Wolf Gone Wild surprised me. I'm not sure what I expected but I ended up really enjoying this. It's a quick enjoyable paranormal romance and I flew through it. I can honestly say I'm curious to see what the author is going to write for the next couples.

With this beautiful cover, I didn't expect this book to be steamy even though it's a romance. However, I'm glad I was wrong. I loved the banter and the scenes between the two main characters : Evie, the hex-breaker, and Mateo, the werewolf.

A witch has cursed Mateo and now, his wolf is caged inside him. It can't come out and that's bound to be dangerous. Needing help, Mateo ask the beautiful hex-breaker who always want to help others. Even though her older sister insists that dealing with werewolf - and have a relationship with- is a no no. Clearly, that's not going to deter the two lovebirds.

(Thank you for letting me read and review an ARC via Netgalley)

This is the first book I've read by Juliette Cross and I am looking forward to what she thinks up next!

"Wolf Gone Wild" is a fun and sexy paranormal romance that has a little bit of everything. Full of strong and smart independent magical women and supporting characters that can hold their own, I can't wait to see what comes next in the "Stay a Spell" series.

After reading this title, I will be purchasing a copy for my Library.

I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Steamyyyy Steammyyyy Steammyyyyyy! I loved it. It was a solid read. I love that werewolves are making a comeback! I love a good smutty romance with a supernatural feel.

Great writing, great characters, great over all! 10/10 must read!

Thank you so much to the author, the publisher, and netgalley for this review copy.

I really didn't like the style of this book. Mateo arguing with Alpha was just weird, and while I've seen people compare it to the relationship between Eddie Brock and Vemon, I just didn't get the same vibe. This might be for you if you're into dubious consent, but I'm not, so I bailed.

Book Review
Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross
Sass-o-meter5/5💜s
#romanceopoly read
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Quote: "By the time we got to the front door, I’d erected a stone fortress, complete with battlements and a moat filled with crocodiles, around my silly, soft heart.”
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What this book is about:
What's the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly violent and carnal thoughts. Convinced he's cursed, he needs the help of a powerful witch before he literally goes insane. ​

Evie Savoie has always obeyed the house rules of her coven--no werewolves. They're known for being moody and volatile. So, when a distempered, dangerous werewolf strolls into the bar and almost strangles one of her late-night customers, she's ready to bounce him through the door. But the desperation in his eyes when he begs her to help him softens her heart and convinces her to bend the rules. ​

What Evie doesn't know is that Mateo's wolf has a mind of his own. And now that she's in his sights, he wants only one thing. Her.
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My thoughts:
This paranormal romance was all so good. I am here for it 💯

I loved the sassy dynamic between Mateo and his Wolf- Alpha. Their banter was hilarious! You got to see the good guy and ‘bad’ guy Mateo represented.

The steamy scenes were spot on and niceeee. If you know what I mean 😉

If you're looking for a fresh, romantic, quick read, then this book is a must buy for you!

This book was released 1/14 and is on #kindleunlimited!!!

Sassiest character - Alpha
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Qotd: Are you a romance junkie like me? What is your go to genre that picks up your spirits?

Special thanks to the Netgalley for a COPY in exchange for my honest review.

#wolfgonewild #romanceopoly #netgalley #wolfgonewild

After starting this book on three different occasions I will have to call this one as a current DNF. While the premise was interesting, I just couldn't find myself falling into a writing style that felt distracting to read. Might try again some time in the future but as of now, this is a solid 2 star for me, with an extra star simply for the beauty of the cover and because I know this book will be a great fit for other readers. It does read like a lot of paranormal stories I became familiar with when I was younger but I think I expected it to be a more updated version of the genre.

I ended up DNF this half way through, which is so sad since that cover is amazing!
But this book just wasn't for me. At least not right now.
I found it a little bit boring, since not much happened throughout the first half.
I might give it another try in the future, but as it is right now, it's just not for me.

A paranormal romance with a little mystery and curse.
Mateo is a werewolf who is curse and cannt shift which causes anger problems which leads him to Evie who is a curse breaker.
Evie and her coven tries to break curse but things really go bad and they have to try to find a solution.
Good little twist about the curse and great romance.
Voluntarily Reviewed.

Mateo braucht unbedingt die Hilfe der Savoie Schwestern, insbesondere die von Evie. Denn sie kann Flüche brechen und genau so einer lastet auf Mateo. Der Zauber hindert ihn daran sich in seinen Wolf zu verwandeln. Normalerweise helfen die Schwestern keinen Werwölfen, aber wegen der Gefahr, die von ihm ausgeht, machen sie eine Ausnahme. Je mehr Zeit Evie und Mateo miteinander verbringen, desto näher kommen sich die Beiden. Aber ihrem Glück stehen immer noch die Keine-Werwölfe-Regel der Gilde und Mateos Fluch im Weg.

