Something to Howl About: An Alphaville Story

This is my first read by Christine Warren and now I'm wondering how I've missed her. This well-written and fast-paced tale is easily read in one sitting and that's just what I did. I would've liked more of Annie's backstory, but the author does give enough to understand the character. I absolutely loved Jonas and his internal bickering with his bear as he struggles with the idea of a mate while trying to remain professional with Annie, and she was just as amusing with her scientific mind being thrown for a loop by the sexy bear. The storyline is intriguing and peppered with a bit of steam and some truly witty dialogue that kept me smiling and chuckling from start to finish.

Christine Warren’s “Others” series is one of my favorites so I was very excited to know that she was writing a new series that takes place in the same world and Something to Howl About is the prequel to the new Alphaville series. The characters are strong, compelling and draw readers into the story and romance is full of sparks and heat which keep readers glued to the pages. The prequel is a great short story to get this series going, in fact the only thing that could possibly make it better would be if it was longer because I wasn’t ready for it to end, but that’s okay, I’m off to read Baby, I’m Howling For You now.

This was an interesting story mainly due to Jonas's insistence to Annie that his kind, brown bears, did not mate like other shifters. This was despite his bear's desperate need for Annie, and her wolf answering in kind. The reason Annie was in Alpha didn't take a backseat to the romance developing between Jonas and Annie. She was there to do a job. It didn't mean she would be immune to destiny's call or the strength of her own longings. Short and sweet, there is plenty of room for more stories in Alpha with the way Ms. Warren wrote this story. Will there be a baby boom? Will new genes be introduced and contribute to the baby boom? Will other brown bears learn that the pull they feel toward their mate, the possessive and obsessive way they behave is normal? It'll be interesting to see what Ms. Warren does next.