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Wolf Creek Pack #1
Full Moon Mating
[M/M Erotic Romance]
Sheriff Joe Nash couldn't have been more surprised when he answered a call to a shooting and discovered the sexiest man he had ever seen. His extraordinary response to the man told him immediately Nate is his mate. Taking a chance, Joe takes him home, hoping to convince him to stay.
But Nate Summers is on the run from someone, never staying in one place for more than a few days. The tall, handsome sheriff and his offer of a safe haven intrigue Nate, but he's afraid that if he sticks around, the sheriff will discover his secret, a secret that could make the sheriff hate him.
A Siren Erotic Romance
177 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2009
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Stormy Glenn
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I believes the only thing sexier than a man in cowboy boots is two, or three men in cowboy boots. I also believes in love at first sight, soul mates, true love, and happy endings.
I live in the great Northwest region of the USA, with my gorgeous husband and soul mate, two boxer/collie puppies, one old biddy cats, and three fish. When I'm not being a mother to my six teenagers or cleaning up after my two 70 pound lap puppies, you can usually find me cuddled in bed with a book in my hand and a puppy in my lap. Or on my laptop, creating the next sexy man for one of my stories.
I welcomes comments from readers, so drop me a line. stormyglenn@hotmail.com
What do I do ?
I'm a writer of erotic, paranormal, werewolf, futuristic, contemporary, gay, and Ménage a Trois romances. I'm currently published with Siren Publishing, Torquere Press, and Noble Ellora's Cave.
I believes the only thing sexier than a man in cowboy boots is two, or three men in cowboy boots. I also believes in love at first sight, soul mates, true love, and happy endings.
I live in the great Northwest region of the USA, with my gorgeous husband and soul mate, two boxer/collie puppies, one old biddy cats, and three fish. When I'm not being a mother to my six teenagers or cleaning up after my two 70 pound lap puppies, you can usually find me cuddled in bed with a book in my hand and a puppy in my lap. Or on my laptop, creating the next sexy man for one of my stories.
I welcomes comments from readers, so drop me a line. stormyglenn@hotmail.com
What do I do ?
I'm a writer of erotic, paranormal, werewolf, futuristic, contemporary, gay, and Ménage a Trois romances. I'm currently published with Siren Publishing, Torquere Press, and Noble Ellora's Cave.
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December 4, 2013
I don't usually leave awful reviews, but I found this book to be awful.
In the beginning, I thought it had a lot of potential and I was happily devouring it. Then, on page 33, at a POV change, the entire story hit a cliff edge and dived off. The character, Nate, goes from being a vulnerable enigma to a pathetic child. Characterization that had been established, suddenly changed with no real understanding as to why. For 33 pages, I was led to believe that Nate can't talk. The author did a good and believable job of having him communicate in many other ways. It was compelling reading. Then, he can talk and just says, "Of course I can talk." Oh, yeah, of course. Insert eye roll here. It gets worse from there.
This story needed to be edited in the absolute worse way. Nate tells his back story to Joe. Then he tells it to Joe's father. Then he tells it to some other people. The same thing over and over and the author never realized she could skip it after the initial telling and start a new paragraph with, "After Nate told his tale..." Nope, I was subjected to it multiple times. The retelling of several things occurred throughout the book. In another glaring editing blunder, they make a big deal out of their two-month anniversary, then Nate says it's their three-week anniversary. A little later, Joe is outside the car, but still manages to bang on the steering wheel, which is plausible, but not at all set up that way in the scene.
Other than the need for a competent editor, I began to actively hate the characters. I'm not even going to bring in my personal dislike for fluffy/sappy stories with heaps of melodrama, because written well, I can still enjoy the story. I'm talking about the fact that Nate didn't just denigrate into a chick-with-a-dick character; He became a child. Worse, a preteen. Joe treated him like a child so much so that "baby" quickly became a label rather than a term of endearment. Nate actually comes to Joe's room, pillow in hand and asks to sleep with him (and not in the carnal sense). Nate is sent to his room, which, to be fair, he realizes is a thing you do to a child, but he never actually addresses the issue. Nate is sent upstairs to "go get your blanket" so they could cuddle, wherein he conveniently falls asleep in Joe's lap. Please insert more eye-rolling. I hated Joe with a passion because not only was he inulting, he was an incompetent blow-hard.
There were tons of other completely nonsensical issues including the fact that Nate is raised for twenty years in a hidden facility, escapes from it because he wants to live his own life, but then has no qualms about the new imprisonment he is warned will be his life as a werewolf mate. The fact that he is a most excellent cook regardless of the fact that he states he only ever read about cooking before was another eye-roller.
For me, this book goes into my very small bin of "Completely Unreadable" books. It also gave me several headaches from the eye-strain. I would tell my best friends to avoid this one.
In the beginning, I thought it had a lot of potential and I was happily devouring it. Then, on page 33, at a POV change, the entire story hit a cliff edge and dived off. The character, Nate, goes from being a vulnerable enigma to a pathetic child. Characterization that had been established, suddenly changed with no real understanding as to why. For 33 pages, I was led to believe that Nate can't talk. The author did a good and believable job of having him communicate in many other ways. It was compelling reading. Then, he can talk and just says, "Of course I can talk." Oh, yeah, of course. Insert eye roll here. It gets worse from there.
This story needed to be edited in the absolute worse way. Nate tells his back story to Joe. Then he tells it to Joe's father. Then he tells it to some other people. The same thing over and over and the author never realized she could skip it after the initial telling and start a new paragraph with, "After Nate told his tale..." Nope, I was subjected to it multiple times. The retelling of several things occurred throughout the book. In another glaring editing blunder, they make a big deal out of their two-month anniversary, then Nate says it's their three-week anniversary. A little later, Joe is outside the car, but still manages to bang on the steering wheel, which is plausible, but not at all set up that way in the scene.
