Fan Service by Rosie Danan ~ a Review

by MK French

Alex Lawson doesn't fit in within her small town and is most comfortable in the online forums she created for The Arcane Files, a werewolf detective show. Its star Devin Ashwood spiraled, and after the Wolf Blood Moon woke up naked outside his home in LA. He can't explain away the claws, fangs or howling, and tracks down Alex for answers. She's only willing to help him once he makes her an offer she can't refuse. But getting close might not be a good thing...

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March 2025; Berkley; 978-0593437162
audio, ebook, print (448 pages); rom-com

Fan Service is a loving tribute to fandom and the relationships it can foster. The fans can create archives, as Alex did, write fic as her online friends did, and other endeavors to showcase their ideas and wishes for the original piece of art, or as commentary on its contents. In this case, it was for the show The Arcane Files, where Devin played a werewolf detective for thirteen years after being a child star at his parents' insistence. He has little else going on in his life after the show ended, and his agent essentially fires him as a result. He has started to shift into a werewolf the same way his character did, so Googling what to look for leads him to Alex. She's a bisexual Goth vet tech taking care of her ill father, strapped for cash in a town that had never accepted her. Devin will pay her for help, so she'll do it even though she recalls the harsh things he had said about her once upon a time at a convention.

The forced proximity leads the pair to get to know each other. Devin reveals his real self without the LA bluster, and Alex opens up. He sees small-town life, the connections that he never had before, and that having an acting role doesn't define him. Alex learns to let people in and stop assuming the worst about everyone. The emotional climax at the end is truly heartfelt, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's definitely one to return to for me. 

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Born and raised in New York City, M.K. French started writing stories when very young, dreaming of different worlds and places to visit. She always had an interest in folklore, fairy tales, and the macabre, which has definitely influenced her work. She currently lives in the Midwest with her husband, three young children, and a golden retriever.

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