Bound by the Alpha

A Polar Bear Shifter Rejected Mates Clean Romance (Bad Boy Alphas)

By: Ashlea Michelle

Narrated by: CC Kline

I wanted a fresh start. A wild adventure.

What I got was sold.

On a whim, I signed up for a mail-order bride service, tired of my boring city life. It felt thrilling, dangerous…until I hit accept on a mysterious profile and realized too late that the fine print said no refunds, no returns, no exchanges.

Now I’m stranded in a remote Alaskan village, surrounded by strangers who look at me like I don’t belong. Especially him.
Damian Hawk…the Alpha. A man as cold and untouchable as the ice that cages this place.

He didn’t order me. He doesn’t want me….But every time our eyes meet, there’s something there. A tension I can’t explain. Like I was meant for him.

I thought I could leave if it didn’t work out. I was wrong.
Because in Glacier Valley, mates aren’t chosen. They’re bound by fate. And Hawk?

He’s fighting fate with everything he has.

But fate isn’t giving up on me.
And neither am I.

©2025 Ashlea Michelle (P)2025 Ashlea Michelle

One infuriating alpha & one stubborn mate.

This was a cute clean romance. The main characters go back and forth with their actions and even though they both have feelings they are afraid to let the other one in.

A Clean Shifter Romance

A slow-burn shifter romance with plenty of tension and heart. Harper signs up as a mail-order bride and unexpectedly discovers she’s fated to Hawk, a brooding polar bear alpha who wants nothing to do with a mate. The single narration captures the emotional push-pull perfectly. Well-written, well-narrated, and a satisfying listen.

Thanks to CC Kline for the audiobook review copy.

Bear shifter romance

Bound by the Alpha by Ashlea Michelle is an excellent bear shifter romance. C. C. Kline did an excellent job with the narration. The story is entertaining, interesting, engaging, enjoyable, well written, clear, wholesome, and more. Bound by the Alpha is the first book in Bad Boy Alphas series. I can’t say this is Bad Boys but it’s a great book. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. highly recommended