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    Wolf With Benefits
    Wolf With Benefits
    Wolf With Benefits
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    Wolf With Benefits

    Written by Shelly Laurenston

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

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    There's nothing like a good-ol'-boy wolf. And ace security expert Ricky Lee Reed serves, protects, and seduces with all the right moves . . .

    Sure, Toni Jean-Louis Parker has to be the responsible oldest sister to a crazy-brilliant clan of jackal siblings. But now she's cutting loose for some hot, sweaty, no-commitments fun-and the sexy, slow-talking, swift-moving predator assigned to keep her family safe is just the right thing to shapeshift her love life into overdrive. Trouble is, he's starting to get all obsessive wolf on her every time he looks in her direction.

    Getting serious about anyone isn't in Ricky Lee Reed's plans. Hell, even now he doesn't really have a plan-outside of catching whomever is threatening this dangerously brilliant family. But the more he sees of Toni, the more he's howling for her. And whatever it takes to convince her that what they have is everything, well, this wily wolf is down for the sizzling chase.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 3, 2014
    ISBN9781452686516
    Author

    Shelly Laurenston

    Shelly Laurenston is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Pride, Call of Crows, and The Honey Badger Chronicles, as well as winner of the RT Book Reviews Readers' Choice Award for her 2016 novel, The Undoing. When she’s not writing about sexy wolf, honey badger, lion, and other fang-filled predators, she's writing about sexy dragons as G.A. Aiken, the acclaimed and bestselling author of the Dragon Kin series. Originally from Long Island, she now lives on the West Coast and spends most of her time writing and making sure her rescued pit bull doesn’t love everyone into a coma. Please visit her online at www.ShellyLaurenston.com. 

