

Also, Simon, the hyper Jack Russell terrier, is back and all gaga over Hitty! So damn cute!

The secondary characters are wonderful: Hitty who’s so strong despite having a body that’s giving up on her Yuki, who never falters in his faith for his tribe Zeus’s parents who fall in love with Hitty and take both Hitty and Timo under their wing. It's Jason who figures out how to help the Qimmig, and it’s all about genetic diversity, baby. We see Matt lead the rescue team, Roman be all protective, Milo offer comfort, Sammy be kind and intuitive, and Jason be. In How to Run with the Wolves, we revisit with all four Howl at the Moon couples. I adored the Alaskan setting and literally SOBBED when I read that Eli Easton is writing a new quicken series (a spin-off from Howl at the Moon) set in Alaska. Zeus never felt like he belonged until he ran free with Timo in the wilds of Alaska. Timo wants to lead, and Zeus has no problem giving up control. I loved how organically their relationship develops, how they complement each other in every way. Timo doesn't understand why he's so drawn to Zeus, why his dog needs Zeus, why it feels so good to cuddle together and touch. Timo is smart, and Timo likes to have his own way. Timo is all self-assured confidence, which borders on arrogance. He volunteers on Mad Creek's Search and Rescue team and travels to Alaska to help find survivors following an earthquake.

He speaks softly and is kind to his very core. He wants his two-skin (human and dog) tribe, the Qimmig of Alaska, to survive even as their numbers dwindle. He wants his brother Yuki, the pack alpha, to put his trust in Timo. He wants his sister Hitty, born small and sickly, to get better. Timo, whose dog is a husky, wants a lot of things. he wanted to live in a world with couches. Where the two stood shoulder to shoulder, looking eye to eye. Where that did not mean one of the pair was weak. He wanted to live in a world where you mated with the person you most wanted to be with. He wanted to live in a world where everyone did what they wanted. I love this dog-human world Eli Easton has created, and I'm here to say: she can do no wrong.
