Fantastic!

A great ending to the series! Dagen and Onyx have a captivating enemies to lovers story with emotion, drama, action and surprises.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

The last book in the Lone Wolf series is here! I thought this series was a unique take on a shifter romance with the Legend Of The Lone Wolf. I love the fated mates trope in this story. Onyx and Dagen tried their hardest to resist each other….but fate had other plans!

Both of the MCs were smart anf stubborn and that leads to some great tension.

While the ending was a little bit of a let down for me, overall I enjoyed this story.

✨What to Expect:
🖤Paranormal Romance
🐺Shifter Romance
💜Lone Wolf
❤️‍🔥Enemies to Lovers Vibes
🔮Magic
🌙Fated Mates

This is the finale and part of the Lone Wolf Legacy trilogy series. Onyx is a mage who is blood tied to the Black Wolf, Dagen Kern. He is one of the three Lone Wolves whose job it is to hunt rogue wolves, protecting humans from becoming prey and the werewolf community from exposure. Onyx and Dagen must learn to trust each other and work together to defeat Solange, a powerful evil mage, and Charles, her werewolf lover, who will do anything to take the Lone Wolf's immortality.

There was not really a whole lot going on the first three quarters of the book. It felt like it was just a continuously mundane inner monolog of uncertainty and mistrust between the two main characters. The main action took place in the last quarter. There were a couple of spicy scenes throughout the book that tried to portray their mutal attractions and increased desire for each other. Overall it was a good story and conclusion to the trilogy.

We’ve all been waiting for this one, the elusive black wolf. The lone wolf that takes everything one step further, and is just all around more. More cunning, more stealthy, more intense, he’s just more. My Dagen, alpha of the alphas…..mine, mine, mine…let’s all say it with me, Sue’s Sue’s, Sue’s🤣. We all knew that the black wolf was more elusive than the other wolves, blending in and untraceable, he really is the alpha of the alpha’s. I’ve said it before, and I will say it again, I love, love NJ Walter’s wolves, and I do, so much. I just can’t get enough, whether it’s the Salvation pack, the original or the next generation, or the lone wolves, my addiction is very real. I always want more NJ Walters wolves, not sure who needs to know this, but feel free to let your people know that…I know, I’m subtle like a Mack truck.

These two had my heart, all their passion, they were in it together and that was it. I had a lot of awe moments with these two, just very thoughtful of each other when it came down to it, used to normally being alone, but really had each other’s back, and were there for each other. They knew they needed each other, and were in it until the very end. Dagen is the last of the lone wolves, which makes me sad, but so happy for all three of them. Three lone wolves getting the hea’s they greatly deserve. Fantastic storyline, with a heart racing showdown, a great epilogue that made my heart happy, and a hea. This was a fantastic book, and it was a fantastic series, they will be missed. Probably gonna need to start a support group…just saying. Hope you all enjoy this series ending as much as I did.

I was excited to be selected as an e-ARC reader for Tempting the Black Wolf. I had not read the first two books in the Lone Wolf Legacy trilogy, but found this to be a standalone book that could be read and understood without the other two. Dagen is a powerful Lone Wolf, who is endowed with immortality, but unlike normal wolf shifters, is destined to be alone and is the judge and executioner of rogue wolves. Onyx is a mage who has a very complicated past. They are tied to each other through a blood link, which makes them both question if the feelings they are fighting are really their own or just the link that was forced upon them. This book read very quickly once I got into it and I enjoyed watching Dagen and Onyx figure out what they meant to each other. I enjoyed the final “showdown” and that there was closure to the book and their story (although room for more should the author want to delve back into their world).

This book was written to keep the reader entertained and does very good job. Fast paced and not wordy. Loved it.

We learnt at the end of the last book that the black wolf was Dagan Kern who has been helping the others unbeknown to them. We also met Onyx the beautiful mage who helped the Gray Wolf.
This is the final of the trilogy and it brings Dagan together with Onyx which is a fascinating relationship as they are both extremely strong characters. I so enjoyed their interactions and strengths as they battled with Solange and Charles to discover the truth and attempt to end it.
There are some surprising revelations and some great emotional and physical battles as you would expect.
For me this was the perfect ending and it brought all of the wolves and their storylines together.
Breathtakingly brilliant for me so an easy five stars!

