Talon has called in his marker and Vinnie is on his way to find out what he will have to do to erase it when he meets Talon's cousin, Shayla. Vinnie is to watch over her for a week and make sure she is safe. Her father has gone to prison due to his cooking of the books for some very bad people. In order to keep him from talking, his daughter is now at risk. Vinnie doesn't like what he perceives to be a spoiled rich girl, but it isn't long before he and Shayla are on the run and he finds that there are depths to her that he never anticipated.
All of the Wind Dragon books feature strong women who find what they need in the men of the Wind Dragon MC. The journey that the men and women take to come together is generally filled with enough adventure and/or mystery to make that journey an enjoyable read. In this book, however, the journey is fairly simplistic without the conflict between characters that drives a good story. Overall, this was a decent read but had the potential to be so much more. ( )

Good story.
Vinnie.
We learn more about Talon.
No intimate scenes with anyone other than the Hero and heroine but before the Hero meets the heroine at the start he is with another woman, though no details.
HFN.
Enemy plot develops through the series. ( )

Vinnie has been one of my favorite secondary characters throughout this series so I was really happy to finally get to read his story. For the most part he was the same Vinnie that I loved from the other books. There were parts though that he became super cold and kind of a jerk and that is not how Vinnie was previously. As far as Shayla goes I did like her. I loved th banter between Vinnie and Shayla in the beginning but once they started to open up to each other I felt like the special spark between them dimmed some. Yes they still had some pretty steamy scenes but it just wasn't the same.

This series is very formulaic when it comes to the plot and this one is no different. Usually the girl lead is in danger and the guy comes to protect and save her. Once that danger is averted there is something (usually a misunderstanding or some sort of fight) that tears the couple apart and then they get back together again. This one definitely followed that and I felt it also threw in some romance cliches. The first half of this book was definitely what I liked the most.

Up next in this series are Faye and Sin (again!). I definitely looking forward to reading that one. ( )

Vinnie has the chance to make good on a marker for a rival MC and meets Shayla, the presidents cousin, and he ends up with the job of protecting her from a hidden threat. At first they don't get along to well, but after getting to know each other, the tension between them relaxes a bit and after Shayla's safety is comprised, she is moved to the Wind Dragons clubhouse, and their relationship takes off, it moves very fast when they decide be together, and Vinnie has chosen Shayla as his woman, but finds it hard to fully express his feeling to Shayla's face.
Shayla settles in well but the danger is still there but everyone is willing to help.
The main plot has all the Wind Dragons and the rival MC up in arms, and Shayla has some news that will stun them all.
I found the characters to be very consistent through out the series, and I always enjoy meeting them again. Faye is a favourite, she continues to grow and always adds a smile.
The writing in Wolf's Mate was really well done as usual, plenty of tension, fun and steamy passion. And if you love MC romance, I would highly recommend this book, it's fantastic. 5/5 ( )