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    • 3/5
      A reasonably fun paranormal romance, a tale of a Southern werewolf courting a she-jackal. Less romance or sex than a tale of families and characters, with a fair bit of action and some slight mystery thrown in. Snappy dialogue, flirting, and large extended families of both characters figure in a big way.Unfortunately it's the eighth book in a loosely-linked series, and many characters reappear from previous books. The point-of-view also switches back-and-forth between the two main characters, and then takes side excursions into several others, and it was rather bewildering trying to keep track of it all. Eventually I gave up and just bounced along on an enjoyable, if confusing, ride.I probably would have liked it better had I read some of the previous books in the series and had some backstory. In the end, it was OK, but I'm not going to go out of my way to pick up some of the previous volumes. I enjoy her "Dragon" series more (writing as G.A. Aiken).
    • 5/5
      Never read this author before, but I enjoyed this so much that I will be hunting up the rest of the series. The situations and dialog kept me laughing throughout. The family of prodigy jackals are just as wacky as the werewolves, and the rest of the werefolk are just perfect for the hockey venue! Get clues from the publisher's blurb, then get reading!
    • 3/5
      I went into this book blindly. Yes, I decided that it was a good idea to jump into a well established series on book number 8. I knew that this was going to be a book about a werewolf (I figured that one out from the title) but that was about the extent of my knowledge. Believe it or not, everything actually turned out okay and I didn't feel too lost. I did find that there were a whole lot of characters to try to keep straight that I would guess long time readers of the series already know and love.Toni is the oldest in a family with 11 children and she is the only one of her siblings who is not a prodigy. Toni's family of jackals is spending the summer in New York. Toni's role in the family is that of caretaker. She is able to manage all 10 of her difficult siblings which is quite the task. Her path crosses with the wolf across the street, Ricky Lee, very early in the story.Ricky Lee is a werewolf who seems to keep finding himself in the position to help Toni out of various situations. He works in security and when things get dangerous, he takes it upon himself to keep Toni and her family safe. Ricky has tons of southern charm and an easy going attitude. Toni's difficult family doesn't even seem to faze this werewolf.This book was filled with colorful characters. Ricky Lee was simply fantastic. He was just so lovable and funny and he brought a spark of excitement to every scene he was a part of. Toni was likeable and could handle her family's needs brilliantly but she seemed to panic with every problem not related to her family. Toni's family added a unique twist to the story and I thought they were fun most of the time. I just loved Bo from the hockey team. He was probably the most difficult member of the team but Toni was able to deal with him quite easily since he reminded her of her siblings. Toni's friend, Livy, was just plain awesome.I liked this book but I didn't love it. The romance between Toni and Ricky Lee was rather predictable and I felt that the chemistry between the pair was lacking. I think I would have enjoyed this book more if it kept its focus on Toni and Ricky Lee but there was so many other things going on that it was hard to keep up at times. As I already mentioned, this book had a lot of characters to keep up with which took away from the flow of the story for me.There were a lot of really strong points in this book. I loved the humor in the story. I really liked that the plot took a few turns that were completely unexpected. The final third of the book just flew by for me because it just full of excitement. I found that I really enjoyed this author's style of writing.I would recommend this book to fans of paranormal romance. I do think that I will have to check out this series from the beginning because there were a lot of things that I liked. I am willing to bet that regular readers of this series will find this book quite enjoyable.I received an advance reader edition of this book from Kensington Books via NetGalley for the purpose of providing an honest review.
    • 5/5
      Toni Jean-Louis Parker is the oldest sister to ten jackal-shifter prodigy. Wolf shifter, Rickey Lee Reed, loves to be entertained. When Toni’s family is threatened, who better to assign to keep an eye on Toni then Rickey Lee. I love Wolf with Benefits. Shelly Laurenston does such an incredible job with this series. I can always count on her books to make me laugh. One of the things I adore most about this series is that the shifters are so driven by their animals, in a very humorous manner. All the different groups just accept the various quirks of the other species. They might not like each other but when it comes down to humans versus shifters, they will always stand by each other. I really like Toni. Having helped raise her gifted siblings, she underestimates her own worth. She is a skilled negotiator and extremely good at reading people and what they value; a necessity when dealing with so many egos. Everyone who meets her ends up loving her or at least appreciating her. I’ve always liked the Reed brothers. Rickey Lee is probably the most balanced of the three brothers. He is laid back, yet lethal in a fight. I love that he is easily entertained and lets the amusement come to him. I can understand how he would enjoy hanging around the Carnivore Hockey Team and the Jean-Louis Parker Family, entertaining they are.Not only is the story comical, it has a noteworthy plot. Humans have broken into the Jean-Louis Parker family’s house, and they need to be protected. With so many prodigies, no one knows who the humans are interested in. The story is extremely clever and full of excitement.I appreciate that characters from the previous Pride books and Magnus Pack series are essential in this story. While you could probably read this book as a stand-alone, I think you would enjoy it more if you read the books in order and got a good background on everyone’s personalities. Shelly Laurenston is so exceptional at character development that you become truly invested in the series.The Pride Series is unique among shifter novels. Most shifter stories I have read seem are about people who can shift into an animal but act like humans. In this series, the people come off more like their animals. Male lions are obsessed with their hair; foxes are untrustworthy; honey badgers are mean, bears love honey (except polar bears). The wolves are a bit different depending on their pack. Followers of the Pride series will not be disappointed. If you have not tried the series yet and enjoy reading about shifters and laughing, you do not want to pass this series up. I seriously want to know how Shelly Laurenston comes up with her material because it does not get old and is always entertaining. Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      I've never met a Shelly Laurenston book I didn't like - and less than a year ago I didn't read paranormal romance. AT ALL. These books are so funny and her characters are so real. I'm totally addicted. If it weren't for my ginormous TBR pile, I'd be re-reading them all. I'm obsessed!
    • 4/5
      A fun humorous paranormal romance with outlandish rough housing where everyone was the meanest but the action was slow until near the end and the heroines lack of self-confidence was a bit much. I did like the hero's attachment to the heroine. While watching her siblings jackal-shifter Toni meets wolf-shifter Ricky.
    • 5/5
      Contemporary, Paranormal, New York City & Russia Toni Jean-Louis Parker is the responsible oldest sister to a crazy-brilliant clan of jackal siblings. When her family is assigned a slow-talking swift moving predator to keep them safe he has her thinking of cutting loose with some no-commitment, hot and sweaty fun. Though he is starting to get obsessive wolf on her every time he looks at her which is causing its own set of problems for her. Ricky Lee Reed had no plans to get serious about anyone. Of course he doesn’t really have any plans at all other than catching whoever is threatening Toni and her family, who is dangerously brilliant. Ricky is finding though the more he sees of Toni the more he wants her and he is one wily wolf that is more than able to handle a sizzling chase. He knows what he has with Toni is worth everything and now he just has to convince Toni of that. This is another book in a series that is wonderfully funny with all the interesting characters that populate this world of shape shifters that keep things moving at a fast pace especially with the wonderful sarcasm that abounds throughout the series. With all the crazy characters readers will undoubtedly find at least one that will prove to be a favorite. This is one book that will have readers laughing out loud with the antics that the characters get up to and it will prove to be one book that is extremely difficult to put down once you start it. It is also fun to get updates on past characters and see what is happen in their worlds.
    • 5/5
      I never thought it’d be so hard to write a review of a book I loved. There is so much going on in this one and it is very funny. I liked all the characters and loved Ricky Lee and Toni. Toni’s family is absolutely, insanely chaotic and hilarious. I was hooked from the first page and stayed up way too late reading it.

