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Daughters of the Alpha #1
Something Wild
A stunning beauty. A werewolf monster.
A formula that could turn any metal into gold and destroy society as we know it.
What demon is really lurking behind the black mask?
When Tawnya Bryant, eldest daughter of their werewolf’s pack High Alpha, is sent on a covert mission into the Teton Mountains of Wyoming, she had no idea it meant hiding away on a secret ranch run by a mysterious collection of bizarre refugees. Or working directly for its owner—a brilliant scientist with a moody, volcanic temper who hides every part of his appearance for reasons she can only guess.
Is he really the horrific beast those at Willow Bark Ranch fear?
* * *
It must be some sick, twisted trick his High Alpha is playing on him—to send this stunning temptress with the mind of Einstein to allegedly help him solve a problem that has cursed him and others for decades.
But Professor Philip Heath viciously refuses Tawnya’s much needed assistance and does everything in his power to chase her from his hidden ranch. All but the one thing that would assure her immediate flight—to reveal his true, terrifying form to her.
Even she wouldn’t be able to stand the horror that he had become.
After being with her week after week, however, somehow this young werewolf beauty worked her way underneath his protective iron barriers and won his respect, his trust, his friendship, and most of all his heart.
But love for him comes at too high a cost, one that threatens Tawnya Bryant’s very life. Because the real monster Philip Heath had become was more than furry skin-deep. He had unthinkingly created something that could literally destroy society as we know it.
Something his enemies discovered and will do anything at all to acquire.
A formula that could turn any metal into gold and destroy society as we know it.
What demon is really lurking behind the black mask?
When Tawnya Bryant, eldest daughter of their werewolf’s pack High Alpha, is sent on a covert mission into the Teton Mountains of Wyoming, she had no idea it meant hiding away on a secret ranch run by a mysterious collection of bizarre refugees. Or working directly for its owner—a brilliant scientist with a moody, volcanic temper who hides every part of his appearance for reasons she can only guess.
Is he really the horrific beast those at Willow Bark Ranch fear?
* * *
It must be some sick, twisted trick his High Alpha is playing on him—to send this stunning temptress with the mind of Einstein to allegedly help him solve a problem that has cursed him and others for decades.
But Professor Philip Heath viciously refuses Tawnya’s much needed assistance and does everything in his power to chase her from his hidden ranch. All but the one thing that would assure her immediate flight—to reveal his true, terrifying form to her.
Even she wouldn’t be able to stand the horror that he had become.
After being with her week after week, however, somehow this young werewolf beauty worked her way underneath his protective iron barriers and won his respect, his trust, his friendship, and most of all his heart.
But love for him comes at too high a cost, one that threatens Tawnya Bryant’s very life. Because the real monster Philip Heath had become was more than furry skin-deep. He had unthinkingly created something that could literally destroy society as we know it.
Something his enemies discovered and will do anything at all to acquire.
- GenresParanormal
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2021
23 people are currently reading
19 people want to read
About the author
Addison Carmichael
28 books340 followersADDISON CARMICHAEL is a Paranormal Romance junkie. Love is a mystical, magical thing to her, and she loves writing and living vicariously through her endless PNR stories. Whether it be alpha male werewolves, fierce dragons, sexy panthers and other shifters, sizzling hot vampires, or illusive sorcerers who will magically make your dreams come true, her imagination is bubbling up several stories after another.
As a literature major, Addison also enjoys weaving classic themes into her books, yet keeping the fun and folklore true to each story and character. While paying strict attention to the tropes of each myth, she also finds unique ways to create new ones in order to make each story as fresh, realistic and plausible as possible.
Addison was born and raised in Southern California and has lived and traveled all over the west coast (and the world). She married the man of her dreams and has two awesome sons, two daughters-of-her-heart, and three grandchildren who are the jewels in her personal crown.
She now lives happily-ever-after with her family (which includes Mollie, her black lab-border collie) in Snohomish, Washington of the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
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July 30, 2021
Incredibly Good Story . . .
