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My, what sweet curves you have...

Kade is used to keeping himself in check.

As a wolf shifter living so close to humans, he's needed too.

Keeping his packs secret has never been a problem.

Until she shows up.

Ruby James.

Her red hair, those curves, her infectious laugh. All of it is like a sirens call to him. One that he's powerless to resist.

She's his fated mate, the little red riding hood to his big, bad wolf, but Kade knows that this isn't a fairytale.

She's in town to clear out her Grams place but, eventually, she'll leave him, just like everyone else.

Unless he can change her mind and mark her before she has a chance to get away.


Come meet the shifters of the North Star pack as they find their fated mates. These four Alpha’s are hot and wealthy just like the fairy tale characters that they’re based on! These guys just have a little more... bite.

82 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2023

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Profile Image for Darlene I read WAY to many books.
3,676 reviews2,430 followers
February 27, 2023
This one was pretty fast and sorta tiny retelling of little red ridding hood.. and this wolf really does eat his girl ;).

We met Kade in his friends book he's alittle jelouse his friend already found his mate and he wants that, he spots someone when he's walking home and his wolf already knows its their mate. There first meeting wasn't to bad just alittle awkward, but he tries again and it goes good Ruby is sweet but she's dealing with the death of her grandma and moving her things this is what Kade doesn't want.

So he woos her into dinner and explains to her what a shifter is no drama in that no real drama between the couple only drama is the problems Ruby's friend is in. But that's with her family and one of Kades friends. Which we shall see next. These two are sweet as sin.


No ow/om drama, no cheating, slight secondary character, sexy times, both virgins

Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶

Instalove
Age gap
Praise kink
Shifters
No condom
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1,840 reviews366 followers
March 13, 2023
3.5 smut-scale stars!

Marking Red is a loose retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Kade has searched for his fated mate for quite some time and isn't happy that he hasn't found her. Luck is on his side though and he finally catches her scent. He discovers Ruby at her grandmothers packing up her belongings after her passing.

Kade is determined to be there for Ruby and be the shoulder to lean on. He is determined to show her what being fated to a shifter means. Both Kade and Ruby were enjoyable characters but they did feel a little flat.

“You want my mark, Ruby. Your body is crying out for it, and I’ll give you everything you need, sweet mate. It’ll feel so good. I promise.”


Quick, sweet, and smutty!
Profile Image for Rebecca Grove.
3,492 reviews26 followers
February 28, 2023
Kade is a wolf shifter who has been looking for his fated mate for a long time. When he had no luck finding her, he decided to return home for a break. He is thrilled when his best friend finds his mate in a human and his wolf pushes him to go out searching again. Before he could decide to leave, he is surprised to find the scent of his mate coming from the house next door. He meets Ruby his mate and finds out that she is in town to empty her grandmother's house to be ready to sell. He will do everything he can to convince her to stay and mate with him.

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6,215 reviews90 followers
February 27, 2023
Kade (H), a wolf shifter who looked for hits fated mate far and wide, is shocked when he scents Ruby (h) in the small community he lives in. She’s come to town to clean out her grams home and realizes that he’ll have to work quickly to convince her they were destined for one another. Lovely hot and steamy fated mates shifter quickie with a side of angst. A reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood with some shifter love.
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1,987 reviews106 followers
August 17, 2023
Redhead_sweet_kiss
Es ella. La que he estado buscando incansablemente. La que llevo años soñando. Y ella está aquí. Mi compañera.




•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers.
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen.





Marking Red de Skye Alder Serie once upon a Shifter libro 2

Argumento:

Madre mía, qué dulces curvas tienes...

Kade está acostumbrado a controlarse.

Como lobo cambiante que vive tan cerca de los humanos, también es necesario.

Mantener sus paquetes en secreto nunca ha sido un problema.

Hasta que ella aparece.

Ruby James.

Su pelo rojo, esas curvas, su risa contagiosa. Todo es como un canto de sirenas para él. Uno que es incapaz de resistir.

Ella es su compañera predestinada, la caperucita roja de su gran lobo feroz, pero Kade sabe que esto no es un cuento de hadas.

Ella está en la ciudad para limpiar la casa de su abuela pero, eventualmente, lo dejará, como todos los demás.

A menos que pueda hacerle cambiar de opinión y marcarla antes de que tenga la oportunidad de escapar.



Mi humilde opinión:


Marking Red es la historia de Ruby y Kade basada en Caperucita Roja.

A diferencia de la historia anterior, la heroína es humana pero me gustó que supiera de los shifters y que aceptara a Kade. Sin conflictos allí realmente.

