Ward Johannsen world changed the minute he heard his 4 years old baby girl Ava has shifted into a wolf. In the world Cari built for us this means she is to shipped to a pack somewhere and so Ward's part as her parent is over. This is NOT something Ward was going to accept, government decision or not! Ava have been all of his life since she was born and he isn't going to give her up! With a help from a dear dear friend he finds the pack she was assigned to but now comes the hard part - getting the pack to accept him in it. Once he is there leaving (alive..) isn't an option but staying means being cut out from the world he knew and living with a grumpy alpha, his human sister and her husband - they might be nice to him, the alpha - not really..
Henry Dormer is dead tired. Ward is the last thing he needs right now. He just returned home to his pack, the La Garita pack, from another black op (which ended horribly) and all he wants now is to be comforted by HOME for as long as he can (until he is called to another op..). Ward is a complication he doesn't need.. Yet he is here.. and he truly wants to stay for his little daughter. Truth being told, his presence might help little Ava how is finding it hard to relax enough to be able to shift back from wolf to human and if she can't complete that change her odds of survival are.. well.. better not think about that..
Though Ward is a very stubborn guy, he is actually doing quite well. As a college teacher he is happy to help Sam (Henry's sister and co-ruler of the pack) teaching the kids science. He has a good influence on Ava who tries her best to please her father and also a surprisingly good effect on Henry as well. It takes time but Henry feels calm around Ward. He challenges him all the time but in the best way possible. When Henry is forced to make a very difficult decision the person to be on his side and help his manage is Ward and from there it's obvious they are not letting go of one another. Sadly that's exactly the time all hell breaks loose, starting with Henry being deployed in a week to a place he may never return from.. and sadly that's not the only issue..
I loved that the connection between them was more "mental" than "physical". They connected, they helped each other out, they became friends. The physical part came later on. They might have appreciated each other but it took them time to act on it. It's actually a pretty low steam book which was refreshing (especially in a shifter's novel..).
The book ended with a great resolve to the most concerning issue. There is still MUCH to be considered and dealt with in the pack and with one another yet it still felt like a solid ending to me. Especially now that I've heard Cari is working on a second installment, though I think it won't be of Henry and Ward.. There is a hint of another couple right in the very end I'd love to read about.
I wish more PNR novels with shifters would be like this one a SOLID romance story and not a "destined" and totally unbelievable instalove. I could see how Henry and Ward were getting closer to one another, it was endearing to read and though it wasn't a long novel I still feel like I TOTALLY got a full wonderful romance story. Recommended!
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Rating:
★★★★★ |
E-Book
Edition |
202
pages
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Read on:
8 December 2018
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