TITLE: The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate
SERIES: The Five Packs #1
AUTHOR: Cate C. Wells
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THE SYNOPSIS
He rejected me, and then he realized I’m the center of his world. Bummer.
Una
I keep my head down. In this backwards pack, females rank low, and my bad leg makes me damaged goods. It doesn’t help that I’ve never shifted. I don’t mind the late twenties single life, though. No one’s paying any attention as I build an illicit farmer’s market empire.
My roomies and I are doing it for ourselves, and if life under Killian Kelly is stifling, at least it’s predictable. We can deal.
But when biology finally kicks in, I lose my mind. I claim our alpha as my mate. And he rejects me in front of the whole pack. It’s all good. It only hurts when I breathe. I’ll survive. That’s what I do. Who wants an arrogant jerk for a mate, anyway? I’ve got a business to run.
Killian
To lead this pack out of the dark ages, I’ve had to be hard. Merciless. I don’t flinch, and I don’t make mistakes.
Una Hayes isn’t my mate. My wolf might have some kind of strange infatuation, but if she were mine, I’d know it. And I can walk away, can’t I? And if I keep coming back? If she starts living in my head?
I’m the strongest male in five generations. My pack scrambles to do my bidding. I can bring one quiet female back in line. No one can possibly be as stubborn as I am. There’s no way I’ve ruined the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m the Quarry pack alpha. I don’t lose.
I keep my head down. In this backwards pack, females rank low, and my bad leg makes me damaged goods. It doesn’t help that I’ve never shifted. I don’t mind the late twenties single life, though. No one’s paying any attention as I build an illicit farmer’s market empire.
My roomies and I are doing it for ourselves, and if life under Killian Kelly is stifling, at least it’s predictable. We can deal.
But when biology finally kicks in, I lose my mind. I claim our alpha as my mate. And he rejects me in front of the whole pack. It’s all good. It only hurts when I breathe. I’ll survive. That’s what I do. Who wants an arrogant jerk for a mate, anyway? I’ve got a business to run.
Killian
To lead this pack out of the dark ages, I’ve had to be hard. Merciless. I don’t flinch, and I don’t make mistakes.
Una Hayes isn’t my mate. My wolf might have some kind of strange infatuation, but if she were mine, I’d know it. And I can walk away, can’t I? And if I keep coming back? If she starts living in my head?
I’m the strongest male in five generations. My pack scrambles to do my bidding. I can bring one quiet female back in line. No one can possibly be as stubborn as I am. There’s no way I’ve ruined the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m the Quarry pack alpha. I don’t lose.
THE REVIEW
I'm always leery when I start a shapeshifter romance because I'm always worried its going to be corny and poorly written. But sometimes I come across one that just sucks me in from the first page...and Ms. Wells did that easily!
Una was my favorite hero in quite sometime; she was optimistic in spite of her circumstances and handicap. She took care of the other unmated wolves. She held her head high and was kind and thoughtful towards everyone. I spent the whole book praying for her happy ending and wanting to slap across the face.
Killian, ugh, he frustrated me so much! He was a jerk of epic proportions from the start. He was selfish (which Alphas aren't the most self-centered male in the room) and he appeared to be only concerned with sleeping around and training his fighters. He humiliated Una in the worst way and jeopardized Una's health and their future!
So this is one of those books that I find hard to summarize and review properly because to say too much would ruin the book and its secrets for you. Therefore, I am going to keep this short and sweet. Read this book. The pining and the angst. The drama and the reasons for Killian's behavior are epic and I can't wait to forget the plotline so I can read it again! Better yet, off to the next book in the series!
TROPES
Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifter Romance, Werewolves Romance, Omegaverse, Alpha Hero, Damaged/Tortured Hero, Disabled/Wounded/Scared Hero, Orphan Hero, Pugilist/Fighter Hero, Rake Hero, Protective Hero, Possessive/Jealous Hero, Titled Hero, Virgin Hero, Abused Heroine, Bluestocking Heroine, Damaged/Tortured Heroine, Disabled/Scared Heroine, Experienced Heroine, Independent Heroine, Orphan Heroine, Working Heroine, Angst Romance, Childhood Crush, Enemies to Lovers, Fated Mates, Amnesia, Heroine in Danger, Redemption Trope, Rejected Mate Trope, Who Hurt You/Touch Her and Die, Anger Born of Worry, Five Star, Four Flame
ContemporaryRomance, ParanormalRomance, ShapeshifterRomance, WerewolvesRomance, Omegaverse, AlphaHero, Damaged/TorturedHero, Disabled/Wounded/ScaredHero, OrphanHero, Pugilist/FighterHero, RakeHero, ProtectiveHero, Possessive/JealousHero, TitledHero, VirginHero, AbusedHeroine, BluestockingHeroine, Damaged/TorturedHeroine, Disabled/ScaredHeroine, ExperiencedHeroine, IndependentHeroine, OrphanHeroine, WorkingHeroine, AngstRomance, ChildhoodCrush, EnemiestoLovers, FatedMates, Amnesia, HeroineinDanger, RedemptionTrope, RejectedMateTrope, WhoHurtYou/TouchHerandDie, AngerBornofWorry, FiveStar, Fourflame
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