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Wolf Under Fire

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Wolf Under Fire is fast paced, filled with action, and romance. The story hooked me in and kept me entertained throughout.

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This is a wonderful story that is reminiscent of those old 90's action stories, just with some romance and a lot of paranormal thrown in! This is a spin-off series of Tyler's SWAT werewolf series. It's about a newly formed international team that combines regular humans and people with "extras" and has them looking into an international human trafficking ring; of course this international ring of traffickers have links to the paranormal. Fans of paranormal romantic suspense should fall in love with this latest series!

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This was fast paced and was a great read. I liked the characters. I found it to be a great thriller.

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An all new series begins with a new take on the world of the Alpha wolves and their friends, with Paige Tyler’s new STAT series. For long-time readers of the SWAT series, we were introduced to the secret FBI team that investigates the truly unknown in the last book of that series and this story picks up right where that one left off. I am really looking forward to this new branch off of the original series and seeing where Tyler’s imagination takes us with new creatures and new couples on the scene. Jake is on his first assignment for the new STAT team of the FBI and he never imagined he’d be traveling to England to be paired with an anti-supernatural partner—that just might be his mate. Jestina has just listened to a creature tear apart her teammates and now has to deal with a new team that includes werewolves. She doesn’t understand her attraction to Jake, but it quickly becomes obvious that he is one of the good guys and soon they are pairing off in more than just the business sense. When what they are truly up against comes to light, Jake and Jestina have to give one another their absolute trust in order to defeat their enemies and survive the coming battle. Jake is such a sweet and hot, alpha and sexy wolf that I found myself drooling right alongside Jestina, but it was also apparent that he didn’t yet entirely trust his relationship instincts in the beginning. Once he began to earn Jestina’s trust and overcome her walls there was no time at all before he was showing us all how wonderful he was. I also loved seeing him interacting with his new pack and finding his way as a leader. Jestina on the other hand was a bitch for the first third of the story and made me really dislike her in the beginning but after she finally accepted that her new team was trustworthy, she became a woman we could all like. I loved seeing her kicking ass and taking names, but the best part was when she showed her vulnerable side with Jake and finally accepted it was ok to fall in love with a supernatural. The passion between Jake and Jestina was off the charts from the minute they clapped eyes on one another and only banked at times, but in the end that fire will burn and keep their relationship alive til the end. I am dying to read the next story and see who pairs off next in their team. Another hit, Paige!

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Wolf Under Fire is the first in a new series from Paige Tyler. It is a spin-off of the SWAT series which I have followed from the beginning.

Jeslina Ridley is an agent for the Special Threat Assessment Team (STAT) team in London. She is investigating a kidnapping involving supernatural elements when her team mates are violently murdered. Jake Huang, a former Navy Seal, whom we met in previous SWAT story, has been placed in charge of the STAT team.

Over a short period of time Jes and Jake began to have strong feelings with lots of chemistry between them. Paiger Tyler does a good job of creating three dimensional characters and bringing you into an all-encompassing world filled with suspense, thrilling plot twists and blush-worthy romance.

Wolf Under Fire is a fantastic start to this series. I look forward to more.

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This is a new series from one of my favorite authors. This book is about STAT agent Jes, who has a real reason to hold a grudge against shifters, and Jake Huang, a former Navy SEAL and alpha werewolf of a new pack. I loved this book. Both characters were well-written and the story moved from start to finish. I liked watching all of the characters going from an untrusting group to a real team. I look forward to reading more from this series.
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First book in a new series a spin off of her SWAT series. It was a great start to the series. The twins are hysterical! I'm happy that Jake got his own book and that the twins are doing well after what happened to them. Jes is perfect for Jake they make a great team in and out of the bedroom.
it was an exciting story with great twists and turns. It is a very typical Paige Tyler book. Nice characters, great story, sexy scene oh yeah.

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One of the best thing about this book is the unique universe that they live in. I was able to imagine myself there. I love books about special forces units. Then it also has the paranormal world with the wolf in it.

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WOLF UNDER FIRE kicks off Paige Tyler’s new STAT (Special Threat Assessment Team) series. It’s very similar to her SWAT series, which is a paranormal romance that features shifters. I really enjoyed that series, so I was glad to see her continue on with that concept in this new series.

