Reviewed by Amber

TITLE: A Beginners Guide to Wooing your Mate

SERIES: Being(s) In Love #3

AUTHOR: R. Cooper

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 200 pages

BLURB:

Zeki Janowitz has returned to his hometown of Wolf’s Paw to start his wizarding career. Unfortunately, Wolf’s Paw, a werewolf refuge, follows centuries of tradition and shuns human magic and a very human Zeki. He knows he’s in for a struggle, but a part of him has always belonged in the mountain town, or rather belonged to Theo Greenleaf. Years away at school haven’t lessened Zeki’s crush on the quiet werewolf. When town gossip informs him Theo still suffers from his mate’s rejection and does not date, it does little to ease Zeki’s embarrassing feelings. He decides now’s the time to get the man he’s always wanted.

Werewolves usually don’t recover from losing their mates, and Theo barely pulled through by focusing on his love of baking. It’s a daily struggle, and Zeki’s return to Wolf’s Paw shatters his peace. Theo doesn’t know what to think when Zeki attempts to woo him, talking about his wizarding business and settling in town for good. It’s like Zeki doesn’t have a clue how his words years before left Theo a shell of a werewolf.

Beginners in love, Theo and Zeki must seduce each other with a bit of heavenly baking and magic.

REVIEW:

I’m officially THUNDERSTRUCK!! I’m going to start with the only bad thing about this book and that’s the cover. I know it’s an aesthetic that appeals to a lot of people but I really dislike these covers. They always seem so unnatural and quite frankly unappealing, but that’s just my opinion and I needed to get that out there.

Other than that minor issue, this book was friggin BRILLIANT!!  I absolutely loved it to pieces and I could not put it down. When I picked it up I realized that it was a number 3 in a series that I hadn’t read. I was told it could be read as a standalone, I was hesitant but went into it open-minded. I never felt lost or confused. This author had me so wrapped up in the magic between these two men that I was quite frankly mesmerized. Even the overall sadness that consumed Theo was beautiful especially with how he chose to express his feelings.

Zeki Janowitz is a human wizard in a werewolf world. Growing up in the small werewolf town was hard on him. He was constantly bullied and was made to feel less then. Knowing he wanted to study wizardry in college when the time came he left the small town as fast as he could. Unbeknownst to Zeki he had a werewolf mate that he left behind.

Theo Greenleaf went through high school with his head in a book. Never bothering to look up and see what was right in front of him. So it’s no surprise he was struck speechless when at 17 he realized a then 16 year old Zeki was his destined mate. When he tried to approach Zeki to ask him out, Zeki took it the wrong way and fled, which Theo took as rejection.

Years pass and Zeki has returned to his small town to visit his father and determine his next course of action. He’s now a powerful wizard, taller, bigger, and tattooed. He’s also never forgotten Theo Greenleaf or the crazy crush he had on the wolf shifter.

Going through the courting process with Theo and Zeki was a treat. I loved it so much. The passion and the chemistry they shared was explosive. I loved watching them right the wrongs, workout all the miscommunication, and share their magic with each other. There’s so much more to this amazing story that I can’t get out in a review. Just trust me when I say…get this book!!!

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