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Silver Bullet #1
The Alpha's Mate
[Siren Classic Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, HEA] Alpha Gideon Channing isn't just the leader of his pack in New Orleans. He's also the owner of Silver Bullet, a gay club that offers everything from a dance floor to a dungeon. The club caters to all of its customers from shifters to vampires and even humans. Josh Gordon is human. He's just graduated college and is ready to party. He knows that paranormals exist. In fact, everyone does. It's not a secret. After drinking and dancing with his friends, large arms wrap around him and he's instantly blown away that a huge wolf shifter would be interested in him. The two men spend a wild night together, but when Josh wakes up, he's scared of the awkward morning after. He can't understand why his heart hurts with each step he takes toward the door. Before he can sneak out, Gideon stops him and convinces him that he needs more than just one night. ** A Siren Erotic Romance
86 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 7, 2013
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About the author
Olivia Black
61 books204 followersOlivia Black fell in love with romance novels years ago and read everything from alternative to ménage, and everything in between. Thousands of books later, Olivia is still an avid reader on the lookout for a good book.
Olivia started writing ménage romance with Siren Publishing under the name Alicia White, then later decided to branch out and with the support of the publisher, started writing ManLove under Olivia Black. Silver Bullet was the first ManLove series and Olivia is looking forward to many others in the future.
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Olivia started writing ménage romance with Siren Publishing under the name Alicia White, then later decided to branch out and with the support of the publisher, started writing ManLove under Olivia Black. Silver Bullet was the first ManLove series and Olivia is looking forward to many others in the future.
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
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January 4, 2014
Very typical shifter/mate story set in New Orleans where the world knows of all different paranormals and they live together. This series is centered around a shifter bar called the Silver Bullet. Very short so there is really not a lot of time to add depth to the characters or storyline, but enjoyable if you are not looking for a lot.
May 21, 2014
The sex feels like going through the motions – more porn choreography than emotion or sensation. Characters and plot remain rudimentary and simplistic as well. However, for a quick read (very quick read) in the usual genre and setting it’s inoffensive.
The writing feels awkward. Most especially the overuse of “the man” to the point where I become confused as to which man it references.
Completely insta-love that we apparently have to take for granted. That and sex.
Meh. Maybe the series will improve somewhat down the line.
The writing feels awkward. Most especially the overuse of “the man” to the point where I become confused as to which man it references.
Completely insta-love that we apparently have to take for granted. That and sex.
Meh. Maybe the series will improve somewhat down the line.
November 28, 2022
Para ser el primer libro de la saga engancha mucho y hace que quieras conocer las historias de otros personajes. Es fácil de leer y no pierde en encanta de los universos shifter. Me gusta que la saga este ligada a otras a modo de universo
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November 12, 2016
1 and a half stars
It was boring. It was cliche. But it was a shifter book so I had to read it. Though I'm pretty much excited about Sean's story.
It was boring. It was cliche. But it was a shifter book so I had to read it. Though I'm pretty much excited about Sean's story.
April 18, 2020
Un poco de muuuy instalove pero 🤷♀️ ¿quién no se enamora del que se transa en un club nocturno?
August 11, 2022
Una serie de fácil lectura, paranormales y compañeros, ligada a las otras series de la autora, me gusta el mundo en el que ocurrw
January 27, 2023
Short , cool and hot = i love this
June 22, 2025
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Me gusta el estilo y por todo lo que sucede dan ganas de continuar la serie. Es muy sencillito, pero engancha.
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Me gusta el estilo y por todo lo que sucede dan ganas de continuar la serie. Es muy sencillito, pero engancha.
January 6, 2017
Das E-Book hat gerade mal ca. 70 Seiten, was für die Handlung leider nicht genug war. Wir lernen weder Gideon noch Josh richtig kennen, mein Gott die beiden kennen sich nicht mal selbst. Sie lernen sich im Silver Bullet kennen, einem schwulen-übersinnlichen Club, der Gideon gehört. Beide fühlen sich sofort zueinander hingezogen und geben ihrem Verlangen nach. Dabei gibt es leider nur ein Problem, Gideon ist ein Wolf und Josh ist ein Mensch, kann das gut gehen?
Die Grundidee der Handlung fand ich richtig toll und ich hatte mich schon so auf die Geschichte gefreut, aber leider konnte die Geschichte nicht das halten was die Inhaltsangabe versprochen hat. Die beiden Hauptfiguren haben sich nur einmal gesehen und sind gleich total ineinander verschossen. Sie sind "Mates" und das Schicksal hat sie für einander bestimmt.
