She Wolf

by Sheri Lewis Wohl

For five centuries, Lily Avergne has hunted and destroyed preternatural creatures that prey on the unwary and the innocent. Vampires, werewolves, and witches all fall at her hands. Danger is her constant companion, and to keep her own secret safe, she dares not love another. Until now. Jayne Quarles takes her by surprise and touches her heart in a way no one has been able to do in five hundred years. Suddenly, what she fears the most may come to pass. The hunter becomes the hunted, and the love so newly discovered may be lost before it has a chance to bloom.

Genres: Lesbian, Paranormal, LGBT, Romance, Shapeshifters, Crime, Werewolves

281 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2017

About the author

From the author's website: A reader since I could pick up a book, my goal in grade school was to read every book in the library. I didn't quite make it through every book, but I came darn close, and thus my love of literature was born. I started writing in high school and have continued through today. I didn't follow my muse to college, at least not at first. Instead, I floundered around and managed to complete a degree with concentrations in Psychology, Communications and Women's Studies at Eastern Washington University. But, the pull of the written word wasn't done with me yet, and I went back to school to complete a Masters in Humanities through California State University. With a thesis on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire tale "Carmilla", it was a gothic writer's dream come true.
Today, I'm still writing and reading a ton of books. With the advent of electronic publishing I can carry any number of books in my Kindle. I'm never without a touch of fiction. I'm a member of Romance Writers of America, the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, Team Blaze (a local triathlon group), and a local K9 search & rescue team.

Reviews

[Diane Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and intriguing storyline of mystery,serial killing and paranormal beings etc.. The plotline of werewolf and ancient history writings was very compelling and even well researched by this author. Enjoyed the balanced of both main character plus the way that they bounced off each other whenever any interaction in this well written together with a well developed supporting cast in an incredible story with escalating incidents that one cannot seems to have any answers for. Minor side story that pertains to a bit of some romance but it was nothing to write about in this storyline..nice added plot twist & turns,good revolving narrative and the betrayal storyline was a pretty clever move by the author,it added some energy and craziness to the book because in the end villains fall & fail and heroine lives on. The ending seems as if this story has the potential to continue onward to book#2. Highly recommend to everyone!

[Lex Kent · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was just okay for me. I have read a lot of Wohl's books because she always writes paranormal, which I love. Unfortunately, her books can be a bit up and down for me, and this book reminded me a bit of Crimson Vengeance, which again was just okay.

The story was about Lily, a werewolf, who hunts down paranormal creatures who are evil. She works with other supernaturals like necromancers and witches, to make sure other sups don't start killing humans. Lily finds herself working with a reluctant Sheriff Jayne, who does not believe in so called vampires and werewolves. Will they be able to put their differences aside to stop a supernatural serial killer?

I liked the premise of the story, a group of supernaturals that work with local law enforcement to stop killer sups. I also enjoyed the character of Lily, thought she was well written. I did struggle a bit with the romance. Jayne and Lily do not get along at all in the beginning. It seemed like a very quick and big jump to them almost being in love. I also thought there was too much time spent in the head space of the necromancer character, Kyle. 80% of Kyle's story line was his obsession with a witch Ava. All he did was think about her over and over, how much he loved her. It almost was bordering on scary obsessive. Plus, when I'm reading lesfic, I don't really want to be in the head space of a straight male.

My other main issue was with the big climax against the serial killer. With the whole book building towards a big standoff, I was disappointed it ended so quickly. The actually ending of the story was rushed too, and I found myself feeling less than satisfied.

This book was not bad by any means, it just did not live up to it's potential. I'm hopeful if there is a book 2, Wohl will amp it up a bit. Some more excitement, and a little more romance, between the main characters, would be great.

An ARC was given to me from Bold Strokes Books, for a honest review.

[Samantha Luce · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable paranormal werewolf, er she wolf story with a lesbian ship. What's not to love? I liked the crime and the mystery aspect a lot. It held my attention. I liked Lily and enjoyed her back story. Jayne was a little tougher to read. Their relationship started off very antagonistic and the jump to romance wasn't super smooth, but I still dug it. I'm a sucker for the thin line between love and hate. It has definite series potential.

NetGalley ARC received for an unbiased review.

[YS · Rating 2 out of 5]

repetitious sentences or at least same meaning over and over. read till 67,3%, then skip a lot till the epilogue.

