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Lori's Wolf Pack #1

Discovering Her Alpha

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Alpha Romance Novella

Lori's lost in the forest, regretting her idea to go for a hike, she's a town girl, and definitely out of her depth. Hurt and getting more scared, especially when she hears the howls of a large animal nearby. In her haste to get away she steps out into midair, plunging down to knock herself unconscious. The large beast finds her, having heard her screams, and zeroing in on the scent of her blood.

The Wolf changes and the Alpha looks down at the female. With no choice but to help, he picks her up to return to the Pack's Healer. As soon as he does, his body reacts and he, at first, has no idea why. All he knows is his Wolf wants out, howling in his head with its urge to mark this human as his.

Lori is oblivious to what's in store for her over the next few days as the powerful Alpha carries her to his cabin.

Adult content in this novella with a HEA and no cliffhanger by New York Times Bestselling Author, A K Michaels.

156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 9, 2013

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A.K. Michaels

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New York Times Bestselling Author, A K Michaels lives in Scotland, spending her time with family, pets and writing.

She writes Paranormal Romance With A Bite, and has a number of series out so far, over thirty books to whet your appetite. Ava took up writing later in life and is always thinking of the next story to indulge herself in.

She loves reading, chocolate, Rose wine and Luna who is a German Shepherd and mad as a hatter, and Jinx, a black Lab that is more than a little nuts. She has twitter, website and a Facebook page where she loves chatting to folks.

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Profile Image for Cynthia.
439 reviews3 followers
November 27, 2014
A very good READ!!
I have to say that I was surprised again by this author!! I actually enjoyed this erotic book, It was sweet and some how innocent while being very very hot! I love the reaction to not only the female lead but the male lead. Giving a different take on what mating and being mated means or should i say the reactions of the leads.

It was very tastefully written, well described not only the actions but the feelings involved with this story line. Yes, it has a story line and one that makes sense!! Which makes reading this so much better! A very good read.
Profile Image for Jessica Mitchell.
2,051 reviews20 followers
December 15, 2015
Some women have all the luck!!!! Hot and steamy from start to finish!
Was given this book as e-book as a gift on a contest I won. I was not disappointed. If you want hot and steamy! You got it! Loved it! Doesn't start off slow it is, fast paced throughout the book. Just like I like!
Profile Image for Ski Croghan.
609 reviews5 followers
November 2, 2017
Goody goody a new series!!!

Is there anything more exciting than a new series to read? Well, yes getting married and having a child come to mind but not much more. This is a new series to me and I'm very excited. I luv shifter romance. And yes I do think they are out there somewhere, just because I haven't seen one yet is just my bad luck but I have another 20+ years to keep looking. Lori gets lost while hiking an falls breaking her ankle and knocking herself unconscious. When she wakes in a strange house with a huge, gorgeous man sitting beside the bed at first she is terrified, then curious and finally turn on in a way she has never felt before. How can she feel this way about a total stranger? How can she want this man more than her next breath? What she will discover in the next few days will shake her to her very core. But what a way to be shocked! Come join Lori and Lyall as they learn a new way of life. This the 1st book in the Lori's Wolf Pack series. Written in the way only Ma Michaels can write it. Outstandingly!! With characters you will fall in luv withvand a storyline you will luv and crave more of. Highly recommended.
Profile Image for Laura.
2,157 reviews18 followers
May 25, 2017
Lori is hiking through the woods in a small town that she decided to stay in for a while after fleeing from a relationship. The way it is worded there is the implication of some sort of abuse related to the situation but really the guy was just not all that interested in sex with her. While on her hike she manages to fall down a hill and break her ankle, almost gives herself hypothermia and nearly dies falling off a small cliff. She is rescued by an alpha wolf who's name I can't recall. They immediately are attracted to each other because the are fated mates and just start spewing sappy things at each other as if there can be any feeling behind them. There was also just a ton of typos and sentences that didn't make sense and I decided I had enough.
Profile Image for P Leslie.
3,219 reviews17 followers
December 3, 2016
*I voluntarily read a Review Copy of this book. All opinion stated are solely my own and no one else's*

Lori's hike in the forest ends goes downhill when a deadly fall renders her unconscious. When she awakens: a gorgeous man is beside her. Who is he? Where is she?

