Detective Lily Yu is called onto the scene of a gory murder that appears to be the work of a werewolf, just down the street from a nightclub known for its sexy were hosts. One of these men, Rule Turner, contacts her offering to be her expert guide to understanding the weird werewolf world. She is pleased to have some help navigating this secretive underworld, but feels cautious about letting him in on too much of the case, as she doubts his willingness to cooperate with the law if it seems a threat to the mostly-self-policing pack structure. Things get even worse when she realizes that she is intensely, unreasonably, frighteningly attracted to Rule-- and those feelings are mutual. How can she possibly catch a killer in this mess?

I liked that although this book is pretty romance-heavy, the rest of the plot doesn't feel like an excuse to create the characters or drastically atrophy after the characters admit their attractions. This is as much a mystery as a romance, and not too many authors can manage that balance.

Wilks' writing is fairly unobtrusive and straight-shooting, more typically mystery than romance, although there were some points where she slipped into melodramatic or purple prose.

This book doesn't have much by way of substance, but it is a fun, light romantic adventure read.

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