SYNOPSIS
When life deals a wild card, play it no matter the cost.
Since the day Rey’s defiance earned her a blinding blow to the head, fear has hovered as close as the guide dog that clings to her side. But the terror that grips her now is almost beyond description.
Like her sister before her, Rey has been sold to satisfy the lusts of one of the alien Beasts that now rule the Earth. If the towering, leather-clad Alpha discovers his prize can’t see, he could kill her with a flick of his claw. Or worse, send her home—where the only mercy she’ll get is a bullet.
From the moment the Alpha Beast spotted Rey smiling tenderly at her flowers, his desire to own her, body and soul, roared louder than his bike’s throaty engine. But the only smiles his new pair aims his way are forced—and oddly off target. She is liquid heat in his arms, yet ignores the notes and gifts he leaves for her.
If he can’t win her over, he can’t trust her with his own truth. And the combined weight of their secrets could destroy everything.
Since the day Rey’s defiance earned her a blinding blow to the head, fear has hovered as close as the guide dog that clings to her side. But the terror that grips her now is almost beyond description.
Like her sister before her, Rey has been sold to satisfy the lusts of one of the alien Beasts that now rule the Earth. If the towering, leather-clad Alpha discovers his prize can’t see, he could kill her with a flick of his claw. Or worse, send her home—where the only mercy she’ll get is a bullet.
From the moment the Alpha Beast spotted Rey smiling tenderly at her flowers, his desire to own her, body and soul, roared louder than his bike’s throaty engine. But the only smiles his new pair aims his way are forced—and oddly off target. She is liquid heat in his arms, yet ignores the notes and gifts he leaves for her.
If he can’t win her over, he can’t trust her with his own truth. And the combined weight of their secrets could destroy everything.
REVIEW
I read a short intro to this story at the end of the FREE prequel "Virgin Beast Mate (Beast Mates, #0)" - and was hooked! I had to purchase and read this story in order to find out what happens to Rey.
Despite being dealt a pretty crappy hand up to this point, she ends up with a wild card in the form of her mate, Jamie, the Alpha Beast. At first, he seems like a complete brute, being very abrupt and rude with Rey, treating her more like an object than a person; especially when he tells her that she cannot take her dog with them to her new home. Of course, he has no idea that the hound isn't just a pet, but is instead her eyes and ears in a dark world. However, he still appears to be something of a jerk, especially from Rey's point of view, who doesn't have the insight into his true feelings that the reader is afforded.
Nonetheless, the two start to tenatively nagivate their way through their new relationship and living situation, something that proves none too easy for either of them. Add in some extra drama from outside sources, and it makes for some real interesting times.
I found this dystopian world for humans to be rather dreary and depressing. They've apparently blasted themselves at least a few generations backwards as far as living conditions and overall status. The Beasts have things better, but given that they supposedly travelled from light years away to conquer Earth by dominating the humans, they don't seem to be all that technologically progressed. In fact, their homes appear to be much like ours today, including the presence of televisions for entertainment.
The inclusion of several human BDSM tendancies on the part of the beasts, while it may make for some spicy love scenes, just seems rather weird and out of place. They come across more like barbarian humans than advanced aliens.
Besides these couple of minor drawbacks, however, I found the book to be quite entertaining overall, especially in exploring the connection that develops between Rey and Jamie. I'm also looking forward to reading future volumes in the series, at least the next one, "Wild Beast Mate (Beast Mates, #2)," as I am particularly interesting in learning more about the relationship between Vice and Dewlyn.
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