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Lunewulf: In Her Blood (Book 2)

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Synopsis:
Elsa Rousseau will have nothing to do with Pack Law. She will choose her own mate. No one will tell her what to do, or who to do it with.

But unfortunately, that means running from her pack, continually hiding and never settling down for too long. That is, until she meets Rick Bolton. Quite possibly he is more stubborn and willful than she is.

Sparks fly the moment they lay eyes on each other. Elsa knows she has not only met her match, but the mate she will have no matter who tries to stop her.

Comments:
Elsa Rousseau is a rare Lunewulf and is on the run from her pack. She refuses to take the three mates her grandmother has chosen for her. She finds the idea totally degrading and revolting and rather than abide by pack rules she flees. On the run, Elsa ends up encountering an alpha male werewolf in the forest. She makes her escape and realizes that she needs to flee to another town before she is caught by her pack or others since there is a big reward for her return.

As it turns out, Rick Bolton is the huge alpha male werewolf Elsa encountered in the forest. He is the leader of his pack in the town Elsa is passing through. Rick quickly realizes that Elsa was the beautiful pale wolf he saw and senses that she is on the run from something or someone. He decides to take her under his protection while she's in his territory despite her many protests and resistance to his aid. Will Elsa accept Rick's help? Can Rick convince her that she can trust him? Both Rick and Elsa will have to face many trials during their journey of discovery and love.

Overall, this was a pretty good book. I appreciated this book more than the quickie story that was given in Primal Heat. More background allowed for more character development and filled in some holes. If you like shape shifters, then you might want to give this book a chance.

I picked this book up and never put it down.

Elsa Rousseau will have nothing to do with Pack Law.
The first book in this series is called Pack Law (inside Primal Heat). Book one gives you background on what Pack law is. Pack law is a rule of the pack. One female is to have three mates for life. She must also provide cubs for these mates. Sometimes she must mate with all three at once. Book one was awesome.

Any way.......In her Blood (book two) is about Elsa not wanting to go with the rules. She is bound and determined to chose her own destiny and mate. So she runs away from the pack right into another pack. She meets up with Rick Bolton. Alpha male for his pack. He now decides that ELsa is his and under his protection.

The sex scenes are erotic......This book is ALPHA MALE all the way....Rick is demanding but tender...Rick lets Elsa know who is boss. There is a great plot in this book. its not just the sex that keeps you reading....

Elsa is not a push over..SHe is also a strong Alpha female ..Together they make sparks fly...

A must read.......

Elsa is running away...from her pack and herself.Dominated by a matriarch who has issued rules Elsa detests, she flees to find a new life. Not only does she find it, she also finds herself.Thinking freedom the most important thing in life, Elsa is confronted by mixed signals from her own heart, when she meets alpa male and pack leader,Rick.
Rick, leader of the pack Elsa runs to, or "runs into" more correctly, has problems of his own. He suffers from loss, competition for territory, and a sister-in-law from hell. Enter Elsa, and Rick has to make decisions, quickly.
A great read for anyone who enjoys a good love story with hot and furry sex! Meow!

I just want to say I have been reading alot of Ellora's Cave books (which includes many wonderful writers) and the Lunewulf series was great. I have really enjoyed it and would say it is a "must" read.

After reading the other reviews here, I concluded that either they had read a 2nd revision, or the readers were friends of the author. But I can't find any mention of a 2nd revision being published, so...maybe they're friends. Or else just too kind to speak the truth.

The truth is that this is about the worst writing, editing, and publishing job I have run across yet. Ellora's Cave should have been too embarrassed to publish it as it was. Hopefully their more recent works are screened for quality a bit better. It reads like a 1st (very rough) draft, and should have been extensively edited. Thankfully it is short, or I would not have been able to force myself to finish it. Now, admittedly, I am a professional writer, though not of fiction, so maybe my standards are more exacting. But I am used to the questionable publishing quality in the romance genre, and can overlook minor transgressions for an interesting and sexy read. But this work is way outside the bounds of professionalism!

Aside from poor writing and editing, there is nothing new or interesting in this story. The concept of 3 mates per female werewolf, introduced in the 1st story of the series, intrigued me (for obvious reasons! Yummy idea!) However, the heroine this time out rejects her 3 mates and runs from the pack. Losing the 3 mates per female concept left this story without a single original idea, and without good writing, it falls on its face real quick.

All this said, O'Clare's short story about these lunewulves in the "Primal Heat" collection is great! I loved it, and so sought out the 2nd story in the series. I will try to find other installments in the series, just in case this 2nd episode was a sad fluke.