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Blurb

Return to the sensual and feral stirrings of the Phoenix Pack as a woman who’s already bound to one man is tempted by a wolf who’s bound only to his nightly desires.

Cat shifter Mila Devereaux can’t help but see it as a betrayal. That her one true mate imprinted himself on another female was hard enough to accept. Struggling to be at peace with her loveless fate, she doesn’t fight the suggestion of entering an arranged mating. Then she meets Dominic, a pack enforcer with a notorious reputation. It’s in his very scent. This irresistible playboy—and delicious badass wolf—is making Mila’s fantasies come alive again.

Alarming, compelling, and heady with sensual energy, Dominic is an expert at making women shed their inhibitions. Now everything about him—his killer smile, his perfectly sculpted body, and his smooth-as-honey voice—is drawing in a captivating new catch. But for the first time in his life, Dominic is feeling more than a fling. He finds himself tantalized by a female who makes him think of forever. He wants all of Mila and won’t be satisfied until he has it.

As the passion grows wild, so does the risk. They’re falling in love in the shadows and secrets of their pasts. And it’s threatening to destroy everything Mila and Dominic are fighting for. And are destined for.

 

 

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Review

4.5 stars

I have been a huge fan of this series from the very beginning. I have picked up each book with a sense of excitement, having a pretty good idea of what the story will bring, and I haven’t been disappointed once. And this book delivered exactly what I was hoping for and more, as Dominic finally has his story told.

Dominic is the flirty player who has spent the last seven books dropping horrific pick up lines on whatever female happens to be in the vicinity. We’ve never really gotten a strong sense of who he is, and as we got to know and understand him more, and see him finally meet his match and fall and fall hard, I was absolutely captivated!

“You’re only on my ass because I’m the last unattached adult male in the pack. Just because the rest of you are mated doesn’t mean it’s wrong that I’m not. And just because all of you are happy in your mating doesn’t mean that being single makes me unhappy.”
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With shallow relationships, there was no need to open up. But when it came to mating bonds, you had to give it everything you were. Dominic wasn’t sure he was ready for that. And if he couldn’t be sure that he was someone a female could fully trust, rely on, and care for, he had no business asking anything more from her than what he could give in return.

Mila is a pallas cat shifter who is dealing with the fact that her true mate has imprinted on another – her cousin, in fact. It’s devastating to realise that the one person fate deemed was hers rejected her before he even knew her, and she is doomed a life without her one. Not only is she hurt, but her cat just cannot cope, so she is planning on up and moving to her family’s home country of Russia and is considering an arranged mating when Dominic comes into the picture.

Mila knows Dominic’s reputation, and she initially wants nothing to do with the Phoenix Pack enforcer. But the wolf is persistent, and it doesn’t take too long for him to wear her down, and the fireworks that follow are sizzling!

He dipped his head and pressed a kiss to her neck. “We’re friends. Friends make each other come.”
She chuckled. “No, they don’t.”
“Special friends do.”

“I was kidding myself when I thought I could stay away from you.”

Like the other couples in this series, there is snark and banter, flirting and teasing, and a whole lot of sexual tension. They are honest with each other, they are functional and sensible about their situation, and I loved watching them find their way forward.

“You want it rough?”
“Yes” she bit out.”
“Why?” he lazily thrust back inside her. “So you can pretend this is just fucking? It’s not, Mila … You know it’s not.”

I love Dominic in the role of romantic hero. He throws himself all in with Mila, and there’s no turning back for him. He is still a complete flirt with a filthy mouth, but he is focussed only on his girl, and he is super protective and possessive, surprisingly swoony and gorgeously romantic. He reveals his vulnerabilities to Mila, and she is there to have his back, and even though she takes some convincing, I love that she is able to look past her pain and accept Dominic as a part of her life.

“I’m making the choice, here and now, to explore this with you. I’d be a fucking fool to walk away from it. I point-blank refuse to. I want to see where this can go. And so do you … Don’t overthink this, Mila. There’s no need to. Just stay … Stay with me.”

It’s so beautiful to watch!

But as their romance is unfolding, they have both become targets to outsiders, and are forced to deal with threats, violence, dangerous media attention, anti-shifter protestors, and more than one attempted assassination. It’s action-packed and exciting, and there’s a great sense of mystery and suspense as I worked to figure out who the bad guy was. I thought I had it nailed a couple of times, but the twists and turns kept me guessing, and I was completely sucked in as it all played out.

The rest of the Phoenix Pack are all a part of the action, and I loved seeing them. Settled and happy, their stories continue to progress, and they not only there for Dominic as he enters into a relationship for the first time, but they fight by his side to protect him and Mila from the dangers that they are facing.

I particularly love the set up to this story. Of course the true mate bonding is always awesome to read about, but Dominic and Mila choose each other. They fall for each other and choose to be together, and in their world that is a very special thing indeed. Especially considering what the two of them have been through, and the rejection that they both deal with from incidents in their pasts. It’s beautiful to see them come together so naturally and then embrace it when things start to become serious between them.

“I swear, baby, this is the only place I want to be. I’ve never wanted, never needed, anything the way I do you. I should have known you’d make yourself this important to me. Should have seen it coming. You’re sweet and funny and bitchy and beautiful and so fucking strong. The best thing in my world. No one will ever be – no one could ever be – who you are to me. And I don’t have even the slightest intention of ever letting you go.”

Swooooooooooooooon!

I loved this book so much. It’s an immensely enjoyable read that is funny, exciting, super steamy and beautifully romantic with lots of paranormal goodness. It’s a fitting end for a fantastic series, and I’m so glad that it’s gone out on such a high.

4.5 stars.

An Advanced Review Copy generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

The Phoenix Pack series

 

See our Phoenix Pack / Mercury Pack series page for more information
and to see how these two series fit together (including suggested reading order).

 

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About the Author

Suzanne Wright is the author of ​From Rags, ​Shiver, the Mercury Pack series, the Deep in Your Veins novels, the Dark in You series, and the Phoenix Pack series, which includes, most recently, ​Wild Hunger and ​Fierce Obsessions.  She lives in England with her husband, two children (one angel, one demon), and bulldog. When she’s not spending time with her family, she’s writing, reading, or doing her version of housework—sweeping the house with a look. Visit her online at www.suzannewright.co.uk.