Other than the need for a competent editor, I began to actively hate the characters. I'm not even going to bring in my personal dislike for fluffy/sappy stories with heaps of melodrama, because written well, I can still enjoy the story. I'm talking about the fact that Nate didn't just denigrate into a chick-with-a-dick character; He became a child. Worse, a preteen. Joe treated him like a child so much so that "baby" quickly became a label rather than a term of endearment. Nate actually comes to Joe's room, pillow in hand and asks to sleep with him (and not in the carnal sense). Nate is sent to his room, which, to be fair, he realizes is a thing you do to a child, but he never actually addresses the issue. Nate is sent upstairs to "go get your blanket" so they could cuddle, wherein he conveniently falls asleep in Joe's lap. Please insert more eye-rolling. I hated Joe with a passion because not only was he inulting, he was an incompetent blow-hard.
There were tons of other completely nonsensical issues including the fact that Nate is raised for twenty years in a hidden facility, escapes from it because he wants to live his own life, but then has no qualms about the new imprisonment he is warned will be his life as a werewolf mate. The fact that he is a most excellent cook regardless of the fact that he states he only ever read about cooking before was another eye-roller.
For me, this book goes into my very small bin of "Completely Unreadable" books. It also gave me several headaches from the eye-strain. I would tell my best friends to avoid this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
dnf
November 5, 2016Ugh! Boy I sure am bombing out in the MM mate department. Stupid..
September 18, 2012
I seem to be in the minority here, but I really really disliked this book, mostly because of Joe! The cop/were shifter.
He was a major asshat in my book for a lot of reasons, but when Roger broke in Nate called and said someone broke in and I bashed him over the head and tied him up, what happens then? Huh? Joe acts like an arrogant overbearing stupid jerk, and I'm being nice here!
So...what does Joe and big Daddy do? They treat Nate like a small stupid child sending him to his room, and not even asking him what happened, just believing Roger! HELLO! Joe is supposed to be Sheriff and he doesn't think there is something fishy about the whole thing? Small Nate overpowering and dragging big bad wolf into the house? really? he didn't even listen on the phone close enough to remember wht he said? Didn't ask him 'hey, babe, what happened?' nope, send him to his room and take care of the little baby! Uhg!
Then he comes up and Nate has locked the door, so what does he do? breaks down the door and has sex with him, in my book it doesn't matter that Nate got into it, for me it was at least dub-con!
Then after the punishment, is there a talk between out MC's you ask? NO..no apology from Joe that he didn't even talk to Nate about what happened, and Nate doesn't give Joe a piece of his mind about that either! Idiots!
Then...when at the end Roger is with the Teacher, Joe glares at Nate, like it's his fault for not asking for retribution.
I'm not even going to get into the part where he wants Nate to just stay at the house and wait for him all day..and take care of him, and talk about having kids before they even have spent 2 days together..
I actually have a lot more I hated about this story..but I'll only mention one more thing..remember we are talking about the Sheriff here..but he walks right into a trap, that he knows is a trap with only one other shifter to help him! The other shifter is shot immediately so of course poor Nate has a gun held to his head, because , do I need to say it again?
Joe is stupid!
He was a major asshat in my book for a lot of reasons, but when Roger broke in Nate called and said someone broke in and I bashed him over the head and tied him up, what happens then? Huh? Joe acts like an arrogant overbearing stupid jerk, and I'm being nice here!
So...what does Joe and big Daddy do? They treat Nate like a small stupid child sending him to his room, and not even asking him what happened, just believing Roger! HELLO! Joe is supposed to be Sheriff and he doesn't think there is something fishy about the whole thing? Small Nate overpowering and dragging big bad wolf into the house? really? he didn't even listen on the phone close enough to remember wht he said? Didn't ask him 'hey, babe, what happened?' nope, send him to his room and take care of the little baby! Uhg!
Then he comes up and Nate has locked the door, so what does he do? breaks down the door and has sex with him, in my book it doesn't matter that Nate got into it, for me it was at least dub-con!
Then after the punishment, is there a talk between out MC's you ask? NO..no apology from Joe that he didn't even talk to Nate about what happened, and Nate doesn't give Joe a piece of his mind about that either! Idiots!
Then...when at the end Roger is with the Teacher, Joe glares at Nate, like it's his fault for not asking for retribution.
I'm not even going to get into the part where he wants Nate to just stay at the house and wait for him all day..and take care of him, and talk about having kids before they even have spent 2 days together..
I actually have a lot more I hated about this story..but I'll only mention one more thing..remember we are talking about the Sheriff here..but he walks right into a trap, that he knows is a trap with only one other shifter to help him! The other shifter is shot immediately so of course poor Nate has a gun held to his head, because , do I need to say it again?
Joe is stupid!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 25, 2016
This story started with Joe, a cop in the small town of Wolf Creek, responding to a robbery and encountering an out-of-towner Nate. Joe felt an immediate pull to this guy and it wasn’t even the full moon. The new guy, Nate, was skittish and seemed uncomfortable talking.
Eventually, Nate trusted Joe and revealed he was hiding out from someone pursuing him. Joe returned this trust by revealing that he was a shifter, a werewolf, and that he believed Nate was his mate. It seemed that the two lovers would be okay until their relationship was threatened both by an inside threat and an outside threat. These threats force Joe to make decisions as the enforcer of his clan as opposed to Nate’s mate.
