Black
Hills Wolves
Book
27
Celia
Breslin
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Date of Publication: September 18,
2015
Number of pages: 114
Book Description:
British Alpha wolf Jake Marsden spends
his days among humans, pursuing a lucrative music career and avoiding his
pack’s politics. When his current DJ tour takes him to the US, he stops in Los
Lobos to visit family, and runs into the one Wolf he never wants to see
again—the mate who rejected his claim.
While visiting her brother in Los
Lobos, free-spirited Lexi Luparell is shocked to encounter the Wolf she’d
denied when they were teens. Now she must face her guilt for the cruel way she
spurned him all those years ago, make amends, and admit the truth. Jake was
right all along—they’re meant to mate.
Lexi would love to explore the mate
concept and her overwhelming attraction to virile, alpha Wolf Jake, but he
wants nothing to do with her. How can she break down his defenses when she’s
the reason he built them in the first place?
Jake dates only human women now.
Lexi had her shot at being his mate, and she threw it away. But when her life
is threatened, he may have to rethink his position and do whatever it takes to
claim his one true mate.
A billion
butterflies battered Lexi's stomach. She shifted her attention from Ross to the
piano. Sure enough, the music had stopped, and Jake faced her from his seat on
the bench. Man oh man, the heavy stare from those sky blue eyes sent shivers
skittering down her spine. His gaze held the same intensity she remembered from
him as a kid, as if he saw into the heart of people, exposing their deepest
secrets. It had driven her crazy back then, and she'd spent much time teasing
him, pulling his hair, trying to distract him from being so serious all of the
damn time. They were teenagers—partying was supposed to be their sole focus.
With his ice-blue
stare locked on her, Jake rose to his feet, all taut muscle and predatory
power. His energy swept over her like a tsunami, forcing all of the moisture to
abandon her mouth while parts much lower wept with want. Her inner Wolf howled,
answering the call of this Alpha, the first Dominant male ever to make her sit
up and take notice. Holy crap. Her muscles shook with the need to bound over to
him, jump in his arms, wrap her legs around his torso and writhe against his
hard, hot, tattooed body.
Jake said
something to his uncle then stalked straight at her, cutting a path right
through the middle of the tables and the many, too-curious patrons.
A whimper escaped
her throat.
Surprise sparked
in her brother’s brown eyes. "You're kidding me. Him?" He burst out
laughing. "Wow, sis, that's some major, big-time irony right there."
Darci’s expression
conveyed her bewilderment. "Now what are you two talking about?"
Her annoying
brother grinned. "See that angry Alpha headed our way? My sister here
rejected him when they were teens and he's apparently her—"
Lexi socked her
brother in the ribs. "Shut it, Ross."
"Ouch."
Ross rubbed his side and chuckled at her plight. The jerk. "Come on, Lexi,
you have to admit the hilarity of the situation."
No, she did not.
Nor did she have to admit that J-Bird was right all those years ago. He was her
mate. O to the M to the G…. They were mates.
Even so, he didn't
look happy to see her at all. In fact, he looked positively enraged. Shit, shit
and triple shit. What a mess she'd made eight years ago. Well, she was woman
enough to pull on her big-girl panties and fix it. She straightened her spine
and lifted her chin in challenge, meeting Jake's stormy stare. He halted before
her.
I can do this.
"Hey J-Bird. Nice to see you." Lovely. Her voice sounded like she'd
eaten the gravel from the lot in front of Gee's bar. Embarrassment heated her
cheeks.
One breath, two
breaths, three…. J-Bird glared. Tension coiled between them in the silence.
Lexi bit the inside of her cheek to avoid babbling at him. She'd said hello. It
was his turn. Damn it, J-Bird, say something. He wasn't making this easy.
"Alexina." His arctic tone dismissed her and slapped her
in the face at the same time, leaving her disappointed and confused. No one
called her by her full name. No one except her parents when she'd done something
wrong as a kid. He might as well have said, "Screw you," while
slamming a door in her face.
His focus shifted
to her brother. "Hello, Ross. Been a while." His hand shot out to
grasp her brother's in a cordial shake.
"Good to see
you, Jake. Join us for lunch? My treat. We can catch up on old times."
"No, thank
you. I'm done. Nice to see you again, Ross." Jake nodded at Darci.
"Miss." He brushed past them and out the door.
"What. Just.
Happened?" The, “I'm done,” he uttered in his delicious British accent
seemed aimed more at her than at her brother's offer. And the fact he hadn't
even looked at her before stalking out all sexy in his gloom and doom? Yeah,
that hurt.
"I think you
know, sis." The amusement left her brother's face and sympathy glimmered
in his gaze. "Question is, what are you going to do about it?"
She'd never run
from a fight in her life. She wouldn't start now. "Grab a table. I'll be
back in a second. Or not." She ignored her brother's knowing grin and
hurried out the door.
Jake left the pack life when his heart was smashed by his true mate when he was 14. Living among humans as the famous DJ Lone Wolf, he's lived a decent life. He visits his uncle on a tour break and in walks his mate, Lexi. Lexi discovers she was wrong all those years ago and Jake was right. He's her mate. She has to fight to get him to give her another chance. As dangers from Lexi's past come back to haunt her Jake has to let go and decide to let love back in. If you're looking for a paranormal romance that is hotter than a to go cup of coffee spilled in your lap, with at touch of edge of your seat suspense then I'd check out Under the Mating Moon.
I give Under the Mating Moon...
1/2
4 1/2 baskets!!!
1/2
When not writing, you’ll find Celia
exercising, reading a good book, hanging with her family, or indulging her addiction
to Joss Whedon’s TV shows and movies.
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Hi Tobi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting my wolves on your blog today. And thank you for taking the time (away from that pesky housework! ) to read and review Jake and Lexi's story. Much appreciated. :-)
cheers,
Celia
Thank you for stopping by. I forget housework alllll the time. I just don't admit it to hubs! ;)
DeleteThank you for writing an amazing book!
LOL, me too.... housework? What housework? ;-)
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