Big Bad Wolf

The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara introduces FBI-adjacent agent Cooper Dayton, whose near-fatal encounter with a werewolf forces him into the secretive Bureau of Special Investigations. Assigned to a string of unusual deaths, Cooper is partnered with Oliver Park, a werewolf operative from The Trust, an organization meant to regulate and represent shifters. As they track a killer whose methods unsettle both human and paranormal authorities, Cooper’s ingrained distrust of werewolves clashes with his growing attraction to Park. The novel blends urban fantasy, gay romance, and procedural mystery, following two reluctant partners whose professional alliance and personal connection are tested by rising tensions and an increasingly dangerous case.

In The Wolf at Bay, Charlie Adhara sends Bureau of Special Investigations agent Cooper Dayton back to the hometown he has carefully avoided, accompanied by his werewolf partner and tentative boyfriend, Oliver Park. A buried body discovered on Cooper’s family property, and his father’s swift rise to chief suspect, force the pair into an unsanctioned, off-the-books investigation that blends paranormal mystery with urban fantasy stakes. As they navigate small-town tensions, old resentments, and the politics of shapeshifters, Cooper and Park’s fragile relationship is tested by secrets on both sides. The novel balances a slow-burn gay romance with a methodical whodunit, keeping the focus on trust, loyalty, and what it costs to protect both family and the person you might be falling for.

Thrown to the Wolves by Charlie Adhara continues the urban fantasy romance of human agent Cooper Dayton and werewolf Oliver Park as they travel to the funeral of Park’s grandfather, a powerful alpha whose death may not be natural. Drawn into intricate werewolf pack politics, strict social rules, and tensions between rival packs, Cooper discovers that Park has concealed an important truth about their relationship from his family. As he navigates distrustful relatives, unsettling stories about Park’s past, and his own doubts about their future, a series of violent incidents raises the stakes. Blending paranormal mystery, gay romance, and shapeshifter intrigue, the novel follows Cooper’s efforts to uncover a killer while deciding what he and Park truly mean to each other.

In Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Charlie Adhara continues the paranormal mystery of Agent Cooper Dayton and werewolf partner Oliver Park as they pose as a troubled couple at a remote mountain counseling retreat. Tasked with locating a missing former alpha werewolf for the Bureau of Special Investigations, they navigate suspicious staff, uneasy guests, and an increasingly dangerous atmosphere where any cabin could hide a threat. As they participate in therapy exercises meant for human couples, Cooper’s longstanding worries about power, trust, and control in their interspecies relationship become harder to ignore. Balancing an investigation that edges toward murder with the vulnerabilities of a developing gay romance, this urban fantasy blends shapeshifter politics, procedural tension, and intimate character work.

Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara continues the urban fantasy romance of human agent Cooper Dayton and his werewolf partner, Oliver Park, as they try to plan their wedding under increasingly dangerous circumstances. A family obligation pulls Cooper into a tense confrontation between Park’s former lover and a dissident pack leader, which escalates into murder, disappearance, and a string of sinister wedding gifts tied to the case. As the investigation widens through werewolf politics and paranormal grudges, suspects multiply and the body count rises. To uncover who is targeting him, Cooper is forced into an uneasy alliance with a jailed enemy whose cooperation may be crucial—or fatal—for this gay paranormal mystery romance.