Bride of the Wolf

Shadowmen #4

by Jennifer St. Giles

When the heroic werewolf Navarre is trapped in the twilight realm, his Shadowmen comrades are unable to rescue him. Only a passionate woman with a spirit as wild as his own can set him free....

Oil heiress Marissa Vasquez fled the jungles of Belize to avoid becoming a pawn in her vicious uncle's wicked schemes. Though she has found temporary sanctuary in little Twilight, Tennessee, only in her dreams does she taste freedom. At night, her spirit intertwines with a magnificent black wolf, and they run together under the glow of a forest moon. When a wounded stranger is brought to the camp where she is hiding, she glimpses in his eyes the mysterious being who has been the partner of her visions. But before she can explore her strange reaction to this man, they are kidnapped and imprisoned once again.

Navarre is a shapeshifting Shadowman, captured by the evil Vladarian vampire who hopes to control Marissa. Injured and blind, he struggles to regain his warrior's strength as they fight for their freedom -- and their lives. Together, their spirits form a powerful link matched only by the passion they discover in each other's arms. But can a mortal woman attain true love with a man who is half wolf? And will their enemies give them time to find an answer?

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Werewolves, Romance, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Fiction, Supernatural

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 28, 2009

About the author

USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer St. Giles writes under the names Jennifer Saints and JL Saint. She writes sexy southern suspense, paranormal romance, military romantic suspense, gothic historical and paranormal crime,

She writes romance because she believes that when you take a human being to the very core of his existence, then you will find that what matters more than anything else is to be loved and to give love.

Life is all about choices and to pull from one of Erich Fromm's quote, She chooses to create and to love rather than destroy and to hate. Go forth, dream, believe, create, inspire, and love,

Jenni (J.L. Saint, Jennifer St. Giles, Jennifer Saints)

PS. Writers don't develop split personalities. They develop pseudonyms

Reviews

[Cindy]

Great read - intense and powerful though not always in a pleasant way. When ultimate good and ultimate evil battle awful things happen to good people [the vamps who are the villains give sadists a bad name.:] And part of battle is those good people recovering and moving on to fight the evil. And sometimes good things happen as well. Love. Friendship. Recovering those thought lost...

Lots of intense, page-turning action in the plot; Navarre is a wonderful damaged hero; and Marissa is a heroine trying to control her own life for the first time ever. Cinitas and Herrera are continuing villains and torturous [sometimes literally:] politics are at work...

Marissa is kidnapped by Herrera to gain control of her money and shares in the oil cartel and he is willing to do literally anything to her to gain his desires. Navarre, weakened and blinded, is kidnapped as well but he still manages to escape with her, her extremely injured brother, and a priest who thinks he is the spawn of the devil - rather than the direct opposite. While they attempt to escape through the jungle; Nick and the rest of the crew from Twilight have arrived to search for them.

This is not a stand alone novel - read the series in order as the story arc is VERY sequential. [Bride takes up basically hours after the end of Kiss.:] Also, probably not a series for those with rigid religious beliefs, as the mythos is not quite the standard Biblical text.

I'm looking forward to next one in the series.

Shadowmen
1. Touch a Dark Wolf (2006)
2. The Lure of the Wolf (2007)
3. Kiss of Darkness (2009)
4. Bride of the Wolf (2009)

[Sarah]

Be forewarned, this is not a stand-alone book and the events the synopsis describe all happened on earlier books.

I actually felt a little deceived by this. I chose this book based on the synopsis only to find out that the initial meeting and relationship development described on its back cover occur in previous installments of this series. Which was not okay because I was expecting to read what was described in the synopsis, instead I felt like I missed everything that would make me interested and invested in this couple. So basically there was no point in completing this.

[Anna]

Marissa and Navarre were introduced in early books. Their story began in Kiss of Darkness and continues in this fourth installment. The battle between good and evil continues... For me this book was a bit darker then the rest. Both characters have been through so much that I didn't see how it would work out But to see them finally come together was great. While this book was enjoyable, for me Kiss of Darkness was the better book. If you haven't given this series a try I highly recommend it. Especially if you have a soft spot for werewolves.

[Beth]

St Giles is seriously underrated.

[Sarah]

loved this book. very hot and sexxy.

[Katy]

I love the amount of tense action & St Giles writes a really good love scene.

[Heather]

Great!

I Can hardly put book down! Each book has held my interest and continued the story adding new people and battles in the fight against evil! I have Loved all shadow men books so far... Looking forward to the next!

[Crystal]

An exciting, action packed romance. I've not read the other books in the series, but there was just enough back story to keep up with what was going on throughout the novel.

[Sarah]

pretty good.

[Cam]

Although it's great to see we have a virgin (completely clueless as a mortal but super sexy) Navarre and Marissa is a wonderful heroine, I don't like St. Gile's prose and unfortunately, got bored of the plot fairly early on in the novel and I know it's not the first in a series but it should have stood alone well but I felt lost most of the time; which is not often since I often pick up a series quite quickly even if I start at the middle or the end.

[Laurla2]

"you have to understand that what happened to me will never go away. i havent told you because it would hurt me more that i already do to cause you that pain."

"i have a vagina, not a relief valve for assholes."

[Mystique]

tough to read as a stand-alone

[Kathie Buss]

i cant wait for the next book. i love this series.

[Liz]

It's a little predictable - no surprises

[Shelley]

3.5 stars