Los momentos de Kade con su lobo eran divertidos. Me encanta cuando los shifters muestran ese lado y lado animal. Me gustó que fuera comprensivo y paciente con Ruby.

La historia era linda, corta y sexy pero sentí que nada más sucedía.

Tuve un momento con Ruby de "¿Es en serio?!" Porque me pareció totalmente estúpido su pensamiento cuando se aleja de Kade, que lo conoció hace dos días, que no puede pensar claramente con él cerca, que tiene una vida en otro lado, que no sabe si lo suyo puede ser para siempre. LAS PAREJAS DESTINADAS SON PARA SIEMPRE! Lo sabía, se lo dijo su abuela y de lo dijo Kade! Te mordió Ruby y te dijo que eras su compañera! Qué pensaste que significaba? Por qué creía que dolía alejarse de él? Me pareció que no entendió nada. Y todo para qué? Para decidir al final que odiaba su trabajo y su vida en Windy Pines.

El final feliz está con un capítulo a 5 años después con los niños visitando a los tíos Chrisinda y Jax. Al parecer la amiga no era la compañera de Sayer.
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1,598 reviews51 followers
April 29, 2023
My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story.

3.5/5 stars

Rudy has come to town to pack up her recently deceased grandmother’s house, her grandmother was the one who raised her after her neglecting parents died. Her bestie Chrisinda has come to help, but she is over worked by her stepmother and stepsisters who constantly need her and has to leave.
Kade is a shifter, while out he spots Ruby’s red hair and his wolf gets her scent and he knows she’s his fated mate. He goes over and they talk for just a moment before being interrupted by Chrisinda. Ruby can’t get over how handsome he is and feels such an attraction to him.
Tired the girls decide to start fresh tomorrow packing up the house. Kade covertly watches Rudy, his friend comes by and is happy Kade has found his mate. Now Kade needs to tell his mate about his wolf and get her to stay with him forever.
The next morning he brings over breakfast, Chrisinda needs to go home to her step family, leaving Kade and Ruby alone together. While looking adoringly at Ruby she notices Kade’s eyes glowing, that reminds her of a story her grandmother told her when she was a little girl about shifters and how they mated for life. Their attraction to each other is intense, especially since the mating moon is that night. He’s trying to tell her about his wolf when she comes out and asks him if he is a shifter. He shows her his wolf and after they have their first time together. Lots of sexy times and very little drama or angst. What little there is is caused when Rudy goes back to her grandmother’s house, she actually solves it herself by internally talking it out and deciding to stay with her mate.
I love yous and an epilogue five years later with two kids. A sneak peak into the next story for Chrisinda and Kade’s friend Jax, it’s a Cinderella retelling.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
118 reviews1 follower
February 25, 2023
LOVED IT! The Skye Alder pseudonym duo of Cameron Hart and Shaw Hart scored another winner with Ruby and Kade's story. We are introduced to him first and see he and his wolf are longing for their mate. Kade's been traveling around searching for her but to no avail. He's returned home from another trip, still with no mate.

As he heads back to his place, he sees Ruby. She's in town b/c her grandma has passed away, so she's arrived to pack up her grandmother's belongings, and sell her house. Once Kade sees her, he and his wolf recognizes her as their mate. They are ecstatic but wary because Ruby is human. What follows is a low angst, high heat love story. The sex is explicit which I find hot ❤️‍🔥🔥. Beware if it's not your thing. But the sexy times are not the main focus. Alder also does a great job at character development in a short amount of time. She also sets up the storyline for Ruby's best friend, Chrisinda. It's clear Chrisinda's story will be book 3, and I can't wait!

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868 reviews
February 20, 2023
Kade is a calm and collected wolf shifter that yearns to find his fated mate after years of searching with no luck. When his mate’s scent suddenly hits him, he is thrilled to find a red headed curvy bombshell not far from his cabin. She’s absolute perfection and his wolf is going crazy to claim her. Except he has to control his behavior around her since she is a human and has recently suffered a loss. Kade is the big bad wolf (not really bad…) and Ruby is little red riding hood. Ruby is smitten with Kade upon meeting him and floored that someone so handsome would be interested in woo’ing her. This short story was fast-paced, sweet, romantic, and super steamy. Kade wanted to give the world to Ruby, especially after her past traumas, and I just adored their connection!

Tropes: Paranormal romance, fated mates, insta-love, virgin heroine, virgin hero, happily-ever-after
Heat: 3/5.

