Werewolf Eveny Moore is coming into her first heat at the age of twenty-five. Bucking tradition, she chooses to go through her first heat alone instead of choosing an unmated male from her pack. There is only one male that she wants in her bed and her life: her best friend, Luke Elrich. But Luke is human and doesn’t understand the consequences of her heat-cycle, so she hides out in a safehouse, … safehouse, planning to ride out the cycle alone and then ask Luke to be her mate.
Luke has loved Eveny forever, but something is going on between them. He’s afraid he’s losing her forever, until she promises to talk to him after her heat-cycle is over. He overhears her brother, the pack alpha, ask another wolf to go to Eveny and take her through the heat-cycle. What her brother doesn’t know is that the male plans to invite some of his friends along. And Eveny is alone in a remote cabin, unprotected. Luke will do anything to keep her safe, even if it means going up against four wolves.
This story contains a meddling brother, a human fighting a pack of male wolves for the only woman he’s ever loved, a female who thought she had a good plan, and bone-melting, skin-tingling hot sex between a male and a female who have loved each other forever.
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Excellent new series. Both Luke and Eveny are strong characters. The storyline is well done, with lots of tense moments and action. The side characters were mostly vague antagonist that added to the drama without taking over. I liked that the H/h had spent years knowing and harboring their love for one another. When a deadline arises on their relationship, they both willingly give up all to be together. Next book please Ms. Butler!
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This is a short and sweet human/werewolf, friends to lovers romance. The concept of the humans being aware of the supernatural is one seldom used, but I thought it was well done here. The story sets the scene for a series that will take place in this little ‘mixed’ (werewolves and humans) town of Wilde Creek.
Luke is the human in this relationship and has been in love with his best friend for a long while, just hasn’t said anything. Same goes for Eveny, the local pack alpha’s sister, but for her, it’s for a better reason: mixed matings aren’t allowed (as in they’re exiled if they happen). This series uses the concept of mating heat and it’s a big focal point of the story as it’s what spurs the events and the couple’s eventual confessions.
Though it was a short read, it felt complete and I liked the characters thoroughly. They did get their happy ending, so don’t fear. There was a good dose of romance, some steamy times, a loving father figure, a bit of sibling tension, some action, and a good ending with lessons learned.
The writer R.E. Butler is totally new to me but I discovered her books when they were on sale. I enjoy reading shapeshifters stories so I decided to give this book (the first of the series) a try and I’m happy that I did because I enjoyed this story very much. It’s novella long so It was just perfect to read in a few hours.
The story is about Eveny and Luke, they have been best friends since childhood. But for the last few years their feelings have grown into something more but neither of them are ready to confess that to the other yet. Especially Eveny has been holding back of her feelings for Luke but then she has a special reason for it. Because you see, Evenly is a wolf shifter and Luke is human and in the wolf shifter world the rules are strict. If you mate with a human you get banned for life. So mating with Luke will have great consequences not only for Evenly but also for Luke. But time is running out for Evenly because her heat is coming up and that could force the decision on her one way or another. What will Evenly and Luke do? Choose each other or their family?
I enjoyed this story, the storyline was well written and it had a few sexy and steamy sex scenes in it.
The main characters were both wonderful. Luke may not be a wolf but he certainly showed everyone that he could keep Eveny safe even against 4 wolves! I liked Luke very much. Eveny was also a great character, she was kind and friendly but she still stood up for herself and for Luke. She was strong in a quiet way. You could really feel the love between Luke and Eveny. The story was told in both POV’s.
‘Mate of her heart’ is a story about love, friendship, loyalty and choosing your own destiny. It’s a light and quick read.