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True Mate Wolf #1
Protect and Defend
Mikaela Laughlin discovers a whole new world, and an entirely new species, when she tours the crime lab to meet Lieutenant Diarmid Redwolf while researching her next book. She’s lusted after “Delicious Diarmid” from afar for a long time, but meeting him sets her body on fire. It doesn’t take long for Mikaela to discover there’s more to Diarmid than meets the eye.
Diarmid has bad guys to catch, but meeting the voluptuous author has him wanting to catch her instead. His shapeshifter blood recognizes his True Mate and he wants her in his arms. Now. But with a cold-blooded serial killer on the loose, Diarmid has one shot at his future and he will not fail. Because this time, the killer wants Mikaela.
Note: This book was previously issued by another publisher, and has been revised and updated. The series in which this story appears has had a name change, and been renumbered.
Diarmid has bad guys to catch, but meeting the voluptuous author has him wanting to catch her instead. His shapeshifter blood recognizes his True Mate and he wants her in his arms. Now. But with a cold-blooded serial killer on the loose, Diarmid has one shot at his future and he will not fail. Because this time, the killer wants Mikaela.
Note: This book was previously issued by another publisher, and has been revised and updated. The series in which this story appears has had a name change, and been renumbered.
412 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 7, 2009
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About the author
Francesca Hawley
24 books86 followersHi. I’m Francesca Hawley and I’m a fat chick. A woman with dangerous curves just like my heroines. Many people don’t like the word, “fat” but I do because it’s the truth and I’ve learned to own it. I am a fat chick and I always will be.
When I began writing, I wanted to create a fat heroine who loved herself—or at least learned to love herself—and a hot alpha hero who liked her jiggly bits just the way they were. Since I didn’t find many big girls to read about, I decided to write about them myself. After all, I loved to write and had been writing almost as long as I’d been reading, so Francesca Hawley – author of "Romance with Dangerous Curves" was born.
In a Francesca Hawley romance, my readers will find authentic, sensual, fat heroines who love and are loved by their intense, passionate, and seductive Alpha heroes. I hope you enjoy their dangerous curves just as much as their hunky heroes do.
When I began writing, I wanted to create a fat heroine who loved herself—or at least learned to love herself—and a hot alpha hero who liked her jiggly bits just the way they were. Since I didn’t find many big girls to read about, I decided to write about them myself. After all, I loved to write and had been writing almost as long as I’d been reading, so Francesca Hawley – author of "Romance with Dangerous Curves" was born.
In a Francesca Hawley romance, my readers will find authentic, sensual, fat heroines who love and are loved by their intense, passionate, and seductive Alpha heroes. I hope you enjoy their dangerous curves just as much as their hunky heroes do.
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April 12, 2013
Another great story by Hawley! I love the world she has created with her shifters. In each book we get a small cameo from previous characters but they aren’t necessary to the story line. As I have been following the series, I love to get little glimpses into past characters.
In this story we have Michaela ’Miki’ Laughlin, a writer who is doing research for an upcoming book. In the course of her research she decides to interview Lieutenant Diarmid Redwolf, a wolf shifter with a painful past. When they meet the sparks start to fly and they fall into an easy camaraderie that makes them feel like they have always known the other person. Diar knows they feel this way because she is his True Mate but there is a small problem, she has no idea that shifters exist. Not to mention he has a serial killer that is obsessed with him and doesn’t mind hurting those close to him to get his attention.
From the first page, I loved Miki. She is so funny and relatable that I was instantly pulled into her story. My only disappointment with her is we don’t get to see much of her at work. What little we do see is funny and engaging and I would have loved to see a bit more of her interacting with her friends there. Diar, on the other hand, we see quite a bit at work. From the moment he appears on the page his sexiness and alpha attitude make the reader feel the need to fan herself as she reads. He is a ginger which is sexy and surprising since many male leads aren’t. As a woman married to a ginger, I appreciated this.
