This was a great read! The story had lots of action as well as a very hot and intense love story. All in all it was well balanced and engaging to read!

Wolf Rising by Paige Tyler is the 8th book in her wonderful SWAT (Special Wolf Alpha Team) series. I love this series, as Tyler always gives us exciting stories that are pulse pounding action, with a great couple, and the hot men (werewolves) that make up the alpha swat team. Wolf Rising was another wonderful romance suspense that Tyler does so well.

Jayden Brooks, our hero, is sent with some of his teammates to a hostage situation at the local high school, where a gang member is threatening a student, as well as the teacher. He arrives just in time to rescue them, and senses something different about the teacher.

Selena Rosa, our heroine, has stood up to gangs all her life, having lost her brother to one of them years before. Selena refused to back down to the gang member, and when Jayden rescues her, she thinks he is badly hurt. When she later goes to visit him at the Swat headquarters, she finds it strange that he was not hurt, since she saw blood, but accepts his explanation and soon a friendship starts.

We watch Selena put herself in danger when the student who she helped save, is again in the middle of a gang attack. Selena loses control, and finds herself becoming strongly violent to scare off the gang. She does not understand what has come over her. Jayden can smell Selena’s scent and knows she is going through a change to become a werewolf. After talking to his c- workers, it seems the traumatizing event at the school triggered the change in Selena. How was he going to explain what is happening to her?

When their relationship becomes sexual, Selena panics when she sees that she bit Jayden and he is forced to tell her the truth, which she does not accept. Jayden also sees how Selena is very strong, and out of control at times, which hints that she is an Omega (a more violent wolf). In a short time, Selena will go to Jayden for help, and meet the rest of his teammates, and work with another experienced Omega wolf to learn how to control her urges. It was a nice added feature to learn more about the other types of wolves, such as Omega or Beta.
The story line focuses on the gangs and the drugs they help sell. One is a dangerous and at time lethal drug, and the SWAT team is determined to find the leader of this group creating the drug. The chemistry between Jayden and Selena is hot, and he knows that she is the ‘one’ (his mate). Selena has a nice best friend, Becca, who helps her come to terms with her change. I also love the men on the SWAT team, and how well they get along.

When things get dangerous, all hell will break loose, and Selena is once again in danger from the leader of the gang, someone she never suspected, (whom I did suspect from the start). The last ¼ of the book was very exciting; I was unable to put the book down. Paige Tyler does it again with another intense, intriguing, fun and sexy story, with a fabulous group of secondary characters. I have said this before; Tyler manages to keep the story in the forefront, and still give us a beautiful sexy romance. Wolf Rising is a wonderful addition to this fantastic series that you should be reading.

This is an awesome book! Selena is such a strong, angry woman but she does her best with what life has dealt her. Had to laugh when Conner was "punked" by the cat. Also the "Sweet cheese and crackers" response is one I will have to remember. Such a well written, intense, often funny read. Highly recommend this one.

I liked this one, a big part of that was due to Selena. I loved that in the middle of an area with strong gangs Selena stood strong against them, how she fought for her students to stay out of them, only giving up when they were a lost cause, firmly entrenched in the gangs. That all made the opening of the book at school in Selena's classroom all the more crazy. Selena wasn't about to give up on one of her special kids. The drama brought Selena into contact with Jayden. Their "meeting" was one for the records.

It was interesting how Jayden started to suspect things about Selena, more interesting how Selena reacted to what was going on and being clued in. I was glad that it didn't take too long before Selena calmed down and listened to Jayden, helping her cope with changes in her life.

There was a lot of action at the end. Some of it was easy to guess, who was being the energy drinks, others blindsided me, like who was helping the hunters. The SWAT guys seem to have a better handle on things, hopefully they can finally put the hunters and their issues to rest soon.

Thank you Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for the chance to read Wolf rising. I have enjoyed reading Paige Tyler's SWAT series and looked forward to reading Jayden's story and his search for The One! This series has changed from the early books and now has a continued story ARC which has increased my interest because it has brought a more conspiracy thread. The main story line is still strong; hot SWAT member discovers his mate; Teacher Selena is saved by Jayden during a hostage situation at her school. The chemistry between Jayden and Selena is Hot; but things don't totally add up right away. Is she the one for Jayden??? Someone is still trying to take down the SWAT team and werewolfs; is there a traitor in their midst? Can't wait for the next book!!!!

A dramatic, werewolf shifter romance, I liked this story :)
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Jayden is absolutely perfect as the lead male, he certainly ticks all the boxes for me, I think I be in love with him myself lol.
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Selena was a refreshing change in a female lead character. No wimpy, cowering female in this story, she kicks ass, even when she doesn't know how she's able to do so. I really liked her.
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More info given about the hunters and several side stories set up that will obviously lead into following books, I'm looking forward to continuing with this series.
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I liked that Selena had her best friend Becca to talk to about her discovery of shifters and her own change. Too often in pnr books characters are on their own or with strangers, so I liked the support aspect in this book.
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Totally creeped out by Ernesto, what a sleazy piece of work he turned out to be. That betrayal is heartbreaking, I just wish Selena had been allowed to take her revenge for all he'd done and gotten her closure.
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My type of writing style by this author, intriguing characters, intense, dramatic story, bookfeels and the all important hot romance, this is definitely a book I'd recommend to fans of paranormal romance.
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I received this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review.
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Although i had some difficulty getting into this book at first, I found myself soon getting caught up in the love story. This book is another winner in the collection! Jayden and Selena are a smoking hot couple with real chemistry. The overarching story continues and more pieces are added to the puzzle. Supporting characters are three dimensional as well.
I dont recommend this to be read as a stand alone. So much background info in previous books.

