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Wolves' Heat #6
Cam's Fortune
Once every three years, humans become sexual prey to a species that has no control over the urge to mate because of a devastating attraction to human scent.Cam Lujan is on a mission, but an ambush has left him injured and on the run inside the borders of the American Protectorate, where wolves roam free during their heat season, ready to claim any human foolish enough to stick around once heat season starts.The terrain is rough, the people are treacherous, and the howls carried by the wind are enough to scare any sane man. Cam's in trouble and he knows it.But Cam isn't one to give up easily, and he'll risk anything not to fail, even the wrath of a powerful alpha who's ready to mate.Because Cam doesn't need a mate, he needs a miracle . . .Book 6 in the Wolves' Heat series.This story contains explicit sex, graphic language, and sexual situations that some people might find offensive. Male/Male sexual content. Romance for anyone who likes hot male/male loving, alien mates, and a strong dose of alpha romance!
395 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 28, 2015
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June 13, 2017
Hot and sweet story that works as a standalone and has an effective emotional punch.
Cam is a spy for the U.S. government who became a prominent leader of one of the renegade groups in order to figure out their purpose for attacking the Wolves. The "wolves" are an alien race that sought refuge on Earth after their world got destroyed. Wolves aren't that much different from humans in appearance, but they have advanced technology and a nasty habit of going into heat every three Earth years. Something about the human scent makes wolves go into a crazed lust, which has put a massive strain on human-wolf relations. And while there's an official peace treaty between the races, it's known that government officials conveniently overlook renegade attacks. Some even secretly support them. Cam's trying to track those officials down.
Unfortunately, Cam's renegade group gets dismantled by a different spy, Matthew, who had no idea he and Cam were on the same side. Now the wolves believe Cam is a traitor, and one of them intends to "mate" Cam so that he may earn forgiveness through submission.
Cam is a very compelling character. He was born with complications due to his mother's drug use. His father adopted him and used advanced technology to give Cam his sight and hearing. Cam's a survivor, and his main drive is to help his wife and kids. He also understands the wolves' culture in a way that most humans don't. In fact, Cam used to be mated to a wolf. He used to be in love. He buried those feelings, and it's only with the appearance of the wolf known as Rick that old wounds resurface.
Rick is a respected Alpha among the wolves. He's also not immune to the humans' intoxicating scent. Rick hones in on Cam during a trap laid out by Matthew, and the two begin playing cat and mouse, with Rick capturing Cam then Cam returning the favor. Rick intends to keep Cam as his mate while Cam refuses to abandon his family, regardless of his marriage being a technicality and his kids being adopted. Cam's also battling his inner demons, which includes another man named Rick, who's a far worse monster.
You can probably already guess that the tech for Cam's sight and hearing craps out on him. For a guy stuck in his own head, Cam's POV is the most engaging with the loss of his senses. He finds solace in Rick's company, using the time to work through his feelings for the other wolf he used to love. Their combative relationship takes on a sweet tone that never loses its sexy edge. Cam has to admit not just his role in the renegade group but also his lingering regret over mistakes he's made in the past.
Perhaps the only reason this book doesn't get five stars is because the ending sort of peters out, the tension riding on a conflict that's been more or less resolved already. At the same time, it's a heartwarming sense of closure, so I can't complain much.
I should also warn you there's a shitty transphobic remark that Cam makes toward an off-page character at one point. I mean, it's in character and it makes sense in context, but it's still very jarring if you're sensitive to that stuff. The good news is it's a singular remark that doesn't stop Cam, or any of the other characters, from using correct pronouns or respecting the character's capabilities.
Overall, this is a fantastic read that gives a glimpse into the other books into the series without relying on them too heavily. I highly recommend you give it a shot.
My reviews for the rest of the series: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, and Book 5
Cam is a spy for the U.S. government who became a prominent leader of one of the renegade groups in order to figure out their purpose for attacking the Wolves. The "wolves" are an alien race that sought refuge on Earth after their world got destroyed. Wolves aren't that much different from humans in appearance, but they have advanced technology and a nasty habit of going into heat every three Earth years. Something about the human scent makes wolves go into a crazed lust, which has put a massive strain on human-wolf relations. And while there's an official peace treaty between the races, it's known that government officials conveniently overlook renegade attacks. Some even secretly support them. Cam's trying to track those officials down.
Unfortunately, Cam's renegade group gets dismantled by a different spy, Matthew, who had no idea he and Cam were on the same side. Now the wolves believe Cam is a traitor, and one of them intends to "mate" Cam so that he may earn forgiveness through submission.
Cam is a very compelling character. He was born with complications due to his mother's drug use. His father adopted him and used advanced technology to give Cam his sight and hearing. Cam's a survivor, and his main drive is to help his wife and kids. He also understands the wolves' culture in a way that most humans don't. In fact, Cam used to be mated to a wolf. He used to be in love. He buried those feelings, and it's only with the appearance of the wolf known as Rick that old wounds resurface.