[Nolly Frances Sepulveda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome, Sheri has done it again and given us a great paranormal romance story to remember. Her characters are interesting and moved along smoothly with the telling of the story. I have read her other books and love the way her paranormal stories are told and how her characters though most are supernatural still retain so much humanity to make them heros.

[Sascha Broich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow the book is a letdown. The pretend appearance they argued about at the beginning never played a role, wasn't even mentioned again.
The adversaries weren't interesting either. And could be figured out and halfway through the book.
Finally the end was so unexciting and bland, it leaves a disappointing aftertaste.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is only my second book read by this author. I love paranormal romance, and I am unsure why I haven’t read more by Sheri Lewis Wohl. I thought this book was a good read. I may read it again in the future, so that is a big bonus. I really enjoyed the characters, and while Lily’s character was my favorite, all of the supports were also very likable. If you read lesbian romance and enjoy heavy romance this may not be the book for you. A few of the passages during the paranormal scenes were a bit too long for me. I always round up on werewolf books just because I really enjoy them and wish more were written each year. If you enjoy paranormal romance books and do not have your heart set on serious romance, this would be a great read for you. I recommend the book and enjoyed reading it.

*ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review*

[Penelope · Rating 3 out of 5]

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This was a great read; Sheri Lewis Wohl is really good at bringing mystery and paranormal activity to life as well as throwing in a little romance in between. I must say that this is the best of her books that I have read, I believe it is because I fell in love with the characters right from the start. Once you start this book you won't be able to put it down; I do wish like I always do with Wohl's book is that there were a little bit more romance and time between the characters.

[Sami Finn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an entertaining preternatural story (set on the other side of Washington State from “Twilight”). To stop serial killing by a werewolf, a supernatural hunting crew is sent to Colville against the wishes of the Sheriff. An initially acrimonious relationship between the Sheriff Jayne Quarles and team leader and werewolf Lily Avergne turns from doubt and distrust to something more. All the characters mature and develop as they work on their strategy for finding and bringing the killer(s) to justice.

[Celina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now I liked that double twist.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am rating this 3.5 stars.
The best way to describe this book is busy. And I think in the end too busy. We had two love stories, a murder investigating and a number of POV. I found it too much to really make this book great. The book has a big focus on Kyle and Ava but we never find out what happens with them. There isn't enough time spent with Jayne and Lily's romance story which I found meant their connection was lacking for me as the reader.

The investigation side of the story wasn't amazing. It's one of those where they are clueless for 80% of the book and then all of a sudden everything is uncovered. The cover story that Jayne and Lily came up with was pointless it just did not work for the story.

Ok so now your asking what did you like, well it was entertaining. Anytime I had to put the book down I was keen to pick it up again to know what was happening. I liked all the characters and felt that with the number of POV you got a good feel for all characters. And I always have a soft spot for a good paranormal book.

All in all I enjoyed the read but just felt there were a few things that could have been better to make it great.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this one and anything Paranormal is a plus only thing I wish is that the fight with Dana would have been a little longer.