There were also so many sexy scenes that I lost track. This was defiantly not a fade to black kind of romance. The sex was hot, often, and creative. Diar is not one to let an opportunity pass him by and Miki holds her own with him by taking what she wants and needs. I loved their dynamic in bed and out. Diar was so kind and gentlemanly toward her at all times and Miki appreciated it but also took care of him in her own way.
There was a lot of sensitive content in this story that I felt was handled really well. You learn toward the beginning of the story that Diar has lost his wife and children to violence as well as a past girlfriend. All that has marked him and make him less inclined to form attachments. However when he meets Miki and discovers she is his true mate, he knows he has to take the risk. He also has a rocky relationship with his parents that bothered him while he pretended it didn’t. There is more but I don’t want to give any spoilers.
I was so happy this story was longer than some of the previous installments in this series because I always want more. Even at the end of this book I still wanted more but I was satisfied. The characters reach out and grab the reader and make you pay attention and I am mot ashamed to say that I shed a tear at the end as a wrung my hands. No spoilers but it was incredibly well written and touched my heart. I hope there are many more stories to come!
In this story we have Michaela ’Miki’ Laughlin, a writer who is doing research for an upcoming book. In the course of her research she decides to interview Lieutenant Diarmid Redwolf, a wolf shifter with a painful past. When they meet the sparks start to fly and they fall into an easy camaraderie that makes them feel like they have always known the other person. Diar knows they feel this way because she is his True Mate but there is a small problem, she has no idea that shifters exist. Not to mention he has a serial killer that is obsessed with him and doesn’t mind hurting those close to him to get his attention.
From the first page, I loved Miki. She is so funny and relatable that I was instantly pulled into her story. My only disappointment with her is we don’t get to see much of her at work. What little we do see is funny and engaging and I would have loved to see a bit more of her interacting with her friends there. Diar, on the other hand, we see quite a bit at work. From the moment he appears on the page his sexiness and alpha attitude make the reader feel the need to fan herself as she reads. He is a ginger which is sexy and surprising since many male leads aren’t. As a woman married to a ginger, I appreciated this.
There were also so many sexy scenes that I lost track. This was defiantly not a fade to black kind of romance. The sex was hot, often, and creative. Diar is not one to let an opportunity pass him by and Miki holds her own with him by taking what she wants and needs. I loved their dynamic in bed and out. Diar was so kind and gentlemanly toward her at all times and Miki appreciated it but also took care of him in her own way.
There was a lot of sensitive content in this story that I felt was handled really well. You learn toward the beginning of the story that Diar has lost his wife and children to violence as well as a past girlfriend. All that has marked him and make him less inclined to form attachments. However when he meets Miki and discovers she is his true mate, he knows he has to take the risk. He also has a rocky relationship with his parents that bothered him while he pretended it didn’t. There is more but I don’t want to give any spoilers.
I was so happy this story was longer than some of the previous installments in this series because I always want more. Even at the end of this book I still wanted more but I was satisfied. The characters reach out and grab the reader and make you pay attention and I am mot ashamed to say that I shed a tear at the end as a wrung my hands. No spoilers but it was incredibly well written and touched my heart. I hope there are many more stories to come!
March 25, 2017
Mikaela Laughlin discovers a whole new world, and an entirely new species, when she tours the crime lab to meet Lieutenant Diarmid Redwolf while researching her next book. She’s lusted after “Delicious Diarmid” from afar for a long time, but meeting him sets her body on fire. It doesn’t take long for Mikaela to discover there’s more to Diarmid than meets the eye. He is far more delicious up close than she ever dreamed.
Diarmid has bad guys to catch, but one look at the voluptuous writer has him wanting to catch her instead. His shapeshifter blood recognizes his True Mate and he wants her naked body arching beneath his. Now. But with a cold-blooded serial killer on the loose, Diarmid has one shot at his future and he will not fail. Because this time, the killer wants Mikaela.
Diarmid has bad guys to catch, but one look at the voluptuous writer has him wanting to catch her instead. His shapeshifter blood recognizes his True Mate and he wants her naked body arching beneath his. Now. But with a cold-blooded serial killer on the loose, Diarmid has one shot at his future and he will not fail. Because this time, the killer wants Mikaela.
