A fairly entertaining take on the Frankenstein monster storyline with the added element of werewolves and vampire like creatures too but unfortunately not entertaining enough to give it higher marks.

Rogue Wolf was fantastic from beginning to end! I have read several of Paige Tyler's books and they are all terrific! Samantha, a medical examiner, and Trey, a werewolf Dallas SWAT team member, have lusted after each other from afar for over two years. While working on a new case, their chemistry goes off-the-charts as they have their first date. Samantha suspects there is more to Trey than meets the eye and as they work together on the incredibly intense case, they both know they need to share their secrets to each other. If you like Alpha heroes, smart and strong heroines, amazing chemistry and fast-paced action, this book is for you!

In Rogue Wolf , Paige Tyler brings murder, romance, action, and suspense to the twelfth book in the SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team paranormal romantic suspense series. Set in contemporary times in Dallas, Texas, this novel features SWAT werewolf Trey Duncan and Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Samantha Mills.

Trey and Samantha have been attracted to each other for two years, but Trey hasn’t asked her out on a date yet. When Samantha decides to cash in on one of the favors Trey owes her for a dinner date, it seems that it will be the right time for them to talk about their true feelings for each other. However, a serial killer case and another highly unusual case tend to constantly interrupt their conversations.

Trey and Samantha are fantastic characters. While Trey is an alpha and protective, Samantha is a strong female protagonist. They balance each other well. Despite being attracted to each other, there are secrets that neither seems to get a chance to share due to the dual case load. These protagonists are definitely not boring, but will their secrets and flaws eventually doom the romance? The secondary characters are well-rounded and provide needed support and conflict, and up the stakes for the relationship. Characters from previous books in the series make appearances, but the focus is on Trey and Samantha.

The plot was complex with lots of twists and turns and the stakes were high. The significant amount of danger and action kept me fully engaged and made this a true page turner for me. The author uses a unique take on werewolves and does a good job of explaining this.
This is a riveting story with protagonists that I liked and cheered on as their cases progressed and became ever more dangerous and unusual. It held my attention fully and contained the elements that I love in this genre of books. This book delivers on escapism through attraction, friendship, family, romance and love while also tackling serious issues including secrets, stressful situations, workplace politics, serial killers, PTSD, family relationships, and selfless sacrifice for others. While most conflicts and issues are resolved, there are a couple of threads that may end up in future books in the series.

Overall, it was suspenseful, full of danger, action-packed, sinister, and compulsively readable. This engaging combination delivered on the promise of its premise and opening scenes. The subplots tied together well, the main characters were strong and the ending was explosive. If you enjoy thrilling paranormal romantic suspense novels, then I recommend you check out this series. There is enough background that this novel can be read as a standalone, but the series is best read in order.

SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and Paige Tyler provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley. This is my honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. Publication date is currently set for August 31, 2021. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.

I always look forward to these books because I think they’re always such a great source of entertainment. Rife with fiery romance and action, ROGUE WOLF will certainly take you on an unexpected ride.

Burning between Trey and Samantha is a long-time fire that has never quite been extinguished. Just when you think the fire is going to die out though, a chance for Trey emerges and it looks like he’s finally mustered up the nerves to ask Samantha out. However, many more things stand in his way than just his courage. Like I said, there’s a ton of action and suspense in this series, so there’s not very many dull moments in this book. ROGUE WOLF is definitely an enjoyable read that stays true to its nature even after twelve books in the series.

ARC kindly given by Netgalley for voluntary review. All opinions are my own.

Trey Duncan is a member of the SWAT, a team of werewolves, in search of a serial killer who dumps body parts in various places. He and his teammates believe they are dealing with a supernatural.
Samantha Mills is the assistant medical examiner who is also assigned to the case. She and Trey have been flirting and dancing around each other for 2 years and now asks Trey on a date. She's always had a feeling that there is someting more to Trey than meets the eye. She's been present to all their former cases and even has a whole file of all the team members, unbeknownst to Trey. Trey knows that Sam is 'The One', but is afraid to tell her he's a werewolf.
What follows is lots of action, heaps of gore and some sexy times.
I hope Ms Tyler gives us a story on Connor and 'Kat', there's something mysterous there!
Highly recommended.

I always enjoy the paranormal romances from Paige Tyler. She writes the perfect alpha heroes with a heart of gold and strong females characters that can stand up to the heroes. the books are a perfect blend of romance and non-stop action.

Trey and Samantha were great together and I'd rank this SWAT book as one of my favorites in the series. The story was packed full of action and romance which made it hard to lay down. Several of the other characters captured my attention too. Will we hear more from Kyson and Shayla? Will Zane and Alyssa be okay and what's up with Connor and his cat? Paige Tyler really knows how to keep me coming back for more. A real winner for paranormal romance fans!

