Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin
Series: Black Hills Wolves #49
Published by Decadent Publishing
Published on: June 2, 2016
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Werewolves
Pages: 111
Format: eARC
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Tech mogul and workaholic wolf Evan Luparell has little time for distractions but takes a break for his brother’s wedding in South Dakota. When asked to escort another wedding attendee from the airport to Los Lobos, he agrees. Then he meets the curvy spitfire, and she ignores him.
Designer and wolf Mina Carver didn’t mean to be rude to the handsome, glowering man claiming to be her ride, but she was busy working. Now she must endure a ride to the Black Hills with the cranky but sexy dominant wolf. Unexpected mating energy sparks between them, but still—should she dismiss, or kiss him?
Kisses win and they agree upon a no-strings fling. But with each wedding activity throwing them together, and their powerful chemistry and mate compatibility complicating matters, can two workaholics truly have their fun then walk away?
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My third trip into the Black Hills Wolves world ended up being a super fun read for me. It’s a novella so everything happens quickly, but then when a shifter meets his/her mate, it tends to be fast. All three of my reads in this series are by this author, so each of the characters are related in some way to each other, if not by family, then by friendship.
We met Darci and Ross in the first novella Ms Breslin wrote in this series titled, Diamond Moon. Now it’s the weekend of their wedding and the Black Hill Wolves are gathering from near and far to celebrate. Jasmine, or Mina as she is called, is best friends with Lexi, and Ross is Lexi’s brother. Jasmine, a fashion designer, has designed and made the wedding and bridesmaid dresses. She brings them to the wedding weekend and is welcomed into the wedding festivities, even though she does not know the happy couple. Not so welcoming of her is Evan, Ross and Lexi’s brother. The two almost immediately realize they are mates, but neither has any inclination to do anything about it. Well, except for Mina’s proposal to have a weekend fling together-no strings attached. But can mates actually do that?
Both Evan and Mina are workaholics and their lives revolve around their jobs and little else. Neither has time for a true relationship, nor do they want one. Evan, a resident of Indiana, is pretty stoic about what he foresees as his life and knows without a doubt that no feisty red head is going to change that! Mina is working hard getting her fashion design company off the ground, and lives in California to that end. She barely has time to see her best friend. She’s tiny, outspoken, and tells it like it is-much to the chagrin of Evan, at times. Evan is the most handsome man Mina has ever seen, and of course he has his arrogant moments. The chemistry between these two is off the charts!
This fun, but short read, is perfect for those times that you want to be entertained, but perhaps don’t have a lot of time to get into a longer book. It’s full of romance, characters from the previous novellas, and even has some scary moments thanks to some bad wolves. It all surrounds Ross and Darci’s wedding, and all the events leading up to it, so it was fun getting to see a couple that I already knew get their happy ending. And of course see Evan and Mina get theirs as well. I recommend this to adult paranormal romance readers-adult due to the steamy sex scenes.
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I’m Lorna and I live in Maryland. Since retiring, I spend my time mostly reading and reviewing books. My favorite reads are Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Young Adult. I read a lot of indie books in addition to traditionally published books. Favorite paranormal creature? Vampires, but I am really liking werewolves more everyday.
I must admit that one of the major attraction of a book for me is its romance content. So since you mentioned this one is heavy on the romance, sign me up!
Yes it is full of romance, but only 111 pages and there is more than just the romance so.. But I did enjoy it!
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
That is a huge series, and I am guessing since you said you only read three by the same author that it’s one of those that has different authors within the same series? Doesn’t sound like a bad read so might check it out. 🙂
Yes there’s a bunch of different authors. I only read this authors books and novellas of those authors-I read another series by her that I really enjoy as well 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Great to hear it was fun and short, but still managed to pack a punch as a novella
Yes it did 🙂 Thank you!
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
This sounds like a good quicky! Evan and Mina both look like likable characters. Have you read the other books in this series?
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I’ve only read the three by this author, so no. I also read and reviewed another series by this author on Rabid Reads as well 🙂 I do like her work.
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Number 49? Oh my! Is that because they are all novellas? Glad you loved this. It sounds fun.
Yes, I can’t believe there’s that many either. And yes, I think they are all novellas. I just read this authors so far 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
I’ve seen this series and several book blurbs caught my eye. I’ll have to keep these in mind when I want something quick and easy. Ha, let’s fool around for the weekend when they’re mates? Yeah, not sure how that’d work.
Well of course it’s not going to work! Ha! I don’t know anything about any of the other novellas except for the ones by this author-and these are all connected 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Oh those wolves
Yes, love wolves, and lions,dragons, bears, etc..
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Oh sometimes these short books are just perfect! This sounds good and makes me want to dive into the whole series…. all 49 of them. LOL
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Wonder if anyone(besides the publishers)has read all of them..probably not. So many books not enough time-least that’s my excuse!
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
it is always good to read something for a quick read that is enjoyable and fun.
I agree 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Oh I wanted to try this author because I heard great things about some of her books. I didn’t know about this one but it’s nice to see that it’s a good one as well.
Yes, I have read and reviewed another series by her as well as the three from this series. I do like her work!
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Its seems to be very short but funny and awesome… booked one for me….
It was a good short read for sure! Hope you enjoy 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
I kinda like novella’s when well written, they can be fun and short reads. It’s fun when the characters in a series are connected in some way to each other, whether friends or family or any other way. I am glad this was an enjoyable romance with some danger as well. Great review!
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Thank you! Yes I liked that they were all connected too 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: Jasmine Moon by Celia Breslin (@Mollykatie112, @CeliaBreslin, @DecadentPub)
Sounds like this is a fabulous novella series! Argh… workaholics! When do they have time to get hooked on someone… I’m loving that they got together at the wedding!
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Yes, weddings are known for that aren’t they? It really is a fun series 🙂
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This does sound fun, Lorna. And I love a romance involving characters who want nothing to do with a romance! I’m glad you enjoyed this installment.
It was a fun read Brandee-and quick! Thanks!
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