For the cases no one else can solve, they send in the Special Threat Assessment Team
Supernatural creatures are no longer keeping their existence secret from humans, causing panic around the globe. To investigate, monitor, andówhen necessaryótake down dangerous supernatural offenders, an international task force was established: The Special Threat Assessment Team.
STAT agent Jestina Ridley is in … agent Jestina Ridley is in London with her team investigating a suspicious kidnapping. Over her radio, Jes hears her teammates being savagely attacked. She runs to help, but she’s too late. The only survivor, Jes calls for backup and gets former Navy SEAL and alpha werewolf Jake Huang and his new pack. Convinced that the creature who butchered her teammates was a werewolf, Jes doesn’t trust them. But if they’re going to uncover the facts and make it back home alive, she’ll need Jake’s help. And with everything on the line, Jes will have to accept Jake for who he is, or lose the partner she never expected to findÖ
STAT (Special Threat Assessment Team) Series:
Wolf Under Fire (Book 1)
Praise for Wolf Rising:
“This fast-paced procedural brims with heat and action.”óPublishers Weekly
“If you love hunks in uniform, a spitfire heroine, drama, danger, intrigue, and some really steamy moments then get your hands on Wolf Rising.”óFresh Fiction
“Totally unputdownable.”óUSA Today Happy Ever After
“Tyler provides lots of fast-paced action and twists, and the explosive ending will leave readers panting for her next book.”óBooklist
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I have read all of Paige Wheeler’s books, but I think this one is my favorite. It’s the first in a new series that is filled with action, adventure, and romance. And there’s a mystery villain who has yet to be revealed. I think her books just keep getting better and better!
Action packed, sexy, thrilling and emotional journey filled with dangerous and engaging charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and thrilling passion. Was a great read from beginning to end and an edge of your seat emotional roller coaster.
This was an awesome book, that started out action packed and didn’t let up until the end.
Jestina Ridley and her team from Special Threat Assessment Team (STAT) were looking into a kidnapping of 14 year old Olivia Phillips out of her bedroom from the eighth floor of where she lived. Everything pointed to a supernatural being involved. As Jestina headed back to her team members, she sees a creature with glowing yellow eyes that have just killed her two teammates, which now cemented the fact that a supernatural was involved.
Jake Huang, a new hire and guardian of two teenage twins was called along with two other members, called in to help SWAT because they were supernatural beings. Jake is taken by Jes from her picture and hopes to impress her.
When Jes and Jake first meet, Jake knows that Jes doesn’t care for him and she’s not impressed with him at all. For this team to work, they all need to trust one another.
There is rumor of The One, where a wolf will meet his mate and the only one for him/her. When another supernatural suggests that Jes is Jake’s The One, Jake’s not sure he believes in the legend.
Fast paced read and I loved Jes and Jake’s chemistry!
Jestina Ridley is in London working on a kidnapping case of 14-year-old Olivia Phillips, who is the daughter of a high-ranking member of MI5 (the British Security Service). She works for STAT, a government agency that deals with cases involving supernatural creatures. She was following a lead which ends up costing the lives of her two teammates to a supernatural creature she had never seen before. Her boss, McKay, is having her become a member of a mixed team of humans and supernatural creatures. This team is going to be a trial run to see just how well it could work out, maybe better than just a human force.
Jake Huang, a former Navy SEAL, cop, and a werewolf, had been chosen to be the pack/team leader as he has the most experience leading a team besides Jes, and Jes doesn’t know as much as he does about how to work with other supernatural creatures. He meets the rest of his team: A female Alpha werewolf named Harley Grant, a male omega werewolf named Caleb Lynch, along with a human named Forrest Albright and a woman with a cool ability named Mistal Swanson.
The author has some great new ideas and changes to the ‘normal’ ideals of a werewolf and an ability that I think is been overlooked for a long time. The author has her werewolf’s eyes change color based on what type they are: gold for Alpha, blue for Beta, and green for Omega. Also, their Omegas are completely different from others I have read about. They are considered loners, and much closer to their animal side which can cause them to have control issues. Betas rely on their Alpha’s to protect them, although they will protect themselves if it is an extreme issue. This author’s werewolves are born with a genetic abnormality that causes them to change into their were form after trauma.
Each character has their own personalities, which actually seems to make the team better. Jake is a strong man, full of compassion, the ability to make choices quickly, and had that special something that pulled people together. As an Alpha, he felt the need to protect his people–even Caleb who could be a trial. Jes is a wonderful woman that anyone would be proud to have on their team. She has nerves of steel, the ability like Jake to take in a situation and make a quick decision. She does have her faults. She doesn’t trust people easily as she has lost many teammates.
