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The Last Pack #1

Protecting Their Mate, Part One

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Protecting Their Mate, Part One (Of Eight)

Blake is on a mission from his alpha--to track down a werewolf whose parents dragged her into the human world years ago, one who may be in danger. He expects the lead to go nowhere. What he finds caged in a basement is a rare thing--a beautiful, curvy woman gripped by the fever, ready to mate.

Ashley Todd has never fit in. She's always been too much--too big, too demanding, too close to the wolf hiding beneath her skin. She's been locked away for months, alone for a lifetime--and in walks Blake. Her rescuer is hard, intense, a dominant wolf whose bossy attitude makes her growl...and melt.

Soothing her mating fever is his responsibility--and his pleasure. Their passion is explosive, undeniable. But what started out as a job for Blake quickly becomes something more, and the toughest part of his mission looms: take Ashley back to his pack so she can choose her permanent mate.

This is the first installment in PROTECTING THEIR MATE, an erotic BBW paranormal romance serial set in the world of The Last Pack. It contains strong language and explicit sex. Future installments will include sexual situations with multiple partners.

114 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 26, 2014

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Profile Image for Jason Koivu.
Author 7 books1,411 followers
March 25, 2015
What the hell? This wasn't half as horrible as I thought it was going to be.

I read these naughty little things for the LOLs, but this one didn't make me laugh. And get this, I got a stiffy, too!

I think part of the problem stems from my own ignorance. I thought "BBW" meant this:

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But apparently it just refers to beautiful overweight women, which I enjoy, but not in the same way.

I wanted to read about large sassy black shewolf shapechangers. Instead what I got was a werewolf unaware of herself and having the wolf within her suppressed in a cruel way by her parents. SPOILER: She gets saved and satisfied by a male from a pack, who shows her the ways of lurve.

The fantasy part was a little weak. The writer keeps talking about how they're magical, but we never see magic. We don't get much werewolfing around in this episode either, but then again, it is the intro to the series.

We do however get a lot of sexing around. A LOT. About three fourths of the book describes a single sexual encounter. Granted it's the first time for the female, so it's a tender moment that needs the writer's TLC.

As for the writing, it could've been better, but overall it wasn't bad. So why the low rating? Well technically two stars means "it was okay" but you see the thing is, I can't give this a higher rating than what I gave, say, a Jane Austen book. This may not have been as horribly written as this things generally are, but honey, this ain't Shakespeare.
Profile Image for Marta Cox.
2,859 reviews210 followers
July 14, 2017
Three and a half
This is an erotic story that starts a series that was previously released under the name Mia Thorne but some readers will recognise the name Moira Rogers as also being a pen name for the amazing duo that is Kit Rocha. As I understand it although released again with a different cover the actual content remains the same.
This is just the beginning of Ashley's journey as she leaves behind her human existence and embraces her werewolf heritage. The story begins with Ashley locked in a basement shortly after her mothers death. Her father couldn't cope with his grief but to my mind that's no excuse for the mental cruelty not to mention near starvation that Ashley has gone through.
Blake has been sent by his alpha Lucas to discover if the rumours about Ashley are true. What he finds is a young female wolf in heat, not knowing how to shift and not realising exactly what she is. Ashley has been lied to, deceived and now it's time for Blake to rescue her and that means taking her back to his den and his alpha!
Ok this sets up quite nicely for whatever is still to come in this world where it seems most werewolves have retreated and lost their magic. I won't lie it's not as this book finishes a romance but it is a very erotic story that jumps in with the willing Blake trying his hardest to satisfy the hunger that is burning through Ashley. I'm guessing each instalment will place Ashley in the arms of a different wolf as already it's setting up to be a series that allows the heroine to experience pleasure and experiment. What's interesting is the way Blake handles things as he seems quite smitten. The problem is Blake knows Ashley's wolf will seek out the strongest and that's clearly Lucas but as this book ended and Ashley meets the alpha I was very pleasantly surprised but alas I can say no more!
Hot, a little bit dirty but if you enjoy something that raises your temperature then not a bad start to this series.
This voluntary take is of an advance copy and my thoughts and comments are my honest and I believe fair
Profile Image for Adela Bec.
261 reviews552 followers
June 8, 2015
I should have known better, judging from the cover... Don't let yourself be fooled, there is no story, this is just an excuse for writing sex. Because sex sells.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with Erotica, when done well, it makes for a great book. But this... this was just a 30 pages long "book" about werewolves who actually don't even shape-shift. There is a mention of magic which isn't really developed, just thrown in there.

