Steel Wolf

De: Eve Langlais

Narrado por: Madison Vaughn

This divorcee has always loved collecting random stuff, so owning a junkyard is a dream come true—until the robbery. My unlikely rescuer? An old motorcycle.

I repay my debt to the trashed bike by rebuilding it with sweat, blood, and cursing. Because I'm done with the tears. As a member of the don't-give-a-damn forties club, I refuse to be a victim. With my steel wolf between my thighs, I'm taking back the night.

And who do I happen to meet on my first ride? The scum who robbed and beat me. I'll teach them a lesson they won't soon forget.

Unfortunately, my antics draw the attention of the detective currently investigating a string of murders. He can bite my forty-seven-year-old ass if he thinks I'm confessing to anything but an interest in what's under his button-down shirt.

Turns out, there's more to the killings than meets the eye. Apparently, it isn't just cars that sometimes come to life. Impossible as it seems, my ride appears to have bloodthirsty tendencies.

But is it evil or trying to right a wrong? I'd better figure it out—and soon—or I might be its next victim.

Contains mature themes.

(P)2022 Tantor

Not the best...

... But not the worst either. I was so looking forward to this story since it sounded amazing, but I struggled to finish it. The characters didn't really have chemistry with each other and it was tough going for a minute, despite how well it was performed. Overall, it was just okay

Wonderful Story

A great new direction but the same great story telling. I greatly enjoyed the new story. It had humor, suspense, drama and a well rounded fully fleshed out story.

Loved it!

This story is a classic Ms. Langlais style. Enticing plot, sexy alphas and a twist at the end. Ms. Vaughn's narration was spot on and easy for me to understand. (I am hard of hearing.) It was an enjoyable performance.

It got better

The first hour especially was too much about a bitter, 47 year old divorcee complaining about her marriage, disdaining kids, and bragging about getting to drop F bombs (like a newbie 18 year old finally out of the house). Then there’s awkward over sharing about her period and grooming habits (seriously, the blood fixation was just gross). Also, there’s a barfing, farting dog. All of these things made it impossible to feel anything remotely sexy or romantic.

On the other hand, especially in the second half, this worked a lot better for me as urban fantasy horror-lite. The murder mystery was mildly entertaining and I enjoyed guessing about the paranormal angles.