A review by nomomstayandread
Exhale by Joel Abernathy

4.0

“Maybe you wolves just aren’t as complicated as you like to think,” I said, taking another sip of my drink. Nicolae didn’t smile, but his eyes did somehow. “Perhaps not.”

What you'll get:
Widower
Single parent
Marriage of convenience
Wolves
Gay, bisexual, and trans rep
TW/CW: Black lung disease, murder, Jack's dead wife deadnames/misgenders their daughter throughout via flashbacks.

Setting: Kentucky, Tennessee, and Romania

Love a good enemies to lovers where they can’t stand the sight of each other for a long time. Someone kidnaps Jack's daughter shortly after the death of her mother and he ends up meeting a bunch of unhelpful werewolves. Nicolae was supposed to be his wife's mate and somehow Jack ends up filling the spot.

Jack is pretty helpless for once and ends up taking on a feral wolf child that no one has been able to reach. Watching Jack build a relationship with Andrei was adorable. They helped each other so much.