The "plot"? A 20-21 year-old woman is locked in a basement and starved by her father, a shape-shifter himself playing human. Ashley, or rather the wolf in her, is in heat. Insert Blake, a former friend of this girl's mother, who is worried (Why? What made him worry for the girl?) and comes to check on the girl. He is pissed off when he finds her locked in the basement, starving and in pain, and wants to kill Ashley's father for doing this to her, but he finds him already dead.

Reader: Who killed this man?
Author: Don't worry, dear reader, this is not important, the whole purpose of this book is the sex after all.
Reader: ... right.

The guy takes the girl to a hotel, sleeps with her and then tells her how she is supposed to be doing the deed with all the other members of the pack so she can choose a mate.



And you can all read about this in the other seven 30 pages-long "books" in the series. Each priced 1.23$. What? It's all about the sex, and the money. Really glad I got this first one for free or I would be even more pissed. I'm surprised to see so many glowing reviews of this one.
Profile Image for Shannon .
2,379 reviews160 followers
November 15, 2017
Protecting Their Mate: Part One
The Last Pack, Book 1.1

I Picked Up This Book Because: Kindle freebie + I wanted something short to read at work

The Characters:

Ashley Todd:
Blake:
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The Story:

Why the hell don’t I have the rest of this series lined up to read?????

Usually a #WorkRead is something I read while waiting for files to save or download or other such non active work. This one here through? I had to make myself flip the screen or barter with myself “if you post an invoice you can read a page”. Ashley and Blake burn up the page and I’m super intrigued about the dynamic of this pack. How is she going to choose? I cut books out of the budget for the rest of the year but obviously that needs to change.

Writing: Good
Forward Motion: Great
Overall Interest: Glued to the screen
Length of Reading Time: Went by too fast
Re-read-ability: Maybe but probably not

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4 Stars
Profile Image for Daria.
1,992 reviews42 followers
December 5, 2014
Amazing!! Mia Thorne is just another reason I love new to me authors!! I was pleasantly surprised when I started reading this book. Its a short book, but one of the few that I've read that was able to balance the detail needed to pull the story off, the characters interaction and the smexy stuff! I thought a job well done.
Ashley never fit in and didn't know the exact reason why, her parents were absolutlyabsolutely not help but a direct reason Ashley was in the dark. Blake a wolf shifter from a pack that the numbers are dwindling. His alpha sent him out on a mission, to rescue a shifter raised in the human world.
With Ashley in a full on mating heat, Blake will have to sacrifice (smiles) himself to tend to her needs...For Ashley a whole new world is about to open up for her and she wont have time to be that shy wall flower, but touch her inner beast and tell the rest of the pack to bring it on.
I enjoyed it had fun reading it and anxiously await to read the next in the series. Enjoy
Profile Image for Judy Lewis.
1,566 reviews55 followers
February 24, 2015
PRISONER OF THE HEART !!!
OMG! Protecting Their Mate Is an amazing new serial by Mia Thorne and it totally rocks! I loved it! This is my first time reading Thorne's work and I must say, I am now a fan! Thorne demonstrates exceptional talent, imagination and skill in the debut of this series. She grabbed me on page one and held me tight until the very last line. I was totally enthralled. Her imagination and style just blow my mind! Exciting! Well Written! Addictive! Captivating! Compelling! Thrilling! Powerful! Arousing! Sensual! Sexy! And oh my goodness....so HOT! And did I say Sexy-yeah I did! Great characters that jump off the pages. Wolf shifter, Blake has been sent by his pack alpha, Lucas to find a young woman, Ashley Todd taken years ago to live in the human world by her parents. His mission now becomes an urgent rescue when he finds the beautiful young she-wolf imprisioned in a basement, starving, half mad and in full blown heat. Huh? Someone has to help relieve her heat or she could become feral so it looks like the job falls to Blake and it's a job he doesn't want. He never wanted this mission. Lucas should have sent someone else. And to make matters worse, the beautiful young woman has never had sex - she's a virgin! What? But what Blake experiences with the luscious Asley turns his world upside down and for the first time in his life, he experiences an unknown feeling - love. But Blake knows that he must take her to his pack and Ashley must be free to choose the man she wants for her mate. Who will Ashley choose! Will she choose Blake or will it be another? Oh my! I can hardly wait to meet the other wolves in the pack! Imaginative and very well written story that draws you in from page one and keeps your engine revved, all the way to the end. Sexy wolf shifters-check! Hot curvy female heroine-check! Great hot sex-check and check! Be still my heart! Several times, I even forgot to breathe. I don't mind at all, but just so you know, it's the first in a series. Fantastic entertainment and an awesome read!
Profile Image for Kimberly.
Author 11 books920 followers
January 19, 2015
Whoooooweeeeeee. This was a fun, dirty read.

