Howl My Name by Celia Kyle
Series: Grayslake #5
Published by Amazon Digital
Published on: September 1, 2015
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Werewolves
Pages: 123
Source: Purchased
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Reid just killed her father. There’s no way Evelyn’s gonna mate him now … Dammit.
Werewolf Reid Bennett has one goal: investigate the Brookfield clan’s Itan. Reports are coming in that the male is abusing his werebears and – even if he’s a werewolf – Reid will put a stop to it. Unfortunately, the resolution ends up being permanent and now Reid’s the clan’s leader.
The only positive about his new situation: curvy werebear Evelyn Archer. She makes his wolf howl and he aches to explore every inch of her lush frame. He’s the clan’s leader and he knows exactly where he’d like to lead Evelyn — his bedroom.
Evelyn doesn’t know what to do with Reid. Sure, he’s the sexy wolf her werebear wants to nibble and claim, but she has bigger issues to deal with. Such as the fallout of her father’s death … at Reid’s claws. Okay, maybe she can take a break for one little lick …
They both have plans for the Brookfield clan … and each other. Except there’s a small problem — someone wants them dead. Nothing new for Reid, but a threat against Evelyn is unacceptable. When it comes to Evelyn, he’ll break all the rules to keep her safe, including dusting off his homicidal tendencies again.
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This book is a little different from the previous books in this series. Mostly, this is the first book in this series that doesn’t involve one of the Abrams brothers. Second, it doesn’t take place in Grayslake. You might ask why is it in the Grayslake series. Well, the hero of this story is known to us. He is the former alpha of the wolf pack that lived outside of Grayslake and ally to the Grayslake bear clan. That is until he went a little crazy. He was dethroned and was kicked out of the territory. He is now helping the Southeast Itan (clan leader, or in this case regional clan leader over all the clans in the area). He is working as an enforcer and doing a lot of wetwork that others can’t do.
Reid Bennett was sent to check out the Itan (clan leader of bears) for Brookfield for the Southeast Itan. Only he didn’t pay much attention to the picture of the guy he was given. When he first comes into town, he sees a guy trying to rape a young girl. Needless to say, even as a psychopath, he has a problem with this. In the process of saving the girl, Reid kills the bear. Only when he calls the Southeast Itan to let him know that the problem is bigger than they thought it might be, it is recommended to check for ID. Reid had killed the Brookfield Itan. Well, crap, that changes things. That kinda puts Reid in charge, even though he is a wolf and there is a lot of cleanup to be done.
Evelyn didn’t grow up with her bear father. She grew up with her human grandmother and the clan that they were a part of. However, when her grandmother died, in her will she wanted Evelyn to go back and join her father’s clan. Following her grandmother’s wishes, she did. Only, it was worse than she ever thought it could be. Her dreams of becoming a doctor go out of the window, while just surviving and protecting her younger half sister take priority. Her father and uncles are quite a corrupt group of bears using fear and abuse to rule. That is until Evelyn finally gets enough guts to make a single, very important phone call to the Southeast Itan about what is going on in their town.
Once again, Celia Kyle takes some really tough subjects and writes a great story around it. I love how she took an anti-hero and psychopath in Reid and makes him redeemable. Evelyn is the perfect mate for him. She isn’t even a little bit scare of him when everyone cowers around him all the time. She all but swats him on the nose with a newspaper to get him to act more civilized to the other townspeople. I did miss the characters from the first four books, though they do make a small appearance towards the end of the book, it just wasn’t the same without them. All in all, it was a great story.
I will mention that this book does have some touchy subjects such as rape, but does not show any of this happen on page. The rape that Reid comes upon at the beginning of the story, is not really rape, but would’ve have been if he hadn’t appeared when he did. There are women in the town who are pregnant with children that are the result of rape as well. There is however a pretty brutal scene of Evelyn being beaten by her uncles as they try to figure out what call was about.
“Then tell him why he should have stayed back. You say you have to lead the clan as if they were children. Well, act like a damned parent, then.”
“I don’t like your tone.”
“She rolled her eyes. “And I don’t like that you’re being a dick, so we’re even.”
She liked the guy—inched toward more than liking him—but her mate saw everyone as a threat. Everyone. Even Sam in the hardware store who had to be near eighty and half-blind.
Sam threatened to put Reid over his knee. Reid threatened to rip out his heart…
Good times.
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
Sounds interesting with how a werewolf get’s in charge of a bear clan. And that’s great how this author writes about such tough issues and writes a great story around it. Although it’s too bad you didn’t see much of the characters from the first four books, that’s one of the things I always enjoy in series like this. Great review!
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This author has been great at taking really tough topics and writing about them. There has been something like that in every book. I did miss the other characters, but I still enjoyed the characters in this book.
