Review: Love and War Among Wolves
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2013
G.A. Hauser, whom I have dubbed the Queen of the M/M erotic romance genre, occasionally delves into fantasy situations in her novels. Among Wolves is the third in a series of her Wolf-Shifter series.  While this excellent book is part of a series and is more fun to read if you have read the previous two books, which I highly recommend, it is also a stand alone story.  I must admit that I am not a great fan of fantasy stories in this genre and I only read them when GA or one other author writes them, but this book and this series totally captivated me.  Charlie and Hunter are running a small ranch in Nevada, having moved from a large ranch in Utah.  Charlie's lover, Roman, is an ATF agent working out of their Reno office.  Both Roman and Charlie were placed under a curse back in Utah that caused them to shift into wolves, and occasionally giant crows but they thought that the curse had been lifted until two years later when they both began to shift again.  Hunter who is their friend and is sharing their house at the ranch is really in love with both of them but is scared silly when they shift.  He wants to join them in their sexual exploits when they are in human form, but they will only let him "lightly" join in with them. To add to their discomfort, they are visited by an apparition of a soldier from many centuries before, and he shifts to a huge white Alfa wolf who wants to take over Roman's "pack" (Charlie and Hunter) or to kill Roman if he resists. Roman has no intention of giving into this Alfa since he is also one.  All three were scheduled to return to Utah to visit for Christmas with their friends who own the ranch where Charlie and Hunter had worked.  They decide to leave several days earlier since it is fairly obvious that the answers to why Roman and Charlie are once again shifting and why they are being pursued by the Alfa wolf eminate from that ranch.  This fascinating book then follows three plots;  the shifter mystery, the love between Roman and Charlie and Hunter, and the emotional warmth and love from their friends at the ranch in Utah.  The sex scenes that intersperse the love plot are hot beyond words, and the danger and resolution of the mystery are as exciting as in any thriller/mystery genre book.  In a word, this delightful book should be read and enjoyed by fans of M/M erotic romance, whether or not you are into fantasy in this genre.