring the Underworld to being above ground.
We meet Hades and his wife Persephone and learn more about their relation to the brothers and their duties in the Underworld. We learn a lot about the brothers and the most about Alex. There is potential for more books in the series since there are two brothers unattached still. I am NOT sure if there are more hellhounds than the three, though.
Alex meets Charlotte, a chuck ranger, when she is out looking for the injured dog that was hit in the first part of the book. She does meet him in the bar where he works as a bartender but also in his canine form. Their relationship is…interesting…and was fun to watch develop. Max, Charlotte’s work partner, is also interesting and wouldn’t it be a hoot if he ended up with someone from the Underworld 😉
Anyway…this book has a bit of Greek Mythology, a romance, some hunting of a very bad guy and was a fun read all in all. One thing I found interesting is that the hellhounds do not immediately heal as many shapeshifters do in this type of book.
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more books in this series? Probably
Thank you to NetGalley and Tule Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
I enjoyed Junkyard Dog, it was well written and imaginative and though it did take a while to warm up when it did take off I was very much invested in the unfolding story.
It wasn’t quite a full sweep and there were somethings that did irritate me slightly which I will expand on later but there were still more positives here than negatives.
So what we have is predominantly a paranormal romance and the story itself centres on Charlotte a park ranger and Alex the hottie bartender at her local.
There is much more to Alex than what first appearances suggest he is on a job topside for his bosses who are none other than Hades and Persephone themselves, tracking for them a killer with a cursed bloodline.
Alex along with his brothers are Cerberus literally the guard dog to hell itself.
So character-wise I did like both Charlotte and Alex and I also especially loved the dynamic she shared with her partner.
Alex pre-charlotte is a bit of a player and usually has a no strings attached policy but finding himself drawn to Charlotte and the feeling being mutual the two embark on friends with limited benefits scenario, but with a killer on the loose and the bodies in the park mounting there, time-frame is severely limited.
So this was really hot when it got going and I liked the fact that charlotte herself took a lot of the lead here, loved she was a strong woman who knew exactly what her weaknesses were and also what she wanted.
So about those earlier irritants, Alex’s unthinking hurtful behaviour towards Charlotte when his brother arrived on the scene and his total inability to tell his Jackass brother to back off made me slowly seeth.
I also didn’t like how Charlotte struggled to accept Alex for what he was I actually expected more from her to be honest, other than that this was all grand.
I did enjoy the second half of this much more than the first and though this was such an intriguing concept.
This was the first book in the series and I imagine we will get to experience the other brother’s individual stories going forward so at least two more then.
A thumbs up from me.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Junkyard Dog.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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