Gray Everson is sure she’s found the perfect quiet place to work on her paintings, until hunters start shooting up the forest around the cabin she rented and she finds a wounded wolf. But the animal she hides from the hunters is no regular wolf–he’s something Gray never imagined could be real. Louis LaForge’s focus has always been on protecting his pack, but the instant attraction he feels to … feels to the artist who saves him changes everything. There’s something about Gray he can’t figure out–until he gets close enough to touch her. He knows pushing Gray too far, too fast is risky, but there are still hunters around, and his former pack is coming for him. There’s only one way to protect everyone he loves.
Each book in the Salvation Pack series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order.
Series Order:
Book #1 Wolf at the Door
Book #2 Wolf in her Bed
Book #3 Wolf on the Run
Book #4 Wolf from the Past
Book #5 Wolf on the Hunt
Book #6 Wolf on a Mission
Book #7 Wolf in his Heart
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Gray is an artist looking for a quiet place to work. She rents a cabin and settles in to paint. She doesn’t expect hunters to show up at her door, much less a wounded wolf. She rescues the wolf from the hunters only to find the wolf is not just a simple creature, but a shifter. Louis has given up finding love and has settled into his duties as protector of his pack. When he is rescued by Gray he finds himself attracted to her and doesn’t quite understand what makes her so different. Once he figures out her secret, he knows she is the one for him. His pack welcomes her with open arms which is something that has been missing from her life. Unfortunately, the hunters aren’t ready to go away and his former pack isn’t finished with the Salvation pack…what’s a protector to do!
What is there to not like about Gray and Louis? He’s funny and charming on top of being a great protector. She’strong and gentle at the same time while having this lonely awkward side as well. Plus she has a giant half shepherd, half wolf for a pet. I got to admit, there were a few times I expected Shadow to shift into a human. They very much complemented each other. And even though things happened fairly fast between them, it still felt there was a good amount of consideration before she jumped into the mating pool. The combination of her little ‘pack’, adding in Louis and then eventually merging with the rest of the Salvation pack had this nice build to it. They make friends, you can feel the bond between all the characters building and then boom battle with the Louisiana Pack. All that made of a very good read.
Can I just say now how much I enjoy the secondaries in this series! Really. Enjoy. Them. If you like reading series that keep in touch with the previous main characters, Salvation Pack is one you should be reading. It isn’t just a passing ‘this is what has happened to them’ update. They are active participants in the storyline, which is a big plus in my book. Not only that, but the world building here is top notch. Not too much to bore followers and just enjoy to bring newbies up to speed. If I had to pick one thing to complain about is now all five males in the pack have been mated off, and I don’t want this series to end. I’m really hoping there will be one more book if nothing else so I can see how things with Gray and Louis continue.
Oh, look! There’s going to be a book 6! *Snoopy dance*
I received this book from the JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.
Stars – 4, Flames – 3
I’m all over the place when it comes to this book. It was better than I thought it was going to be. At the same time it was too unpolished, predictable and repetitive to meet my standards. Then again, there were chemistry and drama which I love. However, not enough to excuse or see past all the flaws of this story. I’m completely indecisive of my final stand on this book.
I only read the first book in this series so maybe it wasn’t my smartest move to go from first to final. Although, I very much disliked Wolf at the Door so I thought it wouldn’t matter either way. Can’t get any worse, right? And I was kind of right too. Wolf on the Hunt was better and much more climatic, complex, intriguing and mature. However that was an easy step forward considering how … unfinished the first book was. That book really need polishing, believable character, realism, chemistry and any kind of development. It basically lacked in everything a good book needs. Comparing the two books, then yes; wolf on the hunt was very well written. Comparing Wolf on the hunt to any other book then no, not so much.
Sure, the romance what somewhat realistic complex and did not just focus only on sex as in book number one. There was an emotional connection and complementing personalities. But that’s where it ended. The author could have made it so much more, but their relationship pretty much stood still and stomped on the same place throughout the book. There were no development forward until the very end and the battle with both their insecurities never lead anywhere. Over and over again I read the same thing with just different words and implications (he might leave me, she might leave me, I might leave, I’m different, I love this and that and so). It just made it so repetitive that the plot could do nothing else bot stomp on the same place. The author has sure gotten far in her writing when I look back to Wolf at the Door, but there is still one big thing she haven’t figured out and that is good and natural progression in her stories.
Realism is still something that isn’t quite right either. That is especially evident in the end. This big fight has been foreshadowed and amped up as the most difficult and threatening thing to the pack. Yet there is no sacrifice, loss or even consequence at the end of it all. Only gain. Everyone survives, no one is scarred or had to sacrifice anything. It honestly felt like they were given their happy ending on a silver platter. The timespan of the book feels very off since it is a matter of days. This is especially unrealistic considering how fast their romance goes from attraction to lifelong soulmates. Their relationship and even the depth to the story would have been more profound and believable if it had been months, even weeks, instead of days.
The author has gotten far, but still has far to go. The writing is still awkward, forced and stilted. The plot needs some brushing up and depth. The characters need originality and distinguishable identities and most important of all; a natural flow and development to the story. I can see all the passion behind the pages, but at the end of the day passion can’t substitute skill.