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Feral Chemistry
Dr. June Miller is a genius chemist, not a wolf-tamer. But when a lab accident drenches her in "Compound X"—a synthetic pheromone mimicking a female wolf in peak heat—she becomes the most wanted snack in Chicago.
She flees into the nearest bar, which happens to be The Den.
Enter Colton. He owns the bar, runs the city, and has been celibate for a decade. One whiff of June, and his control snaps. He saves her from a bar brawl of drooling wolves, scoops her up, and locks her in his high-security penthouse for "protection."
Trapped together while the chemical wears off, the line between protecting her and devouring her blurs.
Colton is holding back by a thread, and June is realizing she doesn't want to be saved—she wants to be ruined.
She flees into the nearest bar, which happens to be The Den.
Enter Colton. He owns the bar, runs the city, and has been celibate for a decade. One whiff of June, and his control snaps. He saves her from a bar brawl of drooling wolves, scoops her up, and locks her in his high-security penthouse for "protection."
Trapped together while the chemical wears off, the line between protecting her and devouring her blurs.
Colton is holding back by a thread, and June is realizing she doesn't want to be saved—she wants to be ruined.
105 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 26, 2026
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July 29, 2026
A faulty centrifuge that douses June in a synthetic pheromone put her in a tricky situation. To be fair, she might have slightly exacerbated said situation by walking into a shifter bar, but she also didn't know it was a shifter bar. (which brings to my one stumbling block here: Are shifters out in the mainstream? I feel like they are given that June's rental agreement mentioned the high percentage of shifters in the area, but the council also made it seem like they weren't and/or they needed to keep a low profile. This could be a mis-read on my part, but I was a little confused about that.)
Anywho. June's in a situation (more than one, really) and Colton steps in to give her a safe place to lay low as the pheromone works its way out of her system. The safe place being his penthouse. While Colton is a perfect gentleman (mostly), the pheromone does affect him. But June also affects him. And June is kinda into the big Alpha who wants to pounce on her, but holds back.
HOWEVER, June's presence in Colton's penthouse also gives a rival alpha a chance to try for a power grab. The timing isn't great, but June isn't about to let the guy who protected her take a hit when she can do something about it. Plus, you know, she likes him. A lot. And she's willing to step up and have his back in dangerous situations, even if it puts her in danger.
Experimental mishaps, forced proximity, and a whole lot of shifter-lovin'. YES!
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
Anywho. June's in a situation (more than one, really) and Colton steps in to give her a safe place to lay low as the pheromone works its way out of her system. The safe place being his penthouse. While Colton is a perfect gentleman (mostly), the pheromone does affect him. But June also affects him. And June is kinda into the big Alpha who wants to pounce on her, but holds back.
HOWEVER, June's presence in Colton's penthouse also gives a rival alpha a chance to try for a power grab. The timing isn't great, but June isn't about to let the guy who protected her take a hit when she can do something about it. Plus, you know, she likes him. A lot. And she's willing to step up and have his back in dangerous situations, even if it puts her in danger.
Experimental mishaps, forced proximity, and a whole lot of shifter-lovin'. YES!
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
July 26, 2026
This novel is based on a cute idea. A chemist who is working on a formula to mimic wolf mating pheromones accidentally spills it on herself and attracts the rather ardent and aggressive interest of every werewolf in the city. She ends up getting protected by an alpha and it causes a number of interesting problems.
I will quibble and say that the book could have been twice as good if Harp had made this an enemy to lovers storyline and had some friction between werewolf and scientist before the accident. But that's just a quibble. What she does give is an often sweet, always entertaining little story with some surprise werewolf politics at the end of the book. It's quite enjoyable.
I will quibble and say that the book could have been twice as good if Harp had made this an enemy to lovers storyline and had some friction between werewolf and scientist before the accident. But that's just a quibble. What she does give is an often sweet, always entertaining little story with some surprise werewolf politics at the end of the book. It's quite enjoyable.
May 1, 2026
A Chemical Reaction
I enjoyed this story with its scientific "mumbo-jumbo". There were also more than one chemical reaction. One was the accident in the lab that started the story, the second being the response between them as they got their HEA.
I enjoyed this story with its scientific "mumbo-jumbo". There were also more than one chemical reaction. One was the accident in the lab that started the story, the second being the response between them as they got their HEA.
May 7, 2026
Short & Steamy
Instalove, instalust, and a boring plot where everything is resolved without complications, but still cute. An easy, light read. Good palate cleanser.
Instalove, instalust, and a boring plot where everything is resolved without complications, but still cute. An easy, light read. Good palate cleanser.
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