Without Reservations by J. L. Langley
Title: Without Reservations ( On Amazon, JL Langley's WBST)
Author: J. L. Langley
Type: Paranormal, Romance, Werewolf, m/m Slash
Length: 268
Rating: 3 out of 5
Blurb: Sometimes love just catches you by the tail...
Chayton Winston is a veterinarian. He is also a werewolf. Much to his Native American parent’s chagrin, he has always dreamed of a fair-haired, Caucasian mate. However, he never imagined his mate would be male. As a heterosexual man, he’s not quite sure what to do with a male mate, but more than willing to find out.
Keaton Reynolds wakes up, in wolf form, and finds himself with a mate. He’s instantly attracted, but not so thrilled to find out the man is straight. Having been in a relationship once before where his partner professed to be “Not gay” left a bad taste in his mouth. Keaton wants to make a break for it and pretend he never set eyes on Chay -- but Chay is not ready to let him go.
Together the two work to solidify their shaky relationship and battle the prejudices against homosexuals. Chay must deal with not only his mother’s prejudices against gay men but also her hatred of white people. When a power struggle in Keaton’s pack threatens Keaton’s life, the two men learn to depend on one another and their relationship to get them through it.
With this author I feel as if, with time she? will get better however she is not there yet. She's good at mixing up the sex scenes, however she relies too heavily on the sex to develop the relationship. When there is a lot of good stuff between her characters, and yes the story is set around sex however I don't think she needed to continue that throughout the novel. She also tends to use the same words over and over again in the same paragraph or scene which is simply an editing, or something to notice that can be over come.
With the plot it's there and she does try and carry it out--unlike some--amidst all the sexing that is going on. However I feel, as if that to needs to be worked on some. She makes leaps in a few places that are a little hard to follow and the transitions are rough.
While this book isn't great it's not horrible either, I've definitely read worse books. There is hope for Langley, I think. Though I may wait a couple of years before picking up another one of her books. We'll see.