I have to say that the narrator wasn’t good. He made Nate feel adolescent and it made it weird to hear the sex scenes. I think the writing contributed to that because sometimes Nate acted like a kid and so Joe treated him like such. He didn’t discuss things he should with a partner, but instead, Joe made decisions for Nate.
I liked the relationship Joe had with his family and how accepting and protective his parents were of Nate. That added to the sweetness of this story. It’s a book one, so I hope the author will spend more time developing both her characters and the overall plot of the story. There is potential here and I hope the next book takes the series to the next level.
**Audiobook given by author in exchange for an honest review
Eventually, Nate trusted Joe and revealed he was hiding out from someone pursuing him. Joe returned this trust by revealing that he was a shifter, a werewolf, and that he believed Nate was his mate. It seemed that the two lovers would be okay until their relationship was threatened both by an inside threat and an outside threat. These threats force Joe to make decisions as the enforcer of his clan as opposed to Nate’s mate.
I have to say that the narrator wasn’t good. He made Nate feel adolescent and it made it weird to hear the sex scenes. I think the writing contributed to that because sometimes Nate acted like a kid and so Joe treated him like such. He didn’t discuss things he should with a partner, but instead, Joe made decisions for Nate.
I liked the relationship Joe had with his family and how accepting and protective his parents were of Nate. That added to the sweetness of this story. It’s a book one, so I hope the author will spend more time developing both her characters and the overall plot of the story. There is potential here and I hope the next book takes the series to the next level.
**Audiobook given by author in exchange for an honest review
April 26, 2011
I must admit, starting this book I did have my reservations... there are ALOT of mm shifter books out there and some of them just don't make the cut in terms of plot, relationship feasibility, intrigue and (most importantly) sex ;). But Full Moon Mating had steamy sex, an endearingly vulnerable main man in Nate, a massive turn on in the form of the dominant and posessive Joe and something that i personally have an addiction to... super powers (other than being a werewolf of course :P). So, overall I quite enjoyed this book (even though i was mainly hungover while reading it) :D
Maybe 3.5 - 4 stars...
Maybe 3.5 - 4 stars...
March 30, 2015
I'm giving every book in this series two stars because they're badly written and the characters are all obnoxious clichés, but the story is interesting enough for me to want to find out what happens in the next one.
January 14, 2018
...wtf did I just read. ..I mean seriously. ..what. ..the. ..fuck. ... I rolled my eyes so much while reading this garbage that I thought my eyes were going to get stuck... honestly this just sucked.
Sooooo Nate escaped some facility where he was being controlled by this Teacher guy because he wanted to be free..Yada Yada ONLY to end up with Joe.... who pretty much treats him like a kid. At least that's how I saw it. This big giant dude holding this 5 7 dude in his lap like he's a baby while he takes a nap? Sends him to his room for disobeying him but didn't ever tell him why but still decided to come up stairs and fuck him into the mattress without uttering a word....
I just COULD NOT get down with this one. and I've been reading a lot of books out of my comfort zone lately and they have been AMAZING ,,so I tried to stay on that path... this book has caused me to take a break from that. It was really really that bad.
Sooooo Nate escaped some facility where he was being controlled by this Teacher guy because he wanted to be free..Yada Yada ONLY to end up with Joe.... who pretty much treats him like a kid. At least that's how I saw it. This big giant dude holding this 5 7 dude in his lap like he's a baby while he takes a nap? Sends him to his room for disobeying him but didn't ever tell him why but still decided to come up stairs and fuck him into the mattress without uttering a word....
I just COULD NOT get down with this one. and I've been reading a lot of books out of my comfort zone lately and they have been AMAZING ,,so I tried to stay on that path... this book has caused me to take a break from that. It was really really that bad.
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February 23, 2010In the shapeshifters genre (in general, not gay romance in particular) you can have two type of hero, the big and strong alpha man, a bit mourning, who is always running away from his life, regretting the lost of a normality he has never had, or you can have a shapeshifter as big and strong, but who is totally helpless in the hands of his little mate. This second type of hero usually leads to more light and funny stories. Are they realistic? No. Does it matter? Absolutely not. First of all, I’m obviously not reading a paranormal romance to find reality, and second, it’s within the genre that the partner of an Alpha Male is usually a omega, meaning that he or she is physically weaker but way more clever than the partner, in “human” words, you can say that one is the body (the strength) and the other is the mind (the intelligence), the both together make a perfect couple.
So yes, Nate, the small omega man, is all shy and skittish, he clings to the bigger Joe like he is his personal tree to climb and search shelter from the big bad wolves, and since he likes Joe, it doesn’t matter that, searching refuge in his arms he is putting himself in the hand of a even more dangerous wolf. Nate sits on Joe’s lap, he is the perfect housewife, he pleads for sex in a so wonderfully submissive way, he has even a good relationship with Joe’s mother, arriving to exchange sexual tips with her on how to deal with a werewolf mate… Does it seem to you that Nate is a bit too feminine? Maybe yes, but this is often the case in a gay romance between Alpha and omega, as it’s clear that the supremacy is only physical, and Nate is perfectly conscious that he “allows” Joe to be the leader of their small pack made of two men: like a prince who grants a privilege, Nate is allowing Joe to love and cherish him.
When Nate arrive in the small town of Wolf Creek he doesn’t know that he is stumbling on his better luck: Joe, the town sheriff is gay, and being a werewolf he also immediately understands that Nate is also his mate. From that moment on Nate will have not to worry of the men who are searching him, the same men he is running away from for the last two years. From that moment on, Nate will only worry to please Joe, and Joe will unconditionally love him back. If maybe sometime Joe will behave a bit too much like an obtuse and treat Nate like a three years old baby unable to take a decision, well, Nate will probably save the information for a later time when he will use it to force Joe to do what Nate wants… after all, it’s Nate the mind of the couple.
