Love and Lust rec: 'SEAL Wolf Hunting' by Terry Spear

SEAL Wolf Hunting by Terry Spear

What it's about (courtesy of Sourcebooks Casablanca):

Paul Cunningham is one of the only bachelors left on the SEAL wolf team, and he's less than thrilled to hear he's been volunteered for a local charity bachelor auction.

Lori Greypaw suspected that her grandmother would use the auction as an opportunity to fix her up. So she's not surprised when she "buys" Paul to help Lori renovate her mountain cabin for a week. Lori's had a crush on the sexy SEAL wolf for years, but he proves to be handy with more than a hammer when two fugitives come knocking and he'll do anything to protect the woman he's falling for...

Why you should read it: SEAL Wolf Hunting is No. 16 in a long and successful paranormal series about a group of SEAL military men who also happen to be wolf shifters. Because of their long life spans they can't stay in the military for very long because someone is bound to notice that they never seem to age. Paul and his best buddy/quasi-brother Allen begin this story on assignment in the jungles of Central America, rescuing college students who were taken hostage while doing research. When the rescue goes badly, Paul is consumed by guilt. He and Allen head home for a vacation among members of their former pack.

Lori is a female shifter in a female only pack. Decimated earlier by rabid wolves and werewolves, there aren't many of them left and they have no leader. They all want Paul to come home to take that responsibility. The elder women act as matchmakers for Lori and Paul but the sparks were lit many years ago between them so it's up to Lori and Paul to either mate or not.

Meanwhile, some rogue shifters have moved into the territory and are harassing the women, a bank robber is on the loose, something is causing the weres to age prematurely, a cabin needs updating, an ancestor missing for many years is found, a newly minted shifter is unsupervised, someone is pregnant with the father nowhere in sight, and Paul and Allen have to decide where their futures lie. Whew! That's a lot of story packed into a little less than 400 pages of exciting romance and adventure.

I have to admit that I've missed a book or three in this series, but as always, Ms. Spear doesn't leave the reader in a fog. This could even be read as a stand-alone, but the background of the other stories that introduced the characters and the long-running plot about the Montana wolf packs make it worthwhile to read all of them. There is a setup for the next story and the running mystery of the aging crisis, so I'm very eager for the next book! Highly recommended series and episode.

Becky Condit is a widow, mother of three and grandmother of 10 who reads all kinds of books, but her go-to comfort books are erotic romances. A romance novel coupled with just-out-of-the-oven chocolate-chip cookies and a glass of cold milk is her idea of heaven. She reads and reviews more than 250 books a year, so you won't often find her without her Kindle in hand, but when you do, she'll probably be gardening, doing needle crafts, working in her upholstery workshop and spending time with her family.