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Book Blurb

"Packbond" is the love story of Alex, the friendly Shifter boy-next-door who everyone knows and likes, and a mysterious stranger. Troy is a strong, handsome, kind alpha, everything Alex ever dreamed of. Troy appearing on his doorstep with his betas, asking for Shifter sanctuary, seemed almost too good to be true.

Troy would never do anything to bring danger to his pack but he was not always so careful. Once, their pack had a fourth member. When someone with painful links to the past arrives, can Troy keep his pack and his love safe?

Also available in the Dawg Days Anthology.

 

Book Review

In this world, wolf shifters are at least as much animal, when shifted, as they are human the rest of the time. They also have a peculiar pack structure with four key members, possibly more in some cases, but that wasn’t really clear to me. And, like in many shifter stories, human hunters are the bane of their existence. But the focus of this tale is the importance of pack, and how the bonds between its members make the whole stronger than the sum of its parts.

Alex is an omega, best buddies with Ethan who is another omega and has been his best friend since they were kids. They were on their own for a long time, living in peace with the humans from the nearby town, and doing okay. But I guess having other shifters around, and being part of a slightly bigger pack than one with only two members, is a good thing, so Troy and his two betas are a welcome addition. Not to mention that Alex is falling for the big alpha faster than he ever thought possible.

Troy is the alpha of a pack who lost their omega to human hunters, led by a minister who doesn’t approve of gays or shifters. He is slow to trust the humans of the nearby town, for good reason, but he is clearly in love with Alex, so he goes along with Alex’s suggestions. Troy still mourns the omega they lost, and when the man who caused that loss, inadvertently, but still, turns up, he knows there will be trouble.

If you like shifter stories that focus on defending a small pack against attack, if you enjoy reading about characters trying to get over their grief, and if you’re looking for a slowly developing romance with some hot loving, you will probably like this short story.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 34 pages/10000 words
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Publication Date	20-August-2014
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