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Grimm Cove #6

Wind with a Chance of Wolfsbane

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A business trip to Romania forever changed Jonathan Harker's life, forcing him to share his body with an animal. The immortal wolf-shifter has done his best to come to terms with that ill-fated night long ago. He's spent every day since then fighting against evil and trying to protect innocents, giving up on having the life he'd once dreamed of. But Fate has something more in store for Jonathan. It simply requires him to open his mind and his heart to love, defeat an old enemy, and convince the woman he desires that she's his fated mate and that they're destined to be together. What could possibly go wrong?

546 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 28, 2023

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Mandy M. Roth

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NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Mandy M. Roth® loves 80s music and movies and wishes leg warmers would come back into fashion. She also thinks the movie The Breakfast Club should be mandatory viewing for…okay, everyone. When she’s not dancing around her office to the sounds of the 80s, she’s busy writing paranormal operatives and kick-butt urban fantasy heroines. Mandy lives in Oxford, Mississippi with her husband and three boys. She has sold over 2 million books. Mandy has published with Harlequin, Random House/ Virgin Books, numerous small presses, and has had an amazingly successful indie career. She’s had bestselling books in a multitude of categories and genres at Amazon, Nook, Google Play, Apple Books, and Kobo.

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Profile Image for Jen  Johnson .
189 reviews
September 8, 2023
Great ending

My one complaint about this series as of late. After maybe the first 3 books it seems her writing style tends to drag out the actual meeting of the couple you want to see together. Like this one there was a lot of stuff I found unnecessary and then when they finally meet your at the end. I wanted to enjoy them finding each other and spending time getting to know each other now. Not a whole book of what happened before they get together. That should have been a few chapters and then the bulk of the book about life in Grim Cove. There's not been any talk about what's happening with everyone and the big bad they are waiting to battle.
Profile Image for Theresa Derwin.
1,149 reviews44 followers
August 4, 2023
A Universally Fantastic Monster Mash

The finale of the Grimm Cove series - for now - brings together all the events of the previous books in the Paranormal Women's Fiction in a whirlwind of action, romance, humour and reveals.

It's been a long, satisfying journey meeting the women of Grimm Cove who travelled the world but through the mysteries of fate ended up back where they belonged, to fight evil and find their mates.

In this one, we pick up the story of Jonathan Harker (yes, that one) and Willa Murray.

Whilst Harker is the original lawyer who once travelled to Castle Dracula, Willa and her twin Mina are descendants of Wilhelmina Murray, who was actually Jonathan's closest friend, not his beloved.

There's an awful lot that has happened in this series, but this can be read as an enjoyable standalone, with lots of flashbacks and references to fill in the gaps.

We first meet Willa and Mina as eighteen year old orphaned twins, being taken away to Romania, apparently on holiday, before they start their term at Grimm University.

Grabbing their luggage at the airport, the girls are attacked by a man in a white van who tries to kidnap Willa.

Jonathan - now a wolf shifter - is also at the airport and dives in to protect them with his partner Dwayne, in the process losing his pocket watch, but finding an old journal and a silver cross. Willa is grateful for the save, and if she hadn't broken her glasses, feels sure that he would be a dish, given his sexy English accent.

I won't say much about the plot now, other than it includes all manner of supernatural creatures, a smorgasbord of universal monsters, lots of characters from the original novel Dracula and a lot of action and humour.

When we reach modern day Grimm Cove, fate will reunite all of the parties to fight the good fight.

We get scenes with Marcy, Bram's mate, who is my absolute favourite woman of Grimm Cove, along with her squirrel familiar Burgess, who loves to cause trouble.

It's romantic, funny, sweet, emotional and absolutely wonderful.

And the best thing? Roth has promised us time at Grimm University with the younger generation of monsters and slayers.

Terrific stuff.
Profile Image for Nikki Brooks.
3,574 reviews55 followers
July 30, 2023
Longer than your average PNR! This stretches over quite a long time period, 20 odd years in fact. It takes Willa and Mina from teenagers, to young adults to women of almost 40.

Jonathan Harker was bitten against his will and turned into a Wolf Shifter. Everyone he tried to save with a bite eventually went insane and he's terrified the same is going to happen to him. When he saves a young Willa and Mina from abduction he has an overwhelming need to make sure Willa is safe. But he's glad he can't find her a few weeks later when hid needs change to the slightly more carnal sort. He hates himself for lusting after a young woman.

Fast forward a few years and they meet again. But this time Willa has been through a trauma and has become a wolf shifter herself. When in the frenzy of their turns they get to know each other VERY well. But again fate intervenes and they are ripped apart again.