Ashley is a werewolf who has never shifted and she's always been taught to keep her wolf at bay. Her parents are werewolves too but they left that part of their lives behind and want her to embrace being human. This is extremely hard for Ashley, who has always stood out and has a tough time being normal, so she ends up getting locked up in the basement by her family.

Enter Blake, a hotter than hell werewolf who was sent on a rescue mission by his alpha. His job is to free Ashley and bring her to the pack. The werewolf numbers are dwindling and it's getting harder and harder to find females to mate with.

There's just one itsy bitsy problem. When Blake finds Ashley she's in heat. That girl has an itch that needs to be scratched, over and over again. Someone's gotta do the job before they return to the pack so she can pick a mate and Blake gallantly fills this role. ;)

What ensues is hot, dirty and eye-opening for Ashley. This was a short read as it is the first in a series but boy, does it pack some punch. I love that Ashley is a curvy woman and that she gets to explore the wild side she's had to keep under wraps her whole life. This was sexy and fun and I'm on to the next one!
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3,204 reviews188 followers
March 19, 2015
Protecting Their Mate (Part 1) by Mia Thorne – B- (review copy provided via author) This is a very hot, very short read, coming in (heh) at around 30 pages. Ashley is a 20 year old wolf shifter who has been kept away from the pack by her parents, to live only in the human world. Every month it is increasingly difficult for her to manage the sexual craving she has at the full moon and her parents lock her away in the basement. This month has been even worse and it has been four days and no-one has given her any food.

The local pack Alpha has sent his second, Blake, to find Ashley after hearing word she is being mistreated. When he finds her, she is not only in serious need of his help (in a number of ways) he also finds that she is in mating heat. It appears she’s the only remaining female werewolf who can bear offspring. This obviously makes her very important to the survival of the pack.

Read the rest: http://www.kaetrinsmusings.com/2015/0...
Profile Image for Lorraine Shorter.
Author 8 books20 followers
November 19, 2014
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book in a werewolf serial. A young female werewolf has been raised among humans, by parents who wanted to escape their wolfy ways. However when tragedy strikes and she's left alone, starved and in heat, it's up to her parents former packmates to save her and provide anything she needs.

For the most part this book well written and very steamy. In places I did find the language a little too vulgar for my tastes, and the pacing and actions of the characters a bit premature. But this is fiction after all.

Although this book features a one-on-one tryst, it dropped many unsubtle hints that future books in the serial will include multiple partner sex scenes.

All in all this was an enjoyable 30-45 minutes of escapism, which has piqued my curiosity for future books in the serial.

Profile Image for Rebecca.
160 reviews17 followers
November 19, 2014
I was offered the opportunity to read PROTECTING THEIR MATE, Part One (35 pages), the first part of a new Kindle Unlimited serial featuring a werewolf who knows very little of what she is, and why she is in a fever of need. It isn't until she is rescued from starvation, abuse, and imprisonment that she begins to learn that the fever inside her is a biological imperative. Ashley Todd is in heat.

Can I say that I feel a little naughty for having really gotten into this book? This might just be the first erotic book that I have read and itched to read more when it was done. Generally the language in books like this tends to make me twitch, and it did here too, BUT the writing was fantastic from Mia Thorne. Sexy, steamy, hot, and with a woman with some meat on her bones! I absolutely recommend this to anyone loving erotic paranormal romances!!
Profile Image for Kristy Dean-Veen.
1,203 reviews14 followers
March 9, 2015
Good but too short

The story is very short so I am glad it was cheap. I am not a fan of short series. I prefer to wait till the series are complete and sold in a box set. This story will leave you waiting for the next one but no major cliffhanger s.
Overview. Ashley has been locked in the basement of her parents house for 4days starving and in heat. She hears a sound and finds that some guy is going to save her. When Blake opens the door he is mad. Mad at how her parents treated her and the fact that she has been starved more than once. Blake informs her that her father was killed and he was taking her to the pack. But her best is too much and there is only one way to ease the heat, but she has to except him. Ashley will have a lot to learn about pack and rules as well as learn to control her wolf. Kristy dean
Profile Image for Christina.
644 reviews76 followers
March 29, 2015
Actual rating of 3.5 stars!