Die Autorin hat hier eine tolle Welt um Hexen, Werwölfe, Vampire und Sensenmännern geschaffen. Man kommt gut in die Geschichte rein. Der Anfang ist so gestaltet, dass der Leser erstmal einen guten Überblick über die einzelnen Wesen und die Struktur der übernatürlichen Gesellschaft bekommt. Auch lernt man erstmal Evies Schwestern kennen. Ich bin schon neugierig auf das nächste Buch der Reihe, denn ich habe schon eine Idee um welche Schwester es als nächstes geht.

Evie und Mateo sind ein richtig tolles Paar. Sie ergänzen sich gegenseitig. Und die Liebesbeziehung zwischen den Beiden Entwickelt sich langsam und nicht zu schnell. Das fand ich sehr gut. Aber man spürt auch von Anfang an das Knistern zwischen den Beiden.

Es hat mir richtig Spaß gemacht zu lesen, wie Evie sich für Marvel, DC, Star Wars und andere Comics begeistert. Ich bin selbst so ein Fangirl und es war einfach nur großartig auch mal so eine Protagonistin zu haben.
Mateo ist nicht nur der sexy Werwolf, er ist vor allem liebevoll, sensibel und ein guter Freund. Er unterstützt Evie, wo er nur kann und liebt sie, so wie sie ist. Den Beruf, den er ausübt, finde ich auch richtig originell und hebt das Buch nochmal aus der Masse hervor. Es ist definitiv kein typischer Beruf für den Protagonisten in einer Liebesgeschichte. Das einzige, was mich gestört hat, war der Name Alpha (der Name des Wolfes), den fand ich nicht so schön.

Das Buch ist humorvoll und leicht geschrieben, was es zu dem perfekten Buch für abends zum Entspannen und einfach mal die Realität vergessen macht. Die Spannung wurde bis zur letzten Seite aufrechterhalten. Bis zum Schluss hatte ich keine Ahnung, wer jetzt hier der Böse war. Das Buch war also keineswegs vorhersehbar. Ich finde, alle Charaktere wurden sehr gut ausgearbeitet. Bei keinem hatte ich das Gefühl, dass die Tiefe gefehlt hat.
Das Cover ist wunderschön. So bin ich auch auf netgelly.com auf das Buch aufmerksam geworden.

Fazit:
Ich empfehle das Buch jedem, der Urbanfantasy Geschichten mit einer großen Portion Liebe mag.

Juliette Cross hits all of my favorite tropes and genres, and she does it well.

Mateo is a sensitive artist who has a dark side: he's a werewolf who hasn't been able to shift in a few months, and his dark urges are making him volatile. Mateo seeks out the help of Evie, a hex-breaker witch, to break the curse that's keeping him from shifting. Evie has been told her whole life to stay away from werewolves, but something about Mateo's desperation convinces her to help him. Friendship and attraction grow between the two, but Mateo's problem is worse then Evie could have ever predicted, and she isn't sure she can save him. Alpha, Mateo's wolf, may take over and cause Mateo to do something he can't live with.

Mateo and Evie are adorable. Mateo is sweet, thoughtful, and sensitive, and Evie is funny, nerdy, and quirky in the best ways. The plot is interesting and takes place in a great city that has a history of supernatural intrigue, so it makes the perfect setting.

I had two problems with this book, and they are basically negligible: one, the name Alpha was cringe-worthy cheesy to me. I wish he had a different name. Two, there were a lot of background characters and I had trouble keeping some of them straight - who's a cousin? who's a sister? I'm very confused. But none of this impacted my overall delight with this book.

This new series by Juliette Cross is a big winner. There is no question about Juliette’s undeniable talent to writing likable characters and a great story line.

Stay A Spell series is about a witch coven of sisters and their HEAs. In Wolf Gone Wild we’re treated to Evie and Mateo’s love story. Evie is the star witch of this tale and Mateo is the sexy and forbidden werewolf. It was quite charming to watch them two interact. Very upbeat and meant to leave you with a smile on your face.


I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book, so I could give an honest review.

What a pretty cover, and the blurb caught my eye immediately. A wolf who can’t shift? A witch who could possibly break the curse? That sounded like some great forced-proximity goodness, and indeed it is, all packaged up in a sort of light paranormal rom-com! Also, there’s a zombie cat.

