The Alpha's Fake Mate. An Alpha-Male Romance of a Fake Engagement and Small-Town Secrets, and the Last Chance at Forever

Paranormal Romance - slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads. A fated mate alpha male. A fake engagement. And a small town hiding secrets that could destroy them both. Wildlife photographer Rue Morrison never believed in pack legends or destined mates. She only believes in keeping her vulnerable sister safe from the hunters who nearly killed them both. But when her research brings her to the remote Montana wilderness, a wrong turn lands her in the forbidden territory of the Silverclaw Pack-and directly in the path of Alpha Calder Vance.
The moment their eyes meet, a primal bond snaps into place, one that Calder claims is an unbreakable fated-mate bond. Rue has no time for wolf politics or alpha demands. She has a sister to protect and a past that refuses to stay buried. Calder Vance has spent years rebuilding his pack after a brutal betrayal left them fractured. The last thing he needs is a human trespasser who sets his wolf on fire and refuses to obey pack law.
But when a rival wolf within his own ranks threatens to expose Rue's secret, Calder offers a solution that shocks them both: a fake engagement. As his claimed mate, Rue will be untouchable-at least until they can root out the traitor and end the rogue hunter who is closing in on her sister. Rue agrees, but only because she has no other choice. She tells herself it's temporary. She tells herself she will not fall for the possessive, powerful alpha who makes her feel things she has never felt before. The complication: the rival wolf is not just a traitor-he is Calder's most trusted enforcer, a man who wants Rue dead to protect a secret that could destroy the Silverclaw Pack from within.
The hunter is not a random threat-he is a ghost from Rue's past, a man who knows exactly where her sister is hiding. And the bond between Rue and Calder is not as one-sided as she wants to believe. Every touch ignites a fire she cannot control, every kiss threatens to shatter her walls, and every lie she tells herself feels more hollow than the last. Then comes the impossible choice: Calder's enforcer gives Rue an ultimatum-leave the pack forever and take her sister far away, or watch her sister die.
But leaving Calder means abandoning the only man who has ever made her feel safe, the alpha whose wolf calls to her soul. Staying means risking her sister's life and Calder's position as alpha. And time is running out, because the rogue hunter has already found them. Tropes: fated mates, fake engagement, alpha hero, protective possessive hero, small-town secrets, forbidden love, sister bond, second chance at love, found family. The Silverclaw Pack series continues with Chosen by the Alpha, book one of an interconnected paranormal romance saga.
If you love J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood, Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark, or Suzanne Wright's Mercury Pack, you will devour this steamy, heart-pounding alpha-male romance. Scroll up and one-click to start reading today. Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.