Review: Great From Start to Finish
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2013
I received this book free from BookBub. Although it may seem silly, it took me a while to read it because I was thrown off by the cover art (different from the one on Amazon). It seemed cartoonish, and made me question the contents of the book itself. I'm glad I finally got to it, however, because this is a great book.Jack is a wereverine who has been living in tha Alaskan bush for a very, very long time. He has little ability to interact with others without being crude and mean. Blaze buys an abandoned lodge in his territory, with all of her recent inheritance and plans to turn it into a money maker. She hires Jack as her handy man, not knowing about his secret were nature. She finds out soon enough when Jack senses something "other" about her and threatens her to find out why she's entered his lands. Turns out Blaze believes she's fully human and has no idea what Jack is talking about.The story has a lot of depth to is, as Jack and Blaze come to a somewhat comfortable existence as they repair the lodge and Blaze slowly learns about her true nature. They also have to protect themselves against the local werewolf pack that is growing past sustainable levels.Some reasons other than just a compelling story that I really liked this book:1. The hero is a lot shorter than the 6 foot 4 inch heroine. Sometimes it's nice not having a paranormal romance with the big bad hero and the tiny helpless heroine.2. The story takes place over the course of a year. It's not 3 days of heart stopping action resulting in everlasting love.3. The hero is terrible with words. A lot of stories with long-lived heros has the men being smooth talkers who make women fall at their feet. Jack is mean to Blaze at every turn because he doesn't know how to act around her.This book kept my interest from start to finish. I'll definitely check out additional books from this author.