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So yes, Nate, the small omega man, is all shy and skittish, he clings to the bigger Joe like he is his personal tree to climb and search shelter from the big bad wolves, and since he likes Joe, it doesn’t matter that, searching refuge in his arms he is putting himself in the hand of a even more dangerous wolf. Nate sits on Joe’s lap, he is the perfect housewife, he pleads for sex in a so wonderfully submissive way, he has even a good relationship with Joe’s mother, arriving to exchange sexual tips with her on how to deal with a werewolf mate… Does it seem to you that Nate is a bit too feminine? Maybe yes, but this is often the case in a gay romance between Alpha and omega, as it’s clear that the supremacy is only physical, and Nate is perfectly conscious that he “allows” Joe to be the leader of their small pack made of two men: like a prince who grants a privilege, Nate is allowing Joe to love and cherish him.
When Nate arrive in the small town of Wolf Creek he doesn’t know that he is stumbling on his better luck: Joe, the town sheriff is gay, and being a werewolf he also immediately understands that Nate is also his mate. From that moment on Nate will have not to worry of the men who are searching him, the same men he is running away from for the last two years. From that moment on, Nate will only worry to please Joe, and Joe will unconditionally love him back. If maybe sometime Joe will behave a bit too much like an obtuse and treat Nate like a three years old baby unable to take a decision, well, Nate will probably save the information for a later time when he will use it to force Joe to do what Nate wants… after all, it’s Nate the mind of the couple.
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October 10, 2015
It could have bean a very good book. It had the posibility and the plot to be a good one.....BUT...
A lot of drama that it didn't have his place! I think the author didn't know how to put the "wipping part" in the story.
It was annoying and without meaning.
Everything it could have resolved with a simple question like "what happened"
But noooo Nate it send upstairs without a single word like a 5 years kid.
This trow the whole mate thing for a loop.
I mean the mate is supposed to be the most important ..yada, yada, yad.... and quest what, when Joe come home and find his mate with a stranger in the HOUSE he yell at nate and dosen'r ask anything.
And really??? Dosen't Joe see that Roger thhat is in the HOUSE?? when he said he will leave the file on the portch? Dosen't scream anything???
I can't get over that...
Joe is a pigheaded....!
And the fight with the teacher.... that's a fight? It was supposed the Teacher to be a very powerful guy right? IT's a joke! All the book is about how Nate run from the teacher and how evil is ..... and is...a little guy with a gun. Oh and all the pack come in to help after everything is done. Yep GO PACK!!
A lot of drama that it didn't have his place! I think the author didn't know how to put the "wipping part" in the story.
It was annoying and without meaning.
Everything it could have resolved with a simple question like "what happened"
But noooo Nate it send upstairs without a single word like a 5 years kid.
This trow the whole mate thing for a loop.
I mean the mate is supposed to be the most important ..yada, yada, yad.... and quest what, when Joe come home and find his mate with a stranger in the HOUSE he yell at nate and dosen'r ask anything.
And really??? Dosen't Joe see that Roger thhat is in the HOUSE?? when he said he will leave the file on the portch? Dosen't scream anything???
I can't get over that...
Joe is a pigheaded....!
And the fight with the teacher.... that's a fight? It was supposed the Teacher to be a very powerful guy right? IT's a joke! All the book is about how Nate run from the teacher and how evil is ..... and is...a little guy with a gun. Oh and all the pack come in to help after everything is done. Yep GO PACK!!
January 1, 2011
This one was ok. I finished it because I started it but didn't have a burning desire to know how it ended. There just wasn't much action and despite dealing with "alpha" werewolves, they were pretty sappy. Just didn't feel much for the story.
April 26, 2018
I really did not like the narratorat all. Also the "showdown" with teacher was anti-climatic. The teacher stood there and rambled crap & then he was dead, I wanted a fight. I will be continuing on with this series as I want to see the rest get their HEA
August 20, 2018
Omg you guys.... what the fuck is wrong with me... slap me please...
I’ve been looking for a certain formula these last few weeks and I am failing miserably... I’ve been super busy and I just want sweet, short, smutty little mm reads. Is that so much to ask for? I need an Alexa Riley of the mm world.
Anywho this was awful, I’m not sure why I tortured myself with it. Half the time the plot didn’t even line up the other half someone was either being a complete baby or a complete jerk. The writing was horrible compared to other things I read from this author.
The saddest part is I bought volume 1 so it’s 3 books and you’ll probably see any other depressing review like this shortly.
Also I call BS on the average rating for this book.... no way it is it above a 3.5 average.
I’ve been looking for a certain formula these last few weeks and I am failing miserably... I’ve been super busy and I just want sweet, short, smutty little mm reads. Is that so much to ask for? I need an Alexa Riley of the mm world.
Anywho this was awful, I’m not sure why I tortured myself with it. Half the time the plot didn’t even line up the other half someone was either being a complete baby or a complete jerk. The writing was horrible compared to other things I read from this author.
The saddest part is I bought volume 1 so it’s 3 books and you’ll probably see any other depressing review like this shortly.
Also I call BS on the average rating for this book.... no way it is it above a 3.5 average.
April 2, 2010
What I liked about this book:
- Knight in shining armor story theme
- M/M love story
- Shape shifter
- Good sex scenes with love
- Good action scenes - I love it when the bad guy gets his butt kicked!
- The dialouge was good
What I didn't like:
- The back story about the "teacher" wasn't clear. I felt like the story should have started out with him and how Nate escaped him because I was a bit confused.
