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Howl's Edge Island #7

Craved by the Pack

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When an omega singer is hunted by a stalker… I sing for the people of Howl’s Edge. But I’m being stalked.
When I see a creepy note about breeding me, I’m desperate to hire bodyguards.
Things with the stalker escalates, and the pack is determined to guard me around the clock, even if it means sleeping at my mansion to make sure I’m safe. Until I get kidnapped to the Omega Breeding Camp where omegas have gone missing… My only hope are my bodyguards. Will they find me in time before the Breeding Camp forces me to go into heat and I get pregnant? Craved by The Pack is a standalone reverse harem duet with protective male alpha partners, a #whychoose story. Guaranteed HEA with all the steam, dramatic plot and excitement you're looking for. Reading the books in order will ensure the best reading experience!

244 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2023

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44 reviews1 follower
December 21, 2023
Right, I can't believe this book has a 3,61 average rating at the time of me writing this review, because Jesus, I had some serious issues with this book while reading.

First of all, immediately in like the first 15 pages, there are a couple plot mistakes. Where it says "5 years later", but then they refer to an incident from chapter 1 saying "3 years ago"....?

Next, the dialogue moved way too fast at certain points which made it so unbelievable and ridiculous.

“What if you joined us? Power band?” said Ty. “What’s the name of your band?” I asked. I was excited at the prospect, but I didn’t know them. “The Beta Guys,” said Ty. “How about Electric Rose?” I suggested, and his lips quirked into a smile. “I like it,” he said.


This was 10 minutes maybe after meeting each other and she just comes up with a bandname out of nowhere that they accept. No thought or consideration is being put into such a big decision, which for me made it unrealistic.

Then she gets a stalker (been reading too much dark romance books, because I wasn't too concerned at first lol). At first she's silly but then finally decides to hire bodyguards who are 8 feet tall (well 2 out of 5), for all the people not using the silly imperial units, that's almost 2,5 metres!!
Like, I understand this is an omegaverse book, but omg, that's insanely tall! And in the rest of the book there's no mention of how their size might be awkward or difficult in certain situations.

Also, I can't understand how they fell in love so fast? But I'll blame it on a side effect of the Omegaverse (even though it seems silly people can fall in love based on how someone smells lmao).


Anyway, if you can get past all that, we move deeper into the plot where she fires them after she gets spanked for disobeying (and almost getting kidnapped). Also, later in the book, she wants to be spanked, but now it was something horrible 🙄.

Now, my biggest issue with this book is when she inevitably gets kidnapped and is forced to sleep in a bed with two alphas to bring on her heat (for those not aware, that means she'll be able to get pregnant, which is what the kidnappers want, because Omegas have gotten too many rights over the past years.... hmm... moving on...).
Of course, one of these alphas is her horrible ex Jordan , who then proceeds to sexually assault her repeatedly !!!!

Now, this scene was already a bit too detailed for my liking, but I hated how the author proceeded to brush over this. As if yea, it was a slight inconvenience, but you know, she's with her "true loves" now, so no harm done. The mental health damage that would do just doesn't exist in this author's world.


About halfway through the book, you shift from having a bit of plot to mostly sex scenes every other chapter, which made it seem like the plot in the beginning was just to set the scene.

Lastly, after Lacy (the FMC) gets rescued from her kidnappers, her cousin gets left behind. But she's in heat, so she spends the entire evening having sex. And then when it's over, she gets taken out to a carnival where the 5 bodyguards propose to her and then they instantly get married. I have never liked that in books when they get a surprise wedding (mainly because I'd never want my wedding to be like that probably), but it just seems so unrealistic to me.
Then she spends the entire evening consummating the marriage, while her cousin (and good friend) is still trapped and probably getting raped .

