Allergies Paperback – April 10, 2009

Allergies is a fun and interesting tale about a human who falls in love with a werewolf. Well, a "lycan", to be exact.Ray works in web and graphics design for a large company. When his computer is acting up, a gorgeous technician from the IT department named Lou shows up to fix it, and they're immediately smitten with each other. The only problem is that Ray seems to be allergic to something about Lou.Lou is a werewolf and comes from a large pack. His mother, who he states is evil (though she's really not), named all of her children dog's names.... Spot, Rover, Patches, etc. Most of the family work in their family-owned pub, with a few of them working the outside. Lou is hooked on Ray, and even visits him in wolf form. Interesting, Ray isn't allergic to him in this form. Lou's family warns Lou to be careful with Ray, even though they really like him. Most humans don't take well to the knowledge that werewolves exist.T. A. Chase added his own twists on the romance werewolf genre with this new book. In this world, there are Preters, which are any beings who aren't human. They're broken down into four different groups, werewolves being one. Being a lycan, Lou can shift fully into a wolf form and back again, no half-man/half-wolf type thing. The concept of "mates" (or "soulmates") is brought up, which is a common theme in many other werewolf romances. Here, the pack acknowledges that many other packs believe in mates, though this pack does not. Well, most of them. In any case, it's not like in other authors' books where mates recognize each other immediately and feel deep physical and emotional attraction just from proximity to their mate. It's more subtle here.The characters are well-developed, and the story is swift and paced very well. The main plot thread is the relationship between Ray and Lou, but another plot line is present that isn't resolved... that of hunters seeking out the werewolves to kill them. This implies there will be more in the series. I enjoyed it enough to hope that there will be.While I was at first unhappy with the fact that all of the siblings' names were dog names, it grew on me quickly as it was apparent it's a quirk to this particular family, with other shifters being much more normal. The characters are all unique, and even secondary characters are developed nicely. T. A. Chase is a very good writer, and it shows here with a finely-crafted book that will (hopefully) lead to many more with these characters.

Well, the story wasn't exactly new. The allergy was just a small annoyance in the story and didn't add much to it. The two MCs were likable. The ending was rushed and abrupt. What saved the story? There wash lot of decent sex scenes. Other than that it was fairly run of the mill.

Allergies  Ray Marvels computer goes dead, so he calls the IT department for emergency repair. An hour later, IT tech Lou Canis comes into Ray's office. Ray has an immediate reaction to Lou, first he sneezed, then instantly attracted, Lou also has an immediate attraction to Ray, however the problem is, Ray is allergic to Lou and Lou has secrets. Ray tends to be shy except when he's with Lou, then he's all action, asking for intimate contact while blushing at the same time. Lou is easy going, but very protective of Ray. This is a fantastic love story with hilarious interaction between the characters.

I like this book. But I would call it an intro to a series. While the romance between Raymond and Lou is good, by itself its not spectacular. What makes this book stand out is the introduction of Lou's family who are all Werewolves and there's a lot of background introduced on the siblings, some of whom hopefully will get their own book. There's so an intro to troubles with a group that hunts the were's.Its definitely worth a read and while I would originally rate this book a 3/5, the background is good enough to make this a 4/5. Here's hoping there's more on the Canis family to come.

Listen... I'm no prude or anything. And, I understand that most MM books describe sexual encounters etc.But... there has to be a story... right?I mean, this story had the potential to be a good one. Unfortunately, the author had to include graphic play by play sex scenes continually, almost from page one, lasting several paragraphs or pages, or whole chapters.I had to keep skimming pages and pages and pages to get back to the main point and the actual story itself!I kept trying to read this book, because I was curious about the story itself.But... after reading about half the book... I just plain had to give up, and read something else.If I wanted to read porn, I'd buy porn!I'll never waste my time and money on buying any other books by this author ever again! There's plenty of better authors out there!

Its a good story, Cute, funny. Lots of passion. I will read more of TA Chase's work.

I was very please with my purchase and it arrived in a very timely manner. Thank You.....

If your expecting another Without Reservation, then your dead wrong. No offense personally to this author, but dialog and flow of this book just grated on me. It was like watching a car crash slowly, with no way out. I did indeed finish the book... and it never got better, in fact it tended to get worse.I felt the changes in personality of ray, from blindingly accepting, to deathly afraid, to mindlessly accepting again was just unrealistic. The character names were a joke, and yes I can take some sarcasm in a name like Rover, but to have six siblings and to all have them named outrageous names goes a little too far. It would have done better to go with more obscure references. All in all I would not recommend this book, unless to maybe a middle school child, or someone who doesn't appreciate literature.Side note for the author, I do think it is a valiant first attempt. I have some of the same personal writing habits as I have seen in your book, but I have spent months and months going over and rewriting things to sound more adult and well thought out. Please take editing more seriously in your next book.