Claiming the She-Wolf by Louisa Bacio
When her older brother leaves the Black Hills to go to college, Tala Graystone stays behind, determined to restore their dilapidated home into a B&B for the pack. As more people return to the area, the need for temporary housing increases. Now, if only she can find someone to help with the heavy lifting.
Yas Collins fled Los Lobos as a child with his mother. As he struggles with his wolf and overpowering shifts, a desire for nature and the forest strikes hard. Black Hills, South Dakota, beckons him. With a background in construction, he easily finds work at Tala’s dilapidated B&B, but not everyone in town greets him with open arms.
As the remodel gets underway, Tala and Yas fight their growing attraction. Yas doesn’t trust his wolf urges around beautiful B&B owner. The she-wolf, however, has other plans.
Excerpt from Claiming the She-Wolf:
A growl from low in his throat threatened to escape. The rumble started in his chest, and he fought to keep it down.
She turned, looking down at him. “Did you say something?”
“Umm, no. Just clearing my throat.”
He needed to get his base instincts under control. Recent research showed that wolves in the wild killed in order to protect their domains and to get more space. He didn’t want to be ruled by his wolf. He’d grown up in the city, with humans, not out in the forest. His mom had tried to talk to him about shifting, but as a woman, she didn’t have the same experience.
He couldn’t go to a shifters anonymous group for help with his sexual urges. Maybe he needed to start his own support group. He snorted at the idea. At the top of the landing, Tala turned to the right, and he followed.
They entered what had to be the master bedroom suite. It was painted a vibrant lavender color, and the bed had a green floral comforter with an abundance of fluffy throw pillows. White dollies rested on the two nightstands, and a vase of wildflowers called for attention. The feminine room seemed in sharp contrast to his host. She didn’t look frilly.
“This will be your quarters.” Her lips pursed, and she blinked a few times.
The idea shocked him. “What? I’m sorry, but it looks like your room.”
“Well, it has been. But it’s the nicest room in the house, and as a guest, figure you should have it to be comfortable. I’ll move my things into another one.”
He waved his hands in front of him, as if shooing away something physically bad. “No way. No can do. Give me the second best, then. My first job can be fixing it up.”
She smiled. “Well, second best would be my brother’s room, and even though he’s on a trip right now, I don’t feel comfortable moving his stuff. So third best, and we work today to make it more, um, livable?”
Her choice of words made him pause. “Deal.”
Rating: 4 of 5 Hearts
This was a fun short shifter read that let my imagination get lost. I love getting lost in the shifter world. I loved Louisa Bacio’s description of the wolves shifting and how some could not control their shifts. Another thing I loved was how everyone was aware of the shifters and not all shifters got along. There was a little mystery in this story that keeps the readers engaged.
I am not sure how I hadn’t read any of Louisa Bacio’s books before now. This most definitely will not be the last book of hers I read.
The story starts out with Tala Greystone alone trying to fix up her B&B. She has had a little trouble with vandalism and does not know how she is going to get all of the repairs done. She is very independent but knows she needs help. That is when Yas Collins enters the picture and agrees to help Tala out.
Yas and Tala both are hiding their past and trying to figure out what is going on. Yas wants answers to why his mother left the Black Hills and why people know who he is but he has no clue what is going on. I must say, I want more answers to what was going on myself.
Yas has never had anyone show him how to shift or work through the pain before he met Tala. Tala has the patients of a saint and wants Yas to control his power and realize it does not have to be painful or bad.
Yas falls for Tala and wants her as his mate. The only problem is Tala’s stubbornness, she wants Yas but isn’t sure if mating would be the best thing. Yas did not know what to do with this sassy little vixen when she shut him down. For Yas, his number one priority was keeping his girl safe while loving her.
I really enjoyed watching Tala and Yas relationship grow and really how we get to see more of them in the future.
I cannot wait to check out Louisa Bacio’s other shifter books.
Giveaway
A Southern California native, Louisa Bacio can’t imagine living far away from the ocean. The multi-published author of erotic romance enjoys writing within all realms – from short stories to full-length novels.
Bacio shares her household with a supportive husband, two daughters growing “too fast,” and a multitude pet craziness: Two dogs, five fish tanks, an aviary, hamsters, rabbits and hermit crabs. In her other life, she teaches college classes in English, journalism and popular culture.
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Thanks so much for the review and feature. So glad you enjoyed it!
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