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Moon Lake Wolves #2
Caleb
Caleb Lyall enrolls in college, hoping to find a cure for the lycanthropy that has afflicted his family for centuries. Desmond Quinn, a graduate student, is more than willing to help Caleb adjust to his new life behind the ivy-covered walls of academe. Immediately smitten, Caleb begins to wonder if Desmond might be his destined mate.
But Caleb's not the only one with secrets on this campus--dangerous secrets. Between animal attacks, blackouts, clandestine cult-like meetings, underground experiments, and midnight rituals ending in madness, Caleb is certain he's stumbled across things he was never meant to know; things that could very well put the man he doesn't quite dare to love in grave danger.
But Caleb's not the only one with secrets on this campus--dangerous secrets. Between animal attacks, blackouts, clandestine cult-like meetings, underground experiments, and midnight rituals ending in madness, Caleb is certain he's stumbled across things he was never meant to know; things that could very well put the man he doesn't quite dare to love in grave danger.
155 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 24, 2012
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About the author
Jade Astor
87 books48 followersJade Astor is a longtime fan of both paranormal and
male-male love stories. She was delighted to find a thriving
community of like-minded writers and readers in the ebook
industry. Moon Lake Wolves is her first trilogy to be
published by Silver.
When she is not writing, Jade enjoys sculpting,
tinkering with computers, and training (and retraining) her
small herd of unruly but adorable rescued Chihuahuas.
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November 1, 2017
This second story in what looks to be a trilogy around the three brothers Darius, Caleb, and Serge, contains just as much mystery and secrecy as the first; except in a totally different way. Where book one was around exonerating Darius, this second volume sees Caleb involved in some pretty shady and dangerous dealings that masquerade as scientific research at the college he starts attending.
Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
August 17, 2012
Great book. I finished this book in one sitting. I really can't understand why it got such a cold reception here on good reads. The characters are adorable. The mystery is exciting. The pace is solid. The authors descriptive style creates a world that you can easily melt into. The romance is sweet & leaves you feeling warm all over. I enjoyed it and will read the next in the series tomorrow.
March 23, 2012
3.5 stars. I liked the mystery in this one, kept me interested till the end. looking forward to Serge's story to wrap things up.
April 16, 2012
Copy obtained from and review written for JoyfullyJay:
Rating: 3 stars
Caleb Lyall goes off to college hoping to research his family's lycanthropy in order to better understand werewolves and perhaps find a cure. Immediately he meets Desmond Quinn, good looking graduate student and his TA in psychology. Desmond offers to show Caleb around campus and introduce him to his professor and advisor, Dr. Arden.
Everything seems normal, until it's not. Dr. Arden has a reputation for being creepy and interested in the supernatural. People are reporting weird animal attacks on campus, and Caleb is starting to have blackouts. Could he be changing and not know it? Desmond just might be his mate but is he involved in the strange things happening around campus? Nothing is as it seems and its up to Caleb to unravel the mysteries before its too late.
Not having read the first book in the series, I was unfamiliar with the characters and their backgrounds. However, the first couple of pages gives you a synopsis more or less so I don't feel that is a hinderance in reading the book. There are too many other problems for that to be a concern. The main problems I have with this book are bland, one-note characters, and a plot with more holes in it than swiss cheese.
Caleb is a twenty six year old, so I would expect some measure of maturity from his character but time and again, he behaves like a coed in those Scary Movies. He has a family that supports him, but he doesn't call them for help until the end of the book. Caleb and Desmond spot their professor naked inside a circle of naked students (during a study session) doing naughty, and for one student objectional, things to each other. Do they inform campus security? Or the college president or anyone? They do nothing. What not even a YouTube video?
Desmond is a TA but he doesn't notice anything odd going on? Why is his professor having all those arguments with his honor students? And when one of those students runs screaming up to him for help? He closes the door on him! Doesn't even ask questions. Dorothy Parker had that wonderful remark about a young Katherine Hepburn where she states "She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B". Here they run the gamut of emotions from A to A (with my apologies to Dorothy Parker). Desmond is a mere outline of a person, so why have any expectations of him at all?
Neither Caleb or Desmond do anything other than react to the situations around them. They are so passive and flat like cardboard cutouts it is hard to care about them. And the villain of the piece is spotted immediately but seems less threatening than Snidely Whiplash. There is nothing remotely plausible about the plot and the characters sleepwalking their way through it. I finished it and then found it hard to retrieve names and events. Unremarkable, unbelievable, and finally unreadable. What a shame.
Cover: I like the cover and think they did a great job. The models are in keeping with the characters and the graphics are lovely.
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Rating: 3 stars
Caleb Lyall goes off to college hoping to research his family's lycanthropy in order to better understand werewolves and perhaps find a cure. Immediately he meets Desmond Quinn, good looking graduate student and his TA in psychology. Desmond offers to show Caleb around campus and introduce him to his professor and advisor, Dr. Arden.
Everything seems normal, until it's not. Dr. Arden has a reputation for being creepy and interested in the supernatural. People are reporting weird animal attacks on campus, and Caleb is starting to have blackouts. Could he be changing and not know it? Desmond just might be his mate but is he involved in the strange things happening around campus? Nothing is as it seems and its up to Caleb to unravel the mysteries before its too late.
Not having read the first book in the series, I was unfamiliar with the characters and their backgrounds. However, the first couple of pages gives you a synopsis more or less so I don't feel that is a hinderance in reading the book. There are too many other problems for that to be a concern. The main problems I have with this book are bland, one-note characters, and a plot with more holes in it than swiss cheese.
Caleb is a twenty six year old, so I would expect some measure of maturity from his character but time and again, he behaves like a coed in those Scary Movies. He has a family that supports him, but he doesn't call them for help until the end of the book. Caleb and Desmond spot their professor naked inside a circle of naked students (during a study session) doing naughty, and for one student objectional, things to each other. Do they inform campus security? Or the college president or anyone? They do nothing. What not even a YouTube video?
Desmond is a TA but he doesn't notice anything odd going on? Why is his professor having all those arguments with his honor students? And when one of those students runs screaming up to him for help? He closes the door on him! Doesn't even ask questions. Dorothy Parker had that wonderful remark about a young Katherine Hepburn where she states "She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B". Here they run the gamut of emotions from A to A (with my apologies to Dorothy Parker). Desmond is a mere outline of a person, so why have any expectations of him at all?
Neither Caleb or Desmond do anything other than react to the situations around them. They are so passive and flat like cardboard cutouts it is hard to care about them. And the villain of the piece is spotted immediately but seems less threatening than Snidely Whiplash. There is nothing remotely plausible about the plot and the characters sleepwalking their way through it. I finished it and then found it hard to retrieve names and events. Unremarkable, unbelievable, and finally unreadable. What a shame.
Cover: I like the cover and think they did a great job. The models are in keeping with the characters and the graphics are lovely.
Available from Silver Publishing, Amazon, and ARe
March 23, 2012
This second book was sadly, bad one. This isn't even a romance between Caleb and Desmond, because the feelings weren't present. I couldn't even feel the connection between this couple. I'm really disappointed, because the previous book was great. In this one, Caleb didn't even fell in love with Desmond. They simply started to have sex because they could. There was no romance, no attraction, nothing. This is really a bland written story, without felt emotions. Disappointingly, I felt hollow.
May 16, 2012
nothing special.
May 5, 2012
3 1/2 Hearts
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