So yea, at first I wanted to give two stars for the cover, but I've decided to bring it back down to one star. It was a disappointment almost from start to finish. I wouldn't have finished it if it was any longer...
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348 reviews41 followers
April 7, 2025
Felt a bit lacking after a few of the books in the series. But still better than others
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30 reviews1 follower
October 20, 2023
I’ve enjoyed the author’s omega books in the past but this one didn’t hit the mark. Throughout the book I found constant flaws, at one point two male characters get physically hurt. And later you see that the the injuries that they received he swapped around. Another point she’s swimming and but the writing keeps going back and forth between her swimsuit and underwear…pick one and stick with it.
It’s almost like she felt the need to rush this story and didn’t really care all that much about it.
Hopefully the next one gets better because if the inconsistencies keep happening it’s going to ruin the enjoyment I’ve found with her stores so far.
Profile Image for Ellie.
208 reviews1 follower
December 27, 2023
Annoying

*** spoilers ***



The FMC is supposed to be a headstrong omega when really she is a spoiled, entitled brat. Why hire bodyguards and then sneak out without them. And is willfully ignorant to basic safety practices. It's just annoying.

If you like a strong, confident FMC, this is not for you!
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63 reviews
October 18, 2024
!Mild spoilers ahead!

The beginning of Laces journey was interesting and thrilling, but I felt as if the end of the story was being rushed. Like halfway through the book she hated the bodyguards and then suddenly when they came to rescue her she was all over them like nothing happened. And then they got engaged and married on the same day?

And nothing in the plot really stuck out to me. I didn't hate it per-say but it didn't have anything memorable to be. To be honest I would like to give it 2 1/2 stars but since you can't give half stars this will just have to do.

It also might have helped me if I read the whole series, but I'm lazy and still have another 180+ books to read.
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669 reviews7 followers
August 18, 2025
The wash cloth made me feel like I was getting a UTI
4,236 reviews
July 10, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Craved by the Pack follows an omega singer who is stalked by a creepy figure and finds refuge in the protection of a pack of alphas. The mystery and suspense add tension, but the emotional payoff feels rushed. The romance and steam are satisfying, but the plot could have benefited from more complex character interactions and a deeper exploration of the protagonist's fears.
32 reviews
March 20, 2024
I can't trust anyone who gives this book a 5 star!

I could ignore the typos, plot mistakes (first 5 years then a few paragraphs below it was three years), the rushed sex scene, the cringy sex scene and the fact that this is not a RH but a girl who wants Ryder and the other tagged along. Sigh. I could get over that!

BUT BITCH!!!!!!! Your friend and hundreds of women are stuck in a breeding camp and are being ASSULTED and we are going to the carnival!! WE ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!! We are having fun!!!!!

How do you explain to your so called best friend that hey you were kidnapped so that sucks that you could not be at my wedding but it was fun! HAYDEN WAS THERE!!!! KMFT.. AM DONE..
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Profile Image for Kimberly.
522 reviews14 followers
October 13, 2023
Layla has done it again with Craved by the Pack which is book 7. And oh my book 8 is Olivia’s story. Lacy had a horrible experience with her ex and has left her not wanting to be with a pack. Focused on her singing career and all that she has accomplished, life is good. Until she finds herself being stalked and in need of bodyguards. Ryker the pack leader, Ethan and Adrian are all Alphas. Cooper and Lucas round the pack as Deltas. Protection is Ryker’s main focus and Lacy give him and his pack a run for their money. Not wanting her freedom to be taken away she defies them at every turn. Her stalker succeeds and kidnaps her. Will Lacy be stuck with her stalker for the rest of her life or will her bodyguards save her?.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Maria Martins.
161 reviews4 followers
January 23, 2024
If you are looking for pure hot and steamy RH smut with a very poor plot then this is a book for you!
This might be the worst thing I’ve ever read in my life. It felt like a story written by a 13-year-old on Wattpad (I've read better Wattpad stories than this...)
Poorly written, and not consistent, the plot was rushed, the characters were forgettable, and it's so cringy too! I laughed all the way through.💀

This one was weird af but reading this at this point of my life, where I have a lot of stuff happening, helped me relax so maybe don’t take my rating seriously…? If you want to laugh at cringy writings then this is a book for you!

It was short enough that it didn't take long to read!
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446 reviews2 followers
April 12, 2024
The MMCs were absolute losers than should have lost their jobs as bodyguards a long time ago and the FMC's behavior is so strange.
The FMC is stalked by someone who let's her know that he will rape and impregnate her. He breaks into her house to leave a message. She hires the bodyguards. They check out the home. Apparently they didn't investigate how the stalker got in in the first place?!! And then they leave her, because apparently their job ends in the night.
Of course the stalker breaks in when she is then.
They should have lost their job.
And the next time the stalker breaks a windows and gets in that way.
Why when he got in before without breaking anything?

