HOWL FOR IT Anthology by Shelly Laurenston/Cynthia Eden-a review

This review will cover LIKE A WOLF WITH A BONE only.

Back Cover Copy:
LIKE A WOLF WITH A BONE
Quiet little Darla Lewis couldn’t be happier when the most-feared member of the South’s rowdiest pack kidnaps her. A girl gets real tired of being overprotected by her own shifter family, and there’s nothing like an oh-so-big bad wolf to start a pack feud, unleash her instincts—and have her surrender however and whenever she wants…

Eggbert *Eggie* Ray Smith is feared by everyone, the members of his own pack, his fellow Marines, mostly due to being very good at his job: killing……. Everyone except Darla Mae Lewis, (who is a pacifist), whom he encounters while on leave in Smithville, NC, where the Lewis Pack is based. She lives in San Francisco and works as a pastry chef for the Van Holtz pack in one of their exclusive restaurants. Mr. Van Holtz, for some unknown reason, sent Darla Mae home, insisting that she take a little vacation.

Darla Mae is the baby of her family and her sisters are very overprotective. And she couldn’t be more different than her sisters. Her sisters, whom are all “Maes”, are mated to Eggie’s brothers, whom are all “Rays”. (It really is hysterical!) And, of course, once Eggie and Darla meet, there is an immediate attraction for both. As the story unfolds, there is an attempt on Darla Mae’s life and Eggie takes things into his own hands, literally. Once he has the situation under control, he takes her back to Smithville, TN to his home, where he can better protect her. Of course, his brothers’ mates think he is evil incarnate and are worried for Darla Mae’s well-being, so they all follow them back to Tennessee. Once in Tennessee, things start to happen quickly. There are a few bumps in the road with the Lewis Pack being accepting of Eggie, and of course, the Smith Pack has to make sure that Darla Mae is worthy of Eggie. And, they all find out the reason behind Darla Mae’s boss being insistent that she take a vacation. She saw something she shouldn’t have. There is another attempt on her life and all of the shifters in and around Smithville, TN help out, and once Eggie makes the scene, they are reminded why he is so feared. No one messes with anything or anyone Eggie considers his.

I loved this story. No one writes with humor like Shelly Laurensten. Of course, this is a prequel, going back and telling us how Darla Mae Lewis tamed the enigma that is Eggert Ray Smith. We also hear from the Magnus Pack in this book, which was a hoot. The interaction between the brothers and their mates, is, as always, too much fun!! Those sisters are a force to be reckoned with. And, Eggie’s Sugar Bug!!! For those of you who haven’t read this series, that’s their daughter Dee Ann, affectionately known as Sugar Bug. And you really have got to read this series in order to understand how hysterical that name is for little ol’ Dee Ann!! The epilogue ends up in the “present day” timeline within this series. I am telling ya’ll, this is absolutely one of the best, funniest, action packed series that I have ever read. Definitely in my top five series of all time. If you’ve read this series, you know what I mean. If you haven’t, there aren’t enough words for me to tell you what ya’ll are missing!! 😉

READING ORDER
1. Pack Challenge
2. Go Fetch
3. Here Kitty Kitty
4. When He was Bad..anthology

5. The Mane Event
6. The Beast in Him
7. The Mane Attraction
8. The Mane Squeeze
9. Beast Behaving Badly
10.Big Bad Beast
11.Bear Meet Girl
12.Howl For It

Reviewed by Vickie M.