      Toni is the “average” one in a family filled with protégés. She keeps her 10 siblings and parents organized, calm, from killing each other and out of jail. With genius family members ranging in age from 3yr. old twins to adults it’s a full time, stress induced job and Toni does it very well. The problem for her siblings comes when she gets a job and starts to live her own life. I loved her dad and how supportive he was. Then she meets Ricky Lee, yep and he’s a country boy living in NYC. Toni finds herself in Ricky’s company a lot, even on a business trip where things get HOT. Of course she fights/struggles with her attraction to him and the feelings of letting her family down by not being there for them. I could feel her confusion at times and yearning to have a life of her own.

      Ricky Lee Reed is just awesome in my opinion. He’s sexy, laid back, and goes after what he wants. I love his attitude that if you’re patient the entertainment will come to you and it sure does after he meets Toni and her crew.

      I could go on and on about this book, but then you wouldn’t need to read it. I highly recommend this to fans of PNR, especially if you like to laugh along with your romance, action and mystery.

      (I received an ecopy of this book in return for an honest review)

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    • 4/5
      Ms. Laurenston has done it again. She is one of the few authors that can make me laugh with each book I have read and that is so very rare. This story is a little darker than her previous books there are still parts that had me laughing, hard. This is Ricky Lee Reed’s story. Ricky is one of Ronnie Lee’s brothers. Being the middle brother he is laid back and easy going. He is what all wolves in this series seem to be, loyal, honorable and protective of family and those the family adopts. I love that he takes to Antonella “Toni” Jean-Louis Parker. He also seems to fit in with her family every well which is a big bonus. I also love the scenes between Ricky, Toni and Ricky’s mother. The way Toni wins over Ricky’s Mom is great. We all met Ricky’s Mom in Ronnie Lee’s book. She is what I imagine all southern Moms to be.Toni has been managing her family of prodigies since she was old enough to draw up schedules. However she is also at the point in her life that she wants to have a family of her own. She gets that catch when she impresses Ric Van Holtz. Toni fights this change but comes to realize that she likes her job and her new apartment. I loved Toni. She is smart and funny. She is very loyal to her family. She understands the reason that her family is just a little on the weird side. She is also a very nice person, as well as compassionate and loving. I think that she is the perfect mate for a Smith pack wolf.This is a great addition to Ms. Laurenston’s world. We get to read about some of the previous characters from earlier books. There is discussion of the problems from earlier books which so many are still working on. Ms. Laurenston brings in a cult and the psycho sister of the Jean-Louis Parker family. I am glad that there is going to be an end to the sister at some point. I really didn't like her. Ms. Laurenston did a great job of making her creepy and despicable. If you love shifters then you should enjoy this book.
    • 4/5
      I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Wolf with Benefits through LibraryThing's Member Giveaway, and I am so glad that I did. Wolf with Benefits is the first book by Laurenston that I have read, and I really enjoyed the book. I have to admit that it was hard to start with this book because of all of the characters mentioned and involved. I'm sure that if you had read previous books most of these characters would be more familiar. However I found that I really enjoyed Laurenston's mixture of humor, romance, action, and intrigue. It was the perfect blend keeping the reader interested in these characters and wanting more of them. Both Toni and Ricky are well developed, and the Toni character really comes into her own as the book progresses. Despite the numerous secondary characters, I did find a few of them really captured my interest as well including Livy, Novikov, Blayne, and Dee-Ann. Hopefully they will appear again in the series. The book's overall storyline was well done, and I enjoyed how the author resolved all the smaller plots and then brought all the characters together to figure out why Toni's family was targeted. Overall the book was an enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      *Book source ~ Many thanks to Kensington for providing a review copy in exchange for an honest review.Toni Jean-Louise Parker is the oldest non-prodigy jackal in the very large Parker family and she has made it her responsibility to keep her younger crazily genius siblings in line and on schedule. She has no time to date, so when Ricky Lee Reed shows up in her life she