By: Cait Marie
Blurb
Freeing my wolf could cost me everything . . .
As a natural-born werewolf, I should have shifted years ago. Instead, I’m little more than a human.
Desperate to free my wolf, I leave my pack to seek the aid of a nearby witch coven. But when the meeting goes south, I run. Only to find out they’re hunting me.
There’s no one I can turn to for help, until I meet the devilishly handsome Kolton Rivers. He’s the wealthiest, most powerful alpha in America, leader of the Midnight Pack. But his violent reputation precedes him.
Unfortunately, a single touch from him starts to awaken my wolf.
When he offers me protection, I refuse it. Despite my wolf’s reaction to him, I don’t trust his motives. Then he offers me something I can’t walk away from. Help unleashing my wolf.
But his help comes at a price. If he succeeds in setting my wolf free, I must vow to give him something in return.
Me.
Review
Before last year, it had been a really long time since I’d read a vampire or werewolf-focused series. I’d read books with them as side characters, but not really as main characters. They used to be my favorite types of series back in middle and high school, and then I just kind of stopped… but now I’m really wanting to get back into paranormal romance.
And it’s all because of Becky Moynihan.
Last year, I devoured her series A Touch of Vampire, so I was excited to find out she was doing another series set in that world about the werewolves. Midnight Vow did not disappoint. It was absolutely incredible.
Despite being an outcast her whole life, shunned by her pack because she cannot shift, Nora is this fierce, outspoken woman who isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. When her world collides with Kolton Rivers, the alpha of the largest pack in the country, she realizes that the closed-off life she’d been living doesn’t need to be all there is.
When Kolton claims he can free her wolf and help her shift, she’s wary but makes a deal. One that quickly spirals into more than she bargained for.
There is so much chemistry between these two. So much. From the beginning, it was tense. It was really fun seeing their relationship develop throughout the book and to see them both open up. They both have tragic pasts, which comes to light the closer they get, and that gives them just another thing to feel connected about.
The story was well written, the pacing was good, and the side characters were great. I really want to know more about them, which I’m assuming will happen in the next book. This one did end in a cliffhanger, so now I’m even more anxious for the sequel. I can’t wait for more.
Moynihan easily became of my favorite authors with her first series, which I ARC read too, and she continues to just amaze me. The stories and the characters are so well developed that it’s easy to get sucked in and feel attached. And somehow, she just keeps getting better. I think this might become my new favorite series by her. Then, again, I’ve said that with each one. 😂
If you like paranormal romance, definitely check this out. It has a lot of great action and intense scenes that make it difficult to put down. There is some steam, but it’s not the focus of the book. Midnight Vow is very much plot and character based, with a little bit of spice sprinkled in. It’s somewhat of a slow-burn, but well worth the wait.
And you don’t need to read the other series to jump in with this one. It’s completely separate, just in the same world. Though, I do recommend the other one too, especially while waiting for Midnight Claim to release.
Functionally Fictional 