Silence of the Wolf (Heart of the Wolf #13)
by Terry Spear
Blurb:
Gray
werewolf Tom Silver is determined to find the wolves who have been attacking
local livestock. While tracking the pack through the Rockies, a blizzard forces
him into a remote cabin where he hears a plane crash nearby.
When
he discovers the sole survivor is a beautiful female werewolf/coyote shifter
mix, bound as a prisoner, he knows it's his duty to hide her. Now, they are
both at risk as a search ensues for the missing prisoner.
Will
Tom be able to protect this beautiful stranger while tracking down the wolves
responsible for terrorizing the local livestock?
Themes: Paranormal,
Shifters, Werewolves
Rating: 3.75 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Returning to the world of these crazy and
alpha werewolves, we get an interesting glimpse into pack dynamics and
relations with other packs as well. The
series has gotten so complicated recently, with so many different packs having
been introduced, that I have missed seeing some of my favorite characters from
the beginning of the series, but this book brings a lot of them back together,
interweaving the relationships between everyone and in a lot of ways (thought
not officially) combining the local packs into an even larger family. I will say that I was a bit annoyed by the
misleading nature of the blurb. It made
it sound like Tom has no connection to Elizabeth until he rescues her from the
plane and that’s not the way it really was at all. Other than that the story itself was great,
the writing was wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to see a lot of the couples that we met a long time ago in previous books.
The
story actually begins with Elizabeth’s arrival in Silver Town, where she is
visiting the ski resort to write an article and to meet with a friend from her
former pack that has evidence of the truth about her parents’ deaths. When her ride
arrives at the B & B to take her to the ski slopes she is floored to find
herself instantly attracted to Tom Silver, brother of the local wolf pack Alpha, but
nowhere near as surprised as Tom himself is.
Though it is his responsibility to keep Elizabeth safe while she’s in their
territory, there is no denying that he is attracted to her and that just makes
everything even more complicated. When
Elizabeth finds herself wrapped up in trouble, the pack instantly rallies
around her and Tom finds himself unable to deny his visceral attraction and
need to keep her safe. However she is determined to keep the pack and her new
friends out of danger, so she returns to her home, which turn out to only put her into
even more danger. Now comes the plane crash, where Tom rescues his girl. Once they are safe again, Tom puts into
motion a plan to find out the truth surrounding Elizabeth’s attacks and keep
her safe once and for all. And giving in
to that need shows Tom that Elizabeth is his perfect woman and the only woman
he could ever mate for life.
I
liked Elizabeth from the very beginning, with her strength and refusal to allow
herself to be bullied, like she has been in her past. Being isolated from others of her kind since
her parents’ deaths, has left her with a bad taste in her mouth concerning
shifters in general and wolves in particular. Her initial attraction to Tom
leaves her wary, but he is just too handsome and sweet to resist for long. Seeing how wonderful he is makes her rethink
her prejudices, but she is afraid he’ll change his mind about her, as so many
others have in the past, once he understands the stigma that comes with her
being a half-breed. Tom also feels the instant pull to Elizabeth, but he isn’t
ready by any means to settle down and find a mate. As they get to know each other better and
learn more about the circumstances surrounding them, it becomes apparent that
there is more there then just a base sensual attraction, the love they are both
learning to believe in could be real if they just allow the emotion to grow.
Being
a long-standing fan of this series, and others by the author as well, I enjoyed
every second of Tom’s story, even though there was certainly some serious drama
and heartache. I loved seeing Tom and
Elizabeth interacting with each other and the others in the pack as well. The pack is like one huge family, with wit
and teasing, love and loyalty, and the best of all is that they never let each other
down in the hard times. Elizabeth comes to count on the rest of the pack as
much as she does Tom, for the first time in forever allowing others to support
and aid her in life. There are fireworks between Elizabeth and Tom even in the
most unlikely of situations and when they finally give in to the passion
between them there is no denying the fire that they start. The truth surrounding
Elizabeth’s past was sad but not surprising because even though they are
shifters, they are human and can be lead by greed and jealousy and be just as
treacherous as the rest of the human population. We get to see several previous couples come
into this story, in different ways and see the whole web that links some
characters I’d either forgotten were linked or never realized the
connection. I am looking forward to
seeing what comes next in the series, but I know that no matter what comes next
I know I will enjoy it immensely. The
Heart of the Wolf lives on and will always be one of my favorites.
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