Ian lost his father and brother to a gambling debt with a mob boss. Now he is doing his best to make the money needed to keep him from being essentially a slave for that same mob boss by continuing his father’s painting business.
Remy is the second most powerful werewolf in North America and finds his mate in the house painter whose come to do his newly purchased houses.
Remy is afraid to tell Ian his truths and Ian is afraid to trust someone so obviously out of his normal circle.
Eventually they must band together for Ian’s protection and slowly grow to love one another. They keep things chaste until Remy tells Ian of his true nature and claims him as his Mate.
**
I really liked the slow burn of this novel. The author does a lot to make the whole “insta-love” more palatable and sincere.
I liked the characters and found the story interesting. I wish there were more about being a werewolf in this story, however. Besides the rules and the mating bite there is nothing about being a werewolf in this story at all.
My main problem was the writing itself. It’s rather stiff and awkward, there are some grammatical mistakes and the dialog isn’t very believable. Everyone is entirely too self aware and they spend way too much time dissecting their feelings. There is a lot of telling and not much showing.
I think the creativity and storylines are great and with some improved editing future works could be outstanding.
3 of 5 stars
Audio
Joel makes this series a “must have” for me! I love his French accents and his ability to make each and every (and there are a LOT of them!) characters stand out on their own. He’s good at giving the emotional scenes their due without making it feel too much like a soap opera.
Highly recommended for fans of the series!
Audio 5 of 5 stars
Overall 4 of 5 stars