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Wolf at the Door (Novels Of The Others #9)

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Sullivan Quinn didn't travel 3,000 miles from his native Ireland and his wolf pack just to chase rabidly after the most delectable quarry he's ever seen. Quinn is in America on a mission--to warn his Other brethren of a shadowy group willing to use murder and mayhem to bring them down. But one whiff of this Foxwoman's delicious honeysuckle fragrance and he knows that she i...more

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Published May 2nd 2006 by St. Martin's (first published March 2nd 2006)

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Mar 29, 2013 Kathleen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I have read three of Warren's novels. Bottom line, the sex scenes are the best part of her books (and they are pretty good), but even good sex gets boring, after the nth page. As a long-time romance reader, I protest. Why can't we have it all -- sex AND a satisfying story, with clever dialogue, consistency in characterization, relationship development, and an absorbing plot?

The beginning was fun, with the rooftop chase scene. That whole long section was great, and held my attention. The rest of...more

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Feb 14, 2009 Mitabird rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Wolf at the Door was a decent read. It started out slowly, but picked up the pace half-way through. It's basically about a group of fanatics who call themselves the Light of Truth, threatening to unveil the paranormal world of The Others. The Others are trying to find them before it's too late. I thought that the romance between Quinn (a lupine) and Cassidy (a foxwoman) was pretty bland. They were fine as characters, though they could have been a little more developed. I felt that there was no s...more

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Aug 13, 2011 Melinda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-com, romance

I got this because the second in the series was recommended, and I like to read series in order. It's outside my usual reading - it is romance, but paranormal, with werewolves and fae and foxwomen and werebears and gnomes. Right. The real bonus is that it was read by Kate Reading, who is quickly becoming my really, really favorite narrator, even above [gasp] Davina Porter and Kate Fleming/Anna Fields. She manages to breathe life into characters and humor into stories, doing everything I like abo...more

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May 29, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

The first 100 pages were great! The rest of the book was typical paranormal good guys and bad guys. The plot was weak.

STORY BRIEF:
This is the first of a series, eight books so far. “Others” is the term for creatures including werefolk, vampires, witches, and magic-users. The Others live in secret among humans. Cassidy is a foxwoman (fox shifter) who teaches anthropology at a college. Her grandmother is a member of the Council of Others, the international governing body. Quinn is a werewolf (shif...more The first 100 pages were great! The rest of the book was typical paranormal good guys and bad guys. The plot was weak.

STORY BRIEF:
This is the first of a series, eight books so far. “Others” is the term for creatures including werefolk, vampires, witches, and magic-users. The Others live in secret among humans. Cassidy is a foxwoman (fox shifter) who teaches anthropology at a college. Her grandmother is a member of the Council of Others, the international governing body. Quinn is a werewolf (shifter) from Ireland. He comes to New York City to attend a meeting of the Council of Others. While at the first meeting, he smells a honeysuckle fragrance which happens to be Cassidy’s scent. He knows this is the scent of his life mate. The Council meets the next day to decide what to do about a religious fanatical group called Light of Truth. This group wants to destroy the Others and kidnaps one of them. The council leaders assign Quinn to work with Cassidy to learn more about this group. He’s happy about the assignment, she’s not.

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The first 100 pages were great! I especially loved the first 30 pages. Quinn had not yet met Cassidy but is drawn to her smell and follows it. When he finally sees her, she runs, he chases, and the two of them shift back and forth between their animal and human forms as the chase continues. It might be worth buying the book just for the first 100 pages. There were some good lines. I was chuckling. I enjoyed Cassidy’s frustrations and conversations. But after that, the story became ordinary. It needed more interesting plot and character development. The bad guys kidnap good guys. The good guys try to find the bad guys and stop them. I wish the author would have continued with the freshness of the first part. One of the sex scenes dragged a bit, could have been shortened.

I was disappointed with the ending climax. The bad guys were more powerful than the good guys, then all of a sudden the good guys found some power and won. I was shaking my head thinking how did that happen?

