When He's Dark
by Suzanne Wright
Cat shifter Bree Dwyer doesn't fear much. Ironically, what she fears most is the person who was put on the Earth just for her. Your true mate wasn't supposed to be cruel and twisted; wasn't supposed to be someone who’d never love or want to claim you. The rumors that her true mate is dead bring her only relief. Bree's intent on moving forward with her life and building a future with someone else. Sadly, the male she wants most is one she can never have—a hot-as-sin wolverine shifter who happens to be her boss … and the cousin of her predestined mate.
Aleksandr “Alex” Devereaux detests being bullshitted, but he’s been lying to himself for years—pretending he thinks of Bree as extended family; that he doesn't want her so bad he aches with it; that he can't feel himself weakening against her pull. The night they spend together changes everything. He's done fighting himself on what he wants. Someone isn't happy about that. Possibly the same 'someone' who's playing mind games with Bree, trying to scare her. They're succeeding, because too many leads point to the possibility that the culprit could be the one person that she's determined to believe is dead.
Spice Level: 4.5/6 | Story Score: 7/10 | Rating: 4.25/5 |
This author was recommended to me by several people when I asked for favorite authors in one of my book groups. I like the title of this one; I can’t really tell you why. It just hits right for me. Since my shapeshifter trope was already accounted for, I stuck this one in the ‘Fall for the wrong person’ line. After all, he is the cousin of her fated mate.
So even though this is the first in a series, I’m certain that there was something I was supposed to read before it. Maybe a different series that this one spun off of? Honestly, I enjoyed this one so I may try to figure it out so I can read the others.
So for my love of the title…I’m not sure what it means in relation to the story. Did you get it? If so, tell me because I want to.
I like the characters in this story. I thought Bree was easy to like. I feel like Alex was the definition of a grumpy alpha character…but he had that soft spot just for her. It’s one of my favorite tricks that authors play. She was starting from an advantage having put that in here. I’ve not read a lot of ‘rare’ shifter stories. You know, I generally stick to dragons and wolves. Not out of preference, but out of accessibility. The fact that we were dealing with a cat of some sort (I don’t remember. Don’t judge me, I’ve read 9 books since this.) and a wolverine was fun!
-SPOILERS-
Again, I don’t really have any. This story was pretty straight-forward once I caught up and there isn’t anything that just stuck out that I need to ruin for you.
Book 1 in the Olympus Pride series | 278 Pages | Trope Challenge: Oops! Fell in Love with the Wrong Person |
He flexed his grip on her slim throat. “I held you like this while you rode my dick last night, didn’t I? I collared you the entire time. I squeezed just a little when I sensed you were close to coming. Just like that, you fucking exploded.” He gave her throat a light squeeze; her pupils swallowed the color of her eyes. “My baby likes it a little rough, don’t you?”
- Alex, When He's Dark by Suzanne Wright
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