While the Old Faithful Pack, under the leadership of alpha couple Denton and Mikael, was the focus of the first two books in this series, the third volume tells the story of what is left of the Greenview Pack, and the wide-reaching consequences of the finally defeated former evil alpha, Anton. It is a tale about finding a new purpose for the pack, making them a healthy group, and figuring out that the wolves’ Mother goddess knows best, even if what she says seems to be in contradiction to keeping the wolves safe from human interference at first. This is a suspenseful and action-packed novel, but in a different way than the first two. Much revolves around the emotional drama that follows Alpha Tobias’s decision to ignore the fact that Pete is his mate just because Pete is human.

Pete is not the fittest guy or physically strong, but when he gets left behind by the irresponsible guides of his hiking group, he manages to build a fire, fight off a cougar, and find shelter. The building he sleeps in turns out be Tobias’s pack’s barn, and Pete is rescued by Tobias and introduced to what Pete thinks is a commune.

Tobias knows the man he finds sleeping in the barn is his mate, but he also figures they can never be together because that would mean exposing the wolves to humans. A threat from Tobias’s half brother makes Tobias keep Pete with him for protection, but the resulting tensions and the physical attraction between them complicate things.

Pete and Tobias have very different expectations of what their lives will be like. Pete is a city boy, but he is interested in nature and the pack’s way of life. Tobias can’t live anywhere except close to nature and thinks Pete will never adapt and can’t be interested in life with the pack because he is human. The feelings between them are too deep to be ignored, and even Tobias eventually understands that there is no point in trying to stay away – especially when Zev keeps interfering and threatening Pete.

If you like the Yellowstone Wolves series with its philosophy of the Mother goddess and the wolves living in the light, if an alpha’s struggle between what he thinks is good for the pack and what is good for him sounds like an interesting conflict, and if you’re looking for a book filled with action, passion, and two mates who need to learn how they fit together despite their differences, then you will probably like this novel.


NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )