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My Adopted Dog is a Lycan King Shifter (and I’m His Rejected Bookish Mate): A Rejected Mate Secret Baby Shifter Romance
I rescued a wounded wolf and saved his life.
Then he shifted into a Lycan King, growled mate.
I’m a shelter volunteer with a romance novel addiction and no frame of reference for naked royalty.
Nothing in the handbook prepared me for a fated bond with a Lycan King who won’t leave my couch.
Slade Holloway. Six-four, gold eyes, scarred from wars I know nothing about. And a fiancée he never told me about.
Alpha. Scarred. And mine before I even knew it.
My skin burns when he’s close. My pulse gives me away.
He finds my romance novels. Reads every one. Memorizes every scene. Then he closes the book. And shows me.
Pins me down until I’m shaking.
When my heat hits, he wrecks me through every wave. Worships me. Ruins me.
I let myself believe him. That was my mistake.
His world will destroy me if he stays. I beg him to stay anyway. He looks me in the eyes and says “I reject you, Sabine, as my mate.” I hit the floor when our bond shatters.
I raised his daughter alone. I don’t need a king.
Four years later, the Lycan King walks back into my life. My hands shake.
“I chose you. I keep choosing you. When are you going to believe me?”
He’ll burn his world down for me. Sink his teeth into me. Crown me.
He can get on his knees. Doesn’t mean I’ll let him back up.
My Adopted Dog is a Lycan King Shifter (and I'm His Rejected Bookish Mate) is a spicy, angsty rejected mate shifter romance with a groveling hero and a secret baby, featuring a Lycan King found bleeding in wolf form behind an animal shelter, and the bookish volunteer who saved his life without realizing she was nursing the future father of her daughter. Intended for 18+ readers due to mature content and themes.
This story can be read as a standalone - please read Book 1 for best reading My Therapy Dog is a Lycan King Shifter (and I’m his Bookish Mate)
Then he shifted into a Lycan King, growled mate.
I’m a shelter volunteer with a romance novel addiction and no frame of reference for naked royalty.
Nothing in the handbook prepared me for a fated bond with a Lycan King who won’t leave my couch.
Slade Holloway. Six-four, gold eyes, scarred from wars I know nothing about. And a fiancée he never told me about.
Alpha. Scarred. And mine before I even knew it.
My skin burns when he’s close. My pulse gives me away.
He finds my romance novels. Reads every one. Memorizes every scene. Then he closes the book. And shows me.
Pins me down until I’m shaking.
When my heat hits, he wrecks me through every wave. Worships me. Ruins me.
I let myself believe him. That was my mistake.
His world will destroy me if he stays. I beg him to stay anyway. He looks me in the eyes and says “I reject you, Sabine, as my mate.” I hit the floor when our bond shatters.
I raised his daughter alone. I don’t need a king.
Four years later, the Lycan King walks back into my life. My hands shake.
“I chose you. I keep choosing you. When are you going to believe me?”
He’ll burn his world down for me. Sink his teeth into me. Crown me.
He can get on his knees. Doesn’t mean I’ll let him back up.
My Adopted Dog is a Lycan King Shifter (and I'm His Rejected Bookish Mate) is a spicy, angsty rejected mate shifter romance with a groveling hero and a secret baby, featuring a Lycan King found bleeding in wolf form behind an animal shelter, and the bookish volunteer who saved his life without realizing she was nursing the future father of her daughter. Intended for 18+ readers due to mature content and themes.
This story can be read as a standalone - please read Book 1 for best reading My Therapy Dog is a Lycan King Shifter (and I’m his Bookish Mate)
543 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 14, 2026
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July 27, 2026
My Adopted Dog is a Lycan King Shifter by Zola Lore is the kind of paranormal romance that embraces the impossible and makes every minute of it entertaining. What starts as an innocent act of kindness—adopting a stray dog. She believes is an injured dog—quickly transforms into a passionate love story when the “dog” is revealed to be a powerful Lycan King hiding in plain sight. What begins with an act of compassion quickly spirals into a world of Lycans, hidden identities, dangerous enemies, and an unforgettable romance.
What starts as an unusual and intriguing premise quickly transforms into an emotional, heart-pounding love story filled with longing, loyalty, and undeniable chemistry. The romance is the true heartbeat of this novel. Watching the relationship unfold between Sabine and Slade are both tender and intensely passionate. Their connection grows through trust, sacrifice, and unwavering devotion, making every romantic moment feel earned rather than rushed.
The paranormal world is filled with pack politics, hidden identities, and high-stakes conflict, but it’s the growing trust and unwavering devotion between the main characters that truly steals the show. If you love alpha heroes who would do anything for their mate, heroines with big hearts, and romances that blend magic, suspense, and plenty of swoon-worthy moments, this book delivers exactly that. Beyond the romance, the novel offers an entertaining world filled with shifter lore, pack rivalries, hidden secrets, and enough twists to keep the pages turning.
What starts as an unusual and intriguing premise quickly transforms into an emotional, heart-pounding love story filled with longing, loyalty, and undeniable chemistry. The romance is the true heartbeat of this novel. Watching the relationship unfold between Sabine and Slade are both tender and intensely passionate. Their connection grows through trust, sacrifice, and unwavering devotion, making every romantic moment feel earned rather than rushed.
The paranormal world is filled with pack politics, hidden identities, and high-stakes conflict, but it’s the growing trust and unwavering devotion between the main characters that truly steals the show. If you love alpha heroes who would do anything for their mate, heroines with big hearts, and romances that blend magic, suspense, and plenty of swoon-worthy moments, this book delivers exactly that. Beyond the romance, the novel offers an entertaining world filled with shifter lore, pack rivalries, hidden secrets, and enough twists to keep the pages turning.
July 12, 2026
storyline inconsistencies galore!!
These books had such potential to be good, but the story inconsistencies were really hard to get past. In some cases it changed the background of the story and in others unrealistic things happened. The last book they were trapped in a blizzard for seven days when he shift to human. She clearly says she has no close that would fit him but in the next chapter he has jeans and a tshirt. Ugg that is just one example of how the story just wasn’t consistent and it really took away from the overall story for me.
These books had such potential to be good, but the story inconsistencies were really hard to get past. In some cases it changed the background of the story and in others unrealistic things happened. The last book they were trapped in a blizzard for seven days when he shift to human. She clearly says she has no close that would fit him but in the next chapter he has jeans and a tshirt. Ugg that is just one example of how the story just wasn’t consistent and it really took away from the overall story for me.
May 7, 2026
Had me hooked from the beginning. The tension of Sabine finding an injured wolf to having cute scenes when the wolf is recovering. While the separation was harsh we got to see that Sabine had a village. She was not alone compared to Slade who seemed to only have his best friend as a confidante. Lily their daughter was who really brought the emotions and common ground to the second chance Slade and Sabine had. Great story overall with a cute kid and found family.
August 17, 2026
Rescue
18+, XXX. Adult content, reader discretion advised. Adopting a rescue does not normally end with a naked individual in your living room. This is Sabrine's story. How she refused a wolf. How she rehabilitated a wolf. How she ended up with a naked man in her living room. We can extrapolate, in this summary, from the naked man how she ended up with a daughter. How he returned four years later and begged for redemption.
18+, XXX. Adult content, reader discretion advised. Adopting a rescue does not normally end with a naked individual in your living room. This is Sabrine's story. How she refused a wolf. How she rehabilitated a wolf. How she ended up with a naked man in her living room. We can extrapolate, in this summary, from the naked man how she ended up with a daughter. How he returned four years later and begged for redemption.
September 5, 2026
Awesome
Great writing. Great story line! Definitely recommend. I laughed cried and got angry. If a book can book can invoke such emotions, I consider it remarkable.
Great writing. Great story line! Definitely recommend. I laughed cried and got angry. If a book can book can invoke such emotions, I consider it remarkable.
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