Für mich ging das alles einfach zu schnell und zu lieblos. Ich als Mensch würde ein bisschen Angst haben das mein Partner fürs Leben ein Wolf sein soll. Aber Josh akzeptiert das einfach so und findet sich mit seinem Schicksal ab. Ich konnte zu beiden einfach keine richtige Bindung aufbauen, was leider sehr schade war.
Auch gab es ein paar grammatische Fehler im E-Book, was manchmal ziemlich genervt hat. Ein Beispiel, Gideon sitzt auf einem Sofa, im gleichen Satz setzt er sich aber wieder aufs Sofa, obwohl er ja schon drauf sitzt und dann im nächsten Satz setzt er sich nochmal, obwohl er immer noch auf dem Sofa sitzt. Das hat kein Hand und Fuß. Auch die Sex Szenen waren manchmal sehr verwirrend, weil die Fehler zu häufig passiert sind.
Fazit: Die Handlung war sehr interessant und sehr originell. Leider konnte die Autorin mit ihrem Schreibstil nicht wirklich überzeugen. Das Cover ist schrecklich hässlich und so habe ich mir die Hauptfiguren nun wirklich nicht vorgestellt. Ich werde die Reihe weiter verfolgen und hoffe das die Autorin sich noch steigern wird. Sie kommt einfach mit den wenigen Seiten nicht zurecht und sollte doch einfach ein paar Seiten mehr schreiben!!
Die Grundidee der Handlung fand ich richtig toll und ich hatte mich schon so auf die Geschichte gefreut, aber leider konnte die Geschichte nicht das halten was die Inhaltsangabe versprochen hat. Die beiden Hauptfiguren haben sich nur einmal gesehen und sind gleich total ineinander verschossen. Sie sind "Mates" und das Schicksal hat sie für einander bestimmt.
Für mich ging das alles einfach zu schnell und zu lieblos. Ich als Mensch würde ein bisschen Angst haben das mein Partner fürs Leben ein Wolf sein soll. Aber Josh akzeptiert das einfach so und findet sich mit seinem Schicksal ab. Ich konnte zu beiden einfach keine richtige Bindung aufbauen, was leider sehr schade war.
Auch gab es ein paar grammatische Fehler im E-Book, was manchmal ziemlich genervt hat. Ein Beispiel, Gideon sitzt auf einem Sofa, im gleichen Satz setzt er sich aber wieder aufs Sofa, obwohl er ja schon drauf sitzt und dann im nächsten Satz setzt er sich nochmal, obwohl er immer noch auf dem Sofa sitzt. Das hat kein Hand und Fuß. Auch die Sex Szenen waren manchmal sehr verwirrend, weil die Fehler zu häufig passiert sind.
Fazit: Die Handlung war sehr interessant und sehr originell. Leider konnte die Autorin mit ihrem Schreibstil nicht wirklich überzeugen. Das Cover ist schrecklich hässlich und so habe ich mir die Hauptfiguren nun wirklich nicht vorgestellt. Ich werde die Reihe weiter verfolgen und hoffe das die Autorin sich noch steigern wird. Sie kommt einfach mit den wenigen Seiten nicht zurecht und sollte doch einfach ein paar Seiten mehr schreiben!!
January 7, 2014
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The Alpha’s Mate by author Olivia Black starts of the Silver Bullet series. I have mixed feelings about this book. Gideon is alpha of his pack and owner of a BDSM club called Silver Bullet. He is a nice guy, not overly alpha. I liked his kindness, and his caring for his pack and his little brother. He didn’t seem overly dominate to me. I think that though is what Josh, a human who enters Silver Bullet to see what it is all about really needs though. Josh is very accepting of everything, I liked that not much conflict there. What little conflict there is, is easily solved making this a very light easy read. This is where my mixed feelings come in. I loved the concepts. BDSM, werewolves and mixing in mates, but the concept of mates is really driven home. A tad too much, we perhaps needed another word for it in places. I would rather feel the connection than just be told they are mates. However the sex and love is there. So I really think perhaps my mixed feelings come from this being a first book in the series. Sometimes a first book starts off a bit rocky and then the flow comes with the second one. So I am looking forward to reading what comes next. This book does a great job of setting things up for us making me want more. I say pick this book up it is a different look at shifters and love that I think readers would really enjoy seeing.