I’m not really sure what to say about this book because it is so similar with the other series. There’s plenty of action and amazing thrills in this book, so if you enjoy fast-paced suspense then I think that you will really enjoy it.

Jes’s character was a little slow to warm up to me in the beginning, but then once I got into the meat of the story, I started to enjoy her. The same went with Jake Huang. First off, I thought that it was incredibly cool to see Tyler feature an Asian hero. So many books, especially romantic suspense, feature predominately white males, so I thought it was incredibly unique and thoughtful of Tyler to represent someone else.

In the end, I really liked the book and I look forward to reading more of this new series.

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3.75 stars rounded up for Jake!and Caleb!

"For the cases no one else can solve, they send in the Special Threat Assessment Team"

After reading the S.W.A.T. books I was intrigued to read the STAT series. I was especially intrigued by Jake, the alpha werewolf that appeared out nowhere in the SWAT series to bond with 2 beta werewolves. I got to know a little bit of his story previously and was looking forward to seeing how his story unfolded.

At first, I didn't really like Jestina (Jes). The STAT agent came across as snobbish and untrustworthy. I understood that she might have been hesitant about bonding with a new group of agents after having lost her team, but her dismissive attitude didn't win her any points with me. Especially when Jake tried his best not to step on any toes when tasked to work with her in this, his first, mission.

Thankfully, the story had enough twists and turns and action-packed scenes to distract from my dislike of Jes and enjoy the rest of the story. I like the added world building, getting to know the other STAT agents and navigating the clues and happenings. I was pleasantly surprised by the villain and I think the author did a great job in tying the villain with the conflict. The romance took a backseat to the events happening in the story, so when it did happen I was completely turn-off by it. After all, it was fate. :)

Overall, I think that Wolf Under Fire was a good start to a new series with a cast of secondary characters that were interesting enough to make me curious about their upcoming stories. I'm especially curious to see how Caleb's story plays out. He was a special kind of jerk when he appeared in the S.W.A.T. series and although he seemed calmer, it was clear he hasn't fully gained control of his rage.

All in all, an enjoyable read that the story served to establish the STAT Taskforce's mission, team members and the world they work in.

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I liked the premise. Humans working with supernaturals to assess special threats. I liked the characters, including all that are in the new pack. I liked the variety of their skills.

What threw me off in this book was the constant fighting and not getting the bad guys. It began to feel repetitive. I would read the next in the series just because I'm curious about the other team members.

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Romance, and mystery, and shapeshifters, oh my! This is a fun paranormal romance with a mystery element, some action, with James Bond-ish flavor to make it fun. This is an adult book, the first sex scene is about 60% in and is definitely rated R.

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Wolf Under Fire (STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team #1). By Paige Tyler. 2020. Sourcebooks Casablanca. (ARC eBook).

When STAT agent Jestina Ridley’s team is viciously taken out by what she believes is a werewolf, she’s none too happy to discover her new backup is a recently formed STAT team lead by an alpha werewolf. As a former Navy SEAL, Jake Huang has survived some dicey missions, but the adversaries he and his new team must take on are like nothing they have ever seen. He needs Jes to trust him, even if he himself can no longer trust his own werewolf instincts.

Tyler is back with more of her blend of military action & adventure and werewolf romance. While perhaps not my favorite book out of these series, this start of a new spin-off series has a new type of supernatural and some globe trotting to add to the intrigue.

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This is the first paranormal romance I've read. I have to say it was an odd dichotomy of urban fantasy, military adventure, and romance. I liked the world this was set in and the world building quite a bit. What I couldn't get past was these two horndogs in the same new military unit who couldn't keep their focus on the mission and out of their pants. They'd be preparing to go on a dangerous mission against a group of supernatural creatures and start thinking, "I sure would like to lick all that water off him." Or "We could die on this mission to save the world in the morning. I need to tell this woman I've known for two days how much I love her." It was just beyond ridiculous. Then there would be a big action scene with a military unit of werewolves fighting other supernatural creatures through the streets of London. Just a strange juxtaposition.

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This was pretty enjoyable, I hadn't read a paranormal romantic suspense book before so I was intrigued. The suspense was well done and the case interesting. I really liked Jake and his sense of humor, so it took me a bit to warm up to Jes, but they had good chemistry. It wasn't until I started reading this I realized it was spin off of another series and while I do think it can be read as a standalone, I wanted the character and world background of the others and think that might have helped my personal enjoyment.

