Lee never thought he’d find his mate at a club, but even less so, did he expect him to be, Alkaline, the leader of the mafia organization known as the Claws. If the lion shifter were not an alpha, things might be easier, but as it is, his mate is bent on keeping them apart. Not that it matters to Lee, he’ll hunt him down and make him his.
Alkaline doesn’t do sweet. Nor vulnerable. Nor submissive. So when his lion decides that his soulmate is an alpha puma, he refuses to accept it. After all, whoever heard of two alphas mating? However, resisting Lee is harder than he ever imagined.
With two men battling for dominance, who will end up on top? And will their romance survive the match?
Elyzabeth M. Valey is a writer of sizzling, sexy romance who firmly believes in happy ever after. From paranormal to contemporary, fantasy, or historical, she enjoys exploring her characters' darker side and writing stories about tortured heroes, strong heroines, and all that comes between them and their love.
When she's not writing, she can be found walking in the Spanish countryside with her black Lab and Golden Retriever mix, exploring castles, or enjoying some tapas with her friends and family.
When you're up in the middle of the night because you started a book and you've just got to finish it. Yep, that's what happened with this fantastic story. It's 3 a.m in the morning as I write this review because I've just finished reading this book and I've got to share the excitement with you all.
When two alphas clash, who's going to come out on top? To be honest, in the end I didn't care because just watching these two strong, dominant men unravel and show their vulnerable sides made for a beautiful read.
Alkaline was determined not to give in and Lee was bent on having his man. In the end they both had to give up something in order to have each other.
The story tugs as your heartstrings without being overly angst and of course the chemistry between Alkaline and Lee was combustible.
It's been a while since a story has excited me so much and I know I'm going to read this one again and again. A keeper.
Let me just start by saying, if you love Alpha’s that clash this is going to be a must read for you. I love the fight going on between Lee and Alkaline. Each man is a dominant, each one refusing to give in. That makes for an intense story.
Absolutely loved this book. Alkaline is just to-die-for as the tortured hero and Lee certainly earns his place as the alpha's alpha. The conflict is perfectly done and when they did get together the fireworks and steam is enough to chug a train from London to Edinburgh.
I liked that both MCs had strong alpha traits, there was a good push pull clash between two alphas who destiny deemed as mates.
There was good power balance dynamics and I quite liked who came on top. They were equally domineering, confident and proud. Yet at the same time they acted like giddy fools in love. Lee was brilliantly fierce and wasn’t afraid to pursue Alkaline to claim his mate and damn was he protective of his alpha.
The romance was surprisingly fluffy sweet (though there was internalised homophobia, slur language, painful past). Spice was hot (bj, rimming, penetration) and it’s a shame it was such a short story.