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Story length: 336 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 24. Setting: current day mostly New York City, NY. Copyright: 2006. Genre: paranormal romance.(less)

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May 22, 2010 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Wolf at the Door is the first installment in what seems to be a really fun, steamy, and interesting series. The characters are interesting, the narrative is funny, and although there's certainly nothing here that hasn't been done before, sometimes tried and true is a good thing.

Quinn comes to New York from Ireland for what amounts to a business trip in the werewolf world. The general consensus in Europe is that the Others should reveal themselves to the rest of the world as soon as possible, so...more Wolf at the Door is the first installment in what seems to be a really fun, steamy, and interesting series. The characters are interesting, the narrative is funny, and although there's certainly nothing here that hasn't been done before, sometimes tried and true is a good thing.

Quinn comes to New York from Ireland for what amounts to a business trip in the werewolf world. The general consensus in Europe is that the Others should reveal themselves to the rest of the world as soon as possible, so they can control the way in which that information is released and be ready for the inevitable fallout. This side of the pond isn't so open to the idea, so the revelation that a group of fanatics who want to wipe out the Others are hoping to expose them first and create pandemonium isn't really sitting will with anyone. Then a high-level assistant to one of the most powerful Others in Europe is kidnapped by these fanatics, and their fear, that someone will torture enough information out of her to make this group's plan a reality, is confirmed.

While that storyline certainly is familiar, it does serve as a good backdrop to the developing relationship between Quinn and Cassidy, who he meets at a cocktail party and chases all over a rooftop. Quinn recognizes instantly that Cassidy is his mate, which is a surprise to him, since a) she's not Irish, and b) she's not a wolf, both of which he'd figured were standard issue in whoever his mate would be. That doesn't stop him from pursuing her, though, and watching these two as their relationship develops is one of the best parts of the book. I loved the snark and the sass in the dialogue and narration of the story and how these two genuinely came to care for each other by the end of the story.

This book is a great summer read- there isn't anything here that hasn't been done before in the world of PNR (or since, as the book came out in 2006,) but it's a fun book with likeable characters, adventure, and enough steamy bits to definitely make this a book for grownups, but not quite a Scandalous Book. This would be a great book to take to the beach.

Overall Grade: A-

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Mar 28, 2011 Tina Andersen rated it 4 of 5 stars

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i read this book on a whim and i was happy i did, i found this book highly entertaining.
i havent read anyting from this author before and i was very pleased that this book was along my line of books i like to read....
the main characters in this book are a hoot, have a ball reading this book its a must read.
the story line was great from start to finish. it was easy to read and written very very well, the sex sence and very very well written(and hot), its more then just sex in this book there a co...more

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Mar 23, 2010 Sassafrass rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-smut-group-read

I really enjoyed this book. It was funny, smart, and had a smoking hot wolf-shifter as the Hero. I actually really enjoyed the heroine as well. She was smart and had some great snarky commments and inner dialogue.

I like the idea of the preternatural community working together under the term "Others". It gave a sort of oneness that I think is missing sometimes in PNR. I like seeing witches and vampires and shifter, OH MY!

I actually would have given this 5 stars if not for one thing...EDITING!
I am...more

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Mar 27, 2010 Mrs. Missive rated it 4 of 5 stars

Although I couldn't help with the comparisons to Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhoue series, I really did enjoy this book.

Our female lead, is smart, sarcastic, and can turn into a fox. A real fox. Cassidy is one of the few foxwomen in the world, and is busy trying to live up to her grandmother's expectations in the political world of the supernaturals Warren terms "Others".

The male lead is an Irish wolf, who upon smelling Cassidy's honeysuckle scent is immediately attracted to her, and spends t...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Cassandra rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, pnr, fiction

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Aug 05, 2011 Debbie Heaton rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sullivan Quinn traveled 3000 miles from his native Ireland with his wolf pack. What he didn't bargain for was chasing rabidly after the most delectable quarry he'd ever seen. Quinn is in America on a mission--to warn his Other brethren of a shadowy group willing to use murder and mayhem to bring them all down. But one whiff of this Foxwoman's delicious scent and he knows that she is more than a colleague or a conquest--she's his intended mate.

