To Trust a Wolf
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Title: To Trust a Wolf Author: Kate Steele Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Genre: Paranormal (Werewolf) / Romantica Publication date: February 2005 Page Count: 151 pages Rating:
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Reviewer: Christine Ventura |
After re-building her life following a messy divorce, Bryn Roydan was still bruised from the ordeal of love and though she dated, she always picked men who could never really touch her heart. She had come to the small town of Whispering Springs, Minnesota and started a new life—opening a bookstore with her best friend and simply relying on her vibrator for any needed... uh, stimulation. Except a certain man named Logan Sutherland wouldn’t take no for an answer.
Logan Sutherland was an alpha—a werewolf of the highest order. Once he’d scented his Bryn, he knew that he had found his mate and he had wanted to claim her. But she had been hurt by some bastard son-of-a-bitch and she didn’t trust men—so he knew that he had to be patient or he’d never be able to earn her trust and ultimately—her love.
So a dance of love begins and Logan must try to coax Bryn… to trust a wolf.
To Trust a Wolf is a remarkable story, one that has a believable quality to it—the world of werewolves seem almost real, as if there truly was an Iron Tower pack that sometimes rivaled with the neighboring Twin Pines pack. And all of these encounters, heated contests and rivalry happening under the nose of mere humans.
Kate Steele portrays women so marvelously well in the story! I have known so many women who have felt like Bryn—they’ve been treated badly and have begun to doubt themselves and their judgment, beginning to entertain insecure thoughts. It is so admirable that Ms. Steele is able to understand what women go through so well—even their everyday experiences are depicted so dynamically. When Bryn and Clare talk to each other it is very animated, very much like how any woman would gossip and chatter with her best friend. All women somehow act that same way around their best friend.
But what I enjoyed most of all in the story was the idea of a man—an alpha—who can dominate a woman and yet at the same time treat her equally simply because he loves her and cares about her so much that he wouldn’t ever take her for granted. That kind of man is really seriously sexy! Men who are confident in their position that they are willing and able to indulge a woman and give her equal rein over the relationship is what a real man is and that is the kind of man that Logan Sutherland is—a real man (with a tendency to turn into a wolf).
Finally, I would like to add that enjoyed the warm companionship
that Logan and Bryn shared. It bespoke a really deep understanding between the
characters. And it is equally enjoyable that underneath this warm companionship
was a sexy and spicy undertone which was a great turn-on. It must have been
hard to manage but Ms. Steele pulled it off perfectly. To Trust a Wolf
is a masterpiece that is a testament to great writing, keep up the good work, Ms.
Steele!
