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Penn Lake Wolves #2
Second Chances
Callie couldn’t believe her luck when fate chose Logan as her mate. Tall, strong and impressively sexy. Logan doesn’t see it as luck so much as an inconvenience. He likes his women sexy, slim and experienced. Everything Callie isn’t.
When Callie's past catches up with her Logan is forced to help her survive. Can he see past her exterior to the beautiful wolf beneath or will her secret keep them apart forever.
This is the second book in the Penn Lake Wolves series. Book one, First Beginnings, is available for download now.
Warning: This book is a paranormal romance for adults only. contains sexual content.
When Callie's past catches up with her Logan is forced to help her survive. Can he see past her exterior to the beautiful wolf beneath or will her secret keep them apart forever.
This is the second book in the Penn Lake Wolves series. Book one, First Beginnings, is available for download now.
Warning: This book is a paranormal romance for adults only. contains sexual content.
93 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2013
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84 people want to read
About the author
Clare Atling
10 books24 followersClare Atling is a massive fan of all things paranormal and she loves to read anything from ghost stories to vampire romance. After spending years and years reading she turned her hand to writing them.
She lives in her small home town in England and when she is not running around with her two small children she will sit and lose herself in her writing.
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She lives in her small home town in England and when she is not running around with her two small children she will sit and lose herself in her writing.
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September 15, 2013
There is no man good looking enough to put up with that BS and Callie was a TOTAL and complete doormat. There aren't enough chances in the world for me to fall into the arms (with no more effort than to look at me) of a man who referred to me as a heifer. H#$L NO...
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June 12, 2020DNF
I’m a sucker for rejected mate books, but this didn’t work for me. Logan and Callie are mates, but Logan is not claiming Callie because she’s not his “type” he likes skinny girls, and Callie’s overweight. This goes against the basis of the “true mates” concept, but I pushed on. What did me in were the constant comments about her weight.
My mate can’t stand the look of me, let alone mate with me. I think he called me a heifer!’
He liked his women sleek, perfectly-rounded and well-groomed.
A beautiful woman, but she just wasn’t what he was used to.
“Are you sure you can run for a while?’ he asked. ‘I know you’re not fit, but we can’t afford to sit and wait for you to catch your breath.”
“Keep still. You’re no lightweight and I’ll drop you…”
Later, he flips it to that he’s just not ready to mate, but I’d already checked out.
I’m a sucker for rejected mate books, but this didn’t work for me. Logan and Callie are mates, but Logan is not claiming Callie because she’s not his “type” he likes skinny girls, and Callie’s overweight. This goes against the basis of the “true mates” concept, but I pushed on. What did me in were the constant comments about her weight.
My mate can’t stand the look of me, let alone mate with me. I think he called me a heifer!’
He liked his women sleek, perfectly-rounded and well-groomed.
A beautiful woman, but she just wasn’t what he was used to.
“Are you sure you can run for a while?’ he asked. ‘I know you’re not fit, but we can’t afford to sit and wait for you to catch your breath.”
“Keep still. You’re no lightweight and I’ll drop you…”
Later, he flips it to that he’s just not ready to mate, but I’d already checked out.
August 9, 2017
Okay, let me start with this: the plot of this book was very good. I have read much worse than this, so it's not that bad.
What really bothered me is the constant POV's changing and no breaks. One second we are in Logan's head, the next we are in Callie's. It jars me out of the story to be switching back and forth like that... along with Seth and Sarah ( who don't need internal dialogue because it's not their story), so frequently. I don't mind my brain having to work, but not this much that I have to reread to figure out who is talking now... or who is thinking in their head.
As for the story itself... I actually really liked the depth of these two in the begging. I was curious of how Logan, was going to "become a man" and take back all the crap he said to HER FACE... but just like most of theses stories... he tells her he loves her and boom, it's like it never happened.
I wanted to see more backbone in Callie, but I know that is too much to ask for when it comes to "not perfect" heroines in these types of books.
All in all, am I glad I finished the book? Sure. Would I read it again? No. It's truly not a "bad" book. And for a Kindle unlimited I was okay with it. It could have been much worse.
