Getting Gabe

Moon Pack #7

by Amber Kell

Unaware he has werewolf DNA, Gabriel is stunned to learn after an attack that not only will he change into a wolf but that two fae warriors are his mates. Now he has to help his men find the scientist who is creating the mutants before his new formula hits the streets.

Genres: M M Romance, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Romance, Menage, Fantasy, Fae

52 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 8, 2011

About the author

Amber Kell has made a career out of daydreaming. It has been a lifelong habit she practices diligently as shown by her complete lack of focus on anything not related to her fantasy world building.

When she told her husband what she wanted to do with her life he told her to go have fun.

During those seconds she isn't writing she remembers she has children who humor her with games of 'what if' and let her drag them to foreign lands to gather inspiration. Her youngest confided in her that he wants to write because he longs for a website and an author name—two things apparently necessary to be a proper writer.

Despite her husband's insistence she doesn't drink enough to be a true literary genius she continues to spin stories of people falling happily in love and staying that way.

She is thwarted during the day by a traffic jam of cats on the stairway and a puppy who insists on walks, but she bravely perseveres..

She also writes under the name Mikela Q. Chase

Reviews

[Aղցela W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The more I read this series the more we learn about Antony and what he is. This book was good Gabe who worked for Anthony was attacked by mutants found out the was part wolf found his mates twin Faes and had to kill his best friend who knew he was part wolf. I can't wait to read more of this series.

[Jesslan Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting Gabe
By Amber Kell

After being experimented on Gabe finds himself turned from an ordinary everyday wolf into a wolf shifter. Everything has changed for him and he doesn't know how to be a human. When he comes across fae twins his inner wolf claims they are his mates. The twins are surprised and wonder if maybe their mate wasn't another fae and is instead a shifter.

Shockingly unlike almost all of the other books in this series I really liked this one. I loved the twins and Gabe. I loved their chemistry together and the twins protectiveness. The storyline was on the unique side as well.

If you're into the taboo side of twins, brothers or stepbrothers being together you won't find it here. The twins are only with Gabe. Never each other.

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Nix Buttons · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the best instalment in this series (at least up to this one)! It had a plot and the relationship was sweet.

[Relly · Rating 3 out of 5]

better

3.25 stars

Not a bad addition to the series. I liked the MCs and liked the way the author dealt with the twins being soul mates but not being attracted to each other. I enjoyed the quick introduction to more of the face world and would like to see more

Be interested to see where it leads from here

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

The author has taken up her alphabet series again. Gabe works for Anthony, the alpha mate and is attacked one night. He confused and wakes up with the pack told that he must have latent were genes and now he's been changed, like it or not. While figuring this out, in walks twin fae Vielle and Vien. Gabe instantly attacks one deciding he's his mate, however before long he's figured they are both his mates, however the guys are clear, no touchy between the twins. They'll be naked in bed together but don't have sex together (pity that) but Gabe prefers that anyway. On the mutant werewolf side, Gabe is sent with the twins to see the fae king to ask for help, it seems there is much corruption in the fae kingdom and after returning Gabe is attacked by his best girlfriend who wants to make him mutant. I didn't quite get her role, but there was more learned about the mutants and which fae may be aiding the mad scientist in his pursuit to wipe out the regular shifters. I'd say this is an improvement on the previous books which were published under a different publisher, fewer errors and are a bit like candy, a quick read that leaves you looking forward to the next, especially now I'm kind of invested in figuring out the mutant werewolf thing. Hopefully it won't take quite so long for H as it did for G.

