Synopsis
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.
Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again…
Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was….
Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she’s ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.
Rating
★★★★★
Thoughts
I have to admit that I never thought about the logistics of what would happen if a werewolf and vampire fell in love, but luckily Ali Hazelwood did! The author’s paranormal pondering resulted in a highly entertaining fantasy romance story.
While the focus on politics and alliances adds layers to this unique story, it is the chemistry between Misery and Lowe that make this book absolutely alluring. While a bit of the monsters doing monster things with each other was a bit much at times, it was overall a fun read.
This book left me wanting a series. At the very least, I hope Hazelwood will write more paranormal romance stories in the future!
Editions
The white book comes from OwlCrate while the black book comes from Afterlight.
Question
Which edition should I keep? I’m having a hard time deciding! I love the Beauty in the Beast vibes and artwork of the OwlCrate edition and the sprayed edges of the Afterlight edition.