In the present day Willa is having bad dreams and needs to ensure the safety of an old University friend. She finds her safe and well and wouldn't you know it she finally sees Jonathan.

Willa and Jonathan go from 0-100mph. They have bumps along the road but once they get over the whole mistaken identity thing, they just go with their mating. Jonathan never thought he'd have a family of his own and now he has a ready made one!

I love the banter between Jonathan and his crew of slayers and Mina? She is a firecracker at any age. Wonderful story and well researched. Although lengthy you do get caught up in the story and before you know it you're ankle deep in slayers!
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5,748 reviews229 followers
June 23, 2024
I'm heading back into Grimm Cove. Sort of. You know, because a chunk of this book takes place elsewhere. BUT...Jonathan and Willa do end up in Grimm Cove eventually.

That said, their story starts at an airport. They don't KNOW their story starts there, but after a memorable run-in, they can't stop thinking about one another. Sure, they don't know each others names and the odds of every crossing paths again are small, but both of them have THOUGHTS about the other. Then they part and years pass (with a few life changing things happening to Willa and her twin along the way) and circumstances have them in the same vicinity again.

No lie, THINGS HAPPEN. But this is Grimm Cove and relationships aren't easy. You know, because of the magic and mayhem that seems to happen often there.

BUT...these two and their baggage and twisting paths to end up together get them were they need to be. Which works nicely since it looks like there's more coming to GC and everyone's going to be needed to fight it.

A little danger, a family branch that is a MESS, wolves, bats, brides, a male whose life wasn't exactly as Bram Stoker wrote it, and a lady who had to figure things out quickly if she wanted her HEA. *thumbs up*

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Profile Image for Lyn Brownlie.
686 reviews15 followers
July 31, 2023
A must read
An amazing 6th novel in the Grimm Cove series.
Jonathan and Mina have history but neither knows their true identities.
Having spent fleeting time together (that neither can forget) over the space of 20 years, circumstances keep pulling them apart.
Delving into their earlier lives we get to truly know these main characters. Making this a must read with plenty of humour and danger along the way.
I just love Mandy’s writing style, I feel like I’ve just popped straight back into her world the minute I start reading.
It’s so relaxing while also adding a frisson of excitement at the same time with doses of humour along the way.
Melding the characters that I love so much with the new ones and at the same time anxiously awaiting what is sure to be a great read, with all the action I know is still to come.
This book starts with a recap and little hints which I also loved.
Was definitely well worth the wait.
This is not a stand alone novel, must be read in order for you to fully understand and be able to follow along with the storyline.
Looking forward to reading the next instalment which I’m sure will be brilliant.
Absolutely recommend that you read this novel.
Profile Image for Leanne.
96 reviews5 followers
August 7, 2023
WOW! What a book! This is Jonathan Harker story & yes it's the very same Harker from Bram Stoker's Dracula. Jonathan Harker is a wolf shifter with a difference, and never in a million years did he think he was going to find a mate, but then again he did not know of the paranormal, with shifter, vampire's, witches and everything else that goes bump in the night, Not untill he met Dracula.
Not only does he find his mate twice, but we the reader get to find out more about his and Willa's (his mate) back story which Mandy is fantastic at doing. Grimm Cove is the main setting of this story but we do get to travel in Europe with Willa and her sister Mina. A second chance romance with some bad guys thrown into the mix. This book is a fabulous next chapter of the PWF set in Grimm Cove. It will have you glued to your seat needing to know what happens next, so make sure you free up your afternoon, draw the curtains and lock the doors, you definitely do not want to be disturbed. Make sure you have the tissues at the ready for tears of sadness, happiness and for the laughing.
Can't wait to find out who has Mandy locked away in her writing den, writing about their story.
539 reviews3 followers
August 4, 2023
Jonathan has fought his wolf since he was made. Being a monster is not how he saw his life going. Watching to see if he will break like his brothers is his lot in life. Then he meets a woman and his wolf goes crazy. Then he meets a wolf and his wolf mates her. Then he loses both the woman and the wolf and his wolf goes mostly silent. Then he meets a woman he excites his wolf can she be the woman whose name he never learned?
Wind With a Chance of Wolfsbane is the latest installment in Mandy M. Roth's Grimm Cove series. Grimm Cove has craziness going on and the couple's that were struck 18 years ago are finding their way back. I love how interwoven their stories are. Ms. Roth focuses primarily on Jonathan and Willa. She gives us their journey individually even as she lays the groundwork for their future. I enjoyed seeing the character of both Willa and Jonathan even as I rooted for their happily ever after.
This story is well written and I am looking forward to where Ms. Roth will take us next.
Profile Image for Rhonda Jones.
2,794 reviews17 followers
August 8, 2023
Good Story