Merged review:

The author has taken up her alphabet series again. Gabe works for Anthony, the alpha mate and is attacked one night. He confused and wakes up with the pack told that he must have latent were genes and now he's been changed, like it or not. While figuring this out, in walks twin fae Vielle and Vien. Gabe instantly attacks one deciding he's his mate, however before long he's figured they are both his mates, however the guys are clear, no touchy between the twins. They'll be naked in bed together but don't have sex together (pity that) but Gabe prefers that anyway. On the mutant werewolf side, Gabe is sent with the twins to see the fae king to ask for help, it seems there is much corruption in the fae kingdom and after returning Gabe is attacked by his best girlfriend who wants to make him mutant. I didn't quite get her role, but there was more learned about the mutants and which fae may be aiding the mad scientist in his pursuit to wipe out the regular shifters. I'd say this is an improvement on the previous books which were published under a different publisher, fewer errors and are a bit like candy, a quick read that leaves you looking forward to the next, especially now I'm kind of invested in figuring out the mutant werewolf thing. Hopefully it won't take quite so long for H as it did for G.

[Mackenzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Warning: m/m/m again. Thankfully, no twincest.

That would've been a deal breaker for me, no matter how tolerant I am now towards triads in this universe.

What does a shifter do with two fae mates - who happen to be twin brothers - anyway? Well, apparently, it makes for a shifter with his paws full. Luckily for him, Gabe's fae mates - Vien and Viell - are already soul mates to begin with. So they can move right on to sexy times in the bedroom (read: hospital bed) without any further delay.

I'm on Team Vien, just because I find brooding fae is a lot more appealing than charming ones. Vien reminds me a lot of another fae from another series (Niall from Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series) and he wrought sympathy out of me the moment it was mentioned that he was the one always looked over by the twins' mutual lovers in the past. Even here, Gabe bonded first with Viell than Vien, cementing my firm support for Vien. I realize that Ms. Kell probably meant for the twins to stand on an even ground but I'm afraid that's quite impossible. Not with the way she kept describing how Viell was the preferred one between them.

All in all, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did the previous one. Perhaps the m/m/m part clouded my judgment - I have to admit, though, the polyamorous relationship is better developed here than in the 2nd installment, Baiting Ben - but once again this story comes right after an installment that I enjoyed immensely. It's hard for a story with m/m/m pairing to surpass the awesomeness that is Farro's and Anthony's predicaments!

But, nice try. The plot is worth reading. Also, by now it's impossible to follow the thread of the story if one skips an installment of the series, so even if the m/m/m part is a squick for anyone, it's better to just man up and brave it.

[Kochka94 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gabe, l'un des employés de la boite d'architecture d'Anthony, se fait agresser dans la rue par un loup mutant (toujours eux, la trame de fond, toussa toussa...). Sauvé par une patrouille, Anthony arrive à stopper la mutation mais Gabe apprend qu'il est porteur du gène garou et qu'il va donc se transformer en loup pour aller courir dans la forêt avec la meute. Pas traumatisé pour deux sous, il est plus émoustillé par tous ces beaux mâles présents dans la maison d'Anthony et Silver, et plus particulièrement les jumeaux faës Vien et Viell, introduits dans le tome précédent, qui se révèlent être ses compagnons.
Se retrouvant ambassadeur de la meute (qu'il vient juste d'intégrer en tant que garou...), une visite éclair au royaume faë ne lui apprend pas grand chose. Une trahison, un kidnapping, une transformation, et nous voilà prêt à de nouvelles aventures.
Ce tome introduit Blake, personnage qui semble assez intéressant qui semble occuper une place stratégique chez les gros vilains pas beaux.
Cette série, malgré tous ses défauts, m'amuse et me détend en fait, chaque tome se lit très vite, tout s'enchaine et est prévisible, et je suis curieuse de voir jusqu’où l'auteur ira.

[Guy Venturi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gabe gets a pair of mates, but looses a best friend?

Mutants are gaining in members and territory as secret drugs destroy the candidates for more mutants.

Gabe has claimed his twin Fae mates, but needs to build up defenses for his new family and friends. The Fae King did not care much for his wolf or his mating with the twins who are the King's nephews. Is the King part of the conspiracy? What more can Silver and Anthony do to prepare for the fast approaching war with the mutants?

[Nessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was filled with many different types of characters (even a wizard) making this such a fun read. Gabe was bitten by a mutant wolf, but thanks to Anthony, he didn't turn into one even though he had wolf DNA. I enjoyed his mating with Vien and Viell (fae) and how well they worked together. The story was nicely written and the plot continues to intrigue me. Excellent.

[MG Lahey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolf Man wins!

The poor guy didn't even know he was a wolf! Gabe thought he was "just an architect" until a strange encounter landed him in something he thought was just a fairytale.
Great story, characters and plot line.

[Lila Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is my first MMM Triad in which two of the men don't have sexual contact. It's different, but it worked well with the story and the characters. I think Vien is my favorite of the three.

[Lissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Re-read and review: 08/09/2020
I wish the books in this series has been longer because the ideas are great but not developed. If this series was about the relationship of Anthony and Silver in the background the pack members beginning to find his mate it's would be much better but even this can't be put in this number of pages.

[Les Chroniques Aléatoires · Rating 3 out of 5]

Avec ce 7ème opus, nous reprenons les choses plus ou moins où elles s’étaient arrêtées pour Farro et Kylen. La meute de la Lune connait enfin la vérité sur les montres et recherchent le scientifiques fous grâce à certains faës. Forcément, il y a des couples qui se forment suivant l’exemple de Farro et Kylen, mais les choses sont loin d’être aussi simple pour Gabriel, alias Gabe, qui est un métis qui ignore sa nature de loup et qui se retrouve un soir entre les mains des monstrueux métamorphes modifiés. Commence alors une toute nouvelle vie inconnue pour l’architecte.

Gabe est donc un architecte gay qui travaille pour Anthony. Il a du mal à se faire une place, à trouver un compagnon et Faith est sa seule amie. Il va comprendre un soir tragique pourquoi il a toujours eu autant de mal à s’intégrer et surtout pourquoi il a été élevé à la sauvage. Il est en réalité à moitié loup-garou et ses premiers pas vont être explosifs. Il doit découvrir et contrôler son nouveau don, sa nouvelle force, sa nouvelle nature. Rien de mien pour cela que de trouver son compagnon ou plutôt compagnons au pluriel dans son cas.

Quand les jumeaux faës Viell et Vien débarque chez Anthony et Silver, ils ne s’attendaient pas à tomber sur un loup-garou sexy qui essaye de les violer à vu. Coup de chance ou pas, il ne les laisse pas de marbre, il pourrait bien être leur compagnon. On a beau les avoir rencontrer dans le livre précédent, ce n’était pas suffisant pour comprendre la complexité de leurs personnalité et relation. Ils se complètent parfaitement, le contraire l’un de l’autre, mais tout aussi attachant.

Bien que dans le livre précédent l’histoire avait fait des bonds de géant, ici les choses stagnent un peu mais pas forcément dans le mauvais sens. On découvre de nouvelles informations sur le monde des faës et sur le passé d’Anthony. On se rend compte aussi que parmi les métamorphes modifiés, ils ne sont pas tous vicieux et volontaires dans l’annihilation des meutes. Mais dans leur ensemble, il n’y a pas beaucoup d’évolution. C’est surtout la romance qui prime et ce n’est pas gênant puisque cette fois-ci, le ménage à trois est réussit.

Une bonne suite avec des personnages intéressants et un univers qui s’approfondit. On continue à voir des couples précédents, tout en rencontrant de nouvelles têtes, juste ce qu’il faut pour que la série puisse bien se poursuivre. Mais cela n’empêche pas que l’auteure ne doit pas se reposer sur ses lauriers et doit maintenant rendre les choses plus inattendues et mouvementées. Au-delà d’une lecture sympathique, la Meute de la lune commence à devenir addictive.

[Brigitte Alouqua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que voila une série que j'adore dans la littérature MxM.