When Professor Philip Wagner Heath develops a “Midas” formula to turn metals into gold, enemies want to steal his work and attack him in the lab. He is dosed with a formula that starts an agonizing shift and then locks the shifter in the partial “monster” appearance of his animal, leaving him with the darker sides of both human and shifter. Before the thieves get what they want and kill the scientist, Mt St Helens erupts. Philip does escape, but has become a recluse, hiding at his ranch and continuing his work, hidden away from everyone. So when the new high alpha, Jacob Bryant, sends his daughter, Tawnya, to the secret ranch in the Teton Mountains of Wyoming, Philip is not happy with the interruption of his work. His work has been going on for decades. How can this beautiful woman possibly assist? Yet getting to know her starts to weaken his barriers.
Tawnya was getting frustrated with the GPS. It seemed like she was moving randomly and maybe even in circles! When it finally took her down a rutted dirt road, full of potholes, she was sure this was some kind of joke and was ready to turn around. When the GPS said, “You have arrived,” she looked around in confusion – where? There was no cell service to even call her father and rant. But eventually someone arrived to lead her into a secret hidden ranch. Yet for days, the Professor would not meet her or allow her near his lab. She painstakingly keeps trying to get him to let her in, and one slow step at a time, when he sees she does understand his complex formulas and can honesty help, he starts to allow her in, but with strict, unbendable rules in place. Can the two of them find a way to reverse the damage done that locked him into his beastly form? If they can get the formula to work, they can help the hawk-shifters who were also hurt by those criminals and forced into spontaneous half-shifts they can’t control. He owes it to them to make them whole again. But danger and betrayal is closer to them than they realize. Will the two of them make it out alive as the thieves come back for a final deadly attempt at the Midas formula?
Oh my, this was so good. I was hooked from the start and loved the characters, as well as many of the secondary characters. This was an awesome story line with bits of history, lots of mystery, and suspense wondering how Tawnya and Philip will survive what’s coming. We not only worry about what their future will be, but whether they have a future at all? Grab your copy and be ready for an exciting story.
When Professor Philip Wagner Heath develops a “Midas” formula to turn metals into gold, enemies want to steal his work and attack him in the lab. He is dosed with a formula that starts an agonizing shift and then locks the shifter in the partial “monster” appearance of his animal, leaving him with the darker sides of both human and shifter. Before the thieves get what they want and kill the scientist, Mt St Helens erupts. Philip does escape, but has become a recluse, hiding at his ranch and continuing his work, hidden away from everyone. So when the new high alpha, Jacob Bryant, sends his daughter, Tawnya, to the secret ranch in the Teton Mountains of Wyoming, Philip is not happy with the interruption of his work. His work has been going on for decades. How can this beautiful woman possibly assist? Yet getting to know her starts to weaken his barriers.
Tawnya was getting frustrated with the GPS. It seemed like she was moving randomly and maybe even in circles! When it finally took her down a rutted dirt road, full of potholes, she was sure this was some kind of joke and was ready to turn around. When the GPS said, “You have arrived,” she looked around in confusion – where? There was no cell service to even call her father and rant. But eventually someone arrived to lead her into a secret hidden ranch. Yet for days, the Professor would not meet her or allow her near his lab. She painstakingly keeps trying to get him to let her in, and one slow step at a time, when he sees she does understand his complex formulas and can honesty help, he starts to allow her in, but with strict, unbendable rules in place. Can the two of them find a way to reverse the damage done that locked him into his beastly form? If they can get the formula to work, they can help the hawk-shifters who were also hurt by those criminals and forced into spontaneous half-shifts they can’t control. He owes it to them to make them whole again. But danger and betrayal is closer to them than they realize. Will the two of them make it out alive as the thieves come back for a final deadly attempt at the Midas formula?
Oh my, this was so good. I was hooked from the start and loved the characters, as well as many of the secondary characters. This was an awesome story line with bits of history, lots of mystery, and suspense wondering how Tawnya and Philip will survive what’s coming. We not only worry about what their future will be, but whether they have a future at all? Grab your copy and be ready for an exciting story.