Anthropologist Cassidy Poe is a world-renowned author...more

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Jun 22, 2009 Donna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sullivan Quinn has traveled from Ireland to NYC with his delegation to warn of a group that will go to any length to expose/hurt/kill the Others who are vampires, werewolves, etc. to the world. The Others would prefer to unveil themselves instead of having it done so violently by these extreme humans. While at a reception, Sullivan is distracted by the smell of honeysuckle and follows the scent to Cassidy Poe. Cassidy is a world renowned authority on social interaction as well as a Foxwoman. Fox...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Auf dieses Buch bin ich durch den Titel aufmerksam geworden. Ich finde es klingt sehr originell und es erinnerte mich von Anfang an ein bisschen an Dornröschen. Wie ich darauf kam weiß ich bis jetzt nicht, aber ich wollte das Buch unbedingt lesen ...

Sullivan Quinn ist ein Werwolf und trifft auf einer Zusammenkunft der "Anderen" auf die Werfüchsin Cassidy. Diese erste Begegnung war genau wie ich erwartet hatte sehr animalisch, denn das ganze Auftreten des Werwolfs lässt nichts anderes zu. Der Ins...more Auf dieses Buch bin ich durch den Titel aufmerksam geworden. Ich finde es klingt sehr originell und es erinnerte mich von Anfang an ein bisschen an Dornröschen. Wie ich darauf kam weiß ich bis jetzt nicht, aber ich wollte das Buch unbedingt lesen ...

Sullivan Quinn ist ein Werwolf und trifft auf einer Zusammenkunft der "Anderen" auf die Werfüchsin Cassidy. Diese erste Begegnung war genau wie ich erwartet hatte sehr animalisch, denn das ganze Auftreten des Werwolfs lässt nichts anderes zu. Der Instinkt ist einfach zu stark ausgeprägt und was soll der arme Kerl auch tun, wenn er sein Weibchen findet?!
Er wird also von Cassidys Duft angezogen und dieser macht ihn schier wild vor verlangen. Das fand ich gar keine schlechte Idee nur hier widerum hat mich dann gestört, dass dieser Duft ihm nur bei ihrem ersten Zusammentreffen den Verstand so sehr raubt, dass er alles andere um sich herum vergisst. Danach, im Laufe der Handlung, scheint der Duft fast vergessen zu sein. Sehr merkwürdig.

Was mich doch etwas verwirrt hast ist, dass Sullivan Quinn irgendwann nur noch Quinn heißt, obwohl dies sein Nachname ist. Er selber denkt von sich als Quinn und nicht als Sullivan und das musste ich erstmal verdauen. Natürlich klingt es wie ein Vorname, aber "hääääää?".

Gut gefallen hat mir Cassidys humorvolles, freches Mundwerk mit dem sie Quinn manchmal in den Wahnsinn treibt und nicht nur ihn sondern auch die Leser zum lachen bringt. Was mir bei ihr allerdings aufgefallen ist, dass bei ihr eine Bindungsangst zur Sprache kommt, die auf einmal vergessen scheint als sie Quinn nach und nach näher kommt. Aber Quinn ist, für einen sehr wild animalischen Werwolf, aber auch wirklich fürsorglich, sowie rücksichtsvoll und liebevoll gegenüber seiner Angebeteten. Was für ein Glück Cassidy doch hat!
Aber auch hier habe ich wieder etwas auszusetzen: Und zwar konnte ich es irgendwann einfach nicht mehr lesen, wie er sie immer "liebste Cassidy" nennt oder schlicht "Mädchen" ... für mich klang das alles so aufgesetzt und gezwungen, dass es mehr wie eine Beleidigung denn ein Kosename klingt.

Schnell wird bei den beiden Protagonisten animalisch wilder Sex zu Liebe und das schon in einer Nacht?! Ein bisschen schnell wenn ihr mich fragt, da die beiden sich zu dem Zeitpunkt einfach noch gar nicht kennen und dennoch ist von Liebe die Rede. Und auch im folgenden Verlauf ist die Liebe der beiden nur sehr schwer greifbar. Ich hätte mir etwas mehr Gefühl gewünscht, denn es wird zwar "Liebe" genannt, aber diese kam nie wirklich bei mir an.

