Past Imperfect
The Foresters
by Rowan Worth
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Pub Date Nov 17 2016 | Archive Date May 31 2019
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Description
“A werewolf with amnesia. That can’t be good.” — Natalie Richards, chef
Recovering in
the tiny apartment of the hot, soft-hearted woman who rescued him is a fine
solution while “Fella” figures out why he was bleeding and abandoned in an
alley, though the bigger issue might be that he is convinced he’s not actually
a dog.
Accidentally bringing home an injured werewolf with amnesia is looking like the least of Asheville chef Natalie Richards’ problems as break-ins plague her restaurant and the mutilated bodies of local women start turning up in the nearby state park. No one’s past is perfect, but this might be taking karma to extremes.
The shapeshifting Foresters have a killer to stop, a pack to save, and no time for love. Too bad Fate has other plans for these five cousins—as does a ruthless opponent bent on vengeance.
A Note From the Publisher
PAST IMPERFECT is book one in The Foresters series. Available in e-book on all platforms and trade paperback.
Other books in the series coming soon! PERFECT STRANGER; PERFECTLY WILD; PERFECT STORM; PERFECT JUSTICE
Advance Praise
5.0 out of 5 stars
Packed with heroes!
By K Corkran
Friends
to lovers gets an exciting new twist when woman's proverbial best friend turns
out to be a werewolf with amnesia. Natalie takes in a hurt stray named Fella,
only to discover that she's fallen for a wolf who can shift into a mostly naked
and entirely gorgeous man. Fella has no idea who he is or how he came to have
this ability, but they soon discover that he is no lone wolf. Fella, or rather
Ripper, belongs to a hidden world of half forgotten myths in which werewolves
can embody all of the noblest qualities of the wolf or instead be twisted into
monsters that are far too human in their vices. The villains do not pull their
punches in this book, either literally or metaphorically. There are some brief
scenes of violence against women, including sexual violence, although it is in
keeping with the darker nature of werewolves and the myths which have
surrounded them. By contrast, Ripper's pack is a rollicking extended family
that perfectly suits the small southern town where they live. Charming, a bit
eccentric, and fully fleshed out whether in human form or sporting fur, the
Foresters are great company. But the uncle who raised them has kept secrets
from them to keep them safe, and now bodies are beginning to pile up on their
mountain. To borrow a line from the story, there is a 'surplus of bastards'.
Fortunately, there's plenty of heroes and heroines to rise to the
challenge--and to make me hope the next books in the series hit the shelf soon!
Featured Reviews
Eva M, Reviewer
Past Imperfect – the first book in The Foresters series is a gripping tale full of magic and romance with wonderful characters and dangerous enemies.
Natalie and ‘Fella’ are strong and charismatic characters that readers find easy to connect to and understand as they drawn into their story. Their relationship starts off with a bit of confusion, misunderstanding and emotional turmoil that sucks readers in and refuses to let go. There is plenty of sweet courtship but lots of sizzling chemistry and heated passion that readers can sink to their teeth into as well.
The plot is steady to fast paced and full of intrigue, danger and excitement which keeps readers on the edge of their seats and gets the reader’s adrenaline pumping. First you have a wolf/dog that has is a bit confused as to why he is what he is and then becomes a man with amnesia whom needs to stay in human form if he is going to keep Natalie alive from a serial killer and some mysterious attacks that are plaguing Natalie’s restaurant. Then ‘Fella’ discovers that he has family and a pack and that there is a lot more going on that they thought and some surprising twists to keep them all on their toes along with the readers. And let’s not forget about the Wizard and magical elements that spice up this exciting story.
The author has created a fascinating and well developed world that has some wonderful characters that readers will really want to get to know, I certainly intend to get to know them all. The story held me in its grip from beginning to end and it has a few uniquely intriguing elements to the pack dynamics that changes things up a bit from other shifter stories.
Angel H, Reviewer
Natalie seen the large dog at the bottom of the stairs of the back of the restaurant. But she couldn’t do anything until she got off work. Natalie was always a sucker for the underdog even though it didn’t always play out well for her. Natalie works at the restaurant Treasures. The dog was hurt sdo Natalie decided to take the dog home with her. A sher boss-Gaspar - mentioned calling animal control. After looking on the internet, Natalie figured out “Fella”/Ripper was a wolf. Natalie seen s a couple of men in the alley at Treasures but Gaspar came to the door with a large knife and they quickly left. Then a while later Natalie is walking Fella and she notices Fella has taken a fierce stance and had growled and looked like a very scary beast ready to battle then she seen two men and wondered if they had followed her home form work. Fella strained at the homemade leash but he stopped when Natalie told him to. Then Fella turned into a man and he was very protective of Natalie but he also wanted her for himself. Fella had been hit by a car and didn’t understand/ remember why he g=had been a wolf then turned into a man. Two men pushed in the restaurant door as Gaspar was preparing to walk Natalie to her car where Fella was. The men pushed her around and yelled at Gaspar but Fella came charging in and ran the men off. Gaspar did most of the explaining to the police. Fella was a werewolf who couldn’t remember to shift back and forth or to be able to hold his man form. Fella believed all the break ins and problems with the two strangers were somehow connected to him. Ten it comes out a serial killer is after local woman and Fella knows he needs to remember how to regain and hold his human form to protect Natalie. Fella does finds out he has a family and a pack and his real name s Ripper.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I really like Ripper and Natalie together and how they interacted. I like this unusual play up of a werewolf with amnesia I just did. I chuckled at times while reading this.I also liked there were dark moments but just as many light moments. I loved Rippers family. I think things would have been a lot easier on Ripper and Natalie if they had just talked instead of stomping off. I did feel this dragged at times for me. I also felt this could have been a bit shorter. But at times I was also on the edge of my seat while reading this. I loved the characters and the ins and outs and I recommend.
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