This was a great read, one I enjoyed immensely. Lyall and Lori had great chemistry: it was intense, crazy and hot. Lyall made me laugh, especially when he started growling at other members of his pack. I'm definitely adding this author to my favourite list and eagerly await for the next book.
Profile Image for Tabi Ann.
1,102 reviews5 followers
August 20, 2017
Must read that will leaving you wishing for more in your own life. Imagine running away from your life because you feel like you are nothing to your boyfriend and falling into the arms of a man that thinks you're the best thing in the world. Treating you like a princess, not to mention keeping you protected from all other males. I never thought about having a over protective and jealous man before. You will dive into this book and wish you were in her place, trust me. Excellent job!!

Until Next Time... Tabi
2,226 reviews4 followers
March 1, 2017
Simple story, woman gets lost, found by her mate. Even has the requisite ex coming to take her back. Lots of sex, and talk of can't be without one another. It's a quick read and good for what it is, not in depth at all.
Profile Image for Raina.
4,217 reviews34 followers
October 2, 2017
Damn this book steams up by the end. The relationship of true mate between an alpha and the human female he saves is intense. Both feel the need to mate and even though she isn’t a wolf, Lori feels the pull strongly.
Profile Image for Debra.
343 reviews5 followers
October 9, 2017
Lori lost and alone, hurt hears a sound and is afraid for her life..
Lyall hearing a scream and scenting blood follows the trail till he finds a woman hurts and bleeding.
I enjoyed the story, it's highly erotic and sensual..
A short hot read
Profile Image for Sarah Fisher.
50 reviews2 followers
May 21, 2018
Absolutely loved this book!! I have read her books before and she weaves such good story lines! She is such a great author. I know when I'm getting one of her books I will hunker down to read until its done!!
Profile Image for Shirley Bennett.
1,086 reviews8 followers
October 21, 2018
Very fast moving, almost a condensed book - Lori basically falls down Lyall's mountain - and he finds her. She is his mate and there is a very strong mating pull between them- and the pages heat up from there with lots of great sex!!
Profile Image for Sherri.
231 reviews7 followers
June 5, 2017
This is a great book. It is well written, smooth flowing and easy to read. The author does a good job portraying the characters, their emotions and the experiences they go through. Once I started the book I couldn't put it down.

Lori is a human. She is staying in a remote cabin to escape from the troubles of real life. While on a hike in the woods, Lori is certain she hears a wolf's cry. Unfortunately she takes a tumbe and realizes it may not have been a good idea to go on a hike and nobody knows where she is.

When Lori wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar bed, with a strange man in the room. She has no idea who the man is, how she got here or what's going on. Being unfamiliar with the shifter community, Lori is in for a big surprise.

I recommend this book to those who enjoy werewolves/shifters, paranormal, romance, and those who have enjoyed other books by the author.
2,861 reviews14 followers
June 4, 2018
Just not my cup-a-tea. Too much bedroom, not enough story.
Profile Image for Anne Richardson.
1,274 reviews2 followers
June 29, 2018
A very good read from this author. Very erotic,good storyline,great characters.
Loved it
Profile Image for Nikki Brooks.
3,585 reviews55 followers
March 13, 2017
Lori is moving on in her life. She dumped her boyfriend, has no family and left her job. She drives to a remote cabin to decompress and goes for a hike. When she gets lost and injured, fate intervenes and Lyall finds her. Alpha wolf of his pack, his magic is strong and when he comes across Lori he wonders why he has a strange pull towards her. His wolf wants to claim her as mate. But fated mates are rare and Lori is all human but his irrational jealousy and protective nature towards Lori leads him to believe that she is his true mate.

