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Half-Breed Shifters #2
Dreams of Wolf
Nanny, Jaycee Roland, would die for her three wards. So when a massive wolf appears in their backyard, she instantly places her own body between them and the threat of danger. But the oddest thing happens next. Instead of attacking, the wolf merely watches her a moment before turning and jogging off.
From then on, she swears the animal stalks her, following her everywhere. And worse yet, it steals into her dreams—crazy, erotic dreams where the wolf comes into her room at night, shifts into a man calling himself Knox, and takes her in ways she never dreamed imaginable.
From then on, she swears the animal stalks her, following her everywhere. And worse yet, it steals into her dreams—crazy, erotic dreams where the wolf comes into her room at night, shifts into a man calling himself Knox, and takes her in ways she never dreamed imaginable.
85 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2011
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About the author
Miranda Stowe
15 books74 followersMiranda writes hot, steamy erotic romance: the menage, contemporary, paranormal, suspense kind!
She lives with her wonderful, Brad-Pitt-lookalike husband (hey, they're both blond-haired and blue-eyed) and adorable still-needs-to-learn-the-meaning-of-NO toddler daughter on their spacious corn-field-and-cow-pasture-front property in Kansas. Librarian by day and author by night, she is also published in YA and contemporary mainstream romance under a different name.
She lives with her wonderful, Brad-Pitt-lookalike husband (hey, they're both blond-haired and blue-eyed) and adorable still-needs-to-learn-the-meaning-of-NO toddler daughter on their spacious corn-field-and-cow-pasture-front property in Kansas. Librarian by day and author by night, she is also published in YA and contemporary mainstream romance under a different name.
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September 13, 2011
Review by Ollie for bittenbyparanormalromance
This is a paranormal erotic novel in the true sense from the get go. The focus from beginning to end is the driving passion of the two leading characters. Don't expect a compelling storyline with lots of intrigue or mystery, but what is presented is a tender story of love, acceptance and loyalty.
Knox is forced to live in isolation from others because of what he is until he confronts a female human who touch his soul.
Jaycee has had her heart broken in the past and feels that there is no one she can pour her heart and soul into only the 3 beautiful children that she has been a nanny to during the first six years of their lives and treasures as her own.
It is not until one day Knox comes along and senses children playing in the backyard and wants to investigate that he encounters a human female fighting him off in wolf form to protect the children that captivates him.
Knox finds he can't stay away from her and manages to fulfill Jaycee's wildest and erotic dreams in more ways then one. Jaycee finds herself falling in love with her dream lover and wishing he was real and Knox wishing he could be her reality. These two really burn up the pages during their escapades which will satisfy paranormal erotic fans.
In the end this was a warming story of two people who have been abandoned by people in their lives and find love and acceptance in the most unusual way.
4 Stars
This is a paranormal erotic novel in the true sense from the get go. The focus from beginning to end is the driving passion of the two leading characters. Don't expect a compelling storyline with lots of intrigue or mystery, but what is presented is a tender story of love, acceptance and loyalty.
Knox is forced to live in isolation from others because of what he is until he confronts a female human who touch his soul.
Jaycee has had her heart broken in the past and feels that there is no one she can pour her heart and soul into only the 3 beautiful children that she has been a nanny to during the first six years of their lives and treasures as her own.
It is not until one day Knox comes along and senses children playing in the backyard and wants to investigate that he encounters a human female fighting him off in wolf form to protect the children that captivates him.
Knox finds he can't stay away from her and manages to fulfill Jaycee's wildest and erotic dreams in more ways then one. Jaycee finds herself falling in love with her dream lover and wishing he was real and Knox wishing he could be her reality. These two really burn up the pages during their escapades which will satisfy paranormal erotic fans.
In the end this was a warming story of two people who have been abandoned by people in their lives and find love and acceptance in the most unusual way.
4 Stars
January 1, 2022
I LOVE how these books interconnect to each other.
