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Mated To The Alpha

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He’s her biggest frustration, her deepest temptation, and her only certain ally in a dangerous new world.


Emma Hayle knows who she is: the human daughter of a widowed cop who lets her get away with far too much. Until she crosses one line too many, and her world turns upside down. 


Sent to live with a hidden werewolf pack, Emma’s hit with one shocking revelation after another: she’s not fully human … because her mother was a wolf shifter … and the first female alpha the pack ever had. What’s more, the pack is embroiled in power struggles that are somehow connected to her mother’s mysterious death when Emma was a baby. 


Then there’s Elam. He’s hot as sin, alpha to the core, and he insists that Emma is his mate. It’s hard to argue when every cell in her body craves him. He’s even harder to resist when he plays dirty.


Elam is determined to claim her, but others are bent on doing her harm. Can Emma untangle the secrets of her past in time to salvage a future with the wolf who’s stolen her heart?

Mated to the Alpha is a sweet but steamy standalone wolf shifter paranormal romance. No cliffhangers! Note- this title was previously published as Alphas Divided. Check your kindle to make sure you haven’t already met these fated mates.


270 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2019

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J.M. Klaire

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Paranormal pen name for author Jamie Klaire

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1 review
June 22, 2021
Alright, listen, I don't like writing negative reviews but I also don't want to write a dishonest review. Buckle up friends.

The first chapter we hear about two girls, Emma and Kate, who get in trouble for shoplifting. I should probably say finally get in trouble for shoplifting because the author makes it clear this is not a first time thing. They decided to go outside of county lines where Emma's sheriff father can't protect them. So they get arrested and their parent agree to send them off to Emma's mother's homeland which is a pack of wolves in the woods.

DAY ONE Kate mates and gets pregnant. LIKE WHAT. Okay cool. Like whatever. Sure Emma is thrown for a loop by this but like... meh. They've seen a wolf turn into a man in the last twelve hours WHY NOT MARRY HIM. Also, WHY HAVE JUST ONE CHAPTER FROM KATE'S POV? I have feelings about this.

These are minor things. MINOR. Compared to the fact that the whole entire plot around Emma's visions is telling us that there is going to be a major split in the pack and THAT is going to be the story. BUT NOO. Guess what. That's not really the plot. The plot is actually talking about the plot and sex.

Lots of sex.

Which, let me tell you, is the saving grace of this story. If I wasn't so thirsty, it would be one star.

I can't tell you how much I don't recommend this book unless you just need some smut to read late at night. But, I mean, good on the writer for getting some practice in. She did say this was her first full length novel so good on her for putting her work out there and continuing to practice writing.
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11 reviews
October 13, 2020
I believe this book had some great potential but turned south fast. The sex scenes to be immature and not well written. I liked the idea of the book and the plot but it was a jumble mess.
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681 reviews11 followers
February 8, 2024
✅Fated mates
✅Werewolf romance

Emma is the daughter of a widowed cop who lets her get away with way to much until one day she crosses the line and her dad says "I can leave you here to be processed, letting the store manager press charges, which would result in you having an official criminal record. Or, you can choose to spend one year with your mother's people." All of a sudden her world does a 180 and she finds out she’s not actually human because her mother was a wolf shifter….and now she has a guy Elam saying he’s her mate…Can Emma untangle the secrets of her past and salvage her future?

Oh wow this was pretty action packed. I love how Emma got to experience all of this with her best friend Kate. There’s suspense, secrets, love,lust and steamy sex. I was not expecting the plot twist at the end at all! I was sucked in from start to finish

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363 reviews6 followers
May 18, 2020
I don't usually leave a review under a 3*,but this was just cringey. There were several things that were unnecessarily repeated to the degree they became annoying. There were so many plot holes that it just became a convoluted mess. The characters are immature and just ridiculous. The main premise for the book was good, but everything is rushed and awkward.
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23 reviews
September 22, 2022
i’m all for a simple, mindless read and i thought that’s what this would be but i can’t say i totally understood what was happening anytime i was reading this. reads like a poorly written, super cringey, and all over the place wattpad novel and even that’s a generous review. DNF
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373 reviews6 followers
February 5, 2023
Two stars only because I can see the potential. Not because the book is good.

This could have been a good book. If we just had Emma and Elams POV or Kate and Umm I forgot his name… POV or just one of them. BUT there’s a weird mishmash of POVs from all four. Some, just a little paragraph, some a chapter or 5 at a time.