Tempting the Black Wolf is the third and final book in the Lone Wolf series and what an intense and captivating read it is! This is definitely a series you need to read in order as the enemy remains the same throughout each book and events across the series, come together in this explosive conclusion. T

I was enamoured with Dagen and Onyx as they both displayed fierce, loyal and passionate natures and Dagen is inexplicably drawn to this independent woman through the craving of his wolf as much as they would both like to deny any true connection. There is suspense, danger and anticipation in the storyline, and an ending that is well worth the wait.

did not read the first two books in the series. It did take me a few chapters to get into the story. After reading the book, I would like to read the first two books in the series. My favorite part of the story was the last few chapters- the action scene. I enjoyed watching Oynx and Dagen relationship build throughout the book.

Rating: 3.5 Stars

Tempting the Black Wolf wraps up NJ Walters’s Lone Wolf series with a thrilling bang. This is the third book, but it can be read as a standalone. If you’re into magic, enemies-to-lovers vibes, and a dash of spice, this book delivers.

Onyx and Dagen are locked in a battle of wills, both determined to resist their bond. They’re fiercely independent, and while Dagen knows Onyx doesn’t need him, his inner wolf has other plans—he definitely needs her. As the most powerful, the black wolf, Dagen isn’t exactly thrilled about trusting or wanting his fated mate, but with a shared goal in sight, these two reluctant allies have no choice but to team up. Sparks fly, and trust? Well, that’s a work in progress!

The climactic showdown, though, didn’t quite pack the punch I was expecting after all the buildup throughout the series. Still, it’s a solid conclusion to the trilogy and a must-read if you’ve been along for the Lone Wolf ride!

What to Expect:
••» Fated Mates
••» Found Family
••» Magic
••» Blood Bound
••» Lone Wolf & Human
••» Enemies-to-Lovers Vibes

Thank you to Entangled Publishing, LLC, the author, N.J. Walters, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Rated 3.5 Stars

I was excited to read Tempting the Black Wolf after enjoying the first two books. While it was good I didn't enjoy it as much as I did the previous books. It was repetitive. The main characters had the same conversation about the status of their relationship multiple times. However, I did enjoy the action, magic and watching Onyx and Dagen overcome their fears and insecurities among other things. It was a fitting end to an awesome trilogy, one that I recommend.

✨Lone Wolf | Human Mage
✨Fated Mates
✨Magic
✨Spice

Enjoyable conclusion to the Lone Wolf Legacy series!

I've really enjoyed reading this series and I thought the author did a pretty good job tying up loose ends in "Tempting the Black Wolf" .

I thought that Dagen and Onyx had a really interesting storyline. It felt like a rival to lovers trope to me, not quite enemies but rather two stubborn people who ultimately would have to learn to trust each other to accomplish a common goal.

I think this series is definitely worth adding to your TBR but make sure to read them in order to fully understand the whole story.

Thank you N.J. Walters , Net Galley and Entangled Publishing LLC for providing me with an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

Tempting The Black Wolf - Review

I’ve always loved wolves, especially in fantasy novels where their loyalty and strength shine. Wolves mate for life, a team through and through, and that idea of loyalty is central to this story.

Dagen, the “Lone Black Wolf,” is tasked with keeping all wolves in check. Living a solitary life, his true mission is to defeat an evil mage who seeks to steal his immortality.

Onyx, a mage created by this same evil, is linked to Dagen from birth, meant to be his weakness.

Their story is built on trust. As the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my ally,” but can Dagen and Onyx set aside their distrust and work together?

I really enjoyed this book. Although I hadn’t read the first two books in the series, this one stands strong on its own.

If you’re into paranormal romance, magic, fated lovers, slow-burn tension with some steamy moments, and a magical battle that hits you right in the feels, this one’s for you!

Thank you to Entangled Publishing, LLC, and Net Galley for this ARC to read and review.

My non-spoilery review: The very best thing the author could do for this book is get rid of the introductory chapter. The best thing she could do for her books in general is allow herself to believe, if only for a moment, that she isn't too Not Like Other Writers to adhere to certain standards - the ones she decries in her author's note, specifically.

Below are my observations made in real time while reading this book. They will contain spoilers, so carry on with that in mind.