Evie is nerdy, loves comics and especially Star Wars, and has a heart bigger than New Orleans. Which certainly causes problems for her, especially when Mateo, a werewolf, comes to her family needing help breaking a curse that’s preventing him from shifting. All of the Savoie sisters are witches with different specialties, and Evie’s a hex-breaker. While the initial attempt to break the hex fails, Mateo realizes that just being around Evie makes Alpha calmer, so he bargains with her to spend a few hours a day with him. Well, we can all see where this is going, right?

“I don’t see how that’s a problem. To be trustful and kind isn’t a defect, Evie. It’s rather wonderful really.”


Evie’s such a sweet person, and I loved how geeky she was. She helps out at the family store and waitresses at a bar, but dreams of drawing comics. Her artistic endeavors were denigrated as childish by a previous boyfriend, so she’s reluctant to share them with anyone, especially Mateo, who works as a sculptor. Mateo was just about as sweet as Evie, and despite having zero idea about any of Evie’s fandoms, dives into them wholeheartedly, leading up to a particularly sweet Star Wars-themed date. Alpha, his wolf, however, was the absolute definition of an alphahole, one missed turn signal away from violence or screwing someone. For the most part, I found his comments hilarious, though it did veer into overkill a few times. Since the book’s told from both main character’s first-person POVs, it’s easy to get a good sense of each character, and it also added to the great sexual tension. Despite their obvious chemistry, Mateo’s reluctant to start anything with Evie until he has better control of his wolf, which leads to a lot of arguing back and forth with Alpha and definitely ups the tension.

“You think I can’t handle the big bad wolf?”


In terms of pacing, I loved the first few chapters and the last chapters, but found the middle slow. The building of Evie and Mateo’s romantic arc was great, but it felt like the plot thread about figuring out Mateo’s hex was completely backburnered. I would’ve preferred a more entwined story where both arcs were given equal time. The good thing about the focus being so much on the romance is that it keeps the storyline light and funny for the most part, so if you’re looking for a not-very-angsty paranormal, this would definitely fit the bill.

Overall, I’d give this around 3.5 stars, rounded up to four. There’s some definite sequel bait going on with Evie’s sisters, and II’ll definitely be watching for the next book!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

If you love shape shifters and witches - this is a good book! Liked the chemistry between the characters, New Orleans as a setting is perfect. Enjoyable all around.

This is one of the hardest reviews I've ever had to write. I've been going back and forth, trying to figure out how to adequately capture just how freaking AMAZEBALLS this story was. How can I get you, my fellow reader, to fully understand the necessity of adding this book to your reading experience? How can I provide you with sufficient information to tempt you into taking the plunge, without giving too much of this story's SENSATIONAL goodness away? Juliette Cross will always be one of my favorite authors and this book only further cemented that fact!

There's an insanely sexy werewolf named Mateo. I mean, this man is freaking SEX-SAY!
🐾 He's a metalwork artist, owns his own gallery, and the author created him with such perfection that I was left swooning and silly all over the place. Every scene left me with a goofy smile on my face and I was in absolute heaven with this man!!
🐾 He's been cursed, he doesn't know who did it, and honestly it was hard to believe someone would do that to him because he was such an incredible man. Honest and kind, humble and talented, he was everything a girl could want and wish for in a fantastic hero.

Then there's Evie, a witch, a hex breaker, and generally impressive person
🐾She was a heroine after my own heart. She was a geek when it came to all things Marvel (like me), she was obsessed with Star Wars (like me) ... to be real, if I had even a modicum of artistic talent (like my kids), I'd totally see myself in her. As it was, she was AWESOME! She was full of pure and positive energy, she was sweet and smart, and she was breathtaking.
🐾While working to help Mateo unleash his wolf, she befriends him and quickly learns that remaining friends isn't what she truly wants. How can she possibly resist his stunning temptation?

Seriously, if you love romance... if you love great characters... if you love all things paranormal... if you love to laugh and swoon and grin like a loon... you will most definitely LOOOOOVE this book!!

Mateo thinks he's been cursed with a hex so he's not able to shift into his wolf form and his inner wolf is in his head all the time. Mateo's inner wolf, Alpha is a mean, viscous animal who wants to fight all the time. He's constantly pushing Mateo to hit people and it's driving Mateo crazy so he asks a witch for help.

Evie and her sisters are witches but they usually don't help werewolves because they are dangerous predators. But it turns out that Mateo is more dangerous if they don't try and help him because his inner animal is unpredictable.

