Book Reviews

Gabriel's Soul (The Werewolves of Willow Lake 4) by Marcy Jacks at Siren Publishing

Genre Gay / Paranormal / Shifters / MPreg / Erotic Romance
Reviewed by Serena Yates on 11-January-2014

Book Blurb

Gabriel Weston's never wanted to find a mate. He was abused by alphas before and wants no part of them now. Unfortunately, when he escapes from his old pack and wakes up injured, he finds that he's mated to a very large, very powerful alpha wolf, one who has a bad reputation.

Brishen does not want to scare his small mate. The man has been through enough, but he also wants to be close to him, needing to feel the physical touch of his mate to ease his own ache, and to prove that he's not what the rumors say he is.

After Gabriel discovers he is pregnant with Brishen's pup, the two begin to make small steps toward trust, but one of the omegas of Gabriel's former pack is out for revenge, and when he puts Gabriel into harm's way, Brishen will have to rush to his mate's side before he loses everything he holds dear.

 

Book Review

In this fourth book of the series, the final of the four ancient werewolf brothers finds his mate and we find out more about his story. One thing that makes Bishen very scary is his almost constant anger and his explosive temper. Neither of which bode well for things working out smoothly with his mate Gabriel, a wolf who was abused by the alphas in his old pack and now has a deathly fear of all alphas. Add to that the enormous guilt they each feel (if for different reasons), and this is a match made in hell. Problem is, they do not have the choice to walk away from each other. They are mated, so they need to focus on figuring out how to live with each other.

The last thing Gabriel wants is a mate. And he wants an alpha as a mate even less than that. Yet he finds himself mated to Bishen, who is one of the scariest alphas around with his blue glow and strange powers, not to mention his ever-flaring temper and need to go get revenge for everything. Gabriel has suffered more abuse (physical and emotional) than he wants to admit, and when he united the other omegas in his old pack and came up with a plan to escape, most of them got away but a few died. Gabriel's guilt over that isn’t going away anytime soon, and he figures for that alone, he deserves to not be happy for the rest of his life.

Bishen feels extremely attracted to his mate, and wouldn't hurt him. Problem is, the fact of who he is alone will hurt Gabriel. They gradually get used to each other's presence, and when Bishen flips out again, Gabriel is told he may be the only one who can help keep Bishen calm. They decide to go ahead with the mating, and Bishen figures that Gabriel may be his keeper, the one to keep him grounded, just like Aland is Alistair's keeper. The minute they begin to et closer, fate intervenes and Gabriel is kidnapped. Talk about the worst luck!

If you like stories about men who have a lot to overcome before they can live happily ever after, if you enjoy a more powerful mate taking care of the smaller one, and if you're looking for more revelations about the mysteriously glowing werewolves of Willow Lake, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format ebook
Length Novella, 35370 words
Heat Level
Publication Date 28-December-2013
Price $5.50 ebook
Buy Link http://www.bookstrand.com/gabriels-soul