Es geht hier natürlich nicht nur um Sex und Liebe, nein. Dieses Buch bietet eine Fallverstrickung mit einer den "Anderen" feindlich gesinnten Organisation - "Das Lich der Wahrheit" - die es sich zum Ziel gemacht haben alle "Anderen" zu vernichten. Dieser Teil bietet dem Leser ein bisschen Stoff zum mitdenken und ist wirklich spannend gestaltet. Das hat mir sehr gut gefallen und hielt sich mit dem Rest der Geschichte absolut super in der Waage und sogar der Showdown hat mir sehr zugesagt.

Alles in allem ist die Geschichte noch Ausbaufähig. Sie bietet viel Potential, sodass in Folgebänden darauf aufgebaut werden kann, allerdings war die Liebesgeschichte nicht ganz mein Fall - mangels fehlender Ausarbeitung. Ich werde definitiv den nächsten Band lesen und hoffe auf bessere Ausarbeitung. Ansonsten ist "Küss mich, Werwolf" eine nette Kleinigkeit für zwischendurch, denn es liest sich sehr flüssig.(less)

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Feb 18, 2011 Kyami rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: shapeshifter, shapeshifter-romance, alpha-male, paranormal-romance, vampire, wereanimals, witches-and-wizards

WOLF AT THE DOOR is the first book of Christine Warren's THE OTHERS series. This book is chocked full of creatures that will both fascinate and horrify you but in the end leave you clamoring for more. Cassidy and Quinn's budding relationship is intensely thrilling. In addition to burning up the sheets with their passion, they burn up the pages with the drive to uncover the source of the danger to the Others. WOLF AT THE DOOR is a fast paced tale that will draw you in from the very first page, ke...more

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Jan 02, 2009 L8blmr rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book had its moments - I enjoyed the relationship between the two leads - and a huge cast of paranormal characters that I can only assume will be featured in future installments of the "Others" series. Our hero Quinn is an Uber-Alpha Irish werewolf, devilishly handsome, of course. The heroine, Cassidy, is a Foxwoman, a PN breed I haven't come across before. She's intelligent, feisty, loyal and skilled. There are amusing peripheral PN's and a fairly good plot that will be ongoing: whether or...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Juliko rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: big-bad-were-shifter, hot-hot-hot, hero-i-wanna-kidnap-for-my-harem, mr-sweetheart, annoying-mastakes-about-russia

I liked the book. It was funny and light reading and the heroes were so likable. And shifters were so how i like them for myself. And the story was quite nice. But my issues with this are in some details about Russia. My God... So many russian heroes appear in novels now and they all have one same problem - they are so absolutely cartoon unreal!!! Like aliens, pictured by 5-year-old. First - the names and the surnames. I always wonder where are they come from. Not from Russia that`s for sure. Ou...more

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Jun 17, 2011 Vanessa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Die „Anderen“, das sind alle möglichen Wesen, wie auch Werwölfe oder Vampire, halten eine äußerst wichtige Versammlung ab. Auf dieser haben Quinn und Cassidy ihre erste und nicht gerade gewöhnlichste Begegnung. Quinn wird schnell klar, dass Cassidy sein Weibchen wird und auch Cassidy findet Quinn unwiderstehlich. Doch schon bald wird die Lage ernst und die Beiden müssen herausfinden wer das Leben der „Anderen“ gefährdet…

Meinung
Ich muss sagen, dass ich mit „Küss mich, Werwolf“, so meine Pro...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Tracy Jones rated it 3 of 5 stars

