Wolf's Want
(2027)(The second book in the Wicked Winemakers Russian River Valley: First Label series)
A novel by Heather Slade
He’s the valley’s favorite son, whose family is selling the estate out from under him.
She’s the Whitmore nobody looks at twice, with ideas nobody’s brave enough to try.
Together, they’ll find out what happens when the Wolf finally has something to lose.
WOLFEverybody in the Russian River Valley knows me. What nobody knows is that I always figured Howling Wolf would be mine someday. I never said it out loud. I didn’t think I had to. Then my father sits me down and tells me a family we trust has made a fair offer. My grandparents are getting older, and since I’ve never shown much interest, they’ve decided it’s time to sell. I want it. I’ve always wanted it. So I ask for one harvest to make my case, and I go to the one person I’ve heard talk about wine the way I should have been talking about it all along. Arlow Whitmore. I’ve charmed every woman in this valley at least once. She’s the only one who’s never fallen for it. Now, she’s the only one I want.
ARLOW
My sister’s the beautiful one. I’m the one in work boots, with dirt under my nails. What I want is to make wines nobody in this valley would dare put in a bottle. I’ve never told anyone but Rand Whelan, once, in a conversation I’m sure he forgot. He didn’t. Now, he’s standing in front of me with one harvest to convince his family not to sell Howling Wolf, offering me a cellar and free rein to do whatever I want in it. It’s his family’s name on the label, but it’s the first time anyone’s asked me to be bold instead of careful, and I can’t say no. I’ve had a crush on him for years. One season, side by side, every day. It’ll be fine. It’s not like he’s going to notice me. Men like him never do.
Every book in this series is a standalone with one couple and one HEA. It isn’t necessary to read them in order.
Genre: New Adult Romance