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3,148 reviews27 followers
February 18, 2023
I loved Marking Red Book 2 of Once Upon a Shifter. Kade is happy his friend found his mate but he’s also a little jealous. He longs for his mate. Ruby is sad, she’s cleaning out her grandmothers home to sell and it’s breaking her heart. When a stranger shows up she has an undeniable pull to him. The second he saw Ruby his wolf started going crazy, he found his mate. Now he just needs to find a way to explain about shifters and mates and hope she doesn’t run. Will Kade and Ruby have a HEA? Loved this book and the characters. Can’t wait for the next in the series. I would definitely recommend this book.

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810 reviews3 followers
February 19, 2023
Ruby is at her grandmother's home to finally pack things up and sell. Kade gets more than her bargained for on his walk home seeing his mate for the first time. He knows he only gets one chance to tell her the truth and wants to do everything he can to make it go the best way possible. While Ruby is swept up in Kade, her old life is still out there. The looming question is - now what?

I loved the devotion Kade has for his mate. He will do anything for her. He just needs to know what that is. Wonderful look forward at their happy ever after provides sneek peak at next couple as well.

An entertaining, sweet and steamy read where devotion conquers all.

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333 reviews4 followers
February 24, 2023
Too bad shifters aren't real!!!

After the death of her grandmother, Ruby is in town to pack up and sell her house. She has fawn memories of when she was a younger and her grandma raised her after her own parents death. Kade loves the North Star pack but he's getting lonely as he hasn't found his fated mate yet. When walking home, he smells her and is frozen in place. He doesn't know how to proceed because she's human. Deciding to knock on her door, they are both shocked. He knows that she's meant to be his. Eventhough Kade is gorgeous, she doesn't understand the instant attachment she feels toward him. Can Kade convince Ruby that they're meant to be together forever? Or, will Ruby walk away and go back to her life in the city? I can't wait for the rest of this series!!!

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442 reviews19 followers
February 26, 2023
I'm loving the fairytale theme in these books and this was an amazing red riding hood-ish retelling that stood out of its own. I really liked how it opened up and how you could feel the moment their connection started come alive on the page. Their first interaction was great too, it started slow and then next thing you know they are getting super serious and you know that some delicious stuff is on its way! I loved how it still fit in with the previous book and also how it opens up the next book and the rest of the series and of course leaves you craving more! This was a perfection of shifter romance where you know how it's going to end but you also know your going to enjoy the journey to get there!.
1,195 reviews6 followers
February 17, 2023
Book two of the "Once Upon a Shifter" series brings Kade to the forefront as he finds his fated mate, Ruby. Kade is as clueless as the other guys as to how to woo a human. I loved the characters in this book. Ruby had goals and she was determined to attain them. Kade was supportive of her which is one of the reasons he was perfect for her. I worried about Ruby's friend, Chrisinda and we'll get some resolution about her in the next book. The epilogue at 5 years out was a nice touch but a bit of a spoiler for the next book.

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1,592 reviews4 followers
February 26, 2023
This is book number 2 of the Once Upon a Shifter series and focuses on Kade and Ruby. Kade has been searching for his fated mate for years but was having no luck finding her. Things change in an instant for Kade when he comes across Ruby’s scent while she is in town cleaning out her grandmother's house. He immediately knows that he has finally found his mate and is determined to win over his woman. He is not willing to allow anything to stand in the way of them getting their forever. This was a great story and a great addition to the series!

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2,744 reviews31 followers
February 19, 2023
If you like, little red riding hood, Facebook is nothing like it. There is a wolf, but he is a wolf shifter, little red, is a human female with red hair and a curvy body. When Kade first sees Ruby, he knows she is his fated mate and he sets out to win her. Ruby knows that there is something different about Kade, her grandmother told her about shifters and fated mates, when he tells her that she is his, there is no denying it, and they live happily ever after.

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186 reviews1 follower
February 20, 2023
Ruby is visiting her grandmother’s house in the woods and she’s found by a big bad wolf. Only this big bad wolf is a hot shifter named Kade and Ruby is his fated mate. These two find their happily-ever-after quite quickly. Marking Red is a very steamy, recommended read.

I’m really looking forward to the next book in the series, which focuses on Chrisinda, Ruby’s friend, who is introduced in this story.

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576 reviews3 followers
February 25, 2023
Really cute shifter story! I am loving this new series. Kade catches the scent of Ruby as she is in town cleaning out her grandmothers place. He immediately wants to claim her but doesn’t know how to explain that he is a shifter. Ruby feels the unexplained pull for Kade and wants to give in but doesn’t know how she is supposed to give up her life when she was just in town temporarily. Luckily they end up with a very cute happily ever after and I am anxiously awaiting her friends book next!.