Jayden Brooks the largest and possible toughest of the SWAT (Special Wolf Alpha Team) finally meets his match in a little spitfire school teacher that he rescues from a school shooting. Selena Rosa is doing her best to keep her students away from the gangs that control her school area and when she is confronted by a group of them how does she manage to destroy them. Jayden knows that she is his mate her scent tells him that but what else is going on with her. When he finally realises she is fact turning wolf and even worse she is a omega he must teach her how to control herself before she turns completely rogue with the help of a fellow team mate will he be ble to keep her sane and have a future with her.

I was given a copy of this book but this is true and honest review

SWAT Officer Jayden Brooks has his hands full. First, he has to keep his recently injured pack member, Zane, from possibly quitting and leaving the pack. Second, he has to deal with a locked-up werewolf hunter wanting to share information. Then there's the new drug lord in town cleaning up the gangs and selling his drugs in the form of energy drinks...Brooks certainly doesn't have time for a woman, even though she might prove to be the elusive The One.

Unfortunately, he hasn't much say in the matter, since first he has to save her from getting shot by a gangbanger...And then they both have to deal with the pesky little detail that she's obviously turning into a werewolf.


Having read the blurb, I was really looking forward to this story, especially once it was known Brooks's mate is an Omega. Unfortunately, the book ended up being quite a disappointment.

I still liked the action sequences; the drug busts, the saving of hostages and even the full-on assault on the SWAT compound (though those hunters are becoming rather boring). It was the romance that left me cold and severely slowed the pacing of the book.

Is it just me, or are the situations between SWAT members and their Ones starting to be repetitive? They meet under stressful situations, she either turns into a werewolf because of it or remains human, they have sex, he tells her the truth about him (and possibly her), she bolts, talks to whomever happens to pass by at the moment and blurts everything, then she's in danger and calls the werewolf, they make up, have some more sex, someone attacks them, and they all have the BBQ at the end.
It's always a variation on the same theme, and though sometimes the variation is rather nicely developed, this one came across as generic template.

I didn't particularly like the heroine. I didn't dislike her, but I didn't like her either. I felt as if Brooks was relegated to the role of window dressing on this one, since everything turned out to be about Selena (ending up in a slight retcon as to just what sort of werewolf one of the SWAT is—rather convenient, if you ask me)...Their romance was simply meh, but it did slow the pacing down.

I ended up skimming their scenes together and concentrated more on the action sequences. Which were also rather repetitive, but at least something happened. And the mole inside the DPD was so obvious, it was painful.

The slight foreshadowing at the end sent my teeth on edge as well with the newest member of the SWAT team, Rachel, letting one of the hunters go after both of them staring at each other strangely (although the fact she might mate with one of the hunters does offer quite a few nice plot possibilities and bucket-full of angst).
I do hope, Zane's story is next, though. Maybe he'll meet a nice California girl/werewolf while on assignment. He sure deserved a happy end.

I received a free copy of WOLF RISING (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team) by Paige Tyler in exchange for an honest review. In this book, Jayden Brooks meets his match in Teacher Selena Rosa. Both are involved in thwarting the local gangs, which puts them in danger. Moreover, Selena finds herself having more trouble than usual with her temper, but that’s just the PTSD from almost being killed, right? Right?? Meanwhile, the hunter threat is escalating.

I have read the other books in this series, and I actually enjoyed this novel more than some of the recent books. There was more story than sex, which I appreciate greatly. For those of you who enjoy steamy sex scenes, they were there, but I, myself, prefer to skip them to get back to the tale (as I am not at all interested in the “tail” aspects). Enjoy!

I loved all the books in the Swat series. I love this one in particular. Non stop action.
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

I enjoy all of Paige Tyler's wolf series. This book was a good addition to the SWAT series and I can't wait for more!

Wolf Rising is the eighth book in the SWAT series by Paige Tyler. It delves deeper into new faces in the SWAT team and fleshes out the intra group dynamics. While some of the favorite characters from the SWAT team do make cameos in this book, the focus is on illuminating the back stories and focusing on the character development of the lead characters, Wolf shifter and SWAT Officer Jayden Brooks and the she-wolf high school teacher Selena Rosa.



This book introduces the she-wolf Selena Rosa, a high school teacher whose dedication to her students is unparalleled. She works in a school in a tough neighborhood and fights to give her students a different way of life away from violence. She doesn't know about her latent abilities and is shocked when the werewolf gene finally triggers after the traumatic attack in her classroom.



