Reed Montgomery’s life is perfect. With a flourishing business, a condo by the sea, and a social calendar any red-blooded bachelor would envy, he can’t imagine anything that could make him happier—until Marin Sawyer walks into his office in search of investment advice. He’s immediately smitten with the dark-haired beauty, and determined to have her at any cost. A serious relationship isn’t on Marin’s radar right now, but a fling with a handsome man like Reed might be the perfect way to let off a little steam. The charming and oh-so-sexy human is impossible to resist, but when Marin settles down with a permanent mate it will be with a werewolf, like herself. Her father, the powerful Alpha of their pack, has decreed it should be so and Marin is nothing if not the dutiful daughter. But things get complicated when Reed starts playing for keeps. Suddenly he’s making plans for the future, plans that include Marin—until he discovers the devastating secret she’s been hiding. Can Reed overcome what he sees as the ultimate betrayal? Will he fight to keep the gorgeous werewolf for himself—or forfeit the only woman to ever succeed in capturing his heart?
Vicki Crum is the award-winning author of the Eternal Moon series - Once in a Blue Moon, Moonspell, Blood Moon and Embrace the Moon. Blood Moon was voted Best Paranormal Romance of 2021 by Book Buyer’s Best Award. These days Vicki is writing straight contemporary romance, dipping her toe into the exciting world of rock and roll heroes with a two book rockstar duet. The Long Road Home is the beginning of an emotional, second chance, fated-lovers romance, climaxing in Forever Mine, where with a little faith and a lot of hard work, happy endings really do come true.
Vicki resides with her husband in a charming seaside community in Southern California. She has two grown daughters and two adorable grandchildren who light up her world. Vicki loves readers!
I've been binge-watching The Vampire Diaries, so I was looking forward to reading a paranormal romance novel. Unfortunately, the lead male character makes an Indigenous slur early on that was entirely unnecessary. It was it difficult to get into the story after that. If it weren't for that one poor choice of expression, I likely would have enjoyed Marin and Reed's story more.
Disclaimer - I received a copy of this book via Goodreads Giveaways.
Reed just find out that werewolves are real and his sister is one. Marin's father wants her to meet Reed to talk about investments. Little do they know, there will be more, than business talk. Loved this story.