Merryn Dexter’s Silver Moon is yet one more reason I love this author!  Her contributions to the Black Hills Wolves series (A Mate’s Healing Touch and A Mate’s Redeeming Touch) are spectacular and had me falling in love with shifter stories once again. Ms. Dexter has joined the other talented authors of the Blue Moon Rising series by penning book #6, Silver Moon.  And once again she proves she is a master at writing 5-star novellas.  The story is fast-paced with just the right amount of intrigue and danger to keep you on edge, the characters are fully developed, and the dialogue is fun, witty, and sexy.  Best of all, the attraction between her characters is always Snap, Crackle, Sizzle, and Pop!  I don’t know how she does it but damn, the chemistry emanates from the pages full force, grabbing onto your heart and…places farther south.  

Kirk Matheson’s job as the pack Enforcer is rapidly coming to an end.  Now that the pack is settling and rebuilding in the safety of Central Florida, the threats he protected them from are few and far between.

Every step he’d taken down the road to hell had been taken with the sure knowledge no one else in the pack would have to perform an evil deed for the greater good.  He carried the sins of their survival so they didn’t have to.

Being an Enforcer is all he’s ever known, and as far as he’s concerned, all he’s good for.  He stays away from the other pack members.  Their looks of fear and pity say it all.  So excuse him if he has no idea what to do with a frightened, buttoned-up little thing of a school teacher his Alpha has just dropped in his lap announcing that it’s Kirk’s job to protect her from the local gang.  He’s not a bodyguard, dammit.  He’s not a babysitter, either.  And he’s definitely not used to having anyone invade his house.  Especially not a human female whose curvy little body is calling to his wolf in a big way.  And we all know you don’t mess with the wolf.  He wants what he wants and he always gets it.  

Silver Ellis seems to have gone from bad to worse.  It was a huge mistake venturing into that unsafe neighborhood to check on one of her students.  But hindsight isn’t going to help her situation.  Witnessing a murder was the last thing she expected, much less the gun pointed at her head.  Now she’s under the “protection” of one very large, very scary man with muscles to rival Thor’s.  On top of that, he’s a big grump.  The teacher in her wants to break through all that bad mood but he’s not cooperating.  To make matters even more uncomfortable he’s kind of sexy in a brooding way, and watching him do his daily workouts is becoming quite the turn on.  But there’s something he’s not telling her…

Ms. Dexter creates original characters who draw you in and have you invested in their lives in no time.  Kirk has zero people skills, which results in his every move scaring the crap out of Silver. His attempts to put her at ease are awkward and often hilarious, and Ms. Dexter’s subtle humor had me giggling.  Kirk’s frustrated refusal to give up made me fall for him even more.  Silver is the perfect yin to Kirk’s yang.  This author is a true matchmaker.  Once Silver realizes Kirk isn’t a threat, she lets down her prim and proper guard and relaxes.  Her character is strong and determined, and when pushed, delivers some full on adorable sassy attitude.  Her inexperience with men doesn’t stop her from lusting after Kirk, making the first move, and allowing herself to savor every dirty thing he does to her.  This sexy novella is everything you could possibly want in a quick read.  Silver Moon is creative, the characters are compelling and believable, the chemistry sizzles, and the writing, as always, is top notch!

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Snarling, Kirk shoved the woman behind his back, trapping her between the door and his thick body. He rounded on the four men, claws forming, teeth elongated and ready to snap. They’d summoned him for a reason and there could be no room for doubts. The woman had been deemed a threat and the situation would be handled.His way.

Chest heaving like a set of bellows, he studied the four men arrayed before him. Charlie and Jesse looked furious, glowering and struggling against the hold Rand had on them. The pack second looked amused, although Kirk didn’t see anything to laugh about. And Derek looked thoughtful, studying him with those probing eyes of his.

“You’re hurting me,” a soft, feminine voice whispered into his back. What did he care about crushing her? She wouldn’t feel anything soon enough. Still, he eased a few inches away, missing the slight warmth once the woman was no longer squeezed tight between himself and the door.

“Calm down, Kirk.” Derek didn’t bother to raise his voice over the curses pouring from Charlie.

“Not me that needs to calm down. You summoned me, and we both know what that means. Not my problem you chose to involve those who have no business here.” He sneered at the two human males and pressed back against the plump little female until her ripe breasts nestled against his spine. Her small hands braced at his hips, and she made a futile effort to push him forward again.

A look of sadness flittered across the alpha’s face, and he shook his head. “You are what I made you, Kirk, and I am sorrier for that than you will ever know. I should have realized you would jump to conclusions as to why I called you.”

A deep growl rumbled in Kirk’s chest. He was proud to serve Derek and the pack. Every step he’d taken down the road to hell had been taken with the sure knowledge no one else in the pack would have to perform an evil deed for the greater good. He carried the sins of their survival so they didn’t have to.

“I don’t need pity. I just need your orders. I’ve got a dump site already picked out. She’s only a little thing so the gators will make short work of the body.”

“Body? What body? I didn’t bring her here for you to kill her, you freak!” Jesse yelled, straining against Rand’s hold.

Kirk ignored him, keeping his eyes fixed on Derek’s face. He couldn’t ignore the sobs, or the scent of terror, rising from the woman though. Her tears soaked into his shirt, her fingers scrabbled against his back where she fought to get free from his weight restraining her. An inexplicable urge to gather her into his arms and comfort her rose in his chest. He snarled again, using his anger to fight down the conflicting emotions.

“This is Silver Ellis and she needs our protection. Needs your protection. My orders are for you to take her back to the cabin with you and keep her safe from harm,” Derek said.

A bark of bitter laughter escaped Kirk. The alpha must have taken leave of his senses. “I don’t do protection.”