What really bothered me is the constant POV's changing and no breaks. One second we are in Logan's head, the next we are in Callie's. It jars me out of the story to be switching back and forth like that... along with Seth and Sarah ( who don't need internal dialogue because it's not their story), so frequently. I don't mind my brain having to work, but not this much that I have to reread to figure out who is talking now... or who is thinking in their head.
As for the story itself... I actually really liked the depth of these two in the begging. I was curious of how Logan, was going to "become a man" and take back all the crap he said to HER FACE... but just like most of theses stories... he tells her he loves her and boom, it's like it never happened.
I wanted to see more backbone in Callie, but I know that is too much to ask for when it comes to "not perfect" heroines in these types of books.
All in all, am I glad I finished the book? Sure. Would I read it again? No. It's truly not a "bad" book. And for a Kindle unlimited I was okay with it. It could have been much worse.
June 13, 2020
This was a “how bad could it be” book. Someone I follow DNF’d it. It’s bad, it’s proof shifter stories without world building suck. Throw in a rejected mate trope and it’s too ridiculous. He’s a dick for 75% of the story and then ding the “mate” thing kicks in and he’s in love. No need for actual storytelling or a grovel or redemption, they’re mates that’s supposed to explain the HEA. Yeah, NO.
July 29, 2014
Disappointing.
I enjoyed 'First Beginnings' it looked like the start of a great series but I was apprehensive about this one, we knew from the last book that Callie and Logan were mates but he was less than happy about the fact that Callie didn't fit the image he had for his mate, he wants tall, skinny and blonde and made no bones about letting Callie know she didn't live up to his expectations, going so far as to call her a heifer, it's hard to come back from that and he doesn't help himself at all in this book either, so ultimately it was a huge disappointment for me. Logan continued to be an ass and Callie just took it and this was a major problem, I have to like and relate to both the main characters, after all it's a romance so I have to want it to work out but in this case I didn't I somehow wanted the mating bond to be broken and Callie find someone else. Logan didn't redeem himself in anyway as far as I was concerned, when his attitude changed the damage had been done and it was too little too late for me.
The book, well it went as expected, Marcus is after Callie and then when she's in trouble despite doing nothing but insult her Logan realises he wants her.
The main reason this book didn't work for me was the characters but I'm sticking with this series since the next book's Brandon's and I actually like him.
I enjoyed 'First Beginnings' it looked like the start of a great series but I was apprehensive about this one, we knew from the last book that Callie and Logan were mates but he was less than happy about the fact that Callie didn't fit the image he had for his mate, he wants tall, skinny and blonde and made no bones about letting Callie know she didn't live up to his expectations, going so far as to call her a heifer, it's hard to come back from that and he doesn't help himself at all in this book either, so ultimately it was a huge disappointment for me. Logan continued to be an ass and Callie just took it and this was a major problem, I have to like and relate to both the main characters, after all it's a romance so I have to want it to work out but in this case I didn't I somehow wanted the mating bond to be broken and Callie find someone else. Logan didn't redeem himself in anyway as far as I was concerned, when his attitude changed the damage had been done and it was too little too late for me.
The book, well it went as expected, Marcus is after Callie and then when she's in trouble despite doing nothing but insult her Logan realises he wants her.
The main reason this book didn't work for me was the characters but I'm sticking with this series since the next book's Brandon's and I actually like him.
January 23, 2015
some.men are truly clueless, judgmental idiots....
March 4, 2018
note to self: h wold have been better off if she had packed up and moved across the country and become a cat lady - no way in hell should H have EVER been forgiven - H is a scumbag
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February 21, 2021
What I liked:
I like rejected mates stories, and this one had potential. The emotional turmoil of Callie was well written.
What I didn't like:
It's definitely NOT a stand alone. The rejection, and a lot of other plot points, already happened in the previous book.
The Hero, I can't figure out his deal. He rejects her because he's not attracted to BBW. But when he finds something about her that IS attractive, he actively talks himself out of it. There doesn't seem to be a good reason. He wasn't raised to be shallow. I can't figure out why he insists on being so superficial, like he doesn't have a choice.
He really sends her mixed signals, like he tells her that her weight isn't a factor in why he rejected her, which she knows and we know is a lie. I can only assume he's saying this because he's trying to have sex with her, while he's thinking it's going to be a one time thing. SHE does not know it's going to be a one time thing. He's such a dick!
I like rejected mates stories, and this one had potential. The emotional turmoil of Callie was well written.