Also, the FMC is stupid.
She reiterates so often that her own security isn't important to her and that she isn't one of thoseeee stars who have bodyguards.
I don't get her thinking less of that. Famous people are only sensible and smart for protecting themselves. As one should.

Also she just seems to have the hots for Ryker, but not the other pack members and they just go along with it.

The writing is clumsy: description of home, outfit and look are very and and and and remind me of Wattpad 2012, but worse.

Explanation before description:
He says that he sees her pink panties poking out of the laundry basket. "I knew what they were judging from the lace at the edges."

Other examples of bad writing:
"You are so fucking tight. I love taking your virginity," he said. Then he growled against my collarbone as he released copious amount of semen inside me. I wasn't worried about getting pregnant because of my heat suppressants.

And this was basically the whole sex part. How spicy...
And then the knotting part:

" All I felt now was a giant hot dog-shaped balloon stuffed into my pussy, locking me to this huge alpha bodyguard with intense green eyes and a scar on his face."

Ewwwwwwwwwwww. What is that.
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274 reviews4 followers
February 12, 2024
Die Story von Lacy und Ryder‘s Pack mit Ethan, Adrian, Lucas und Cooper hat mir in dieser Reihe bis jetzt am besten gefallen (ich habe die Bücher jedoch nicht der angegebenen Reihenfolge gelesen). Ich mochte die selbstständige und unabhängige Lacy und auch der ältere Ryder war mir von Beginn an sympathisch. Leider musste auch hier die Geschichte darunter leiden, dass die eindeutigen Szenen vorrangig waren und dadurch die Hintergrundinformationen zu den Hauptcharakteren verloren gingen. Ich hätte mir mehr Information und Story um die persönlichen Geschichten der Pack-Mitglieder gewunschen, um einen emotionalen Bezug zu ihnen aufbauen zu können und die Geschichte abzurunden.
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846 reviews9 followers
August 10, 2024
Omegaverse is hot . Um so the fmc is a famous singer ( she’s also omega) she has a stalker - so she calls a body guard company and gets like 3 alphas and like 2 betas / deltas . ) They are her bodyguards . Of course she fucks them all and for me it’s hot . SHE ALSO GETS KIDNAPPED by her ex boyfriend who is part of some like some sex trafficking ring but for omegas . I seriously said this at the start That it was her ex & I was right . Anyways for me it gave 4 stars vibes ( it was a just for the vibes book for me but enjoyable . ) it gave me a big break from reckless - I mean like anyways omega verse especially why choose omegaverse which is under 300 pages is absolutely hot. I liked it . ALSO THE OMEGAS IN THIS UNIVERSE SEEM to take pills to stop them getting into heat. Anyways so like birth control - the ones that stop periods
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Profile Image for Jessica Bien.
282 reviews1 follower
October 28, 2023
Englisch wieder gut verständlich.
Lacy ist die Tochter von Vanessa und sie ist sehr freiheitsliebend. Will aber auch nicht ganz so sein wie ihre Mutter, wobei sie eher Angst davor hat.
Nachdem Lacy von ihren Ex Freund rausgeschmissen wurde, hat sie zufällig zwei Betas getroffen und so startet ihre Karriere.
Man macht einen Zeitsprung und sie hat sich ein gutes Leben aufgebaut.
Dann tritt ein Stalker in ihr Leben und sie braucht schutz.
Man hat ein Happy End und zugleich dne Einstieg in Olivia's Geschichte
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2,602 reviews2 followers
November 7, 2023
dreams do come true

Craved by The Pack is book six in the series Howl’s Edge Island: Omega For The Pack by author Layla Sparks. This one is intense - from the first pages there’s a lurking darkness. A stalker has set his sights on Lacy and she needs protection. Welcome, 5 hot as hell bodyguards- and yep they are going to do much more then just guard her.
A secret society is running amok and someone needs to put a stop to them. This one, kind of leaves off a cliffhanger and we all have to be patient for the next book. I can’t wait!!
Enjoy!!
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40 reviews2 followers
May 19, 2024
Unbelievable that some people actually give this 5 stars. Too many inconsistencies. A lot of cringe character responses during certain scenes, including the “dirty” talk.

