Chance and
his LIIA pack of agents search for rogue Lycan mastermind, Smoke,
kidnapper of Lindsey and fifteen other human women he plans to use
for procreating his own army.
Trevor,
Chance’s right-hand Lycan, wants his mate back, but believes she’s
fallen for her captor. Lindsey loves Trevor but believes he’s given
up on her.
Will
Trevor come around in time to rescue Lindsey and save her from
shifting into Smoke’s pack, and will she even want back with Trevor
after spending so long apart?
Usually I do enjoy paranormal books and even the smutty
books, but with this one I was left wanting.
This is going to be strange for me to say but I felt like the smut part
of the book seemed to overtake the paranormal aspect of the story. But onto the book!
This is the second book in the series, and I do feel as
though you should read the first one before this one. (I didn’t do that so I was kinda confused
while reading this.) Now there is plenty
of information about what the Agency does, I just feel like if I had read the
first one certain part’s would have made better sense to me.
There were quite a few characters that have “leading roles”
in this book, and to me that was confusing because the author seemed to switch
character perspectives with every chapter, and sometimes even in the middle of
a chapter. So with that being said, I also don’t think that there was a lot of
character development done with each of the characters because there so many of
them.
I did enjoy the storyline of this book however, and I do
think that if given the chance I will read book 1 in the series. There was a lot of drama and action that was
packed in the story that kept my attention, and kept me wanting to read more
about what was happening with Smoke and the other characters.
Overall, my recommendation is that you should read the first
book and then read this one. Especially
if you enjoy paranormal books with the smutty factor in them.
They
all shifted to human-form, standing in the shelter of the trees under
the cloud cover and snow filtered mid-morning light. No movement, no
sound, nothing came from Smoke’s pack site. With Chance pointing at
each, Dir, Damen, and Trevor, to take a different direction, they
dispersed.
Any
other time Trevor might have enjoyed running naked in the snow, but
today his heart stuck in his throat, tremors of need waded through
him and it disgusted him. Fine hairs of Lindsey’s arousal flitted
in the air and struck him like a baseball bat to the head. It lured
him on to a snow-covered deck. Trevor opened the door of a small
cabin. Lindsey’s scent poured over him. He stood paralyzed. Damen
shoved past him.
“Is
it your primal-mate’s scent in this room?” Damen stomped around,
looking through drawers and across tables. “Well, it’s everywhere
if it is.”
Trevor
struggled, wanting to smash Damen’s face in and not understanding
why. He stepped into the room. Her scent blasted against him,
touching, spiraling from every direction. He stopped in the center of
the room and instantly grew hard for her.
“Arousal
isn’t going to get her back,” Damen shot. Chance walked in right
then or Trevor would have nailed Damen. Chance glared from one to the
other, gaze dropping to notice Trevor’s state.
“What’d
you find in here? Anything useful?” Chance asked.
“Only
that this must have been where they kept Lindsey. Her fragrance fills
the place,” Trevor spat. Anyone with half a nose could pick up the
arousal interspersed in Lindsey’s scent.
“Well,
it just might be her smell that carries us to where everyone went.
For some reason, it’s the only one uncloaked. You don’t suppose
she ran off before the others?” Chance looked thoughtful. “It’d
explain why her scent is the only one we can pick up.”
Dir
walked in just then. “Lindsey’s trace loops around this cabin and
goes off into the forest from the backside. There’s so much
snowfall, tracks are pretty much covered. But, I think there’s
enough of her aroma to hold us on the trail.”
“You
don’t think this is a trap, do you?” Damen stared at Chance, then
at Trevor.
Trevor
still wanted to punch him.
“Her
scent outside is at least a day old, if not longer. Human female
scents in the big building are only hours old. They saturate the
inside, but there’s nothing outside. So, I’m betting they used
the camouflage drug, Total Eclipse, on them,” Dir stated.
“I
took in most of the perimeter. Saw no one, but I caught Lindsey’s
tang as well,” Chance added. “I say we go wolf and follow it. But
no pack-communication. None. Is that clear?”
“Gotcha,”
Dir answered. He moved away from the door and everyone filed out of
the cabin. Trevor couldn’t wait to get out and go wolf-form to hide
his arousal. This capture would be the hardest for him and yet the
most wanted. He needed to know which side of the fence Lindsey would
choose so he could finally move on. Stagnated was a bitch.
Olivia endures a thirty-four
year passionless marriage, discovering her dead husband’s
philandering history at his funeral. She devotes her energy and
life-long sensitivity with animals to her wildlife refuge and
preserve.
Chance, a Lycan alpha and leader
of the Lycan International Investigation Agency (LIIA) throws himself
into his investigations. He chooses to neglect his duty of finding a
primal-mate after watching his father become an empty shell over the
loss of his.
A murderous rogue pack draws
Chance onto Olivia’s wildlife preserve, sending Olivia’s animal
sensitivities into overdrive. Chance and Olivia discover a sizzling
force driving them together.
Will they succumb to its
enticing tether, or fight to resume their loveless lives apart?
Kay
Dee Royal writes paranormal, fantasy, and contemporary erotic
romance—maybe because it's also her favorite genres to read! She
pens tales with wild, rugged heroes and strong, intelligent heroines.
She'll give them both a few shadowy secrets, making her stories
intriguing and fun. She resides in Southern Michigan with her
family (her dog, her cats, her caged husband... you get the idea).
You can find the latest on her titles from her publisher, MuseItHot.
Hi Crystal - thanks so much for reading Savage Smoke...and yes, there are a number of characters in the book, all with their own stories going on. I appreciate your review, thank you for taking time to write it (everything seems to take precious time) and it makes it that much more meaningful:)
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