If you like steamy insta-love romance, featuring obsessed, growly heroes who'll do anything for their mate, you'll love this brand-new series!
Ever since I broke away from my MC pack, I've been living out in Perdue Town. Inking skin, cracking heads where necessary, and keeping tabs on my pack's most wanted list—a price worth paying for my freedom. Until she walks into my tattoo shop. Beautiful, innocent, desperate to save her family. Mine. All these years I’ve lived without the mating urge. Without feeling much of anything. Now my beast roars to life: Mate. Claim. Possess. Then, with a single word, she detonates a bomb— Her brother is enemy number one of my pack. A disaster of f***ing epic proportions. Keeping her safe means breaking my sworn oath. But I already know I'll protect her with my life. Burn the whole damn world down. Because this girl is my mate.
This is a totally SAFE, steamy insta-love romance, featuring an obsessed, possessive hero. If you love reading about age-gap, forced-proximity romances, you’ll love Forge and Maya’s story. Promised: Tons of feels, dirty talk and a sweet HEA!
USA Today bestselling author Ariana Hawkes writes spicy romantic stories with lovable characters, plenty of suspense, and a whole lot of laughs. She told her first story at the age of four, and has been writing ever since, for both work and pleasure. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two huskies.
Forge is a big bad dude, he is the enforcer in Perdue Town, also the tattoo artist. His job is to keep all that don't belong out. He catches sight of a cute blonde across the street asking questions and being shown out of shops. He figures she's another reporter trying to get the scoop on the town like so many others. What he doesn't understand is why he feels a little jumpy about her, he should just go over and ask her what's up and to get out of town like he would with any person. When she crosses the street to his place and tells him she wants a tattoo, he is blown away by what his wolf growls...Mate!
Maya is just trying to find out where her idiot half brother is, he's half wolf unlike her, she's all human...When she sees that hunk across the street eyeing her up, she can't help herself and crosses over. Then she goes and says the dumbest thing she can think of, but she can't help herself just the growliness of him turns her on and she's a virgin!
Will Maya run away from Forge when she finds out he's a wolf, her mother made her promise she'd stay away from the big bad wolf, or will his growliness make her get closer?
Book 2 in this series. There is insta connection between our two leads. Their story unfurls quickly just as their chemistry is. I felt a sad about the quick end solution, there was quite a build up and imho a missed oppertunity to work out some if the friction that was clear from the past. But regardless, i still enjoyed the story and it fits Ariana Hawkes writing to a T.
This was another well written story for the series. There was good danger, some humour and definitely steamy romance to fully catch you into the story ;) I really enjoyed diving into this exciting book and look forward to the next :)
I feel like I've been in a very deep sleep, and she's just woken me up. Before Maya was a never-ending night, and now the sun is burning over the horizon.
4.25 stars!
It's been a while since I've read an Ariana Hawkes book, but I was immediately pulled into her easy writing and storytelling. Forge and Maya had a steamy yet suspicious meet-cute, and I loved Forge's instant devotion to Maya's cause. This was definitely an instalove shifter romance, and I look forward to the rest of the series🖤
Tropes: fated mates, age-gap romance, shifter/human pairing, instalove, virgin heroine, MC romance, quick and STEAMY🔥
The first introduction of Maya and Forge meeting each other for the first time was truly entertaining. I laughed so hard. I truly love how the author decided to introduce these two together. To top it off he is a Biker Tattoo Artist, nothing sexier than that. Freaking yum. I love how protective Forge instantly is of Maya and how for some unknown reason to her she is fully trusting of him. This book contains so much: family loyalty, unbridled need, danger, promises, along with broken promises, and so much more. I loved the book and so happy I got a chance to read the book.
I'm not sure if I would have called Forge a "biker" wolf.. yes, he rides a bike and so that makes him a biker, but he's so much more. I liked Maya better than the other females I've read so far (I read book 3, then book 1). She is not nearly as naïve even though she's innocent. I felt like they stayed on the island a little long, but overall, I really enjoyed this story. I loved Forge, and liked that Maya's brother isn't the only one who was found in this story.
For a book with over 100 pages I thought it'd be slower paced, but somehow it turned out to be a lot quicker paced. But that's okay, because it didn't bother me like it normally does. I love the attention to details that you gave with Forage and how he looks, I was able to almost completely imagine him if I wanted.
