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Three Reasons You Should Read This Sweet Paranormal Romance:
- Red Hot Wolfie by Nyx Halliwell is a suspenseful clean paranormal romance with a really fun twist on fairy tale characters.
- Ruby and her red cape take a whimsical and modern view of Red Riding Hood that makes the character unique and a lot of fun to follow through her mystery.
- The mystery was very strong with a lot of twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end.
About Red Hot Wolfie by Nyx Halliwell
Title: Red Hot Wolfie
Author: Nyx Halliwell
Series: Once Upon a Witch #3
Genre: Sweet, Paranormal Romance
What big teeth you have…a fairytale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a little bit of magick, a whole lot of wolf, and a howling good mystery!
I’m the witchy version of the Caped Crusader, and I have the red cloak to prove it.
The garment is magick and comes in handy when anyone is in need of healing. Neither it nor my personal magick, however, can treat the injured wolf I find on my doorstep.
While tending his wounds, I discover he’s the stuff of legends—a shifter who also happens to be the new town veterinarian I’ve been anxious to meet. His past, however, is as clouded as his memory.As I teach him about his inner wolf, and discover his deepest secrets, our sleepy town is rocked by murder. All evidence points to a forest creature with sharp claws and big teeth…
The full moon is rising, and it looks like it’s up to me to make sure no further harm is done. Can I uncover the culprit behind the killings? Or will I end up a snack for a hungry wolf?
My review of Red Hot Wolfie:
I am a big fan of new twists on old fairy tales or fairy tale characters. Red Hot Wolfie did a fantastic job taking Little Red Riding Hood and making her a contemporary character. She still has her red cape and lives near the forest, but she’s a fierce woman and witch you don’t want to mess with.
Her story starts with finding a wolf passed out on her doorstep – but this wolf isn’t an ordinary wolf. He turns into a very naked man, and the romance (very clean) takes off from there. I loved the interactions between Ruby and Ren. There was just enough tension, a little bit of doubt, and a whole lot of trying to figure things out.
But people are dying in the woods, and it looks like it might have been the work of a wolf. Pair that up with some unwelcome paranormal investigators looking for the perfect shot for the TV show, and things start getting tricky pretty fast. I wish these investigators had something a little more redeeming about them – some good trait that would make me anxious for their safety. But they fell a little flat in the personality department.
Ruby and her sisters (other fairy tale characters) investigate and sort of stumble upon the reason and culprit behind the murders in the woods. It took a bit of a winding trail to get there, but that let me get to know them and their little town a bit better. I wish that Ren’s history had a little more of the spotlight. I found his tale quite intriguing and thought it could have made a great main storyline instead of a secondary one.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
