Alpha's Pride

by S.L. Armstrong, K. Piet

Alec and Nahale are feral-Maith, genetic offshoots from a fantastic race. Their clan is home to many kinds of feral characteristics, but the powerful predators--wolves and felines alike--are the protectors, hunters, and leaders. Both Alec and Nahele enjoy their arrangement, finding pleasure with one another away from prying eyes, but Alec's worries about their clan's security have long fallen on deaf ears.Under pressure, Alec challenges Nahale for leadership of their clan, threatening to destroy the relationship they'd been building for years. Nahele is anything but weak, and his stubbornness could endanger the clan's stability, not to mention his own life. When push comes to shove, Nahele is confronted with the most difficult choice a leader can resist and maintain his pride or yield control of the clan to the feral-Maith he once trusted.

Genres: Fantasy, M M Romance, Short Stories, Paranormal, Romance

22 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 8, 2011

About the author

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S.L. Armstrong has been writing for as long as she can remember. Art and reading have played a large part in her life since young childhood, but around fourteen, writing became her passion. Voraciously consuming every book in front of her opened up hundreds of worlds in her head, and she soon wanted to create worlds for other people as well. She has a particular fondness for gothic horror, horror, high fantasy, urban fantasy, and romance novels. The authors she turns to time and again are Stephen King, L.J. Smith, V.C. Andrews, R.L. Stine, and Anne Rice, among others. She has no shame in picking up the young adult novels she loved as a child, and she will talk your ear off about grammar and punctuation.

After she married her husband over seventeen years ago, she began to truly delve into the world of writing for public consumption. It was sheer chance that she stumbled on M/M fanfiction, and she's not looked back. Though fanfiction will always have a fond place in her heart, she soon grew tired of playing in other people's sandboxes. When she discovered M/M romance, and how it was now a legitimate branch of romance writing, she knew her course. S.L. plans to release F/F, M/M, M/F, and multiple partner books as she continues her writing career. M/M romance is where her heart lies, no matter what else she may write or read, and it's where she keeps returning to. There is something about two men passionately in love that just makes her heart melt, and she has no intention of giving that up anytime soon.

S.L. Armstrong lives in Florida with her husband, partner, two dogs, and twelve cats. She hates the heat and longs for a northern, snowy climate. She writes with K. Piet on a number of projects, but she also writes her own solitary titles as well.

Reviews

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alec loves his alpha, who has been his mentor for decades. Nahele has kept the clan safe for centuries. Perhaps it has been centuries too long as he has been letting things slide which bothers Alec. Alec does his best to ask Nahele to change, but nothing changes and Nahele scoffs at Alec's worry. With no recourses left, Alec challenges Nahele for the Alpha position to implement his changes. Alec wins. Feeling betrayed, Nahele undermines Alec at every turn.

I feel for Alec. He loves Nahele but he wants to protect the clan. This was a moving story about how a mentor-lover situation turns into adversaries. My heart hurt as Nahele slices Alec's heart into pieces with every disrespect. While I understand Nahele felt betrayed, it didn't have to play out the way he forced it. Nahele's pride and vanity was his downfall.

This world created by duos S.L Armstrong and K. Piet is different. I liked the characters who are humans with animal body parts. I particularly enjoyed the tails. I've always wanted a functional tail. To read about a race with functional tails which also can be used for sexual petting had me over the moon. The story moved pretty fast and contained only a few sex scenes. However, I found each of the scenes hot and sexy. Since I enjoy rough sex and forced sex, I was happily humming with delight at the forced sexual submission.

What I enjoyed most about this story was the emotional aspect of two lovers who become opposing forces. While they still love each other but one does everything in his power to hurt, it moved me. The added mix of D/s submission brings a smile to my face. As with most stories, it takes the possibility of death to change their perspectives. I enjoy books which cause me emotional pain. I recommend this story to paranormal romance readers who enjoy m/m lovers.

[†Reviews of a FearStreetZombie† · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book in return for an honest review.

For such a short story, I must say.. I have no complaints. I think the story was very well thought through. Nothing was rushed, it was perfectly paced and kept your attention. As well as beautifully written. I love were/Shapeshifter books, and they are normally a hit or miss. This was definitely a hit.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable tale, but I wished it were longer. The leadership struggle between the main protagonists/lovers was something different and despite the length the authors have developed a believable society.

[Rachel Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of the Wild Passions anthology. I thought this was interesting world building and a unique society. Enjoyed the characters and conflict too.

[Elske · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 review to come