10th Book of the Year

 Wolf from the Past by N.J. Walters

Spoiler Version. 

Finally my man Gator gets his book! Sylvie, Armand's dead sister isn't quite so dead. She was attacked and left for dead by her mate Andre (who Jacques killed in a previous book) and she used that to her advantage and ran away. She lived among the humans for years. But, when she heard Andre was dead she reached out to an underground network in her old pack and Cole's mom told her where to go. So, she drives out to Salvation to find her brother, and she also finds Gator. He has known that she was his true mate for forever. So he was surprised when she showed up alive. And while she was terrified of everyone and everything he was the first to notice and give her space and go at her pace. Armand was happy and confused that she was alive. She and Gator become a thing. We learn that his real name is Etienne and the story of how he came to be called Gator. Sylvie is easing into pack life when Andre's brother, Travis, shows up and tries to take her. It doesn't end well for him when Gator kills him. Once Sylvie is healed from the attack she and Gator perform the mating ceremony. Armand is not happy when he first finds out they have been together, but by the mating he is happy. Sylvie decides she's going to learn how to quilt. And Louis is sad because he's the only unmated one now. Also, Pierre, the alpha of their former pack is realizing that he's losing quite a few men, but he's not willing to give up his fight with his sons for leaving and forming their own pack. I was convinced that Louis was going to be book 2, but he's actually last. I liked that this showed Sylvie how a pack could be, and that everyone was so understanding on her touch aversion. I really enjoyed this one.