Something to Howl About by Christine Warren – a Review
Description:
Dr. Annie Cryer has been called many things: Genius. Child prodigy. Scientific wonder.
Wolf Shifter.
Banished from her pack years ago, Annie’s lone wolf wandering has brought her to Alpha, Washington, home to all shifters who don’t quite fit in in the “normal” shifter word. Now Annie has the chance to go back home…if only she can make good on a favor her alpha owes the mayor of “Alphaville.” But it’s not much of a favor when you’re helping the hottest shifter in town…
Grizzly shifter Jonas Browning has a clan in trouble. They haven’t had a child born in over a hundred years…and their clan faces going completely extinct. Genetic scientist Anne Cryer has been sent to help save them. But what Jonas doesn’t count on is being irresistibly drawn to the small wolf shifter, and his bear isn’t about to let her go…
Review:
Something to Howl About by Christine Warren is a novella that introduces her new Alphaville series. Annie Cryer, our heroine, is a wolf shifter, a doctor and a well known scientific genius. Having been banished last three years ago, Annie has been a loner traveling through the country. But Annie receives word from her NY Pack leader that if she goes to Alpha, Washington and helps their pack find a solution to their problem, he will allow her to come back to NY after she is done. Despite not looking forward to going to Alpha, as it is a place where damaged or problem shifters go, she wants to go home to her pack, so she agrees.
Grizzly shifter, Jonas Browning, has a problem with his pack; his clan has not had a child born to them in over a hundred years. The mayor of Alpha convinces Jonas that Dr. Annie Cryer is the one person who can possibly figure out the problem, and come up with a resolution. Though he is not happy, he agrees. When Annie arrives to meet the Mayor, both she and Jonas get off on the wrong foot. She immediately feels the strong attraction and recognizes to her dismay that he is her mate. Make no mistake, Jonas is attractive and hot, but Annie wants to go back to NY and now finding her mate will stop that. Jonas feels his bear being attracted to Annie, but when he hears her mention that they are mates, he will flip out. He doesn’t believe in mates for his grizzly pack; Jonas believes they fall in love and after time move on, if they want; no forever mate. His attitude pushes her away, and though she works on their issue, she avoids Jonas at all costs.
What follows is a light, quick paranormal story that was fun, and very steamy. In a short time, Jonas will learn from his mother that he is wrong about the mating process, and he will try to win back Annie. Their chemistry together was burning the pages, and I enjoyed the banter between them. In Something to Howl About, we were introduced to some excellent characters, which open the door to the start of this series. Christine Warren once again gives us a taste of this new series, and I for one plan to be reading this. If you like Paranormal, and Shifters, then I think you will too.
Reviewed by Barb
Copy provided by Publisher