The plot is full of suspense, action, shoot-outs, evil plots, and strange supernatural creatures that are supposed to not exist. I liked just how matter-of-fact the werewolves find it to kill, especially if they are threatening someone they consider theirs. Also, the way they fight is much different as they actually use and prefer guns to teeth and claws if they can help it. The end was rather explosive, and I loved it. The romance between Jes and Jake was sweet and hot, I love the soulmate angle and just how protective they both were. It was rather fun watching them squirm whenever they were apart, not wanting to lose the other. I adore just how protective Jake was through the story. He hates to let her out of his sight. Unfortunately, their romance had to take a back seat to the mission. In the end they became a strong family, ready and willing to take on the world.
I loved this plot and the variants that the author added about werewolves and other abilities and creatures. It was interesting watching the team build themselves into a pack, ready and willing to kill whoever tried to hurt one of theirs. The action was incredibly done, and I was drawn along for the ride, feeling their adrenaline and shame when their missions kept falling apart. Recommended.
“Wolf Under Fire” begins the ‘STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team’ series, which is a spin-off of the ‘SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team’ series with an intense, intriguing story that moves this world deeper into the existence of more paranormal creatures than the werewolves we’ve come to know. It also moves us to England as Jake takes the lead with his own pack and this new assignment.
Even though we readers know that Jes is Jake’s ‘The One’ – it’s going to take a while for those feelings they’re both experiencing to move forward since Jes has so much mistrust of Jake as a werewolf as she believes one of his kind is responsible for the attack on her teammates. Watching them ferret out clues, work the case, and give in to their attraction eventually made this a slow burn romance, for me, with a huge dose of suspense and supernatural activity.
Although this is an established world, we are moving to a different location with far more different types of paranormal activity so there is a bit of worldbuilding on the UK side. I wasn’t surprised by it and accepted the additional information as the base for the rest of the stories to come. “Wolf Under Fire” is fast-paced suspense with touches of romance and a lot of paranormal discovery going on. I was easily caught up and didn’t want the story to end. Jes and Jake work well together as partners and as mates, the villains are vile, and the new people we meet are intriguing and I cannot wait to learn more about them. I enjoyed myself very much in this new spin-off — and if you’ve enjoyed the ‘SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team’ series then you’ll definitely want to get in at the beginning of this series.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
The start of another great suspenseful paranormal romance series, “Wolf Under Fire” is Jake and Jestina’s story. It has everything thing you would expect and more from a Paige Tyler book. Former Navy Seal Jake leads the Special Threat Assessment Team, and I must say, he is one hot alpha. As the sexy werewolf and his team investigates what appears to be supernatural killings in London, the last thing Jake expects is to find ‘the one’ with Jestina. A woman that doesn’t exactly trust supernaturals. With page turning action, suspense, danger, and a bit of romance, I found it difficult to put it down until the last page had been read. **I was gifted “Wolf Under Fire” via Netgalley and leave my review voluntarily based on my reading** 5 Stars!
Loved the story and characters. I totally recommend this author and series!!!!!
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Wolf Under Fire by Paige Tyler
Paranormal shifter romantic suspense.
1st book in the Spin-off of the SWAT series (Special Wolf Assessment Team).
Wolf shifters law enforcement goes international.
Can be read as a stand-alone.
STAT Agent (Special Threat Assessment Team) Jake Huang joins his new team and pack in London to investigate supernatural killings. STAT agent Jes Ridley doesn’t know what killed her teammates, but it wasn’t human and neither is Jake. Trust will have to be earned within her new team mixed of humans and werewolves.
A fast moving, easy read with non-stop adventure. Full of action, espionage and hot sex, this new team is dynamic and smart.
I enjoyed the action, the beginning friendships and learning the special characteristics of the team. Finding The One makes these romances uplifting and hopeful.
Excerpt:
“There probably wasn’t a werewolf out there in the world who didn’t know the legend of The One—the thought that Jes might be his had never entered his mind. Seriously, how could she be? Soul mates were supposed to be a one-in-a-million thing. Maybe even one in a billion.
“You’ve heard wolves mate for life, right?” Caleb asked Forrest. When the guy nodded, he continued, “Well, in some ways, werewolves do the same thing. There’s supposed to be one perfect person out there for each of us who we’re meant to be with forever. When a werewolf meets his or her soul mate, it’s supposed to be like catching lightning in a bottle.”