Rick is a respected Alpha among the wolves. He's also not immune to the humans' intoxicating scent. Rick hones in on Cam during a trap laid out by Matthew, and the two begin playing cat and mouse, with Rick capturing Cam then Cam returning the favor. Rick intends to keep Cam as his mate while Cam refuses to abandon his family, regardless of his marriage being a technicality and his kids being adopted. Cam's also battling his inner demons, which includes another man named Rick, who's a far worse monster.
You can probably already guess that the tech for Cam's sight and hearing craps out on him. For a guy stuck in his own head, Cam's POV is the most engaging with the loss of his senses. He finds solace in Rick's company, using the time to work through his feelings for the other wolf he used to love. Their combative relationship takes on a sweet tone that never loses its sexy edge. Cam has to admit not just his role in the renegade group but also his lingering regret over mistakes he's made in the past.
Perhaps the only reason this book doesn't get five stars is because the ending sort of peters out, the tension riding on a conflict that's been more or less resolved already. At the same time, it's a heartwarming sense of closure, so I can't complain much.
I should also warn you there's a shitty transphobic remark that Cam makes toward an off-page character at one point. I mean, it's in character and it makes sense in context, but it's still very jarring if you're sensitive to that stuff. The good news is it's a singular remark that doesn't stop Cam, or any of the other characters, from using correct pronouns or respecting the character's capabilities.
Overall, this is a fantastic read that gives a glimpse into the other books into the series without relying on them too heavily. I highly recommend you give it a shot.
My reviews for the rest of the series: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, and Book 5
December 6, 2017
Cam's tale I expected much from, for it is the first time we are going to get the viewpoint of an human who is neither a more or less innocent bystander (Matthew, Salvatore) or a member of the Resistance against the Wolves (Ian, Devon, Brendan), but a spy for what remains of the government of the United States of America, in this universe a most diminished entity which had to trade off lands with the aliens it could not hope to defeat militarily. Alas, Cam's narrative voice does not provide much context beyond his need to sustain his makeshift family and next to nothing in the way of information of a general stamp; even the topic of his cybernetic, malfunctioning eye which is key to his spying, gets short shrift in quite the same way as Matthew's illness and treatment in the fourth book. For someone who apparently is military, he does not prove to be much of a match for his future mate, whom he takes prisoner early on in the story, unless the worsening quality of the writing has something to do with that very impression of dilettantism. I enjoyed the pacing of this instalment and the entertaining, if a little too prolonged and contrived, lack of communication between headstrong Cam and scheming Rick, each of them keeping their secrets very close to their chest; what killed most of my appreciation though is the excess emphasis put on the Wolf's need for sex due to his heat (frenzy would rather apply), the sheer frequency and amount of 'mating' scenes - mediocre porn is not what I buying those books for; sci-fi with an amorous flavor is -, and the utter absence of progress in the overall plotting with the Deviners, Watchers, Renegades and loyalists to Trey. This aspect of Cam's Fortune gave me the distinct feeling of being a narrative dead end, out of which Mrs Lynne does not quite know how to get. This is unfortunate this far in the series.
August 10, 2018
Loved this book. I loved Cam. He is cunning and would do anything for those that he considers family. I could still slap him sometimes, in his way of dismissing Rick. But his pain felt so real and very relatable. A great book set in a very different world. Worth the read
April 22, 2019
Surprisingly I liked this story, though Cam was one confusing guy. Rick was smart, strong and patient, I liked him. There was also an interesting backstory aside from the main plot.
September 29, 2020
Overlapping Story Lines
It's really important to read the series in order because of the interweaving of stories. Makes this series very rich and detailed.
It's really important to read the series in order because of the interweaving of stories. Makes this series very rich and detailed.
January 11, 2016
3.5. Granted, I'm starting with Book 6 of the series, but it felt like I'd been reading this book for months. The whole 'I'm a wolf in heat so I would go insane if I don't f*ck something' is eh to me at the best of times, but I can take a scene here or here. Hundreds of pages of this was a bit much. I did read the blurb and was interested in the circumstances under which Cam and Rick met, but the 'heat' lasted the entire book! I enjoyed the characters (though Cam was a bit of an a-hole at times), loved the humor and plot situations, and was given enough backstory where I wasn't (very) confused, but the book just seemed to go on and on, and that was partly because of the excessive number of sex scenes. Cam and Rick were hot, but goodness! Outside of the sex, I did love their romantic journey (no insta love here) and was happy they got their HEA. For me, the book could have ended at Chapter 32. I skimmed everything after that. I was just ready to be done.
December 6, 2015
Wolves Heat 6
Its a great addition to the series. It's fun to meet Rick again and see how he finds his mate. I also like info on what happened when the wolves first showed up, and how things went before the first heat. I'll be expectantly waiting for the next book!
Its a great addition to the series. It's fun to meet Rick again and see how he finds his mate. I also like info on what happened when the wolves first showed up, and how things went before the first heat. I'll be expectantly waiting for the next book!
January 25, 2016
I'm not sure why it took so long to read this because I actually did enjoy it. However I did have trouble remembering who Cam was in relation to everyone else I've already read about.
In this case at least for me I believe reading these closer would make more sense but still a good read.
In this case at least for me I believe reading these closer would make more sense but still a good read.
December 1, 2015
Yes, please. May I have another?
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