Wolf with Benefits

Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have read and diligently followed Shelly Laurenston’s Pride series like a total Shifter Groupie. Guilty as charged!! Always fascinated with Shifter stories there is just something about men and women that can morph into an animal counterpart that makes the paranormal fiction even better. When you look at everyday people their mannerisms seem to take after animals…at times. Shelly’s writing takes it a step farther.

The She-Jackal Antonella Jean-Louis Parker “Toni” for short was handed the short end of the stick when it came to destiny dealing out Prodigy status. Knowing full well her whole pack was granted a gift in various skill sets and her only skill was managing their egotistical, narcissistic little ass’s day in and day out. Schedule after schedule and class upon class her life was dedicated to organizing them and keeping the peace among the heathens. That is until she finds her talent for scheduling and managing the unmanageable can be used on a greater scale, like managing the Hockey team the Carnivores.

Toni has severe separation anxiety, she has dedicated so much of herself to helping her brothers and sisters attain their goals she has lost all sight on hers, which is the reason she a) has no boyfriend, and b) can’t get laid. All work and no play schedule is about to change and Ricky Lee is just the wolf for the job. Ricky Lee was such a great counterpart for Toni’s character. This easy going voyeur really supported Toni and helped her realize she was capable and had qualities that make her just as special as her prodigy family. She really finds her worth in this book and at the end she has this amazing moment with her parents. Not to mention she really kicks ass at her job and the outlandish fires that seem to come up to test her, you do not mess with a she-jackal or her kin! Ever!!

Ricky Lee Reed is a curious wolf who loves to be entertained. His first encounter with Toni was nothing but shear entertainment especially when he realized the “Are you my daddy”, line she had her siblings use was just to mislead. When he realized Toni was nothing short of a maelstrom of funny and outlandish comic relief at least that is how he interprets the antics of her brood, following her around to see what happens seems like the right thing to do.

This continued in the norm for SL books, this means you have characters so define you may just write them a Christmas card, that is how dynamic they are! I am never more amazed as I am reading these books; this one in particular was so F@#king hilarious I was laughing-out-loud so often people probably thought I had issues. *Warning do not read this book in libraries* Toni’s siblings had me rolling with the simple way they executed their opinion and cut you down to size effortlessly. I swear I love Kyle!! And Freddy.

I cannot put my finger on one reason why these books standout for me the world they live in is just like the real world with the obvious exceptions. The supporting characters are much like your own crazy family they pop in and out of this book and sometimes newbies are introduced like Livy… OMG I am going to read Bite Me very soon, I missed that one somehow. Let’s not forget the action (in many ways) but the threat still persist in the shifter community and I think with the new players looking into the people hunting down shifters and stuffing them for trophies will soon be put down. These books aren’t overly sexual, (that is possible… sort of) you do get the idea and the imagery is Lovely but it isn't borderline erotica…lol For those of you that don’t care for the freak in the sheets time. I personally feel this book like the others in the series is a 5 star read in every way!

I received this for an honest review!


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