This story basically follows a council of Others, which are all supernatural beings that are invested in the politics of their community. A large meeting brings Sullivan Quinn from Ireland to NYC, along with a couple of other supernaturals from his community. They believe that now is the time to reveal to the world that supernatural beings exist, mainly because an extreme religious group seems to be onto the trail of revealing of their identities themselves. In the meantime, Sullivan falls very...more This story basically follows a council of Others, which are all supernatural beings that are invested in the politics of their community. A large meeting brings Sullivan Quinn from Ireland to NYC, along with a couple of other supernaturals from his community. They believe that now is the time to reveal to the world that supernatural beings exist, mainly because an extreme religious group seems to be onto the trail of revealing of their identities themselves. In the meantime, Sullivan falls very hard for Adele Berry's granddaughter, Cassidy Poe. Cassidy, who is not a council member, happens to be assigned by the Council to work with Sullivan to discover more about the religious group, due to the fact she is an anthropologist. Will Cassidy let in Sullivan, and will they be able to get to the bottom of the problems with the religious group?

I've had this book for a while, so I decided now was a good time to read it. I thought that the book took a very long time to actually build to anything. The first half of the book just seemed to be about the Council figuring out what to do about the religious group, and Sullivan ranting about how good Cassidy smelled. (Sullivan is a werewolf, so heightened smell is part of the package with this guy) I also thought it was really predictable that the vampire character, Leonard, turned out to be working against the Council, even though he was on it. Leonard's character isn't likeable, and usually an author would do that to make you think its that character, and then make it a character you'd never expect. Not the case with this author! Those who are despicable are always despicable, I guess. The first love scene between Sullivan and Cassidy seemed a bit ridiculous to me, too. Cassidy is fretting about getting to know him, whether she wants to get to know him because of her parents. So they start asking each other questions, and before you know it, they are hopping into bed after knowing each other for a whole day. I would have liked to at least read a shift in her thinking that wasn't so sudden. I don't know, maybe Others have a heightened sense of libido or something compared to humans..or maybe I'm just not that much into romance novels and how contrived they can be!
I did enjoy the ending, which is really where most of the action in the book takes place. I was a little surprised to see a golem and a demon in the mix, and I thought the author did a decent job at wrapping up the story. It would be nice to read about some of these characters again, but judging from the next book, its about a whole new set of Others. I think I would give this author another chance, because the story itself was decent, even though it took a while to get anywhere. (less)

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May 31, 2012 ✿Piper✿ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-paranormal, the-others, men-scotland-ireland, women-holds-her-own

In this world there aren't only vampires and werewolves; fae and witches. But a whole slew of the shape shifting creatures. This is the world of the Others.

The Others have managed to keep their identity under wraps, until now. A religious cult seeks to expose the identity of the European Others. So a meeting of the councils inner circle is called. They meet in New York to talk about their possible unveiling. But many think this would be a very bad idea.

The cult has captured the mortal wife of a...more

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Dec 26, 2012 Silver James rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books-read

Wolf at the Door had two appealing protagonists even though Sullivan Quinn's constant use of a pet name for the heroine drove me to distraction. Okay, not Quinn so much as the author. When it's used four times in a paragraph, it gets old and I almost wanted to start a drinking game. Despite that, I enjoyed this book and enjoyed that the series plot is deepening. There was actually intrigue and suspense in this book and while I had the villain partially identified, I was wrong in the end--sort of...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Lucy added it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, werewolves

In this version of America, among the humans are werewolves & other shapeshifters, gnomes, vampires, mermaids, etc. These are the Others. Foxwoman Cassidy Poe wants no part of her family's profession of diplomat: it got her parents killed when she was young. Instead she's a professor of anthropology. A delegation of European Others is in New York to promote their idea of Revealing their existence, lest it be revealed by those who hate them, namely the fanatical group Light of Truth. Cassidy...more

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May 12, 2008 Christie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, werewolves, 2008-read

Absolutely entertaining!!! "Put down the crop and step away from the deceased equine," the play on words in this story is laugh out loud funny.

