Reviewed by True
TITLE: Spring of the Wolf
SERIES: Seasons of the Lukoi
AUTHOR: Iris Foxglove
PUBLISHER: Belladonna Press
LENGTH: 224 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2022
BLURB:
In the cold spring air of Lukos, a man wraps a cloak of fur around his shoulders and transforms into a sleek white wolf, racing across the countryside…
Zephyr has always been cursed. The same fur that gives him the ability to shift between wolf and man allows others the power to control his will. Doomed to follow any order given by one who holds his cloak, Zephyr steals it from his tyrannical foster-father and takes off into the wilderness. He’s heard stories of the wolf-people of Lukos, the ones who don’t hide away in the caves Zephyr grew up in but build houses to weather the harsh winter, but there’s no telling what they’ll do when they see him. Even here, Zephyr knows he will never be truly safe.
Dragan Wolf-Breaker has spent his life leading the people of Lukos and raising his daughter, Elena, as a single father. When the injured white wolf who collapsed on his door turns out to be a man mistreated by those who were supposed to protect him, Dragan slowly begins to earn Zephyr’s trust by showing him that his submission is a gift, not a curse. But as the weather grows warmer in Lukos, the danger from Zephyr’s former life grows closer than ever, threatening his new home and his new life with Dragan.
SPRING OF THE WOLF features a powerful dominant with a firm hand and a protective streak, a wolf-shifter submissive with a need to be settled and yearning to be safe, and an ancient curse that can only be undone through the bonds of love, trust, friendship and family….
REVIEW:
Where Zephyr came from wasn’t a good place, he was bullied by his ‘father’ who took his fur and dominated him by holding it. This way Zephyr had to obey, he was helpless to do anything else.
After years Zephyr took the only chance he had, he ran away with his fur, he ran and ran.
He ends up at Dragan Wolf-breaker’s threshold in his wolf form. Dragan is de kuvar of the Lukoi, he gives Zephyr shelter.
In short, Dragan is a natural dominant and finds in the twenty-three-year-old Zephyr his submissive mate. Only, there’s a threat from Zephyr’s former clan. A man who wants to own Zephyr and use him.
A mesmerizing scenery, the Lukoi live from what nature gives them, they paint their lives on walls in the caves. They sleep on a bed of furs. There’s such a beautiful balance in how they live.
The dominance shines through every gesture and sentence. Everything is about trust, and Dragan shows Zephyr how to.
The scenery was beautiful, well pictured, I could look around and see it all clear and imagine how it all looked and smelled. While I was lyrical about the first book, this one was truly nice but somewhat less impressive than book one. Though the concept is amazingly thought out!
The characters are stunning, I loved Dragan, who’s strong, dominant, and righteous, sweet Zephyr got stronger being close to Dragan.
It took some time but thank goodness there was also romance, first, it was more about mating, submission, and dominance, certainly wonderful, later on, there was more time for romance.
The author created a beautiful fantasy story, which I enjoyed very much reading.
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