Pressure

Lunar Wolves Series #1

De: Kiki Burrelli

Narrado por: Chris Chambers

Axe Landry needs a fake mate-fast. Axe Landry is the disgraced heir of a defeated Alpha. He craves law, order, and stability, but he's clinging to his position of Chief of the Lunar Council Enforcement Agency, the protectors of Crescent City, by a thread. If he doesn't find a mate—a witch mate, at that—by the next full moon, he's bound for a life of ridicule and isolation.

Enter Caden Borealis—wild, reckless . . . and irresistible. Caden hasn't made much of his twenty-three years on earth. Caden's life is a mess, though, and he desperately needs money if he wants to save his grandpa's life.

A deliciously indecent proposal.

When Caden first hears Axe's proposal, he can't believe Axe is serious. All he has to do is pretend to be Axe's husband and Axe will give him half a million dollars?

Unless it's all real . . .

When werewolves start to go missing, Caden realizes he might be in over his head. He's never let himself rely on anyone before, but Axe becomes his rock as he learns to navigate this newfound world of witches and werewolves. But as the lines between real and pretend blur, Caden can't always remember that he's only acting like he's in love.

Contains mature themes.

©2022 Kiki Burrelli (P)2024 Tantor

Loved this story!

Some of the reviews had me questioning choosing this book…I’m glad I didn’t listen. I loved this book. The primary characters, Axe and Caden, were so engaging and I enjoyed their journey towards each other. The story was exciting and interesting…the bad guy (who would have thunk)…a great story!

It's a thing!

Story good. MC are good. Narrator not so much. He would be ok but then he got to the could-dent, would-dent business and he lost me. it annoys me to the point where is interrupts my listening. It really bugs me. It's a thing!!!

Kept Me Listening

Axe and Caden start as strangers who are bound by contract, and end in a happily ever after. This is a fun listen as Caden finds his magic and Axe finds his balance.

DNF

Just wasn’t for me. I didn’t connect with the characters and felt like not much was happening. I enjoyed the narration though!

How old is he?

Had to stop at chapter 13 because Caden is just a bit too immature for me. The book mentioned more than once he's young but he's an adult but gosh does the writing make him seem like a teenager. Doesn't help that everyone refers to him as "kid". It's making me too uncomfortable to keep going as it's solidified through dialogue, actions, thoughts time and time again how child adjacent he is.
I thought I'd get away from some of the infantilization and insufferable behavior I'm getting annoyed with in FM romances but I see now that this was not the title to begin my FM romance break on because this is just as bad, if not worse than what I'm actively trying to get away from lol.