PREORDER COMING SOON! Welcome to Darkaway Island: A destination resort for supernaturals. Where monsters come to play!
Daphne Dupree needed to get out of town after things at work got a little…complicated. The last thing she expected when she filled out a silly online quiz was winning a singles trip to paradise. Too good to be true? Probably.
Turns out, Darkaway Island is more than a little strange. People in costumes. Large dogs running around unleashed. But the weirdest of all is that she seems to be part of a…dating contest.
The prize: a smoking-hot cowboy with an unhealthy fixation on the moon.
Travis Monroe wasn’t planning to stay long on the island. As the grumpy werewolf star of a supernatural soap opera, all he wants is to give his newly-inherited ranch to his sister then fly back to the set on his private plane.
Trouble is, if he isn’t mated by the White Wolf Moon, the ranch reverts to a half-brother he just met, and his sister loses everything.
Solution: Find a mate, sign over the property, break up.
Falling in love isn’t in the script.
As Travis and Daphne spend time together on group dates and one-on-ones, his feelings for her grow, extending far beyond duty to his family.
And she learns he’s more—much more—than just fangs and fur.
But a rival pack is stirring up trouble, and Daphne is hiding a secret of her own.
Do Travis and Daphne find love in paradise only to lose it in the end?
I was lucky to get an ARC copy for an honest review, and I'm soooo happy I did! I have missed Laurie London's books so much, and she definitely didn't disappoint. The book follows Daphne as she is on the run from a total douche. Then, she finds herself on a mysterious island on a dating show to date a werewolf. Lots of funny moments and, of course, the romance and love we are all looking for. Don't walk, RUN! This is a must-read!!
Squeeee! I was so lucky to get an early ARC! This is the first book in Laurie London's new Darkaway Island series. It could be labeled a contemporary-paranormal-romance since Daphne and Travis are involved in a modern-day dating contest, with Travis as the "bachelor" prize.
Travis really doesn't want to be a "prize," but if he wants to keep his newly inherited ranch on the island in his immediate family, he has no other choice. Daphne wins a free trip to Darkaway Island, which gives her the chance to escape a horrific situation back home. And, to her SURPRISE, she's one of the several bachelorettes in the contest.
Daphne is sweet, snarky, and fun! Travis is all man/wolf, taking on the responsibilities he's inherited before getting back to his job as a sexy cowboy series TV star.
This was such a fun read! I'm usually into more darker romantasy/fantasy however this was a nice change!
Without giving away too much, in this story, the FMC unwittingly enters a 'Bachelor'-type content with a werewolf-shifter FMC on a magical island with secrets. The banter between the two was fun, and I'm happy it wasn't a long, drawn-out yearning type of affection. It was nice to have it start from almost the beginning.
I couldn't put the book down once I started - in fact, I read it all in one day! If you are looking for a change from the darker romantasy genre, then you you need to read this one!
I received an ARC of Running with the Werewolf and what a treat it was!
The chemistry between Travis and Daphne jumps off the page. I loved the banter between the two of them as they navigated their way through the story and to each other. Laurie London creates such a great world with Darkaway Island and what a fun idea to take a popular reality show and use it for this story. I had a great time reading this book and I want more from this universe.
Arc review. For a honest review in my own words on a book I read. This Awsome story about Daphne Dupree and her cat ,find them on the run and entered into a contest that opens her eyes to the magic side of life . I loved this book .
I have loved every book I have read by this author and I loved this one too. I found it fun and zany with some other interesting stuff mixed in. I would love to visit this island again. I don't want to say too much so as not to give anything away. *I was gifted and Arc for my honest opinion. *