The plot here is more contained than in her other books, where she has freer reign. The Dirk & Steele books are basically "if the X-Men were (A) detectives (B) in romance novels (C) mainlined some manga, too."

As much as I get giddy and bouncy over a female alpha werewolf, I do prefer the D&S books, where things like "and then he ran off to join the circus" are perfectly normal.