Jamie was a sand up guy and really worked to bring down all of Oliver’s walls. He challenged Oliver to step out of his confront zone and just be in the moment with him. I liked that about him. He was already of age to know what he liked and what he wanted in a life partner.

The smexy times are off the charts hot and the feels are too.

I loved this addition! Samuel reminded me almost of a very high functioning person with autism and I adored the way the author wrote him.  Thank you, Cardeno!

I love CC's characters, even if they have asshole traits, they manage to make you love them ...Whilst there is a certain formula to CC's stories (love story with a happy ending), what's wrong with that - we all need a bit of happy in our lives, so for me it's a five star read. I adored this book.

Wake Me Up Inside is the first book in the Mate series from Cardeno C and I can't wait for more. Cardeno C has a straightforward narrative that delivers the story in a manner that makes it easy for the reader to follow the timeline of Jonah and Zev's relationship as it grows from childhood to adult. ... Take a good long look at that marvelous cover and it gives you an accurate picture of a scene in the book. Boy and wolf pup and Jonah and Zev, always together no matter the form Zev is in. How does that idea not draw you in? It is the characterizations that make or break a story for me and in Zev and Jonah we get two characters to connect with immediately.