And it seemed rushed. I got to maybe 30% before giving up. The writing has really great potential! And I did read from another reviewer that this is the authors first book. But… this book was, well, not good. I did like the plot, but it wasn’t executed well. Which made it unbelievable. Yeah, it’s fantasy. I get that. BUT to me, even fantasy needs realism to allow the reader to connect to the characters and story.

It’s all about Emma’s POV really for 5 chapters. Then suddenly we have Kates mate’s POV (again, I don’t remember his name because I don’t really care… I was focusing on Emma and Elam…) and then Kate’s POV where Kate legit dreams about this guy, climbs out of bed without saying a word, and runs off to her mate she heard in her head without batting an eyelash. She jumps him and they have sex immediately, impregnating her that same night. She’s spoken like 3 words or something to this guy… and the sex scene was awkward? Maybe because there was no buildup? Then we are right back to Emma’s POV. 🤔

I’d tell the author to take out the other two’s POV for a second book, and add other scenes in to make it more appealing. Or just have one book without those other characters POV. It just didn’t blend well, to me. Sentence structure needs a bit of work as well. (I am BAD about writing short sentences, usually… so I totally get this. But I’m also not a writer.)
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173 reviews13 followers
April 26, 2020
This was a disappointing read and I'm sad to say it. I hoped this was going to more. This book wasn't for me. All my opinions are my own.

This felt like a steamy romance but lacked depth and growth. Normally, I'm all good with the mate stuff so undeveloped and sudden. In these books I'm more open to insta-love because they have a mate bond to heighten their emotions etc, but even then in other books there's at least a build in their relationship. There was none and all of a sudden they're together and mated. This also goes for the characters. You could not feel connected to anyone, some were okay but others no. I know this book was only 254 pages so I expected it to be a bit quicker in momentum then usual books and not a mind-blowing plot but everything felt unsatisfying. It was also a book that did a lot of info-dump and I understand now when people say the author told us a lot and repeated stuff instead of letting the characters or the environment show us. Also, there was a discussion about rape and in my eyes the situation was not handled well. It was about something that happened in the past but was not dealt and was the reason why some things were happening in the present time (don't want to spoiler). There was a big reveal about it and I didn't like the handling of it as it felt like it was just swept under the rug. Which obviously shouldn't be done.

Sorry for my ramble

CW: talk about rape
Overall: felt rushed, chaotic, the dialogue at times didn't feel right, skimmed the last couple of chapters and just wasn't a fan
695 reviews3 followers
January 9, 2021
3 stars. Not bad for a 1st time novel? Emma and her best friend Kate are a not-so-sneaky shoplifting duo. After getting busted she decides to visit her mother’s people for a year in exchange for jail time. Kate goes with her instead of going to Africa to do missionary service. Stuff happens, badabing badaboom, both are mated to alpha shifters.

What I liked: The idea of the storyline. I liked the twists and turns.

What didn’t work for me: 1) The character switch. The girls went from using their body and “smarts” to shoplift to wanting mating and babies with the alphas. It was too much too fast. 2) Not enough believable character growth. If they had kept apart from each other that first time if would make more sense the decisions she makes later on. 2) The random title. You would think, based on the title this is about the mating to the shifter, but it is primarily about Emma getting in touch with her roots.

I might read author again. Not going to search her out very soon, probably, but not going to avoid her either.
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2,517 reviews490 followers
January 24, 2020
Emma has gotten in trouble one too many times so her dad ships her to a remote werewolf pack. There she learns her mother was an alpha werewolf who left suddenly to raise Emma in the human world. Soon she meets Elam and is totally smitten...danger ensues...