😎 The author states at the beginning of her book that she eschews the pesky and unnecessary plotting tactics of other writers, and instead simply employs the spirits of her characters to tell her what to write, continuity be damned. This can only bode well.
😎 The lore drop in the opening chapter is too good to be true. The Curse of Comrade Lone Wolf is placed on one werewolf at a time (among all werewolves everywhere I guess). The lone wolf adheres to Highlander rules (there can only be one, immortal until beheaded). The lone wolf exists specifically to cull dangerous werewolves, is supernaturally curated one after another to do just that and marked by a sickle over the chest from lome-wolf-birth. Yet despite the fact that the lone wolf's entire immortal existence is devoted to protecting all werewolves everywhere in perpetuity by doing, ostensibly, the dirtiest and most dangerous work, as ordained by some inscrutible supernatural system that ensures there is always one lone wolf in play, he (and it is always a he) is ["shunned by pack, always alone"]. There's nothing in the legend of the lone wolf that explains why this living weapon of service is an eternal pariah, but if the ghost of the author's OCs didn't see fit to whisper plothole filler in her ears, I probably don't need it!
😎 My second favorite part of the intro chapter is the line, ["The only way to kill him is beheading, either during battle or by stealth or betrayal."] Me when I'm desperate to pad my wordcount. Accidental beheading like, on a job site, that would be fine. He'd survive that. Being intentionally and openly beheaded by an enemy while the lone wolf is just chilling would also not count, given these absolutely bonkers stipulations. The lone wolf could probably loophole his way into surviving a beheading sphynx riddle style if battle, stealth, and betrayal are the specific modes of beheading necessary for his death. God, this guy is so badass.
😎 Dagen Kern is the ultra-sexy name of our hottie baddie love interest, and isn't at all reminiscent of the ermagerd ghost of Millennial past.
😎 ["The black wolf might kill her on sight or he might not. There was no way to determine his course of action."] I mean, according to the legend mere pages earlier, lone wolves take out ["rogue wolves who senselessly kill"]. I feel like that determines his course of action a little. But maybe the spirit of the protagonist who was whispering this to the author as she wrote wanted us to see her as an ignoramus.
😎 Right away, Comrade Lone Wolf's voice is described as "masculine". Cishets using adjectives that actually mean something, level: impossible.
😎 oop I didn't even read the rest of that sentence before slapping down a critique, because the rest of it describes the FMC as being physiologically driven to obey. Cishets write romance that doesn't double down on gender essentialism, level: DIABOLICAL.
😎 Romance novel heroines are so fucking funny. "I'm scared that this guy I've just met is going to eviscerate me. Ooh, his hair is so shiny! I want to run my fingers through it!" I'm convinced that all FMCs in books like these forget that they're actually in the book halfway through a thought and just believe they're watching a CW show. She must have been whispering to the author to make her look too stupid to be real.
😎 First meeting: Dagoth Ur hurts her feelings by accidentally targeting her deepest insecurities. Then he touches her cheek, her nips shoot out like Nerf darts and her panties are DRENCHED. Girl, stand up!!
😎 He kisses her and she claims this has ["marked her for life"]. In like... a metaphorical way, or a werewolf way? Hard to tell. Harder to tell because the author likes to badly overexplain things that need no explanation, but leaves you scratching your head about the rest.
😎 ["I mean nothing to him." What else was new?] You just met him! You were JUST afraid he'd murder you in cold blood! I have a hard time feeling bad that you caught feelings in a few minutes and your delusion isn't reciprocated!!!!
😎 Protagonists talking to themselves is a fine trait to have. This protagonist asks questions out loud to nobody and the author answers through the text like a masturbatory Q&A. I don't know if there's a higher peak for comedy than this, but if there is, the altitude would surely kill me.
😎 ["The scent of her, a delectable combination of woman and lavender,"] what does it MEAN? WHAT does it mean?
😎 ["Dressed in all black, she'd resembled a sexy cat burglar. He'd wanted to pet her, make her purr."] This book has a 4.25 star rating.
😎 Haagen Dazs mopes about how alphas and young wolves love trying to take on lone wolves, once again directly contradicting the legend given to us at the very top. He even sort of suggests that they think killing him will? Transfer his immortality to them?? Does nobody know the legend we are privy to? Calling it a legend implies that that knowledge is widely held, even if it isn't strictly true, yet nobody seems to know it. It may benefit the author to change the name of that first chapter, but frankly, I think removing it altogether would make this thing seem way less dumb. You can't be contradictory if there's nothing to contradict.
😎 Tbh, the grim foreshadowing of the author's note is more dire and immediate than you could possibly imagine. She doesn't just ignore continuity between books - she ignores it between chapters.
😎 Our boy Dagen Kern thinks the name "Onyx" is unusual. Brave opinion from a man named after the Lord High Councillor to House Dagoth.
😎 i would like to propose a new trend called the Romance Authors Stop Treating Breasts As Erections Challenge. Why are they always swelling and jutting and perking up and shooting out and growing erect, and why are authors too cowardly to go the whole way and make them nut, too?
😎 This book is way too pointless and horny for the first sex scene to happen a whole 30% in.
😎 He really said "Mine" when she was just sitting up in a room where they're alone. My brother in Christ, who are you being possessive to? This author like. Knows the beats of what makes werewolves sexy, but just sort of throws darts at the wall for where to put those bits. Unfortunately it never hits, because throw darts in question are as dull as our protagonist.
😎 He chews her underwear off and her response: ["Oh, God. Talk about sexy."] Geddaloadathisguy-core. Hitthebricks-pilled.
😎 ["Primed, her orgasm blasted through her."] 💥💥💥💥💥Stop, stop, she's already dead!

