Avery is too stuck-up to accept that he might be destined to be mated to a blue-collar worker, since Dylan owns a car repair and restoration shop. His father decides to simply cut Avery off from the family money until Avery reaches the age at which he can receive his inheritance (three more years).ĭylan is Avery's fated mate, but Avery's sense of entitlement keeps Dylan from accepting this as a permanent relationship. When he finds himself in debt beyond his ability to repay due to some ill-advised gambling, he reaches out to his father for help. He has attended college in Portland to get out from under his father's watchful eye but still expects to receive his extravagant monthly allowance. He comes from old family money based in Louisiana and has never worked or had to live without the comforts that Daddy's money can buy. Cade have built a world in which the Portland (Oregon) pack is primarily a werewolf pack but occasionally the alpha allows another animal to co-exist under their protection.Īvery is a hedgehog shifter. I just love them, especially when there is something different about the story, such as an animal other than a wolf as the shifted creature. Why you should read it: Shifter books are my weakness. The sassy little hedgehog needs a keeper, and despite their horrible first impressions, Dylan starts to believe he might be the wolf for the job.

Yet once Dylan steps into Avery's world, he realizes there's more to Avery than his prickly exterior, and that unexpected vulnerability calls to Dylan's protective instincts. But when Avery gets into trouble with a shady loan shark, Dylan can't stand by and let him be hurt-whether he wants the brat or not. He doesn't need a mate, especially not some snotty hedgehog who sneers at his custom motorcycle shop and calls him a grease monkey. No werewolf likes to be looked down upon, least of all Dylan Green. He doesn't want to be mated to some blue-collar werewolf anyway. His attitude is why he and his fated mate are estranged. He's a hedgehog shifter from an old-money Louisiana family with a penchant for expensive shoes and a reputation for being a judgmental snob. Some people might call Avery Babineaux a prick. What it's about (courtesy Dreamspinner Press): Prickly Business by Piper Vaughn and Kenzie Cade