I loved the plot and I love the characters. The story spans over many decades, even including a brief description of how Jonathan Harker was turned into a wolf. I liked all the background, it made it easy to develop an interest in the characters. Plus the plot started many decades ago. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is that some of the plot has already occurred in prior books. For a while I felt like I had already read the book. This book takes some happenings from other books and tells it from Willa's and Jonathan's perspectives, as they were there but not the main characters at the time. Then a lot of new plot is included in this book as much happens to Willa and Jonathan when the other characters from prior books were not there. Overall I loved the story and this series.
Profile Image for Caroline Paquin.
482 reviews19 followers
July 28, 2023
Long, but worth every word

Call me an impatient reader. I can be. I was so anxious to know what would happen to Willa and Mina that I ended up cursing more than once at not getting there fast enough. And I’m a fast reader! Just an impatient one.

But it was worth every word.

I love how Mandy M. Roth revisits the old horror classics with her own twists to the stories! It makes for extremely compelling reads, and the research she’s put into each story shows in how well-put each book of this series is.

I’m glad that this time, it was Jonathan Harker’s turn, as I’ve always liked this character, both in Stoker’s story and in Mandy’s series.

So yes, the book might be long for this impatient reader, but it sure was worth every word!
Profile Image for Kathy Tozzi.
239 reviews9 followers
July 31, 2023
Hunters, Wolves, Vampires, Ghouls and Dracula OH MY!
Another amazing read from Mandy Roth, the Queen of paranormal.
Jonathan Harker and Willa Murray's story of their long road to a happily ever after.
This story tells the history of Jonathan and Willa's first meeting then takes you through time to their second meeting then to the final meeting.
There is a lot of laughter, heartache, betrayal and of course a whole lot of love, love to last through time.
I can not add more for fear of giving away to much of the story. This is a wonderful series, one I hope goes on for many more books.
10 + Stars from me!

Wind with a Chance of Wolfsbane
Profile Image for Helen Maddix.
302 reviews7 followers
August 4, 2023
More from the supernatural town of Grimm Cove
This next entry into Mandy M. Roth’s Grimm Cove series reminds me of Book 5, Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck. We meet Jonathan Harker, a wolf shifter-vampire hybrid who is working to defeat the evil that is still trying to take over the human world. Willa Murray (twin of Mina) is descended from Wilhelmina Murray (from the Bram Stoker book). But she doesn’t think she has any abilities. And so, our story starts about 20 years in the past. The main characters have their initial meeting, but don’t get the other person’s name. Mandy M. Roth weaves an intricate storyline, tying characters from previous books, and incidents that have happened in the past into a cohesive story. It flows smoothly from our characters past into events that are happening now. This is a very enjoyable read, but readers should have already read the previous books, or you will be lost when characters pop into the story. A Timeline of major events would be nice, but the author has created a world that is familiar but also so much more. Spend the time and read this series!
I was given an ARC by the author through Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.
Profile Image for Heather.
697 reviews
August 3, 2023
Another awesome Grimm Cove book! This series keeps getting better and leaving me wanting more. Jonathan meets Willa about 20 years ago when he helps prevent her being abducted. He then knows she is in danger and reaches out to his past to help. The entire book spans 20ish years and keeps you hoping. We go from that fateful day, to Willa and her twin in college, to the present. Jonathan thinks he is going mad. Thinks that meeting and claiming his mate was all in his head. Oh boy, was he wrong. Things work out for a reason. He ends up where he needs to be to claim Willa again after they meet in human form. Oh, more bad stuff happens as well as good... no spoilers.. The ending left me screaming wanting more. I loved this book and want the next one NOW.
Profile Image for Vedece Barnes.
665 reviews8 followers
August 5, 2023
If you thought Grimm Cove was interesting before, hang on to your hats!
Jonathan didn't ask for this life but now, he fights evil. But at a high cost.
Willa and her twin sister are in the family business, and business is booming!
Jonathan and Willa keep passing like ships in the night and bodies pile up as the years pass but they're destined to be entwined forever as only true mates can be.
This story. . .WOWWWW! Totally unpredictable and while I want to say more, I can't or I'll be telling secrets!
Favorite line goes to Mina, "Hey bucko. . .Go on with your day unless you want to catch charges and these hands".
I love Grimm Cove and ALL the characters!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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1,703 reviews26 followers
August 24, 2023
This books is the final book in the Grimm Cove series...for now!
I have to say that i totally loved this series and how the author wrapped it up.
In this book we see all the previous happening coming together .

