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Book Blurb

Stephan Greenberg is out on patrol when he comes across four luna werewolves, one of which is his mate. He gleefully takes them back to his alpha to be integrated into the pack, but he does not know that his mate is a spy for a rival pack.

Dylan Adams always wanted a pack of his own, but if it means saving his father’s life, he is willing to find out everything he can and hand that information over to the enemy.

Now, with the other wolves he came with breathing down his neck, he has to find a way to protect his mate from the coming attack, and keep his father from being killed at the same time. But not everything goes as planned, and soon Dylan realizes that he might not only lose the last of his family, but also the love of his life.

 

Book Review

This ninth book of the series deals with the issue of loyalty, and how far someone will go to protect their family, how they can be forced to do something they would normally never even consider. Dylan is in an awful situation, blackmailed into becoming a spy for Lawrence, the despicable alpha of one of the luna werewolves' rival packs. Since Dylan has no clue how to trust, having been hunted with his father as his only surviving family member for many years, he doesn’t even think of asking his new mate's pack for help. This is a pretty big issue to stand between Dylan and Stephan and I couldn’t wait to see how they'd go about resolving it.

Dylan has had a tough life. As a luna omega, he's been hunted from a young age, and is used to rejection. All he wants is his own pack, somewhere to belong and maybe even a mate. Instead, he and his father are captured by the lunatics in Lawrence's pack and forced to become spies for them. Sent to Roarke's pack to discover their weaknesses so that Lawrence can finally destroy them, he already feels bad about spying on them. But when he discovers Stephan is his mate, and the other members of the pack are really nice, he is even more conflicted. Not that he thinks he has a choice. I really felt for him as he was torn between the two alternatives, but when reality catches up with him and Stephan rejects him like he does, I couldn’t believe it.

Stephan is truly happy to have found his mate but has no clue what's going on behind the scenes. He happily introduces Dylan to everyone, claims him, and thinks they can now live happily ever after. Nothing could be further from the truth, and the betrayal from Dylan hits him hard. SO hard, in fact, that he loses sight of reality and goes off into a rage followed by an emotional funk. He doesn’t even see how much his mate hurts because of his reaction, nor is he able to consider the reality of Dylan being blackmailed. I wanted to yell at Stephan so he'd get it, maybe shake him a little so he could see Dylan's side of things.

Now, on top of all of this maneuvering against Lawrence's pack, there's a pretty big plot twist in the overall story at the end. It puts the series into an entirely new light, and promises major excitement. It has put this series from a fairly simple, if very entertaining, "straightforward werewolf tale" into the realms of… I cannot say yet because it would spoil the effect of the revelation when it comes. But it definitely has me on the edge of my seat for the next few installments!

If you like shifter stories where loyalties seem to be clear but turn out to be very different, if you enjoy reading about mates who seem to be doing extremely well together, yet you can see the writing on the wall for a major revelation that has the potential to tear them apart, and if you're looking for a book with lots of hot action between the sheets, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 35460 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	28-September-2013
Price	$5.50 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.bookstrand.com/my-mate-the-traitor