The Alpha’s Mate by author Olivia Black starts of the Silver Bullet series. I have mixed feelings about this book. Gideon is alpha of his pack and owner of a BDSM club called Silver Bullet. He is a nice guy, not overly alpha. I liked his kindness, and his caring for his pack and his little brother. He didn’t seem overly dominate to me. I think that though is what Josh, a human who enters Silver Bullet to see what it is all about really needs though. Josh is very accepting of everything, I liked that not much conflict there. What little conflict there is, is easily solved making this a very light easy read. This is where my mixed feelings come in. I loved the concepts. BDSM, werewolves and mixing in mates, but the concept of mates is really driven home. A tad too much, we perhaps needed another word for it in places. I would rather feel the connection than just be told they are mates. However the sex and love is there. So I really think perhaps my mixed feelings come from this being a first book in the series. Sometimes a first book starts off a bit rocky and then the flow comes with the second one. So I am looking forward to reading what comes next. This book does a great job of setting things up for us making me want more. I say pick this book up it is a different look at shifters and love that I think readers would really enjoy seeing.
May 18, 2014
3.5 stars
The Alpha's Mate was a cute little number from a new author for me. It's a typical shifter/mate story without any surprises and with little actual plot, but despite that it has a certain charm and that dose of something that makes these kind of books so addicting.
Gideon is a standard Alpha, super strong, capable and completely dedicated to his pack. That is also pretty much all one can say about his personality. Oh and possessive, I forgot that tidbit :) He definitely needed more fleshing out and even more of a description not including his cock. But then again the same this happened with Josh, he finished college, loves number and he's human. The end.
With all that said, they are a couple that fits and this was a good base for the rest of the series. I'm looking forward to more.
The Alpha's Mate was a cute little number from a new author for me. It's a typical shifter/mate story without any surprises and with little actual plot, but despite that it has a certain charm and that dose of something that makes these kind of books so addicting.
Gideon is a standard Alpha, super strong, capable and completely dedicated to his pack. That is also pretty much all one can say about his personality. Oh and possessive, I forgot that tidbit :) He definitely needed more fleshing out and even more of a description not including his cock. But then again the same this happened with Josh, he finished college, loves number and he's human. The end.
With all that said, they are a couple that fits and this was a good base for the rest of the series. I'm looking forward to more.
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June 13, 2014
If you like Charlie Richards books you like this. It is a very standard shifter series book that solidly sets up a paranormal world to build what I assume is a epic long series. I can already see two or more future pairings coming up. Insta-love, growling alphas, "I need to fuck you all the time", a benevolent alpha that takes in strays of all kinds, ect. This is complete candy that is enjoyable in small doses. The only potential I can see for something different is the world opens up the optionof not just shifters, but bondage vampires, witches, warlocks, and the whole slew of magic totting paranomals to mix and match with the wolf pack.
September 27, 2014
Hmm this is tough. I liked it.. BUT it was also boring in a way! There was no huge battle or issue to get over to be together, nothing for them to face together that made it all the more sweeter to get to the happy ending. The biggest excitement would be what's the story with tiger shifter Sam. Then the too young mate for right now seems too similar to Nehalem Pack by AJ Jarrett.
I guess will have to see what the next book offers and hope that there is actually something exciting in it.
So.. dilemma.. 2 stars for major lack of conflict or...
I guess will have to see what the next book offers and hope that there is actually something exciting in it.
So.. dilemma.. 2 stars for major lack of conflict or...
January 24, 2015
This was a nice little short one. Definitely an insta-love story, I really liked Gideon and Josh was bearable as the naive, young human. I actually enjoyed the stories of the side characters more though. Sean and Blair's book should be really interesting and I'm interested in hearing Sam's story too. I noticed the situation with Maddox, Holden and Blair and I know the author writes menage stories under the name Alicia White. I'll definitely have to check out those stories as well:)
February 5, 2015
My second audiobook of the year and I have to say, Olivia Black left me curious about her series.
This book was so good and romantic. Some may say it was a little unreal but we are talking wolf shifters and matings in this series so... I expect that this fast falling in love or love at first sight it's going to be an on going thing.
The scenes where good, not perfect but good and I enjoy it. I was listening to it on a road trip and I was smiling most of the way while I was doing it.
