Review: Good series and book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
LADY MCNEILL’S OPINION: Since reading Tor by Lynn Lorenz, I’ve been waiting for Ashland, the second book in the Werewolf Fight League because I wanted to know more about Ashland and Dan. They were secondary characters in Tor but it was obvious theirs would be a good story. Ashland takes us through their relationship and it did not disappoint.Dan Stoltz has finally saved up enough money to start his own business training sparring partners for werewolves who fight in the WWFL. When he locks eyes on Ashland, he knows Ashland is the Were for him although he does have some reservations because he finds himself definitely attracted to Ashland. As for Ashland, he couldn’t be any more nervous that he’s going to be purchased by another cruel master. After being abused for many years he has no idea what to expect even when given something as simple as a nice room and food. He reminds me of an abused child who has been emotionally stunted and is finally allowed to grow. Experiencing his emotions as he realizes Dan is not the cruel master is heartwarming. Dan continues to be attracted to Ashland but he does not want to take advantage of him. The two end up dancing around their attraction but in the mean time Ashland turns into an excellent sparring partner.Dan is an upstanding and honorable man who, while being a master who owns a slave, he still treats Ashland with respect. Their relationship is not an easy one and Ashland’s past comes back to haunt him. Dan and Ashland come close to making a huge mistake which I didn’t completely understand, but the story has a great ending. For two men that are part of a fight league they are really loving and tender with each other which was a little more than I expected from men in that kind of environment, but I still really enjoyed their story. We catch glimpses of Tor but before Tor’s story takes place. You definitely don’t have to have read Tor to read this story. In fact, I may suggest reading Tor’s book after Ashland’s story.