This is the third in Klune's older series Green Creek.  They are for the adult readers, although there is no explicit gay sex in this novel, there is a lot of gay love - you have been warned.

This series is about the werewolf pack that lives in the small mountain town of Green Creek.  Most people have been there all their lives and the Bennetts practically own the area. In the first book, we meet all the significant characters.  The Bennett family, a family of werewolves, is now headed by Joe, the son of the Alpha Thomas we met in the first book.  The second book was told from Gordo's point-of-view.  Gordo is a witch and attached to the Bennett pack, grudgingly.  But Gordo has another reason to stay with the pack; he just stubbornly won't admit where his heart lies. And by this time, the whole town knows who the Bennetts are; and are thankful for them.  There are also 'unaffiliated' wolves who don't belong to a pack and usually become "Omegas" who typically go insane when too long without the support of a pack. But they can be controlled and directed; rather like cannon-fodder.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

At the end of the last book, the pack was dealing with the Omega virus that infected two of their own.  Gordo was dealing with the loss of his hand but the gain of his long-lost mate.  The pack also acquired an odd Omega; one who didn't seem able to shift back to his human form so no one really knows who he is.  Witches came to help but both Joe and Ox know they will have to pursue the witch responsible for the virus; Gordo's own father.  Ox and Joe have publically claimed the position of Alpha-of-All for Joe, who should have inherited it from his father, Thomas.  Michelle, the current and temporary Alpha-of-All, doesn't want to give up the throne so refused to hear them.  Instead, she decides to declare war on the Bennetts under the pretext of stopping the virus.  She accepts the help of the powerful witch, Robert Livingstone; Gordo's father.  And, she gives up Robbie, who used to be part of her pack and now belongs to the Bennetts, to Livingstone. The third book begins with Robbie, back living with Michelle's pack and emotionally attached to an old witch, Ezra, who apparently saved him from something dire.  Robbie doesn't appear to have any memory whatsoever of belonging to the Bennetts.  He even listens to Michelle describing the crimes of the Bennetts and finds himself pledging to help destroy them.  He's happy, having finally found a pack to belong to.  The trouble is…he's having these weird dreams of a white alpha wolf.  And he's starting to suspect that his memories are being deleted.  He even found a note in his pocket that apparently he wrote to himself; even though he has no memory of doing so.  And even when he's reunited with his real pack, he still has no memory…and no trust.

The Bennett pack is saddened and frustrated that they aren't able to restore his memory.  And they are angered at what was done to him.  They have him back but he isn't their Robbie.  And it's certain that Ezra, who is really Robert Livingstone - the insane witch - will be coming back for him.  Livingstone keeps harping that they took from him and he intends to have it back.  But it becomes obvious that he doesn't just mean Robbie.  And either he has the cooperation of Alpha Michelle or he's coerced her; either way, the Bennetts intend to bring the fight to them and raze their compound.  But Livingstone doesn't play fair - he's using the children…

Much of the story was about Robbie, which was expected as this was his book.  The author managed to guide the others around him like a well-orchestrated waltz.  And, as before, I am impressed with Klune's dialogue and how well he characterizes his people. The plot is still just part of the overall arc but this piece was well-plotted:  get Robbie back, kick some butt. The romance part in this story was much in the background; unlike the first two books.  And I don't think I noticed any gay sex at all; just a little canoodling (look it up).  Since this story has one more book to come, there was the expected cliff-hangar.  And it was a doozy.  And, as always, Klune always includes a great deal of love.

The next book, "Brothersong," will be told from Carter's point-of-view.  There's a new love story coming and we can expect some major butt-kicking as the pack searches for the missing witch.  ~~  Catherine Book

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