Terry Spear

"Gavin Summerfield--an Arctic wolf shifter with a fear of flying --has to fly into the vast lakeland wilderness of northern Minnesota to track down his suspect, where his ability to shift will come in very handy. Imagine his chagrin when his pilot turns out to be the woman who tasered him last time they saw each other. Things are off to a rocky start--again. Arctic wolf shifter Amelia White isn't entirely displeased to see Gavin again, but priorities shift when their plane is sabotaged and goes down in the middle of nowhere"--Amazon.com.

Flight of the White Wolf

Lauren Sullivan

This is the third in the White Wolf series, and like twenty-something in the over-arching Heart of the Wolf series.  I haven't read any books in this series before, and while I think this can work as a standalone, I think I would have enjoyed it much more had I been familiar with the rest of the series.

While this is a "fated mate"-type romance, thankfully, it isn't insta-love.  At the point where the main plot picks up, these characters have met previously, though briefly, several times - including once where a towel-wearing Amelia tasered Gavin.  I was initially interested because the idea of a private investigator who's afraid to fly and a secret-keeping pilot, both who are wolf shifters, crashing in the Alaskan wilderness sounded like the perfect recipe for lots of angsty adventure.  Unfortunately, it failed to deliver for me.  While the plot was interesting, I was never able to emotionally connect with the characters, and didn't feel the chemistry between them.  The investigation portion was well done, but I never was particularly worried that the characters were in danger (even after a plane crash! in the wilderness!) or felt like they wouldn't be able to eventually solve the mystery.  Even the reveal of Amelia's big secret was.... strangely unemotional.

I also found the writing somewhat stilted.  There's just so much background information, and most of it is presented in by telling the reader instead of showing, including information about a myriad of secondary characters.  I suspect many of these are characters from previous books in the series, but I was, at times, overwhelmed and confused by the amount of information provided around them (like, do we need to know that one of his partners have six-year-old triplets?)

Unfortunately, there was very little about this book that worked for me.  I think if you're a previous fan of the series, you may have a better time with it (though I'd imagine all the info dumping would be even more annoying), but if you're looking to get into this series, I'd suggest starting with an earlier book.

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Nicola Sarah Brooks

Amelia White is a pilot and a "royal wolf" - no human genetics for generations. She has a patchy past with men. They always seem to lead her into some kind of trouble. She and her family moved to Minnesota to get away from their past but trouble has a habit of finding this she-wolf.

Gavin Summerfield is an ex-cop and current PI. He first met Amelia during a heist, although he doesn't really recall her much. Then he met her when he was on the hunt for a puppy napping ring in Alaska. Let's just say she left an electrifying impression on him LOL.

Now that he and his PI team are all turned humans, Gavin has also moved to Minnesota. When he is asked to take on a case at short notice in the great open spaces of the Border Waters, little does he realise he is about to clash with Amelia once more.

3rd time seem to the be charm with these two! Fate really had it in for them, I mean 7 years is a long time to play about with these two. I loved the way the author wove their back story into the book, this was no case of insta lust! I'm a sucker for animals so all the cute furries had me! Winston in particularly is my kinda dog! 

As their past together is slowly revealed I was amazed at how well Gavin took it all, not everyone would be that forgiving let me tell ya'. All the supporting characters had a story of their own, making them integral to the book and not just filler. Great read.

Flight of the White Wolf

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