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This could have been a really great read but it felt rushed it was just too short.I liked the characters and I liked the storyline and I am hoping this is the first of a series and they will be longer.

Elle and Jullian were scheduled to work the most dangerous part of the Chelsea Physics Garden. Elle looked forward with this with a quiver of fear and a slightly elevated pulse rate. Time shifted for Elle and she was a child next to her father’s paralyzed body. Her mother’s cry as clear and heartbreaking as it had been eleven years ago. As head gardener Elle knew her father’s death hadn’t been an accident that he knew the difference between Aconitum and Delphinium. Then Jullian got attention back to the present. Then Jullian said “ you saw something”. Elle nodded and said “ In the Covent Garden Station last night. Jullian replied that was the second sighting in a week. Elle was a botanist as was Jullian but he was a new fellow to the Chelsea Physic Garden. There was a kindness in Jullian and Elle was drawn to that. Jullian and Elle hit it off immediately. They were already making plans to someday open a apothecary together. Aconitum Napellus- prince of death- the plant that had killed her father. Then Detective Inspector Durant CID showed up and asked for Elle then told her he was there about the mauling in the Underground the night before. The Detective wanted to discuss the report Elle had given and asked if there was somewhere they could go to talk Then Elle agreed to meet the Detective at 4 pm at the Cafe that was on the north end of the property. Abelseth who is the Detective was waiting for the train Elle had awoken the beast inside Abelseth. Then Abelseth’s cousin Phelan appeared to him from near the tunnel. Then Abelseth told Phelan that Maccoon had called a conclave and wanted Phelan. There. Phelan said it had been five years and he was out. Abelseth was no longer duty bound to his pack. Elle was sure she had seen a werewolf. Abelseth was sloppy, out of practice, had partial shifted showed a real loss of control and could have exposed him to the public. Abelseth was on the job less than a month and already he suspected one of the werewolf packs behind the mauling. An attack on a human was bold and unnerving. Maybe now was the time to see if Dermot Crowley to see if he had any preliminary thoughts. The man had died from the maul with several bites on him but he was wearing an expensive custom made suit. Elle was twenty five and and got tingles from the Detective , no man had ever made Elle feel that way before. The waitress Lucy had told Abelseth where she and Elel would be clubbing that night and he ended up there and ended up dancing/grinding with Elle. Then Abelseth kissed Elle. Elle ignited a seething feral arousal Abelseth wasn’t prepared for. Abelseth had thought Wolf Hunter when he had met Elle. But after tasting Elle in the kiss he knew Wolfen. Abelseth had heard stories of wolf blooded humans. Then as Abelseth, Lucy and Elle were leaving Elle was grabbed and abducted. Elle had a male pushing her on but he had someone with him. Then. Elle was sure they were in the Underground, Elle had tricked herself into believing she could live a normal life. But a day or two off lycanthrope suppressant and and they had found her. Then Abelseth showed up in the room Elle was being held in It took time to learn how to ride the currents of time-space. Newbies like Elle thought they were starved for oxygen even though they really weren’t. Abelseth brother - Maccoon had helped rescue Elle and Abelseth. Maccoon was the leader of the wolf pack - The Lords. Pelham showed up and said the wolves that had grabbed Elle were outlaws most of the packs really didn’t want them. Her mother had warned Elle for years that fully engaged werewolves had extraordinary abilities ; sensory and otherwise. Without her daily fix Elle’s senses were becoming more acute, as her dual nature emerged there would be other issues like strange lycanthrope powers. Abelseth. Uncle told Abelseth to get in his car. Abelseth hadn’t seen his uncle the Earl of Wessex in five years. yHe told Abelseth the man who had been mauled was Ignatius -Iggy- unknown chemist entrepreneur. Iggy was the man elle got her suppressant from that hid the wolfen part of Elle.
I really enjoyed this book and it was a quick read. Although I felt it was a little rushed. But I still liked the story a lot. I wished there had been a longer ending also. But I loved Abelseth and Elle together. Then to find that Elle and Abelseth had actually been promised to each other since she had been born. Was a thrill. Definitely a different and unique werewolf story. I didn’t really care for Abelseth’s brother Maccoon. This kept my attention with no problem. And I didn’t want to put this down. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I recommend.

