Review: Sanctuary's Price by Moira Rogers
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2010
Werewolf Dylan Gerrano knows his place in the pack, and it is not at the top. After helping his friends Abby and Brynn escape their ruthless alpha, Alan Matthews, they found themselves at the sanctuary of Red Rock. Here they have a new, kinder alpha and a place where they can start to call home. Dylan lived under violent conditions for ten long years, and collected many internal scars. Dylan is not an alpha, but that doesn't mean he isn't deadly. In the previous book, Sanctuary Lost, he killed Alan Matthews, and does not have one bit of regret.New to the sanctuary is Sasha Wallace. Sasha is a witch, who Alan Matthews had, and she escaped after Dylan killed him. Sasha's experience with werewolves has been anything but pleasant, and it is taking her awhile to adjust to the volatile emotions wolves can throw off. On top of that, wolves don't trust witches, and the tension in town is quite high with lots of evil stares her way.When a wolf is found with vampire bites, the town is stumped as to how to help cure her. Dylan and Sasha are fond of research and take to the books to see if they can help come up with a cure. As they spend time together, an attraction starts to build. Sasha worries Dylan's attraction is based solely on his wolf wanting to protect and heal, but after a few steamy kisses, Sasha is convinced it may be the real thing building between them. When their alpha sends them on a road trip to talk to a vampire friend of the pack, Sasha and Dylan spend quality time together and their bond cements.Sanctuary's Price is the third book in Moira Roger's Red Rock Pass series and this time the testosterone is taken down a bit. The first two books present very alpha wolves, but Dylan is quite submissive. But don't let that fool you. One of my favorite things about werewolf paranormal books is the politics and hierarchy of a wolf pack. Dylan is lower because he is submissive, but at Red Rock that doesn't mean he isn't respected. And when it comes to protecting the one he loves, he can fight as well as any alpha. He may not be constantly sneering, and growling if someone looks at his female the wrong way, but he has the "mine" concept down quite well.Dylan and Sasha have a very sweet romance going on in this book and it made me smile to read about them. They are both such good natured people, that have had to overcome much in their life to find happiness. You root for these two to finally find each other and experience joy. For as mild mannered they be in public, they have sparks flying in the bedroom.The female I loved in this book more than Sasha is Brynn, who is the heroine from the second book. Brynn was changed into a wolf during the full moon in book two and her wolf is extremely close to the surface at all times. She can almost be considered feral and is such an interesting character to read about. She is totally out of control and I love that she has already had her book, but still has so much yet to go through. She didn't get a ton of page time or overpower the romance between Dylan and Sasha, but she is definitely intriguing.This is the fifth book overall that I have read by Moira Rogers and I have to tell you that I have yet to be disappointed. I love their style of writing - they are sarcastic, funny, the sex is always hot, the action is always violent and their continuation of the stories and world building really stands out. The next book in this series, Sanctuary Unbound is out June first, and features a character we meet briefly in this book - Adam, a flannel wearing lumberjack vampire, who is going to be very fun to read about.