Desert Blood (The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch Book 2) Kindle Edition

Heather is on the run from absolute evil – a supernatural creature who drained her best friend of blood and left her ripped apart body behind. Now he’s after Heather. She’s found, at least, a temporary sanctuary at Twin Moon Ranch as a teacher to the children of the family and the ranch staff. What she, as a human, has no idea of is that she has trusted her safety to another species of the supernatural and this time she’s found the hero in a shifter wolf pack.

Cody is accustomed to being overlooked and underrated. He may be the son of the pack’s old Alpha, but that doesn’t amount for much more than being told he’s worthless and to follow the rules or else. Yeah, he acted out in his younger days, but now he’s reached the point in life where he’s searching for something more, something that is his alone. And he’s found her in the most unlikely human ever. How can Heather be his mate? His wolf insists on it, and Cody certainly finds her desirable – but he’ll be breaking pack rules if he pursues her. But really, when has that ever stopped him.

It soon becomes apparent that the evil chasing Heather has found her. Now she has to depend on the one man she shouldn’t love, shouldn’t trust but does to protect her… perhaps for the rest of their lives.

I really liked Cody and Heather. I’m always one who is on the underdog’s side from the start. And Cody can certainly hold his own, and his brother is on his side, for the most part. But dear old dad is a… let’s just cal him a pain in the butt to be polite. As Cody and Heather grow closer, trying out this intense attraction they feel for each other, danger is getting closer as well.

Desert Blood brings us extreme danger, an evil villain, a closer look at several other pack members who will certainly have their own stories told one day, and brings in previous couples as well for an overall continuing of life in the pack. The action is fast paced, the sexy moments hot and steamy and the love is real and long lasting. What more could you ask for?

If you love Shifter Romance and haven’t yet read The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch or the connecting series, Blue Moon Saloon – what are you waiting for? There’s a new title being released in March 2017 for this series so you really should get caught up before then. You’ll find a good story line, engaging couples and interesting secondary characters, plus some bad guys to totally loathe. It’s a win all around. I’d definitely recommend this title and these series to any Shifter Romance reader.

I purchased this title for the Kindle.

Overall: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story: 4 Stars

I really enjoyed this sequel and the two main characters in this story. I loved Cody from the first book and Heather was easy to like as well. I loved Cody’s easy-going personality compared to Ty’s. I also understood why he choose to be the comedian. I disliked how negatively Ty and his father judged him. As for Heather, I absolutely loved her spirit and willingness to fight for herself. No wilting flower here. Her innate understanding of Cody was wonderful. I like how fiercely she was willing to defend him when needed.

The kids were great for the humorous aspect of the story. It was easy to fall in love with them especially the class clown, Timmy. He’s a little charmer. I was glad that Heather took a special interest in him.

Ms. Lowe did an excellent job of weaving the love story with humor, mystery and suspense. I appreciated that the characters in this story didn’t have quite as much internal dialogue as the first story. That helped the story actually flow better. I can’t wait to read the next one.

(originally posted on Audible.com)

Heather is on the run for her life, but low on money, she needs to pause and regroup. With teaching as her love, she stops in a tiny town and actually gets a 2-month gig in a one-room school house until the regular teacher comes back from emergency family leave. A bat in the classroom, and yelling kids draws Cody in to investigate. The ranch is a breeding ground for gorgeous men, but this one is in a class of his own.

Cody was avoiding a face-to-face meeting with the new school teacher. Like no other teacher he had ever seen his wolf who had never claimed another growled Mine! Cody’s father Tyrone and brother Ty ran the pack, but he and his sister Tina keep it running smoothly as they are approachable. Cody had seen the crushing load on his brother Ty and played a role which left him unencumbered. Heather saw through the mask, and wondered what was behind it.

Assigned to help Kyle with a murder case, Cody can’t stay away from Heather even though he knows bringing a human into the pack is forbidden. His father interferes with mating plans for Cody – and of course the Alpha’s plans will not include a human. Meanwhile the danger following Heather comes closer. Can it ever work out for these two?

Unbelievable connections, misunderstandings, danger and expectations all come together in this incredible addition to the Twin Moon Ranch series.