- The back story regarding Joe's ex wasn't developed enough either - I didn't understand why he was after Joe when they apparently had only gone out casually.
- The book I felt could have easily been twice as long, which in my opinion would have made it twice as good.
Having said that it was a really good read - I love Ms Glenn's books they are always a great read with a really good story line.
- Knight in shining armor story theme
- M/M love story
- Shape shifter
- Good sex scenes with love
- Good action scenes - I love it when the bad guy gets his butt kicked!
- The dialouge was good
What I didn't like:
- The back story about the "teacher" wasn't clear. I felt like the story should have started out with him and how Nate escaped him because I was a bit confused.
- The back story regarding Joe's ex wasn't developed enough either - I didn't understand why he was after Joe when they apparently had only gone out casually.
- The book I felt could have easily been twice as long, which in my opinion would have made it twice as good.
Having said that it was a really good read - I love Ms Glenn's books they are always a great read with a really good story line.
January 31, 2012
2.5, actually. Sexy, yes, but the frequency started to overwhelm the plot. A couple of reviews mentioned "chick with a dick" and never having heard the term, found it immediately described Nate. This is not a happy description, though. There is a lot I liked, the really decent premise, and a plot that works, for example. However, the story moved along too fast and elements that could have been developed more thoroughly, weren't. This is somewhat fluffy, and way more sentimental than I like in a story, rather purple in flavor. But that is more my personal tastes than a criticism. The editing errors are more objectionable and jarring.
July 3, 2018
(After a reread done 7/1/2018) ~ I did still enjoy Nate and Joe's story although it doesn't get me all hyped about the new series as much as I think a first book should. HOWEVER! This original story was released 9 years ago when the author was more a newbie than she is now. The fact I wanted to reread all of these books says enough, I think! ;-)
For the first book in a series Full Moon Mating was fairly enjoyable. I am a big fan of wolf shifters and the abilities that Nate has are unique enough to keep it interesting.
I'll need to read more in the series to see if it continues being good.
For the first book in a series Full Moon Mating was fairly enjoyable. I am a big fan of wolf shifters and the abilities that Nate has are unique enough to keep it interesting.
I'll need to read more in the series to see if it continues being good.
January 28, 2012
I couldn't finish it...
August 25, 2016
I love Stormy Glenn books. This was a good start to a new series, although if she would get a better beta reader to catch the continuity mistakes it would be so much better.
March 5, 2021
Joe es el "Ejecutor" de la manada y tambien el sheriff del pueblo donde viven, su deber es hacer cumplir las leyes tanto del gobierno como de la manada. Pero su gran sueño es conseguir a su pareja predestinada, algo que pocos hombres-lobo consiguen en su vida.
Pero cuando llega un joven a su pueblo con una extraña habilidad, lo siente enseguida, es su compañero y lo defendera contra todo y todos.
Nate tiene años huyendo del "Profesor" quien usa sus habilidades y de otros como el para ganar dinero y poder. Pero cuando conoce al sheriff del pueblo (Joe) se siente inmediatamente atraido por el y no puede resistir entregarse y ser su compañero.
Pero tienen que enfrentarse al "Profesor" quien no descansara hasta tenerlo de nuevo en su poder, para eso deberan confiar en alguien que no esperaban y pedir ayuda de mas de una manada vecina.
El libro, como todos los del autor, es romantico-erotico, entretenido, y sobre todo lleno de cliches del mundo sobrenatural. no se puede negar que la historia es interesante, pero los personajes (por lo menos de este libro) son bastante planos y basicos, el instan-love es demasiado "instantaneo" y la relacion tiempo-sentimientos en demasiado inmediata para lo que me hubiera gustado leer.
Quizas es que no era el momento para mi de leer este libro, venia de leer una serie que tenia mucha intriga y drama a algo que es muy "rosado" y "rapido", quizas por eso no puedo valorar bien el libro, pero lo cierto es que no me hizo sentir nada, ni empatia, ni cariño, ni ningun tipo de emocion el leer este libro. Asi que por ahora voy a abandonar esta serie, quizas mas adelante (cuando quiera algo mas dulce-sobrenatural) la continue.
Pero cuando llega un joven a su pueblo con una extraña habilidad, lo siente enseguida, es su compañero y lo defendera contra todo y todos.
Nate tiene años huyendo del "Profesor" quien usa sus habilidades y de otros como el para ganar dinero y poder. Pero cuando conoce al sheriff del pueblo (Joe) se siente inmediatamente atraido por el y no puede resistir entregarse y ser su compañero.
Pero tienen que enfrentarse al "Profesor" quien no descansara hasta tenerlo de nuevo en su poder, para eso deberan confiar en alguien que no esperaban y pedir ayuda de mas de una manada vecina.
El libro, como todos los del autor, es romantico-erotico, entretenido, y sobre todo lleno de cliches del mundo sobrenatural. no se puede negar que la historia es interesante, pero los personajes (por lo menos de este libro) son bastante planos y basicos, el instan-love es demasiado "instantaneo" y la relacion tiempo-sentimientos en demasiado inmediata para lo que me hubiera gustado leer.
Quizas es que no era el momento para mi de leer este libro, venia de leer una serie que tenia mucha intriga y drama a algo que es muy "rosado" y "rapido", quizas por eso no puedo valorar bien el libro, pero lo cierto es que no me hizo sentir nada, ni empatia, ni cariño, ni ningun tipo de emocion el leer este libro. Asi que por ahora voy a abandonar esta serie, quizas mas adelante (cuando quiera algo mas dulce-sobrenatural) la continue.