Arc given by NetGalley for a honest review

[Angel Hatfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lily was at a spot where there was a paranormal issue that required Lily’s area of expertise. Lily’s handler was Senn. lily was to connect with sheriff Jayne Quarles . Lately Lily has been grumpy and discontent. Lily had been out in the field for years and felt she needed a long vacation and to take some she time for herself. But there was never time for a vacation for hunters. Senn very seldom left the sanctuary of his home in Poland. Every since Senn had returned from his last hunt in Quebec he seemed to isolate himself a little more each year. Senn was like a father to Lily she would always be there for him as long as she could. Senn was like the only father she had and Lily would always be there for him. The only father Lily had for the last five centuries. At one time Senn at her side and she missed it. There seemed to be a werewolf running crazy and lily was there to stop the werewolf. It was what Lily did what she had been doing for almost three hundred years. Lily was good at hunting; vampires, gargoyles, witches, warlocks, and werewolves. Especially werewolves as Lily had been bitten a long time ago and herself was a werewolf. Kyle was part of Lily’s team and was a very special type of necromancer and Ava who was a witch. Kyle was in love with Ave but kept it to himself. Kyle raised the dead. Kyle had met Ava on his first mission and right then and there he was a goner for Ava. it was the hunter’s job to fight the creatures of the night that didn’t want to share the world with humans but rather rule the universe and destroy the humans. It was the hunters job to stop them and to keep the peaceful balance between supernaturals and humans. This was Kyle’s first hunt with the legendary Lily Avergne. Everyone in the Jagers knew about Lily. Lily had been a sixteenth century Prussian noblewoman attacked by a werewolf the eve of her wedding Lily had been seventeen. Jayne was gay and had a problem finding someone to love in Colville. Jayne was also the sheriff and having a lot of homicides. Jayne had moved away for awhile and had been a Marshall but when her brother lost his battle with cancer she she came back and that had been ten years ago. Her deputy was Sam.The Jagers had contacted Jayne yesterday and were sending a team to Colville. The Jagers were an open secret in law enforcement but Jayne had avoided their actual presence in any of her investigations until now. Jayne also knew there were things in the world that used to be folk legends and fairy tales and were now understood to be reality. Sam had lived around Colville most of his life except for when he was in college and no animal killed like the corpse they now had and Jayne hated to but Agreed with Sam. Bellona had to get Little Wolf under control or they were going to be in trouble. Bellona had to teach Little wolf better.Bellona was older and far more experienced. The Jagers were a resource when all traditional methods. In law enforcement their status is like that physics, cops didn’t believe but they didn’t disbelieve. When there was nothing else to try the law enforcement called in the Jagers. Lily was also gay and thought was hot. Lily couldn’t remember the last time she went out with a woman, there had been some one night hookups here and there but that was all. Jayne let Lily know she didn’t want Lily in her town. There were powers above Jayne’s head that wanted Lily and her team there. Then the Medical Examer said that Clayton, Pearl, and Cheryl indicated distinct signs of an animal attack probably a wolf. Bellona had been alone for centuries and to have someone at her side now was great. Her partners through the years had been few with many years in between . Lily and her team were staying at Jane’s. To prevent fear from spreading . they were going to say Jayne and Lily had met on a dating site and Lily decided to come and actually meet Jayne but her brother Kyle and his wife Ava also came along with Lily. Lily was determined to go where the bodies had been dumped to see what clues her and her team may find so Jayne took them. Jayne knew she needed the help but Jayne didn’t have to like it.
I really enjoyed this story. I like how Kyle was already in love with Ava but kept it to himself and didn’t pressure her in any way was only happy to be near her. But what Ava and Kyle can do when together is truly magical and is a big asset to the job and humans. I like that Ava could ground Kyle when he's messed up from what he has seen and heard with the contact of the murder victims. I also really liked when Jayne and Lily start to trust each other and Lily lets Jayne see her change into a werewolf to help Jayne believe. This story had a great plot with twists and turns that I really liked. It dragged for me sometimes but I still really enjoyed this story and I loved the characters.and I recommend.

[Ginny Lurcock · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was not a fan of this book. At first I thought it just was a meh title. Which led me to think long and hard about reviewing books that are just meh. Do I bother? I mean, it's not like there was enough to warn people away from it…

Except that it repeated itself in places. Which, as we all know, is hella obnoxious. I know how you feel about outsiders in your small town. You told me in seven thousand words two chapters ago…

And there was the fact that occasionally the repetition contradicted itself, causing me to flip back those two chapters as I said "wait a minute…"

There are two romances featured, but both are handled poorly. I don't for a second believe that Ava loves Kyle. Kyle feels more infatuated with Ava than in love with her. And by the time we got to Jayne and Lily I had stopped caring.

So this title wasn't just meh. It didn't leave me feeling nothing. I felt a lot of things, in retrospect, and none of them were good. I mean, the idea of the story was there, and the ending wasn't bad, but it just wasn't worth it to read to that point…

A complimentary copy of this book was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review via Netgalley.

[Angela Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow ! This is a fantastic book !

I couldn’t put this book down resulting in lost sleep which is a great indicator to how good the story is !
Don’t miss this book seriously great writer ! Great story line nice twist & very a unexpected reveal to who the real suspect turns out too be.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this one. In general I love werewolf books, and this one did not disappoint at all. I liked the characters and the suspense, also the hidden twist. The mystery factor stays almost till the end and I liked that a lot.

[Mirtha Siblesz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

This was a very exciting story! No matter which direction you turned into it was scary, suspenseful, and just plain wow! The characters were well developed and the storyline kept you glued to the very end. Well done!

[Elizabeth Tanner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't usually read this genre, but it was very well done and I look forward to another.

