This book was a little different from other shifter books I have read, The main character lost his mate, but discovered his mate was happier in another realm. The hate he felt for someone else turned to love but even then he almost lost her too. There was a lot more spirituality in this book and it felt right. I did like that other characters from Kate Douglas's other books were included in this book and it also felt that this story could be continued with more characters. A very good read. Couldn't stop reading it once I started

What I adore about Kate Douglas's Wolf Tales series is that at the end of the day it's just more than hot and sexy stories. Not to say they aren't scorching hot because they are. They may be too hot for some of you to handle. Just one word of caution, You cannot be prudish in matters of the heart or of sexual matters. They are about a group of individuals that are different in many ways from other humans but have the same struggles and love the same way. Kate represents the Other as not much different from the rest of us in spite of some very different standards they live by. She challenges us, the reader, on our own perceptions of what love, sex, attraction and family mean. She reminds us that we should remember that we are more alike than we are different.

Adam's story can be read alone but I would suggest that readers who love this story should pick up the rest of the series. It would give more life to the characters and bring more understanding to how emotional his story is. Not giving anything away in this review but let's just say that I first hurt for Adam, then I wanted to DiNozzo slap him across the head (referencing Gibb's slap in NCIS series) many times. What can I say, I think that about a number of alpha males in Kate's stories. Lol. What I do love is that the women of the Chanku are strong enough to stand as equals but their wisdom, compassion, and strength of character makes me want to have them as best friends. You will learn more about Eve and Liana in this story. Both are on a journey to be "more" themselves, as they are at a point where they are both sort of rudderless.. Not really knowing which direction they should be going. Tragedy has.a way of changing our life journey in ways that we don't expect. Change is often hard and sometimes terrifying but it's what gives us depth, inner strength, compassion and wisdom hopefully. That is what I get most from Kate's Wolf Tales. They are all about struggle, hardship, tragedy, redemption and growth. It's what I love about most romance books. They give us hope in the human spirit, that we can overcome and be better for it. Oh yes, and that love does prevail.