SNOWBOUND WITH THE PACK by Laura Welling

She’s a hero, haunted by her past.

About SNOWBOUND WITH THE PACK:

Title: Snowbound with the Pack

Author: Laura Welling

Series: The Cursed Pack #2

Genre: Paranormal/Shifter Romance

Release Date: February 16, 2016

Publisher: Self-Published

Print Length: 20K

Format: Digital

Synopsis:

Novie helped save the Alpha’s family from the Big Sky Pack’s enemies, but the cost tore her soul. Now, she’s haunted by the memories of her friends’ deaths. To hide that she’s losing her mind, she moves to the outskirts of the Pack’s territory, with only her music and ghosts for company.

Kyle is the Pack’s newest lieutenant, and it’s his job to check on remote wolf families. Intrigued by Novie, he tries to learn her secrets, but she keeps them under ice.

When Novie and Kyle are trapped together in a blizzard, her nightmares turn to reality.

Can she trust again, or is her heart frozen as the depth of a Montana winter

Available at: Amazon

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Snowbound with the Pack by Laura Welling
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is book # 2 in The Cursed Pack series. This can be read as a standalone. It has part of the story in the book that will make more sense if you read the books in the order they were given.

Kyle and Novie meet when he joins her pack, and travels to see her as a protector. She is not sure she wants to get to know somebody new. Her nightmares from the last friends she was close to still haunt her at night.

Novie was told she was a hero. She felt like a failure. How can she start something new with Kyle knowing she could only bring him heartache?

I found this book to be a pleasant surprise. It may have been short and sweet. It was also suspenseful and full of heat. I cannot wait to see what is next for this series.

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Other Books in The Cursed Pack Series:

HEIR TO THE PACK

Three years ago, Annie had a three-day fling in Cancun with a handsome stranger, Dash. Two years ago, she gave birth to his son. Now, Annie’s son is fading away with a mysterious illness, and she must seek help from his father, who doesn’t know he exists. But Dash has news for her: first, he’s a werewolf; second, he’s about to be crowned their king; and third, their son has been touched by an ancient curse.

Available at: Amazon

Praise for Heir To The Pack:

“Heir to the Pack has it all...car chases, murders, curses, crazy twists, sexy werewolves, and one cute little kid. I found myself captivated by the story and unable to put it down.” - Amazon reviewer

“I enjoyed it so much that I have added the author to my must read authors' list.” – Goodreads reviewer

“Heir To The Pack is a poignant romance that is full of emotional depth, tough choices, strength in overcoming desperate odds, and finding friends in odd places. TRULY MAGICAL AND HEARTWRENCHING!!” – Addicted to Romance

“If you love shifters then this is a pack you’ll want to discover. Definitely recommend this for paranormal romance readers, it’s hot, sexy with a good story and engaging characters.” – Keeper Bookshelf

“The characters were compelling and the plot is edgy, suspenseful, and downright sexy. The writing comes to together beautifully and I fell in love with this story and the romance. I can't wait to see where else the author will take me in future books!” – Marie’s Tempting Reads

“A fast-paced, well written book. The story drew me in from the very beginning and I didn't want to put it down.” – Night Owl Reviews

About Laura Welling:

When she’s not writing, Laura Welling wears a lot of other hats: mother, farmer, and software engineer. She's Australian but lives in the United States on a horse farm, which she shares with her family, crazy dogs, and various horses, cats and chickens. She is a compulsive reader of all genre fiction, who started reading before the age of two, and never stopped. She wrote her first “book” when she was five—a spy story, which has since been joined in a bottom drawer by various other early attempts.

Connect with Laura:  Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon

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This is book # 2 in The Cursed Pack series.  This can be read as a standalone.  It has part of the story in the book that will make more sense if you read the books in the order they were given.

Kyle and Novie meet when he joins her pack, and travels to see her as  a protector.  She is not sure she wants to get to know somebody new. Her nightmares from the last friends she was close to still haunt her at night.

Novie was told she was a hero.  She felt like a failure.  How can she start something new with Kyle knowing she could only bring him heartache?

I found this book to be a pleasant surprise.  It may have been short and sweet.  It was also suspenseful and full of heat.  I cannot wait to see what is next for this series.  I give this story a 3/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

***This ARC was given by Netgalley.com and its publisher for an honest review.

They’ve both been carrying a secret: She had a son from their three day fling and he’s a werewolf. How will each react to the news and will the news save their son?

Fans of paranormal romance are sure to love this thrilling new novel from Laura Welling. Will the revelation of what Dash really is be enough to save his and Annie’s son from a mysterious illness?

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Synoposis:

Three years ago, Annie had a three-day fling in Cancun with a handsome stranger, Dash. Two years ago, she gave birth to his son. Now, Annie's son is fading away with a mysterious illness, and she must seek help from his father, who doesn’t know he exists. But Dash has news for her: first, he’s a werewolf; second, he’s about to be crowned their king; and third, their son has been touched by an ancient curse.

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After a 3-day fling, Annie and Dash had a baby boy. Dash never knew. Annie finally has to tell him in order to save their son's life.

Annie comes to Montana to talk to Dash with her son and her mother in tow. She has tried doctors and no one has a clue what is wrong with her young child. She has come to her son's father in the hopes that an answer may be found.

Dash is in shock over the news. He is not supposed to be able to have children with a human. As an Alpha Werewolf, he was always told that would never happen. Yet here Annie is with a boy that looks just like him.

There are many surprises in store for these two parents. First of all, Dash is up for a leadership position where he has to play politics just as Annie arrives. There is a killer on the loose, and so much more!

