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Bad Alpha & Shapeshifters by Amber MorganFor me, when it comes to shapeshifters, there's really only one. I mean, I love a good werecat or werebear story, but my heart forever belongs to the king of the shifters – the werewolf. From the Greek king Lycaon to modern interpretations like Teen Wolf, the werewolf has been a part of our myths, legends, and pop culture forever! So maybe it was only natural, when I saw the call for the Bad Alpha anthology, that my imagination went straight to wolves.I've written my share of werewolf stories under my real name (Naomi Clark), but I saw this story as a chance to go in a different direction, using the shelter of my pen name to protect me! And obviously EXILED ALPHA was a story that wanted to be told – I wrote ten thousand words in two frantic, blurred days, a record for me! This is a grittier, darker romance than I've written before, with an anti-hero who really is the kind of man your mother warned you about (and that's before we get into the fact that he's a werewolf!). So what is it about bad boys and werewolves that combines so perfectly for me?It's that primal, animal side. It's that blend of predator instinct and human intelligence, melding together to make the perfect shades-of-grey hero – one who knows what he wants and isn't afraid to get down and dirty to get it. And my anti-hero, Arkady Gusev, definitely isn't afraid to fight dirty to get what he wants, whether it's victory over another wolf, or the heart and body of his mate.I can't wait for you guys to meet Arkady and Rachel, the she-wolf who might just capture his stone-cold heart – so here's a quick sneak preview!ExcerptHe held her gaze and saw both fear and determination in her gray eyes. That was intriguing. Fear he was used to, from men and women. The spark of stubbornness though...He didn't think Genie had brought her here for sex. Which was a shame, because his cock throbbed and he could think of nothing better than burying it deep in this girl's cunt. He couldn't remember the last time he'd felt such a primal lust for a woman. His wolf was practically salivating."I'm not here to be pussy for you," she told him.Arkady grinned. Oh, she was a fucking delight already. "You can go," he told Genie.She looked hesitant, but obeyed, because of course she did. Genie was a good girl.This new girl didn't look good. And that was very exciting.He stretched his legs out under his desk and folded his arms across his chest. "So what are you here for?" he asked her.She looked him over, pursing her lips. "You don't remember me, do you?""You'll have to excuse me, sweetheart, but a woman's face isn't usually the part of her body I pay attention to." Not that he'd forget hers, he was pretty sure of that. Especially when she glared like that. It was pretty hot.Author Bio and LinksAmber is the secret identity of a writer who normally pens urban fantasy, but feels like stretching her wings. Amber loves darker romance, anti-heroes, good red wine, and expensive chocolate (sometimes all at once). She's based in the UK and lives in an adorable cottage with her dream man and a demanding cat.Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AmberMorganWritesTwitter - https://twitter.com/AmberMothling
Bad Alpha features a select collection of
stories with shifters so ruthless they will stop at nothing to protect their
pack. These aren't sugar-and-spice heroes. Our alphas are feared, inked, and
don’t ask questions first. They take what they want, never give in to their
enemies, and think love is for the weak—until they meet their mate. Are you
ready to learn how to tame a savage heart?
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About the Stories in Bad Alpha
Regular Edition:
“For Blood” by J.R.Gray : The only way to end the war and stop the
bloodshed is to marry the enemy. Every fiber of Roman wants to hate Victoria,
but the more he sees, the more he craves her. Can he fight their past demons to
be with her?
“Destiny Realized” by Khloe Wren: Leonardo has been the clan's alpha for 300
years. Ruling his people has always been his one and only priority. Until he,
along with his brother and sister, stop at a broken down car near their home in
the Flinders Ranges on the edge of Outback Australia. The woman they rescue
turns both Leo and, his brother, Valentino's lives upside down. A mate was the
last thing Leo wanted, and everything Val had ever hoped for.
Felicia is
on the run. Again. Her baby's daddy broke her daughter's arm the last time he
caught up with them so she's desperate to stay ahead of him. But her car breaks
down and trouble finds her. A killer takes advantage of her failing vehicle and
she fears all is lost for her and her little girl, until another car stops and
she finds herself in a whole new world where she may just have found the future
she's always wanted but never dreamed she'd have.
“Exiled Alpha” by Amber Morgan:
Rachel Jacobs is a wolf on a mission. To save her pack from destruction,
she's turning to the werewolf who nearly destroyed it once before. Arkady Gusev
is everything her father ever warned her against - so why does she find him so
irresistible?
Arkady Gusev
isn't looking for a pack or a woman. But when Rachel walks through his door,
she throws down a challenge he can't resist. Is this exiled alpha about to come
home?
“Drakon’s Prize” by Moira Callahan: Being the Alpha of a misfit clan of
Dragons comes with its share of troubles. When the supernatural Council comes
to Drakon Blackwood with yet another false claim against his clan he knows it’s
time to make someone pay. Preferably with their life.
Allegra Hanson
doesn’t work for the Council, and yet she’s been roped into assisting them in
their investigation into the Blackwood clan’s supposed activities. Against her
better judgment she goes to the clan’s lands to do what she can. What she never
planned on was her visceral reaction to the Alpha.