It's been a long time and several books that this story spans and we see these women coming back home to find their mates and fight evil.
The author took us into an amazing journey and through a roller coaster of emotions!

We laughed,and cried and we lived through this book in an absolutely wonderful word with well written characters and an amazing world building.

Good thing that the author will give us a chance at Grimm University with the younger generation of monsters and slayers.

A wonderful ending to a great series!
Can;t wait for the nect gen!
Profile Image for Kim.
553 reviews2 followers
August 21, 2023
Jonathan Harker life changed with a business trip centuries ago. He shares his life with a wolf making him an immortal wolf-shifter. Jonathan is about to have his past come visit his present life. Willa “Wilhelmina” Murray was part of a powerful family of hunters. She and her twin sister are about to fight for their lives. Willa will be sent on a journey she didn’t see coming. Chance meetings between two fated people may turn into Wind with a chance of Wolfsbane is Mandy M Roth’s recent Grimm Cove story. Two people have a chance meeting that take them on a journey neither saw coming. Jonathan Harker’s life changed forever on a business trip to Europe centuries ago. Now he lives his immortal life sharing his body with a wolf. Willa Murray came from a family of powerful paranormal hunters. Along with her twin sister, she will also have their lives changed forever in the same area of Europe. Fate throws Jonathan and Willa together through the years only to tear them apart.

Wind with a chance of Wolfsbane by Mandy M Roth takes two people who are fated to be together and has them at pivotal moments in each other lives coming together. A man whose life forever changed centuries ago and in an unimaginable way isn’t interested in love. A woman whose obsession with an old copy of Dracula is betrayed by her family and must learn that life isn’t always wonderful. Mandy M Roth’s Grimm Cove series continues with the story of a favorite character in Jonathan Harker’s book Wind with a chance of Wolfsbane. There is danger, passion, and surprises. An entertaining story with well-known characters that bring some funny moments and new characters who the reader loves from the beginning. A man with a troubled past finds the love and mate he never thought to have. A woman’s life is changed forever on her birthday while in Europe and along with her twin will have to deal with betrayal. Mandy M Roth’s Wind with a chance of Wolfsbane is the sixth book in her Grimm Cove series that revolves around characters in their 40s as their lives have taken turns and unexpectedly has them realizing the chance meetings with a mate changes lives from the first meeting even though they don’t know it. This reader laughed at loved characters and loved meeting new ones along with getting. A great story that continues a beloved series and this reader is looking forward to finding more characters and getting to know the favorite characters we’ve already fell in love with. A must read for Mandy M Roth fans and anyone who loves her Grimm Cove series.
3,424 reviews20 followers
August 4, 2023
Wind With a Chance of Wolfsbane, by Mandy M Roth. Due 8/7/23 5 stars.

A fascinating story that will run the course of the characters' lives, historical and fictional. These new characters and ones we've met previously in the series will be dangerous, others enchanting, and unforgettable.

I had every intention of reading a few chapters and sleeping before finishing. No way. It was an all-nighter but so worth it. The author once again grabbed her readers and didn't let go until the last page. Oh, yeah, if you take a peek at her research info you'll see just how involved it is. Again--wow!
350 reviews2 followers
August 6, 2023
Love

This story is set in several timelines, following similar to Astria's storyline. I loved the way it was written and the characters. Willa and Jonathan are fun to read. He has some amazing nicknames for others... especially Dracula! Marcy is fantastic, and I love that she appears in this story as her quirky self.

I'm so excited for whatever comes next, but I'm really hoping we'll get a story or two about some Grimm Cove University students that *aren't* in the midlife category at some point in the series. There are hints for at least 3 characters to come next, and I'm here for all of them.
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302 reviews2 followers
August 9, 2023
What can I say about coming back to Grimm Cove other then life changing for many. In this story we get to see how the classic horror books sometimes have a bit of truth to them. Jonathan and Bramm Stokers famous novel really give you an edge of your seat fun house. As always with Grimm Cove, you will find your mate and then lose them in an epic fashion just to have the most unconventional way possible for them to reunite. I also love seeing a few people that have a connection to others in Grimm Cove even though they are miles and generations away. I can't wait to see what happens in Mina's book.
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26 reviews1 follower
August 14, 2023
I have been a fan of this series since the beginning. I love classic horror and Ms. Roth has brought many of my favorites to life and together in a small town in South Carolina. This is Jonathan Harker and Willa Murray's story. I loved their portrayal and how the author brings them together. It is an excellent love story and there is more than enough action for those who love the author's suspenseful stories. I have an inkling but can't wait to find out who Mina's mate will be. I hope this series goes on for a long long time.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Sydney M Neblett.
2,663 reviews27 followers
December 25, 2023
Welcome to the shag shack

This poor couple has so much history, but it seems they will never have their moment. I love how the author took us through each of the stages of their relationship. The good, the bad, the bitey, each step brings them closer together and yet further apart. As is normal for the author, the story is full of wit and one liners, and a love that transcends time. But first they have to sort out the baddies from the good eggs, and avoid the pitfalls of deceit and corruption. This book was the perfect addition to the gang from Grimm Cove, and I second chance that I can’t wait to read all over again.
733 reviews9 followers
July 31, 2023
I love how each book adds to the overall storyline as we learn more about the events that happened years ago and how each set of separated lovers meets again.

