Rejected Mates are in right now and Delilah Mohan has taken a totally unique and entertaining spin on it. Resisted is the first book in the Wolves of Full Moon Bay series and it looks as if each book in the series will be a reverse harem standalone set in the same world.
This is a paranormal reverse harem where the wolf culture is a little different with one overall pack and little sub-packs within the pack. The sub-packs are the harem groups and they each have an alpha but then everyone answers also to an overall alpha. It was a different take on wolf shifter lore it makes a lot of sense and it actually works really well with a reverse harem. Another twist in shifter lore is that some humans know about wolf shifters and deal in wolf-trafficking, they are human poachers and are very dangerous to the shifters.
Resisted is told from the perspectives of Bella, Vincent, Boyce, and Silas. Bella is funny, light-hearted, and has sass for days, she was rescued by the guys when her mother was killed by the poachers and adopted by Sila's parents. Now some would consider this story as taboo but considering they aren't blood-related, nor were they raised together at most he babysat a few times but other than watching her grow up that's where the connection ends. Silas has complicated feels and doesn't know how to deal so he pushes her away but not telling her they are mates.
The guys' relationship with Bella is special, there was always a friendly (nonsexual) connection there, the banter she has with the guys was great, even when she was a little girl, those scenes were hilarious. Silas is the stubborn alpha, Vincent is the bad boy, and Boyce is the boy-next-door type so you can imagine what the confident, smart, and beautiful Bella does to all three guys when she gets older. They are decent men whose job is to rescue shifters who have been taken by the poachers. It's a rough job, seeing their kind treated so horribly and the violence that happens on the job. They need the light and joy that Bella brings into their lives.
Resisted was mostly a relationship-based story but instead of the girl having issues, it's the guys that are second-guessing and wondering about everything. In this story, mate marks exist and I love it because there is no denying (even if they want to) who was meant for who. The characters were great and the shifter poachers add a new aspect to the story. I really enjoyed Resisted and I'm glad it ended with a Happily Ever After. I have any idea that a certain alpha who made an appearance is gonna be next to find his mate, I heard he might be Refused.