Release Me is the first book in the highly addictive Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach series, a spin-off of the Wolf Hotel series. In “Release Me,” a facilities director at Wolf Hotel Mermaid Beach pursues a forbidden romance with a woman determined to ruin the hotel.
2.5/5 stars – The first part is overly gratuitous, no real story and honestly felt like a waste of time. I liked Ryan but it was a little jarring how the book time hops 2 years in the future. The characters in this book make some questionable decisions that I can’t relate to. Not to mention the HR nightmare.
The second part is obviously the real story – following along as Ronan (with Connor in tow) travels to a new city and adapts to his new flashy Director role at the latest Wolf Hotel chain. I enjoyed learning about Sloane’s family and business, how passionate she is for her heritage, and the conflict she has with the hotel building directly next to her beach home that has been in her family for the generations.
I haven’t read the second book yet, but it feels like this didn’t need to be two separate books. Skip the first part, for sure.