Bien nous ayons une histoire suivie en toile de fond, chaque tome est centré sur un personnage en particulier. (Sur le blog, vous pouvez trouver Elliott, Farro, et maintenant Gabe)

L'histoire principale est une histoire de "guerre" entre les loups et les faes, les faes ont rejetté les loups parce qu'ils craignaient que ceux-ci ne les dépassent en nombre, et qu'ils n'arrivent plus à les contrôler. Les faes les ont alors bannis de leur dimension, n'en gardant que quelques uns comme gardes. Mais depuis un moment, un scientifique joue à Dieu en créant des mutants différents des loups déjà par leur aspect physique, ils sont comme bloqués entre l'homme et le loup. Mais ces mutants tuent les loups, Silver et sa meute sont donc à la recherche de ce scientifique fou et mène l'enquête qui les font passer d'une dimension à l'autre, d'ailleurs une personne proche du roi des faes n'y serait pas étrangère.

Dans ce tome, Gabe ne sait pas qu'il possède l'ADN du loup, mais les fameux mutants vont l'attaquer et le mordre. C'est ainsi qu'il va se retrouver chez Silver et Anthony, ceux-ci vont lui apprendre ce qu'il est et l'aider pour sa première transformation. Lors de son séjour chez l'alpha, il fera la rencontre de Vien et Viell, des faes jumeaux. Le loup en lui n'aura plus qu'une seule envie, celle de les revendiquer comme étant ses compagnons.

Si il fallait retenir juste une chose de ce tome, ce serait qu'il faut parfois se méfier des personnes qui nous sont proches, on ne sait jamais quel secret elles peuvent cacher.

Si vous lisez de la littérature MxM, je vous recommande vraiment cette série.

[Ami · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars
I admit, my opinion is clouded by my general dislike over m/m/m theme, especially this is not a simply m/m/m but seems like 'a love triangle' too.

Personally, I think Ms. Kell never fully fleshes out Viell (one of the twins). Instead most of the perspectives on this story comes from Vien. Vien describes his twin, Viell, as full of sunshine, whose heart still bleeds over failed relationship. While Vien himself is more brooding and build a wall around his heart whenever their attempt for relationship fails. Especially because, as twins, they need a third to complete them.

So imagine my being sympathize over Vien's situation. THEN, when Gabe comes into their life, he sort of taken by Viell first, and Vien must choked on his feeling of concern that Gabe loves Viell more than him. I want to scream, NOT FAIR, because I wish Vien can get complete happiness without having to share his love.

Gabe himself is pretty cute. He is unaware that all his life he has a dormant werewolf DNA. When Gabe is attacked by mutant werewolf and ends up fully transformed into shifter, he discovers the joy of finding mate(s) in a happy yip wolf kind of way.

So the conclusion is: in the romance department, I'm NOT happy. But in the sense of how the plot is moving forward, I'm pretty satisfied to continue this for next book.

[Tj · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not one of the author's better books. The story is choppy and unrealistic. The characters are vague and make little impact on me. I had wished to get to know them but they are hardly explained. I just couldn't connect to them and so the story had little impact on me. I thought the menage wasn't really a true menage. Yes, they were all in bed together and touching but neither twin touched the other so it was a weak idea of a menage. The ability of Gabe to accept and move on from finding out what happened to him wasn't real believable either. I know that he knew about otherkin but to suddenly be attacked and turned into a werewolf would have had some impact. Gabe just lacked ANY true reaction to it.

[Ryoma Gartre · Rating 3 out of 5]

I debated to add the incest tag, but since like the faes say, they don't have sex with each other, I didn't, the story was cool, loved the interactions and doubts, the chemistry is hot, and the sex scenes well done but the mutant plot is just being repetitive by now, I hope in that in Inflaming Ino something finally happens to move the things forward, because if she is going to keep the same plot peace going for 26 books I don't know if i'm continuing reading them.

Another thing I'm getting tired of is Anthony being this super powerful entity, it's getting old real quick, so I hope something happens soon there, like he being depowered and struggling to get it back or something.

