Review: Mate
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
Aurelia Fridell is different from everyone else in her family. While her family can shift to wolf form she seems to be trapped in an in-between form that makes her a freak to everyone in her town. She is shunned by most. Thought to be beneath them all. Now that her thirtieth birthday was come she is disillusioned and realizes that she'll never have the life she wants with a mate of her own. Until Ceithin Starkley walks into her life.The first time Ceithin sees Aurelia he rescues her in a bar. He doesn't really understand his reaction to her. When he meets her for a second time his reaction to her is instantaneous. Again he is shocked at his wolf's reaction to her. Auralia's smell alone is driving him crazy but he has a girlfriend in his life and he refuses to follow thru on his mating urge.I loved Auralia from the beginning. Even after all the pain and humiliation she has gone threw in her lifetime she is still spunky and determined. When she realizes that Ceithin is her mate she is willing to fight for him against whatever odds stand in her way or give him up forever if that's what he truly wanted.I disliked Ceithin in the beginning. I didn't understand why he didn't stand up for his mate. Why it took him so long to go after Auralia. When he finally decided that he wanted to try to have a relationship with her I was pleased to see that lengths that he went to help her and keep her safe.I enjoyed the family and friends that the author threw in as well. The dynamics help make the story. I'm looking forward to the next books in this series.