And don’t get me started on how she just goes off to a carnival and gets married almost immediately after being kidnapped, held captive, and sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend turned stalker. I—what…?

Honestly, Omegaverse has some of the strangest writing (and plots) I’ve ever seen; half the time, it feels like it’s written by a 13-16 year old.
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214 reviews1 follower
February 2, 2024
Decent

But lacy was so ANNOYING!! Fickle,immature,reckless and irresponsible. Again,no one seems to edit these books at all--they are filled with redundancy, inconsistencies, and errors. They are rushed,yet drawn out. This is a reverse harem,yet only one chapter has any other POV besides lacy or ryder---and it's literally at 95%. Why even introduce multiple men if only one pov is presented?
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596 reviews1 follower
January 20, 2025
Good Romance, Infuriating Plot

I did like the romance between Lacy and Ryder's pack but the OBC or whatever it was called kinda annoyed me. I understand why they left Olivia but I still feel like Lacy and her Pack just ignored the fact Olivia could be suffering to have fun. Lacy said she felt guilty them completely forgot about her cousin when it wasn't convenient for her to be worried. I didn't like Lacy as much as I liked Alana. I hope she gets told off by Olivia.
1,588 reviews18 followers
November 13, 2023
Lacy & THE PACK of bodyguard.

This is who, Lacy was broken heart by her boyfriend. She found herself at a bar, then she started sing with two other guys starting her band career. Then she start to get weird messages from from a stalker. Then she hired protection from the best security agency. The fate brought her pack destiny, family mater
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22 reviews
January 12, 2024
Improvement

I read one of the books from earlier on in the series and this one was a much better plot, more complexity without any difficulty following along. I also enjoyed the cross over of characters from earlier on. But you dont have to read in order to understand, nor do you get bored of the explanations of who's who. Excellent read definitely recommend!
260 reviews1 follower
October 29, 2023
I enjoyed reading this book. It is well-written, and the story has an excellent flow to it.
The characters are all great. There is an instant attraction between them all.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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250 reviews3 followers
October 31, 2023
Layla does it again!

I love how Layla writes pack books. It's just the right mix of the wattpad stories that all had us falling in love with werewolves but more substance.

We have our bodyguard popstart trope which I always love! The Forbidden nature of it all.
So good!
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2,398 reviews15 followers
October 31, 2023
I've read all the books in this series. But this one didn't measure up to the previous books. It's still worth reading. Lacy is strong-willed and will push her future Alphas at every turn.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
350 reviews2 followers
November 6, 2023
Lots of tension!

Knotting not withstanding there are many great moments in this story. Some lovely twists and turns with characters developing and changing with plenty of tense situations. All in all a well rounded story, thank you!
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524 reviews10 followers
December 2, 2023
Who can resist hot guards

This was a great read. I don't usually read omegaverse but I couldn't put it down. I love Lacy and her desire to make her own future. The pack that she finally claims fully supports her dreams
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66 reviews1 follower
March 10, 2024
I liked the pacing of this book much more than Layla’s other books. It also had a very interesting plot. It does have a continuation of sorts with Olivia’s storyline being the basis of the next book
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562 reviews1 follower
October 7, 2024
Craved by the pack

This one had a better plot which I liked but it was really fast paced so i didn't get to enjoy it and have fun reading it so i just had a good time and maybe the next and last one gonna keep me out of a reading slump!
1,160 reviews1 follower
December 7, 2024
Craved by the Pack

Lacy wanted to be a singer and very much accomplished that. Things went sideways when she had a stalker. She hired security for herself. Little did she know what would happen. Very good story!
Profile Image for Elisabeth Reads.
136 reviews2 followers
April 24, 2025
Read KU
Will update when I've reread it :)
I enjoyed it.

This series should be read before the Dawn of the Alpha's series.
Four stars because there were areas that I wish were explored more - like the politics and social hierarchy but maybe that's just me being nosy and wanting to know everything.
There's things that happen in the background that are mentioned in passing... how the society is improving and I'd like that to be given more attention.
I highly enjoyed the spice and might want an omega nest lol.
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