Reviewed by Lisa
TITLE: Little Wolf 
SERIES: Being(s) in Love #4
AUTHOR: R. Cooper
NARRATOR: Robert Nieman
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 18 hours, 55 minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2016
BLURB:
On the run from his old-blood werewolf family, Tim Dirus finds himself in Wolf’s Paw, one of the last surviving refuges from the days when werewolves were hunted by humans and one of the last places Tim wants to be. Kept away from other wolves by his uncle, Tim knows almost nothing about his own kind except that alpha werewolves only want to control and dominate a scrawny wolf like him.
Tim isn’t in Wolf’s Paw an hour before he draws the attention of Sheriff Nathaniel Neri, the alpha-est alpha in a town full of alphas. Powerful, intimidating, and the most beautiful wolf Tim has ever seen, Nathaniel makes Tim feel safe for reasons Tim doesn’t understand. For five years he’s lived on the run, in fear of his family and other wolves. Everything about Wolf’s Paw is contrary to what he thought he knew, and he is terrified. Fearing his mate will run, Sheriff Nathaniel must calm his little wolf and show him he’s more than a match for this big, bad alpha.
REVIEW:
Fairy tales was one of my favorite genres to read when I was growing up. Now that I’m an adult, I still love stories that feature magical creatures. R. Cooper’s Being(s) in Love series just keeps getting better. I love that it’s not just shifters and that Beings sometimes have human mates.
Although books three and four have the same setting of Wolf’s Paw and some characters from previous books are mentioned, I feel like each (so far) can be read as standalone stories.
Wolf’s Paw was originally founded as a werewolf refuge but over the years has morphed into a sanctuary for any Beings. Although the town is mostly populated by werewolves, humans, fairies, and at least one elf call Wolf’s Paw home.
Tim has been on the run for five years from his rich and powerful family. He’s sent to Wolf’s Paw after a close call in a different city. Almost as soon as he arrives, he sticks his foot in his mouth when he meets Sheriff Nathaniel Neri. And he continues sticking his foot in his mouth throughout the entire story.
Nathaniel knows as soon as he and Tim meet that Tim is his mate. And since Tim very publicly pushes him away and insults him, Nathaniel and the townspeople believe Tim has rejected him. Even though it appears Tim has rejected Nathaniel it’s not in his nature to ignore someone in need and his instincts are to protect and care for Tim.
Because Tim was isolated from other weres until he ran away, he knows next to nothing about were behavior and culture. He’s confused and messes up a lot. Some people find him rude because he uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism.
Nathaniel seems almost too good to be true. He does whatever he can to help the townspeople even if it’s not in his best interest. He takes all Tim’s public outbursts and smiles without outwardly showing how much it hurts him. He keeps trying even though Tim’s abuse looks very much like rejection. He even suggests Tim gain some sexual experience even though he’s Tim’s mate.
Overall I really liked this story. I liked how Wolf’s Paw is welcoming and the people do their best to take care of each other. As long as Tim wasn’t being deliberately mean to Nathaniel, I liked his sass. I liked Nathaniel’s patience with Tim especially since Tim was so clueless about his werewolf nature. There weren’t a lot of sex scenes in this book yet I felt like the few were really done well. I was very frustrated on Tim’s behalf with the townspeople’s secrecy regarding most of the werewolf culture and didn’t care for the problems that would have been easily solved by communicating with each other. So far in the series, two of the books are set in Wolf’s Paw and Ray Brannigan from Some Kind of Magic is mentioned as having sent Tim to Wolf’s Paw to avoid having his family find him although that’s the extent of Ray’s mention in this particular story. IMO these can definitely be read as standalone without the reader missing anything important to the current story. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes magical/paranormal beings, UST, and fated mates.
Robert Nieman has a pleasant voice and overall I enjoyed his narration of the story. I did feel like there were times when it was difficult to distinguish who was speaking and found that when he was speaking quickly his enunciation wasn’t always clear. Specifically during fast paced scenes when he was saying Nathaniel’s name I thought it sounded like he was saying “Thaniel.”
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