[Mickey · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was ok

I liked the idea it just felt rushed and the love interest did not really develop before they where wham together

[Diane Lynch Lynch · Rating 3 out of 5]

She Wolf by Sheri Lewis Wohl Jäger/Werewolf Lily Avergne, is a hunter of supernatural creatures that prey on the innocent.  She is assigned to investigate a string of murders in Colville, Washington.  However, local sheriff, Jayne Quarles, is not thrilled to have the assistance of the Jägers. This contemporary PNR is suitable for adult audiences. 
 
SHE WOLF starts out with a Prologue in Danzig, 1588.  It informs us how Lily was transformed into a werewolf and helps explain why she became a hunter.  Then the story switches to present day, in eastern Washington. 
 
Lily is a compelling character.  She is lonely and has lived a long time.  She is noble for trying to defend those that are weaker than her.  I like Jayne.  It is understandable why she feels the way she does throughout the story.  She makes a good companion for Lily.
 
I like Kyle Miller.  He has an interesting talent.  I wouldn’t mind seeing a spin-off of the novel with Kyle and Ava. 
 
The rogues in the story are noteworthy and complex.  They made the story thought-provoking.  The plot was carefully thought out.  I like how events circled around.  It was a good story that had interesting twists.  I did at times find myself occasionally skimming the story to move ahead quicker.  I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

[Diane Lynch Lynch · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 of 5 Stars

Jäger/Werewolf Lily Avergne, is a hunter of supernatural creatures that prey on the innocent. She is assigned to investigate a string of murders in Colville, Washington. However, local sheriff, Jayne Quarles, is not thrilled to have the assistance of the Jägers. This contemporary PNR is suitable for adult audiences.

SHE WOLF starts out with a Prologue in Danzig, 1588. It informs us how Lily was transformed into a werewolf and helps explain why she became a hunter. Then the story switches to present day, in eastern Washington.

Lily is a compelling character. She is lonely and has lived a long time. She is noble for trying to defend those that are weaker than her. I like Jayne. It is understandable why she feels the way she does throughout the story. She makes a good companion for Lily.

I like Kyle Miller. He has an interesting talent. I wouldn’t mind seeing a spin-off of the novel with Kyle and Ava.

The rogues in the story are noteworthy and complex. They made the story thought-provoking. The plot was carefully thought out. I like how events circled around. It was a good story that had interesting twists. I did at times find myself occasionally skimming the story to move ahead quicker. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this read. The plot was great & I loved the supportive characters of Ava & Kyle. The werewolf, vampire & paranormal legends and historical history was crafted with thoughtfulness. The interactions between the two main characters was engaging, & fluid. The ending had a twist that was smart & surprising. This is a refreshing read that enjoyable with characters you cared about and could emotionally connect too. My only wish is the author had spent a little more time on the ending because I was intrigued with the plot line and would of greedily loved more insight into the conclusion of the book.


Netgallery provided book for honest review.

[Gkaur · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a so-so. There were no big writing style mistakes, I just felt there was something lacking. I felt parts of the book were rushed like the romance between Lily and Jayne. This book had so much potential because I thought the prologue had so much intrigue and suspense. Even the climax for me felt rushed, there were so many POVs and there was just so much going on. Some books just don't work out, they aren't bad but just not great.

*ARC provided by NetGalley, thank you!

Recommendation: ehhh, not my cup of tea.

[Nicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

I liked this book. I love paranormal, especially anything with weres, and I really like books with LGBTQ+ representation, so I was excited to read this. Unfortunately, I felt the romance to be underdeveloped, and the plot almost sort of rushed. This book had a lot of potential, but I felt it fell a little flat. I feel the author could do much better, and would probably read it if the author wrote a sequel.

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had no expectations going into this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I didn't expect something paranormal and was pleasantly surprised by the story and characters. It was an interesting and fast paced story. The writing was crisp and interesting. When it was over I found myself wanting more, so I hope there's a sequel! I become quite invested in these characters.

[D. Messing · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting story, it has a lot of potential to be phenomenal, but it just seems flat.......It didn't manage to convey much of the emotion that was written, and there weren't a lot of details or descriptions about the setting. That being said, was it a bad story? No. Was it interesting? Yes. It has a solid storyline, and an interesting premise.

[C bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

via netgalley

an ok read.

[Ciara Sherry · Rating 3 out of 5]

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