Belligerent Beta
Author: Poppy
Dennison
Publisher: Wilde City Press
Release Date: May
14, 2014
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When a human is chosen to lead the pack
instead of him, Beta Dan Keller struggles to find his footing in a rapidly
changing environment. Committed to his pack and not one to turn away from a
challenge, Dan follows his Alpha’s request and works with Nathan Ross, the new
pack Omega. Though he is initially concerned that Nathan’s weakness will harm
the pack, Dan learns
there is more to the shy wolf than meets the eye.As Dan struggles to balance his growing feelings for the young wolf with his responsibilities to his pack, new threats emerge and Nathan’s loyalty is questioned. Not understanding the basics of being a wolf leaves Nathan vulnerable and the pack at risk. Can Dan embrace the true role of a beta so he can protect the man he has grown to love and save his pack?
Excerpt:
Lex didn't have a lot of height over Spencer and Nathan, but his muscled shoulders stretched as wide as Dan's. Spencer's dark hair flopped over his forehead in nearly the same way Nathan's blond hair did. Even though Nathan stood a little taller than Spencer, the alpha's mate clearly had a larger presence. Spencer didn’t slouch, didn’t duck his head and hide his face. Nathan needed to take a few lessons in confidence from him.
Dan stood to the side and continued to watch. Everyone babied Nathan. Dan didn't get it. He needed to toughen up, especially since he'd been accepted by the alpha. Nathan responded to Lex, listened and calmed in his presence. He should be getting stronger. Nothing about Nathan went the way things normally worked though. Hell, nothing about Lex did either.
After a few moments of hovering, the three men separated from their huddle.
“I really need to get some work done,” Spencer groaned.
“Go on.” Lex planted a smacking kiss on his mate's forehead and shooed him out of the room.
Nathan chuckled and watched him go.
“Nathan, you mind going over to Spencer's and getting some meat for tonight out of his freezer? I forgot before we left for my appointment earlier.”
“No problem.”
Nathan hurried out the front door.
Lex leaned against the cabinet and turned his attention to Dan.
“He called you.”
“Yeah?”
“That's huge.” Lex ran his hand over his buzzed hair. “I know you don't get it, but it is.”
“No, I get it. It's big, but at the same time, why did he need help? It was a fender bender, Lex. He’s what? Twenty-three? Twenty-four? He panicked over nothing, like he was sixteen and facing his first speeding ticket. What happens when it's something serious? You've got to get him to toughen up.”
Lex growled and pushed himself away from the counter. “Get off your high horse, or I'll throw you off. You don't know him, and you sure as hell don't know what he needs.”
“That's bullshit, Lex, and you know it. He's got to get stronger. He can't stay the omega forever. His status weakens us all.”
Lex shook his head and sighed. “I know, Dan. And we're working on him. I want you to think about something though. What weakens us more than an omega in our pack is a beta who doesn't see his pack as individuals as well as a whole group. Nathan is a puzzle. Figure him out.”
Having Lex become alpha had been a tough pill for Dan to swallow. Times like this, when his alpha stared at him with disappointment, helped Dan realize he'd not been ready for the job. He had way too many loner tendencies for his own good. He liked his pack, but they weren’t the family he’d had with his old one. “I'll work on it.”
Accidental Alpha Review:
Title: Accidental Alpha
Author: Poppy Dennison
Publisher: Wilde City
Publisher URL: www.wildecity.com
ISBN: 978-1-925031-48-5
Genre: {M/M} Werewolf Series
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Job skills never die but sometimes, a career can change directions. Former cop Lex Tompkins was trained to protect and serve the city. Now Lex must learn to protect and serve as Alpha to a werewolf pack. On the other hand, Lex’s new job comes with some unexpected perks, like discovering his neighbor Spencer Ro binson is a werewolf, as well as Lex’s new love interest.
Accidental Alpha is the first book in the Pack Partners series. The characters are creditable. Lex is a naturally kindhearted person instilled with good judgment, although he had turned into a gloomy hermit because of slow-to-heal injuries incurred during a crime investigation. After Lex was bitten by the least likely suspect, Lex’s life has purpose again. He has formed a connection with every member in the pack and he has the pack’s respect for the reason that Lex rules with impartiality. For months Spencer tried to get Lex to notice him but the attraction did not become mutual until Lex was turned. Now Spencer is undecided by the possibilities of becoming the alpha’s mate.
Poppy Dennison has created a splendid heartwarming romantic comedy that I enjoyed immensely. I look forward to the next series installment.
About the author
A sassy southern lady, Poppy Dennison developed an obsession with things that go bump in the night in her early years after a barn door flew off its hinges and nearly squashed her. Convinced it was a ghost trying to get her attention, she started looking for other strange and mysterious happenings around her. Not satisfied with what she found, Poppy has traveled to
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