July 26, 2021
This is a continuation of the SONS OF THE ALPHA series, featuring the four grown daughters of the new High Alpha & Prima Alpha, Jake & Nicole Bryant. Each one can be read as a stand alone, but I think you'll have more fun if you read them in sequence. As I so often do, SOMETHING WILD follows a classic romance structure, this one being Beauty and the Beast. Of course there are lots of twists and turns and adventure, and most of all a swoon-worthy hero and sassy heroine. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it!
July 26, 2021
Something Wild
Phillip Heath is working on a Top-Secret project for his High Alpha. He has almost perfected the Midas formula to turn metal into gold. Then his enemies find him in his laboratory and try to force the information out of him. At the same time Mount St. Helens is about to erupt. He is bound with zip ties and electrical tape. Phillip is threatened by another formula that he developed that forces a partial shift then freezes the were in that. He decides to embrace the change in him to protect his formula. He breaks his restraints and crawls to a bunker as Mount St. Helens erupts. Who could have betrayed he and his High Alpha?
Time has passed, over forty years, and there is a different High Alpha, Jake Bryant. He has called his eldest daughter to his office. He has a task that he wants her to accomplish. Success with this mission will let her dad and the High Council know that she is ready to become the Direct Heir. Tawnya Bryant is the oldest of four daughters. She is eager to prove herself. She is an educated woman, that is somewhat headstrong and impulsive.
Tawnya is sent to a secretive and remote ranch in Montana. There is a mysterious “Professor” and some bird shifters that care for the ranch. The brilliant Professor is reclusive and is always in the shadows and covered from head to toe in clothing. He works in his lab. He needs an assistant.
Tawnya insists on helping. What could he be hiding? Who is he? Against all odds they seem to work well together. They are fighting the attraction to each other. Phillip is reluctant to reveal who and what he is. Could Tawnya love a monster that is partially shifter? Love comes at a price and danger is inevitable. Betrayal comes from an unlikely source. Can they survive?
This is a nice slow burn love story with a lot of mystery and intrigue. I am looking forward to the next book. I loved all the Bryant Family Books: Red Moon Prophecy, then Sons of the Alpha, and now the daughters of the High Alpha. I love me some Bryants.
Phillip Heath is working on a Top-Secret project for his High Alpha. He has almost perfected the Midas formula to turn metal into gold. Then his enemies find him in his laboratory and try to force the information out of him. At the same time Mount St. Helens is about to erupt. He is bound with zip ties and electrical tape. Phillip is threatened by another formula that he developed that forces a partial shift then freezes the were in that. He decides to embrace the change in him to protect his formula. He breaks his restraints and crawls to a bunker as Mount St. Helens erupts. Who could have betrayed he and his High Alpha?
Time has passed, over forty years, and there is a different High Alpha, Jake Bryant. He has called his eldest daughter to his office. He has a task that he wants her to accomplish. Success with this mission will let her dad and the High Council know that she is ready to become the Direct Heir. Tawnya Bryant is the oldest of four daughters. She is eager to prove herself. She is an educated woman, that is somewhat headstrong and impulsive.
Tawnya is sent to a secretive and remote ranch in Montana. There is a mysterious “Professor” and some bird shifters that care for the ranch. The brilliant Professor is reclusive and is always in the shadows and covered from head to toe in clothing. He works in his lab. He needs an assistant.
Tawnya insists on helping. What could he be hiding? Who is he? Against all odds they seem to work well together. They are fighting the attraction to each other. Phillip is reluctant to reveal who and what he is. Could Tawnya love a monster that is partially shifter? Love comes at a price and danger is inevitable. Betrayal comes from an unlikely source. Can they survive?
This is a nice slow burn love story with a lot of mystery and intrigue. I am looking forward to the next book. I loved all the Bryant Family Books: Red Moon Prophecy, then Sons of the Alpha, and now the daughters of the High Alpha. I love me some Bryants.
