Wild Wolf Mate by Dianna LoveMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I was provided an ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review.
This follows Adrian who we met in book two as he was struggling to control his wolf. After sort of coming to a workable agreement to stay under control Adrian and Mad Red begin going on missions again. This time Adrian is working on a personal mission trying to figure out who murdered the brother of a friend. When he comes across an old acquaintance from a previous mission, he doesn't understand how she can be the culprit. Wanting to give Jaz, another wolf shifter, the opportunity to tell her side of the story and clear her name, Adrian and his wolf find that they not only believe her, but they are drawn to her and her wolf. Jaz on the other hand, is on a mission of her own to prove that she isn't a cold blooded killer, and to find out why women in the area are being kidnapped. She and her wolf are also drawn to Adrian and Red, but she doesn't want him to get drawn into what she's got going on. When the Guardian tasks Adrian and the Gallize to find out what is going on in the area, he finds himself tangled in the same tangled plot as Jaz. Torn between duty to his job and his sense of wanting to protect Jaz, Adrian and Red find themselves in a fight for their sanity to save both.
There is alot going on in this book, and I really enjoyed the ride. Not only was there a pretty steamy romance between the two main characters, there was a fairly suspenseful plot. With most of the Gallize shifters, it is the case of insta-love/insta-lust. In this case Jaz and Adrian knew each other previously, so it felt like they came crashing together fairly quickly. I think had I read the previous book I might feel differently. The character development was good. Both Adrian and Jaz have a lot of baggage, and they deal with quite a bit of it throughout the story. I will say parts of the story left me confused at times, but by the end all was made clear. Like I said there is a lot going on and there are quite a few characters to keep track of throughout, but I felt like the story wrapped up with a pretty clear understanding of who was who and what happened from start to finish. I found this hard to put down because I had to know how things were going to work out for Adrian and Red and Adrian and Jaz.
This is book 5 in the series, and while it is a standalone, I would recommend reading the previous books in the series so you have some of the background of the two main characters prior to starting this. I have read books 1 & 2, but skipped 3 & 4. While it is not necessary and the author does a great job giving you enough of the backstory for you to follow along without having read the prior books, I kept wondering what I missed by skipping out on those two books. As the book progresses, you do get all of the information you need to put all of the pieces together without having read all of the prior books, but I still recommend reading them. On a positive note, I'm now hooked on this series and want to go back and read the books I've missed because I really like this series and the characters. I'm very much looking forward to future books with these characters especially some of the mysterious characters we met in this book.
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