Wolf in Gucci Loafers

<br />2.5 stars rounded up<br /><br />You know the term "so bad that it's good"? Yeah, that's this book. <br /><br />I couldn't help but laugh at the ridiculous sex scenes. The cheesy one-liners were epically bad. The story actually wasn't half bad and I really liked Lindsey. This one wasn't quite as stupid as the first book but it was close. I had way more fun with this one though. <br /><br />And yeah, I will most likely read the next one too. Hopefully it will be just as ridiculous as this one.

<b> 4.5 stars </b> <br><br><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1397992727i/9355382._SX540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <br>At last I managed to get my hands on Tara Lains second book in her Harker Pack series and it was so worth the wait. This series is turning out to be a really enjoyable, fun shifter ride with some really likeable, and loveable characters who help make it the engaging read it is. Lindsey, the half human/half Werewolf was one of the supporting characters we met in the first book, The Pack &amp; The Panther, and I loved the teasers we got about his slightly camp personality then. I was dying to see where Tara was going to take him and who she was going to pair him up with romantically and was hoping it would be somebody who would give him a bit of a challenge! Woohoo! I got my wish granted with hot cop Seth Zakowsky... Complete opposite and sexaaay as hell! Yum thanks Tara, you nailed it again! <br><br>Lindsey Vanessen is everything I love about this type of character. He's über rich, stunning, vivacious, stylish, exuberant and dryly witty. Everyone is "Darling" and his clothes are expensive and swish... but all that hides a male who, even though he may look effeminate and 'soft' on the surface, is actually all man,"Grrr"and growl beneath it, because Lindsey's secret is that he's human <i> BUT </i> also half wolf. Perhaps not quite as strong as his full wolf pack mates and friends, and lacking in some of the enhanced Wolfy attributes, he still isn't someone you'd want to mess with on a dark night! But then there's the fact that however confident and Diva'ish he appears to be on the surface, he's also carrying secrets around that if found out could cause him trouble with a capitol T! Poor Lindsey, is caught between worlds, on his shifter side, he's coping with the fact that being gay and part human he's never really been fully accepted by his wolf peers who until his best friend Cole (their Alphanta) came out, never accepted anyone being gay in their community. Apart from Cole, who's married now to Paris the sexy pole dancing panther ( OMG!!! still drooling over Paris! Rawr!), finding another gay shifter is practically nil. Plus he's also unable to tell any humans, including his family, about his wolf half for fear of retribution from the wolf community, whose laws prohibit humans from ever finding out they exist! Not easy, yet he juggles the two sides of himself pretty well. Another problem he has, is finding a lover who can match him between the sheets! Lindsey is a top through and through, he might look effeminate, but in bed his wolfiness wants out and he has to fight his dominant animal side with most of his human lovers in case he goes too far. The only one he thinks he could truly let himself go with would be another wolf but he knows that finding love amongst the pack will probably never happen. Until he meets an equally dominant lover, he's just coasting along. <br><br>Then one day he smells something pretty delish, and it turns out that enticing aroma belongs to the most gorgeous guy he's set eyes on for a long time. His <i> complete </i> opposite, all dressed up in leather and denim and leaning against a motorbike, he's all man! Dangerous looking, rugged, tall dark and handsome and, as it turns out, a cop to boot! But once again he's human!!! <i> SO </i> unfair for our poor horny, half wolf. As far as he's concerned that's another chance up the swanny. ** sigh! ** However fate intervenes and a couple of days later they meet in person when a dear friend of Lindsey's calls him for help after his daughter has been kidnapped. <br><br>His mystery guy swaggers in just as Lindsey is promising his friend that nothing bad will happen to his daughter, and before they're even introduced the sexy cop challenges him...<br><br><i> "And how exactly do you plan to keep that promise?" </i> <br><br>Lindsey proceeds to tell him exactly how, then in his own camp way, introduces himself...<br><br><i> .......He extended his hand. "By the way darling, I'm Lindsey Vanessen." <br> The guy clicked half a smile, kind of like the one he'd delivered in the parking lot the other night. Lindsey still hadn't recovered from that one. The second might be lethal.<br> The man took Lindsey's hand. His was hard, hot, calloused as hell. "Did you work all that out in your pretty little head?" </i> <br><br>Cue the mouthwatering sexual tension.... <br><br>Because Lindsey is a prime target for the kidnappings and Seth is on the task force looking into them, it means that the two of them are constantly thrown together. Not only is Lindsey trying to fight his attraction to human Seth, his hunky cop, who is also fighting his own inner attraction to a ultra flamboyant, feminine man who is everything he normally wouldn't even look twice at, but there's also a vigilante granny going around saving the kidnapped victims and giving all the really bad guys on the street a run for their money. Then there's a sub plot with a really loveable, young foster kid, Jazz, who worms his way into both our guys affections complicating things even further. Let's just say all is not as it seems in this story in more ways than one and even though I guessed most of the outcomes, it was still entertaining watching it all unfold. This story was just as much fun as the last one.<br><br>The sex sizzles, the tension crackles and the plot snaps! I read it all it in one sitting, just like I did Cole and Paris' story and I reckon I'll be doing exactly the same with the next in the series. I just had one little pout, and that was because I kinda missed my slinky sexy pussy cat Paris. <br>I KNOW!!!!!... Its not his story any more but damn, that pole dancing pussy made a big impression on me last time and I was hoping we might see a bit more of him and Cole. If you haven't read book one yet then you're missing another treat! Mind you, that doesn't take away from the fact that I'm still feeling the steamy love for Lindsey and Seth. I had more than a few hot sweats with those two as well! <br><br>That Tara sure knows just how to tickle the taste buds with her beautiful boys!! 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This story really did Lindsey justice. He was a standout character for me in <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/19450529.The_Pack_or_the_Panther__Tales_of_the_Harker_Pack___1_" title="The Pack or the Panther (Tales of the Harker Pack, #1) by Tara Lain" rel="noopener">The Pack or the Panther</a> and I was thrilled to see that he was getting his own story. Lindsey is a not all, not all human and not all werewolf. He's a study in contrasts afraid to let his guard down in many ways so he tends to indulge in meaningless sexual encounters. That all ends when he meets Seth, a rough and ready cop, with a strength that calls to Lindsey's wolf. <br /><br />Sparks fly as the men battle for dominance between the sheets and tensions rise as a string of kidnappings pull the pair apart. This is a sequel but easily read as a standalone, IMO. Characters from the first book appear but never take over the story and the previous events are summarized without that info drop feel. <br /><br />I enjoyed Lindsey's struggle between his human and wolf halves and his desire to cut loose and just let the wolf rule. Seth had his own struggles, focused mainly on his preconceived notions of what he finds attractive and how Lindsey challenged that and forced him to look beyond it. <br /><br />Really, I loved Lindsey. He's a great shifter with a great story. He's fabulous.

