To Tempt the Wolf (Heart of the Wolf, 2)

TO TEMPT THE WOLF by Terry Spear was one of the most enjoyable reads I've had in a while. I've read all four of this series but this one was my favorite. I could totally relate to the heroine in this story. I giggled at her all through the book. Terry is an excellent writer and truely puts you in the middle of the action. The characters become so real to the reader she almosts makes you wish you could become a werewolf!! Dianne Gibbens, Louisiana

When Hunter Greymere wakes up on the beach, badly injured, with a beautiful woman tending to him, it's only the start of a chapter of accidents. Hunter is a werewolf, and can't remember his name or how he came to be hurt. Tessa is a human, but she smells so very good he's falling in love. And Tessa's friends are human too, which makes them altogether too vulnerable. When Tessa Anderson's brother is jailed for murder, that's only the start of her chapter of accidents. But that man on the beach has a certain animal magnetism that's really hard to resist. He starts by saving Tessa's life. Then he saves her friends' lives. And soon the strange coincidences start to pile up. If only Hunter could remember who he was. If only someone could work out why Tessa smells so good. And if only there wasn't a full moon rising. To Tempt the Wolf, Terry Spear's newest entry in her werewolves series, fulfils all expectations. Only Terry could create such a completely believable world, with such completely real characters. And only Terry could write a series where the individuals are always new, the distant connections always just close and far enough away to be exactly right, and the imagination so free to fall so deeply in love. These are werewolves like they were meant to be, fully human, fully wolf, fully integrated, and more. And the tale is in the more.

Wildlife photographer Tessa Anderson is taking pictures of an out of control California wildfire when the wolf rushes her; she escapes and thinks she best go back to Oregon for her brother's murder trial. At the same time she drives by, twin sibling grey lupus garous Hunter and Meara Greymere leave the inferno to move to the cabin on the Oregon coast left them by their uncle who retired to the Everglades. Soon afterward in Oregon, Tessa comes by, but Meara tells her to leave. Tess insists she was to have dinner with Uncle Basil as he told her to call him, but Meara remains unfriendly until Tess sarcastically says nice meeting you and goes, but makes it clear she will insure Uncle Basil is okay. Afterward Meara demands her brother find her a mate or she will join the others. While Hunter worries about his no longer compliant sister, he also finds himself wanting the human photographer. However as his pack deserts him, several beings attack Hunter. Wounded, he swims to the beach near Tess' home. Tess helps him and soon she is a target of his enemies and of his wanting her. The third werewolf romance (see DESTINY OF THE WOLF and HEART OF THE WOLF) is an enjoyable action-packed thriller from the fiery onset to the mystery of what is going on in Coastal Oregon. Fans of the series will enjoy the tale of the Gray Pack forced to relocate near a Red Pack (in Portland) as werewolves are territorial. Tessa is an intrepid human female who is not afraid of the big bad wolf while Hunter has found his soul mate ironically as he has tried for almost two centuries to find Meara's alpha mate. Terry Spear provides an engaging paranormal romantic suspense as gold is the greedy lowest common denominator and love the highest common denominator. Harriet Klausner

This is a delicious story filled with sexual tension, romance and suspense. What's a woman to do when she finds a sexy hunk unconscious on the beach but rescue him and take him home? But then all manner of problems erupt. I found this novel to be a fascinating page turner and I highly recommend it!!