You Had me at Wolf
by Terry Spear
Publication Date: 2/25/2020
A wolf on a mission needs a
partner…even if it's only for one date…
The hot, powerful Wolff brothers have moved to the outskirts
of Silver Town and opened a ski lodge. They've always wanted to live in a
wolf-controlled area, and now they have their chance. They're settling in for a
quiet winter, when their lives suddenly become way more exciting than they'd
ever planned.
Private Investigator and gray wolf shifter Josie Grayson is
hot on the trail of a dangerous criminal hiding out at the ski lodge when her
partner takes ill and must leave her to pursue the mission alone. Blake Wolff
steps in—he can't resist the allure of this brilliant and focused she-wolf
whose presence awakens a long dormant yearning in his heart.
As pursuit of their quarry heats up, Blake has a mission of
his own…to convince Josie that there's more to life than work…and that she's
his perfect mate.
MY REVIEW
You Had Me at Wolf by
Terry Spear
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
First in a new series and can't wait to see what is next. Set at a Ski lodge in Colorado we meet the Wolff family, who are wolf shifters. They are owners of the ski lodge.
PI Josie Grayson is also a wolf shifter. She shows up because she is following a criminal hiding at the lodge, As soon as she walks in she doesn't want the person to see her so she grabs Blake Wolff and plants one on him as if they are lovers. Which throws Blake off but hey he will go with it. Her PI partner is very sick so she can't pretend she is with him. As she continues to uncover things with the criminal, things continue to heat up between her and Blake. Now Blake just needs to convince her that she belongs to stay here and be his mate.
I received this from Casablanca and NetGalley for review.
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USA Today bestselling author Terry
Spear has written over forty paranormal romances. Heart of the Wolf was
named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and Billionaire in
Wolf’s Clothing was a Romantic Times Top Pick. A retired officer of the
U.S. Army Reserves, Terry also creates award-winning teddy bears. She lives in
Spring, Texas.
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Excerpt:
“Looks like
I’ve got some business to take care of.” Landon frowned, his gaze focused on
someone behind Blake who he could hear was fast approaching. From the sound of
the ski boots on the tile floor, he thought the person was female. “You go ski,
and when you’re done, I’ll take a few runs down the slope.”
Blake glanced
back and saw the pretty blond he’d noticed observing him and Rosco during the
avalanche training. She was headed straight for them, her expression intense,
brows furrowed, her gaze shifting from Landon to Blake. He smelled a whiff of
her scent—fresh air and she-wolf. No wonder his brother was eager to assist
her. At the same time, Blake was a little embarrassed that the woman
approaching had witnessed him struggling with the snowblower. Good thing she
hadn’t seen him with an out-of-control Saint Bernard even earlier.
Blake smiled.
“I can hang around for a moment and take care of whatever issues she’s having.”
“No, that’s
okay, Blake. The sooner you ski, the sooner I get to.”
Blake knew
that wasn’t the only reason his brother wanted to take care of the woman’s
concerns. Landon had recognized she was a wolf too.
When she drew
closer to them, she targeted Blake, and he was eager to be the one to handle
whatever was upsetting her. Happily. Conflict didn’t bother him or his
brother. It was a chance to prove they could resolve any issues that arose at
the lodge with the least amount of fuss. When he caught another whiff of her
wolfish scent, that made him even more eager to help her. Though he reminded
himself she could have a mate or a potential one.
She smiled
brightly at Blake, her cheeks and the tip of her nose rosy from the cold. She
was wearing a white parka, the furry hood down, a light-pink and white ski hat,
dickey, and gloves, and formfitting light-pink ski pants and white ski boots,
looking as if she’d just came off the slopes. She reminded him of cotton candy
and snow bunnies, innocent and sweet.
When she
reached him, she threw her arms around Blake in a hug, startling him. He smiled
down at her, amused at where this was going. Since he was single, he didn’t
have to worry about a mate throwing a fit. If he had, all she’d have to do was
smell this woman all over him, and he would have been in the doghouse. As long
as the woman hugging him didn’t have a mate either. Then again, wolves mated
for life, so she probably wouldn’t act this way if she were mated or courting
another wolf. She could smell that he didn’t have a she-wolf’s scent on him
either. Not until now.
He was
surprised at her action. Did she think he was someone else? But she would
recognize his scent, which quashed that theory. The only other thought that
flashed through his mind was that she was trying to pretend she had a
relationship with him because some guy was hassling her. Whatever the reason,
he was all too willing to play along and take care of whoever was giving her
trouble.
She kissed
him, startling him even more, and his brother laughed. “It appears your day is
looking up, and I think you have a handle on this.” Still chuckling, Landon
walked off.
Blake was
enraptured with the woman. Her lips were soft and malleable as she pressed them
gently against his, but she began building up the steam, licking his mouth and
then nipping and melding hers with his.
Relishing the
scent of the she-wolf and the crisp, cold out-of-doors that she carried with
her, Blake wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her tighter against his
body, enjoying her soft curves and warmth, building a slow fire deep inside
him. They were kissing like they needed a room, he realized, not family fare in
the lobby of their lodge. He very reluctantly pulled his mouth from hers
and smiled. “Do I know you?”
“Took you
long enough to ask.” She smiled up at him, and he wondered what he was getting
himself into.
Hell, he was
game.
“I’m Nicole
Grayson, and you’re my fiancé. For the moment. My life depends on it.”
Blake frowned, worrying she was
really in trouble, though she didn’t seem overly anxious—not in her facial
expression, and certainly not in the way she’d been so easily intimate with
him. “Do we need to call the sheriff?” He should have already had his phone
out, but he didn’t want to let go of her if
there wasn’t any need. This was just too damn nice.
“No, I’ve got
a handle on this.”
He wanted to
laugh at her choice of words since Landon had said the same thing about Blake.
“All right, good show. By the way, I’m Blake Wolff.”
“Wolf? I’ll
say.”
He smiled. He
liked her easy banter and didn’t think she could be in any real danger. He
would have smelled her anxiety for one thing, instead of her enticing arousal
that was fueling his own. “I’d shake your hand, but I think we’re beyond that.”
“For this to
be believable, yes.” She smiled up at him as if she truly adored him. “I saw
all the trouble you were having with the snowblower earlier.”
“Uh, yeah.”
That kind of blew his macho image, he was afraid. He had hoped she wouldn’t
bring it up. “I’ve never used that kind before.”
“I kind of
figured that. I haven’t either, or I would have tried to help.”
He smiled.
“You watched instead.”
Her cheeks
pinkened. “You were entertaining.”
“You saw
everything?”
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Excerpted from You Had Me at Wolf by Terry Spear. © 2020 by Terry Spear. Used with
permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks
Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved.
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