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Book Blurb

Two species that have always kept themselves separated are about to collide and create a new world.

Humanity almost managed to do itself in. Ravaged by wars and plagues, the human population on earth has been bordering on extinction, although pockets of people have been forging on over the past few hundred years. It’s a hard life, and one Aaron Olsen fears he doesn’t fit into. As a son of a village leader, there are pressures on him he can’t manage, and things he keeps hidden, desires he doesn’t know how to express that keep him up many nights as he worries over them.

Valen is an alpha, born with the crescent moon mark on his chest. It means he’ll have to leave the pack he was born and raised in. It is the way of the wolf, and the only way to prevent it is to fight his father. Valen has no intention of doing such a dishonorable thing. He leaves as he’s supposed to, only to find himself the victim of thievery. When he hunts down the party responsible for stealing his belongings, Valen finds himself attracted to the human Aaron Olsen.

Now, if they can only survive their own pride and insecurities, and an attack that threatens everything they love, they just might have a chance at happiness in Valen’s Pack.

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of light BDSM.

 

Book Review

Ahhhhh, what could possibly be better than a brand-new series by Bailey Bradford? The instant I saw 'Run With the Moon' crop up on Goodreads, I couldn't wait to read this. It's got all the earmarks of an excellent Bradford human/shifter story, plus an apocalyptic world. Yay! So exciting. The idea of alphas being born with a specific birthmark reflecting their rank, and at some point, having to leave their birth pack and strike out on their own to make a pack, was a fascinating concept and drew me in, even further. In typical Bailey fashion, the first face-to-face meeting between Aaron and Valen is funny, hot, sexy, and showed me so much about each of them.

Poor Aaron. Trapped in a dying world, where he is expected to wed and produce children. There's no way he can admit to his "unnatural" desires for men. His village would kill him. But, he can't help reacting to Valen, and wanting to finally discover his own desires. It doesn't hurt that Aaron is naturally submissive and has dreamed of some strong man, holding him down, and making him scream. And, oh Ms. Bradford, you sure can write the steamy! *grins*

Valen doesn't understand what he, and his beast, find so intriguing about this human, but a night spent exploring it isn't going to hurt. Plus, Valen doesn't have a timetable. Now that he's left his father's pack, and along with his brother, Rivvie, is heading out into the world to make his own pack, Valen can take his time finding his new home and pack.

“You want to keep me?” Aaron whispered, his expression unreadable. “Take me away from my family and village?”
Valen wasn’t certain that saying yes would make Aaron happy. “I want to see if you and I fit. If we…”
Aaron was bobbing his head so rapidly he was going to make himself dizzy.

'Run With The Moon' is an excellent beginning to what appears will be a very exciting series. The author took the story to a place I wasn't expecting, and I loved it. How she handled the apocalyptic angle, plus the human and shifter divide, was well written, and engaging. I am eagerly looking forward to the next installment in the series. Thank you, Bailey!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 157 pages/50379 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	06-February-2015
Price	$5.50 ebook, TBD paperback
Buy Link	https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/run-with-the-moon