Hellhounds Never Lie (Willow Lake Supernaturals #1)

Here's "Hellhounds Never Lie" by Lori Ames. It's the first novel in her Willow Lake Supernaturals series. 

["A mage without magic. A hellhound without a home. A greedy wolf pack in the hills.

Ash is technically a fire mage, but he can’t do much. Turning his bedroom lights on and off without having to get out of bed isn’t exactly awe inspiring, not when anyone with the right gadget could clap and do the same thing.

Worse, sometimes he senses something bigger and brighter lurking under his skin, and it feels so familiar he knows it has to be his magic, but then he burps or sneezes, and the feeling passes. So it’s probably just allergies… or gas.

Yeah… Not exactly brimming with magical oomph. Not anymore.

It sucks.

But things start to change when he finds Dillon, a hellhound, being chased through the woods by an angry wolf pack. He is instantly smitten and it’s like something inside him unlocks. What’s even crazier is Dillon seems to think Ash still has magic… and now Ash isn’t sure what to believe.

What he does know is he’ll do what needs to be done to protect his friends and the little supernatural town of Willow Lake from the dirtbag wolves in the hills. Even with his magic on the fritz he can help, right? And, with Dillon at his side, what could possibly go wrong?"]

And the official tags (because they're the best): ["a hellhound looking for a home, a fire mage without magic, a talking cat, a small town full of supernatural beings, size difference (BIG hellhound, small mage), fated mates, Ash has scars inside and out, Dillon wants to hurt people who hurt Ash, Ash is always cold (hello, big fluffy pink sweaters even in summer), and a curious human BFF who knows nothing about supes but has a very active imagination."]

YESss! This book was everything! A village of found family, everyone so different and so kind all coming together for peace and happiness, creating their own little pack in a tiny, quirky town. It was warm and welcoming from the very first page. There was also just sooo much history there, you felt it seep between the lines. 

Not to mention the instant connection between these two. They both felt it deep in their bones--that rightness, that safety, that protectiveness and possession--even if they didn't realize what it was at first. Their chemistry only grew as they grew closer together, as they got to know each other, as their broken pieces matched. 

I have a feeling I will be flipping obsessed with this town/series very, very soon.

Trigger Warnings: bullying, mention of murder, attempted murder, violence, hospitalization, gun wound, past partner abuse, past parental abandonment, and more.

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