Reviewed by Tammy
TITLE: When Will I be Loved
SERIES: Crescent Bay Chronicles, #2
AUTHOR: Julie Lynn Hayes
PUBLISHER: Amber Quill Press
LENGTH: 306 pages
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Fairy tales can come true…
Miller Fenwick wants the kind of happy ending his best friend got, with the hunky werewolf of his dreams. Trouble is, there doesn’t seem to be a Prince Charming on the horizon, and casual encounters don’t cut it anymore. Now that Alexx and Raoul are engaged, Miller is becoming resigned to being the bridesmaid, never the bride. But a chance encounter with a sexy stranger at Charisma has his hopes soaring, and his heart is wide open to possibilities.
Holt Wynne is the head of Helios, the largest vampire organization in the country. He’s a very influential and wealthy man, with a deep-seated hatred of werewolves. His running into Miller at Charisma isn’t entirely accidental. He’d meant to wait, but his emotions got the better of him, and he couldn’t stay away. And now see what he’s done…
Wait until Miller finds out he’s sort of just gotten married to the sexy vampire who hates the people who are Miller’s best friends. Sparks are gonna fly—and not just in the bedroom. One thing for sure—life in Crescent Bay is never dull!
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Miller Fenwick’s best friend Alexx is engaged to marry Raoul, Alpha of the Marchand Group. As a consequence, Miller is feeling not only left out but incredibly lonely. He wants to find his own Prince Charming, preferably a werewolf but really, anyone will do so long as they love each other.
Holt Wynne saw Miller at last year’s Lupercalia Ball (where unmated werewolves and vampires go to hopefully find their mates) and instantly knew Miller was his eternal love so he set about moving his business and people to Crescent Bay. As CEO of Helios, the largest vampire organisation in the country, Holt is responsible for the well being of hundreds of vampires. When Miller finds out Holt is the new owner of the newspaper where he works as a receptionist is also the time he finds out that during their one and only night together Holt said the binding words, things don’t exactly go smoothly! Unfortunately for Miller it’s a well-known fact that Holt despises all werewolves and that he goes out of his way to destroy them, Millers best friend is going to marry the Crown Prince of werewolves! Holt is not happy about Millers friends to say the least but he does attempt to get along with Alexx because he’s human.
While Holt is trying to get Miller to forgive him for not explaining everything before binding them together and not approaching him when he first realized they were mates, trouble finds them in the form of C.A.U.S.E, the Coalition Against Unnatural Supernatural Elements – they have been a thorn in Holt’s side for years. The only good thing about them is that they’re anti werewolves as much as vampires. Holt is having a lot of trouble trying to work out how they always know where to find not only him but any vampire gathering or group.
Miller is over the moon when it becomes apparent that Holt is going to woo him, enough roses arrive first thing Monday morning they filled the reception area. He has to admit he’s incredibly attracted to Holt but he can’t forget the fact that Holt despises his friends and not because he knows them personally but because of something that happened 300 years ago. The closer Miller and Holt become the more it becomes clear that there are forces working just as hard to tear them apart. When Miller and Alexx are kidnapped both Holt and Raoul are lead to believe that the other was to blame and it’s not until they’re both at the meeting point that they realise they have both been duped and someone is fuelling the flames of their hatred to further their own ends. It’s hard but they put aside their differences to get their men back and destroy the person who is behind all problems they’ve been going through.
Holt is incredibly lucky to have Miller there to help him come to terms with what happened to his family at the hands of rogue werewolves all those years ago and realise he has been punishing all werewolves for sins of the few who brutalised his family. Miller is over the moon to have finally found his Prince Charming. Holt may not be perfect but he is perfect for Miller.
When Will I be Loved is a very well written love story with shades of anger, angst and lots of hot sex!! I really enjoyed reading about Holt and Miller’s road to happiness. It just goes to show that no matter how old you are you are never too old to be taught a lesson or two about life and love. I definitely recommend this book to all paranormal m/m romance lovers.
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