I will keep up with this series for sure.
This book was so good and romantic. Some may say it was a little unreal but we are talking wolf shifters and matings in this series so... I expect that this fast falling in love or love at first sight it's going to be an on going thing.
The scenes where good, not perfect but good and I enjoy it. I was listening to it on a road trip and I was smiling most of the way while I was doing it.
I will keep up with this series for sure.
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January 16, 2016It was decent. I mean, I guess the real issue for me is that I looked forward to learning more about the characters introduced in this book, but reading the excerpts and reader reviews, I really don't want to read the other books in this series. Which is sad, because there was decent set up in this one. I guess it comes down to the fact that usually I hate when a book takes so much focus off the main characters to introduce secondary characters.... but if that happens in a book, I really expect a worthy follow up later.
February 15, 2016
Este inicio con Olivia Black ha resultado bastante entretenido. A pesar de que sus historias son cortas, al menos en lo que he visto hasta ahora, sabe desarrollar muy bien a sus personajes.
La pareja principal aquí está compuesta del lobo alfa Gideon y del humano Josh, a pesar de que el amor es a primera vista, y por lo tanto rápido, resulta realista y apasionada.
Si están interesados en el género esta es una saga recomendable.
La pareja principal aquí está compuesta del lobo alfa Gideon y del humano Josh, a pesar de que el amor es a primera vista, y por lo tanto rápido, resulta realista y apasionada.
Si están interesados en el género esta es una saga recomendable.
January 21, 2017
Half a star!
A book for adults written with the language and mentality suitable for little kids!
Too many unnecessary and occasionally stupid sentences which could have easily been replaced by a single word or term.
The conversations are unnatural and boring and a grat portion of them don't contribute to the plot execution. Further more the author practically advertises her ignorance on many subjects during this book, and even worse problems are created where there aren't any!!!
A book for adults written with the language and mentality suitable for little kids!
Too many unnecessary and occasionally stupid sentences which could have easily been replaced by a single word or term.
The conversations are unnatural and boring and a grat portion of them don't contribute to the plot execution. Further more the author practically advertises her ignorance on many subjects during this book, and even worse problems are created where there aren't any!!!
December 30, 2014
Another typical shifter story, but so good! Gideon is a powerful and sexy alpha shifter who meets and falls in love with his human mate Josh. Of course from the very moment they meet they have an instant love and romance. The author also gives us glimpses of other shifters in the story that I am sure will be the roles of future books. Quick read but really good.
March 28, 2015
This is a new author for me. So far the series looks good. The books seem really short, however.
My main complaints are that the writing is a little rough in the description of sex scenes and dialogue. Atmosphere description is fabulous, but the bodies tend to move in ways hard to visualize or anatomically impossible. Hopefully this improves as the series progresses
My main complaints are that the writing is a little rough in the description of sex scenes and dialogue. Atmosphere description is fabulous, but the bodies tend to move in ways hard to visualize or anatomically impossible. Hopefully this improves as the series progresses
December 10, 2013
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Nice plot. Nice premise.
There were times the plot moved to possible potential.
There were times ..... but not enough.
Nice plot. Nice premise.
There were times the plot moved to possible potential.
There were times ..... but not enough.
July 9, 2016
A cute short story. This is a good opening book for this series if a bit short. I felt like we just start getting into the story and it ends. This is a bit of a typical book for this publisher. Just a happy, feel good book.
***Read January 2014 originally***
***Read January 2014 originally***
February 4, 2014
cute book but for some reason it didn't really focus on the couple as much as I would have liked. To be honest I think the author was so busy setting up the world for future books that this books main characters feel by the wayside.
May 20, 2014
Eh. Josh and Gideon. While I liked them, I would have liked some sort of conflict that involved them.
From what I hear about the rest of the series it doesn't get any better, so I doubt I will be moving on.
From what I hear about the rest of the series it doesn't get any better, so I doubt I will be moving on.
March 1, 2015
Wasn't a whole book in and of itself. Not a lot of plot and doesn't stand on its own although nothing particularly wrong with the little story it did have. Perhaps if the story hadn't been unnecessarily divided into so many tiny pieces it would have gotten a better rating from me.
August 22, 2017
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December 9, 2013
I liked it but my problems were that is was too short. Didn't get into any depth or insight. Lots of things were glossed over and felt slightly disjointed..
April 23, 2016
3.5 stars
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