I'm new to the romantic suspense genre, but I used to read a lot of paranormal romance and maybe I'm not as into the shifters as I used to be. I loved the ops portions and the legal chit chat, but the other stuff didn't feel quite as natural to me.

If you enjoy paranormal romance and want to explore a legal angle, this is a great place to start!

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Wolf Under Fire was a fine, quick read. I liked the concept of humans paired with supernaturals to take on crimes involving supernaturals. However there wasn’t really much that made this story stand out for me and I don’t think it will stick with me. Thank you to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for the free review copy.

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Action packed, sexy, thrilling and emotional journey filled with dangerous and engaging charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and thrilling passion. Was a great read from beginning to end and an edge of your seat emotional roller coaster.

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It's been a while since I have read a paranormal romantic suspense book. Wolf Under Fire is the first in a new series featuring the Special Threat Assessment Team (STAT). I think this is a spin-off series from this author's SWAT series. While I was able to follow along, I feel like I would have benefited from reading the previous series to feel fully immersed in the world. Here paranormal creatures are real and some are dangerous. I did like the twist in how people become werewolves. That was unique. I also liked the characters in the story. I enjoyed watching the team figure out how to work together. If you are a fan of shifters and paranormal creatures, I'd recommend trying this one out.

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An explosive new series that pits a newly created team sent in to rescue a child and stop a powerful villain from his twisty plot was an intense and sizzling opener of a story.

Wolf Under Fire is the first in the Special Threat Assessment Team series that spins off of SWAT- Special Wolf Alpha Team. A reader could jump in here and not be lost, but there are references back to the events in Wolf Rebel, SWAT #10.

The story opens when human STAT operative, Jestina Ridley is sent to London with her team to help rescue a kidnapped child. They are sent in because there seems to be a supernatural behind the kidnapping. No sooner is she in place than her team is attacked and she can verify the supernatural. She is just a little hostile toward the new team sent out especially when she discovers that three werewolves are part of the team. Jake Huang, alpha werewolf and former SEAL team member and ex cop, is the new team leader and he gets under her skin from the moment they meet. They have a job to do and she needs to get past her trust issues when it comes to supernaturals particularly when Jake saves her life at risk to his own even after he is aware that she judged him before even giving him a chance.

Jake isn’t sure about this new venture working for STAT especially when he ends up with a team of individuals who seem anything but team players particularly the veteran human operative, Jes, who barely disguises her disgust at what he is. They have to come together as a team because a kidnapping mission goes sideways fast when the team is pitted against seemingly unstoppable mysterious supernaturals who have an agenda behind their kidnapping. With so much on the line, why is Jes dominating his thoughts and her attraction so strong?

Wolf Under Fire was exciting from the opening scene and never lagged or lost my interest. I do love when a spin off series packs the punch of the strongest in the previous series. I loved how this book explored a world of special operations with a strong supernatural twist while bringing together a sensational heroine and hero for a romance and a whole team of friends that I want all their stories.

Jake was a side character in the book, Wolf Rebel, and he stood out so I was glad he became the first STAT team to get his story. He was strong and a good leader, but also was patient through the hurt he felt when Jes reacted to him being a werewolf. Now, to be fair to Jes, she attempted to keep it professional and, considering what she was thinking, her reaction was moderate. She earned full respect when she analyzed and realized that she was treating Jake and the other werewolves as bad guys just because she had encountered bad shifters and she really knew nothing about shifters and particularly werewolves. She became a team player and was willing to learn.

One of my favorite things about the SWAT series was the team camaraderie so I was glad to see it here for Jake, Jes, and the four others who seemed like a motley crew until the dangerous work and situation brought them together. I can’t wait to see what comes next for the team and the next member to get their story.

As to the action side of the plot, shazam, it was sizzling cloak and dagger that kept me on the edge of my seat and some really great adrenaline action scenes.

In summary, Wolf Under Fire was abso-fab and fueled me up for more hot paranormal romance from the series. Definitely recommend.

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Wolf Under Fire, by Paige Tyler, is the first book in the STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team series. With fast-paced action and enjoyable characters. This story was a pleasure to read.

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