Going home digs up bad memories, so it's something Bureau of Special Investigations agent Cooper Dayton tries to avoid. When he's guilted into a visit, Cooper brings along Oliver Park, his hot new werewolf partner, in the hopes the trip will help clarify their status as a couple…or not.
When Park's keen shifter nose uncovers a body in the yard and Cooper's father is the prime suspect, Cooper knows they're on their own. Familial involvement means no sanctioned investigation. They'll need to go rogue and solve the mystery quietly or risk seeing Cooper's dad put behind bars.
The case may be cold, but Park and Cooper's relationship heats up as they work. And yet if Cooper can't figure out what's going on between them outside of the bedroom, he'll lose someone he… Well, he can't quite put into words how he feels about Park. He knows one thing for sure: he's not ready to say goodbye, though with the real killer inching ever closer…he may not have a choice.
Title : The Wolf at Bay
Author : Charlie Adhara
Series : Big Bad Wolf (book two)
Format : eBook (overdrive)
Page Count : 262
Genre : LGBTQIAP+ paranormal romance
Publisher : Carina Press
Release Date : September 24, 2018
Reviewer : Hollis
Rating : ★ ★ ★ ★
Hollis' 4 star review
Once again, I sit here shaking my head a bit. Past me was having such a struggle bus time with Cooper. Current me? J'adore.
Also, this one got me reaaaallly in my feels. Woof.
So book two in this instalment continues the trend of being the least paranormal-paranormal series ever (thus far). While it's obviously built into the world, but limited to those in the know, it really just is a procedural sprinkled with an extra something-something. And in this case the procedural takes a trip home.
Cooper finds himself bringing Park to visit his family -- not as a boyfriend but just as a coworker and partner. But when they discover a body buried on Papa Cooper's property, well. Suddenly they are the ones under investigation. And it brings all sorts of secrets to light. Whilst simultaneously forcing Cooper to unearth and stare hard at his feelings for Park and what it might mean for their future.
So, yeah, I mentioned feels? There were two big scenes that got me. One was between Cooper and his dad. And the other was between our main men. The hotel scene? Yeah.. you know the one.
When I think back on this series there are two books that stand out to me : the third and fourth, for two different reasons. The next book is a favourite because it was where, in the past, I had turned the corner and fell absolutely in love with this series. The fourth is because that book is pretty much perfection. So I'm so excited to pick up the third and see whether the reread bumps that one up, too (also, worth noting, I'm pretty sure we meet the star of Adhara's upcoming spinoff in this third book. So that's exciting, too!).
Why I was so stingy or so reluctant to love these back then.. well, yes, again, I know why. Cooper. I'm just so happy it's not going that way on this second go round. I needed this.
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