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Pistols & Peonies: an urban wolf shifter romance (Windy City Wolfpack)
by C.J. Primer
About this book
Rules have never been my thing. I live on the edge, fight in underground rings, and throw up the middle finger to authority at every opportunity. It’s gotten me in trouble more times than I can count, but I’ve always found a way out… until now.
One mistake is all it takes to flip my life upside down. I’m caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, labeled as a rebel, and presented with a choice: enter the pack’s quarterly Pairing and take a mate, or join Alpha’s suicide squad and rot in the Reaper block until a mission takes me out.
I choose survival. I choose the Pairing, but I don’t get to choose who I’m bonded to.
Commander Kane is Alpha’s favorite weapon, and when his name is called alongside mine, it feels like a fate is worse than death. He’s a physical representation of everything I’ve spent my life resisting– the pack’s lead enforcer tasked with upholding rule and order; the one who makes sure people like me fall in line. But the mate bond doesn’t care about reluctance or resentment.
It pulls. It burns. It demands.
The more I hate him, the more I want him. The harder I fight, the harder it is to resist. Because somewhere between enemy and mate, there’s something else forming; something dangerous and inevitable that neither of us can control. And with power, politics, and secrets closing in around us, I’m not sure we’ll survive what happens if we give in.
Pistols & Peonies is a standalone paranormal romance in the Windy City Wolfpack universe. The books of this series contain mature content (steamy scenes!) and themes that may not be suitable for younger readers. If frequent use of profanity and f-words offend, then these books may not be for you.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0GD7Z8M52
Reader Reviews
April 28, 2026
5⭐ 3.5 🌶️ Another absolute banger from CJ!! This is shaping up to be an amazing series and I can not wait for more. The way these two lit up the pages with their banter, and then the spice I couldn't put it down. Violet and Kane are practically thrown together in an arranged mating after Violet finds her self in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you want the definition of forced proximity with enemies to lovers and tension so thick until it explodes its these two. Violet was edgy, sassy,...
April 24, 2026
5/5 Stars hands down.⭐️ Spice level perfect🌶️ Werewolf/Shifter romance: Arranged mating, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity, 15-year age gap, Bratty FMC and Broody MMC. Violet is a 23 year old women still finding her way. She had a rough childhood that led to her rebelliousness. She lands herself into some trouble and leads herself right into the crossed arms of our MMC. Kane is 38 year old Commander/enforcer for the Windy City Wolf Pack and the Alphas right hand man. He is your typical...
May 18, 2026
Hoo boy, I loved Violet and Kane! So hot! Violet is the ultimate badass, Daddy Kane is perfect, and the two of them together are explosive. This book felt a bit too long to me, but otherwise, I loved it. I received a copy of Pistols and Peonies from BookSirens and I am sharing my review voluntarily. I’m eager to see what’s next for the Windy City Pack. )
April 24, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3.5/5 Spice I just finished Pistols & Peonies by C.J. Primer, and I’m pretty sure I’ve found my new favorite shifter romance. This is easily her grittiest book to date, and I loved every second of it. Yes, it’s spicy, very spicy, but the spice means something here. Kane and Violet are two fiercely independent people who are used to solving their own problems and trusting no one. So, when they collide, the only language they know how to speak is heat, tension, and...
May 1, 2026
NGL Besties… I went into \"Pistols & Peonies\" expecting a decent shifter read... and came out fully obsessed, slightly unhinged, and craving more of this chaotic, tension-filled energy. 🤭 From the very first chapter, the suspense grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go. Violet is pure defiance wrapped in attitude, and Kane? Broody, controlling, and absolutely the last man she’d ever willingly choose… which makes their forced pairing DELICIOUS. The animosity? Top-tier. The tension?...