This time, Will a is drawn to return to Grimm Cove after 18 years or so, and finds Jonathan.

Most of the story is relating the events that lead up to their first encounter and the ensuing years apart.

Jonathan is in for a shock!!

Loved the book and can't wait to hear about Mina.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Lin Cunningham.
573 reviews
August 6, 2023
This seems to be the last Grimm Cove book although I’ve seen there may be others with the younger generation.
This one focuses on Jonathan with Willa & of course Mina too as they are twins.
It runs over a much longer period than the others but also brings in previous characters which was very satisfying.
I was so pleased for a catch up with the slightly unstable Marcy & Burgess who are hilarious as ever.
A good read especially if you’ve read all of the rest but might be a bit confusing as a standalone due to the number of previous characters but personally I loved it!
53 reviews
August 7, 2023
Part of the Grimm Cove world. We are reintroduced to Harker and Mina. I remember Mina from previous books, not so much for Harker, but thankfully I didn't need to remember him to understand what was going on in the book.

The story was very entertaining and kept my interest captured from start to finish. It was really funny how even though Harker knew about and understood what happens to a shifter's body once they meet their mate, he still didn't put the clues together :).

Really worth reading.
277 reviews1 follower
July 30, 2023
Mandy M Roth is a fantastic writer you will not be disappointed in this book once you open it you will be taken into the story and you will not want to leave until the end. I can't wait for the next in the series to see what will happen to these characters. Being book 6 in the series you have lots of background for this story.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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706 reviews13 followers
July 31, 2023
I am so glad that Mandy takes the time to step back and reflect on the past, bringing us slowly word by word to the present.

Did I want to jump forward and get to the juicy bits of Willa and Jonathan, You betcha I did. But patience is a virtue. You'll savour every moment. So enjoy, take your time and appreciate reminiscing with these wonderful characters and an amazing action packed, emotional storyline.
Profile Image for Kim.
1,134 reviews9 followers
July 31, 2023
I really enjoy the Grimm Cove stories. In Wind with a Chance of Wolfbane, it takes a bit to get to Grimm Cove. I really liked the lead up to the story and the history of Jonathan. The action that surrounds Jonathan and Willa was on par and kept me intriqued. This is part of the series for Grimm Cove and for best enjoyment should be read after the book before this one. And a refresher if it's been a while. I look forward to seeing what awaits in Grimm Cove for the next adventure.
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2,524 reviews12 followers
August 2, 2023
This book is a fantastic new installment in this great series. The continuation of the “white light” storyline that was in Astria’s book for Willa and Mina was seamless. The connections between Jonathan, Kellan, Lucien, Bram, the Weird Sisters, etc. that are explained in this work have left me eagerly anticipating the next installment. Most importantly was that Marcy is still the best, most colorful character ever!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
59 reviews
August 4, 2023
Yet another winner for this series, book 6 in the Grimm Cove series is just as action packed and incredible as the others. You get to catch up with new and old characters, expect some Marcy fun.
This gives you it all, from the initial meeting for Jonathan and Willa, to the twist and turns that make you laugh, cry want to smack some upside their heads and groan at Alpha ridiculousness.
Meet some new characters and get ready for the next trip to Grimm Cove.
Profile Image for Dana Whyte.
200 reviews8 followers
August 8, 2023
Mandy Roth has done it again! She is great at weaving an amazing paranormal story! This is the 6th book in the Grimm Cove series, and she is still making each story amazing! This story follows Jonathan and Willa, their first meeting and 2nd meeting decades later. I love this series and all of the familiar characters from famous stories from the past! I cannot wait for the next exciting story!!!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
50 reviews
August 11, 2023
Loved this series!

I am hooked on this series, I binge read all the books, but had to wait on this one. It was worth it!
I was glad to see Marcy in this book too, she is one of my favorite characters!! I love the humor that she brings to the stories that she's in. We need a little comic relief after all the scary scenes.

I have enjoyed all the Mandy Roth books that I've read so far, ready to start a new series by her now.
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