Wolf, Interrupted feels like a prequel. It's pretty short and while the romance wraps up within the book, you're left feeling that there is more to the story. It seems to have a series name, Wolf Lords of London, so I'm expecting more books. I AM hoping that the next books in the series are longer, because I felt like the romance would have benefited from some more time.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book that I have chosen to review.

2.75 -3 stars
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This was a rather strange book to me. This is Elle and Abelseth's story. Elle is a botanist and she happens to witness an attack at a train station, so she reports it to the police. The investigator is Abelseth. He is a wolf shifter and he can tell that Elle is keeping a secret. They are attracted to each other, but they must quickly go on the run when rival packs attempt to kidnap Elle. Abelseth protects Elle along the way and they develop feelings for each other. They soon find that maybe fate had a hand in bringing them together for a reason.

This was a pretty quick and fast paced book. There is action and suspense. I liked the eerie, mysterious atmosphere the book provided. This was a different world built and different feeling than any other shifter book I have read. The book is set in London and I thought it felt very "Sherlock Holmes" inspired. I liked Elle and Abelseth as much as I knew them, but I felt like this book could have been longer so that we could have gotten to know them more. Also, I hate the name Abelseth (and his nickname Abby). It has to be one of the worst character names I've read.

The ending of this book was one of the oddest I've ever read. It was almost like this was an unfinished book. I was left with so many questions and unexplained plot threads. It was a shame, because I was enjoying the book until the ending. I really had no idea what to think. Overall, though, I did enjoy the book until the ending. I will need to think about whether I want to read more from this series in the future or not.

I had a hard time getting into this book. I liked the concept of it. But I felt it dragged at specfic points. I did enjoy the characters in the story.

Fast smooth read. Abelseth is detective investigating a mauling heard by a young lady named Elle, when they meet lives drastically change. The both realize that their lives are not what they have always seemed, but will they work together; be together and find happiness? This was a paranormal romance that was sexy, and enjoyable. Thank you NetGalley and Jillian Stone for allowing me to read this book in advance and write a honest review.

This was an interesting read, the cover caught my attention and the blurb held it.

Although this is a modern book at times it had a very historical feel to it and I had to remind myself on several occasions that I wasn't reading period book.

Wolves have been around for centuries but their bloodlines have become weak, too many made wolves and not enough pure blooded ones.
The problem is the pure-blooded females have been hiding in pain sight taking a new drug that acts as a lycanthrope suppressant.
With these drugs the females can resist the change for years and tame the inner beast.
Meanwhile wolves are making females but there's no guarantee that any offspring would turn and if they do it's argued that the half-blooded cubs are physically weaker.

Things have gotten so bad the council has voted and now it's only pure-blooded mates—no more made females.

Things are getting desperate as all the wolf clans want to strengthen but to do this they need the rare pure-blooded females but they can't detect them while they're taking the suppressant.

Which brings us to Elle.
She's run out of suppressant and even after just a day she's noticing the changes and she's not the only one.

Detective Inspector Abelseth Durant is assigned to the case of a mauling and his only witness is one Elle Hathaway a woman he finds himself incredibly attracted to.

Okay. That's all you're getting from me regarding the plot as for the book itself...

I really liked it, I liked the characters and the whole lycan world that's been created here. The wolves are fast and as well as shifting they can also drift and the pace is frantic.
There's so much I liked here but my main problem was it's far too short and far too fast. Now the frantic pace is great for the drifting it gives a real feeling of urgency and speed but the rest of the book needed to slow down and fill up.

I'm certainly hoping this is the start of a new series it has the potential to be really good it just needs more. All the hard work is done it just needs padding out a bit.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley and Weapenry Co-Op.