Bookworms, Werewolves, and Meddling Matchmakers, Oh My!

When Gerri Wilder joins a book club, she has no idea she’s about to become the ringleader of a matchmaking circus. Armed with romance novels and good intentions, these meddling ladies are determined to spark love between their stubborn offspring.

Lena Caldwell is a 36-year-old video game designer who’d rather level up in life than swipe right. She’s content with her controller… until she meets a muscular, hunky shifter who promises to give her the Big O she’s only read about.

Alex Mercer, wolf alpha and bookstore owner, is sick of his mother’s not-so-subtle hints about finding a mate. Little does he know, fate and a bunch of interfering book club ladies have other plans. And when Alex meets snarky and funny Lena, he knows there’s no turning back.

When Lena becomes the target of a rival pack’s claws, Alex must prove he’s more than just a pretty face with a furry alter ego. How can he keep her safe without driving her away? And when will Lena realize that sometimes, reality is better than fiction?

Titles in The Matchmaker’s Book Club include: Link with Me ~ Unbearable Player ~ Blazing Joysticks ~ Claws and Controllers ~ Furry Equations ~ Pawsitive Data ~ Blazing Reactions ~ Stripe Theory ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Link with Me
Series:  The Matchmaker’s Book Club #1
Author:  Milly Taiden
Published:  August 23, 2024
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Link with Me is the first title in the Gerri Wilder-based series, The Matchmaker’s Book Club.  Our extremely talented matchmaker is at it again, although this time she might have joined a book club only to discover a room full of mothers/grandmothers determined to find their children their fated mates.  Something that Gerri excels at, so hold on to your bookmark, the adventure is about to begin.

I am a gamer.  For the past twenty years, I’ve played World of Warcraft (WoW), where I can be found for 4 to 5 hours every single night battling bad guys or hanging out with guildmates.  The connections/friendships I’ve formed there are just as real as any found in the “real world”.  So, this series has a special appeal to me because, gaming, I get it.

Lena is a gamer and a game developer, whose mother is convinced she’ll never see Lena settled or have more grandbabies to love.  Obsessed much, maybe, but she wants her daughter to find everlasting love, and well, Gerri is right there in her book club, so why not involve a world-famous matchmaker in her shenanigans?

Alex is a bookstore owner and a rather new alpha to his wolf pack.  His father has stepped back with Alex in control now, and he’s juggling so many plates in the air that at times it’s a struggle to do the right thing every moment.  Alex’s mother is also in the book club and is excited to see her son matched by Gerri, so Lena and Alex are set up on a blind date, a date that will change their lives.

I loved everything about Link with Me by Milly Taiden.  It’s well-written, emotional, with humor and danger sprinkled throughout.  Alex will have to make some hard decisions to keep Lena safe, and Lena will need to lower her walls to let Alex in.  Together, they shine.  If you love a shifter romance full of all the feels, laughter, steaminess, and a couple that is perfect together, then this one is for you.

I read this title through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.

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