Howl for It [Kindle Edition]

Shelly Laurenston (Author), Cynthia Eden (Author)

Book Description

They hunger for your pleasure. They growl for your touch. And in these sizzling stories by New York Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden, these sexy wolf shapeshifters are lust at first bite. . .

Like A Wolf With A Bone Shelly Laurenston

Quiet little Darla Lewis couldn't be happier when the most-feared member of the South's rowdiest pack kidnaps her. A girl gets real tired of being overprotected by her own shifter family, and there's nothing like an oh-so-big bad wolf to start a pack feud, unleash her instincts--and have her surrender however and whenever she wants. . .

Wed Or Dead Cynthia Eden

Gage Ryder knew his human bride had a wild side. But spending their honeymoon night on the run from hunters out to finish him and his pack is sure not the kind of fun he was looking forward to. No problem--Gage will do whatever it takes to lay bare Kayla's secrets and find the truth. If he can keep from being captured by his own seductive game. . .

"Cynthia's on my must-buy list." --New York Times bestselling author Angie Fox

"Laurenston continues to dazzle readers." --Romantic Times

Product Details

• File Size: 565 KB
• Print Length: 337 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0758273444
• Publisher: Kensington Books; Original edition (August 28, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007T9WVG6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,116 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars wolfish-good fun, furry romantic adventure August 28, 2012

By Virginia Campbell VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

An anthology duo from authors Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden makes for a very entertaining combo read. Two differing sides of paranormal romance, one more campy humor, and one more rip-roaring action, and both sides are definitely furry. Hey--you scratch my back and I'll scratch your back! "Like a Wolf with a Bone", from Shelly Laurenston, is set in the seventies--the perfect era for this funny, "far out", clan-with-a-plan paranormal romance romp. Darla Mae Lewis is the "quiet one" in a family of loud and proud she-wolf sisters. When she falls into the protective care of Eggie Ray Smith, nothing in the world will ever be the same. Eggie Ray is big, bad, and you won't like him when he gets mad. A lethal combat assassin, Eggie is not exactly a "social animal", and he knows that he should keep Darla Mae at arm's length. However, her sweet and sassy nature brings out a depth of tenderness and passion in Eggie that no one ever expected, except for Darla Mae. Besides all that, the girl can make pies like nobody's business! Better together than apart, they must find a way to defeat their enemies and sooth the fuse that lights the feud between warring shifter clans. "Wed or Dead", from author Cynthia Eden, is a suspenseful and passionate paranormal romance adventure. Kayla Kincaid, a hunter--a slayer, makes the deadly mistake of falling for her assignment. In fact, she falls so hard, that against all her better instincts, she marries him! He is Gage Riley, Alpha Wolf, and leader of his pack. He knows exactly whom he is marrying, but love leads him down the aisle and into a deadly confrontation with an evil Kayla never suspects. The villain in this story is beyond vile, stealing the trust of a selected few as he leaves the carnage of their loved ones behind. Kayla's brother is a pawn in this deadly game, making her take chances that she can't afford to lose. Gage has already lost his heart, but he can't let the threat to his pack go unanswered. Can Kayla and Gage find the courage to trust each other above all else that they have ever known? Is their love as strong as their passion? Cynthia Eden takes her readers on a thrilling paranormal romance ride that starts and ends with a Alpha Wolf and his bride.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good August 28, 2012

By paintergirl

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm not usually a fan of these type of compilations, but I liked this one. I like Shelly Laurenston as an author, and the characters were familiar to me, stupid names and all. The story was sweet (unusually so for her) and interesting, but it was the second which was a pleasant surprise for me. I hesitate to try new authors because so often they disappoint me, but this story by Cynthia Eden was unexpectedly good. Interesting premise, too.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Howl For It - Fun and craziness! August 28, 2012

By Jess

Format:Kindle Edition

Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston:

This is the story of how Dee-Ann Smith's parents, Eggie and Darla Mae, met. Eggie is a killer. Stone-cold, he does the jobs that no one else will, he does it well, and he doesn't think twice. Darla is a pacifist. Great combo! Everyone is trying to protect Darla from Eggie, but when she unknowingly witnesses a murder, humans are after her and Eggie wants to be the one who protects her.

As with any Shifters series story, the banter and dialogue is random and hilarious, the family fights constantly, and the only calm in center of it all is sweet Darla. She knows right away that Eggie isn't the mean, heartless man everyone makes him out to be. She senses the good in him and knows from the start that he's the one for her. The best part of the stories in this series is the insanity. These characters will say anything, do anything and it makes me laugh. With this story, set in the 70s, there are random references to Columbo and Charles Manson (Darla was only with the cult for an hour!)

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She walked bank to the counter, faced him, and said, "I love you, Eggie Ray."

Eggie nodded and waited for more - because there was always more when it came to Darla Mae and that's where he was expecting that damn hammer - but after nearly a minute she shrugged and said, "That's it. I love you. I'll always love you."

Darla looked off and suddenly added, "And I like pie."
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I have to admit, when I started the story, I couldn't remember how Eggie and Darla Mae fit into the series and who we had already met in a previous book that was directly related, until the epilogue came and jumped thirty years into the future with a visit from their daughter Dee-Ann and Ulrich Van Holtz. Learning more about Eggie makes me understand Dee-Ann so much better and where she gets her "personality" from. She's daddy's girl, and after getting a better understanding of Eggie and Darla Mae, they have that sweet kind of crazy that I love reading about. (162 pgs) 4/5 stars

Wed or Dead by Cynthia Eden:

Wow, the start of this one reeled me in quick. Gage and Kayla are walking down the aisle. For Kayla, it's a mission, get close to the target (her soon to be husband) so she can take him out. Only problem with that is, over the past two months that she's gotten close to him, she's started having true feelings for him and she hesitates in her mission. She's a hunter, she takes out the shifters that are killers. Gage is a pack alpha and he's known all along who Kayla is and suspects that there's more to her than meets the eye. It all comes out after their wedding night (one sexy wedding night) after Gage claims her as his, Kayla's team breaks in and she takes off with Gage, proving where her new loyalty lies. The only problem is, her brother is still among the hunters and she can't abandon him. This leads to not only Gage's capture, but hers as well.

Gage and Kayla are now fighting against the leader of the hunters, a man that Kayla trusted for years, believing him to be her rescuer and not the monster he really is. I was completely into this world and these characters - the first part is really engaging and fast paced. And then Kayla makes a really stupid choice. I groaned out loud because I hated seeing her do this. Even knowing the man she thought was their leader and fighting for the good side was truly a monster, she chooses to stay within his reach because of her brother, knowing that she'll just be locked back up after she and Gage had managed to escape. It just seemed like such a stupid thing for her to do and it made me think of her differently after that, not in a good way.

The action is intense until the very end, and kept the story moving along at a great clip. Overall, I enjoyed the relationship between Gage and Kayla. I'm a sucker for the whole "mate - claiming - alpha" set up and Gage is as alpha as they come. Aside from the few moments with Kayla that had me annoyed with her choices, I liked this world and the action packed story surrounding the fight between the human hunters and the wolf shifters. (150 pgs) 4/5 stars

More About the Author

USA Today Best-selling author Cynthia Eden has written over twenty-five novels and novellas. She was named as a 2013 RITA® finalist for her paranormal romance, ANGEL IN CHAINS, and, in 2011, Cynthia Eden was a RITA finalist for her romantic suspense, DEADLY FEAR.

Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings. She has always wanted to write (don't most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters-vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters who populate her romantic suspense stories.

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