Review: Fun BBW book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
The PremiseBBW Ginger Colby, (half witch, half werewolf) is on vacation in Blue Moon County, when she insults the local Alpha (who is also the sheriff) by refusing to dance with him at local honky tonk.  She's then forced by her Alpha to work for the Sheriff as his assistant for two weeks as a way to make amends.  There is a secondary plotline of a professor's disappearanceThe GoodHere, Ginger is pretty accepting of herself, which is refreshing.  She's funny and strong enough to stand up against those who would bully her.  The hero, Loch, was completely into her, just as she is, which was great.  I wish there had been more time spent inside his head.There are a cast of supporting characters, some pretty standard, but I did enjoy the banter between them.The BadThe usual self-pub issues, punctuation and grammatical errors, and some continuity issues were distracting at times.  The villains are pretty much cardboard cutouts, with no dimension to them.The Bottom LineMost BBW books tend to focus too much on the insecurities of the heroine, instead of just making that part and parcel of being a woman, no matter her size.  This was not the case here.  Even with its flaws, Alpha Claims a Mate was an enjoyable read and I'll seek out other books by this author.