June 9, 2021
Hier geht es um einen jungen Mann, der übernatürliche Fähigkeiten hat. Seit er ein kleiner Junge war, hat ein skrupelloser Mann, dies ausgenutzt. Er hat ihn und andere begabte Kinder wie Skalven gehalten und für seine Zwecke genutzt. Nathan ist hat nun endlich die Flucht geschafft, aber als er einem Ladenbesitzer hilft, der überfallen wurde, gerät er ins Augenmerk von Joe, dem Sheriff. Joe ist ein Gestaltwandler und erkennt recht schnell, dass Nathan nicht nur wahnsinnige Angst hat und irgendwas verheimlicht, sondern auch, dass er sein Seelengefährte ist. Nun setzt er alles daran ihn zum Reden zu bringen und zu beschützen.
Anfangs gefiel mir das Buch noch richtig gut. Das hat mich überrascht, da ich bereits von anderen Büchern der Autorin sehr enttäuscht war. Aber mir gefiel die fürsorgliche Art mit der Joe anfangs auf Nathan einging, der total eingeschüchtert und still war. Doch ab dem zweiten Drittel änderte sich das. Joe wurde immer übertrieben kontrollierend und einengend. Das wurde zwar mit seinem Wesen als Gestaltwandler und seinen Rang im Rudel erklärt, war für mich aber eine billige Erklärung. Alles wurde eher plump und einfach beschrieben und erläutert. Es gab auch viele Dinge, die gar keinen rechten Sinn ergaben oder total unnötig wirkten. Das letzte Drittel gefiel mir dann gar nicht mehr. Es war wirklich ein herunter erzählen und es kam für mich keinen Stimmung mehr auf.
Ich würde die Reihe und die Autorun nicht mehr weiterkaufen, da ich aber Band 6 noch auf dem SUB habe, werde ich dem noch eine Chance geben.
Story 2,6/5
Erotik 3,0/5
Charaktere 3,0/5
Schreibstil 2,4/5
Gesamt 2,6/5
Anfangs gefiel mir das Buch noch richtig gut. Das hat mich überrascht, da ich bereits von anderen Büchern der Autorin sehr enttäuscht war. Aber mir gefiel die fürsorgliche Art mit der Joe anfangs auf Nathan einging, der total eingeschüchtert und still war. Doch ab dem zweiten Drittel änderte sich das. Joe wurde immer übertrieben kontrollierend und einengend. Das wurde zwar mit seinem Wesen als Gestaltwandler und seinen Rang im Rudel erklärt, war für mich aber eine billige Erklärung. Alles wurde eher plump und einfach beschrieben und erläutert. Es gab auch viele Dinge, die gar keinen rechten Sinn ergaben oder total unnötig wirkten. Das letzte Drittel gefiel mir dann gar nicht mehr. Es war wirklich ein herunter erzählen und es kam für mich keinen Stimmung mehr auf.
Ich würde die Reihe und die Autorun nicht mehr weiterkaufen, da ich aber Band 6 noch auf dem SUB habe, werde ich dem noch eine Chance geben.
Story 2,6/5
Erotik 3,0/5
Charaktere 3,0/5
Schreibstil 2,4/5
Gesamt 2,6/5
May 7, 2017
I really love books by Stormy Glenn, and I've read many of them. This was a nicely paced romance that was beautifully written. The only part that annoyed me............. Could be a Spoiler........... (which I see was mentioned by some reviewers already) was when Roger broke into Joe's house. That whole situation resulted in Nate being physically punished. I prefer reading about packs who don't abuse their members or mates in that way. Joe was fine, except once when he wouldn't allow Nate to explain himself about the Roger situation (not appreciating how Joe spoke to Nate while sending him to his room) Other than that I enjoyed the story, and the plot was different with Nate having special abilities, which kept me interested,especially with the sweet ending. Still a fun and enticing read. :)
October 17, 2023
ugh... I started this book years ago and DNF. Found it again and decided to try again. WTF did I just read / listen to?!
The relationship is highly problematic to say the least:
- The extremely stupid pack laws
Over all I felt very sorry for Nate to flee from a bad situation and ending up in a pack with a mate that mistreats him. How can this book count as a "romance"?
The repetitive writing sadly didn't help with it either.
The relationship is highly problematic to say the least:
- The extremely stupid pack laws
Over all I felt very sorry for Nate to flee from a bad situation and ending up in a pack with a mate that mistreats him. How can this book count as a "romance"?
The repetitive writing sadly didn't help with it either.
May 25, 2021
Me pasa mucho ahora de más grande, al releer estos libros, que me gusta mucho la historia de fondo (tener un enemigo algo anónimo y casi omnipotente en contra; y que entre medio de todo el peligro esté la ternura de encontrar a tu alma gemela), pero el resto me aburre tanto!!!! Encuentro excesivas y algo repetitivas las escenas de sexo, y los diálogos me suenan tan forzados que no entiendo por qué años atrás pensabs que de verdad la gente hablaba así. Lo otro que me molesta es un poco la cis-norma que noto, y no me deja leer del todo cómoda. Igual es una buena lectura para pasar el rato, ligerita
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 2, 2016
2014 Re-read:
This is a bit of a mess.
Perspectives come and go willy-nilly despite the apparent effort to use dividers. Joe is a jerk who has no respect for his partner, despite his claims of love and devotion (which may all be true but what’s that worth if he treats the guy like a child and refuses to listen to him in favour of assuming he knows it all?). Nate bounces back and forth between terrified doormat and a bundle of attitude. And sometimes touch hurts him, sometimes the author forgets and someone touches him without eliciting a reaction. The full moon mating that the book title refers to occurs every freaking month, no exceptions, yet somehow the guys manage to have their two-month anniversary before their full moon tryst happens for the first time. The writing itself is awkward and sentence patterns repetitive.
