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Wolves' Pawn
Dot McKenzie is a lone wolf-shifter on the run, using everything available to her to stay one step ahead of her pursuers. When she is offered a chance for friendship and safety with the Fairwood pack, she accepts.
Gavin Fairwood, reluctant heir for Fairwood pack leadership, is content to let life happen while he waits. Old longings surface when he appoints himself as Dot's protector and becomes more than a friend.
Dot goes into hiding again when her presence puts the pack and her new friends at risk. When old enemies threaten the destruction of the Fairwood pack, it will take the combined efforts of Dot and Gavin to save it. But can anything save their love and Dot's life when she becomes a pawn in a pack leader's deadly game?
Gavin Fairwood, reluctant heir for Fairwood pack leadership, is content to let life happen while he waits. Old longings surface when he appoints himself as Dot's protector and becomes more than a friend.
Dot goes into hiding again when her presence puts the pack and her new friends at risk. When old enemies threaten the destruction of the Fairwood pack, it will take the combined efforts of Dot and Gavin to save it. But can anything save their love and Dot's life when she becomes a pawn in a pack leader's deadly game?
284 pages, Paperback
First published January 14, 2014
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January 25, 2014
This is hands down one of my favorite werewolf romances - one of the best I've ever read. I loved it.
Dot's a strong, feisty smart kick-ass heroine with a big heart, who likes the color pink. Gavin is a hot, good-guy hero who cares a lot about Dot. I fell in love with Gavin.
Wolves' Pawn has fast action, great suspense, compelling conflict, strong fleshed out characters and a fresh plot. I highly recommend it.
Dot's a strong, feisty smart kick-ass heroine with a big heart, who likes the color pink. Gavin is a hot, good-guy hero who cares a lot about Dot. I fell in love with Gavin.
Wolves' Pawn has fast action, great suspense, compelling conflict, strong fleshed out characters and a fresh plot. I highly recommend it.
January 1, 2015
I’ve got to be truthful; this isn’t really my favourite genre, although I find the subject of lycanthropy strangely appealing. Cults of wolf-men have existed since ancient Greek and Roman times, and were certainly widespread throughout Europe during the dark and middle ages.
Which is all well and good, but what about the book? It’s fantastic!
I’ve read a fair number of books this year, and some of them have been excellent. Unfortunately some of them have been pretty poor and I’ve given up early on. If a book can’t capture your imagination in the first 10% then it’s not worth struggling through. Not so Wolves’ Pawn, which is a well-thought out book, with a couple of sub-plots and some surprising twists. I loved the Pack atmosphere and the idea of humans living under the strict rules of a wolf pack.
It’s a book of surprises. In fact close to the end when you think the story’s all been told the action suddenly hots up again and MacLayne grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck, forcing him to read on.
If I had to find a negative it would be at about 30% of the way through where Dot visits her aunt. We find Dot playing with her nephew, which is indicative of brothers or sisters, yet to all intents and purposes Dot was a lonely child, and her siblings aren’t mentioned anywhere else in the book. In fact the story revolves around Dot as a lone wolf with no Pack.
But this one little slip-up on the author’s part does nothing to spoil an excellent read which would make a great film.
I thoroughly recommend this book as one to keep you reading long into the night when you know full well you should turn the light off and get some shuteye. Would make a great film.
Which is all well and good, but what about the book? It’s fantastic!
I’ve read a fair number of books this year, and some of them have been excellent. Unfortunately some of them have been pretty poor and I’ve given up early on. If a book can’t capture your imagination in the first 10% then it’s not worth struggling through. Not so Wolves’ Pawn, which is a well-thought out book, with a couple of sub-plots and some surprising twists. I loved the Pack atmosphere and the idea of humans living under the strict rules of a wolf pack.
It’s a book of surprises. In fact close to the end when you think the story’s all been told the action suddenly hots up again and MacLayne grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck, forcing him to read on.
If I had to find a negative it would be at about 30% of the way through where Dot visits her aunt. We find Dot playing with her nephew, which is indicative of brothers or sisters, yet to all intents and purposes Dot was a lonely child, and her siblings aren’t mentioned anywhere else in the book. In fact the story revolves around Dot as a lone wolf with no Pack.
But this one little slip-up on the author’s part does nothing to spoil an excellent read which would make a great film.
I thoroughly recommend this book as one to keep you reading long into the night when you know full well you should turn the light off and get some shuteye. Would make a great film.
July 10, 2014
I am giving an honest review of the book by author P.J. MacLayne. This is the first book by the author that I have read and I have to say I had a hard time putting the book down.
Dot McKenzie is running for her life from unknown men and she never stays very long in 1 place for fear of being discovered. Gavin Fairwood is waiting for the right time to take over as alpha of his dads pack. But with a chance meeting of Dot their lives become tangled with an outcome no one say coming.
This book has werewolves, action, drama, lies and betrayal all rolled into a great story. The 2 main characters, Dot and Gavin, work so well together and they seem to have a love/hate relationship if people would just leave them alone. It was hard to stop reading this once I started it was just that good of a story.
This paranormal romance book is a great addition to any ones library and once you start reading I bet you wont want to put it down. If this is any indication of the quality of books that the author P.J. MacLayne writes I think you might want to keep an eye out for another great read. Way to go P.J. MacLayne!!
Dot McKenzie is running for her life from unknown men and she never stays very long in 1 place for fear of being discovered. Gavin Fairwood is waiting for the right time to take over as alpha of his dads pack. But with a chance meeting of Dot their lives become tangled with an outcome no one say coming.
This book has werewolves, action, drama, lies and betrayal all rolled into a great story. The 2 main characters, Dot and Gavin, work so well together and they seem to have a love/hate relationship if people would just leave them alone. It was hard to stop reading this once I started it was just that good of a story.
This paranormal romance book is a great addition to any ones library and once you start reading I bet you wont want to put it down. If this is any indication of the quality of books that the author P.J. MacLayne writes I think you might want to keep an eye out for another great read. Way to go P.J. MacLayne!!
January 23, 2014
Loooved it!
I didn't have much time in the beginning to get into the story, but once I did, I couldn't stop! I am so going to be late for work tomorrow as it's after 2:15 am now. There is a real story with just enough of a love story mixed in without being over whelming. There are things in the story that most others wouldn't realize come from the author's background, but I have some secret insight, which made the story that much more interesting. I can see this story being a movie or tv mini series. I can't wait to see what the author comes up with next!
I didn't have much time in the beginning to get into the story, but once I did, I couldn't stop! I am so going to be late for work tomorrow as it's after 2:15 am now. There is a real story with just enough of a love story mixed in without being over whelming. There are things in the story that most others wouldn't realize come from the author's background, but I have some secret insight, which made the story that much more interesting. I can see this story being a movie or tv mini series. I can't wait to see what the author comes up with next!
October 11, 2016
Action, Suspense, Romance.
These are just three words that describe this series. From the first sentence, my imagination was captured. I turned pages until (with much dismay!) there were no more words for my hungry eyes to read.
This is a must read!
These are just three words that describe this series. From the first sentence, my imagination was captured. I turned pages until (with much dismay!) there were no more words for my hungry eyes to read.
This is a must read!
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