I can name on the fingers of one hand books I've finished reading and turned around to read them again: <i>Flint</i> by Louis L'Amour and <i>Time Enough for Love</i> by Robert Heinlein. This book joins their ranks. I loved it, and if I didn't have to write, I'd be reading it again right now.

This title is the second in Harker Pack. It's a Paranormal MM Shifter Romance Series and it can be read as a standalone or part of the series. The series revolves around Wolf Shifter Packs. There's a HEA like in all the books in this series and each book has different main couple though we'll see the main characters of the first titles also in other books of the series as side characters.<br /><br />This was a reread of an oldie series that's been republished by the author herself this time around and also issued new covers.<br /><br />Oh my! Now this is perfect werewolf + human romance for us! <br /><br />The couple in this series, Lindsey and Seth, just wow. The Hot Stuff scenes in Lindsey's bedroom - Mindblowingly Hot! Scorching the sheets! And that spontaneous scene in the nature! There's what hot means! It's like the author invented the concept! ?<br /><br />The story is exciting and fraught with danger as there's a mystery to solve in the form of kidnappings. There's action, suspense, intrigue and surprises - besides that irresistable attraction the couple simply cannot fight, drawing together two dominant individuals who both need and want that kind of a partner they never found before.<br /><br />Oooh and Awww ♥️ <br /><br />So well done. Everything wrapped up at the HEA end! So enjoyable.

