Chained

Rise of the Alpha, Book 1

De: Kacey Lee, Raven Storm

Narrado por: Ash Beverly, Louise Brenner

Will a chain keep me captive or help set me free?

I was lucky to escape my last pack with nothing but a few scars—a cheap price to pay for my freedom.

It was supposed to be just another run to calm my wolf, but I wasn't going to ignore those cubs' screams for help—even if they were from a rival pack. What I didn't expect to find was a feral vampire, or the wolf who would change everything.

The Alpha who caught me is like all the others-all raging temper and muscles. And yet . . . his pack is different than mine.

But no matter how much my wolf cries 'mate', I need to break free. It's time I accept the truth: I don't belong anywhere. My wolf will never settle for anything less than she is, and no other wolf will accept what I am:

Different, an anomaly . . . A female Alpha.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Kacey Lee and Raven Storm (P)2023 Tantor

Not for you if you don't like cheating tropes.

Mixed feelings...
I enjoyed how the wolves got to decide who they wanted to mate with instead of instant mating bonds and I did enjoy the chemistry between Bailey and Derrick but I personally have a huge aversion to cheating tropes. Even though I didn't like Rebecca as she was the caricature mean girl and her and Derrick weren't in love... Bailey was still the other woman in this story. No if, ands, or buts. I would have been less affronted and maybe enjoyed this more if Rebecca was actively betraying Derrick/the pack or cheating herself but no... Rebecca's only crime was being an unlikeable b*tch. Derrick and Bailey made her into a villian. Derrick kept both Bailey and Rebecca on the line and it made his character look horrible. Even Bailey looked bad as she was supposedly our "girls girl, protect the females" alpha. Idk, they aren't bad characters and I do prefer more complexed characters who are allowed to make mistakes but they both just overall left a bad taste in my mouth so it was hard feeling anything but sour when they finally got the chance to be together (*cough* immediately after Derrick humiliated Rebecca *cough *) since they both lacked the emotional maturity to atleast try to do things the right way.
I also couldn't believe they just expected Rebecca to just be fine with it? Being ruled over by them both and she'd just... Get over it lol? Especially when her daddy was already looking for a reason to be evil? When he should have already been dead to begin with lol just very dumb decision making in this book. I found myself sympathizing with Rebecca and wanting her to get her revenge and that's when I knew this series perhaps isn't for me haha but it did give me a great webcomic idea to work on lol. Though I'm interested in Lyra and Xavier's romance I don't want to consume anymore of Bailey and Derrick's story to get it. Appreciated the free read though!

Riveting!

I could not stop listening! And omg the cliff hanger! Thank goodness I discovered this title when all 3 are released and thanks to audible catalog I got to enjoy this gem for free! The authors and the performers are all new to me so this was refreshing. As far as shifter books go this is one of the better ones out there as we see them shift way more than once or twice; shifting into their animals was as often and natural as breathing. Loved the concept of a female Alpha! The only thing that would have made this better is if the performance had been in duet-style

5 Starz - Worthy of continuing on in the series; worthy of a repeat listen

Okay story, okay performance!

It was fine! Not amazing or anything special but I enjoyed it. A classic shifter romance. The narration was just okay and I ended up speeding it up a bit for a more conversational tone. Not worth a credit but it was free so I liked it. 🙌

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The worst audio book I have ever listened too. The story line was okay but the reading was very flat with no emotion at all.