What I didn't like:
It's definitely NOT a stand alone. The rejection, and a lot of other plot points, already happened in the previous book.
The Hero, I can't figure out his deal. He rejects her because he's not attracted to BBW. But when he finds something about her that IS attractive, he actively talks himself out of it. There doesn't seem to be a good reason. He wasn't raised to be shallow. I can't figure out why he insists on being so superficial, like he doesn't have a choice.
He really sends her mixed signals, like he tells her that her weight isn't a factor in why he rejected her, which she knows and we know is a lie. I can only assume he's saying this because he's trying to have sex with her, while he's thinking it's going to be a one time thing. SHE does not know it's going to be a one time thing. He's such a dick!
June 15, 2020
SPOILERS
The H repeatedly degrades the h, calling her a heifer, letting her know that he is physically repulsed by her, even within his own thoughts so it's not just a verbal spewing. Within the privacy of his mind, he degrades her constantly.
The h is just sad that she doesn't suit his needs. He kisses her in the woods as they are escaping the car accident, then blames the kiss on her, and she mentally high fives herself for being good enough to tempt him. She gives him her smiles, her laughs, her conversation, IMMEDIATELY following him telling her that he will never mate her. Like, same paragraph immediately.
She flirts with him after constant rejection.
That hotel scene where he takes her virginity? That is absolutely despicable.
"You think your weight was the factor for not liking you? Not at all, baby. I know I was a prick before and said some things that were unforgivable, but right now all I can think about is pushing my cock into your warm hole".
She tells him she is a virgin, and mentally he thinks to himself that he should have stopped immediately, that he couldn't keep her. But he does not stop. He even thinks about how he wasn't ready to settle down, and that he didn't find her sexually attractive "because she was larger than the women he dated". He still continues on, and has sex with her, and she bites him, thinking naturally that they are mates. He did NOT bite her.
The conversation they have after the sex? "You fucking bit me! Now everyone is going to think I've got a mate every time they look at me."
Whut?
Mentally, she is NOT okay. I honestly was wishing for someone to give her a psych eval or an intervention.
The H repeatedly degrades the h, calling her a heifer, letting her know that he is physically repulsed by her, even within his own thoughts so it's not just a verbal spewing. Within the privacy of his mind, he degrades her constantly.
The h is just sad that she doesn't suit his needs. He kisses her in the woods as they are escaping the car accident, then blames the kiss on her, and she mentally high fives herself for being good enough to tempt him. She gives him her smiles, her laughs, her conversation, IMMEDIATELY following him telling her that he will never mate her. Like, same paragraph immediately.
She flirts with him after constant rejection.
That hotel scene where he takes her virginity? That is absolutely despicable.
"You think your weight was the factor for not liking you? Not at all, baby. I know I was a prick before and said some things that were unforgivable, but right now all I can think about is pushing my cock into your warm hole".
She tells him she is a virgin, and mentally he thinks to himself that he should have stopped immediately, that he couldn't keep her. But he does not stop. He even thinks about how he wasn't ready to settle down, and that he didn't find her sexually attractive "because she was larger than the women he dated". He still continues on, and has sex with her, and she bites him, thinking naturally that they are mates. He did NOT bite her.
The conversation they have after the sex? "You fucking bit me! Now everyone is going to think I've got a mate every time they look at me."
Whut?
Mentally, she is NOT okay. I honestly was wishing for someone to give her a psych eval or an intervention.
February 13, 2018
Oh, heck, no
Spoilers....
Spoilers...
Okay, I like shifter books, and I like books where the hero realizes he messed up and has to make amends to the heroine. This book sounded like it had both elements. However, while it is a shifter book, the hero is so awful through most of it, that I never felt anything but loathing for him. What's more, he gives the heroine a basic sorry, then smexes her brains out, and that is pretty much all the groveling he does. He never woos the heroine. She, in turn, just takes him back, since her self esteem is pretty much nonexistent. This is a horrible example of the downtrodden heroine who cannot resist a good looking jerk. Just NO.
Spoilers....
Spoilers...
