Four Courts. Four Fae princesses in need of a shifter mate. And a war for the ages.
Lacey is heir to Spring Court. Yet, somehow she has found herself stuck in a frigid world. The one hot exception is Creighton, the wolf shifter who manages to both infuriate her and drive her wild with desire.
Creighton doesn’t know what to make of the Fae he finds out in the storm, but he does know he needs to make Lacey his.
When the two find themselves on a mission to save missing friends, will they give into their passion and help Lacey uncover a gift greater than she could have ever imagined?
Alyssa Rose Ivy is the bestselling author of more than forty novels with over one million books sold worldwide. She loves to weave stories with romance and humor, and she is best known for writing about college boys with wings. After surviving law school and earning her masters in library science, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. She lives in Alabama with her two children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. I was in no way compensated for this review.
Alyssa Rose Ivy returns to the Court of Shifters world with Spring’s Wolf and this time, Lacey, Wren’s best friend, is up for the storytelling. Lacey wasn’t not expecting to run into her mate on this world saving trip with her best friend, but fate had other plans in mind for her.
Lacey and her friends are still trying to figure out a way to save the world from the rifts and shadow creatures wreaking havoc. Now that they know Wren is the one opening the paths between worlds, they have one problem figured out but the shadow creatures are still another problem entirely. When Frost and his brother, and Elron don’t return from a scouting mission, Wren and Lacey begin to worry. Then James decides they need to move camp and it’s on the way that they meet his friend Creighton and sparks immediately fly between him and Lacey. As you might guess, he is her mate.
Lacey and Creighton definitely have some connection going on as they can’t seem to stay away from one another from the get-go. When it comes out that they are fated to be together, all hesitations are over. But they will have to put their feelings aside when more lives get put on the line. They are eventually led to another world by a very familiar face. And it is then that three worlds collide. Yes, THREE! We have the fae world colliding with Energo, and now we have the world of the Chronicles coming in at full force.
I really enjoyed seeing all these worlds come together. Having read all the separate series over the years, I’ve seen two of them interact every once in a while, but having them all come together was just awesome! And in this one, we will learn more of what’s to come from this series and the coming heroines.
I guess one thing that might have bugged me a bit was how quickly Lacey and Creighton fell in love with one another. In the first book, Wren and Frost were already good friends and we knew Frost was in love with Wren and she was harboring feelings for him. So they’re getting together asap was expected. Lacey and Creighton didn’t know one another at all. Sure, they were flirting when they first meet and teasing, but then it’s in the next moment they learn of their fates and it seemed to seal the deal between them. I guess I just wasn’t expecting the instant in the insta love this time around. Not a big complaint, I guess I just wish that they could of have more time to fall in love instead of just be in love.
I felt like at the end of this one we had a few more cliffhangers than I anticipated. I wasn’t sure which direction this series would take after the first one. I kind of guessed we’d see the four seasons of the courts and that is the likely path now. There was just still so much left unsaid at the end of this one that I am anxious to see how the next book will tie it all together. I do see one nice connecting loophole though that gives a very nice opening. I mean, I suspected such a thing in the first book too because where there’s one single person, you know there’s another one out there for them and a story will bloom!
If you’re a fan of Alyssa’s books, then you are positively going to love this one! I adored all the connections the worlds are making and seeing so many familiar faces. I am eager to see what will be in store next! I’m guessing Autumn Court, but we shall see!
I really enjoyed this book and thought it was better than the first book. I loved the connection between Lacey and Creighton. I liked seeing more of Energo, even though Icentris is completely frozen so not much to look at but I thought their houses were cool as they were completely underground to protect the occupants from the harsh weather conditions. I found it funny how Lacey was adamant that she wasn’t going to find a mate with a Arco wolf and along comes Creighton who both him and Lacey feel an instant connection but Lacey denies it even though Creighton can tell she’s lying. Creighton loves teasing Lacey but to start with she doesn’t like it as she thinks he’s being mean but he explains that teasing is completely different, I think she secretly likes it but given she’s tired and really cold it’s understandable that she’s short with him. I liked the add in of Jared, Levi and Allie as well as the Crescent City Hotel and the Society as I always love seeing what they’re getting up to since reading their stories. I loved how Lacey wasn’t afraid to talk back to Jared which isn’t surprising that he was annoying her, as that’s part of Jared’s charm. I’m looking forward to seeing if Lacey gets more than one gift and see how her new powers increase now that her and Creighton have mated, I wonder where Preston went since he didn’t end up stuck in New Orleans with Frost and Elron and why do Wren and Coral from the Summer Court dislike each other. I’d recommend this book, series and author to everyone.
I was so excited to read this book and when I did I was not disappointed. I loved it!!! I was drawn into the story and it was hard to put the book down. Love the characters. I was excited to meet the new characters as well. There is definitely a few surprises in this book, one special surprise that had me jumping with excitement. You never know who will make an appearance. I am so looking forward to the next book in this series. So much more adventure to go and I need to see where the adventure takes me.
Creighton tends to sometimes have one thought in his mind, “it does not bother me. You are a good leader. But that does not mean you cannot focus on yourself once in a while.” I wanted to focus on her. On all of her." I liked this book, I loved Creighton.