July 26, 2021
This is a very unique, well-written shifter romance that has a sort of “beauty & the beast” undertone & I promise you it is definitely worth reading. The plot is well-paced and is filled with unexpected twists & intrigue. The characters are likable with strong-willed personalities although one of them (a male scientist & shifter, Philip Health) is often distrustful & insecure about his inner beast & tries to the best of his ability to get rid of a very attractive, intelligent young royal female shifter (Tawnya Rose Bryant) then the attractions begin to flare. The secondary characters play good supporting roles.
There is: The CEO & high alpha (Jacob Bryant aka Jake) of the Bryant wolf pack, a Midas formula, various kinds of shifters, friendship, drama, intrigue, suspense, mystery, secrets, adventure, action, deceit, betrayal, manipulations, complications, misunderstandings, danger, threats, enemies, conflict, violence, determination, surprises, love, contentment & a satisfying happy conclusion.
There is: The CEO & high alpha (Jacob Bryant aka Jake) of the Bryant wolf pack, a Midas formula, various kinds of shifters, friendship, drama, intrigue, suspense, mystery, secrets, adventure, action, deceit, betrayal, manipulations, complications, misunderstandings, danger, threats, enemies, conflict, violence, determination, surprises, love, contentment & a satisfying happy conclusion.
July 26, 2021
Wow, gotta love Addision Carmichael's characters. These two made me fall in love. Beauty and the Beast Indeed. But far more enjoyable the way Ms. Carmichael has written them.
And then we have the plot. Ms. Carmichael is very aware, as you can tell by her writing, that details make the story. Without details, you're just reciting some story without a lot of development. In this case not only were the characters developed well, the plot was well written and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
Did I enjoy this book? Yes sir, Yes sir, 5 stars worth. Should you read it? I have no clue why you wouldn't WANT to read this. I'm looking forward to the next book already! And by the way, this is a new series, built on Ms. Carmichael's Alpha books. First we saw the sons, so guess what? The girls needed equal time! Read and enjoy!
And then we have the plot. Ms. Carmichael is very aware, as you can tell by her writing, that details make the story. Without details, you're just reciting some story without a lot of development. In this case not only were the characters developed well, the plot was well written and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
Did I enjoy this book? Yes sir, Yes sir, 5 stars worth. Should you read it? I have no clue why you wouldn't WANT to read this. I'm looking forward to the next book already! And by the way, this is a new series, built on Ms. Carmichael's Alpha books. First we saw the sons, so guess what? The girls needed equal time! Read and enjoy!
July 27, 2021
Heath found a formula to change one metal to a different medal, told the High Alpha. Then people came after him for the formula, they used one of his medicines on him and became part man and part werewolf stuck, he just made it inside his bunker before Mt. St. Helena erupted. His medication also ruined another group of supernaturals but he saved some. Working on an antibody to reverse the medication used. The High Alpha sent Tawnya to help him find what he wants and fell in love. One of the people saved still wants that formula but they lose. Tawnya had some hard decisions to make. Great book and couldn’t put th book down!
July 26, 2021
True Life Mates
When Tawnya was sent to help a mysterious scientist, while waiting to take her place as Pack Alpha, she did not expect to find insight into herself.
In Addison Carmichael’s Something Wild, first in her Daughters of the Alpha series, we see that a heart can change a mind.
Addison creates characters that have depth, as they struggle with decisions they have made, with yearnings they feel, and with choices they think they must make. Something Wild is a paranormal romance that leaves us satisfied and smiling.
When Tawnya was sent to help a mysterious scientist, while waiting to take her place as Pack Alpha, she did not expect to find insight into herself.
In Addison Carmichael’s Something Wild, first in her Daughters of the Alpha series, we see that a heart can change a mind.
Addison creates characters that have depth, as they struggle with decisions they have made, with yearnings they feel, and with choices they think they must make. Something Wild is a paranormal romance that leaves us satisfied and smiling.
November 18, 2021
This was an excellent story. I loved the Beauty and the Beast feel of the story, the characters were great, the entire plot was great. The pacing was good and I enjoyed seeing Phillip and Tawnya’s friendship grow. It was nice seeing old characters from previous books too. All in all, I really enjoyed this one.
