Werewolf in Alaska (Wild about You, #5)

by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Discovering a strong mutual attraction while observing each other from respective lakeside homes, reclusive artist Rachel and wilderness guide Jake embark on a forbidden relationship when Jake is forced to reveal his werewolf identity to save Rachel from a bear attack.

• ISBN10: 0451415671
• ISBN13: 9780451415677
• Publish Date: 2 July 2013
• Publish Status: Temporarily Withdrawn
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Signet Book
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

Werewolf in Alaska follows a slightly different formula than the rest of the series, and I really liked that! It took a bit longer for the romance to begin, but it was a fun twist to start with. Rachel and Jake have been across the lake neighbors for three years, admiring each other from afar. Rachel is a wood carver who recently acquired fame, but she still enjoys spying on her sexy neighbor while he skinny dips. Jake, on the other hand, is busying building up his WARM (Weres Against Random Mating) campaign, and avoiding thoughts of his lovely neighbor. But that's hard to do when he owns her first sculpture, a wolf which looks just like him. Staying away is impossible when Jake sees a bear and her cub lingering around Rachel's workshop. He quickly shifts, saves the day, and gets injured. Not one to let a hurt animal slink away, Rachel takes him in, and now Jake is stuck with his secret crush.

I adored the first section of Werewolf in Alaska! Sure, Rachel is kind of dumb for taking in a random wolf that she knows nothing about, but lucky for her, that wolf spends most of his time as a man, so he was no threat. It was funny to watch as Jake tries to figure out how to get away so that he can shift and heal, but Rachel is determined to do things the hard way. Jake crosses the line at being shaved though! Eventually she has to let him go, but she watches as the mysterious wolf lets himself in Jake's house. From there, Rachel does some snooping which leads her to discovering Jake's secret. Now, it's time for him to hold her hostage while they figure this mess out!

There is one aspect of Werewolf in Alaska that didn't fully work for me. When Rachel is tending to Jake as a wolf, she can "sense" what he's thinking. It turns out that they have some special bond where she can hear him and he can hear her, despite her lack of being a Were. This seemed like a convenient plot device to convince Jake of them being soul mates, so he'd drop his strong anti-human stance. However, I think it would have been a nice twist if they had done some digging and discovered that maybe she's a half-breed who didn't get the ability to shift, but has the telepathy to stay connected to other wolves. It would be an interesting development in human-wolf relations.

I really enjoyed Werewolf in Alaska. The romance was a bit more slow moving, but no less steamy! Jake is a bit rough around the edges, but Rachel definitely softens him up. I also really liked how this one felt more connected to the previous book that the others have, since it directly followed the decisions made at #WereCon2012 and showed some of the progress and fall out. The books can be read in any order, but I'd still recommend reading them sequentially to get all of the little details and references.

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[EBookObsessed]

This was my second book of this series and I am going to keep my eye out for Vicki Lewis Thompson. This was another enjoyable story.

We met Jake Hunter in Werewolf in Colorado. Jake is a die hard believer that werewolves should mate with werewolves and that means NO dating humans. Don't mix with them romantically and you won't mate with them. Except he is very aware of the lovely human just across the lake from him, and often runs around the lake in his wolf form, just to scent Rachel while she works in her art studio.

Rachel is almost attacked by a mama bear, and Jake rushes over to chase the mama off. When he is hurt protecting Rachel, he is surprised when she drags him into her house to help him heal. Adding her kindness to this already too obsessed attraction is making it impossible for Jake to keep away from her. As the founder of WARM (Werewolves Against Random Mating), his reputation and beliefs are at stake if he gives in to that attraction.

When Rachel suggests that no one needs to know if something happens between them in a "what happens in the back woods of Alaska, stays there" offer, will Jake cave to desire or will he actually have to leave town to avoid giving in?

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