Honestly, this is some great stuff. It’s almost as intricate as Cassandra Clare’s overlapping family trees.
But the hero in this story is a little rape-y.
Honestly, this is some great stuff. It’s almost as intricate as Cassandra Clare’s overlapping family trees.
But the hero in this story is a little rape-y.
July 8, 2017
A bit pat in places, but a great read.
May 9, 2012
Dreams of Wolf is the second novella in Miranda Stowe's erotic paranormal series, and until the end I thought they were quite unrelated (so fear not the 2 stories can be read as standalones).
Dreams of Wolf is Jaycee's story, who besides being a nanny to cute little triplets is a human *gasps*. Jaycee is fiercely protective of her charges and loves them above all else, which is no wonder considering she has been with the family since the birth of the triplets, for more than 6 years. I think that Miranda Stowe nicely painted the family dynamics very well, giving the reader a clear picture of the very different character of the three shildren as well as Jaycee's devotion to the family.
One day while the children are playing outside in the garden she almost has a heart attack as she sees a big gray wolf staring at them.
The reader gets to discover the story through both Jaycee and the wolf's perspective so we become aware of the fact that Knox a shapeshifter man is the big wolf stalking Jaycee quite soon.
Knox has lived on his own, a true lone wolf since he was a kid due to his shapeshifting heritage and troubled childhood. He has forsaken civilization and hasn't shifted back to human form for years. Then he encounters this protective and brave human woman who intrigues him beyond compare. He is curious and starts following and syping on her. He wants to understand her. Sure it is a paranormal romance but I still had a few hangups when reading about Knox reentering society after a lifetime of isolation and how he hasn't forgotten to speak, etc.
When Jaycee starts to see the wolf appear more and more to her she is convinced it's her imagination, that she has conjured up a dream wolf/man. I partuclarly find this scene memorable for Jaycee's light humour and teasing, which seeing how broken she was by her past relationship was a welcome sight:
“That’s it. We’re going to have to give you a name.” Dream man or not, she couldn’t keep thinking of him as simply that-sexgod-wolf-guy.
Next to her, he murmured, “My name is Knox.”
She blinked, then frowned. “Hey. This is my dream. Shouldn’t I be the one who gets to name you?”
His brow crinkled. “My name is Knox,” he repeated, not leaving any room for negotiation.
She sighed. “Fine. But I had a couple of doozies in mind. I mean, how can you go wrong with a name like, oh, say Philip the friendly Phallus?” He growled and sat up. She laughed at his irritated expression. Feeling the need to tease him mercilessly, she added. “Or Ben Dover or Dick Long..."
The bedroom scenes between Knox and Jaycee were plenty sexy, but after some (a very short) time the story went downhill with the (forced) introduction of a suspense plot and the far-fetched resolution to that. I would have much preferred if Miranda Stowe had explored the relationship of Jaycee and Knox in more depth instead of introducing external threats and hardships.
Verdict: Since I have enjoyed Caught in Heat and the blurb intrigued me I was excited to read Dreams of Wolf, but maybe due to the high expectations raised by the blurb I was left somewhat disappointed. The premise sounded new and exciting, but the story (especially the ending) felt rushed, I truly believe the story, the suspense plot and most of all the characters and their relationship could have benefitted from more development.
Plot: 8/10
Characters: 6/10
Writing: 7/10
Ending: 6/10
Cover: 6/10 - quite bland
Overall I give Dreams of Wolf 3 stars!
Dreams of Wolf is Jaycee's story, who besides being a nanny to cute little triplets is a human *gasps*. Jaycee is fiercely protective of her charges and loves them above all else, which is no wonder considering she has been with the family since the birth of the triplets, for more than 6 years. I think that Miranda Stowe nicely painted the family dynamics very well, giving the reader a clear picture of the very different character of the three shildren as well as Jaycee's devotion to the family.
