Reviewed by Cindy
TITLE: Let the Wolf
SERIES: Covert Book 2
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 362 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2026
BLURB:
The Special Crimes Task Force (SCTF) recruits guys willing to disobey a bad order and put civilian lives ahead of their own. It is tighter than most units—when they’re not protecting innocent civilians, they’re protecting their pack.
Gideon Chadwick recruits Joey Carlyle, who has worked his entire life to escape his mobster father. Learning fast, Joey loves his new job, and Gideon discovers the kid’s company doesn’t suck. Joey sees everything as predator or prey; Gideon sees every problem as having a solution. Between them, they mix instinct and reason into an increasingly volatile combination.
When their passion finally erupts, it’s more explosive than either of them anticipated—and in their line of work, that could be dangerous. While Joey tries to keep up with Gideon in the “think first” department, Gideon tries to remember how to think at all. Their unit’s lives depend on them, and they can’t let their pack down because they’re tangled up in each other
REVIEW:
I always look forward to Amy Lane stories. She writes some of the best character dynamics.
My favorite part of this story is the chemistry between Joey and Gideon. And I don’t just mean sexual. Even with the initial “growing pains” between the two men, they still click on so many levels. they work together instinctually with each other and with the rest of their team. And I really enjoy the rest of the team. The found family dynamics is one of my favorite plot drivers, and for some reason ex-military and law enforcement working together to better the world is my favorite trope right now.
I have to be honest and say that Joey broke my heart so many times in this story. He really believes that he doesn’t deserve anything good in his life because of who his father is but he fights so hard to have it anyway.
Another interesting thing is how Joey and Gideon change each other. Joey teaches Gideon to think outside the box more…to follow his instincts instead of following the rules. And Gideon teaches Joey that he can rely on other people and that he doesn’t always have to be the lone wolf.
The fact that they are both so quickly ready to defend the other to their own detriment is something I enjoy immensely. And not just Joey and Gideon. The whole SCTF team is ready to jump in front of a bomb to save their team-mates even when they are complaining about them being a pain in the ass.
Snarky, smart and fun kick as movies are my favorite and as it turns out, I have the same requirements for the books I love.
Amy does write fantastic love scenes that are hot enough to make me reach for my fan, but I do love that the story isn’t driven by “magic dick” energy and that the characters actually figure out how to fix things by working through them.
This is a little slower paced than some of this author’s other stories but I really enjoyed it on it’s own merit.
As always, there is great banter between the characters, who we can empathize with from the start and it’s my favorite kind of series, in that each story focuses on a new couple.
If you like TV shows like FBI, NCIS and other cop or military procedural dramas, this is definitely to book for you.
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