Today is release day for Once an Alpha – this 45K prequel novella is set a year before Unacceptable Risk – book 1 and is designed to be an alternate intro to the Hidden Wolves world (and also hopefully fun for those who already know my wolves.) I’m delighted to see early reviewers are enjoying meeting David and Rob.
Forbidden love, found family, hurt-comfort, coming out
Once an Alpha universal link – https://books2read.com/OnceAnAlphaKaje
Can I be both Alpha and the man Rob needs me to be?
I spent nineteen years rebuilding the pack I took from our abusive Alpha, with my bondmate Melody as my wife, and my best friend Rob at my side as Second. Then I lost Melody and the child we hoped to have, and my world crashed down on me. I holed up, grieving and fighting conflicting impulses, until my Third, Sherman, got tired of my apathy and Challenged me for pack Alpha.
I could’ve taken Sherman down, no sweat. Rob could’ve wiped the dirt with him. What held us back was the memory of one night when we were both seventeen, and three decades of not giving in to impossible dreams. If we were free, away from the violent homophobia of the packs, maybe we could finally be more than Alpha and Second. So I suppressed my Alpha instincts and walked away. Rob, as always, came with me.
Now we’re in my truck, heading west into the mountains. Just David and Rob, two men trying to figure out what we can be to each other. Until we stop in a small town for a meal, and someone who smells like a wolf steals my truck. Trouble’s afoot, the local lone wolves need help, and I’m discovering that once an Alpha, always an Alpha. But if we get entangled with a new pack, does that mean any relationship Rob and I might’ve found has to be lost again to werewolf laws?
Set in 2010, a year before Unacceptable Risk in the bad old days of the packs, this is a Hidden Wolves universe standalone 45,000 word novella with new characters.
Content warnings for grief, past pregnancy loss, past abuse, past captivity, and violence.
Contains the added bonus 5K short story Toby, Doyle, and the Cats.
Remember Unacceptable Risk – Hidden Wolves book 1 – is premafree on all vendors, and right now, book 2 Unexpected Demands – Hidden Wolves book 2 is also Free on Smashwords – check them out if you like shifters, or have fun with this new novella.
I can’t wait to see what readers think of David and his Rob, (and Toby and Doyle in the sweet short story that follows)