The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

The Five Packs, Book 2

De: Cate C. Wells

Narrado por: Silas Hart, Elle Sonali

He rejected me for “reasons”. Too bad for him. No take-backs.

Rosie

Fate made a huge mistake when she mated me to Cadoc Collins. He’s the heir apparent. I’m a scavenger. My people are so low in this pack, we don’t even rank.

I should have known better, but for one night, I let myself forget the facts of life in Moon Lake. Cadoc Collins might be powerless to resist me, but he’s not going to claim me, either.

A pink line on a stick makes it a much bigger problem than my bruised heart.

I’m 18, knocked up, and publicly rejected by the future alpha. And this baby in my belly? It might as well be a target on my back.

Lucky for me I’m a scavenger. My kind are good at finding things, but we’re great at getting lost.

Cadoc

The fate of Moon Lake rests on my shoulders. I can’t claim the scavenger female.

The pack is on the verge of a revolt, and a mating so controversial could push our warring factions into open conflict.

All I need is time. I’ll do what’s expected of me as our future leader, and when the politics are sorted, I’ll do right by the odd little scavenger.

I’m the heir apparent. She’ll be there when I’m ready.

Right?

The Heir Apparent’s Rejected Mate is a wolf-shifter romance. No cheating. HEA guaranteed. Intended for adult listeners only.

©2022 Cate C Wells (P)2023 Pink Flamingo Productions, LLC

The story line

I thought the book started out slower than I like but as the story went on, it became interesting

Love this one!

I loved this story! I really was taken on an adventure with Rosie. I was easily able to empathize with her on all things as I got to know her. While her life is tough it is a good one. My favorite part of is when Mr Collins shows up at her trailer after a talking down by the witch. I really grew to like him at that point.

There are quite a few secondary characters and I really enjoyed them all. Some we know from the previous book and others are new. This could be listened to as a stand alone easily but the first book is just as good as I would grab that one first.

Narration is done by Silas Hart and Elle Sonall. Both are new to me and I really enjoyed their vocals for these characters.

WONDERFUL

loved it listened many times The narrators were very good did a great job

Slow burning YA shifter romance

I truly enjoyed this slow burning YA shifter romance. The pack dynamics and the drama between the different fractions were interesting.

It was fascinating to understand the scavenger way of living with Rosie’s POV. My heart ached for Cadoc. He was burdened with responsibility and politics from birth. Their fated mating was a surprise for both of them. I was glad that they could overcome all of the obstacles cause by others’ expectations and pressure.

The narration was excellent resulting an enjoyable listening experience.

Growing up

Cadoc Collins is a alpha in training his father is sick
and is dying but his reign as Alpha can end even before it begins if he is challenged. Rosie has never felt like she belonged with the different packs and how they are treated but when she js rejected after she is pregnant she runs and he comes for her. This is about these young people growing up and making decisions that affects lots of people that will affect lots of lives . Great performance from Silas and Elle on bringing these characters to life.

Loved this - both the story and the narration!

I'm a huge sucker for rejected mate books and this one is up there as one of my favorites. It combines both my love of rejected mate books, and my love of new adult and academy books. In this one Cadoc and Rosie couldn't be more different - they are in the same pack, and the same school, but are also worlds apart. Cadoc is to be the next alpha and is a part of the elite in the pack. Rosie is a scavenger, so low in the pack as to not even rank. Their mating is a political nightmare for Cadoc, so he publicly rejects her. In Cadoc, we see his fight for his bond to Rosie, but also how it directly conflicts with what he was raised to believe around sacrifice for the pack. The angst in this one as we follow along on Rosie's journey is exactly the kind of angst I love. At the beginning of the story, it appears that she is not strong, but in reality she is incredibly strong in conviction and doing what needs to be done, This had exactly what I love in a rejected mate book, with a jealous, protective alpha who makes some colossal mistakes along the way to figuring out his Happy Ever After, but we also get to see him grow and develop and do better. Cate C Wells has definitely hit it out of the park with The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate.

The narration for this one was stellar. I loved both of their voices and thought they worked perfectly for this and in fact intend to look for more books that fit what I like to read that both have narrated. I loved listening to this, and it didn't matter that I had read it before. Definitely if you are a fan of shifters, fated mates, rejected mates and angsty romance with a great Happy Ever After, pick this up and give it a listen!

Shifters

3.5 Stars ⭐️Cadoc is the heir apparent and Rosie is a scavenger, so they were in different social classes. He rejected Rosie, but he still tried to protect and care for her, somewhat. Then Rosie became pregnant and things became more interesting. Cadoc did grovel Rosie, but he was too weak politically with his pack. I really liked Rosie’s character. However, it was too long. Specifically in the beginning, but once I got to the last 40%, the pacing picked up. I did like how it ended.

Fantastic Story of Love, Duty and Self-Awareness

Cadoc is the heir apparent to to the shifter pack who works to act and integrate with the humans. There is a ranking in his pack, the ones in control (nods), the level below them who serve, and the scavengers who live in the bog and are the lowest and closest to their shifter nature.
Rosie, the apprentice to the ‘witch’ and a scavenger finds herself to be the fated mate to Cadoc - not a position she wants and not one he feels, because of duty, he can openly accept.
The inability of Cadoc and Rosie to deny their mating - nature and destiny - reflects the misunderstandings and wrong conclusions that can develop between people (shifters)
The storyline, the development of the relationship between Cadoc and Rosie…how those in different ranks treated one another or fed the incorrect impressions, the secondary characters and how survival and discovery if what true duty ( to your family or yourself) is, your own truth and self-awareness and love can be discovered if given a chance
I must say that I am always drawn in, entertained and dreading the end of every Cate C. Wells book. Also she picks the best narrators to tell her stories
I LOVE THIS SERIES…SO WORTH THE INVESTMENTS! I can’t wait for more!
#PinkFlamingo Reviewer

good story, male voice sounds a bit off

I would like it a bit spicier and I also think she forgave him quickly but to be fair she's pregnant in the wild and she starts to understand his view point which makes me more lax. she was hella sad and needed comfort and I do believe he loves her. Even when he screwed her over it was a miscommunication and his own cult-like origins. I could deffo deal with more spice tho.

Great Story and Narration

I picked this book to start with from the series which makes me want to go start from number 1 now. It does start out very slow, not as many naughty scenes as I wished it had but the ones that did happen were written beautifully, the ending wasn't to my liking but the author did a great job with it even if I didn't agree. Overall a must read book I love the characters and the narrators were so freaking amazing they brought Cadoc and Rosie out with perfection. I highly suggest you read it!!!