Thirty and single? Getcha ass to the Gathering!

Ugh. Gabriella Wickham thought turning thirty was bad enough, but now she’s been invited (ordered) to attend this year’s Gathering (werewolf speed dating). Having a Mark on her arm means that she’s one of the few human women destined to mate with not one, but two Alpha werewolves. Thank goodness werewolves don’t come in “ugly.” After her sister Scarlet mates the Ruling Alphas, things really start to get interesting. Gabby runs into not one, but two hotter than hot werewolves who make her tingle in all the right places. Yum. Of course, “yum” comes with baggage of both the mental and female kind. Lovely. Luckily it’s nothing a few punches and a good talking to can’t cure. Maybe…-ish.

Berke Davis and Jack Wright know that lush, curvaceous Gabriella is their mate. Who cares that they’re currently not part of an Alpha pair? Details, details. Burke has been half bound to his best friend Jack since they were four, but the past keeps them from solidifying their pairing and taking up the mantle of Alpha. Berke understands his friend’s feelings, but Jack is about to get a lesson on living and loving. Berke just hopes the lessons are learned before they both lose Gabriella. Especially when she is Challenged by a rival to first blood…a Challenge that could end in very permanent, and deadly, consequences…for Gabriella.

Tamara’s Review
I fell in love with this trilogy in Scarlet and couldn’t wait to read Gabriella’s story and it sure didn’t disappoint. I love damaged/broken heroes and we get both in Gabriella! One damaged hero and one almost completely broken hero.
Berke has fought with Jack for years, trying to get him to acknowledge their Alpha pairing, but a tragedy in Jack’s past traps him behind a wall of fear. He fears what he will become if he accepts his fate. However, when he meets their mate, Gabriella, everything changes. He is still controlled by his past, but when he sees the hurt he causes his mate it makes him face his future. This scene brought tears to my eyes.
I alternately wanted to give Jack a Gibb’s slap to the back of the head and then hold him in my arms and ease his pain. The BEST kind of hero! Berke, didn’t resonate with me quite as much. I felt for him, because he’d struggled with his own place in the pack and life, but I wanted him to be a little more aggressive in his efforts to change Jack’s mind. I felt he let things fester for too long and allowed them all to suffer unnecessarily.
As for Gabriella, she was a bit of a surprise. In Scarlet, Gabby came off as confident and snarky. Always with a quick come back and a sharp tongue. That continues in Gabriella, but we get to see the other side of Gabby now too. We see her insecurities, that the sharp tongue hides.
I adore the relationship between the sisters. Their wonderful banter with each other and the rest of the supporting cast. Scarlet and her mates offer some much needed levity in this slightly darker tale.
I can’t believe there’s only one book left! I’m not ready for this trilogy to end. If you like paranormal romance, hot werewolves, curvy heroines and lots of snark, you have to check out the Wickham triplets!