I enjoyed the story and that surprised me. It is hard to get into these sometimes due to the varying folklore, but this book explains so much about how it works - since the main character is human and wants to understand the workings. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

Q & A with the author & Kitty: Getting to know Author, Laura Welling

What is your favorite book of all time?

One thing I am terribly bad at is choosing only one thing. I am that annoying person who dithers over a restaurant menu for twenty minutes and drives all my friends crazy, only to end up ordering the same thing I did last time.

I also have way, way, way too many favorite books.

In the spirit of indecision, then, I’m going to give you not one book, but four.

Blue Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas (Contemporary Romance)

This is the second book in Lisa Kleypas’ Travis series, and it’s such an unusual book in romance, for many reasons. These books take place against the backdrop of the oil business in Texas. I love her historicals, but the Travis books are, I think, her best work.

There’s a character in the first book, Hardy Cates, who we think for a while might be the hero–but is actually the hero in this one. He’s dragged himself out of poverty and violence, worked in the oilfields, and is in the process of becoming very successful. He’s an aggressive man’s man, with only the thinnest veneer of civilization over the top. The heroine, Haven Travis, starts the book in a relationship with someone else that she goes on to marry, and who abuses her horrifically. Hardy is an enemy of her entire family, and it’s fair to say Haven has baggage. I have rarely seen a book with so many reasons two people shouldn’t end up together, but they do, and they will rip your heart out in the process. Need a box of tissues for this one, maybe two.

Bitterblue – Kristin Cashore (YA Fantasy)

I couldn’t put this book down. In many fantasy novels, the climax happens when our heroes defeat an evil leader. This book is about what happens after that. Bitterblue is the daughter of the defeated king, and must lead the kingdom, despite being a teenager. Her father killed her mother, so she is left with only a set of advisors who she knows are not telling her the whole truth. Her father built his kingdom on complex layers of lies, deception, and the destruction of other people in every way possible. Bitterblue has to put the pieces together, discover the truth, and help her people to heal.

This is not a classic swords and sorcery type fantasy in any way; neither does Bitterblue have magic or any special skills. But it’s unputdownable.

Magic Bites – Ilona Andrews (Urban Fantasy)

This is the first book in Andrews’ Kate Daniel series. You should read all of them, because they just get better and better as they go along.

The books take place in a post-apocalyptic Atlanta. Technology is in the process of failing, and waves of magic and tech alternate. The buildings have fallen, and various factions control different parts of the city. The world building in these books is unlike any other urban fantasy you’ve read. Her version of vampires as spider-like monsters, controlled by The People, a slick corporate cult, will give you nightmares.

Kate, our heroine, is a powerful swordswoman who must hide her magic to survive. In this first book she is hunting the killer of her guardian. Her love interest is Curran, a were-lion, and the beast lord. The interaction between these two over the course of the series is wonderful. I am a sucker for couples wrestling to best each other. Another notable thing in this series is that Kate has friends, including a best friend, which is quite different from the Lone Wolf type heroines we often see in this genre.

Branded by Fire – Nalini Singh (Paranormal Romance)

I was late to the game for Singh’s Psy-Changeling series, but I have spent a good part of this year reading the series back to back to back. The author is again, a master of world building. There is nothing quite like her Psy, a race with psychic powers that have conditioned themselves to feel no emotion in order to control their inherent flaw: violence, and a tendency to produce mass killers. Her changelings are hot-blooded shifters, with all the emotional and tactile tendencies you’d expect. The conflicts almost write themselves.

I would be hard pressed to pick a single one from the series, but what I adore about this one is that the hero and heroine, Mercy and Riley, are both dominants. She’s a leopard, he’s a wolf, both are high-ranking soldiers for their packs, and they are buddies. Mercy’s problem is that there’s nobody left in her pack that’s single and dominant enough for her, and her mating clock is ticking. Riley’s not the right man for her at all. He’s a wolf, not a leopard, who longs for a submissive non-combatant mate to stay home and have babies. But the chemistry between them is hot, hot, hot.

The books in this series are pretty dark, and this one has dark overtones, but the way these two strike sparks off each other is tons of fun.

I could name another twenty books easily, but these are just a few I come back to over and over again. Happy reading!

About Laura Welling:

When she’s not writing, Laura Welling wears a lot of other hats: mother, farmer, and software engineer. She's Australian but lives in the United States on a horse farm, which she shares with her family, crazy dogs, and various horses, cats and chickens. She is a compulsive reader of all genre fiction, who started reading before the age of two, and never stopped. She wrote her first “book” when she was five—a spy story, which has since been joined in a bottom drawer by various other early attempts.

Connect with Laura:

Website | Amazon Author Page | Newsletter | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

After a 3-day fling, Annie and Dash had a baby boy.  Dash never knew.  Annie finally has to tell him in order to save their son's life.

Annie comes to Montana to talk to Dash with her son and her mother in tow.  She has tried doctors and no one has a clue what is wrong with her young child.  She has come to her son's father in the hopes that an answer may be found.

Dash is in shock over the news.  He is not supposed to be able to have children with a human.  As an Alpha Werewolf, he was always told that would never happen.  Yet here Annie is with a boy that looks just like him.

There are many surprises in store for these two parents.  First of all, Dash is up for a leadership position where he has to play politics just as Annie arrives.  There is a killer on the loose, and so much more!

I enjoyed the story and that surprised me.  It is hard to get into these sometimes due to the varying folklore, but this book explains so much about how it works - since the main character is human and wants to understand the workings.  I am looking forward to the rest of the series.  I give this story a 4/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

This ARC copy was given in exchange for an honest review by Netgalley.com and its publishers.