Wolf Tales 10: Adam is an out-of-this-world all-consuming paranormal romance that will reshape what you thought you knew about well written paranormal and show you what true literary perfection looks like. You will find yourself swept away and held captive within this decadently intoxicating and deeply emotional world of stunning shapeshifters. I love when I find an original twist on the paranormal and this one shocked and rocked my world to its very foundation. This book is what a paranormal story should look like – an unshakable plot, breathtakingly challenging characters, and a never-ending flow of honest love and pure hope above all.

Adam Wolf has built a life that he loves and enjoys with his entire being. He has a mate that loves and accepts his completely and a pack that provides him with the deep emotional and physical connection that he will always crave as a Chanku shapeshifter. He literally could not ask for anything more. Without warning, his mate dies in an accident leaving him utterly devastated and hanging onto life by a thread. Not seeing any farther then the painful haze that surrounds his heart, he separates himself from his beloved pack and viciously grieves his terrible loss. No light can penetrate through his eyes and heart, and yet a surprising shift in the Chanku world makes him take notice as it leaves him dazed and confused. Is there a future for Adam that does not end in excruciating pain and debilitating loneliness?

The characters I encountered with this incredible story stretched my imagination and tipped me up and over my boundaries until I was completely lost to my senses and their tender ministrations. This is a world unlike any other that I have ever encountered before, and my heart will never allow me to forget it. Constantly surrounded by intense emotions and deep connection with the characters left my senses reeling in surprise and amazement. This story is a brilliant masterpiece that has forever seared itself to my very soul.

Kate Douglas has placed her work on the level of a true master of romance. Her stories are infused with everything that I hold dear – a deep and fulfilling connection, pure, unwavering love, and encouragement to be true to yourself. This author understand her reader’s hopes and desires on a level that others have yet to attain. Her writing never shies away from the hard topics of life and yet never fails to open its arms to love and hope along the way. There is a precious heart and a breathtaking soul that speaks, imagines, and breathes life into each and every precious jewel that is sent out into the world to illuminate and shine its light on the good in those around us.

This book was a little different from other shifter books I have read, The main character lost his mate, but discovered his mate was happier in another realm. The hate he felt for someone else turned to love but even then he almost lost her too. There was a lot more spirituality in this book and it felt right. I did like that other characters from Kate Douglas's other books were included in this book and it also felt that this story could be continued with more characters. A very good read. Couldn't stop reading it once I started

What I adore about Kate Douglas's Wolf Tales series is that at the end of the day it's just more than hot and sexy stories. Not to say they aren't scorching hot because they are. They may be too hot for some of you to handle. Just one word of caution, You cannot be prudish in matters of the heart or of sexual matters. They are about a group of individuals that are different in many ways from other humans but have the same struggles and love the same way. Kate represents the Other as not much different from the rest of us in spite of some very different standards they live by. She challenges us, the reader, on our own perceptions of what love, sex, attraction and family mean. She reminds us that we should remember that we are more alike than we are different.

Adam's story can be read alone but I would suggest that readers who love this story should pick up the rest of the series. It would give more life to the characters and bring more understanding to how emotional his story is. Not giving anything away in this review but let's just say that I first hurt for Adam, then I wanted to DiNozzo slap him across the head (referencing Gibb's slap in NCIS series) many times. What can I say, I think that about a number of alpha males in Kate's stories. Lol. What I do love is that the women of the Chanku are strong enough to stand as equals but their wisdom, compassion, and strength of character makes me want to have them as best friends. You will learn more about Eve and Liana in this story. Both are on a journey to be "more" themselves, as they are at a point where they are both sort of rudderless.. Not really knowing which direction they should be going. Tragedy has.a way of changing our life journey in ways that we don't expect. Change is often hard and sometimes terrifying but it's what gives us depth, inner strength, compassion and wisdom hopefully. That is what I get most from Kate's Wolf Tales. They are all about struggle, hardship, tragedy, redemption and growth. It's what I love about most romance books. They give us hope in the human spirit, that we can overcome and be better for it. Oh yes, and that love does prevail.