Wake’s Claim by Michelle Dare

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wake had lived in fear for far too long. Life hadn’t been easy for him. Every day he resisted his natural instincts to claim the one female meant for him. An event from his past stopped him in his tracks every time his primal urges pushed him toward her. 

Paige accepted the role she played in Wake’s life. She was the one he wanted but never allowed himself to have. But when someone else showed interest in her, Wake had to decide once and for all. 

Putting his heart on the line left the shifter vulnerable, something he never wanted to be again. And just when he gave in to his instincts, fate dealt the pair a cruel hand.

Nightmares came true, causing Paige to flee to the only place she felt safe—in the arms of Wake. 

Pack life wasn’t an easy life, but Paige wouldn’t give up the man who held her heart. Only together could the two move forward and find the happiness they both deserved.

Wake’s Claim

I am really enjoying this paranormal world!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚💜💖
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌎🌍
Character development: ☺️🙃😳🥰🤓
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The Hero: Wake – he was a submissive wolf shifter. During a war with another wolf pack and the vampires, he was taken by the vampire Benedict and held captive for months. He lived through what Benedict did to him, brought back by the Avynwood pack doctors and Paige’s voice. He just walked through the motions of life without really living. He couldn’t believe Paige would actually love him and wouldn’t let himself have her. His best friend is Aire, she is a wolf with the strength of a vampire.

The heroine: Paige – Aire is helping Paige to get closer to Wake. Aire thinks Wake just doesn’t know what is good for him. Paige is human, she thinks of herself as an interloper in the pack, though the pack has welcomed her. At one point after being rejected by Wake, she tried to go back to a normal life and dated a guy named Chad from her hometown, but found him to be boring. Her parents are away a lot since they are lawyers with their own firm. Paige wants everlasting swoon-worthy love.

The Story: Whenever Wake lets his wolf run free, he goes far from the pack mansion to the highest point on the Avynwood property. It is his place, to anyone else, it looks like he is just looking out over the vast area, but he is really looking at his mate, Paige. Wake will never allow them to claim her though, he battles to stay a safe distance away from her. Benedict had once manipulated Wake into believing that another man’s mate was his and some terrible things happened after that. It shaped him and now he won’t claim Paige.

This was quite a different world than most shifter books. The vampires and shifters are friends and some even live together, also some shifters can get vampire powers. When a shifter shifts and then shifts back, they still have their clothes on. It is some sort of fae magic or something. Vampires don’t get burned in the sun. I really liked the story and the characters were terrific. I especially liked the vampire brothers Ford and Solomon. I can’t wait to get to each of their stories.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Sarah Colton and Troy Duran. Sarah has a great voice, youthful and pleasant. She is great at showing emotion through her voice. Troy Duran is as well. He has a deep, sexy voice and is one of my all-time favorite narrators. I choose audiobooks specifically if he is narrating. I got this audiobook in a complete set of books 1-5 in the series, which was nice and well worth the price of one audiobook.

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