Review: Very good addition to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
4 starsThis was a very good story. Ally and Cade are both great and I really liked them together. The story is interesting with a lot of unknowns that don't come out until the end. It kept me engaged until the end, not wanting to stop until I knew all.Ally is a great heroine. She's strong, smart and caring. She lost her parents at an early age and then, when she was 16, she also lost her aunt that was raising her. She lived on her own and helped her cousin, Gracie, look after her 5 year old son, Dylan. When things go terribly wrong, Gracie ends up dead and Ally (while trying to protect Dylan) is killed as well. Fortunately, through intervention by a higher being, Ally is brought back and when she does she has the abilities like an Alpha werewolf (although she can't shift). She raises Dylan as her own (along with their cousin Seth) until Dylan is 18. Around this time, they find out who Dylan's family is on his father's side and Ally, Seth, Dylan and a friend and roommate named Declan, go to Colorado so Dylan can meet his uncle.Cade is an Alpha werewolf but his pack in newly reformed and hasn't been "recognized" by the other packs in the country...something he's trying hard to accomplish. He has a young daughter, Becca, who's mom isn't in the picture and for some unknown reason he has trouble keeping a nanny. On top of this all, he has a nephew he didn't know he had, coming to visit and bringing strangers with him, which Cade isn't real happy about. I liked Cade but he does start things out behaving like a bit of a jerk. He does have some reasons though as Ally, Dylan, Seth and Declan all seem to be keeping secrets from him, making him rather uncomfortable and annoyed, which isn't a good state for the Alpha of a pack.When Ally, Dylan, Seth and Declan arrive, things are tense at first. Cade expects obedience as an Alpha and Ally is used to being the boss of their little group so there's an instant conflict between them. It also doesn't help that they're both attracted to each other. Cade doesn't like being attracted to a woman he doesn't know if he can trust and keeps threatening to throw her off his land. Ally is used to being strong and doesn't like how she melts whenever Cade's around (which usually just makes her fight it and fight taking Cade's orders). They clash multiple times as Cade tries to get to the bottom of things that don't make sense to him. Ally also is troubled by the fact that it feels as though Cade is "stealing" Seth and Dylan from her, as he becomes their Alpha and they have to follow his orders and this messes with her relationship with them. This upsets her, making her feel sad and alone, especially when he keeps threatens to make her leave his land and Dylan and Seth, who are her only family. Fortunately, Cade soon stops threatening to make her leave as he realizes she's his mate and he actually wants her there but he starts pushing even more to get to the bottom of what Ally and crew aren't telling him. Since Cade doesn't tell Ally that she's his mate, it does cause some additional conflicts between them until it finally comes out.Things get even more complicated when Becca's grandmother (on her mother's side) shows up unexpectedly and it isn't a welcome visit as she's threatened to try to take Becca away from Cade in the past. An Alpha from another pack goes loco and causes problems for their pack, including an attack that injures Cade and Ally is forced to use her abilities to save his life. There are also family secrets that Cade doesn't know about and they start coming out as the drama unfolds. In general, there are a lot of twists and turns in the story and multiple bad guys or possible bad guys that make things interesting and hard to predict. Cade and Ally do work things out between them and end up being a great couple that I really liked seeing together. They have to fight through some drama as secrets come out and unexpected things happen but they come through it well. Once everything gets settled, Ally and Cade get to start their well deserved HEA.This was a very good story. I really liked Ally and Cade and the secondary characters in the story. I also liked the twists and turns because it kept things interesting. I'm looking forward to book 3 in the series. I'd recommend this book. Thumbs up! :D