Sayer Blackcrow, isn't looking for a mate or even contemplating settling down. So spending his evenings in Custer for a woman he doesn't want to like, but finds he can't resist, is the best thing for him. However, what he won't admit to anyone is that she is his mate. When Drew and Gee show up ten days before the Solstice and announce he must bring home his mate or face the wrath of his alpha, he does what he has to. Doesn't mean he likes. it. What's worse, Gee announces there's to be a scavenger hunt and he's to participate with Kizzy.
Kizzy Rhapsody, isn't sure what's going on. One minute she's living in Custer and the next she's in a town she had no idea existed. What she does know, is her friend has been keeping secrets and the man who brought her there isn't talking either. Though she enjoys being in Los Lobos, she can't stand the lies, or falling for a man who isn't willing to trust her. But, with the Winter Solstice festivities approaching, she agrees to give both a chance.
Fresh, local honey is their item.
With no bee hives on pack lands, Sayer and Kizzy must work together to find their object. When a chance phone call, takes them out of town for their item, Sayer realizes his quirky little human is more than meets the eye. With the solstice upon them, he finds himself willing to move heaven and earth to make these festivities the best time of her life.
And if he ends up mated to her? Well, there are worse things that could happen.
TL Reeve was born out of a love of family and a bond that became unbreakable. Living in the south, TL misses Los Angeles and will one day return to the beaches of Southern California to ride the waves at Huntington Beach. When not writing something hot and sexy, TL can be found curled up with a good book, or working on homework with a cute little pixie.
Kizzy the human and Sayer the wolf with a chip on his shoulder the size of the Bermuda Triangle!
Straight forward but nicely hashed out 'refusal to admit love/mate' plot. Sayer has seen some awful stuff when he was young and Magnum still ruled the pack. Instead of blaming Magnum's evilness, he blames the humans who accidentally instigated Magnum's hate. Getting involved with humans never leads to good, despite the many happy wolf/human matings in the pack lately. So he can't seem to resist Elle's human friend Kizzy, whom he has been sent to protect. Kizzy thinks they are having an affair and even wonders if he is actually married. He is so secretive and doesn't stay to hang out or cuddle. Kizzy is a hairsbreadth away from kicking him to the curb despite her insatiable lust for him, when Drew (the new Alpha) demands that Sayer bring her to town for the Solstice festival. Sayer can't refuse his Alpha but he makes sure everyone knows he isn't happy... especially Kizzy.
I liked Kizzy, she's quirky and a geek and proud of it. She also isn't going to take Sayer's bullsh*t attitude anymore!
It takes Sayer a while to really see things as they are and not through his childhood predjudices. But when he does he is devoted and determined to get her to trust him again.
I enjoyed it. It's nothing special, but it is a fun read.
I wanted to hate Sayer Blackcrow for his push me pull you ways with Kizzy and I wanted to hate her for putting up with it no matter how great the sex is but just as I was getting ready to give up Drew & Gee stepped in and things got really fun. Watching Sayer get his head out of his ass is a truly good read.