Review: Loved It- Good For the Holidays or Any Time
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
I got tingly with excitement when I saw that one of Charlie Richard's books was coming out before Christmas. Love the stories and it is always one of my not so guilty pleasures to grab up these shorter tales to read about one of her paranormal couples and how they find each other.Many of the books in this series and the other inter-weaving series in Charlie Richard's paranormal world can be read slightly out of order, but this is not one of them. This story follows on the heels of Second Chance to Mate and involves many of the same players and an ongoing plot.It opens with Abbott having replaced his father as the local pack alpha and now needing to form up the other leader positions. He is well aware that he has opposition from another wolf, Delorian, and his group, but he knows he is strong enough to take him on.But then his brother, Alaric along with Alaric's new mate get weird and mysterious on him insisting that Crane's brother, Richard needs to be at the trials and that Abbott needs to meet him in person. No sooner does Richard arrive at Alaric's home then Abbott gets a shock. Richard is his mate and Richard already knew this.Richard raced over to Alaric's home at Crane's urgent request only to discover that his brother set him up. Richard had scented Abbott as his mate a while ago, but he postponed their meeting to give Abbott time to settle into his new role and to not rock the boat with the members of the pack who wouldn't welcome a male mate for their alpha. Trouble is, he can see that Abbott is one ticked off wolf over the deception. Richard needs to talk fast and take the anger and hurt out of his mate's expression.From the very beginning, I enjoyed this one. Strong plot, well developed characters and nice pace. I loved where this plot was going with the outside conflict that Abbott and Richard would deal with in the pack and I loved a few of the more subtle relationship dynamics they had to iron out. Richard is a strong wolf who has been burned by authority figures in his last pack so he assumes he'll just micro-manage a bit with Abbott. Abbott is a true alpha and he needs Richard to trust him and submit. Abbott also has a lesson to learn about what it truly means to have a fated mate. I loved these guys together whether it is their fiery loving or their fighting back to back.This is part of the Kontra series, but there isn't much contact with Kontra's pack in the story. I didn't mind though I do look forward to more adventures when the bike pack hits the road. The cute scene at the end with the two packs enjoying fun times ice-skaing, BBQing, decorating and lighting the tree was adorable.One of the best and I look forward to more in the series.