November 23, 2016
Super, über sweet book of love and lust and mating between Diar and Miki.
They fall for each other instantly, have loads and loads of biting and sex, breed, growl and have more sex.
It was really good but..
1. I didn't like constant mention of his ex chosen mate and kids- I get he was suffering and I don't want him to forget them.. but I felt it was over-emphasized
2. Too long! If the book was half its length it would be perfect. I felt it had too many things going on- when a shorter book would have made it a much better read. I was a little bored in the last half- never a good thing!
I loved the bond between the main couple. Lovely ending!
Safe read
3.5/5
They fall for each other instantly, have loads and loads of biting and sex, breed, growl and have more sex.
It was really good but..
1. I didn't like constant mention of his ex chosen mate and kids- I get he was suffering and I don't want him to forget them.. but I felt it was over-emphasized
2. Too long! If the book was half its length it would be perfect. I felt it had too many things going on- when a shorter book would have made it a much better read. I was a little bored in the last half- never a good thing!
I loved the bond between the main couple. Lovely ending!
Safe read
3.5/5
August 6, 2016
This is so cheesy you could melt it in a fondue pot and dip bread into it. But I liked it. This is a long story too, almost too long. There is lots of sex and more sex and more sex and more sex, so make sure you like to read sex before purchasing this book.
Mikaela, a romance writer is getting a tour of Denver's crime lab by sexy Diarmid (pronounced Dear-Mid). What she doesn't know is that he is a wolf shifter. Not to worry, their very first day they are attracted to one another, he takes her to a crime scene, he realizes she is his (rare) True-Mate, they have dinner then proceed to have hot monkey sex where all his secrets come out and he discovers she has wolf in her bloodline somewhere. They meet on Friday and are married by Monday, No I'm not kidding!
As True-Mates they share a psychic link where they can read each others thoughts and communicate mentally.
One thing I LOVE about this story is Mikaela is a plus-size heroine and it's not a big deal at all. Aside from mention of her height and weight and when she mentions she shops at a boutique for plus-size it doesn't come up. Praise be! There is no ridiculous insecurity, or skinny ex who throws our heroine into a trauma over her size. How refreshing.
So, lots of cheese and an abrupt ending but I liked it.
Mikaela, a romance writer is getting a tour of Denver's crime lab by sexy Diarmid (pronounced Dear-Mid). What she doesn't know is that he is a wolf shifter. Not to worry, their very first day they are attracted to one another, he takes her to a crime scene, he realizes she is his (rare) True-Mate, they have dinner then proceed to have hot monkey sex where all his secrets come out and he discovers she has wolf in her bloodline somewhere. They meet on Friday and are married by Monday, No I'm not kidding!
As True-Mates they share a psychic link where they can read each others thoughts and communicate mentally.
One thing I LOVE about this story is Mikaela is a plus-size heroine and it's not a big deal at all. Aside from mention of her height and weight and when she mentions she shops at a boutique for plus-size it doesn't come up. Praise be! There is no ridiculous insecurity, or skinny ex who throws our heroine into a trauma over her size. How refreshing.
So, lots of cheese and an abrupt ending but I liked it.
March 23, 2012
The perfect combination of steamy sex and thrilling story. I was hoping that this was a sequel to Alpha vs Alpha. While it shared characters it took you more into the world of the characters. I really do hope this is a series cause I have lots of supporting characters I would like to see again! Very well written!
November 12, 2010
This book is totally cheesy. I'm not sure I'll be able to finish. There was one point when the hero said he liked "classic rock, especially Billy Joel." Billy Joel classic rock?!? That's soft rock if I've ever heard of it.
September 11, 2016
Very very good book!!!!!!
May 19, 2014
I really like the book and it probably would have gotten a higher rating from me, but the banter between the H/H, reading each other thoughts started to get annoying.
February 23, 2013
3 stars. Really really cheesy.
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