I am currently reading Howl For It, a novel, of 2 stories,
by Shelly Laurenston, and Cynthia Eden.
Shelly Laurenston, also writes a new favorite of mine, Bear
Meets Girl.
The first Novella in the book is called ‘Like a Wolf with a
Bone’, and it’s by Shelly Laurenston.
Keep in mind as I write this review, that I typically don’t
read novella’s, or books with more than one story inside, as I like my books to
be a bit longer, however, recently I read a story, ‘Bear Meets Girl’ by Shelly
Laurenston, who is one of the authors here, and as I loved it so much, I
decided to give this one a try as well.
As there are 2 stories here, this will be a 2 part review,
that way both stories receive a review, rather than a review of the entire book
itself, so as not to confuse the reader as to which book I am talking about.
This review is for ‘Like a Wolf with a Bone’ by Shelly
Laurenston.
Ok, so as I’ve mentioned, Shelly Laurenston has become a
recent favorite of mine, I’ve only ever read one other book by her, but as
first impressions go, that one blew me out of the water. Bear Meets Girl was
much anticipated, so for me to love it so much as to read another book by her,
one not related, and one in a format I usually don’t read, you know, the author
really has something. (A review of Bear Meets Girl is currently available on my
blog)
Like a Wolf with A Bone, starts on, somewhere, I think in
the 1970’s, but as the wolves are somewhat long lived, I cannot be entirely
certain. There are a few hints to give that impression however, such as one of
the cars, a 1971 Plymouth GTX, which I know, really could mean nothing; but
there was also a concert, in which a rock band famous in the 70’s was one of
the coveted entertainers, as well as a few other mentions, that you’ll have to
read to find out about.
Lately, I’ve been choosing books written in southern tones,
and this one, was much the same, with names such as Egbert Ray, (the main male
character) and Darla Mae (the main female lead) as well as their endless amount
of siblings, and cousins, all with similar names. The names alone are enough to
give you that southern feel, but if that isn’t enough, we have enough good home
cooking to feed an army, a few gun toting relatives, as well as some back road
racing, and even a family dinner guaranteed to intimidate even the bravest of
future in-laws.
With that being said, as I am not familiar with that time
period, I don’t know that the overly country phrases, and accents are realistic,
but as it’s a story about wolves, I hardly think that matters, the book was
funny, romantic, and exactly the kind of thing I LOVE to read. As a country
girl myself, I could relate somewhat to the thoughts, and feelings, and of
course, some of the given circumstances.
My favorite scene (possible spoiler alert) was right before
a steamy scene, when Eggie (Egbert Ray) admits he can’t resist Darla, claiming
it isn’t fair for her to smell so nice, or look so ‘damn’ pretty. You really get a feel for their relationship,
and Eggie’s personality, as well as finding out the sort of girl Darla is, and
how different she is than her somewhat ‘in your face’ sisters.
Also…you’ll wanna read this book, because not only was the
story pretty awesome, the Epilogue was, in my opinion, HILARIOUS, and so so so
well deserved. I highly recommend this book, if for this story alone, but if
that isn’t enough to convince you, then keep a look out for the second part of
this review, which includes ‘Wed or Dead’ by Cynthia Eden, who also writes ‘Angel
Betrayed’ which is also on my TBR (to be read) list.
And of course, Howl For It, is published by Kensington, so
please check out their site as well.
Also, don’t forget to watch for the review of Wed or Dead,
to be finished soon.
