"Can she tame the notorious ladies' man Max Wolfe?"

Book editor Peta Matthews knows she's not a glamour girl. So she's aware that she'll never catch the attentions of Max Wolfe, a fellow editor at a small book publishing company. Still, it hurts to find him in the arms of a gorgeous, big-bosomed babe when Peta goes to chew him out. Upset, she leaves without confronting Max. And then her car slides on the snow and ice, falling off a bridge. Uh-oh!

Max Wolfe has been in a funk lately. No matter how many women he sleeps with, he can't get one woman off his mind. Why is he so drawn to plain Peta Matthews? What is it about her that strikes his libido in all the right places? Max settles down for the night with his trusty cat, Mr. Peebles. Then his whole world crashes in on him, sort of. The ceiling in his apartment caves in, destroying his clothes and all he owns.

Peta needs someone to help her out while she recovers from a concussion and a nasty sprained ankle. Max needs a place to stay until he finds a new apartment. So their boss Phoebe arranges for Max to move into Peta's house to solve both problems. With such close quarters, it's inevitable that Max and Peta will act on their mutual attraction. Are they temporary lovers or something more?

With a killer stalking their small town, Peta and Max both have theories about the killer. Neither knows that they, too, will be the focus of the killer's attention before too much longer. Will Max's tendency to distrust be the cause of his and Peta's death, or will Max look beneath the surface to the truth?

PETA AND THE WOLFE is another great story from the talented Ms. Kelly. The story has humor, yet strikes a deep chord within. Max, the quintessential ladies' man, has fallen in love for the first time. He becomes a more well-rounded person as a result and makes a wonderfully sexy hero. Peta, with her British background, is a no-nonsense woman who falls for Max even harder as his softer side emerges. Give the latest story in the Guardians of Time series a try -- you won't regret it.

Sensuality: Rated E-rotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, anal sex (not main couple), threesome (not main couple), spanking (not main couple), anal play; sexually explicit scenes: 14.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted November 28, 2003

Summary

Max Wolfe is a very successful predator in the contemporary jungle. He might have let Emma Hansell slip through his clutches to marry Michael Gretty, but since then his conquests have been willing, luscious, and never left his bed unsatisfied. So why isn't Max satisfied any more? It's not Emma, and it certainly isn't Jasmine Wietsch. Maybe it's that darned woman he's working with...

Peta Matthews is only too aware of her ordinary body, and the appealing charm of Max Wolfe. She has resigned herself to the fact that the two are mutually exclusive. What she doesn't expect is to be plunged into an adventure complete with murders, mysteries—and Max. And she certainly never dreamed that she might play an important role in the future.

But the Guardians of Time know. Peta and Max both have roles to play. Ones that will take them to the edge of existence, and the borders of insanity. Because a madman is on the loose in a quiet New England town, and only Peta's love can save the day. Only she can tame the Wolfe and set time back on track. But first, she'll have to seduce his body and find that most elusive prey of all...his heart.

Sexual Content: E-rotic. Genre: Paranormal.