This is actually too ludicrous to endure any longer. I almost want to rate it higher for sheer entertainment value, but too many of y'all have skewed the ratings too high already.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I have not read the first two books of this series, so it took a while for me to get to know some of the characters and references. However, I appreciated this was a standalone. I loved both main characters and their relationship. I felt like the ending dragged on in spots and rushed in others, but, overall, this book was a good experience!

After receiving the ARC copy, I decided best to read books 1 & 2, the finish up with book, Tempting the Black Wolf. I do feel as though these could almost be considered as interconnected standalones since each story will mostly catch you up on the story before. The premises of the books are that there is a powerful Mage and a Werewolf duo out to steal the immortality of the lone wolfs. In each of the books there is a "fated mate trope", this books mated pair was my favorite out of the books as it differed from the Wolf/human bonding in the first two books and gave off the enemies to lovers vibe I live for.

Unfortunately, I felt that the books were the same story just written over again with small variances, if you enjoyed the first two books you will likely enjoy the third book as you finally see the battle between the Mage and Lone Wolfs come to an end.

I definitely was in for a ride I wasn’t prepared for with this book!
Not quite an enemies to lovers but more of a “I don’t trust you” to “I will die for you” trope! I did enjoy the trope but it was a bit repetitive throughout the story.

I didn’t know it was a part of a series (though it IS a standalone) so there were some characters I wasn’t aware of the history with.

The climax felt rushed. I expected more of a drawn out fight. But I thoroughly enjoyed the resolution afterwards!

Thank you NetGalley and Entangled for giving me an eARC in exchange for a review.

I was spellbound by this book. I couldn't put it down. Onyx is incredible. Her strength and heart make this story sing. Dagen is the "Black Wolf" with the instincts and power. The two together ramp up the heat and deliver justice. The ending was perfect.

Thank you Entangled Publishing and NetGalley for my arc copy of Tempting the Black Wolf.


I will preface this review by stating when I signed up for this title I did not know this was the final book in a series.

Now with that said I made the decision to continue this read without reading the previous titles in the series, and I was able to follow along with the story very easily, I did at times when the previous couples where mentioned become curious to the start of their stories but i did not feel I was at any kind of detriment for having not read them prior to starting this story.

I was hooked into the story immediately, and really enjoyed the lore and legend, I was a little disappointed with how the conflict/resolution was so quick, but I am attributing that to my having only read this portion of the overall story.

All in all really good short quick story that was enjoyable even having not read the remainder of the series.

Thank you to Entangled & N.J. Walters for the ARC of this book! I really enjoyed this book! Dagen & Onyx embarked on a journey to end the evil that has corrupted their lives & on the way figure out how to work together while battling feelings & being fated mates. I really enjoyed the twist N.J. Walter’s put on fated mates and I loved the ending where I all came together. The storyline was great & I understand it’s part of a series, but I had not read any of the previous books and I loved that I wasn’t left confused. Would recommend!