Rogue Wolf (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team, #12) by Paige Tyler
Special Wolf Alpha Team (SWAT) werewolf Trey Duncan and medical examiner Samantha Mills a strong H and h have their story. This is quite a story there is a monster hunting Dallas - maybe more than one. So much terror, gore, mystery, the team members, Kat, laughter, angst, love, tears, edge of your seat tension and plenty of heat for their HEA. I can't wait for the next book and a new mystery to solve.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Romantic Haunting Easy-to-read Funny Tragic Great world building Tear-jerker Unpredictable Wonderful characters Steamy Scary Twisted Page-turner Entertaining Happily Ever After Action-packed

Rogue Wolf by Paige Tyler is the 12th book in her Swat: Special Wolf Alpha Team series. I have been a big fan of Paige Tyler’s books, as she always gives us wonderful, paranormal romance suspense stories, that are exciting, pulse pounding action filled, as well as great couples and hot alpha men (werewolves) that are part of the SWAT team.

Trey Duncan, our hero, is a member of the SWAT team and together with his team mates, they are trying to find a serial killer, who has strength equal to their werewolf ability. Someone is killing men for body parts, and leaving the remaining bodies in various different forests.

Samantha Mills, our heroine, is an assistant medical examiner, and has been on the scene of all the murders. Her and Trey are attracted to each other, but acts on their feelings, but in the middle of this investigation, Samantha makes the first move inviting Trey out. During the period of the investigations, their relationship escalates, as they have great chemistry, and Trey realizes she is the ‘ONE’; but he does not want to pressure her, since she knows nothing of him and his team being werewolves. Samantha knows she is falling hard for Trey, but she has also been gathering information regarding the SWAT team, and some of their amazing abilities, such as speedy healing, and other suspicious things. Will Samantha find out what the SWAT team is, and will she out them?

Trey and his teammates were deeply involved in trying to find and stop this killer, who they suspect may be a supernatural. They have come across this monster, with supernatural strength and ability, as well as attempting to suck out their life source; but they have always been able to fight off the murderer, who quickly disappears.

What follows is an exciting, intense, suspenseful, action-packed adventure that will keep us glued to our seats, especially when Samantha is kidnapped, and surprising twists and revelations are revealed. The wild last ¼ of the book had me holding my breath, as both Samantha and Trey’s life was in danger.

Paige Tyler does it again with another intense, intriguing, exciting and sexy story. The romance between Trey and Samantha’s romance was steamy, as they were great together; especially when they each fought to save each other’s lives. I love the wonderful characters Tyler has created, including Kat (the cat). Rogue Wolf is another fabulous addition to this series. If you have not started this series, I suggest you do so, as it is a fun, exciting and sexy read and Paige Tyler is an author you need to be reading.

This is an intense read. It's incredibly written and had my heart racing at times. "Vitas" are really creepy and nightmare inducing. I had chuckle with Samantha's "climb him like a sloth" thought. While not for the faint of heart this is a really good read.

I absolutely love these alpha SWAT guys. I was so excited to get this chance to read it before it came out and I was not disappointed at all. It was a book I could not put down. I have been waiting for Trey and Sams story to unfold. It was a well written story with a great plot adding new supernaturals. Paige Tyler keep them coming. Thank you.

4.5 Stars

Dr. Samantha Wells is a medical examiner, who has noticed many discrepancies in the actions of Trey Duncan’s SWAT team in Dallas. She’s been noticing him and those pesky inconsistencies and is determined to solve the mystery that is Trey…Unfortunately, there’s also a serial killer or two (?) on the loose, leaving desiccated bodies and random body parts near dumpsters. Trey has run-ins with a supernatural being that throws him around a bit, and with a super-strong giant of a man, and realizes that it’s somehow all interconnected, and these two or more beings may be harder to stop than they think!

This book has an intriguing premise, and holds the interest of the reader. The werewolf SWAT team usually has superior strength and healing abilities, but this supernatural being leaves them in the dust! Both of these protagonists are very conflicted about certain things, but are still strongly drawn to each other. They eventually come clean about things, but it takes a while. Also, there are two important story threads left dangling, and this reader wonders if one or both will be the groundwork for the next story.

Trey Duncan is one of a very special SWAT team in Dallas, the whole team is made up of werewolves. He has fancied one of the medical examiners for a while now, but hasn't had the nerve to ask her out. A particularly nasty serial killer is on the loose. It's going to take more than ordinary cops to catch this one.

Samantha Mills has noticed some unusual happenings whenever one particular SWAT team are called in. Her curiosity just might ruin a budding friendship.

This is an action packed paranormal romantic suspense. We have some great characters, some of them you will have met in previous books in the series . You don't have to have read the others to enjoy this one, but it will tempt you to go and get some of them. The villians in this book are very scary and difficult for even someone with a werewolf's strength to overcome.

Very exciting, I loved it.

