The Werewolf Meets His Match (Nocturne Falls #2) by Kristen Painter

The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Hank Merrow is the eldest of the current alpha of the Georgia pack - as such he knows/knew that he might very easily find himself in some kind of arranged marriage situation due to various reasons, mainly related to werewolf politics. Knowing this, he has spent his life avoiding relationships, working in the military (Army Ranger), and is currently the Sheriff of Nocturne Falls.

Ivy Kincaid is a daughter of the current alpha of the ... um . . . [insert state name here] pack. I read this book something like three books ago - and there's been a bunch of 'origin' states of the characters so I can't really remember if the other wolfpack is in Arkansas, or Tennessee or . . . where exactly. No matter. She has many brothers, and a downright nasty father. She initially tried to break free from the family, at least in the sense of attempting to lead her own life, but it was not to be - that didn't mean that she necessarily assumed she'd end up in an arranged marriage type situation. But her father is her father, and she was given 15 minutes to start towards Georgia to meet and marry, in three days, a man she'd never meet.

Oh, and the Kincaid's and the Merrow's kind of have a currently inactive feud like vibe. The only reason why the Merrow's are accepting of this arranged marriage thingie with the Kincaid's is because they 'owe' the Kincaid's for helping when Hank's brother was in their territory.

The Kincaid's have a criminal vibe, the Merrow's have a law and order vibe (that brother mentioned above is the fire chief in Nocturne Falls). They kind of have an instant and instinctual dislike for each other. Naturally this leads to issues when romance is on the table. Or, actually, romance isn't on the table, an arranged marriage is.

Doesn't help matters that Ivy and Hank first meet with Ivy reclining on a bed in Hank's jail. Kind of reinforces that criminal vibe.

I rather liked both Ivy and Hank - unexpectedly. I had been somewhat vaguely reluctant to start this one - having previously meet Hank in the previous Nocturne Falls book, and in the first Frost mystery series book.

Rating: 4.33

February 12 2018



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