Black Moon – Wolf Moon Rising, Book 1*
*Note: This book can be read as a standalone
Length: 90K
Themes and genres: Paranormal, shifters, age gap, Alpha/Beta/Omega
WARNING: Mature Content
Blurb:
An apple a day won’t keep this doctor away.
Linden Grove has always known that he’s not destined to be the next pack alpha. That position belonged to his brother Aspen—but then Aspen left the pack to join the military. When the unthinkable happens and the pack is left rudderless, someone has to step up and take care of it. Can a doctor go from “do no harm” to defending his own with his teeth and claws?
Colt Doherty is used to a certain kind of life. Glittering, picturesque, and . . . empty. As the youngest child of the country’s only werewolf senator, Colt has grown up in the spotlight, and he’s all too used to knot-headed alphas taking credit for the work of others, especially omegas like himself. When his editor sends him to write a story on the Grove pack, though, he finds something completely unexpected: Linden Grove in his unpolished perfection, as shiny and unexpectedly sweet as the apples his pack are known for.
A Grove pack omega has been kidnapped, and someone has to step up. The pack needs Linden to fill his father’s shoes, but no wolf can stand on his own. To save the day, sheltered Colt has to drop the politics and become the action hero he never thought an omega could be.
Black Moon is a 90k word standalone novel featuring one fiery journalist, one doctor with an obsession for hand-knit sweaters, and the sweetest apple pies on the whole eastern seaboard, all bundled up in a non-mpreg A/B/O universe.
What I think of the book:
If you’ve been on my blog before, you probably know that I’m somewhat cautious about picking up shifter books, due to certain tropes that I’m not a fan of. It’s usually mpreg (male pregnancy); it really puts me off a book. Well, I don’t like reading about pregnant characters in general, regardless of their gender. It’s just not my thing. I’m glad this series is not going to be including that as I enjoyed the first book and will probably check out the rest.
Black Moon is a shifter romance with a bit of a mystery. Not a crime-related one, but a medical one. No one knows what causes the Condition which affects the health of the omegas and the two main leads join forces to uncover its source and how to cure it. This is only one of the common goals they share and I really appreciate the authors giving them something to connect over other than insta-lust.
A bit of a warning here: the blurb made me think that the story would be more lighthearted than it was. We still get cute and sweet moments, but in the background, there are more serious themes such as a relatively new disease, kidnapping, death and even interspecies political relationships, although the last one isn’t as stressed upon.
Lastly – and just a note, really – I love all the nature names the pack members have. They are sticking to a theme… It might get a few eyerolls from others, but for me, it’s a nice touch.
Who would I recommend this book to? Black Moon is definitely written with shifter lovers in mind, but I’d also recommend it to people who don’t usually choose such books, but are thinking about giving them a try.
My rating: 4.5/5 paws
Would I re-read this book? Probably.
Am I interested in other books by these authors? Yes.
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