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the chance to read an advance copy of Rogue wolf by Paige Tyler. This is her latest book in her SWAT: Special wolf alpha team series (#12) Because I really just wanted to read something light at night I pulled this one as soon as I received it, and its perfect. While this is from SWAT, this had interaction with characters from her newest series STAT and there seem to be a slight continuation thread going on. The author seems to have moved into a new direction with SWAT (rather than just have police style stories) and I believe it would make sense to read SWAT in order, and to add her STAT series in the loop as well. SWAT werewolf Trey Duncan and medical examiner Samantha Mills couldn't stop looking at each other since the two met, but Trey's never worked up the nerve to ask her out. So when Samantha helps Trey out with a favor she says Trey owes her a date, it seems like the perfect time to confess his true feelings. But the trouble with SWAT is that they're never far from danger, and this time Trey is going up against a monster the likes of which his team has never seen.
I really enjoyed the book, and read it quickly. I love Tyler's SWAT books, and have my favorite wolves. I love the chemistry her characters have, and the ongoing theme of The One. However, I do miss the simpler plots and wonder how much more complicated they will get -- but I am going to continue the ride!

Samantha is head medical examiner on the BUTCHER case. Men are turning up dead and body parts are being found. Trey is a werewolf and member of the SWAT team. He has been attracted to Samantha since he first met her but can’t work up the courage to ask her out. When they start working on the case together, Samantha cashes in her favor that Trey owes her. She knows something strange is going on with the SWAT team and is sort of obsessed about finding out what it is. Whatever that creature out there is, is something Trey and his team have never seen before.

Secrets. Sex. Shifters. And other creatures that go bump in the night. Excellent story.

* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

Rogue Wolf was a different storyline than what I am used to in the SWAT series. We have had the pleasure of getting to know Samantha and Trey over the course of the last several books and watch them flirt and get to know one another. Besides all of the secrets they were keeping from one another, which does come out in the end, events get a little weird once everything starts coming together.

Overall I really enjoyed the story, towards the end I felt like I was reading Frankenstein, and I felt really bad for the character. I'm glad that we got to see Samantha and Trey finally fall in love and get their HEA. I wish I could write a more coherent review, however I just finished the book and I am still sitting back going, "Wow what a ride."

Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review from NetGalley

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I think this book may be my favorite of the SWAT series. There were twists and turns that I did not see coming. It was pretty dark in some aspects and beautifully light in others. The romance with Trey and medical examiner Samantha had a build up and some sneaky motivations on Samantha's part but nonetheless enticing. She has been interested int he SWAT team for a while and suspects that there is something different about them. Will her intrigue cost them their chance at happiness?

A big thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks/Casablanca for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I am pretty sure that this is part of a series, but this reads well as a stand alone. I liked the main characters Trey-a SWAT member, and Dr. Samantha. Trey has communication issues though. They seemed to have great chemistry. The book has a lot of suspense, and intrigue. The ending seemed far fetched to me and sort of hokey. Overall still a fun read. I think most paranormal romance readers would enjoy. 3.5

Rogue Wolf is the twelfth book in the SWAT series by Paige Tyler. It delves deeper into new faces in the SWAT team and fleshes out the intragroup dynamics by highlighting the new characters. While some of the favorite characters from the SWAT team do make cameos in this book, the focus is on illuminating the backstories and focusing on the character development of the lead characters, Wolf shifter and SWAT Officer Trey Duncan and the amazing medical examiner Samantha Mills.




This book focuses on ME Samantha Mills, who was introduced in earlier books. We have seen tremendous attraction between her and Trey but neither has had the nerve to ask the other out till now. She is also investigating the various strange occurrences associated with the Dallas SWAT team over the past few years which makes things interesting.



Wolf shifter and SWAT Officer Trey Duncan 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. He will do whatever it takes to keep the city safe and finally give in to the attraction with Samantha despite questioning her motives.



Together, Trey and Samantha work to solve their intertwined cases and catch the killer on the loose while becoming increasingly attracted to each other. This book does justice to its name and is truly spellbinding. Paige Tyler’s expansion of her werewolf mythos has given ‘Rogue Wolf’ 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 to NetGalley for the ARC

Through NetGalley, I received a free copy of ROGUE WOLF (Book 12 of the SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team supernatural romance series) by Paige Tyler in exchange for an honest review. All of Trey Duncan’s coworkers pity him and his terrible sense of smell. Trey’s olfactory capability would be laughable for a full-on human, but his nose blindness is devastating for a werewolf. How can he find his One if he cannot smell her unique scent? Despite his inability to smell out his special gal, he’s determined to have a romantic life-even if his dates are all disasters. However, there is this one woman, medical examiner Samantha Mills, Trey has long longed for, but Trey just can’t seem to find the courage to ask her out. What if she said no? What if their date went really badly? When Samantha takes the pressure off and asks him out, Trey’s thrilled. Though, there’s one problem, SWAT is aware that Samantha suspects there’s something unusual about their activities. Is Samantha dating Trey to get closer to him or to the truth? Meanwhile, there’s a case they’re all working together involving new types of supernaturals that are stronger and faster than all of the Alpha werewolves in SWAT.

I like this book and enjoy the series. I recommend this book to fans of paranormal romance with law enforcement themes.