A runaway dragon princess who wants to experience life outside of castle walls + an ex-gangster werewolf bodyguard with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas + uptown parties, downtown nightclubs, and deadly assassins = one action-packed good girl/bad boy romance! Dragon princess Raluca, desperate to escape her pampered but suffocating life, renounced her title and fled her country. Now the … country. Now the sheltered princess wants to experience life as a free woman, from underground music clubs to neighborhood diners. Even highways and hamburgers are new and exciting to her. There’s just one problem: someone’s trying to kill her.
Werewolf bodyguard Nick Mackenzie thought he’d put his past behind him when he left his position as the alpha of a criminal werewolf gang, and joined the team of misfit shifters at Protection, Inc., an all-shifter private security agency. But if there’s one thing he still can’t stand, it’s rich people who don’t know the streets from a hole in the ground. And if there’s one place he’ll never fit in, it’s high society. But when Nick is assigned to protect Raluca from mysterious assassins — and show her how the other half lives while he’s at it — the uptown girl and downtown guy are shocked to discover that they not only have explosive chemistry together, they’re destined mates!
When a dragon princess must be guarded by a werewolf ex-gangster, both are dragged way out of their comfort zones. Can Raluca learn to get down-and-dirty? Can Nick make it through a single sentence without dropping an f-bomb? And can two mates who couldn’t be more different find a way to make it work before the pasts they tried to bury come to very deadly life?
Warrior Wolf is a sizzling hot, standalone, full-length novel. No cliffhangers!
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My Thoughts – 5 out of 5 Unicorns – I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review based on what intrigues me!!
This is the 4th book in the Protection, Inc series. It is for adults only due to the steamy content and foul language.
Okay when I first started this book, I was sad because I didn’t like it. Both Nick and Raluca just annoyed me. I think they are meant to because they are just not in sync and complete opposites. They both purposely are mean to each other. I guess I have come to love the warm happy feeling I get when reading Zoe’s book that this one rubbed me the wrong way, BUT it turns around SO DON’T GIVE UP READING! I couldn’t put it down once it turned around and it made up for all of it. If you aren’t big on the f word, then you might have problems with the book. They bring it together, and I was screaming in parts of it because it was intense. Definitely action packed and awesome!
I highly recommend to all the shifter lovers who love this series, Zoe, and shifters in general who don’t mind a rocky start while the main characters get their stuff together!
ANOTHER FABULOUS ADDITION TO THE SERIES !!!
Title: Warrior Wolf
Series: Protection, Inc
Designation: Book Four of Series, Full-length Standalone Novel, NO Cliffhanger
Author: Zoe Chant
Reading Platform: Kindle Edition (Kindle Unlimited)
My Rating: FIVE DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINING STARS*****
Wow! Another awesome read from Zoe Chant! I became totally infatuated with Chant’s work last year after reading Bodyguard Bear, the first book in her Protection Inc Series and immediately became a fan! I fell head over heels for the concept of this series as well as the large cast of intriguing characters. All of the books are standalone stories featuring a different member of Protection Inc unexpectedly finding their true mate but having to face perilous danger to find their happy-ever-after. All the characters introduced as the employees of Protection Inc along with their respective mates generally make a return appearance in each subsequent release which I believe serves to immerse the reader more fully into the captivating world Chant has created. The characters become our friends and family, and without a doubt, it’s one of the things I love most about this series. Chant has continued the thrilling fast-paced adventure with Warrior Wolf, the fourth release of the Protector Inc Series, and she totally knocked this one out of the park! Although each release features a different member of the Protector Inc team and can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading all the books, or at least the first release, Bodyguard Bear, since it introduces the large cast of the Protector Inc security team and also sets up the premise for the entire series. I’m sure it’s one decision you’ll never regret, and if you enjoy this series half as much as I do, you’ll be a fan for life! The story is exciting, thrilling, fast-paced, suspenseful, sweet, heartwarming, romantic, seductive and sexy. The narrative is beautifully written in the third person with clearly defined his and her perspectives. My favorite! The dialogue is smart, snappy, entertaining, well executed and flows effortlessly. I’m always impressed with the presentation of Chant’s books. They are extremely well-crafted and edited, the formatting is excellent, the covers are stunning and the storylines are always unique as well as original. Chant excels at world building but it’s her characters that take center stage in this series. I was immediately smitten with the two protagonists of this story, handsome wolf shifter and former criminal gang member Nick MacKenzie and beautiful dragon shifter Raluca, Crown Princess of Viorel, or I should say former Crown Princess. I was intrigued by Nick’s character and his background which was totally different than anything we’ve seen in this series so far. Nick was a trash-talking bad boy with a confident swagger and a chip the size of Alaska on his shoulder, reminding me so much of James Dean in the movie, Rebel Without A Cause, including the black leather jacket. lol… Thankfully, our rebel Nick found his