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7,458 reviews75 followers
March 1, 2023
Marking Red is a steamy turn on the fairy tale - Little Red Riding Hood.

Kade has almost given up on finding his mate, when he comes across someone new. Ruby is in town only to clean out her grandmother's home, when a handsome man is at her door. Soon Ruby finds out that all the stories her grandmother told her were more than just a story.

Kade and Ruby's story is fun fast tale with electric heat and hot passion.

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275 reviews25 followers
October 3, 2023
Kade has been searching for his mate for a long time, so when he stumbles upon her one evening, he is determined to win her over. Ruby is in town to pack up and sell her grandmother’s house after her death. She knows a little about shifters, so she is not not completely surprised when Kade explains that she is his fated mate. She is actually excited to be loved and cherished the way shifters are with their mates. Another entertaining, quick read in this series and I liked this one better than the first. Beware it is definitely smut for smut’s sake and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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1,704 reviews11 followers
February 15, 2023
I loved this book! I couldn't put it down and finished it in less than an hour. It is one of my favorite books I've read so far. They were so cute together, and the spice was amazing. They were able to connect very quickly and would listen and care about one another. I loved them together.
Just AMAZING.
Can't wait for the other books in this series!.

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4,034 reviews6 followers
February 24, 2023
Kate and Ruby were fantastic together I really enjoyed. How Kade was willing to do anything and everything to keep ruby by his side. Even when Ruby started To question what happens next Kade made sure that she knew that they would always be together and he would always try to make her happy. I cant wait for the next book in this series.

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2,651 reviews76 followers
February 25, 2023
Kade has looked high and low for his fated mate, he is starting to lose hope. So fate brings his mate to him. But his Ruby is human. How can he explain shifters that won't make him sound crazy? Ruby is stunned when a very handsome man shows up on her doorstep wanting to get to know her. She is so taken with him and the feeling is mutual. So sweet, so romantic, I can't wait for his friends' stories!
4,284 reviews11 followers
February 25, 2023
A new twist on the fairytale, this little Red meets a wolf and finds her mate, when clearing out her Grandmas house. Loved this steamy novella for Kade and Ruby, as these two have an instinctive attraction that neither can control when in close proximity. A short read, with characters that grow and learn to adapt with having a mate and communication.

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1,897 reviews6 followers
February 27, 2023
Wolf shifter Kade has been searching for his fated mate for years. When he scents Ruby in his home town he is ecstatic! Ruby is in town clearing out her grandmother’s house after her death. She is feeling sad and lonely until Kade introduces himself. Sweet, steamy romance with amazing chemistry, true love, a living, caring, protective hero and a beautiful HEA.

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4,298 reviews37 followers
April 1, 2023
Kade is a wolf shifter that is yearning after his mate. But after searching the whole country for her, he kind of settled down in a small shifter town. Ruby just lost her grandma and now she has to sell her house. One day she meets Kade and they fall hard and fast for each other🥰🥰 Instalove, sweet, steamy, romantic and totally safe(double virgins 🥰🥰)with a great HEA and no drama😍😍😍😍 I love fated mates lovestories❤️❤️
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20 reviews1 follower
February 15, 2023
Looooved the second book in this fairytale inspired series. Skye Alder delivers as usual, with mates who have only ever been with each other. The only correct way to write about fated mates. And boy is Kade delicious!
Can’t wait for the next instalment in this series.

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8,781 reviews63 followers
February 17, 2023
Ruby has come to pack up her late grandma's belongings, Kade is a shifter hisbpack comes first but when he sees Ruby he knows shes the one for him, but can he open up to her when she's meant to be leaving? Well written steamy shifter romance, a twist on the red riding Hood tale.

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4,192 reviews20 followers
February 24, 2023
This was a fantastic fated mates romance. I loved this take on the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale, it really got turned pretty much upside down. Ruby and Kade had amazing chemistry and I was completely invested in their romance. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

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863 reviews6 followers
February 28, 2023
This was such a sweet Little Red Riding Hood reimagining. I'm enjoying this fairy tale series. Ruby was packing up her grandmother's home when Kade caught her scent. He couldn't believe his luck in finding her, but what would a human think of a shifter? I loved their story!.

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1,350 reviews6 followers
February 28, 2023
I liked this one. I thought Kade trying to hold himself back was interesting when you consider the instalove obsession these guys have for their mates. Ruby was struggling with her loss and I think Kade helped heal her. It's a great mix of sweet and steamy, loving this series so far!.

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