CONTENT
Romance: Clean, Kissing, Innuendo, Implied intimacy (not detailed).
Violence: Mild (not too detailed)
Language: Mild
CONTENT
Romance: Clean, Kissing, Innuendo, Implied intimacy (not detailed).
Violence: Mild (not too detailed)
Language: Mild
July 28, 2021
This was a great way to start a series. The characters were well written and endearing while the story line was engaging and kept me entertained from beginning to end.
I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
July 26, 2021
This paranormal romance is amazing! I liked it very much.. It is romantic and interesting, with really wonderful characters..
July 26, 2021
I love this new series!
She is so loveable!
He doesn’t want to be.
Together they are brilliant!
Intrigue with a sensible twist.
Looking forward to meeting the other sisters.
She is so loveable!
He doesn’t want to be.
Together they are brilliant!
Intrigue with a sensible twist.
Looking forward to meeting the other sisters.
July 26, 2021
This is a great start to a new series. This is a great story full of great characters, action and suspense. I didn't want to put this great book down andnI can't wait for the next book.
July 18, 2021
He is a paranoid scientist who has taken his own concoctions and been transformed. In the past, he discovered formulas others would kill for. She is to be the next royal alpha and is itching for some freedom. They are brought together by their shared High Alpha in order to fix a formula that has been tampered with and has caused a clan of hawk shifters to be unable to control their shifts. Can she see past his exterior? Can he learn to trust again? Find out when you read this story. I loved the characters. The plot was very good and kept me glued to the story. I would recommend this book.
July 12, 2021
From the very first page this book suck you in to the point you could not put it down until the last page was read. It was full of emotions that were off the charts, With a ray of beautiful people and a monster to keep the book interesting. A must read book for any person who love to read paranormal fiction.
I am volunteering to leave a ARC review of this book.
August 4, 2021
When I started reading this story, I could not put it down. I read the book in one day. This author is an awesome writer. I cannot wait to read more of their books. Keep up the great work. You should definitely read this book.
August 3, 2021
I loved this book. Tawnya is sent on a trip by her father, never realizing that it will change her life forever. Together Phillip and Tawnya are amazing.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 2, 2022
Innovative Professor Philip Heath’s notorious inventions had life impacts. After torture, trying to keep a formula out of manic, greedy hands, Philip transforms and is frozen into a hybrid wolf form. Ambitious, equally brilliant werewolf princess Tawnya ‘Tawny’ Bryant’s anxious to cement her alpha heir role, despite being female, an anathema to the pack’s belief
Feeling guilt, Philip becomes a semi-recluse, working on a cure for his and the inadvertently impacted hawk shifter flock who share his mountain ranch. Tawny coaxes Philip into working with her and their feelings soften from contentious to romantic. Meanwhile, the greedy thugs that wanted the formula that could make millions haven’t given up on the obtaining it.
Rating: 4.5stars
Feeling guilt, Philip becomes a semi-recluse, working on a cure for his and the inadvertently impacted hawk shifter flock who share his mountain ranch. Tawny coaxes Philip into working with her and their feelings soften from contentious to romantic. Meanwhile, the greedy thugs that wanted the formula that could make millions haven’t given up on the obtaining it.
Rating: 4.5stars
July 27, 2021
Another approach at a beauty and the beast story. The beauty also shifts herself. Tawny is on a mission to find out what the beast is hiding. Philip needs help with a problem but is also aware that the one sent to help has a brain. As time goes on he can hardly resist the beauty with brains. Danger comes through so turn the pages to see if the beast can keep it all from being destroyed.
July 30, 2021
I received an ARC from the author and am voluntarily leaving my review. Tawnya and Philip have a story that will draw you in. She is his light to his darkness. Phillip is not sure that he deserves her the more he gets to know her. There is plenty is drama, twist and turns, suspense, she secrets.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 24, 2021
If you loved Sons of the Alpha you'll love the spin-off. This book is about the oldest daughter. It has a beauty and the beast vibe to it too. I was so surprised towards the end. I can't wait for the next one
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