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Hi, kbois, so glad to see this new story! Neat idea to turn the tables on the usual werewolf trope, but I also love the idea of a werewolf serving as the vector to create two perfect mates! One question: why did the original werewolf smell "malicious" while our heroes were spared such a fate? If the original werewolf were evil, then why isn't the evil passed along to his victims? (Not that I'm complaining....)

With Alfie's body vaporized, I wondered how Robert could take him home, though offering up the diary does the same thing--at least metaphorically. (And after all, Alfie needed an excuse to send Robert to Pickering!) When a ghost sets you up on a blind date, you better follow through, but the magic of Christmas may have contributed as well! I love how the story ends on a note of new beginnings. Thank you, Brian, for a lovely Christmas tale, and happy holidays to everyone!

Alfie is acting like a reverse ghost of Christmas past (showing Robert both Paddy and Alfie's past--their actual deaths). In telling Alfie that he is a ghost, Robert has sparked Alfie's awareness (and memories): the best part is that Alfie now sees Paddy and family--he has found his afterlife! That being the case, Alfie's last request is not for his own benefit but for Robert's! "Bring me home for Christmas, Robert. Bring me home and close the circle." I think that, in fulfilling Alfie's wish, Robert is destined to meet someone special. After all, as Alfie says, "...this wasn't just about me...."

If Alfie's diary resides inside the bathroom wall, Robert's only hope of getting to it is to enlist the aid--and permission--of Madame Latouche. If she does know more about Alfie than she's let on so far, she might even become an eager participant in the diary's retrieval. As for finding out more about Patrick's service, Robert can always check the online records of "British Army soldiers of the First World War" (it's a good place to start). I'm also wondering if Robert intends to visit the local cemetery....

Sure I can. Just because one soul moves on to other lives doesn't mean that another soul moves on at the same rate. I can image one soul stagnating--needing a push to get on with its afterlife. That said, since no one actually knows what happens after death, my musings are just as valid as any other. 😊

I think that part of the point of this story is Robert's strange, immediate acceptance of Alfie's ghost and, further, his ability to sleep afterwards (as if the ghost is a comfort to him). It's probably way too early to speculate (as if that would stop me 😂), but I wouldn't be surprised if Robert is not just related to Patrick but turns out to be his reincarnation! Even if I'm way off base, I love the story and will gladly follow where lomax takes us.

"...We [Alfie and Paddy] get to top and tail in a real bed." While that phrase is not necessarily naughty, it could be. It seems that Robert has made an invisible friend!

I love how we are drawn farther into Robert's eerie world; and I can't help but feel that the French woman knows more than she's telling about the ghost!

Evocative and atmospheric--you've got me hooked. Can't wait to meet Alfie!

I love the unicorn song! (Luckily, my job did not depend on my singing!)

Dementia--with its slow destruction of personality--is certainly a tragic end, but the story itself reflects on a life well spent. Not every parent earns the love and respect of their children, but Peggy certainly does: while Peggy (like my own mom) may have forgotten her children, the children will always remember the loving woman from before the ravages of illness. (And they never abandon her--not even Jim!)

"Time to mark this journey 'complete.'" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! What I mean to say is thank you. IT CAN'T BE!!!!! AUGGHHHH!!!!!!! The spirit wolf stories are amongst my favorites on Gay Authors. BANG...HEAD...AGAINST...WALL.... The characters are what really make the stories great. That said, kbois' ideas--from Lex's tattoo to hybrid shifters--are creative and unique. GOING...INTO...WITHDRAWAL.... And the best thing about finishing a kbois story is knowing that her next story will be just as good! MORE!!! NEED...MORE!!! And if it takes some time, I'm willing to wait. TILL TOMORROW. TOMORROW WOULD BE GOOD....

Ah, a beach house! The perfect place for the next installment.... A lovely, peaceful, and joyous send-off for Elijah, Tyler, the twins, and the rest of the Williamson clan (not to mention Elijah's parents and Kage). It's a great love letter--not to say good by, but instead au revoir.

I love that this chapter shows Asa, Caleb, and the boys involved in the ups and downs of family life. (The pool party and barbecue are a perfect way of showing them to be a typical family.) This is what they were fighting for, and it's finally theirs.

Such a lovely ending. (We're even getting three finales to the finale! ) And look at all the possible spinoffs! Seriously, though, the entire "Spirit Wolves" series was well thought out and beautifully executed. Kudos to kbois and her entire team.