uses the standard ‘go away’ reply…her younger siblings ask him if he is their dad. But Ricky Lee isn’t a dog, um, wolf with a bone for nothing. He wants to spend time with Toni, so when she has need of a bodyguard and his company is the one called he takes the job. Can Ricky Lee handle the crazy Parker family? And will Toni give him the chance?Once again I had an afternoon of high entertainment as I sank into another Pride book. The characters are so much fun to read that I could almost *almost* wish they were my friends in real life. Though I have a feeling they’d drive me insane. I was a bit skeptical about Toni and Ricky Lee only because the other books really didn’t mention these characters and I went into this book with no real idea of what they were like, who they were. I needn’t have worried. The romance and sexy scenes took a back seat in this story and I enjoyed the change of pace. The chemistry between Toni and Ricky Lee does a slow build until the smokin’ hotness flares up. In the meantime, there are appearances by many favorite characters and so many moments of hilarity that I was in a constant state of snickering. And I have got to say that Livy is now one of my all time favorite Pride characters. And that is saying a LOT. All-in-all an excellent afternoon of entertainment if you like snarky insane shifters going about their crazy lives.
    • 4/5
      Another great read from Shelly. I knew from the beginning that something serious was wrong with Delilah. that girl is just cray-cray.
    • 5/5
      Loved this all to bits
    • 5/5
      Loved this book, was worth waiting for this installment of this series. I love the way characters from previous books are brought back in the current book. Most of the time there are just small interactions with the previous characters, but Ms. Laurenston does a great job of blending old with new in a way that does not distract you from the current love story. As always the dialogue was fun and made me laugh out loud. I loved the trip back to the ladies of the Mangus Pack. The plot line of this series is quite intricate and I do recommend reading the previous 7 books plus the Mangus Pack series prior to reading this one, but that is one thing that keeps me coming back to this series. I cannot wait until the next installment.
    • 3/5
      A reasonably fun paranormal romance, a tale of a Southern werewolf courting a she-jackal. Less romance or sex than a tale of families and characters, with a fair bit of action and some slight mystery thrown in. Snappy dialogue, flirting, and large extended families of both characters figure in a big way.Unfortunately it's the eighth book in a loosely-linked series, and many characters reappear from previous books. The point-of-view also switches back-and-forth between the two main characters, and then takes side excursions into several others, and it was rather bewildering trying to keep track of it all. Eventually I gave up and just bounced along on an enjoyable, if confusing, ride.I probably would have liked it better had I read some of the previous books in the series and had some backstory. In the end, it was OK, but I'm not going to go out of my way to pick up some of the previous volumes. I enjoy her "Dragon" series more (writing as G.A. Aiken).
    • 4/5
      WOLF WITH BENEFITS was another quirky--very quirky--paranormal romance by Shelly Laurenston. Jackal Toni Jean-Louis Parker is the oldest of eleven and is the one who can manage to keep her siblings' lives organized. All of the other kids are prodigies in one field or another and almost all of them have the ego to go with their extraordinary gifts. Toni is constantly solving problems--often self-created problems--for her assorted siblings. Toni meets Ricky Lee Reed while escorting some of her younger siblings to the sports arena where one of her brothers wants Bo Novikov's authograph--and to sketch him naked. Ricky Lee finds her entertaining and attractive. He's a wolf and so isn't at all prejudiced against jackals since they are both canines. Not that he wants to mate with her, but a little fun would be good. It doesn't take long before Toni and Ricky Lee are both involved in Toni's new job as Director of Team Travels and Promotions and a threat to her siblings. The dialog is crisp and funny. The byplay between Toni and Ricky is funny. The story is filled with appearances by characters from earlier books in the series including Blayne, Bo Novikov, and Dee-Ann Smith. A new character, Livy Kowalski the honey badger, adds all sorts of craziness of her own. This one was fun. Fans of funny, quirky paranormal romances will love it.
    • 5/5
      This is the Pride book I've been waiting for. Beautifully paced action, hilarious dialogue, and just the right amount of shifter mayhem and violence mixed in with the romance. I've always preferred the bear books, but Ricky Lee is right next to Bo and Crush on my favorites list.