cause as well as his heart. Sigh…so dreamy. I knew his story would be remarkable and it truly was! And if you think the name Raluca sounds a little familiar, it should. She was introduced in the second book of the series as Lucas’ fiancee. Lucas was a dragon shifter also working as a bodyguard for Protection Inc but was actually the Crown Prince of Brandusa until he renounced his throne in order to be with his true mate (which, as it turns out, was not Raluca) and returned to his job as a bodyguard at Protection Inc in the United States. Lucas and Raluca’s engagement was the result of a prearranged marriage negotiation to form a beneficial trade alliance between the Brandusa and Viorel nations. If you’d like to know more about Lucas and his true mate Journey, Chant gave us their story in Defender Dragon, Book Two (which was also fabulous, by the way). Fortunately, the serendipitous meeting of Lucas and Journey at Raluca and Lucas’ engagement ceremony (talk about bad timing), gave Raluca the courage to finally break free from her controlling Uncle Constantine to pursue her freedom and, hopefully, her happiness as well. All the characters are captivating, intriguing, engaging and endearing, but see what I mean about Chant’s skillful world building and character development? The heroes are all handsome, courageous, charismatic alpha males with kind hearts carefully concealed under their strong, gruff exteriors and the heroines are beautiful, intelligent, brave women who possess remarkable strength, courage, loyalty, selflessness, and kindness. No wilting violets among these women! I love it! Chant skillfully combines these elements to craft a delightfully entertaining paranormal tale filled to the brim with heart-pounding danger, spellbinding drama, heart-stopping adventure, spine-tingling suspense, heartbreaking angst and sweet seductive romance. And folks, this book is a full-length novel coming in at 234 pages, the longest book of the series to date! Woo-Hoo! Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! Was there anything I didn’t like about this book? Not a darn thing! Would I recommend it? You bet and I am but only for adult readers since there are some steamy dream love scenes. Will I read this author again? Absolutely! Just as soon as she publishes the next book in the series! And finally was I entertained? Oh my goodness, YES! Totally Entertained! I was immediately drawn into this story on the first page and held completely spellbound until the very last line. I’m a huge Zoe Chant fan and love everything she writes, but she surpassed my wildest expectations with the vividly depicted scene descriptions and character development in this book. Personally, I think this may be her best work to date. Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!
Raluca, Crown Princess of Viorel, was finally free of the suffocating hold of her Uncle Constantine. He had tried to force her into a loveless marriage with Lucas, the former Crown Prince of Brandusa to secure an alliance between their two nations thereby ensuring a profitable trade treaty which would serve to line his own pockets. He’d even tried to murder Journey Jacobson, Lucas’ true mate. Fortunately, he’d failed and was now imprisoned in the dungeon of Brandusa. Raluca had immediately renounced her title as Crown Princess of Viorel and fled with only the clothes on her back and, of course, her hoard. She’d sold the diamond her uncle had given her in order to have money to live on, which she really needed because she was now running for her life. Apparently, someone wanted her dead and had sent an assassin to kill her. She had lived her entire life repressed by the will of her Uncle Constantine with him controlling her every action. She was finally free to do what she wanted, but sadly, it only took her only a week to realize she had no earthly idea where to go or what to do with her life. She was completely alone with no one to whom she could turn for help. And she definitely needed help trying to discover who was trying to kill her. Obviously, since the assassin had known she was a dragon shifter, it had to be someone in the line of succession to the throne of Viorel who wanted her dead to ensure she could not change her mind and try to reclaim the throne, and that was a very long list. She may not have any idea what she wanted to do with her life but she definitely knew she wanted one…she very much wanted the opportunity to live a full life and hoped to one day find happiness as Lucas had with his mate. Raluca was a princess and had no idea how to fight or defend herself. Yes, she needed help…maybe even a bodyguard. And fortunately for her, she’s already acquainted with one. She and Lucas may no longer be engaged but she’d like to think they were at least still friends. Hopefully, he would help her…or maybe one of the other bodyguards from Protection Inc. It would be a simple matter to look up the address on the internet and fly to America. Unfortunately, her plan hit a bit of a snag when she arrived at the offices of Protection Inc in Santa Martina to discover Lucas was out of the country on assignment. Hal Brennan, the owner of Protection Inc, assured her he had a full staff of well-trained shifter operatives who were more than capable of protecting her; all she has to do is pick one from the photographs. And wouldn’t you just know, her dragon immediately struck a fancy to the handsome trash-talking bad boy wolf shifter Nick MacKenzie. MINE! Talk about polar opposites! The very refined and proper former princess and the swaggering bad boy who dropped the f-bomb at least once in every sentence. Oh my! We all know the heart wants what the heart wants and fate can never be denied, but will Nick and Raluca be able to outsmart both their enemies and live to find their happy ending (that is if they don’t kill each other first)? lol… We’ll see! Buckle up and get ready for some explosive fireworks, folks! It’s a wild ride with these two characters!