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Oct 21, 2012 Kayla rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really dislike the fact that this book series "The Others", failed to be released in order... Here I am reading this book which is #9 but I wasn't able to read book # 7 since it doesn't release out till 11/27/12, and #8 Hungry like a wolf (who knows when that one will come out). So here I am reading #9 feeling like I've missed a lot in the story line. :(

I'm going to be honest... I've loved this series but this book just seems lacking of a lot of things... perhaps it's that I couldn't read #7...more

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Sep 30, 2011 Mara rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Melanie has robbed me of a perfect review.

I'm beginning to think that Warren's 'Others' series is hit-and-miss for me. I liked Walk on the Wild Side and Big Bad Wolf, but others (pun intended?), like this one just haven't been great. (..) It started off good, with some sexual tension, but then it just fell flat. The characters weren't that interesting...

Still, it was a good way to spend a few hours relaxing :)

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Apr 22, 2011 Melanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, shifters-i-d-love-to-were, christine-warren

I'm beginning to think that Warren's 'Others' series is hit-and-miss for me. I liked Walk on the Wild Side and Big Bad Wolf, but others (pun intended?), like this one just haven't been great. In fact, I struggled to finish it. It started off good, with some sexual tension, but then it just fell flat. The characters weren't that interesting, I felt the heroine ended up being a bit too easy after her initial reaction and the story wasn't all that entertaining. Also, Quinn's Irish brogue was awful...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Jamie rated it 2 of 5 stars

The book was a little lackluster for me. I really wanted a new foray into the genre, and this book didn't deliver it for me. It was well written, and the characters were pretty well defined. However, the action was moved over the the "romance". And the romance was really disappointing. The male fell in love within a day which to me is "boring" and untrue. The plot was decent and driven in places, and some of the world content was different; however, 20 pages of straight sex for one scene does no...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Anna's Herding Cats! rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: warren-christine, 2012, need-review

Originally posted at Herding Cats & Burning Soup

Christine Warren is new to me and I struggled with her writing the first 100 pages or so. Was starting to kick myself for buying so many books in the series before I had read book one. She loves using cliche sayings, pop references and very common phrases twisting them just a little to make them have a paranormal bent. A few of them were pretty funny but after a while it was just too much and didn't add anything to the story. There may have bee...more Originally posted at Herding Cats & Burning Soup

Christine Warren is new to me and I struggled with her writing the first 100 pages or so. Was starting to kick myself for buying so many books in the series before I had read book one. She loves using cliche sayings, pop references and very common phrases twisting them just a little to make them have a paranormal bent. A few of them were pretty funny but after a while it was just too much and didn't add anything to the story. There may have been some eye twitching on my part.

I did love the world Warren created and will give the rest of the series a go because of it. The Others (fae, shifters, vampires, etc) are dealing with a fanatic group called The Light of Truth that is trying to force an Unveiling and expose the Others to society. With Other women being attacked and kidnapped the Council of Others has to not only find their attackers but decide how to deal with their potential exposure.

“Did you just call me Benji?
“You're right. Bad analogy....Benji was the mellow, acid-trip Lassie of the seventies. You're more like a modern-day Cujo on meth.”
“That's twice. Twice in one bloody day someone has called me Cujo. Are you all Stephen King freaks in this godforsaken city?” -Sullivan and Cassidy

I enjoyed the main characters... Irish werewolf Sullivan Quinn (even if his brogue was terrible, I think I've been spoiled by other series) and American foxwoman Cassidy (have never read about a foxwoman before!). Quinn was hell bent and determined to have Cassidy from the very start even though he couldn't figure out why at first. I liked that he couldn't seem to help himself when it came to her and enjoyed their first meet when he ended up chasing her all over a rooftop during a cocktail party they were both attending. Cassidy was pretty funny. For once we have a heroine who is strong and smart but doesn't even hesitate to turn tail and run. And run she did...from Quinn. There was a good bit of snark and sass between the two which was entertaining. While the book happened in a very short amount of time the relationship between didn't feel all that rushed. There was a nice buildup and they do get a bit of leeway since it is a paranormal romance and mating instinct plays a role in everything. I thought they were sweet together as things progressed and damn there were some steamy bits! When he finally claimed her as his mate in a shower scene. Damn! The support characters were great and I hope we'll get so hear some of their stories in future books. So, while I wasn't blown away by this one it was a nice easy read and I was left wanting to find out how the story develops in the next book.

