Basically, this story could have been done in 2D. This story felt like that kind of 3D movie where the effects have been slapped on afterwards. The only thing that was established in this world was the alphabet. “You think I like knowing that? Do you really think I’m proud of not being able to please my mate the way an alpha should be able to ? Bennett demanded”- and I had no idea whatsoever what an alpha should do to please his mate. When I read a PNR/Shifter story, I need a bit more world-building.Īs an example, there was a moment when Bennet refers to alpha behavior: And it started out quite interesting in the club. The blurb sounded great, a different take on the alpha business, why not?. Highly recommended for lovers of wolfy AND kinky stories!!! Right then, that made everything very simple.īennett closed his eyes and lowered himself slowly to his knees in front of his master. Marsdon had never done anything but accept him. Marsdon hadn’t hesitated to accept everything about him, even when it couldn’t have been what he’d expected to find in his mate. “It’s bad enough that I drop so easily to my knees. “You deserve so much better,” he whispered. The main 'twist' is Bennet's obsession with being equal! He believes that being submissive in sexual contexts means that he's a worse alpha and he's unworthy of his dominant alpha mate, Marsdon. Let's be honest, the first scene was one of the hottest openings ever! What a good start for a series )Īnd, what's more important for me, a huge dollop of BDSM!!! :D And Marsdon, who would have done anything to make his mate happy.ĭelicously sexy, insta-lovey, wolfy story! With a mating ceremony that leads to creating a small new pack. Now Marsdon just has to convince him otherwise. But Bennet knows he cannot appear weak, and being submissive is weak, is what he thinks.

Marsdon is thrilled to find out he is mating the love of his life, his beautiful submissive. And being submissive to another wolf is not what a leader does.

In the pack this means they are at the top of the hierarchy, as equals. Little did they know they are soon to be mated to. The both know this is their last scene together, because they are both expected to mate. Bennet wears a leather hood, so neither of them know the identity of the other wolf. This book starts with a scene where Bennet is submissive to the dominant Marsdon. This book starts out with such a beautiful scene, I was really moved.īennet and Marsdon (LOVE the names!) are both wolf shifters. Kim Dare sure know how to write gorgeous, meaningful BDSM scenes.

This book is not fluffy in any way, but it's so good.

The Mark of an Alpha by Kim Dare