This isn't just a full on erotic story. There is an actual storyline. Yes it took place over a short period of time but sometimes love does that, strike out of the blue and freaking hot!!!! I enjoyed reading it and it was a quick read. There was background into the running of a wolf pack. I was a little confused by the way humans accepted the existence of wolf shifters, I'm assuming this is a parallel timeline where shifters are known. But did not put me off in the slightest.
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186 reviews10 followers
April 2, 2015
AK Michaels has done it again; this was such a great book that I couldn't put it down until it was finished and then I wanted to read it again!

Lorelei, or Lori as she prefers to be called, finds herself in a very dangerous position in the forest after running away from her ex. She set out driving to wherever her heart took her, which ended up being a cabin off the beaten path and then a lush forest after deciding to set out on a little hikehike one morning. This hike proved to be the best and worst thing that ever happens to her.

She fell more than once earning multiple injuries and a broken bone or two and nearly cost her her life when she fell off the edge by the stream. She smacked her head causing a giant gash and a lot of blood loss the smell of which attracted a wild animal whose howl had startled her just before that last fall. Luckily the animal that scared her nearly to death happened to be a shifter, wolf shifter to be more precise.

The wolf's name was Lynell, and was the pack alpha. Lynell knew he had to help the human from the time his wolf first saw her so he carried her to his place and called the healer in to help care for her injuries.

Alpha and Lori began feeling things for each other stronger than either ever had with anyone else but neither knew exactly what was going on at first. Alpha promised to care for and protect Lori wanting to make sure all of her wounds healed. Lori didn't have anyone or anything to return to so she took Lynell up on the offer to remain in his home while her body healed and her heart grew. The events that followed were ones so animalistic they would make even the Goddess herself blush.

"Lori knew this was it, she was going to die, out here all on her own, and nobody would even know."

"She better be okay!"

"What was it about her? Why was he feeling like this?"

"The thought of living a life without passion had been her worst nightmare."

"I must insist that you do not vary from what I've said. If I return and I can scent anyone else inside or around the cabin I will not be happy.”

“It's nothing, Lori, well nothing we can do anything about just now anyway!”

"I'll take you how I want then, I hope you're ready because I'm fit to burst!”

“Dear Goddess, Lori, you're going to kill me, babe!”“Ha ha, not before you kill me first!”

"Lorelei means Alluring Enchantress and that's just what you are to me, baby!”

"Lori laughed, looking up into his face which had such a look of love on it that it made her heart leap. Her mate, her wolf, her Alpha."
Profile Image for Rachel.
338 reviews26 followers
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February 14, 2017
I put it down around 50% in.
It just wasn't my jam.
I prefer storylines with more emotional development and exploration between the leading couple. The instant and fated storylines just don't satisfy me.
That isn't to say that Michaels hasn't begun to craft an interesting werewolf society, because I was interested in the pack's culture, and especially in reading about Althea, the healer.
If she gets her own book in the future I would be very interested in picking it up.

A big thank you to the author for making this book available as a free read for me to try.
Profile Image for Linda.
1,383 reviews
December 29, 2015
This is my second book by the author and a novella so a lot less pages, but for the most part, enjoyable. It does need some editing. Like the first book I read, there are some missing words or additional words that make reading this a little challenging.

I got pulled in to the story fairly quickly. It may have been Lori's spunk. Although she was lost and hurt, she forged on and her habit of talking to herself reminded me of myself. I found myself relating to her if not her situation. The romance was fast, but was explained as part of the mating bond so I could overlook the speed at which these two jumped into things. Overall, I liked the characters too. Lyall was a little too dominating at times, but that could just be the very independent part of me speaking. There wasn't really much of a challenge in this book. It was about their meeting and the swiftness of their falling for each other. Aside from the one scene with her ex, which I honestly did not get, it was more about getting her on board with everything, which she did pretty quickly. I was actually surprised at her lack of spunk when her ex showed up and assumed he was in there just to create some kind of conflict.

