Werewolf Sanctuary

Wolf Maiden Saga, Book 1

De: Eva Gordon

Narrado por: J. B. Burgess

An authority on wolves, veterinarian Dr. Madeline Styles is hired to stop a disease killing the wolf pups at the Shadow of the Moon Wolf Sanctuary in Montana. Wyatt Weylan, who runs the sanctuary, is drop dead gorgeous, mysterious, and domineering. A man one does not deny.

The minute Wyatt sees Madeline, he is smitten - no - obsessed. Unfortunately, he is forbidden to mate a human. Could she be a rare wolf maiden? A woman with the mark of the wolf? Not possible.

Madeline discovers the pack’s true nature and unexpected dangers that come with living in a secret society. Wyatt does his best to ease her into the truth, yet an immediate threat from an enemy werewolf shadows their tentative relationship.

Werewolf Sanctuary, book one in the Wolf Maiden Saga, is a contemporary paranormal romance/suspense thriller. Books in the Wolf Maiden Saga are stand-alone novels with a complete ending. You can enjoy them in any order. Each book comes with a glossary of terms found in the Wolf Maiden Saga universe.

©2008 Eva Gordon (P)2019 Eva Gordon

Great Story!

This is the first book in the Wolf Maiden Saga, a Paranormal Romance. The characters are great. The story has an interesting world building. The storyline is fast-paced, action packed, and intriguing, filled with twists and turns, and mystery. J. B. Burgess did a good job with the narration. I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Alpha Intensity

Listening to the audio after reading the book made this story come alive. The intensity of feeling and action is so much more real. The narrator was really good with the gruff Alpha voices and inflection, the feminine pitch needs a bit of work but still very enjoyable

Good mix of paranormal, action/suspense, & romance

Audible. (Also available on KU) I was pleasantly surprised by this audiobook. Paranormal can be hit or miss for me because some authors don't always do a good job of staying consistent with the "rules" they've created for their world. Eva Gordon does this well and combines it with a unique take on wolf shifters and their interaction with the human world.

I'm a romantic suspense fan as well and was happy with the action parts. There was a bit of a lull in the middle as our main characters were meeting, but nothing too bad. What I especially loved is that Maddy is an intelligent and strong heroine, no TSTL scenes here! Wyatt is definitely a strong alpha male, but not dismissive or demeaning to Maddy. He does make a few missteps, but nothing that would have me wishing Maddy would drop him. The supporting cast as well as antagonists are well developed.
Gordon has a knack for combining all these elements into an engaging story. I will definitely seek her out in the future.

My only complaints would be:
* Maddy would say phrases like, "practice pet medicine" and referring to herself as a "pet doctor" instead of veterinarian or other technical words. It detracted from her expertise as a doctor.
* "Wolfish grin" was used repeatedly to describe one of the werewolves smiling. It came off as "campy" and, to me, distracted from what seemed to be a serious story.
* There was this "real life" wolf growl soundtrack that would occasionally play, and it just didn't work for me. Maybe if this were a cast or play like performance with regular "sound effects", but with a single narrator it was sort of jarring.

J. B. Burgess was new to me as a narrator. He has a good voice and did a wide variety of accents ~ giving each character their own unique voice. I was never lost trying to figure out who was who. There were a few times where he was a bit stilted, but nothing to keep me from listening to this again.

I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Excellent Story!

Eva Gordon once again has a wonderful paranormal romance saga. This is a great shifter romance story with the presence of a rival and evil wolf shifter bent on claiming Maddie for himself, and the problem of a mysterious illness affecting the wolf pups in Wyatt’s clan. Narrator, J.B. Burgess, did a great job in bringing this story to life. His different voices left no doubt as to who was speaking. I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

Wolves With A Difference

This is the first book in what promises to be an enjoyable and engrossing series. The storyline is well-plotted and well-written and tells the story of Wyatt Weylyn who was a member of a black ops team comprised of six wolf shifters. He and his team were dropped by helicopter in a remote area of Afghanistan. Their mission to rescue Colin Taylor, the son of billionaire industrialist, Randal Taylor who had taken part in a goodwill mission to supply medicines. He was captured by the Taliban when his plane was shot down. He's the only survivor, the crew having been beheaded a fate which will befall Colin if their demands for weapons and missiles are not met. They have undertaken this almost impossible mission as they need a large sum of money to hire a research veterinarian to find a cure for an unknown disease that is affecting their wolf pups.

Madeline Styles has worked all over trying to save wolves, she has become a specialist in the field of wolf diseases. Whilst speaking at a conference she received an email offering her $1million to undertake a six-month study of a wolf virus affecting pups. She thought it was a joke at first but upon checking the registered attendees she discovered that Wyatt Weylyn was indeed a real person making a genuine offer which embarrassed her no end as she had sent an inappropriate reply to the email.

She and Wyatt met and he assured Maddie that he understood her response about his offer being a joke, but assured her that he did need her help. After their meeting, her car got a flat tire and some men dragged her from her car, luckily for her, she had already called Wyatt who arrived in time to save her. But some tears in her clothing allowed him to see that she bore the wolf mark. She was a wolf maiden, something very rare, a human he could mate with who could have his children.

There is so much more to this story but that would involve my giving out too many spoilers which I refuse to do. What I will say is that the author has done a great job with the storyline and with the characters these wolves are different from other wolf shifters I have read about before. The world-building and descriptive writing make this a book I could not stop listening to. I will definitely listen to the rest of the series when it is available.

The narration was really well done, the narrator managed to convey just the right amount of feeling and individuality to the characters.

I was given this audiobook as a gift and am voluntarily writing my review.

Shifter Romance

Werewolf Sanctuary by Eva Gordon is a good shifter romance with a great introduction to the various types of shifters and werewolves. I learned some details I never knew about this genre. The storyline was good and full of action. The descriptions were vibrant. J.B. Burgess performed this book quite well. He added the right emotions and brought the characters to life. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review.

Great story!

This was a very interesting and creative story. The characters were well developed and the storyline kept me interested from start to finish. I wasn't a huge fan of the narrator. "I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review."

Strong heroine

Strong story and good performance had me listening non stop until after my bedtime. The love stories were touching and wolf puppies adorable. A couple of times l had a tear in my eye. l recommend this book for romance and wolf fans.

Story was good (some spoilers)

I really enjoyed this one. It wasn't anything exceptional... man meets woman he's destined to be with, enemy captures woman, man defeats enemy. Of course there are many conflicts and resolutions between. There wasn't much angst in this one (which I was glad of), so it was a very comfortable but still interesting listen. The only thing I would change would be a couple of the voices. This narrator had a hard time differentiating so many characters, and some of the females sounded totally male.

Wyatt

I have read most of Eva Gordon's books, so it was neat getting to listen to one of the books. The narration offers a different perspective through tone and inflection.

Wyatt is forbidden to mate with a human... that is unless she happens to be a werewolf maiden. What are the odds that Maddie is one if these elusive maidens?!

I received a free review copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving a review.