Angelique Voisen

Mate Wanted for Christmas is the story of a wealthy, CEO, bear shifter named Pat Singer, and an ex-soldier, Jacob Reynolds. This is told in third person from both characters’ povs.

Pat lost his mate about ten years ago and withdrew from the world and from managing his company. Every Christmas he’s put out an ad offering a large sum of money for someone to spend the day with him and impersonate his dead mate. No one has taken him up on it until Jacob, who desperately needs the money.

For a short story, this pulled me in surprisingly quickly. I enjoyed the book and wished it were longer than it was. It’s a super-fast read with a tentative possibility of more between Pat and Jacob. There were numerous missing words, which I don’t think should have happened in such a short story.

Overall, I enjoyed this despite it being too short. I give Mate Wanted for Christmas, 3 Stars
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The idea of a diabetic werewolf beta, who also happens to be just a tad overweight because he likes sweets, had me laughing out loud. And as I got into the story, my amusement at the very humorously written tale only increased. What a fun idea!

Derrick is not exactly the "standard" werewolf. He doesn't like meat, prefers his food sweet and sugary, and is more than a little frustrated at his lack of fitting into the mold. What has him almost depressed is the fact he desperately wants a mate, but cannot imagine who would want him. Several exes have contributed to his lack of self-esteem, and his birth pack went as far as to banish him, but he doesn't let that get in the way of being an all-around nice guy. Helping out Jack when the man's life is threatened comes naturally to Derrick, and damn the consequences.

Jack is an unusually submissive gamma who has been abused, is running from the alpha who mistreated him, and finds it hard to trust. Getting saved by Derrick surprises him, but the lack of overt dominance and meanness makes him suspicious. It takes him quite a while to learn to trust that Derrick really is just a nice guy.

If you like unusual werewolf stories, if you enjoy lots of humor with your paranormal tales, and if you're looking for a fun, hot read, then you will probably like this short story.


NOTE: This book was provided by Evernight Publishing for the purpose of a review.… (more)