Spiral of Need (Mercury Pack, #1)

by Suzanne Wright

Ally Marshall isn’t just a wolf shifter—she’s a Seer. But a girl doesn’t exactly need special powers to know that Derren Hudson despises her entire kind. Disdain practically rolls off the Beta of the Mercury Pack…disdain mixed with a healthy dose of desire. And no matter how much the ruggedly handsome male appeals to her, this is one call of the wild she’s determined to ignore.

After one betrayal too many, Derren doesn’t have much use for Seers—except for Ally. Forced into acting as her protector, he finds himself intensely and passionately drawn to the woman who incites his primal instinct to claim. And when enemies target the pack, Ally’s gift may be just what the Mercury Pack needs. Can he put his distrust aside, or will he force himself to turn his back on the one woman who makes his inner beast howl?

• ISBN10: 1503948064
• ISBN13: 9781503948068
• Publish Date: 29 September 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Montlake Romance
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Melanie]

3.5 stars

My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.

This story is a spinoff of Suzanne Wright’s Phoenix Pack series. If you read that series, you will remember the Mercury Pack when Shaya and Nick came together to become the alpha pair of the Mercury Pack. There is also the enforcer couple of Marcus and Roni who are now spending half of time with each pack.

Derren owes a friend a favor and he always repays his favors. Especially when said friend is a psychopath that will be released from prison very soon. He isn’t very excited to learn that the favor it to take in a female seer shifter into the pack because she is having issues with her current pack. The Mercury Pack is not a fan of seers, so this is not going to be easy.

Ally has been jumping from pack to pack. She thought she had a good thing going in her current pack. She was very happy with her boyfriend until his mate shows up. Then his mate starts lying about her and setting her up. Now she is up for attempted murder.

Pretty much everyone in the Mercury Pack treat Ally like crap from the get-go because she is a seer. Shaya is the only one who is nice to her. Even Derren isn’t nice to her. He is supposed to be protecting her, but he does the absolute bare minimum to keep her safe. Ally does eventually win over the pack.

This is pretty much everything I expected from a Suzanne Wright book. It was very sexy, hilariously funny, with lots of action. There were many visits from the Phoenix Pack. Even Greta, Trey’s grouchy old grandma, makes an appearance. Dominic was available with his cheesy pickup lines.

Personally, I don’t know that this should really be called a spinoff, but just another book in the Phoenix Pack series. I don’t think you would be completely lost without reading the previous books, but there is an overall story arc that does flow over both series.

Narration
Jill Redfield does another bang up job with the narration of this book. I really love how she brings out the humor in this series. She does a great job with all the different voices, both male and female. I love her pacing and tone. I was so excited to hear that she continues to narrate this spinoff series.