seriously romantic: the big bad wolf by jus accardo

the big bad wolf is like teen wolf meets footloose in the best possible way. kensey's dad wants her to match up with a suitable mate. it's their pack's turn to share the fire affinity. but kensey's a high school senior, she has no interest in being any guy's mate. when she overhears her neighbor arguing with his father about the same exact thing she has a plan. 

slade mcallister is the worst possible choice for a mate. his clan's affinity is allure, which basically means they are good at manipulating people to do their bidding. and into having sex. slade does his best to avoid using his gift, but all that repression leads to an uncontrollable wolf. 

kensey's plan is to present slade as her choice of mate and to request that they undergo a courting. their packs adhere to all these old school rules that are not worth recounting here, but basically both slade and kensey chafe against the restrictions they are forced to abide. 

they were friends once. as children. and it meant something, until one day it didn't. kensey didn't realize how much she missed her friend until she started spending time with him again. and the closer they become, old feelings surge between them and grow and deepen into love. 

but slade is still not an acceptable choice, and kensey has a duty to her pack. and all of this will come to a head in a pretty dramatic fashion. 

this story was the perfect amount of paranormal and angsty teen romance. 

**the big bad wolf will publish on march 5, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (crave) in exchange for my honest review.