Title: Wolf Hunger
Author: Paige
Tyler
Series: SWAT,
#7
ISBN: 9781492642374
Pub Date: December
5, 2017
Genre: Paranormal
Romantic Suspense
She’s all the wolf
he’ll ever need
When SWAT Officer Max Lowry meets Lana Mason, he falls fast and hard.
He’s positive she’s The One. And Max’s favorite part? Lana’s a wolf
shifter too, so they can skip the awkward reveal and head straight to the
happily ever after. There’s just one problem: Lana doesn’t know that she’s a
werewolf.
To make matters worse, hunters with intent to kill have tracked Lana to
Dallas. Max has to figure out how to keep Lana safe, show her who and what she
really is—and just how much she means to him.
Wolf Hunger
Excerpt
“Speaking of award
ceremonies,” she said to Max, “I didn’t see you on the stage getting a
commendation, so I’m guessing you must be here to support someone who
did?”
He nodded. “Yeah. Some
of the members of my team got recognized today. How about you? Your boyfriend
getting a commendation?”
Max thought he was
being pretty damn smooth, but the smile tugging at Lana’s lips told him she saw
right through his deception.
“Nope, no boyfriend,”
she said. “Actually, it was my dad. Brandy took forever getting dressed. Then
we got stuck in traffic. We barely made it here in time to see him get the
award. I had to watch from the back of the auditorium.”
That explained why Max
hadn’t picked up Lana’s luscious scent earlier. And while he was relieved she
didn’t have a boyfriend, it made him wonder which of his fellow cops getting a
commendation this afternoon could possibly have a daughter this smokin’
hot.
Max opened his mouth to
ask her who her father was when another DPD officer walked by with a plate
filled with a collection of various hors d’oeuvres. While Max wasn’t impressed
with the selection of food, Lana looked at the appetizers longingly, even
though she still had the ones her friend had given her. Maybe she wasn’t big on
squash blossoms. He didn’t blame her.
“Would you like me to
get you something else to eat?” he asked.
She glanced down at her
plate, then shook her head. “Thanks, but unfortunately, the spinach puffs were
the only thing remotely edible, which is probably why they’re all gone. I can’t
believe they’re trying to pass this stuff off as food.”
He grinned. “I was just
thinking the same thing a little while ago. I’m planning to head out as soon as
this thing is over so I can get some real food.”
She leaned in close and
gave him a conspiratorial wink. “Maybe we can slip out now while no one is
looking. I can drop my car keys off with Brandy and we can disappear into the
night. I’d just about kill for a slice of pizza.”
Any other time, Max
would have been stoked to hear that. In his opinion, there wasn’t anything
sexier than a woman who loved pizza. But right then, all he could think about
was how his body was reacting to Lana’s nearness. Not only was his pulse
racing, but his claws and fangs were dangerously close to coming out. He only
hoped his eyes weren’t turning gold.
On the upside, at least
he now knew for sure she was a werewolf. He could smell it in her pheromones.
That was probably why they hit it off so well. Well, there was another reason,
but he wasn’t about to go there—even if a little wolf voice in the back of his
head whispered maybe he should.
Lana was telling him
about an awesome pizza place that wasn’t too far away, wondering if he’d be
interested in checking it out, but instead of answering her, he went in a
completely different direction.
“It’s so cool finding
another of our kind here,” he said. “I totally didn’t expect it.”
She didn’t seem to mind
that he’d changed the subject, but she looked a bit confused. “Another of our
kind? Are you a pescatarian, too?”
Max chuckled. That body
and those looks combined with a wicked sense of humor? It was like she was made
for him. A werewolf who didn’t eat meat? Now, that was epically funny.
Unless it was true, in
which case it was a little strange.
Before he could say
anything, Lana leaned over to look at something behind him, her lips curving
into a smile. Max turned to see who she was looking at and was a little
surprised to find Deputy Chief Hal Mason. The deputy chief was in charge of the
police department’s specialized Tactical Division, which included the mounted
police, canine unit, helicopter support, EOD, and SWAT. As a high-ranking
officer in the department, Mason had to attend every award ceremony, but this
time he’d been recognized for his commitment to developing his entire division,
especially SWAT.
“Hey, Dad.” Lana
stepped around Max to give Mason a hug. “I was looking for you and Mom earlier,
but you were deep in conversation with some people and I didn’t want to
interrupt.”
Max picked his jaw up
from the floor and shoved it back into place. Lana was the deputy chief’s
daughter?
What I thought about Wolf Hunger
Max meets Lana at a police function when he detects her scent over all others. If you've been reading this series, you know that probably means that the owner of that unique scent is none other than "The One" -- Max's soul mate for life. Finding The One has been the theme for all of the books in this series.
There's one little (ok, not so little) problem for Max and Lana -- Lana's father is the deputy chief in charge of SWAT, and he doesn't want Lana to have anything to do with Max.
Fortunately, Lana feels the pull to Max just as much as he feels it for her, and she defies her father to be with Max. But then everything falls apart when Lana's former roommate is murdered, and the SWAT team suspects the hunters have moved into Dallas.
Wolf Hunger is the seventh book in the series, and it's the point in the series when I worry about stories getting repetitious. That doesn't happen at all in Wolf Hunger. The last half of Wolf Hunger is filled with non-stop action as Lana, Max and the SWAT team work to defeat the hunters and their special brand of attack. The fast pace was awesome and I couldn't put this book down until the very last pages.
I loved Lana and Max together too. Even though she's got some big hurdles to jump (considering she's not even aware of what she is), Max helps her along the way, sometimes to his own detriment. Lana is strong and not easily intimidated, and I loved that about her -- she's the perfect compliment to Max.
So another terrific installment in this romantic wolf shifter series. I've got to give it 5 stars, especially for the action sequence that goes on in the last half of the book. I really adore this series and recommend it.
An ARC was provided for review.
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Paige Tyler is
the USA Today bestselling author of
sexy, romantic fiction. She and her very own military hero (also known as her
husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also
known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to
pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kickbutt
heroines who fall in love with them.
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Twitter: @PaigeTyler
