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Book Blurb

Ladon lost his protégé, but he has a mission to take his mind off the loneliness. When he arrives at the lycan settlement, however, he meets a handsome young man who reminds him with every glance exactly how lonely he’s been for many years. The problem is, the man he’s so entranced by seems to hate him.

Kai has been curious about Lord Ladon all this life. He and the vampire are linked in a way he is reluctant to divulge, but soon Ladon demands an explanation for Kai’s scowls and long glances. When they discover they’re mates, Kai is certain it’s a mistake. His mind says they could never work, but can his body and heart convince him to submit and let the fates give him the happiness that has always been out of his reach?

 

Book Review

This second book in the ‘Year of Eyes’ trilogy is about Ladon, a vampire lord who is a healer, and Kai, a lycan who has suffered disdain from some in his pack due to his grandfather’s crime. It was interesting to return to the lycan village from a previous book in the series. Life really does move at a different pace there, and seeing Ladon adjust to figure out why he has felt so pulled toward the place was fun. But not everything is as easy as it looks, and the difficulties Kai faces because of his lack of self-confidence was outright painful at times. But his angst as opposed to Ladon's certainty and stubborn insistence did make for a somewhat suspenseful story.

Ladon no longer has an “assistant”, now that Shigure turned out to be mated to Kyros, Ladon's older brother. But Ladon is a passionate healer who studies medicine, alchemy, and folklore so he is not short of projects. One of them includes visiting the lycans, who seem to have quite a different approach to life on Valladora than humans, vampires, and other paranormal beings who live there. As soon as Ladon arrives, he notices a young man who keeps staring at him, and grows curious about who he is and why he seems so drawn to him.

Kai has more than one issue, but they all stem from the secret connection he has with Ladon's past. It is also the reason why almost everyone has shunned him all his life, and why, in turn, he is withdrawn and afraid of contact with others. Kai is curious about Ladon, and when the vampire lord comes to visit yet again, Kai can’t stop himself from staring. One thing leads to anther and they happily share a bed, but when Ladon informs him that they are mated, Kai panics and runs. He thinks he isn’t good enough for Ladon, and it takes more than one adventure and some heroics for Kai to get the point that mates are mates and that’s the end of any discussion – as far as Ladon is concerned.

If you like the Valladoran adventures in this series, if you enjoy reading about a patient vampire teaching a somewhat wild wolf that there is more to life than old family feuds, and if you're looking for an angsty read with lots of hot loving, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 81 pages/26870 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	15-May-2014
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.evernightpublishing.com/his-wild-wolf-by-marie-medina/