“You go to my head like whiskey, and I'm asking you nicely to please let me have another sip.” -Sullivan to Cassidy
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Feb 25, 2012 Lynsey (The Demon Librarian) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: werewolf-tastic, vampire-ific, the-shelf-of-meh

This was a little disappointing. It had some elements I really liked, but overall it missed the mark for me.

We start out by meeting our star couple, Irish werewolf Sullivan Quinn, and American Fox-woman Cassidy Po. Their meeting was somewhat unorthodox but amusing and I thought I was in for a treat because they seemed like really nice characters. And they were. Cassidy was intelligent, witty and beautiful and a rarity as a supernatural, being one of only two fox-women in the US (or maybe it was...more This was a little disappointing. It had some elements I really liked, but overall it missed the mark for me.

We start out by meeting our star couple, Irish werewolf Sullivan Quinn, and American Fox-woman Cassidy Po. Their meeting was somewhat unorthodox but amusing and I thought I was in for a treat because they seemed like really nice characters. And they were. Cassidy was intelligent, witty and beautiful and a rarity as a supernatural, being one of only two fox-women in the US (or maybe it was just in that State) either way, most other supes have never even heard of them. But when Sullivan Quinn gets one whiff of her at a party, he is never likely to forget her again.

Sullivan was adorable in all his Irish charm. Once he got over his initial beastly instincts of their first meet, he proved a gentleman, also very intelligent, and a great and attentive lover.

Unfortunately what could have been developed further into a great romance was then reduced to only sex scenes between the pair. They were meant to be working on a mystery, but did very little of that. So that was kind of a shame. And really, out of the whole book, considering this is essentially a romance novel, they were apart an awful lot. I think some of the time devoted to the mystery and world building could have been given to developing their relationship out of the bedroom.

Speaking of this mystery/conspiracy plot. It was not very well written at all. I got the main gist of what was going on, but after a while I found myself barely paying attention to it all. There were meetings of the leaders of the supernatural races which were little more than thinly veiled info dumping in the form of dialogue. And if you've read any other PNR this was nothing new or noteworthy- except perhaps for the addition of fox-women- so I started zoning out.

This all led up to a showdown of sorts, which fizzled into nothing. There was no real action, only a dull, suspense-less mystery, and some nice characters that were unfortunately wasted.

I will check out some reviews further into the series to see if things improve, but if not, I think I will be leaving this series here.

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Feb 14, 2013 Alkyoni rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: series-ongoing, the-howling, paranormal, nobody-puts-baby-in-the-corner, say-anything

Big Bad Irish Wolf is sent to the US on the important mission of convincing the American Council of “Others” that it is time that they revealed themselves to the humans. He gets destructed by the scent of honeysuckles that belongs to a foxy lady who, as he soon finds out, is his destined mate. They can’t keep their hands/paws/tails off each other, and after a day of what can only be described as a Sex Marathon, they realize that they are in love and that they want to be together till death do th...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Brenda Audiobooks Only rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 1-mp3-i-have, pnr-light-funny

Narrated by Kate Reading - Narration 5*s

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I’d describe Wolf at the Door as a big roasted marshmallow. There’s nothing to really sink your teeth into – just some fluff and some heat. If I were reading this book I would have been bored more than once but listening is another story. Kate Reading is a wonderfully talented narrator and she gave the book exactly what it needed to keep me listening and laughing. There’s a...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Lauren rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, fated-mates, demons, kick-ass-heroines, wolf-shifter

Wolf at the Door
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Synopsis: Werewolf Sullivan Quinn travels to New York City to warn the members of the council of Others that the secret of their existence is about to be revealed to humanity. He never suspects that he will meet his mate and his match in Cassidy Poe, a Foxwoman and an anthropologist. Soon Quinn and Cassidy must work together against a foe that seeks to destroy everything they know and love.

Review: A steamy romance with witty banter and laugh-out-loud moments.

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