Cowboy Wolf Outlaw (Seven Range Shifters #6)
Kait Ballenger
Blurb:
Trixie knows a
few things about the dangerous cowboy sitting at her bar. One, he's a wolf
shifter. Two, his wolf pack is in jeopardy. And three, despite all his
growling, this dark-eyed cowboy wolf wants her. But Trixie has problems of her
own, and she knows better than to run with the wolf. The smart thing to do
would be to stay away. Too bad she's always had a taste for trouble...
Themes: Paranormal,
Shifters, Witches
Rating: 4.75 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
The end has finally come for these amazing
shifter and their friends and I never thought it would be so heartbreaking and
tear inducing. This story has been
coming for a long time now and readers that have followed the series have watch
Malcolm deal with some major loses, first his mate Bo and then recently his
best friend, but now he is confronted with a lot of change as enemies are
coming from all sides. A series finale
is always a little bittersweet for me, but I have to say that this one left me
melancholy for a while and it took me a day to recover enough to start my next
read (which is truly rare) and shows how much this story touched and impacted
me. Malcolm Grey is set on avenging his
loved ones and lost packmates as the final battle with the Seven Range
Shifters’ enemies is fast approaching.
But he is drawn again and again to the sassy witch that works the local
bar despite knowing that Trixie Beauregard is trouble in heels. Trixie is
trapped in service to the demon that holds her debt, a stupid mistake that she
made in the name of love, and she knows that Malcolm can never be more to her
than a fling. But when she is given a
new assignment, one that she can’t refuse, it puts her directly into the line
of fire, forcing her to betray the shifters she calls friends and the man that
has held her interest for far too long.
Soon Malcolm and Trixie are ensnared in a mess and find their hearts
entangled a web that neither of them can escape, even if they wanted to. Can two people so beaten down by life and
circumstance find a way to trust and love in order to move on together, or will
their enemies separate them forever and leave them solitary and broken? So just to reiterate this story broke my
heart and had me in tears a lot, but despite that I loved every moment. Trixie
was the type of anti-heroine that we all love to hate, in the beginning she is
just such a bitch and we get the impression that she is just out for a good
time and to cause trouble, but as we get to know her and learn her motivations,
her soft spots, we see she truly is a victim of her circumstances and one that
hasn’t had a lot of choices in life for many years. Not to say that she didn’t land herself in
her troubles with a bad decision, but sometimes a decisions shouldn’t lead to
such long term consequences. I loved
seeing her softening as she lets Malcolm show her she doesn’t have to be so
hard with him, as he cracked her outer shell and let her true nature emerge
once again. She was caring and showed
loyalty even at the expense of her own life to those she’d come to love, and I
truly believe she is the only woman that could have brought Malcolm back from
the edge she’d found after his loses. Malcom is certainly drowning in anguish
as he grieves (or fights grieving) his lost loved ones, and he had decided that
he will do what is needed to protect his pack and he doesn’t much care if it
costs his life, until Trixie finally changes his mind. I hated watching his heartache but seeing him
swimming to the surface as he accepted Trixie’s love and healing was a
beautiful experience. He was dauntless
as he healed, loving and sensual even as he had his dark and intense moments,
but even when he was an ass he tried his best to protect those around him from
his darkness. There was just so much
one-step-forward-two-steps-back as he found his way out of the darkness that in
the end when he and Trixie got their HEA and lifting love my tears of happiness
were almost an ugly-cry. I hated seeing
this series end because I really enjoyed each installment of the series, but
the ending was certainly one that came with a bang and the spin-off prequel
series that is coming next is one to look forward to for sure. Can’t wait for more from Kait and hope to
maybe spot glimpses of familiar names.
IF you are looking for a light and fluffy romantic read, definitely look
away because Cowboy Wolf Outlaw if s a gritty, dark, and sensual story of two
shattered characters coming together in darkness in order to find their way
into the light.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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