“Soul mates. Wow,” Forrest breathed. “I mean, Misty and I are solid, but I made a lot of dumb mistakes when we first started dating. Would have been nice to know we’re soul mates the moment we met.”
“You’d think so,” Caleb agreed with a snort. “But for some reason, Jake is too busy swimming around in that river in Egypt to notice what’s right in front of him.”
Excerpt from Wolf Under Fire by Paige Tyler
I received a copy of this from NetGalley. I also purchased a copy to share.
A good start to a new series. It’s very well written, as I’d expect. I liked it while reading it.
This is an amazing start to a new series! Jake and Jes are a dynamic pair perfectly in sync with each other. I thought this story was an interesting rollercoaster of action, suspense and romance. If you love the SWAT series this is similar but very different, and I like that. I am already so in love with this team and cannot wait for the next book!
Jes wasn’t sure how she felt about her new teammates. She didn’t know much about them or their kind and she believed that one of their kind had something to do with what happened to her previous teammates. Jake knew there was something special about Jes from the moment he saw her picture but he didn’t know how he was going to get her to trust him and the others in order for the team to work together to find the supernaturals kidnapping kids. This is a great start to the new series.
First book in a new series a spin off of her SWAT series. It was a great start to the series. The twins are hysterical! I’m happy that Jake got his own book and that the twins are doing well after what happened to them. Jes is perfect for Jake they make a great team in and out of the bedroom.
it was an exciting story with great twists and turns. It is a very typical Paige Tyler book. Nice characters, great story, sexy scene oh yeah.
What a start
Seal Team action with paranormal precision, that’s what we have in this story. We even get a new kind of paranormal, one bent on destroying the world. New team, with all the new uncertainties of working together, thrust into a crazy, fast paced, life ending mission. What could go wrong?
This is like Mission Impossible with shifters. Heavy on the action, light on everything else. Some implausible things happen, but they are still fun and the author did a good job of keeping the action exciting. Jestina, a human and a STAT agent, had her team torn apart by something vicious. Jake, a wolf shifter and a new member of STAT, has been tasked with leading the newly put together team that will help Jestina find out what in the heck is going on. There’s some missing kids they are trying to find, but that’s just a small part in something much bigger and more dangerous going on. I liked Jake; he’s a nice guy. Jestina starts off hard to like because she’s so rude, but she does get better. The connection between Jake and Jestina did have some passion and their personalities fit well together; there’s some super sweet moments too. The wolf shifter stuff was great; loved how fierce they are. I liked the idea of having a sort of misfits group coming together to form a new team; I especially liked Misty’s power, she can do some super cool psychic stuff with electronics.
Lots of entertaining action with plenty of interesting elements to keep you reading. Excited to read the next book in this series! I hope it’s the omega wolf finding his mate; he really needs that type of connection to help keep his wolf in check, should be an awesome read!
I thought this was an interesting and fast-paced first book in a new series. It was chockful of action, danger, suspense, and hot smexy-times. The MC’s – Jes and Jake – have great chemistry and just seem to work. I haven’t read all of Paige’s previous series, but I would consider this one to be a little darker than her other PNR/wolf shifter series. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this book and look forward to more in this series.
Thank you to the publisher, Sourcebooks, and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor.
Paige Tyler starts this spin-off series with action and emotion. I love her stories because there is lots of action, the women are just as brave and tough as the men and her paranormal elements keep the story unpredictable. I am never bored reading one of her stories. She keeps me on the edge of my seat and the romance is always hot. I like how her paranormal creatures are coming out of the woodwork. We meet some in this story I’ve never encountered before.
Jestina Ridley is in London with her team to investigate deaths that are definitely of supernatural origin. She’s been tracking these kind of cases for a while. When all of her team is killed by werewolves her boss McKay forms a new team she’s not to comfortable with. It’s composed of 3 werewolves and 2 humans. Jake Huang is the team leader, a former Navy Seal and cop who turned werewolf 4 years ago. The other two werewolves are Harley Grant, a female alpha and Caleb Lynch, a laid back omega. She doesn’t know the differences between werewolves and having them on a team is unsettling. Human Forrest Albright looks like straight issue FBI and Mistal Swanson appears fully human but she is a technopath. She can infiltrate any tech and become one with the data. Their first op is to investigate Lord Arran Darby a former deep cover MI6 agent who is a rich jet setter who appears to have gone rogue. Jes quickly realizes not all werewolves are the same and that her team is a good fit. It was quite an adventure seeing these new team members use their gifts and learn to trust each other.
