Jade Buchanan

Del Fantasma: Black Wolf

½ oz.  Green Chartreuse

½ oz.  Black Sambuca

4 drops  Tabasco

Adam Bates is in trouble. He’s virtually penniless, is being threatened by his landlord, and now he’s late for work at his new job. Expecting to be chastened by his boss, Adam doesn’t expect Cody to provide him with a protector instead. He definitely doesn’t expect his minder to be a big, bad wolf with attitude.

Marcus Black has just arrived at Del Fantasma after his latest black ops mission. He’s ready for some R and R, but Marcus won’t refuse Cody when he asks him to help a little tabby cat. When Adam is verbally abused by his landlord in front of Marcus, his alpha wolf won’t let him stand by and let it happen.

Adam is about to find strength in submission, and his own set of claws. Marcus is about to find the mate he’s been searching for in a deceptively small tabby. Now, if only they can hold on long enough to survive.

BUY

4 Stars! Black Wolf is wonderful story about the power of true love. Shapeshifters are always fun to read about and this pairing in particular is unique and entertaining. Though there are serious moments, there is also quite a bit of humor with the innuendos and verbal sparring that takes place. Black Wolf is a must read and an excellent addition to the Del Fantasma series!

~ Reviewed by Emily, Rainbow Reviews

Black Wolf is a wonderful novella that explores passion and love even through diversity and pain. The story is short but beautifully written and full of strong emotions and passionate interludes. This is the kind of story that makes a reader feel what the author is describing and makes one more sympathetic even as it entertains and delights. The heady mix of empathy, passion and humor mark this as a book not to be missed.

Jade Buchanan has proven time and again that she is a gifted author but Black Wolf is definitely a must read from this author. The story is fresh and invigorating. The idea of shifters never gets old when it is written with such flair and precision. This is definitely a got to have novella by a must read author.

~ Reviewed by Kimberley Spinney, Ecataromance

Black Wolf by Jade Buchanan is a pairing unusual in respect to it being feline with canine, but the dignity and humor with which the pair treat each other is a lesson to me in learning to look with my heart as well as my eyes. By the by, there's nothing like a bartender who always knows just what you NEED.

~ Reviewed by WitchGiggles, An Alternative Read

5 Roses! Jade Buchanan’s contribution to the Del Fantasma series is a good one. Black Wolf is a very quick read (a plus in my busy life) with out losing anything in the process. It’s a very fast flowing, smooth story with closure in a day’s time. While normally, I don’t understand how a couple can come together so quickly, Ms. Buchanan ties everyone together and creates such smooth transitions that one doesn’t notice the lack of “getting to know you” time. If you only have a bit of time and are wanting a quick, hot read… you most defiantly need to chose Del Fantasma: Black Wolf!

~ Reviewed by Vikky, A Romance Review

Marcus cradled his beer protectively in his hand, lifting his arm above the people around him. They were packed like sardines inside the bar, and he desperately needed some fresh air before he snapped and growled at someone. He’d been bumped from behind one too many times tonight, and he wasn’t exactly in the most peaceful frame of mind. Reaching the back of the bar and the door marked Private, he turned his nose up and fought the urge to sneeze at the strong odor of coyote.

“Goddamn coyote bastard.”

Curling his lip, Marcus sidestepped a lady wearing a tiny bit of lace over a stupid excuse for a skirt. She batted her eyes up at him in what she probably thought was a seductive expression, but it only served to make him want to slap her upside the head and tell her to go put some damn clothes on. This night was fast turning into a waste of time.

“This is why I hate coming out in public,” he muttered. The woman stopped with a smile, probably thinking he was talking to her, and Marcus beat a hasty retreat.

He was just about to leave the bar, his promise to Cody that he’d stay the night be damned, when the sweetest scent drifted close to him. Marcus froze, ignoring the body that bumped into his back – and the accompanying curse – to try and pinpoint the scent.

He turned, raising his nose and drawing air deeply into his lungs. Almost instantly, his cock hardened, testing the limits of his jeans. Christ, he hadn’t had that happen since he was a randy teen, popping wood at the slightest breeze.

Snapping his head to the right, his gaze was unerringly drawn to the small man making his way through the crowd. He moved sinuously, gracefully, stepping around people without touching them.

It took everything in him to stop the wolf from plowing through the crowd and screaming for them to move out of the way. What the hell was wrong with him?

The man had his head tucked down so it was almost uncanny how he seemed to know where to move next. Marcus stepped forward, making his way closer to the man, uncaring for the people he was cutting off.

Stripes of brown, ochre and black hair tufted up around the man’s face, with a little black M shaded in the hair right above his forehead. Marcus had only ever seen that on… wait. Being closer to the man made the subtleties in his scent intensify. He smelled like a cat and he looked like a tabby.

Actually, he smelled like more than cat. He smelled like mate. Deep inside him, he felt the wolf give an impatient snap, anxious to get out and claim what belonged to him.

Marcus grinned, ignoring the two men who abruptly backed away from his feral expression.

He kept his gaze locked onto the small tabby, the man who was completely unaware that he was now being hunted. He licked his lips, starting forward. This was going to be fun.