Okay, I like shifter books, and I like books where the hero realizes he messed up and has to make amends to the heroine. This book sounded like it had both elements. However, while it is a shifter book, the hero is so awful through most of it, that I never felt anything but loathing for him. What's more, he gives the heroine a basic sorry, then smexes her brains out, and that is pretty much all the groveling he does. He never woos the heroine. She, in turn, just takes him back, since her self esteem is pretty much nonexistent. This is a horrible example of the downtrodden heroine who cannot resist a good looking jerk. Just NO.
January 16, 2022
NOOOOOOO. ABSO-EFFING-LUTELY NOT!!!
COME ON NOW LADIES...WE ARE REALLY STILL HERE???
ARE WE REALLY STILL PROMOTING BULLYING BODY SHAMING AND ALL OUT DOUCHE-NESS AS PRELUDE TO A LOVE STORY...AT THE VERY LEAST GIVE THE FEMALE LEAD SOME SELF RESPECT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?!?! 😖😖😖
COME ON NOW LADIES...WE ARE REALLY STILL HERE???
ARE WE REALLY STILL PROMOTING BULLYING BODY SHAMING AND ALL OUT DOUCHE-NESS AS PRELUDE TO A LOVE STORY...AT THE VERY LEAST GIVE THE FEMALE LEAD SOME SELF RESPECT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?!?! 😖😖😖
November 10, 2017
I really liked this book with the exception of how easily Logan got away with all of his asshole behaviour without having to beg for forgiveness. Brought it down at least one star for me.
July 24, 2019
Ping pong ping pong, Meh! All over the place. Nice story idea, but poorly executed.
March 19, 2015
Logan had long thought of the type of woman he wanted his mate to be, blond and willowy. Finding out that Callie is his mate is all wrong, she is full figured and not what he wants to be saddled with for the rest of his life.
Callie hopes that within time, Logan will realize they are fated mates and get to know her as a person and not what she looks like. However the closer they become, the harder he pushes her away. After one fateful incident she is left crushed and kidnapped by a man from her past.
I wanted to like this one, but Logan is such a jerk and I really didn't see what flipped his switch and all the sudden could accept Callie. Plus he was so hurtful to her and she kind of sapped it up with forgiveness. Will read more in this series though.
Callie hopes that within time, Logan will realize they are fated mates and get to know her as a person and not what she looks like. However the closer they become, the harder he pushes her away. After one fateful incident she is left crushed and kidnapped by a man from her past.
I wanted to like this one, but Logan is such a jerk and I really didn't see what flipped his switch and all the sudden could accept Callie. Plus he was so hurtful to her and she kind of sapped it up with forgiveness. Will read more in this series though.
October 13, 2015
4-in-1 Review on All The Things Inbetween!
This is a four-in-one book review of Clare Atling’s Penn Lake Wolves novella series. Come meet the Penn Lake Wolves and get my yays, nays, thumbs ups, flipped birds and mmmm… mmmms about these stories. Someone package me a shifter like Colt for my birthday next month. I like the ambiguously moral ones the best.
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January 26, 2014
I thought that this book had some potential to be good, but it took a turn for the worse. Logan was belittling her most of the book. Callie is hurt by it, and then the moment he shows affection she is willing to forgive him, she didn't have a backbone. I was hoping he would have to work for some of her affection after the way he treated her, but no it was all roses and sunshine the moment he started treating her with a bit of kindness.
December 29, 2014
Logan's middle name is 'Arse', just in case you were wondering and he needs to be hit, many-many times, over the head. He kept going on and on about how he could never be mated to someone that looked like Callie because apparently he is used to tall skinny blonds. It is inferred that he is a man-whore also. If reading about a man that behaves like a total arse bothers you, just give this one a miss.
September 11, 2013
Was ok. Not interesting enough to read 3rd bk.
December 3, 2013
Again, great story and lots of hot sex.... What more can you ask for??? More hot sex?? Cannot wait for book 3
February 17, 2014
Ok book. I wanted to beat the crap out of the hero and then bi!ch slap the heroine for taking his shit.
April 12, 2015
Love
I love this book the whole Series was wonderful. I recommend this book to all who love serious drama and love. This one has it all five stars.
I love this book the whole Series was wonderful. I recommend this book to all who love serious drama and love. This one has it all five stars.
February 18, 2019
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This is a good book lost happening . I have all 4 it's got a great story line about family please read these books
This is a good book lost happening . I have all 4 it's got a great story line about family please read these books
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