Evie and her sisters research a way to help Mateo but it's taking some time and Mateo realizes that his wolf, Alpha is calmer when Evie is around so he asks to spend a few hours a day with her and she agree's. The only problem with that is Mateo and Evie both start lusting after each other which makes things a little awkward.

Evie and her sisters try to remove the hex but it turns out to be more powerful than anything they've ever come up against. So while the sisters do more research, Evie and Mateo spend more time together and finally give in to their mutual attraction. Mateo and Alpha are sexy as hell and even though Evie knows she should be afraid of Alpha, she finds him to be sexy with his dominance and gruff nature. The fact that Alpha can actually speak through Mateo when he comes to the surface is different and I really liked it.

I did not know who the villain was in this story until right before we see for ourselves. I actually thought it was someone else and for other reasons and I was wrong which was fun. I like being surprised. This was such a fun book to read and I loved the characters. I love all the sisters and am really looking forward to reading more of this series now.

Disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book via NetGalley but all opinions and thoughts are my own.

In the words of a friend, "so now werewolf PNR is getting illustrated covers too?"

Yes, my friends, werewolf PNR is now getting illustrated covers, too. But there's a reason!

This is a paranormal romantic comedy. I have no idea if it hits the traditional movie rom-com beats, but it made me laugh several times and generally avoided the gore and violence so common in PNR. I have some content warnings, but overall I'd recommend it to people who are looking for something a little different. No private investigators, no police, no soldiers or vivisection on page.

Wolf Gone Wild is set in New Orleans and pairs Evie, a hex-breaker witch with Mateo, a werewolf with a curse. He hasn't been able to shift for three months and his inner wolf is getting more and more difficult to control. Even though witches don't fraternize with werewolves, Evie agrees to help him because well, she's not about to turn away someone who needs her particular magical specialty. But of course they have off-the-charts chemistry and fall in love despite themselves.

Both are artists. Evie works at a bar and her sister's magic shop, but in her off hours she's creating a comics series. She's a massive Marvel and Star Wars geek and introduces Mateo, a metal sculptor, to fandom. Mateo, sweetheart that he is, brings her to his friend's DC-themed restaurant and sets up a Star Wars-themed picnic for them and is generally the nicest. His inner wolf? Not the nicest. I'm sure there's something to be said for man's base urges and inner devils vs. their efforts to be better and shed the trappings of toxic masculinity, but it's also just really funny to read the internal banter between Mateo and his wolf. His struggle for self-control leads to lots of unsatisfied sexual tension, which was also run to read.

Wolf Gone Wild is the first in a series, so we're introduced to siblings and other people in the community, but it didn't feel too overwhelming. Do I remember anyone's names? Nope. But do I remember that Evie has a bunch of sisters who have love interests (I assume) for future books? Yes. I don't want to spoil the ending, so I'll just say that there's some violent stuff at the end of the book when we find out who has cursed Mateo and why.  Though it ran a bit long, I enjoyed the story and I look forward to reading the next.




Note: There are some copyediting errors in this review copy, I'm not sure if they're in the final version or not. Mostly dropped words or words that appear to be auto-correct errors. Also Mateo's surname is Cruz and he's supposedly Latino but I would have no idea if not from his name.

Content Warnings: repeated use of the words crazy, insane, schizophrenic in regard to Mateo's inner struggle with his wolf, bad ex, past: parental death




Suzanne received a copy of this book from the author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Wolf Gone Wild was a fun read but had a slow start for me.

Both Evie and Mateo are well developed characters who I liked a lot. Mateo’s conversations between himself and Alpha were hilarious. I really enjoyed Evie’s family as well. Her sisters were highly entertaining. However, it took me quite a while to connect with this story for some reason. I wanted to get pulled in by the sizzling tension between Evie and Mateo but it took over half of the book for me to get swept away by the story. I’m glad I stuck with it because by the end I needed to know what happened next. I enjoyed the writing style and would definitely read another book by this author in the future.

set in new orleans, wolf gone wild kicks off a new paranormal world for the stay a spell series, in a city filled with magic and blood and sex. mateo is cursed, a werewolf who can't shift, is a werewolf in trouble. he's lucky to have as much control as he does over his wolf. but he's beginning to see a point where that control will snap. so he seeks out one of the savoie witches who rule new orleans. specifically the one they say is a hex-breaker, evie.

from the moment they meet there's a spark of connection. mateo knows it. evie knows it. and so does mateo's wolf, alpha.

so here's what you need to know about mateo. for a werewolf, he's seriously a good guy. there's none of that hyper or toxic masculinity. he's gentle and even-tempered. he's a creative soul who makes metallic sculptures for a living.

his wolf, alpha is a total horn dog.

and the contrast between the two is both startling and hilarious.

this story is atmospheric and suspenseful and sexy, but its also genuinely funny. and just a delightful mix of fun and intense to make for an enjoyable read.