Overall the book was ok, not bad, but not great either. It was kind of boring for a lot of it because there really wasn't much going on. The major conflict only lasted a chapter and it was resolved so there was a lot of time of just filler. For example, we already knew she was headed to the pack from the book summary, yet we had to sit through 3 chapters of fluff and filler before they are even go to the pack. I prefer to just get down to the good stuff and run out of patience wasting time when I already know where the story is going.
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617 reviews2 followers
March 21, 2020
Lacking depth

This could have been so much more if it had more depth to it. Spoilers: we meet Emma and Kate in jail and Kate's just shallow. She remains immature and shallow throughout the story. I had hopes for her growth as a character after she finds her mate but no such luck. Emma. The whole story is about her and her past but I really couldn't get over the first reaction she and Kate had when they found out they were going to a wolf pack and werewolves exist. It was like... "Ok. Whatever." Like I said no depth. When we get to the end of the story there are surprises uncovered which could have been so cool if there was depth. Knowing Galen knew some of it and with held it wasn't cool either.
135 reviews
November 21, 2022
This would get a 4 but

I really was annoyed by the ridiculous "African missionaries" reference. Seriously, we are in the 21st century. Let's stop referring to Africa as if it's one country. It is a continent of over 50 countries with cities that rival the cosmopolitan offerings of NY, London and Paris. There are a number of states and cities in the U.S. that don't posses the infrastructure of Lagos and Nairobi. So please take a little effort to not be so dismissive and do some research before making the claims and ignorant references I would expect in a 1970s novel.
Otherwise, this was fairly well written, although with a little bit too lengthy of a revelation at the end, some more if which should have been interwoven into the main story line.
86 reviews1 follower
March 6, 2020
A young female wolf

So you start with two teen girls who are destined for trouble one's the daughter of a police officer the other the daughter of a priest 🤔 then there's an ultimatum 🤔 so her an her friend wind up going to stay a whole yr. at her dead mother's relatives 🤔 then finding out their WOLVES and her mother left the pack for unknown reasons after she won the Alpha challenge against her own brother against everyone betting 🤔 and it gets better !
I rated 4stars not because there were few grammar eras but because I couldn't get pulled into the story the way I wanted too..over all a great book...loved who won alpha exactly how i felt it should go ❤
363 reviews5 followers
March 31, 2020
One crazy book

This book is one crazy ride. While it wasn't my favorite I've read I still had to finish it to know what was going on and I also wanted to know what Zivas problem with Emma was. I really didn't like Kate all that well especially after the alpha challenge and that she never really talked with Emma about anything of importance that was happening in her life causing Emma to learn about things from other people. Also I kinda wished people would have been more open to talking to Emma about her mother and her family, I mean she didn't learn Thomas was her uncle until after he died when someone should have told her before that.
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966 reviews14 followers
December 8, 2021
This book was a train reck. The beginning was too fast and slow at the same time. When Elan is explaining pack life I feel like its one big train of thought and I'm constantly running out of breath. The point of view kept randomly changing make thoughts confusing. Its Emma's story but there are three chapters dedicated to Glaen and Kate's mating that have nothing to do with Emma. The action was a bit flimsy but I really wanted to know why things were happening so I just kept reading and the ending was way too predictable and boring. Heaet racing as it may bee but I just can really like it a whole lot.
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2,420 reviews
December 28, 2023
Dnf 19%

Started off two idiotic teenage girls spending Emma's bday stealing n seeing who can out steal. As they're both good girls, Emma's dad is the sheriff and kates dad the preacher, so they're spoilt little entitled daddy's girls

And it goes downhill from there.

I'm not sure who the demographic this is aimed at but its surely not grown arsed women!

I imagine ya.

I dont think I've ever dnf a book this early in it but seriously the pathetic childishness is mind-blowing numbing, its frankly abyssmal.

Absolutely no!!!

This book should have a warning. Only read if you're a juvenile delinquent who enjoys reading about other equally stupid idiots!!
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324 reviews8 followers
April 1, 2020
I could have gotten on board with the premise of this story but omg. The writing was awful, it was all tell and no show. The characters all lacked any type of depth and had zero growth through the book. And Holy insta love, not a single relationship was "earned" or made me feel anything. It was all purely physical while also being "true love" literally at first sight. The antagonist was crazy and her motives made no sense. The twist wasnt a great one and wasnt delivered well. In summary, great idea... super poor execution and a giant let down.
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51 reviews1 follower
April 1, 2020
I wish I could give 3.5 stars. I liked the story...once we got to it. There were a few typos, but nothing major. Kate was extremely shallow, but her reaction to first seeing Galen go from wolf to human was very amusing. I agree with some of the other readers that there was too much fluff and filler. The story is there, but I’d like to see the writer get there faster. Considering it was the author’s first full length book, I’m somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. Going forward, I’d like to see more effort spent creating deeper characters.
33 reviews
February 23, 2021
Not a lame word written

