The Alpha's Dark Revenge

by Joy Apens

This is Book 1 of The Alpha's Dark Revenge.

He is out for revenge…Eight years ago, Nikolai Slade, alpha of the Selene pack was a kind and loyal ruler, his gentle Luna by his side until disaster struck. Ambushed, he watched in defeat as an enemy pack raped and killed his wife and unborn child. Now grief stricken and burning with rage, Nikolai hungers for blood, biding his time for he won’t rest until he seeks his revenge. The outcast…Born without a wolf, sweet, innocent, and virginal Liyah Verbeck is shunned and maltreated by her pack. When she is kidnapped by a gorgeous man, with silent, cold eyes of silver, she believes that her worries are over, but unknown to her, they were only just beginning. A dark tale of two shattered souls, bound together by vengeance, reunited in love.

(18+) Dark werewolf romance

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 22, 2023

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a reader who loves the pain of being absolutely wrecked by a book, I will say about halfway through that this really did it for me. However, Nikolai’s redemption arc wasn’t quite as thorough as I thought it should be. Though Leah makes it clear she will not easily forgive him for his crimes against her, I find that she does just that. I wish she would’ve made him work for it a bit more. I wish she would’ve called him out on a few things rather than being so kind-and-pure-and-perfect-and-understanding. The weak to strong trope was lacking, the redemption arc was lacking, but I honestly loved how the author didn’t shy away from Nikolai’s submission to darkness. That part was well done and believable. It was easy to understand his pain and how his past experiences guided his actions and lead to his all-consuming need for revenge.