The Snow Yeti's Grouchy Werewolf (Brinnswick: Tales From Gauhala Book 3) by Michele Notaro

The latest installment to Michele's Tales from Gauhala series. THE SNOW YETIS GROUCHY WEREWOLF is a fated mates opposites attract romance. This is one of the cutest grumpy/sunshine books I've ever read! And a snow yeti shifter is so unique and fun!


From the blurb:

Being shy sucks. Being shy and having a crush sucks even more. But I can’t get the grouchy werewolf out of my head, so I need to do something… as long as it doesn’t include talking…

Step One: Leave my crush a gift. Check.

Step Two: Wait for him to open it. Check.

Step Three: Try to convince him we’re meant to be. Ugh, I definitely have my work cut out for me.

Dain caught my attention the moment I walked into the bookstore. Tall. Broody. Growly in that definitely-a-werewolf way. The more time I spend near him, the more certain I become of one impossible truth:

He’s my viramore. My soulmate.

Too bad I can barely string two words together in his presence.

When I finally tell him about our connection, he doesn’t believe me. But he does agree to a date. Hopefully I can turn one date into two, then three, and then maybe, just maybe, he’ll see that I’m right. We’re viramores, and no matter what trouble comes our way, nothing will change that.


The Snow Yeti’s Grouchy Werewolf is Book 3 in Brinnswick: Tales From Gauhala, an MM urban fantasy romance filled with grumpy/sweet energy, fated mates, gentle humor, and cozy found-family vibes. The series follows a new couple in each book with a guaranteed HEA. It takes place in the Brinnswick world, but you don’t need to read the other series first, although there will be familiar faces along the way.


Molly Otto's review:

The latest Michele spin off series shows Dain one of Antons beloved employees finding his viramore. Lanche has been visiting the bookshop now but hasn’t found the courage to talk to Dain, so he decides to leave him a gift that will change both of their life courses. Lanche is the sweetest shyest, most humble yeti, who takes a huge step by giving a piece of himself to Dain before they even really have a conversation. Dains past makes it difficult for him to believe all of what Lanche is saying, but with the steadfastness and unwavering loyalty of Lanche he can slowly come around to see Lanche means exactly what he says. When someone gets in the way and takes away the precious gift, its up to Dain and the rest of the guys from the previous installments to get it back. The found family aspect of this series is what makes this book and series shine so brilliantly. You feel the love each of these men have for the group and the individual people, tying all the worlds together. With all the cameos you will continue to want the next installment. Now this is the book to kick off my New Year in the best way possible.


Angel's review:

Dain and Lanche are opposites, one's immune to the cold, and the other isn't, one is usually happy most of the time and the other is primarily grumpy. These two are the epitome of the grumpy/sunshine trope in the best way.

Now their romance does develop a bit slowly, Dain is weary of believing what Lanche is telling him, (which he does have a good reason for being skeptical.) His skepticism led both men to take things slow, go on a lot of dates, and get to know each other. I loved reading about all of the dates they went on and seeing them really start to fall for each other.

While this IS a fated mates story, it's not what the whole plot itsabout, yes it's there and a part of it, but there are other things going on as well. Which I know I liked and know other readers will appreciate as well.

I adore both Dain and Lanche's families, they are loud, caring, loving, protective, sassy, and very fierce! They are going to have their hands full with all of those family members.

While this is a part of a series, I haven't read the books that come prior to this one and was able to enjoy reading this story just find. I think it can absolutely be read as a standalone, and if you have read the prior books then I think you'll probably end up having more backstory than I did going into this one.

All in all, a very cute wintery book.

SNik's review:

Third in series (Brinnswick:Tales from Gauhala), best is read in order. Paranormal. Fated mates. Found family. Slow burn. Dual POV. 

There’s a snow yeti shifter that keeps coming into the book shop where Dain works, and he seems sweet even though he hasn’t spoken much due to his shyness. Dain may seem like a grumpy werewolf, but Lanche knows Dain is his viramore, so maybe a gift of his affection and magic will open the possibility of dating. 

A cute addition to this series, longtime side character Dain gets a soulmate which he doesn’t think is possible for werewolves. It's so much fun to read stories where one character has no doubt they have found their soulmate, and Lanche is perfectly kind, patient, and deserving of love as long as Dain can overcome his distrust of anyone new in his life. I enjoyed the low angst, slow build of Dain and Lanche’s relationship, and how all the family and found family support and protect them. A sweet read.


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