Overall this was a decent short read with a bit of sex throw in. Based on those explicit sexual scenes, I would not recommend this to any under the age of 18.
Profile Image for Lou.
329 reviews4 followers
August 4, 2014
Warning: This book contains scenes of an explict sexual nature and is recommended for adults only!

This is a short 85 page novella from a genre that I don't read very often. Lori's Wolf for me was a good short read, which allowed me to squeeze it into my review pile earlier than I thought. Due to its genre it was also a nice break from my ususal reading material.

This is my first book by author A.K. Michaels but it won't be my last. I'm looking forward to having a read of some of her other books.

Lori's Wolf was a good novella, it is well written, very easy to become drawn into the story. I liked the characters too. Lori's feelings of wanting to get away from her ex as she felt unloved and undesired are both realistic and believable. No girl wants to be with someone who doesn't appear to want them.

Lyall; now there's a man that some women would die for! Strong, muscular in all the right places, and a dominate Alpha. Who apparently knows his was around a woman's body *inserts eyebrow waggle*.

Overall this is a good short book with steaminess. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Lori's Wolf and I'm looking forward to my next encounter with her work.
Profile Image for Karen Voitik.
3,221 reviews
January 4, 2015
>Book Review - Lori's Wolf

>I am an independent reviewer. This is a standalone novella that ends in an HEA.

>Lori is a young woman, turning over a new leaf in her life. She dumps her boyfriend, drives to a remote cabin to think, and goes for a hike. Fate changes her life as she gets lost and injured. Next we meet Lyall, the Alpha wolf of his pack. The minute he picks up Lori, his wolf claims her as mate. Takes Lyall a bit longer, but his irrational feeling of jealousy and his wildly protective nature towards Lori, convinces him that she is his true mate.

>This story is erotic, but there is a story, an interesting, sexy story, as well. I enjoyed reading Lyall's super alpha-ness towards Lori. The view into the internal workings of a wolf pack was fun to read too. I was a little confused by the way humans, Lori especially, accepted the existence of wolf shifters. The pack seemed to be hiding in plain sight, yet everyone knows of them? Other than that oddness, the novella was a fun, hot read.

> This book is for an adult (18+) audience, due to descriptive sex scenes.

Profile Image for Nikki Brooks.
3,585 reviews55 followers
January 22, 2015
Lori is moving on in her life. She dumped her boyfriend, has no family and left her job. She drives to a remote cabin to decompress and goes for a hike. When she gets lost and injured, fate intervenes and Lyall finds her. Alpha wolf of his pack, his magic is strong and when he comes across Lori he wonders why he has a strange pull towards her. His wolf wants to claim her as mate. But fated mates are rare and Lori is all human but his irrational jealousy and protective nature towards Lori leads him to believe that she is his true mate.

This isn't just a full on erotic story. There is an actual storyline. Yes it took place over a short period of time but sometimes love does that, strike out of the blue and freaking hot!!!! I enjoyed reading it and it was a quick read. There was background into the running of a wolf pack. I was a little confused by the way humans accepted the existence of wolf shifters, i'm assuming this is a parallel timeline where shifters are known. But did not put me off in the slightest. I'm a big fan of Ava's book in general and this did not disappoint.
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3,122 reviews95 followers
November 29, 2014
****I have won a copy of Lori's Wolf by A. K. Michaels via giveaway and would love to leave an honest review.

It's kind of disappointing.

Well, mostly because I love the idea of this book, really. Lost in a forest, fell down and got hurt but then saved by an Alpha wolf who instantly falling in love with you. Duh? What's not to love?

