Heat

by Christie Goldenwulfe

Werewolf Kain Ulmer must risk everything to keep his mate Autumn safe from what hunts her. That means bringing her to Haven, the only werewolf colony in existence, and before the enigmatic Queen of their kind. He does not know the fate that awaits them both, a fate that will cost them far more than either are willing to sacrifice.

Autumn Sullivan must reconcile her love for Kain with the darkness he has brought into her life, altering her world forever. Her surrender is the key, but how can she trust Kain or her own heart after finding out the truth about the Hunger? She must make a choice, and do it soon, or risk destroying all that she loves.

Time is running out, bringing them both closer to danger and the inevitable changes that the moon will bring.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Werewolves

371 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2022

Reviews

[Shana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a solid 4.5, at least for me. When I first picked up Hunger I assumed it was just going to be some smutty werewolf stuff, but it had so much excitement and action packed in to the story! And Heat was no different. I really enjoyed these books and had to make myself stop reading every night. It mentions a tentative 3rd book at the end and I'm hoping it willlllll come about at some point, because I'd love some more Kain and Autumn. :)

[SpeedX · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second installment of the Hunger Series kicks right where the previous book ended. My anticipation for this installment was through the roof, after reading the first book I no longer held out hope a second was in the making after so many years. But color me surprised when Heat showed up as a recommendation a week or so before it's release date. My expectations was immense and I was not totally let down.

Lemme tell you the 360 both characters went through compared to the first book was staggering. We had Autumn self assured, independent, confident if a little...shy I would say. Kain was all encompassing, darkly dangerous, arrogant. Totally opposite of one another but it worked. In this book, Autumn was bitchy, confusing, emotional...even though I knew she had excellent reason for her changes it couldn't help rolling my eyes or being annoyed with her, I wanted the hold Autumn back. Kain on the other hand, his change blew me the hell away, he was sappy, emotional (though I just want it known I don't find emotional men a bad thing) but it was overly done, timid, unsure of himself....again both characters had proper reasons for the changes, but I wanted to throttle both of them.

We got a whole lot more information and an idea of where the story is headed but was left with enough not being said to leave some mystery. While the information was a lot, it wasn't a crap load of it, their world is a lot more intricate than we first realized from the first book, for both characters. The secondary characters could have been a little more fleshed out, though we do get a third POV, so there is that. Overall, Christie did a great job moving the story along and not being stagnant on one scene/incident. Although, she does tend to repeat herself throughout the book, small sentences/descriptions, her beta readers should point this out to her.

[Helene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping!

Loved how the main characters struggled and hence grow with each other. Of course you wished they would just talk to each other and be honest, a lot of drama might have been avoided. But it is so relatable why they do what they do (sure the main issue is being a werewolf, but comparable troubles with the same amount of emotional investments easily happens with all couples)
I still wish they would have talked with each other (Kain truly becomes a loveable and caring jerk, and Autumn just focuses too much on the jerk part), but I totally enjoyed the read!

Looking forward to the next book!!! Really hope we don't have to wait too long.