Review: Wolf Under Fire (STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team #1)

Wolf Under Fire (STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team #1)

by Paige Tyler 

Blurb:

For the cases no one else can solve, they send in the Special Threat Assessment Team

Supernatural creatures are no longer keeping their existence secret from humans, causing panic around the globe. To investigate, monitor, and ― when necessary ― take down dangerous supernatural offenders, an international task force was established: The Special Threat Assessment Team.

STAT agent Jestina Ridley is in London with her team investigating a suspicious kidnapping. Over her radio, Jes hears her teammates being savagely attacked. She runs to help, but she's too late. The only survivor, Jes calls for backup and gets former Navy SEAL and alpha werewolf Jake Huang and his new pack. Convinced that the creature who butchered her teammates was a werewolf, Jes doesn't trust them. But if they're going to uncover the facts and make it back home alive, she'll need Jake's help. And with everything on the line, Jes will have to accept Jake for who he is, or lose the partner she never expected to find ...

Themes:  Paranormal, Werewolves, Demons

Rating: 4.25 stars

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Review:

 An all new series begins with a new take on the world of the Alpha wolves and their friends, with Paige Tyler’s new STAT series.  For long-time readers of the SWAT series, we were introduced to the secret FBI team that investigates the truly unknown in the last book of that series and this story picks up right where that one left off. I am really looking forward to this new branch off of the original series and seeing where Tyler’s imagination takes us with new creatures and new couples on the scene.  Jake is on his first assignment for the new STAT team of the FBI and he never imagined he’d be traveling to England to be paired with an anti-supernatural partner—that just might be his mate. Jestina has just listened to a creature tear apart her teammates and now has to deal with a new team that includes werewolves.  She doesn’t understand her attraction to Jake, but it quickly becomes obvious that he is one of the good guys and soon they are pairing off in more than just the business sense. When what they are truly up against comes to light, Jake and Jestina have to give one another their absolute trust in order to defeat their enemies and survive the coming battle. Jake is such a sweet and hot, alpha and sexy wolf that I found myself drooling right alongside Jestina, but it was also apparent that he didn’t yet entirely trust his relationship instincts in the beginning.  Once he began to earn Jestina’s trust and overcome her walls there was no time at all before he was showing us all how wonderful he was. I also loved seeing him interacting with his new pack and finding his way as a leader.  Jestina on the other hand was a bitch for the first third of the story and made me really dislike her in the beginning but after she finally accepted that her new team was trustworthy, she became a woman we could all like.  I loved seeing her kicking ass and taking names, but the best part was when she showed her vulnerable side with Jake and finally accepted it was ok to fall in love with a supernatural.  The passion between Jake and Jestina was off the charts from the minute they clapped eyes on one another and only banked at times, but in the end that fire will burn and keep their relationship alive til the end.  I am dying to read the next story and see who pairs off next in their team.  Another hit, Paige!

*ebook provided by publisher (via NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.