The Alpha's Niece

Barton Pack, Book 1

By: Jane B Night

Narrated by: Cynthia Hemminger

Can two damaged people find the strength to heal together?

Cyrus Callister deserted his pack to join the Civil War and came back a three-legged wolf. By rights, he should have been exiled, but his alpha granted him mercy. Now, his alpha needs a favor, and Cyrus can't say no.

She-wolf Remember Pritchett is pregnant and ruined. She begs her uncle to find her a husband among the wolves in his pack. She will take any man who will have her as long as it gets her away from the man who fathered her child during a brutal assault. Remember doesn't know if she will ever feel safe again, but she will stop at nothing to keep her child safe and away from his sire's clutches.

Cyrus and Remember wed, convinced that their marriage will never be anything but an agreement on paper. Remember can't imagine being in the arms of a man without becoming sick with panic. Cyrus can't imagine a woman wanting his imperfect body. As time and a common purpose bring them together, they start to fall in love. Can they overcome their pain to create the kind of love befitting a wolf and his mate?

©2018 Jane B Night (P)2018 BZ Publishing LLC

A Great Listen!

Story: A slow tension building romance with tender characters. The cast of growing community around the protagonists are wonderful and dynamic. They brought out the fun quirks of Cyrus and Remember. This isn't a typical slow-burn romance, but the drive to see how Cyrus and Remember finally come together keeps you needing to listen on. Jane gives light to the different types of trauma in a way that is not overly dramatized to make the reader uncomfortable, but also not under detailed so the reader can't sympathize and gain an understanding of the trials and difficulties that comes with trauma. It is a wonderful story of self acceptance and fighting on for a future one once thought lost to them.

Performance: A mature-like voice that gave personality to Cyrus and Cynthia (the narrator) used a more gentle tone for Remember, keeping the personalities easily separatable while listening. At times the narration pace was a bit quick. For my own preference, I slowed the playback speed to 0.5, making it easier to listen and not feel like I was missing details and words. (Note: slowing it down, did make the listening time double, but I didn't mind that at all, because I was enjoying spending more time with the characters Jane created).