Tempting Danger (World of Lupi #1) by Eileen Wilks (spoilers

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This isn't your typical werewolf series. Hell, nothing about this series is typical. Take the soul mate storyline, for instance. Yes, there's lots of sex but that's all there is to it. The mating bond in this series doesn't tell you who to love or force you to do anything you normally wouldn't do. In fact, the humans (women since Lupi are males) can take other lovers while the werewolves are pretty much rendered impotent once they've been "gifted" with a Chosen. I thought that was pretty sweet but totally twisted. See, the Lupi were created by a Goddess to fight her enemy. So for Her to protect the women's interests was a bit unexpected but screamed girl power (I hear ya, Eileen Wilks, I hear ya). It's also extremely rare. Not in the sense that it's difficult for a were to find his mate, more like only a very select few are actually given a mate. But that doesn't mean mateless weres are any different from the mated ones. Well, other than the sex restriction.

Then there's Lily Yu, the heroine of this series. She's completely different from others in the genre because not only is she Asian American, she's also completely human. She hurts, bruises, and needs the same amount of time to heal an injury like the rest of us. She's also extremely level headed and rational, which means there won't be any angst filled drama due to simple misunderstandings, and I find that extremely refreshing.

There's also Rule Turner, playboy extraordinaire, face of the Lupi, and Lu Nuncio (heir apparent, but known as Prince due to the media) of the Nokolai clan. He's imperfectly handsome, freakishly good with investments, and carries the future of his clan (over 2000 of them) on his very broad shoulders. You'd think a man like that would be overbearing and controlling, but he isn't. He respects Lily enough to actually listen, follow, and trust her instincts and directives not only in their personal life, but on cases and missions as well.

Lastly, there's the fact that the Lupi origins myth that Eileen Wilks created is so fascinating (and different from other werewolf stories) that you can't help but want to keep reading for that reason alone. And I can assure you that if you liked this one, you'll love the rest of the series because there's so much of the story to be told.