**wolf gone wild will publish on january 14, 2020. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/juliette cross in exchange for my honest review.

I’m smiling the biggest smile I’ve probably smiled in the longest time ever after finishing this book. I almost didn’t rate it because five stars does not do this book justice. When I first saw the cover I thought, okay this is going to be a sweet middle grade book.. obviously someone didn’t read the summary. Something about the cover just drew me in and even when I was thinking it was going to be middle grade, I already loved it but starting this book, it was beyond words phenomenal. I cannot remember the last time that I read a supernatural rom com or if I ever have for that matter because this book is on its own pedestal.

Evie and Mateo (Top Book Boyfriend Charts btw 😍) captured my heart from the moment I read about them, both artists in their own rights they fall in love despite the raised eyebrows since Evie is a witch and Mateo a werewolf. Mateo, a metal sculpting artist searches for Evie a part of seriously badass family of sister witches.. to help him break a hex that does not allow him to shift into his wolf form. Throughout this we also meet Alpha, Mateo’s wolf and ladies.. trust me when I say you NEED Alpha in your lives.

I have no words for how much I loved and adored this book, I already know that this book, no this series will easily become one of my absolute top favorite reads. Just reading about Evie’s sisters in this book makes me SO anxious for the next installment. I practically bit my nails for the entirety of this book because all my emotions were going haywire, I didn’t know what to do with myself because I was smiling so much because of how much I loved this storyline.

This was my first book by this author and like Evie with her comic book love, I’m already top notch fangirling because Juliette Cross is simply amazing!! As for the rest of you... GO READ THIS RIGHT NOW!

WOLF GONE WILD is the first instalment in Juliette Cross’ contemporary, adult STAY A SPELL erotic, paranormal romance series focusing on the Savoie sisters. This is witch, waitress and aspiring artist Eveleen ‘Evie’ Savoie, and werewolf/ metal sculptor Mateo Cruz’ storyline.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mateo and Evie) WOLF GONE WILD follows the building relationship between witch, waitress and aspiring artist Evie Savoie, and werewolf/ metal sculptor Mateo Cruz’. Mateo needs help. Someone has cast a spell, and our hero is unable to shift thusly allowing his blood lust to build to extraordinary levels. Hoping the Savoie sisters of New Orleans are able to help, Mateo approaches the witches in an effort to get the ‘hex’ removed. Enter Evie Savoie, witch and Hex-breaker, and the woman with whom Mateo will fall in love. What ensues is the slow building romance and relationship between Mateo and Evie, as Evie and her sisters struggle to unravel the hex that has spelled Mateo into something he’s not.

Evie Savoie is a powerful Hex-breaker but struggles with the spell surrounding the man that she loves. Unable to break through the layers of magic, Evie, along with her sisters Jules, Clara and Violet go in search of something else, a book that quite possible holds the cure to what ails Mateo Cruz. Mateo Cruz is a renowned metal sculptor who owns his own gallery in New Orleans but someone or something has bound Mateo’s powers, powers that are slowly tearing him apart, from the inside out.

The relationship between Mateo and Evie begins as a business arrangement as Evie is forced to work with a man she considers dangerous and dark. Witches and werewolves do not get along but something about Evie calls to Mateo when his Alpha demands Mateo make Evie their mate. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to three of Evie’s sisters Jules, Clara and Violet; their mother Serena Savoie; Mateo’s assistant Missy; his cousin Nico; fellow artist Sandra; ancient vampire and overlord Ruben Dubois; witch and seer Beryl; numerous employees at the family run bar the Cauldron; Bam, the comic store owner, as well as Mateo’s alter ego-the Alpha; Z and Fred the bow-time wearing rooster.

The world building introduces the Savoie sisters-their personalities, their powers, and the individual specialities, as well as the different supernatural beings that inhabit New Orleans, Louisiana.

WOLF GONE WILD is a story of power and control; of betrayal and vengeance; of family, friendship, romance and love. The premise is imaginative and engaging; the characters are sassy, fun and flirty-there is plenty of non-stop back and forth between Evie and her sisters, as well as between Evie and Mateo, and Mateo and the Alpha; the romance is heart warming and energetic. WOLF GONE WILD is an animated and sensual introduction to Juliette Cross’ STAY A SPELL paranormal, romance series.


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