[Phaney · Rating 3 out of 5]

2015 Re-read:

Oh, this one I liked. And ménages aren’t usually my thing. But this one felt like an actual story, despite the usual accelerated narrative style. The main focus sticks with Gabe; we get enough of the other two to outline the upcoming issues and care (for Vien more than Viell, but that’s all right). In the end a lot happens in these few pages and none of it felt bad.

Also an interesting point to note: this is one of only two gay ménage romances that I’ve come across involving twins (or brothers as such) without incest. Nice touch.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was exactly what I expected. A continuation of the Moon Pack Series that introduced me to three new characters while continuing the mutant story line. I enjoy this series because it is light, little to no angst, hot and sexy mates, and has an entertaining story line. I loved that Gabe's mates were twin fae (would have loved it more if there was some brotherly love because I'm into that, lol) and how perfect the threesome are together. My only complaint is that the story was too short!

[Melanie~~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has quite a bit of story arc plot development. However, what gives me pause and makes me reduce my rating is that Gabe takes to being a wolf shifter quite extraordinarily and inexplicably well for someone who never new for certain of the existence of shifters, magic, fae, etc. I also find it rather implausible that Gabe, a shifter of about two days' time, would be sent as an emissary for the wolves to the fae king.

Those two items were just too big to warrant a 4-star rating though I did enjoy the rest of the book/story.

[Jane (PS) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was fortunate enough to pick this book up for free, however I haven't read any of the earlier books. It seems to me that you need to read these other books to get the full enjoyment from the series. I was a bit 'at sea' with some of the comments and actions - it all felt very rushed and quick, and pretty disjointed; but perhaps had I read the earlier books I would not have felt this want of continuity. I'll certainly try this author again - but at the beginning of a series :)

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, so far each short story seems to be more like a chapter of Anthony & Silver's story; all really quick reads & the angst of the books usually seem forced. I think it would actually be better if read all at once, instead of like a serial with each chapter coming out every few months. However, the main plot is interesting, so I keep following it.
Love the twins almost as much as Dare! And Gabe seems so sweet! I dont understand why women are always turning out to be the bad guys though....

[Becky Condit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing. I like the Moon Pack series. If you haven't read them, each book is alphabetically in order by character names (Anthony, Ben, Calvin...Gabe)and this one seemed like it was just a place-holder between F and H. Contains shifters, vampires, fairies, magical creatures of all kinds. Recommended to fans of this series to keep you up to date. Hoping the "H" volume is better.

[Readingspree joseph · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh my God. Let me save all of you the trouble by saying DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. I am rearely this critical, but this book but this one brought out the worst in me. The plot was ridiculous, the charecters were 1 dimensional. There was simply no redeeming factor about this book. I would steer clear of the entire series if this one is any indication.

[Ilona Fenton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another menage with twins (but without any incest) made this an unusual addition to the Moon Pack serial. There was more on the main Moon Pack Storyline and, as is getting more and more obvious, these books need to be read in alphabetical order to follow that storyline. As to the individual story about Gabe and the Twins that was well written and I loved it.

[CB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these books - great novellas ~ sexy, entertaining and fun!

It appears there will eventually be A-Z and there is plenty of room for it to go even beyond that. It is very entertaining with interesting characters and unique twists in each story. They do need to be read in order - each group of MC's have their own story but there is an overlaying back story that grows throughout each book.

[Monica Clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, so I'm 7 books into this amazing series and not only does the story get better with each book, but I've just noticed (in my eagerness to inhale everything about the moon pack) that the books are running in alphabetical order. So here's hoping that Amber continues with names for the pack members all the way to Z, all the more Moon pack books for me to read.

[Eva · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
I liked the story, but once again more questions are raised than are answered regarding the whole mutant wolf-shifter theme.

On a side note, contains twins but no twincest just so you know.

[Blackravens Reviews · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ravens. Ms. Kell is a very imaginative writer who has developed charming characters and a unique take on the paranormal canon. To read this review in its entirety, please visit http://www.blackravensreviews.com/?p=...