As an avid reader of romance of all "species", I have found that some supernatural romance books are just hard to follow. They either don't read well, the story is slow moving, missing pieces to the puzzle that you need, etc. This book, is not only complete, its hot, funny on some levels, and keeps you guessing on others. You can envision what the author depicts without rereading many lines. Romance is a hard genre to come up with new product that grabs, but in my opinion, JM Klaire brought it steady and strong. Looking forward to my next read.
536 reviews
November 9, 2021
Alright, kudos for this being the first novel by this author. Love me a werewolf/shifter story, but this was so very rushed and under developed. Characters seemed good, but in the end it was just all steam and not much substance. Felt like story was never truly resolved. Could see this as a series. Felt like author in the end wanted to just finish so slapped some book conversation together and surprise, story ended. Might read more by this author, but I will look at the Goodreads reviews first.
101 reviews
December 23, 2022
I finished it at least

The plot seemed promising, then I started it and saw how immature the writing was. Spoiler**** The fact that Galen, who lost the challenge, proceeds to throw a tantrum and gets his own pack anyway shows the level of immaturity. The style of writing was reminiscent of high school. The adult scenes were surprisingly good, however. Maybe in a few years, I will try another book by this author. There is definite promise in their abilities as an author. It's just not there yet.
193 reviews1 follower
April 10, 2023
Definitely smut tastic. I will say that I was a bit thrown off that in the start of the book they sounded to be in high school as "please dont call our parents" and "you don't have a choice but to go live there or go to jail"... It did take a bit to transition away from that but overall ok story with lot of smut. My reason for taking off a star was that the villain was not great and the story at the end is one big monologue trying to tie things up. Its not the worst but really the villain's motivations were more of a "crazy is as crazy does" kind of thing
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Author 2 books46 followers
October 7, 2023
Nearly DNFd in the beginning with Emma and Kate shoplifting for kicks. We're never really told how old they are. After awhile it's implied that they are 20ish - not old enough to drink, but in college - which makes that whole shoplifting thing super immature and irresponsible. That's pretty much forgotten about though.

Anyway, the consequences are living in a remote village for a year with Emma's mom's family, whom Emma has never met, and that's where the story plays out

I really enjoyed some of the twists and turns it takes.
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237 reviews2 followers
July 30, 2020
What a great first

This story is full of supernatural goodness and crazy. Elam and Galen are just fun and sexy as hell. Now through in Emma and Kate and you have a feisty foursome. Not that type of foursome gutter mind...although there is a lot of sexy time.

This book is a great read and had me eagerly turning the pages to see what more could happen. Thomas was a stand up Alpha once he pulled his head out of his ass.
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3 reviews
April 21, 2021
Decent Story

I enjoyed the story of this book and feel like as much work as possible went into the book without making it hefty. Some books I read for the huge spanning worlds, sometimes I read for educational purposes, and sometimes I read cause I wanna read about a romantic relationship that has lots of nekkie time. This fits that. The main plot hole that bothers me is the shape shifter thing. I wish that had been more. Thanks for the read!
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20 reviews
April 1, 2023
Good if all you want is sex with a lose plot.

I guess I was expecting more than an essential porn without plot novel that I got with this novel. Yes, there is a "plot" but it definitely feels more like an after thought to the sex. If you're looking for a book with steamy scenes and a lose plot, chances are you'll love this. But if like me, you're looking for something more developed, skip this.
606 reviews8 followers
December 19, 2019
Love the twist!

So we have Emma & Kate as best friend who are a constant shoplifters. Parents decided that is time to dropped them off Emma's family from her mom side who passed away shortly after being born. Once they got there,Kate instantly falls for Galen a shifter & we have Elam, who's Galen's brother.
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193 reviews
May 26, 2020
Delightful Accident

On my hunt for another book with the same title, I stumbled upon this first shifter novel by this author. Figured why not. I was not disappointed. There are not one but two Alpha love stories that twist and fate is a fickle bit_ch. By the end (no spoilers) there is actually 4 love stories. You will not be disappointed I promise.
433 reviews4 followers
March 23, 2023
Spell Binding

Elam and Emma’s story is terrific. The story child’s your interest from beginning to end. The Friendship between Emma and Kate, Elam and Galen is the guiding force through the story. There’s suspense, secrets, lust, love and of course sex. And the ending will definitely surprise you-especially when the truth is unfolded.
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