One day while the children are playing outside in the garden she almost has a heart attack as she sees a big gray wolf staring at them.
The reader gets to discover the story through both Jaycee and the wolf's perspective so we become aware of the fact that Knox a shapeshifter man is the big wolf stalking Jaycee quite soon.
Knox has lived on his own, a true lone wolf since he was a kid due to his shapeshifting heritage and troubled childhood. He has forsaken civilization and hasn't shifted back to human form for years. Then he encounters this protective and brave human woman who intrigues him beyond compare. He is curious and starts following and syping on her. He wants to understand her. Sure it is a paranormal romance but I still had a few hangups when reading about Knox reentering society after a lifetime of isolation and how he hasn't forgotten to speak, etc.
When Jaycee starts to see the wolf appear more and more to her she is convinced it's her imagination, that she has conjured up a dream wolf/man. I partuclarly find this scene memorable for Jaycee's light humour and teasing, which seeing how broken she was by her past relationship was a welcome sight:
“That’s it. We’re going to have to give you a name.” Dream man or not, she couldn’t keep thinking of him as simply that-sexgod-wolf-guy.
Next to her, he murmured, “My name is Knox.”
She blinked, then frowned. “Hey. This is my dream. Shouldn’t I be the one who gets to name you?”
His brow crinkled. “My name is Knox,” he repeated, not leaving any room for negotiation.
She sighed. “Fine. But I had a couple of doozies in mind. I mean, how can you go wrong with a name like, oh, say Philip the friendly Phallus?” He growled and sat up. She laughed at his irritated expression. Feeling the need to tease him mercilessly, she added. “Or Ben Dover or Dick Long..."
The bedroom scenes between Knox and Jaycee were plenty sexy, but after some (a very short) time the story went downhill with the (forced) introduction of a suspense plot and the far-fetched resolution to that. I would have much preferred if Miranda Stowe had explored the relationship of Jaycee and Knox in more depth instead of introducing external threats and hardships.
Verdict: Since I have enjoyed Caught in Heat and the blurb intrigued me I was excited to read Dreams of Wolf, but maybe due to the high expectations raised by the blurb I was left somewhat disappointed. The premise sounded new and exciting, but the story (especially the ending) felt rushed, I truly believe the story, the suspense plot and most of all the characters and their relationship could have benefitted from more development.
Plot: 8/10
Characters: 6/10
Writing: 7/10
Ending: 6/10
Cover: 6/10 - quite bland
Overall I give Dreams of Wolf 3 stars!
December 20, 2011
This is a novella, about eighty pages long. It started off strong, but went downhill from there. I feel like Stowe wasted an opportunity to create a really unique character. Deer shifters are a rare breed in paranormal romances, but a half deer, half wolf hybrid? There's a lot of potential there. Also, the ending was rather abrupt with no resolution to the Big Bad.
It worked nicely as a stand-alone as I hadn't read the first book, Caught in Heat, but I still 'got' it. So while I didn't love this story, I would try other stories by Stowe if they came my way.
It worked nicely as a stand-alone as I hadn't read the first book, Caught in Heat, but I still 'got' it. So while I didn't love this story, I would try other stories by Stowe if they came my way.
February 4, 2013
This book was hot as hell! I wish it was a little longer and explained how they fled and where they went and how they were living, but the ending was good too. I can't wait until Wednesday when book 3 comes out!
August 29, 2022
I LOVE how these books interconnect to each other.
Honestly, this is some great stuff. It’s almost as intricate as Cassandra Clare’s overlapping family trees.
But the hero in this story is a little rape-y.
Honestly, this is some great stuff. It’s almost as intricate as Cassandra Clare’s overlapping family trees.
But the hero in this story is a little rape-y.
September 6, 2016
While it was good I would have given it higher marks if it was just shorter. Half way through I did give up because I thought the story was good at that point what more could be added.
May 16, 2017
Slightly better than the first book of the series. But only slightly.
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