Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Alpha Wolfhound Griffin left to rescue his friends. The mission was a success except for one problem. Griffin refuses to kill one of the humans responsible because he smells his mate in this handsome younger man.

 

Griffin brings Emery Jones back home but there are people in the pack who don't trust Emery and want him dead. Griffin's new mission is to make Emery behave himself and open his eyes to the horrors of the life he'd been living.

 

Emery hates all shifters but is inexplicably drawn to Griffin. He wants to be held by the alpha and trusts the man to protect him. These feelings and emotions are too new, too frightening, and Emery might just get himself killed before he can admit to his new lover that he loves him. The major question, however, is does he deserve to be mated to Griffin, or to live, after the horrible things he's done in his past?

 

Book Review

This eighth book in the series about wolfhounds bred to hunt werewolves for humans focuses on Griffin, who lost his mate when the man sacrificed himself to save his twin brother, and Emery, a hunter out for revenge against the werewolves who killed his brother. Very clearly the first of two books about these guys, it is an intense enemy-to-lovers story that covers the tough stages of Griffin realizing he has a second mate – against his will – and Emery waking up to the fact he was wrong to hunt werewolves. It’s a painful awakening, and there is a lot more to follow.
 
Griffin went out to help Dean and Smith recover Joey and Teddy, but when he is about to kill the last human hunter who attacked the lodge and kidnapped the omegas, Griffin is shocked when he realizes the man is his mate. There are no extenuating circumstances; the man was not forced to work with the hunters, and Griffin is stunned and unsure what to do. He didn’t even want a second mate – Remy was his first love, but he sacrificed himself to save his brother Scott’s life when the scientists wanted to euthanize the omega. Griffin has a hard enough time dealing with the fact that he is now falling for one of their enemies. Worse than that, he has to deal with guarding Emery against the other alphas killing him while trying to find out as much as possible about what Emery knows about the hunters.

Emery hates all shifters based on what they did to his family. He joined the hunters for a reason, and when he is imprisoned by one of the werewolves (or so he thinks before Griffin reveals the truth), Emery is determined not to give in. He hates the fact that he feels attracted to Griffin, despises himself for giving in and letting himself be mated, and has a hard time understanding the extent of the mess he’s gotten himself into. Weeks of exposure to Griffin and the gradual realization that Emery is developing feelings for the wolfhound begin the slow process of Emery realizing he was wrong. Coming clean to the pack is no longer an issue, but the idea of standing in front of Alpha Max and telling him everything, not knowing if it is enough for the alpha and the pack to let him live, is terrifying.
 
If you like enemy-to-lovers stories, if you want to find out more about two men who seem less than compatible and have real issues to work through, and if you’re looking for a read that is emotionally intense and leaves a lot more to come at the end of it, then you will probably like this novella. I can’t wait for part two of Emery and Griffin’s story.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 139 pages/39556 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	12-December-2015
Price	$4.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.bookstrand.com/book/the-alpha-and-the-enemy