I suppose this is an early work by the author and that explains some of it. Some things I can take in stride and some I can ignore if I try hard enough. But the deal breaker is Joe’s treatment of Nate.
Sorry, you can claim it’s your wolf side demanding this, but the fact remains that you’re an utter jerk and control freak in the same way abusive boyfriends can be. Poor Nate. The fact that this is acknowledged on both sides (to an extent, such as Joe confessing to being a chauvinist and Nate wondering if he exchanged one prison guard for another) is a nice touch but does not make it all right – because it’s in that “oh well, nothing I can do about it” way. Basically Joe’s Joe and Nate has to change and bend and deny part of himself. Joe can be as gentle and sweet as he wants when they first get together, but the fact that later he flies in rages and ignores his mate’s needs nullifies his courting behaviour – even makes a lie of it.
And by the way, when did Joe mention to Nate “oh, by the way, if you mate with me you can be whipped for misbehaviour”? Instead all I saw was how the pack would protect him. Kinda seems more of a vital information for the decision making process than the silly knotting issue.
All in all this is shoddy work. I’m hoping the series will improve; I can’t remember much about that except that one of the books infuriated me and another depressed me. Not sure it was a good idea to pick this one up again.
2011 Review:
Uh. Prepare for intense ranting. I made so many notes, maybe I should just dump them as they are. Yeah. Might be a good idea. I don’t feel like going through this again, really.
It started out nice enough, even interesting, considering the genre, but not only does Joe turn into an self-righteous asshole about halfway in and gets admired for it, while being anything but loving and caring towards his supposedly beloved mate, but continuity is completely up in the clouds.
Just as an example, we are told they celebrate their “two month anniversary” and in the next paragraph it’s referred to as a “three-week anniversary”. Or first Nate has this whole dressing scene where he is thinking about how Joe hasn’t told him what to wear and a little later he thinks of how Joe told him to dress nicely. There is really a lot like that, a lot of it minor things, but jarring nonetheless.
Methinks this is the result of shoddy editing. I mean, she must have written her first draft on a different timeline and filled some scenes in later or whatnot.
And while we’re at it, this is a woman writing, right? How come it’s so completely chauvinistic and misogynistic? Oh well, goes to show that women can be the worst when it comes to that. Yeah, yeah, this is a gay romance and all, but Nate’s role as a female replacement is just plain out there.
Damn, I hate it when something interesting turns annoying. Could have been worse, but still. I guess I expected as much from this author, though.
And also, why are they all gay!! I mean from what is said it seems to not be that common but we have Joe, and Nate, and Roger and Joe’s brother Jim, and Chase, and Chase’s brother Donovan, and Nate’s friend Justin and Justin’s lover Taylor. So far we have only, like, two guys around who appear not to be gay? Which would be Joe’s father and the bad guy, but the jury’s still out on that one. Oh yeah, also a few bit players who might be gay too for all I know.
Perspective is inconsistent too, despite clearly trying to be cleanly divided. Not happening.
Really getting sick of all the contradictions, such as, only one mate, and later, oh well maybe two or three mates. And so on. Everything, and I do mean everything, is conveniently twisted for whatever the plot wants at the moment.
Well, fuck it all. The two months that really are three weeks thing explains itself by the full moon crap (which actually turns out way less intense than predicted). I really resent this author. This is just lazy and annoying. Way too much sex and what now? A three-some setup for some of the other chars?
I really hate her way of retconning everything. I remember this with a very important part of a previous book. But here it’s just everywhere. And it especially sucks because she has some interesting ideas and does not write too badly in general. Bleh.
In closing, I don’t think I will read the next volume anytime soon, which is a pity.
Uh. Actually? After giving the opening a look, maybe I will after all since it does not appear to be about that threesome. I dunno. We’ll see, I guess.
But really, I wish these things were better. Even though probably sticking to not so great stuff is preferable for now.
This is a bit of a mess.
Perspectives come and go willy-nilly despite the apparent effort to use dividers. Joe is a jerk who has no respect for his partner, despite his claims of love and devotion (which may all be true but what’s that worth if he treats the guy like a child and refuses to listen to him in favour of assuming he knows it all?). Nate bounces back and forth between terrified doormat and a bundle of attitude. And sometimes touch hurts him, sometimes the author forgets and someone touches him without eliciting a reaction. The full moon mating that the book title refers to occurs every freaking month, no exceptions, yet somehow the guys manage to have their two-month anniversary before their full moon tryst happens for the first time. The writing itself is awkward and sentence patterns repetitive.
I suppose this is an early work by the author and that explains some of it. Some things I can take in stride and some I can ignore if I try hard enough. But the deal breaker is Joe’s treatment of Nate.
Sorry, you can claim it’s your wolf side demanding this, but the fact remains that you’re an utter jerk and control freak in the same way abusive boyfriends can be. Poor Nate. The fact that this is acknowledged on both sides (to an extent, such as Joe confessing to being a chauvinist and Nate wondering if he exchanged one prison guard for another) is a nice touch but does not make it all right – because it’s in that “oh well, nothing I can do about it” way. Basically Joe’s Joe and Nate has to change and bend and deny part of himself. Joe can be as gentle and sweet as he wants when they first get together, but the fact that later he flies in rages and ignores his mate’s needs nullifies his courting behaviour – even makes a lie of it.
And by the way, when did Joe mention to Nate “oh, by the way, if you mate with me you can be whipped for misbehaviour”? Instead all I saw was how the pack would protect him. Kinda seems more of a vital information for the decision making process than the silly knotting issue.
