Blurb
Zoey
Kent has lived with that fact ever since she turned eighteen and
learned that the man she loved could never be hers. He’s a born
shifter, a wolf, and she’s a mere human. Fate doesn’t care if on
paper they’re a perfect pair. She isn’t his fated mate and she’s
resigned herself to the knowledge that someday, she’ll have to
watch Michael mate with another. It’s never crossed her mind that
there might be someone else out there for her, that she would be the
one to mate another, to choose another over everything she’s ever
known or wanted.
Sometimes
fate gets it all right.
Rafe
Hudson left his pack behind years ago. Physically and mentally
scarred from an attack that left his parents and twin dead, he walked
away from his responsibilities as Alpha. He never intended to return
but lone wolf or not, he can’t leave Michael open to an attack he’s
learned is coming for his only brother. What he didn’t know was
that going home would mean scenting his mate, the one person in the
world that could make him whole again, that could give him everything
he thought he’d lost. His pack, his home and his family.
But fate always has a plan.
There’s
no way Michael’s brother is her future, is there? Just like there’s
no way that the girl his brother has loved since they were kids, was
always meant to be his, right?
Only
fate knows why they were brought together but there is one thing for
sure, the sparks between Zoey and Rafe are undeniable. The bond
between them is unbreakable. And together… they’ll change the
face of the pack forever.
Excerpt
Zoey
felt her jaw fall open. Rafe. Michael had called him Rafe again. Add
in what he’d just said about the pack being his and that meant he
was exactly who she’d thought he was when she got that first good
look at him.
Her
mind was whirling, “Michael? What’s going on? Tell me. Now.
Because what my head is telling me can’t possibly be right… can
it?”
Michael
sighed, started to reach for her again and then must have thought
better of it considering the threat hanging in the air. He swiped his
hand across his jaw instead. When he met her eyes again, there was
more than just concern there this time. There was also a good portion
of sadness.
“Zoey,
you remember my brother?”
“Rafael.”
Her gaze automatically shifted back to him when Michael confirmed
what she’d already put together, “Rafe.”
That
flash of recognition hit her again along with something else. It had
been a long time. She’d barely been a teenager the last time she
saw him. He’d taken off after the accident that took his parents
life and the life of his twin brother, the same accident that had
made Michael Alpha of the pack.
It
was the something else that distracted her though, the thing that
definitely hadn’t been there when she’d known him before. The
instant attraction to him was new. So was the urge to move towards
him, to let him protect her, the belief that he was the one offering
safety, comfort and home. None of that had been there when she’d
known him before… before she’d turned eighteen, she realized.
Her
head was still trying to figure out what that meant, how that was
possible, when Michael’s next words confirmed what her heart had
been trying to tell her all day.
This
was the important part. The impossible part. The part she never could
have seen coming because it changed everything.
“He
thinks you’re his mate.”
About
the Author
Jess Bryant is an avid indoorswoman. A city girl trapped in a country girl's life, her heart resides in Dallas but her soul and roots are in small town Oklahoma. She enjoys manicures, the color pink, and her completely impractical for country life stilettos. She believes that hair color is a legitimate form of therapy, as is reading and writing romance. She started writing as a little girl but her life changed forever when she stole a book from her aunt's Harlequin collection and she's been creating love stories with happily ever afters ever since.
Jess
holds a degree in Public Relations from the University of Oklahoma
and is a lifetime supporter of her school and athletic teams. And why
not? They have a ton of National Championships! She may be a girlie
girl but she knows her sports stats and isn't afraid to tell you that
your school isn't as cool as hers... or that your sports romance got
it all wrong.
For
more information on Jess and upcoming releases, contact her at
JessBryantBooks [at] gmail [dot] com or follow her on her many social
media accounts for news and shenanigans.
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4 comments:
Welcome to Beyond Romance, Jess!
I hope your tour goes really well.
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you so much for participating. I'm so excited to share Rafe & Zoey with you all.
I'll definitely be reading this one!
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