But, this author needs a good editor and beta readers. There are tons of grammar mistakes even I, person who do not speak English on everyday basis, winced every time I read it. So many weird lines, odd conversations and forced chemistry. Seriously, the idea is awesome but the execution awful. *sigh*

Could be so much better, really. I know A. K. Michaels have talent so I know she can thrive.

Oh, this is one line that made me laugh and cry at the same time:

"I need a pee." - Lori.
Profile Image for Stephanie.
226 reviews40 followers
March 10, 2015
This was a short read, but it was packed with story. Our title character goes hiking and gets injured before encountering a vicious wolf. Once rescued by a pack Alpha who takes her home with him, she awakens to an adventure in a world she never expected. The Alpha wasn't looking for a mate and reluctantly accepted his fate. The story was a learning experience for Lori as she was schooled in the ways of pack life. She also got something life altering as well as an education. I would have liked this more if there had been a longer story but for a short this was pretty good. The sex was hot but there was a good story to go with it and that's always a plus.
I was gifted a copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Profile Image for Crystal Cox.
44 reviews14 followers
March 23, 2015
Lori is looking for a new beginning but ends up getting injured and lost in the woods. Lyall is the pack leader and is happy just being Alpha but things change as soon as he picks up Lori .

I really loved Lori's character at the beginning and could totally see myself doing what she did if I was trekking alone in a forest
but once she wakes up and sees Lyall I just couldn't connect with her anymore. It seemed like she just lost all her spunk and backbone.
Maybe it was because this was such a short story but there wasn't enough conflict. Now if you mainly read just for Erotica then I do believe this might be your cup of tea :)

I will be looking for longer books by this author because like I said I really like Lori at first .
Erotica , will not be keeping on my kindle
Profile Image for Sue.
1,025 reviews10 followers
January 31, 2015
So, my intention was to start Lori's Wolf while having a coffee ...... The coffee got cold and I didn't put the book down till I'd finished it !

Lori dumps her boyfriend, packs her bags and takes off to a remote cabin in the woods, during a hike she is injured and found by Lyall a sexy Alpha wolf shifter.
Lyall is confused by his reaction to this human woman but his protective and possessive instinct as well as the intense attraction leads him to realise Lori is his true mate.

This novella is a good mix of a very sweet story of love combined with some hot erotic bedroom scenes.
A K Michaels is a new author to my reading list but is now definitely a permanent one.
Profile Image for Karen Komarinski.
1,131 reviews15 followers
October 1, 2015
Lori’s Wolf AKA Lori’s Wolf Pack Discovering her alpha book #1 is one hot shifter book.

Lori decides to make changes and start a new life for herself, little did she know her world is about to turn upside. She decides to take a hike in the woods and everything that could go wrong does, she falls and gets lost then the second fall knocks her unconscious. She is saved not only by a wolf but the alpha. To find out the rest you will have to read for yourself. As always A. K. Michaels does an excellent job of story telling. I can’t wait to find out what is next for Lori and her new found Wolf pack.
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496 reviews9 followers
December 5, 2014
I really enjoyed this novella. The plot was steamy, and well thought out. The characters were fully fleshed, and like-able. If I was injured and lost in the woods, I would totally wish for a hunky alpha werewolf to make me his love slave! Lyall is the epitome of a good alpha: testosterone-laden, huge, muscle-bound yummy goodness! Lori is the perfect mate: strong-willed, understanding, smart and beautiful. Their love story is just angsty and suspenseful enough to make you not want to put it down until you know the outcome.
Profile Image for Rhonda Campbell.
571 reviews1 follower
January 13, 2015
If your looking for hot erotica mixed with a sexy alpha wolf, look no farther! Ava once again hits the erotic mark with this short read.

Lori leaves her old life behind to stumble across her future. Lyall, the alpha of his pack, saves a hurt human and in doing so finds his one true mate.

What's hotter than a wolf who finds his mate? An Alpha that's what! The only thing negative about this to me is that he never shifts for her... I was really looking forward to her reaction to seeing him in wolf form.
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