Review: Wolf Shifter / Vampire M/M Mating  - Recommended
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
BLIND UNDER THE MOON was a pleasant surprise.  I never know what to expect when picking a book.  The description can help but . . . I went into this one blind, myself!Remy is the youngest wolf shifter in his family, quite successful financially, and smart.  He lives under a cruel alpha's rule as does his mother and stepfather.  Unknown to Remy, he is of alpha potential and lately his wolf is 'breaking out'.  He notices little things and on his latest pack run, so does his alpha, Trevor.  Everything comes to a head when Trevor calls in Remy and issues threats and starts acting on those threats.From the start, I was cheering for the underdog, Remy.  This is a story of Remy's growth into who he is and what he can become.  It highlights his strong family ties, his moral compass, how his life changes as he mates and his pack as his responsibilities grow.  He becomes a wonderful fair leader and it doesn't hurt knowing his experiences as a child helped bring him to this point.  Who knows if the so called betrayals from his family were done to protect them or him -- Remy's maturity to now look back and learn from those experiences are what makes him a great alpha.  Because he wasn't trained for this position.  He has doubts.  But that makes him credible.  He is not one of these harsh fierce possessive 'my word is law' alphas.  No.  He is his own person, leads by his own example, goes furry and fierce when needed, won't back down if an issue is that important, and protects the weak.  Everything a strong alpha should be.  Those he interacts with show him respect and know they are better off for working with him.  It shows as he takes over a damaged pack and makes it his.I enjoyed seeing the soft side of Remy when interacting with his mate, Skyler.  And Skyler was just as wonderful, you'd hardly know he was blind.  He was the support behind the alpha, always there, always has Remy's best interests at heart.  There were enough one on one moments between the two but not overdone into straight sex scenes -- The story carries the book, not the sex.And another note:  The vampires in this story are not violent blood thirsty blood suckers.  They are intelligent, fashionable, and calm.  At least the interactions in this story are.  Of course that may change. . .SPOILERS:I am hoping this story continues into a series.  It is written like it will --  I will keep tabs on this author and keep my fingers crossed!  There were a few over arching plots:  The poisoning of vampires, Trevor on the loose, destroying Trevor's off pack land facilities, and the treaty with the vampires. Then there were other interesting possibilities:  the close up look at the pack and it's growth, how Rose settles in (because we only hear of her rescue), the new members being accepted, the vampire / wolf interactions . . . Gosh, I could keep going on because I was invested in all these different issues, the story was that interesting.Wonderful m/m shifter vampire mating and romance, great characters, alpha leadership change, maturing and growth of Remy as his life changes.  Recommended.-- Dan's WifeMay 2014 -- After re-reading I saw one grammatical error that was glaringly obvious.  There were two occasions where Skyler is out during the day.  Once was the testing for his Beta and Eforcers. I enjoyed the re-read.