All in all this is shoddy work. I’m hoping the series will improve; I can’t remember much about that except that one of the books infuriated me and another depressed me. Not sure it was a good idea to pick this one up again.
2011 Review:
Uh. Prepare for intense ranting. I made so many notes, maybe I should just dump them as they are. Yeah. Might be a good idea. I don’t feel like going through this again, really.
It started out nice enough, even interesting, considering the genre, but not only does Joe turn into an self-righteous asshole about halfway in and gets admired for it, while being anything but loving and caring towards his supposedly beloved mate, but continuity is completely up in the clouds.
Just as an example, we are told they celebrate their “two month anniversary” and in the next paragraph it’s referred to as a “three-week anniversary”. Or first Nate has this whole dressing scene where he is thinking about how Joe hasn’t told him what to wear and a little later he thinks of how Joe told him to dress nicely. There is really a lot like that, a lot of it minor things, but jarring nonetheless.
Methinks this is the result of shoddy editing. I mean, she must have written her first draft on a different timeline and filled some scenes in later or whatnot.
And while we’re at it, this is a woman writing, right? How come it’s so completely chauvinistic and misogynistic? Oh well, goes to show that women can be the worst when it comes to that. Yeah, yeah, this is a gay romance and all, but Nate’s role as a female replacement is just plain out there.
Damn, I hate it when something interesting turns annoying. Could have been worse, but still. I guess I expected as much from this author, though.
And also, why are they all gay!! I mean from what is said it seems to not be that common but we have Joe, and Nate, and Roger and Joe’s brother Jim, and Chase, and Chase’s brother Donovan, and Nate’s friend Justin and Justin’s lover Taylor. So far we have only, like, two guys around who appear not to be gay? Which would be Joe’s father and the bad guy, but the jury’s still out on that one. Oh yeah, also a few bit players who might be gay too for all I know.
Perspective is inconsistent too, despite clearly trying to be cleanly divided. Not happening.
Really getting sick of all the contradictions, such as, only one mate, and later, oh well maybe two or three mates. And so on. Everything, and I do mean everything, is conveniently twisted for whatever the plot wants at the moment.
Well, fuck it all. The two months that really are three weeks thing explains itself by the full moon crap (which actually turns out way less intense than predicted). I really resent this author. This is just lazy and annoying. Way too much sex and what now? A three-some setup for some of the other chars?
I really hate her way of retconning everything. I remember this with a very important part of a previous book. But here it’s just everywhere. And it especially sucks because she has some interesting ideas and does not write too badly in general. Bleh.
In closing, I don’t think I will read the next volume anytime soon, which is a pity.
Uh. Actually? After giving the opening a look, maybe I will after all since it does not appear to be about that threesome. I dunno. We’ll see, I guess.
But really, I wish these things were better. Even though probably sticking to not so great stuff is preferable for now.
November 25, 2021
I enjoyed it. It’s a light read just turn your brain off and let the book happen. It’s entertaining and not too much and does satisfy my M/M craving. So after a complicated day I know that I can pick up this book and forget about my day. It’s a good book y’all think too much. It’s not perfect but it does the job. Some M/M has topics that are too heavy for a daily read before bed. Overall yeah I enjoyed it so I am giving it a good rating.
June 2, 2022
La verdad es que pocas veces un instant love me parece tan vacío como en este libro. Aunque me gustó la relación que llevan los protagonistas, nunca la sentí demasiado profunda.
Creo que es un libro cómodo, lo que quiere decir que es apto para no buscarse problemas ni imaginarse demasiado embrollo.
Me habría gustado que fuera más directo con las emociones de los personajes, a veces los sentí como pequeñas marionetas que actuaban solo pro hacerlo.
Creo que es un libro cómodo, lo que quiere decir que es apto para no buscarse problemas ni imaginarse demasiado embrollo.
Me habría gustado que fuera más directo con las emociones de los personajes, a veces los sentí como pequeñas marionetas que actuaban solo pro hacerlo.
April 20, 2023
Listen to the Audiobooks
the Narrator really not my fav, but anyway yeah ..
the plot was good at the beginning, but at the end it ended really fast
Both Characters was good, One is a shifter with a typical protective to his mate, second one has some kind of speciality, weak, need protection and so on
Maybe because of the Narrator, i barely remember the story that made me need to think hard what's this book about when I write this review
the Narrator really not my fav, but anyway yeah ..
the plot was good at the beginning, but at the end it ended really fast
Both Characters was good, One is a shifter with a typical protective to his mate, second one has some kind of speciality, weak, need protection and so on
Maybe because of the Narrator, i barely remember the story that made me need to think hard what's this book about when I write this review
September 29, 2018
DNF at about 70%. I tried really hard to finish, I did. But. The relationship between the two MCs is just so clearly and unabashedly abusive that I could not.
Normally, I can deal with the whole 'alpha wolf' thing, despite this not actually being wolf behaviour, because this is how werewolves are in most imaginary wolves. But when its like this? No thanks.
Normally, I can deal with the whole 'alpha wolf' thing, despite this not actually being wolf behaviour, because this is how werewolves are in most imaginary wolves. But when its like this? No thanks.
April 5, 2019
Oh no. This was bad. Normally even if I don't like something it gets a two even three star review on it's own merit because it just wasn't good for me. This just wasn't executed well and it shows.
April 7, 2024
Está bueno pero se va con tres estrellas porque no comparto el hecho de q el protagonista haya escuchado a su enemigo antes q a su compañero... y q no se haya tratado posteriormente este asunto. Aparte de ese pequeño detalle, 👍🏻
September 7, 2018
3.5 stars. A decent paranormal romance, but it didn't break the mould in any way, shape, or form. However, I do love a long-running series so will likely return for more.
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