Wolf shifter and SWAT Officer Jayden Brooks is a highly powerful lycanthrope who is an integral part of Gage Dixon's Dallas SWAT unit. After seeing the others of his pack find their soul mates and fall in love he too wants to find his one while protecting the city from threats old and new.



Together, Jayden and Selena work together to save themselves from the wolf hunters and the mob who is distributing a deadly drug killing people across the city and their relationship becomes stronger forged in fire. This book does justice to its name and is truly spellbinding. Paige Tyler’s expansion of her werewolf mythos has given ‘Wolf Rising' more nuance and depth while melding humor with paranormal suspense. Her characters have such depth that you just can't help rooting for them.



Thanks for NetGalley for the ARC

I loved Brooks and Selena's story. Paige Tyler always delivers on the action packed thriller of her books. I can not wait to read what is in store for the rest of SWAT and learning who comes next for their The One.

This book was a great addition to the series. This is a standalone, but I would highly recommend reading the other books in the series. This book had non-stop action and a great romance.

Eight books on into Paige Tyler’s shapeshifter SWAT series, ‘Wolf Rising’ finally goes deeper to explore the idea of the omega wolf: the long, violent ranger as opposed to the Alpha wolf pack like the SWAT team this series revolves around.

In the same pattern that Tyler takes with all the SWAT books, there’s the prologue that begins with a violent incident that marks the start of a man-turned-werewolf, then a period of time later as we find them settled as a motley crew of growling, all-too-alpha pack within a SWAT compound in Dallas and searching for their one true mate. The journey to each HEA is as always, fraught with some kind of danger, and it’s no different for Jayden Brooks who finds his one and only here after a traumatic event that starts her shifting process into an omega werewolf.

Tyler juggles several points of conflicts along with the romance: the war on drugs and gangbangers, the looming hunters, the unpredictable and uncontrollable omega wolf. But clearly all isn’t quite resolved yet as issues with the wolf hunters look to stretch further on into the future with barely any progress made on that front seeing as the romance and the omega wolf are what take priority in the plot.

With Tyler going with the myth of each shapeshifter finding the one and only mate for himself is one that I always find rather hard to swallow hook, line and sinker nonetheless—there are several gaps in logic and unanswerable questions that keep coming up—but it’s a trope of shapeshifting fantasy that certainly and conveniently helps cement a pairing together the moment they find each other. It seems that having part-wolf genes provides enough grounding rationale for instant love (or rather, lust), and the quick way in which Selena/Brooks fall for each other—attributed mostly to a scent both can’t shake off that’s probably akin to the first flush of love—left me sceptical.

Still, the mythology of werewolves at least, tailored-to fit in Tyler’s SWAT series, is what kept the pages turning for me as each book reveals a little more about them, despite several predictable plot points. Apart from Selena’s somewhat uncharacteristic TSTL behaviour after finding out what she’d become (this gets back on track rather quickly), ‘Wolf Rising’ is quite a straightforward and decent read that isn’t weighed down too much with convoluted past history despite being the eighth book in the series.

Having read all the other books in the series I was really looking forward to this one but I was a little disappointed. I thought the characters needed a little more depth and I just couldn't connect with them. That said, it is definitely worth a read.

I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

The biggest alpha wolf on the team falls for a little spitfire school teacher who turns out to be an newly turned omega wolf.. Lots of suspense in this one from all different angles. We learn more about what the hunters know and don't know about the werewolves. Overall a page turner..

Brooks just likes to look at his girl, “why don’t we move into the living room and talk about dessert? If you’re still hungry, I mean.” Brooks followed her over to the couch, gaze fixed on her perfect ***. Oh yeah. He was definitely still hungry. " I liked when Selena got flirty, "She smiled up at him. “You get me home before midnight, and you can tell me any legend you want.” I liked this book, I love this series characters, I love getting updates in each book that come out.

Selena is a school teacher and while in class a former student, who’s also a member of a gang, comes and tries to take one of her students. He holds a gun on them and threatens them. Brooks is a werewolf and a member of the SWAT team. He thinks he’ll never find his mate until he gets a whiff of Selena. He thinks she’s the one but then realizes she s turning into a werewolf. The traumatic event set off the werewolf gene and she starts to turn and fast. When a make out session has her biting him, she freaks out. Brooks knows he has to explain to her what is happening but doesn’t know how she’ll take it. When they have sex and Selena leaves bite marks and scratch marks all over Brooks, he has to tell her. They find out she’s an omega wolf, they have a harder time controlling their wolf.
The wolves have hunters after them and someone inside the police department is helping them. There is also a new gang leader out there putting drugs in energy drinks and people are od’ing or dying. It’s up to the team to find out who is head of the hunters and the new gang leader is.
Excellent story with some old and new friends. A tough teacher and a smoking hot SWAT/ werewolf. Suspense, action, sexy, and an ending that’ll surprise you. ( Even though I figured out who the gang leader was early on ). I can’t wait to see what happens with this team next.