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You’re killing me Melanie! *runs to check series out on Goodreads*
I know how you feel. I’m adding so many to my TBR lists. I swear I add three for every book I finish. Not a bad problem to have, I think. 🙂
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I’ve only read the first book, and really liked it. One day I will read more of her stories.
I know you feel. I’ve got several series where I’ve done exactly that. I hope you enjoy them when you get to them.
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Wait. He is a psychopath? The main character? And he has a problem with rape? I wouldn’t think a psychopath would have a problem with anything horrible. I am probably confused. Other than being a bit confused-this one sounds like a good one 🙂
He was quite the psychopath in a way. He had no problem killing and killing a lot. He was also not great at finding out all the fact before going on a killing spree. Hence, why he was detroned from his pack as alpha. He did have a soft spot for children though. I don’t know that he was as much of a pyschopath that he thought he was.
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I read the first two books in this series, because you know, bears. *grin* I haven’t had a chance to get back to the series, but am glad to hear that it is still going well.
That is what sold me on this series, bears. I bought the entire series when it was on sale at ARe a while back.
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I read the first book in this series and really liked it. I need to catch up.
I’ve got a few series like that. I know how easy it is for that to happen. My goal for this year is to try to catch up and/or finish some series before starting some new ones.
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Wolves and bears, hmmm
Wolves and bears, oh my. 🙂
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I’ve only read book one in this series. I need to try and finish it. I know I own book 2. More series’s I need to work on ^_^ Thank’s for the review.
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That’s one of the main reasons I set my goals for this year to finish some series this year. I’m trying to hold of starting so many new ones until I’ve either caught up for finished some of the ones I’ve been in for a while.
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I have a tough time reading rape scenes. They make me feel uncomfortable. But I’m glad this one didn’t really go into it graphically.
That is why I put the warning, but also mentioned that he just came upon it about to happen, but not actually happening. I know that even that is too much for some people and I didn’t want anyone to be caught off guard.
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I definitely have a twisty screw in my head. You said psycho and I perked right up.
Yes, still need to get on this series.
I feel the same way. I love dark books that go to places that push boundaries. I hope you get a chance to try this series Sophia. It pushes on so many topics.
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They can “mate” other breeds?! I haven’t seen that yet! I’m guess I need to read more shifters, huh? Crap, another series to add. BUT I’m adding it also because of the tough subject matter. I also like the tease of snark in the synopsis 🙂 Fantastic review!!!
A lot of series/authors have breeds that mate together. The earlier books have more snark in them than this one did, but this one has some. Between the snark and the tough subjects, I’ve really enjoyed this series.
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Sometimes it’s fun when a book in a series is a little different from the rest. This series sounds awesome to me, but the rape stuff sucks though.
I liked some of the new characters I met in this book. I just missed all the ones I fell in love with in the first four books. This author likes to tackle tough subjects and she does it really well.
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This sounds like another one I need to add to my list, tough scenes and all. Wonderful review!
I’ve loved all the tough subjects. It really makes you think. Makes the books more real. 🙂
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Huh… this sounds interesting. I’ve never heard of this author or series! (or don’t remember hearing!) Thanks!
This is the only series that I’ve read from this author. I do plan to read more. I hope her other series are as good as this one. I also hope she continues to tackle tough subjects.
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I actually don’t mind tough subjects in pnr’s. I always feel like they come to life more.
I’m the same way. I love that these tackle tough subjects.
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Oh this sounds good but I’m afraid right now all you would have to say is shifter and I’m there. I’ve been wanting to read a shifter book but it looks like it will be a while before I get to one. I might have to start reading this series to help with that. 😀 It also sounds like she deals with the brutality well.
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I’m such a fan of shifter books. I got sucked into this series because it revolves around bears. I love bear shifters. I love how this series tackles some difficult topics. The earlier books has some great humor too. This one has some, but not as much as the earlier books.
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This sounds like another wonderful installment in this series, Melanie. I know about this series because of you and I really want to get started on it. I like the fact that Kyle takes on touchy issues in a PNR. I just feel like it probably adds ‘meat’ to the story. 😉 And that this one has Reid, a psychopath and a werewolf, taking over a bear clan…well, that’s just asking for some trouble. *ha* I also really want to see Evelyn handle Reid. Your description made me smile. Great review!
I agree. I’m not sure that these books would have been nearly as good without the tough topics. I plan to start another series by her. i’m really hoping the trend of tough subjects follows to the next series.
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Oh I just love it when we have our bad guys turn like that. Kind of like Lothaire in Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series! These books sound really hard core, but I love shifters and will have to try them out!
This one does sound interesting the a wolf shifter getting the bear clan. It’s been a while since I read a Kyle book. I need to pick one up. This series sounds pretty goo (I might’ve read one in the series already…can’t remember).
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This is the only series that I’ve read by Kyle. It will not be the last, that is for sure.
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