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The Wolf is Mine by Paige Tyler Series: SWAT Book #13
Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on January 10, 2023
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 368
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Werewolf Connor Malone and his SWAT team are in San Antonio looking for their teammate. But Connor can't stop worrying about his cat who went missing the morning he left Dallas. His furry friend has been by his side since he found her a year ago, and the fact that she's disappeared is weighing on him. Things get much worse when he and his team realize they're up against a powerful creature they might not be able to defeat...
Back in Dallas, Connor's feline friend turns out to be the powerful woman who introduces herself as Kat Davenport...a witch who needs the SWAT team's help to defeat the wicked warlock who cursed her. And when she and Connor are thrown together again, there will be no denying the connection they already share, and the white-hot chemistry that sizzles between them.
Longtime series fans would probably consider this one as a big ‘most anticipated’ book because the not so surprise reveal about the S.W.A.T. team feline mascot finally getting the limelight with her favorite werewolf, Connor Malone. Paige Tyler has set up this book from much earlier in the series when it comes to this pair and I was ready for it.
The Wolf Is Mine is thirteenth in the series that is part of an ever broadening world of standalone paranormal romances in the Special Wolf Alpha Team series and the spinoff STAT series. I say standalone, but really the worldbuilding and character connections flow from beginning and through the series.
There is an investigation the Dallas police SWAT team werewolves are working on when kids start to go missing, but only they know they are investigating a paranormal crime with some sort of sinister purpose. Kat Davenport is on the case with Connor and the others, and she recognizes witch magic involved. Her past with Marko, the warlock, who destroyed her coven and nearly had her may not be as in the past as Kat thought.
All along, Paige Tyler wrote the cat into scenes and meant readers to catch on there was more to the cat and even instances when the cat was uncanny with mysterious help so it was fun to see her up on two legs and sharing her story with the werewolves that she considered friends and found family though they were just meeting the real Kat.
Meanwhile, Connor is a cranky werewolf about the fact that his cat is an attractive human. He needs time to adjust. I do think Kat’s assumption that Connor would throw up his hands in happiness and express his love the second he saw her human form was definite daydream territory. I actually think I’d have reacted like Connor because, though it wasn’t her fault she couldn’t communicate, it was on her that she lived in his intimate space and stayed close to him at work, workout room, etc. It was voyeuristic and that takes some adjustment that even the fated mate The One attraction didn’t quite mitigate. But, they share a case and a building attraction in human form so it wasn’t long that things were on track and Connor was worried how they would break the curse spell so Kat wouldn’t lose her human form again.
The ending was a huge adrenaline rush and, once again, has shown the series has advanced beyond the werewolves to, in this case, the witches and a few other darker nasties out there. Spicy hot romance, suspenseful and tough action with a paranormal world and characters make this a must-read paranormal romance series.
About Paige Tyler
Paige is a USA Today Bestselling Author. She graduated from The University of West Florida with a degree in education in 2000, but decided to pursue a full-time career as a writer in 2004. Since then, she’s written over fifty books in several genres, including paranormal, contemporary, western, sci-fi and erotica. She loves writing about strong, sexy, alpha males and the feisty, independent women who fall for them. From verbal foreplay to sexual heat, her stories of romance,
adventure, suspense, passion and true love will leave you breathlessly panting for more.
She and her very own military hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kickbutt heroines who fall in love with them.
When not working on her latest book, Paige enjoys reading, jogging, P90X, Yoga, Pilates, going to the beach, watching NFL football, watching movies and hanging out with her husband (not necessarily in that order!)
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This is such a fun series! I’ve loved all the books in it that I’ve read…so I’m very happy to know there’s a new book out. And this one sounds especially good. 😀
Oh yes, a definite big one for fans, Lark. You’re in for a treat.
I think I read one of her books in the past. This sounds like an unusual circumstance with a cat turning into a woman as the love interest. Glad you ended up enjoying it!
LOL, it sounds kind of weird from the outside that the cat changes to a woman, but readers are made to know from the get go that she was never an ordinary cat. Fun times…
Ooh, I can’t wait!
You’re in for a treat, Role’! 🙂
What a great premise to have a cat turn into a woman as the love interest for a werewolf. Puts the whole cat vs dog thing on it’s end.
It was a fun paranormal twist to have her be a cursed witch stuck in cat form. 🙂
I do enjoy this genre. Sounds like a fun series.
It’s a great blend of action packed romantic suspense and paranormal romance, Laura. 🙂
I’ve really enjoyed some of her books and this one sounds like another one that I would enjoy.
Definitely another good one, Mary!
This is an author that I have wanted to read for a while. This sounds good but I would want to start at the beginning of the series.
Yes, definitely a series to take from the beginning and see the world building explained and the group dynamics. I think you’d enjoy these, Carole. 🙂
I think I read book 1. It was okay….I should give the author another chance.
LOL, I actually got mad at the heroine in book one, but gave the series another chance and ended up enjoying it much more.
I haven’t read a book by this author before. It sure sounds like a great one!
Great review!
If you enjoy action-packed paranormal romance, this series is where its at, Maureen. 🙂
Haven’t tried from this author before, but this one sounds like something I would also enjoy 🙂
Glad to introduce you to it, Vanessa. These are exciting. 🙂