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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Review: Wicked Cowboy Wolf (Seven Range Shifters #3)

Wicked Cowboy Wolf (Seven Range Shifters #3)

by Kait Ballenger 

Blurb:

To his enemies, he's known as the Rogue. To her, he's her only chance at survival...

Years ago, Grey Wolf Jared Black was cast from the pack for a crime he didn't commit. Now, he's the mysterious criminal wolf known only as the Rogue, a name his former packmates won't soon forget. But when a vampire threat endangers the lives of their entire species, Jared must confront his former packmates again, even if that means betraying the only woman he's ever loved...

Ever since Maeve Gray escaped the pack's bloodsucking enemies, she's been determined to save her species—and fast. Each passing day risks the lives of her friends and family. But when a wicked cowboy wolf shows up on the Grey Wolf ranch, offering everything Maeve's heart desires, her eyes are opened to a whole new world beyond the packlands. For this cowgirl, sleeping with the enemy could prove as desirable as it is deadly...

Themes:  Paranormal, Wolf Shifters, Vampires

Rating: 4.5 stars

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Review:

 Ok I can honestly can I am seriously into this series now.  While I didn’t love the first story, and only liked the second book, this third story was amazing and I cannot wait to read more in the series. The more I get to know these characters and the dynamics of their inter and intra-pack relationships the more intriguing they all become, though the Grey Wolf pack certainly is my favorite.  Ms. Ballenger has a unique take on the shifter/vampire mythos and throwing in the way she brings the rancher viewpoint makes it even more interesting to me. Maeve went through a very intense and terrifying ordeal in the previous novel, but she met the wolf that grabbed her attention and split her loyalties in the worst way. Now she has to deal with the consequences of her actions and the fallout of her decisions, but there is no way she handle everything she is feeling when he turns back up in her life.  Jared Black was forced from his pack when he was a youth, giving us everything he knew in order to protect the woman he loved, but he has lived on the edge ever since as the Rogue.  When he knows that there is only one way to do what needs to be done for his people, he doesn’t left the betrayal he will have to inflict on the woman he loves stop him.  Rogue takes Maeve knowing that he needs her in order to enact his plan, but having her back in his life, without her knowing his true identity, is driving him slowly insane. The more time they spend together the more their emotions are roused and the closer they come to the edge, but the ultimate betrayal is still to come and there is no way to know whether or not they will be able to have a relationship even if they want to.  I really loved Maeve and her kickass, sassy, and never give up attitude.  She refuses to give up even when faced with the most dangerous of challenges and when she decides that she even though she tries to resist his pulls she wants the Rogue to much to give him up.  She was dedicated to doing what was right for her people, even to the point of hurting herself, but at the same time she was willing to open her mind and heart when faced with hard truth about the way her pack –and others—were treating the Rogue wolves of their world.  Jared has lived  hard life since he was expelled from his pack, losing the woman he loved, and ever since of security he’ even known, and while it certainly hardened him in a lot of ways, he has never let it turn him away from the plight of those weaker than him.  As the stronger non-pack wolf around he knows he’s a badass and he is willing to do whatever it takes, including further damaging the woman he loves, if he thinks it will protect the people he has taken under his care.  While Jared was written as one of those characters that you “love to hate” he was also one of the strongest, bravest, and most dedicated of wolves and ultimately he made sure that he found a way to save his people without too badly damaging Maeve’s love for him.  I loved these two together and the pull and passion between them was there from beginning to end.  I am really looking forward to more in this series now and for sure want to know what will happen next in the overall story arc for these wolves and the vampires that are out to exterminate them.  Ms. Ballenger has definitely moved to my must read and favorite authors lists.

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

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