I voluntarily read and reviewed and advanced readers copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Just like the SWAT series I think I am really going to love this new STAT series. I love me some werewolves! Ms. Tyler knows how to do paranormal romance right. And this new series spin-off starts off with a bang for sure! And I love that it seems like it is going to be an international thing, which is cool and intriguing. This story mainly takes place in England and is full of action but still has plenty of character development, relationship building and intimacy. Jake Huang who we have met before is a former Navy SEAL and is the alpha of his new pack. He travels with his new team to join forces with Jestina Ridley who is human and recently lost her team members to what she thinks is a werewolf. So as you can imagine she starts off with some serious trust issues and hesitancy. Jake is strong, sexy and hard to resist and a force to be reckoned with; the rest of his team are equally fascinating-Caleb, Harley, Misty and Forrest all with their own interesting skill-sets/abilities. I really liked the relationship between Jake and Jes, but I also really enjoyed the story as a whole because it has just the right amount of all the ingredients that make up a great paranormal romance! Look forward to more!
I received this ARC from Netgalley.
This was my first book by this author, though she’s been on my radar for a while. I really enjoyed her paranormal world, and I’ll definitely be reading more!
Jestina Ridley is a human STAT agent, and she’s in London on a kidnapping job, when everything goes terribly wrong. When she calls for backup, they send her a new team, headed by a sexy wolf, and she’s shocked by her sudden attraction to him.
Jake Huang is a werewolf, and a former Navy SEAL and police officer, who’s just taken a new job with STAT. He moved to D.C. with the twin teenage girl beta wolves, who he is guardian of, after their parents’ deaths. They are his pack now, though the fellow wolf agents on his new STAT team will be his pack too. If they can manage to form a proper team with all their disparate personalities. But, when he meets Jes, he’s SHOOK because he’s never been drawn to someone as strongly, or as quickly. But what about the whole team dynamic?
Jake and Jes felt a connection from the start, but she had to get over her preconceived notions about werewolves, and he had to figure out if the legends he’s always heard about “The One” are for real. I loved their little dance around each other, in between all the drama going on with their case. Their team was fascinating too. I enjoyed the dynamics between each of the team members, and how it was a mix of humans and supernaturals. This series was cool because of all the varieties of creatures that were involved in the world. Many were familiar, but with slightly different mythologies, and some were new to me.
The suspense plot was exciting and unexpected. I guessed a few of the things, and others had me totally surprised. I really enjoyed all the action and intrigue. The stakes felt real from the beginning, even with the wolves having super healing abilities.
Jake and Jes were delicious and their connection was steamy and awesome. I adored them as a couple, and how the whole team really became a family. I’m very much looking forward to the next book in the series!
Well Paige started her new series off with a bang! Literally! I felt there was more suspense in this book than in previous ones, and it worked. With the new series STAT, we are introduced to a team that moves around the world instead of focusing on one location. I really liked the team development in this story. It was well thought out.
Jake and Jes really worked. The dynamic of their relationship really was sweet to watch. Knowing that Jes was a little freaked out by supernaturals Jake handled their relationship very well.
A great start to a new series.
WOLF UNDER FIRE by Paige Tyler is the first book in the STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team series. The book mainly takes place in England with a few scenes elsewhere. In this story, supernatural creatures are known to a few, but not all humans. As with humans, some supernatural beings are criminals and the United States has put together a team of supernatural beings and humans to deal with these criminals domestically as well as internationally. STAT agents Jestina Ridley and former Navy SEAL, alpha werewolf Jake Huang, and new leader of the STAT team are the main characters in this action packed supernatural suspense, police procedural, urban fantasy and romantic suspense story.
The characters felt three-dimensional, with distinct flaws and virtues. Their goals were clear and proactive with believable motivations and appropriate emotions. The world-building was excellent and I felt like I was there with the STAT team. This book was action-packed with high stakes and several plot twists. Romance took a back seat to the action and investigation, but there is one steamy scene about 60 percent of the way through the book. The prose was well-written, descriptive, fluid and captivating. The plot was suspenseful, sinister, intriguing, engrossing, twisty and fast-paced.
Overall, this was irresistible, enjoyable, entertaining, engaging, and a fabulous read. If you enjoy action-packed urban fantasies with great protagonists, sinister antagonists, and some romance, then this a series to be considered. I am looking forward to reading more books in this series as well as more books in the author’s other series.
Thanks to SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and Paige Tyler for a complimentary ARC of this novel via NetGalley and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.