      Toni's family of prodigies brings all the crazy fun of the wild dogs, but with a sweet, centered heroine who is a pleasure to read. And as
      much as I was rooting for Toni to succeed, Ricky Lee's good natured courtship was practically ursine in its sweet, funny sexiness. There is plenty of page time for past favorites (I particularly loved Bo's appearances), and I'm dying for more of Livy, the bad tempered little shifter that even bears treat with respect.

      Laurenston's world is always sexy, violent, and utterly hilarious, and WOLF WITH BENEFITS has all of that classic shifter charm plus a very well paced story. The action doesn't overwhelm the characters, the changes in Point of View are effective and seamless, and the romance was so beautifully written I fell in love a little bit, too. For fans of the Shifter series, this book is a must, and for anyone new to this crazy, hilarious world, I'd recommend WOLF WITH BENEFITS as one if the best of great series.

      Full review to follow.

      Sexual Content: Sex scenes.
    • 5/5
      This book is AMAZING! I loved every page. Definitely one you can't put down! You NEED to read this book! The writing is excellent. I could not stop reading it. I did not stop till I was finished.Wolf with Benefits has some intense moments to keep you on the edge of your seat! Well done!Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it remains to be seen what happens when you investigate a wolf.I am a big admirer of Shelly Laurenston work, but I am an even bigger admirer of creating something beyond the norm. In this world of info overload, coming up with a radically new concept is hard! Finding a book that will make you say ‘wow’ as you read it is even harder.I highly recommend this book for anyone that likes YA Paranormal or Fantasy. For that matter…I would recommend this book to anyone!
    • 2/5
      My library received this as an advanced reader's copy. Why, I'm not sure, since we own no other book in the series (which is not indicated on the book, so I had no idea it was part of a series). Since it was the 8th book, I assume that the lack of character explanation is because the author assumes the reader is familiar with the series. Personally, the plot and the style of writing were not my cup of tea. The frequent switching of character perspective made it difficult for me to get into the story. She also clearly set up a mystery for the next book, but I'm afraid I found the discussion of it quite distracting in this book, because there seemed to be no connection to the current story, just thrown in there for no reason.
    • 4/5
      Well, I definitely liked this book better than the last in the series. There was less fighting and more story. I liked both Toni and Ricky Lee and thought they were pretty good together. The banter between the two was sweet and often times funny. I enjoyed seeing some of the past characters and of course it's always nice to be introduced to new ones. I just wonder how many more of these books there will be. At least two hopefully, one each for Rory and Reece.
    • 1/5
      I just could not get into this book. I think my biggest problem was with the author refering to the characters as animals the entire time. So I couldn't connect that, for instance, Reed was anything more than a wolf because it would read "the wolf said" instead of "he said". Or, if it was from Toni's perspective, it would read "the jackal thought" verses "she thought". My mind keep coming up with pictures of different animals speaking to each other (so definitely no romance there.) The story didn't seen to keep my interest either but I'm not sure if it was because of the whole animal thing or not. So I am unable to give more of a review on the actual story itself because of this.I received this book in exchange for an honest review for netgalley.