Enjoyed this so much more than the first book - Lindsey was a great character and I really liked him but he was so much more in this book. <br />Lindsey and Seth were a great couple and their story was not too angsty (not sure that's word but it works!) Also loved the side story about Jazz, very sweet kid.

RED RIDING-HOOD<br><br><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1431462270i/14839228._SX540_.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>But, the cover is awesome! The plot was super hero (wolf in granny drag) over the top., with a lot of potential. I liked it, alot...but I wanted to love it. Off to the next book. Cuz, I do love this writer.<br>

3.5 stars<br /><br />Doesn't take itself to serious. Fun!<br />

Als Mischling hast du es in der Werwolf-Gesellschaft schwer. Und bist du auch noch schwul, dann hast du echt verloren. Lindsey Vanessen ist schwul und ein halber Wolf. Damit hat er wirklich den Jackpot gezogen. Zum Glück hat er Freund Cole, der unverbrüchlich an seiner Seite steht. Aber Lindsey will mehr als nur ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann sein. Die Wölfe um Cole tolerieren ihn um Coles Willen, belächeln ihn aber auch. Denn Lindsey kann ziemlich divenhaft und tuntig sein. Allerdings verbirgt sich hinter seinem hübschen Gesicht noch mehr als das.<br /><br />Diese Erfahrung macht auch der Polizist Seth, der eine Reihe von Entführungen in den besseren Gesellschaft untersucht. Lindsey hilft mit und so lernen sie sich kennen, auch wenn Lindsey gar nicht zu sehr mit Seth involviert werden will. Denn Seth wäre genau sein Traum, aber für Lindsey eben unerfüllbar. Menschen darf er sich nicht offenbaren und Lind weiss auch nie, wie sein Wolf auf einen anderen dominanten reagieren wird.<br /><br />Natürlich bleibt es bei guten Vorsätzen, denn zwischen Seth und Lindsey stimmt die Chemie. Und schon bald sind sie im Kopf des jeweils anderen ziemlich präsent. Sie sind aber nicht nur aneinander interessiert, sondern eben auch an der Aufklärung der Entführungen. Als auch Lindsey entführt wird, ist Seth natürlich außer sich und nur schwerlich bleibt Lindseys Geheimnis auch ein Geheimnis.<br /><br />Auch dieser Teil war wieder sehr amüsant, sexy und flott geschrieben. Die Autorin hat es gut hinbekommen den Helden auch ein wenig Tiefe zu geben, ohne dabei zu schwermütig zu werden. Seth bleibt leider ein wenig blass und ich hätte mir auch ein paar nähere Erklärungen zu Lindsey gewünscht. So ganz durchgedrungen bin ich zu dem wandlungsfähigen Superwölfchen nämlich nicht. Trotzdem hat mir dieses Buch echt gut gefallen und es gab wirklich viele Momente, die mich zum Lachen oder zum Lächeln gebracht haben.<br />

This was a lot of fun! The characters were fun and the plot was interesting. Yes it could be just a touch cheesy but it worked for me. The alpha male human cop and the effeminate werewolf was unique enough and likable. Sometimes effeminate characters aren't really my thing but there were a lot of facets to Lindsey that I really ended up liking him. The romance is a bit fast but I've come to expect that with the whole mate thing and it didn't put me off. Looking forward to the 3rd book in this series.