Savage Security: A Dire Wolves Mission (The Devil’s Dires, #6)

Strongly recommend reading this whole series.

BRACE YOURSELF & HANG ON, CAUSE THIS ONE’S A DOOZY!!!
Title: Savage Security – A Dire Wolves Mission
Series: The Devil’s Dires
Author: Ellis Leigh
Designation: Book 6 of Series, Full-Length, Standalone, No Cliffhanger
Oh my! We have a riveting new mission and another swoony new hero! Ellis Leigh totally rocked my world – AGAIN with the sixth riveting release in The Devil’s Dires, and folks, Leigh kicked up the heat to a fiery blaze in Savage Security! Somebody call 911 because geek boy Deus was hot, hot, hot! OMG, who knew our boy Deus had such a dirty, sweet-talking mouth, but more about that later! lol… I’ve been a diehard fan since Leigh began her writing career almost five years ago and her passionate, all-consuming prose still takes my breath away. For anyone familiar with Leigh’s work, you may be asking yourself: Why does The Devil’s Dires sound familiar? Well, there’s actually a very good reason. The Dire Wolves were first introduced as secondary characters in Leigh’s Feral Breed Motorcycle Club Series, so we’ve known of the existence of this small select group of wolf shifters for quite some time; we just didn’t know a whole lot about them other than they acted as the Cleaners for the Blasius ‘Blaze’ Zenne, president of the NALB (North American Lycan Brotherhood). While the Feral Breed MC members act as the enforcers or police for the NALB, the Cleaners are an elite strategic group created by Blaze as a cover for the seven-member pack of Dire Wolves, a dangerous breed long thought to be extinct. And folks, these wolf shifters are tougher than tough, badder than bad, meaner than mean, and better than the best. They live hard and fight harder. But after a lonely millennia of existence, none of these wolf shifters have ever found their mates – until now.

Series Premise:
The Dires are all handsome, sexy wolf-shifters, but unlike other wolves, the Dire Wolves are a breed among themselves, one shrouded in mystery and now almost extinct with only a small group of seven known to still exist. And all seven of their pack make up an elite team of soldiers, trackers, and hackers who are by far the biggest, baddest, and toughest of any species known to man or wolf. They are better than the best, called upon when the talent and skill of the Feral Breed’s finest fall short to successfully accomplish the mission. The Dire Wolves submit to no one yet choose to work for Blasius ‘Blaze’ Zenne, President of the North American Lycan Brotherhood, the ruling power over all shifters in the country. Their breed owes their loyalty only to each other, but these Dires do hold in high regard one man outside their seven-man pack, and that man is Blasius Zenne. They are loyal to Blaze, not the NALB. They answer only to him when he calls, not because they have to, but because they respect him, choose to bend to his authority and obey his orders. Their duties fall under the purview of Blaze’s Cleaners, a unit used to solve certain problems when unparalleled skill and lethal action are required. As the series progresses, we get to know all seven Dire Wolves with each book featuring primarily one member of the team as he embarks on a perilous mission, made even more complicated when he meets his fated mate, the one woman the universe created just for him. Each of these highly principled wolf shifters must face their destinies while their hearts battle between duty to their new found mates, and duty to their mission, as well as to their breed. One Brotherhood… One mission… One man… One mate… One fate… So buckle up, my lovelies, it’s a wild ride!

As always when talking about books and authors I enjoy, I digress so let’s talk about Savage Security. The story is exciting, imaginative, compelling, fast paced, action packed, suspenseful, sexy, romantic and exceptionally well crafted and edited. The narrative is beautifully written in the third person with clearly discernible perspectives from the two protagonists, geek-boy Dire Wolf Asmodeus aka Deus, and beautiful, feisty cat burglar and Omega she-wolf Zophiel aka Zoe. The dialogue is smart, raw, intense, seductive, well executed and flows effortlessly. I love the premise for this series as well as the extraordinary world Leigh has created, but it’s the magnificent cast of engaging characters who literally explode from the pages, demand my undivided attention, capture my imagination, and completely steal my heart. And once again, Leigh has outdone herself with our two main characters. As somewhat of a tech geek myself, I’ve been fascinated with computer nerd, hacker extraordinaire, and security expert Deus since he was first introduced early in the series and have waited with bated breath for his story. And Leigh didn’t disappoint! Deus made me swoon with his dirty talk and Zoe is my hero, or I should say heroine. She was not only feisty, fiery, sassy, strong, and independent, but also very intelligent. Smart trumps beauty any day, in my humble opinion, although she was beautiful too! Deus and Zoe were perfect together and complemented each other brilliantly. I felt their connection during their first online interaction, which was before they even officially met, and it only got stronger as the story progressed. It’s always hard to pick favorites with any of Leigh’s books, but Savage Security is now tied with Savage Sacrifice as my favorite of the series. (Yeah, yeah, I know I say the same thing every time.) All the storylines in The Devil’s Dires have been engaging, but once again Leigh totally gutted me with Savage Security. Leigh not only tugged at my heartstrings, she ripped my heart right out of my chest. I was immediately drawn into this story by Deus and Zoe and quickly became emotionally invested in the lives of these two remarkable characters. The banter between these two was beyond entertaining. I never knew what would fly out of their mouths, especially Deus with his filthy, sweet-talking words, but Zoe could hold her own, giving as good as she got. She definitely had Deus’ number! There are so many elements that make Leigh’s stories great, and she skillfully combines them all to craft a riveting paranormal tale filled to the brim with danger, drama, action, adventure, suspense, angst, passion, and romance.

Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! I loved the world building and the strong, courageous, larger than life characters Leigh created for this series. I was completely hooked in the first few pages and quickly found myself totally immersed in the lives of the characters. Leigh is a gifted storyteller and skilled wordsmith – a true master of her trade, always giving readers the perfect combination of danger, action, suspense, humor, romance, and sex. And, of course, leaves us gasping for our next breath and begging for more! Would I recommend it? You bet, and I am but only for adult readers since it does contain naughty language and explicit sex scenes. As I said earlier, who knew Deus had such a smutty mouth, but he’s a real charmer and I loved every single word! Will I read this author again? Absolutely! Just as soon as she releases her next book! And finally, was I entertained? Completely!

Long thought to be extinct, Deus and his six Dire Wolf brothers had learned to be invisible by hiding in plain sight. These seven Dire packmates kept their true identities secret by trusting only each other. For millennia, they’d suffered a lonely existence, knowing they were the last of their kind, with no hope for family or happiness. But for some unknown reason, fate had finally decided to intervene in their lives. Five of his Dire brothers had recently found their true mates, and all have been Omegas, a variety of wolf thought to be a long-lost relative of the Dires and she-wolves they’d sworn to protect. Unfortunately, it had turned his five pack brothers into lovesick fools, which truth be told, he wouldn’t mind becoming himself. Twelve hundred years was a long time to exist without a mate by your side, and he’d long ago given up hope of ever finding his. Even after his five brothers had unexpectedly found the other half of their soul, he’d assumed his mate would never appear. He and his Alpha Luc were destined to be the eternal bachelors of their pack and he was prepared to accept the life he had. But you know what they say – never say never. Fate is a fickle mistress indeed, one who occasionally enjoys having a little fun, and what better way than becoming the ultimate gamemaster, orchestrating a battle of wits between two lone wolves who love nothing more than playing games themselves and prefer the comforts of the always busy concrete jungle of New York City over the solitude of the quiet countryside any day. For a year, fate dangled her carrot in front of a careful Deus, but recently the temptation had proved too great. He could no longer resist the pull to the skilled and obviously intelligent online user calling himself Birdfoot. But Deus knew Birdfoot’s secret – Birdfoot was not a him but actually a her, and Deus desperately wanted to meet this elusive female who could hold her own in a male-dominated online world, which came as quite a surprise since he never, ever dated. Little did he know that one short coffee date would change his life forever and result with him on a dangerous mission in Alaska with his little cat burglar – who, as it turned out, was also his mate. Oh dear! A man who thought he would never have a mate… A woman determined to hold on to her independence and never wanted a mate… A vicious enemy from the past hell-bent on revenge… A dangerous date with destiny. One man…one mission…one fate… Things heat up in the wilds of Alaska between these two lonely souls – but can Deus convince Zoe to trust him enough to save her from a dangerous past she’s tried so hard to forget, without revealing that he knows her real name? We’ll see!

Title: Savage Security
Series: Dire Wolves Mission #6
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Ellis Leigh
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
Genre: #DireWolf #WolfShifter
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Omg! Omg! It’s just orgasmic!! My Dire Wolf is back, Fan-Freaking-Tastic I just love Ellis Leigh when she feeds my addiction. The book catches you from the first page, to the end taking you on the ride of your life.

Zoe aka: Birdfoot or Beautiful is a Omgea Wolf Shifter and a Thief for Hire.
She will never trust another wolf shifter a lesson learned from her old pack. Zoe has very expensive taste and lives it to the hilt.
Birdfoot is her online name, she loves
playing the game or is it one of the other plays named Libidine?

Deus Jones aka: Alaska is a Dire Wolf also the I.T. Man and Researcher for centuries, for his Dire Pack he live in the city, but avoids humans spending his time on his computers and he loves playing his games the toys he has invented. How my screens can he watch at once, you got it all of them.
On one he’s checking the dots on the screen so he can keep track of his team. The middle screens shows him three things, #1)Is a chat forum of the dark web. #2) Is the backdoor functionality files of an online game site he’d built. #3) He plays the game itself. His Alpha Luc needs intel on the town Anuktu in Alaska, it’s the Brooks Range region. Alpha Luc needs him so he’s jetting to Alaska.