Arawl is the youngest son of the alpha and portal guardian for Evarue werewolf tribe. It is a thankless, demanding duty and he despises the impingement on his freedom that other unmated males enjoy. He wants his freedom more than anything, instead he is expected to take a mate and be an upstanding male in the tribe. There is no fun in that. When an opportunity comes for him to escape to the human … human world for a single day of pleasures among humans, he jumps at the chance. He doesn’t expect himself to encounter a female who makes his mating instinct roar to life, nor to wake up in his true form accidentally mated!
Ana hasn’t had an easy life. When she aged out of the foster care system without family ties, it left her with no one except her best friend Jinx. Though she mourns the one thing that’s been missing most of her life, she isn’t going to trust her heart to just anyone…certainly not a fickle male who isn’t interested in settling down. When a sexy stranger she brings home turns out to be an enormous man-wolf she didn’t think she could be any more surprised—until she discovers that, during their wild night of passion, he accidentally mated her to him. Now she must enter a world she never imagined in order to find the one person who might be able to sever the unintended bond between them. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with the people, nor to find herself in the midst of a mystery when females begin to go missing once again from the tribe. It could be the adventure of a lifetime, or the fates may have something more in mind for this stubborn witch.
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this was certainly interesting. I mean at first, I wasn’t a fan of the werewolf, he was a bit of a jerk blaming Ana for the mating when he bit her! I warmed up to him once he got his head out of you know where but before that I was thinking Ana girl you deserve better. But Arawl did get better as the story went on. The ending was a relief because that tribe was not having a good time of life. But I won’t ruin the story so no more on that. Also, I like that things generally considered good or bad in fantasy mean nothing to this author. It is refreshing!
Definitely a keeper! This author just gets better and better with each and every book!
Unlike Ms. Sanders’ previous two novels in this series, this is far creepier and darker than her usual, so I would warn you NOT to read it during the darkest hour of night lest you find yourself still away until the morn because of fear. This book gave me the willies even though I knew it would end favorably. I do appreciate the writer’s ability for realism in this universe’s perimeters (which means that people DO die unfortunately, while others survive with scars to show for it).
We meet Awarl (doesn’t that sound like a sexy, feline growl? *shudder*) in the human’s world in his fae glamor of a very sexy dude who’s there just to get his rocks off. (According to Ms. Sanders’ universe’s rules regarding werewolves, they indulge in their sexual frenzy during the three days of a full moon to have sexual relationships in other places in order to find one’s mate if that’s in their futures. Sounds a lot like the Amish Rumspringa where Amish youth may take a “time out”, depending on the order (of course) to explore the real world and decide whether or not they have what it takes to be Amish and join the Church Body, but the werewolves’ version with without the religious attachments.) It’s just the way things are in this universe. But in Awarl’s case, he accidentally bonds with Ana, a wayward witch working at a bar with an otherworldly friend by the name of Jinx (who’s a witch unto himself, too). In the attempt to rid himself of such an attachment, he realizes that this female was meant to be his mate on a cosmic level.
Unlike “the day in the life of” style of story that Ms. Sanders writes, this is a true fantasy whodunit mystery that happens on the way to find a wizard to break this fated mate bond. THAT’S where the darkness comes in.
Female werewolves are disappearing once again, and it appears that no is safe no matter what is done. Could the guilty party be one of the alphas? Or more? Not a very happy prospect. So Awarl and a few of the betas of his tribe leave to find out who’s responsible and to do something about it. However, everyone isn’t what they seem to be nor their environment either.
Definitely worth buying as well as her two previous books. I hope I don’t have to wait this long for another installment, you hear me??? I love this series as it is definitely writing outside the box!
Fated mates – yes!
The mating may have been accidental, but it couldn’t have turned out any better, in my opinion. I especially enjoyed this story. The author’s take on werewolves is refreshingly different, although I’m not too sure how they can speak clearly with a mouth shaped like that.
Ana and Jinx, best friends from their rather ‘rough’ childhood days, are warm, loving friends who look out for each other.
Arawl never wanted responsibilities in the pack ruled (poorly) by his brothers, but when the pack is endangered, he sets out to right some wrongs. I love his strength, his growing devotion to Ana, the way he’s willing to work with her – she’s nobody’s doormat! So much fun watching their relationship develop.
Their adventure is fraught with peril and bonds are forged that will never be broken. Great reading!