The
Blackwood clan land is valuable. Not for its location, but for what lies
beneath the earth’s surface. Many will do anything to get it, one will stop at
nothing, and is willing to kill Drakon’s woman to get it. Allegra is his, and
there’s no way Drakon will lose the most precious prize of all.
“Tiger’s Mate” by April Zyon: Streak politics, and differences in
opinions forced Kurt Owens to choose his own path. While it may be outside of
the law in many regards he sees it as ensuring justice for the true victims of
crimes when the system fails them. It’s his way of seeing the guilty pay, and
keeping his own inner beast in check with the violence, and blood it craves.
Everyone
thinks having a super power would be great. Alexa Harold would beg to differ.
She’s been cursed to see ghosts, the dead not yet having gone to their final
resting place, or judgment, or wherever they belong. They track her down, and
harass her until she’s ready to go mad. Learning early in life what she needs
to avoid has been the only saving grace in keeping her sanity intact.
Then she
sees a man who couldn’t possibly be real. It was just her luck that such a prime
specimen would in fact be deceased. Only he isn’t, and he’s taking notice of
her. With a little temptation, some mystery, and a taunt he leaves her wanting
more.
Kurt never
thought he’d find his mate outside of the streak, or streak functions. While those
of a supernatural inclination aren’t exactly rare, they have had to be careful
and keep their population down. Alexa is the woman for him the only one he
could ever want or need. And when her life is put in danger by his own past
Kurt won’t stop until everyone understands to get to this tiger’s mate, they’ll
have to get through him.
“Dark Heart” by Elyzabeth M. VaLey: The world is changing. Vampires are coming out and they’re
not remotely similar to the sensual Hollywood portrait made of them. Little by
little, Shifters are being unmasked and integration is waning. Panic is
spreading. The government is losing control. Private agencies, such as SOA
struggle to find a solution, but as the darkness grows, can one even exist?
Ten years
ago, Daryl Jones lost his pack to a group of demon vampires. Since then, he not
only lost his will to battle for good, his life has become a spiral of
drinking, fighting and fucking anything in sight. In his opinion, a pretty
perfect existence. Until, he meets the new SOA representative sent to convince
him to go back to the lab. With mile long legs, a tight little ass and a smile
to kill for, when she offers him a bargain, how can he possibly refuse?
Silvia
Adams, has one mission: convince Daryl Jones to work for SOA again. The agency
needs him to get back into the lab and help develop a serum to neutralize the
growing number of vampires. She knew it wouldn’t be easy task, but with her job
on the line, she’ll do anything it takes, including, bargaining with the
shifter and surrendering to her deepest desires. Only problem is, she might
have bartered for more than she can handle.
“Resisting His Mate” by Lynn Burke:
Warrick Keaton eludes a forced pairing with one of his kind. No one is
going to choose his mate for him, not when he wants nothing to do with being
tied down to a woman. He never expects fate to intervene in the form of a
freezing, barely alive female. With his independence in jeopardy, Warrick
fights his inner hawk's desire to stake a claim on her.
Clare Byron
longs to escape her domineering ex-husband, a jealous bear shifter determined to
keep her prisoner. She seizes the opportunity to run and lands in the arms of
another alpha—exactly what she doesn’t want or need.
For Warrick,
Clare is everything he's ever wanted in a mate and all that he's run from.
For Clare,
Warrick is freedom in a way she never dreamed possible—the one man who will own
her heart yet give her wings to fly.
“Alpha’s Vixen” by Jocelyn Dex: Dax is overwhelmed by desire when he catches the white fox trespassing on his land, and that totally pisses him off. He refuses to mate, no matter how much the fox inside him wants it, Dax definitely does not.
Opal is
instantly enamored with the menacing black fox, but isn’t surprised when he chases
her away—no one ever wants her, the freak-of-nature albino.
When theft
and violence bring them together again, will they give in to passion, or will
their hang-ups force them apart?
“Always Midnight” by Ashlynn Monroe: Taryne Michael is all her younger
brother Travys has ever had for stability. When fifteen-year-old Trav doesn’t
come home after he fights with her she spends the next week searching for him.
He finally comes home he’s not the same boy who slammed the door the night he
left. Something is very wrong and when she discovers he’s been transformed into
a werewolf she’s at a loss as to what to do. The violent, angry boy isn’t the
little brother she knows how to deal with. Teenage hormones are nothing
compared to the animalistic young man emerging from the boy she’d raised.
Ax Greyson
is a lone wolf, an alpha without a pack. He enforces laws non-shifters don’t
know about. Celo Valley, is a place where two species co-reside. The werewolves
keep the humans blind to their existence by being careful. Someone isn’t
following the rules. Someone is killing, with no regard for secrets. When
killing the woman seems like the only way to keep his people’s secret until
Ax’s instincts find another way.
Mate…the
word is the only thing that can scare a man like Ax.
“Becoming His Mate” by Harper Shaddock