I wished it was longer, but again, I still loved the story line of it. Spice lvl: 🌶️🌶️
Maya is looking for her brother, who broke their Mom's heart by leaving for a vendetta against the pack who killer his father. Forge is the "enforcer" for Perdue Town and is responsible for encouraging outsiders to leave town. When he is told about a human woman asking questions, it's time to do his job. But he discovers that the person she is asking about is on his pack hunting list....and happens to be her brother!!
Maya came to town, looking for her brother. Her leads had run out, her time and her cash, as well. Told to leave town by more than one, her last resort is Forge. This big, burley tattooed biker might just be the guy to help her. Attracted to him? Check. And his wolf would agree.....Another fabulous book in the Obsessed Mates series by Ariana Hawkes!
Maya came into town look for her missing brother. She’s instantly attracted to Forge, who realized she was his mate, even though she’s human. She gave a vow to her mother not to mate a wolf so she’s apprehensive about their relationship but can’t resist him. When he agrees to help find her brother she knows he’s a great guy and accepts him and his love.
Forge lives on his own on the outskirts of Perdue Town, and has a tattoo artist's studio in town. He is also the town's unofficial enforcer. When Maya shows up looking for her missing brother, Forge just knows that things will never be the same.
A girl on a task to find a lost brother comes across a town full of Shifters that are not very receptive to a stranger. Can she find the Shifter brother that’s being a pain in the ass or will she need some help. When help is found in the form of a very large and ruggedly handsome, tatted up shifter what’s a girl to do. Enjoy
Great storytelling. Has action, mystery and plenty not romance. This is second book in series and just as good as the first. I tend to like quick reading as I don't like to have to put a book down. Even though it's a quick read it doesn't disappoint and has a full storyline.
I love this author, she is so good! I started by reading her latest series then moved to this one. Maya and Forge are perfect as this story. I enjoyed that the steam is spread throughout the book. It's an easy read. Not, too much drama. Its a lighter MC story. The connection is perfect. You won't regret this book!
Short, sweet. Ridiculous- some of this was just plain ridiculous. Can we also please give accurate descriptions of things - I did not think sexy when she described his penis like a fire hose. Not sure what penis you are all looking at but every fire hose I have ever seen/used is flat……I laughed at his flat penis Add in the ‘I just ovulated an hour ago’ crap and it was hard to take this book seriously
Maya is a self-sacrificing little sweetheart; naturally, Forge's whole purpose as her mate is to make her top priority for a change. A touch of danger, several family bonds healed, and a perfectly delightful HEA help make this a real treat for anyone who enjoys a traditional shifter romance.
Typical wolf meets make , claims mate, lots of sex, true love and happy ending but does surprise that a 21 year old innocent virgin rides off on his Harley to a cabin in the woods just minute after meeting lol my self preservation wouldn’t let me do that even after weeks
Well written story and well developed characters! This one is as good as the first one! Maybe Griff will be next? A girl looking for her brother and a lone wolf, that's supposed to destroy him! What could go wrong?!?
This is a great story of two people with agendas who are trying to be secretive about their agenda but the pull is just too strong.
At times Maya kind of annoyed me, she was going through a lot of trouble to find her brother to help her mom when her mom didn't seem like a kind lady to her.
This has got to be the worst of all the books. I really hate writing reviews like this and they are 100% my opinion but this book just felt so wrong. Maya acted like she was an innocent young teenager. I don't know if this was an age play book or not but it wasn't for me.
Forge is a wolf who owns a place where Maya is looking for her brother. Maya is human but her brother is wolf. Forge helps Maya find her brother and keeps her safe from all the bad people. Great read😊😁
Lots of passion. Big growly wolf shifter, who just wanted to be left alone, until he scented her. His mate comes to him , untouched, and ready to be claimed. Beautiful resolution of her original mission, that brought her to Forges town to begin with. Great happy ending.
Arc review For honest Review. While looking for Demetrius Maya's brother in Perdue town ,she finds herself under forge a wolf shifters protection. Fantastic story
This one is seriously infectious. Forge is so protective of Maya. These two are really meant to be. This storyline has it all: love, hate, laughter and danger. Excellent writing.