I went into this practically blind. It was something different, good. With it being only 37 pages long, I don't know why I was expecting more story, but I certainly wasn't expecting to be dropped directly into the plot with little-to-no background information. With such a limited amount of pages to work with, the characters felt a little one-dimensional to me, but there was enough of a peek to leave me curious for more. I will say that Blake being a dirty-talker definitely piqued my interest, and because I wouldn't mind a little more of that, I'll probably see what more the other books in this serial have to offer.

It you're looking for something short and hot with a solid helping of paranormal, I'd rec this.
Profile Image for Kim.
1,134 reviews9 followers
November 22, 2014
Protecting Their Mate, Part 1 will leave you wanting for the next part. Ashley knows that she’s a wolf even if she’s never changed. Blake rescues her from where she’s been locked up forced to fight the pangs of not only hunger but the pull of the moon and mating heat. Blake takes Ashley away and helps her, starting to explain who she really is and that the pack can help. Blake’s emotions and reactions to Ashley and how he finds her draw you in as well as feeling for Ashley. Their heat is intense and neither can get enough. You’ll want to read more to see how Ashley fits into the rest of the pack.
Profile Image for Monica.
2,079 reviews
February 27, 2015
Holy hell was that hot or what? LOL. Anyways, Ashley is left to die pretty much locked in a basement by her parents who wanted to repress her. However, they were killed and that left her alone for 4 days until Blake found her. Unfortunately..err...fortunately she is going through her heat which lasts for a couple weeks. She's a virgin and he has to help her through it before they get to the pack. He doesn't want to at first because of what shes been through but shes in pain and he has no choice. So, this is Ashleys journey and cant wait for part 2. :)
143 reviews1 follower
February 6, 2015
I received a ARC copy to review and what I got was HOT SEX ! Ashely is a werewolf forced by her parents to pass as human and locked up every full moon. That is until she is trapped in the basement by her fathers death. Blake is sent from the local pack to check up on Ashley and finds her in heat and needing to mate. What takes place is very hot sex!! I can't wait to see what happens when she meets the pack.
Profile Image for Kristy.
1,383 reviews
November 24, 2014
I received a free copy for an honest review and I devoured it. Story starts with Ashley in heat and unfamiliar with her wolf needs. Blake is tasked with finding her and bringing her back to the pack. Great writing and loved the story line. Highly recommend and look forward to reading the rest of the series. 5 star shifter story.
1 review
March 14, 2015
A very enjoyable read, starts quick and gives you just enough background to grab your interest while supplying plenty steamy moments. I couldn't put it down, and once I finished part one I could hardly wait for the next part. Mia's descriptions and writing style are interesting without being repetitive. A great read for a paranormal romance.
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173 reviews178 followers
October 3, 2014
This is just everything I love! PNR with shifters, possessive hero, and really fucking hot smut. I mean, this is just like, the hottest, dirtiest smut ever.

Also, Blake can get it.

Forever.

5 smokin' stars for this short story.
Profile Image for Annie.
1,715 reviews26 followers
October 16, 2014
When I downloaded this serial, I wasn't expecting a lot of depth to the characters or a superb storyline. I wanted a basic, good story with interesting characters, decent dialogue, and some steaminess. I got exactly what I was looking for and I enjoyed this fast read.
633 reviews7 followers
March 6, 2015
Hot and sexy!!!!

Great short read and I can't wait for more. What will Ashley do? Will Blake be able to claim her? So many delicious choices and many challenges ahead. I can't wait to find out what happens next
Profile Image for J.
66 reviews18 followers
October 29, 2014
Usually not into shifter prn but this series gave me pause... Lol
1,678 reviews18 followers
December 3, 2014
Good back story, but I still feel like I'm missing something about her parents. Blake...hot biker with a huge dick and Ashley with the mating fever on her. Well.. He has to help....right?
Profile Image for Lindsey Lawson.
261 reviews
December 21, 2014
Great starter to what looks to be a great series. Hawt! Is there really anything else that needs to be said? Lol. I'll be getting to the rest very soon, indeed.
Profile Image for Kristian Greer.
4 reviews
December 27, 2014
Steamy...a tease

I would have liked more content. Though it held my attention. Very sexy. Can't wait to buy the next book
Profile Image for Porchia.
439 reviews4 followers
January 15, 2015
Nice start to series

Usually do don't read serial stories but this one has mr hooked. Looking forward to part 2. Happy hot reading.
Profile Image for Curly's  Ramblings.
2,036 reviews6 followers
February 28, 2015
The storyline and character development could be better. The plot was ok or so so. The sex scenes were good; toe curling.
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