An alpha with a storied legacy.
An independent woman rebuilding after grief.
Forbidden desire—
for only one is human….
Marked by the Alpha
Tolstone Wolf Shifters Book 1
by Sheritta Bitikofer
Genre: Paranormal Fated Mates Romance
An alpha with a storied legacy. An independent woman
rebuilding after grief. Forbidden desire—for only one is human….
After her mother’s death, photographer Erica Barrett, buys a home she and her
mother obsessed over during her childhood in the quaintly historical town of
Tolstone. Her magnetic next door neighbor intrigues and disturbs her. The
sensual pull feels otherworldly.
Wolf shifter Dominic
Beaumont never wanted to be the prime alpha of the sanctuary city,
Tolstone, but when his father dies, he’s forced to step up as pack leader and
prime alpha over all the wolf packs sheltering in his town. Erica’s arrival is
dangerous. The attraction is fierce and instant, but duty comes first.
When revelations about Erica’s past and parentage create
chaos, and she questions everything she thought she knew about herself, Dominic
is her strength. But as tension builds in the pack, and his leadership is
challenged, love becomes a risk that could cost him his authority, his
people, and everything he’s sworn to protect.
Perfect for readers craving illicit wolf-shifter romance
filled with fate, secrets, rebellion and an alpha willing to risk everything
for love.
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“Why are you lying to me? Lying to yourself?” Dominic
beseeched, now his turn to interrupt. “I know you feel something between us
because I feel it too.” He rushed forward, heedless of the consequences, and
took her hand to press it to his chest. “You can’t tell me this is all
one-sided. I knew the moment you walked into this store that you were special.”
Erica rolled her eyes and slipped her hand out of his grasp.
“Those lines are so old, Dominic. If you think saying all the right things is
going to make me change my mind, you’re wrong.”
As if he had been physically slapped in the face, Dominic
staggered. “Lines? Is that what you think this is? Like I’m just playing you?”
“Aren’t you?” she sneered. “Isn’t that what guys like you
do? Say all those pretty things like ‘I read in my spare time’ and ‘It’s such a
burden to be needed’ and all that bullshit. Then, when you have the girl, you
dump her for the newest thing that comes along. You’re only interested because
I’m something new in town, right? Someone new to win over.”
His mouth hung open. “Why would you—”
Then he stopped. He was going to ask why she would believe
something so heinous, so stereotypical and cynical. Then he remembered what she
had told him last night. She never grew up with a father, and if he could take
a wild guess, he would have said that her mother planted those ideas in her
head. No man could be trusted. A woman should rely on herself and no one else.
Erica’s entire childhood would have been one jaded, dysfunctional mess, and
this was the kind of baggage she carried into adulthood.
The mating bond was there and he knew everything out of her
mouth was forced. She might have believed what she said, but her heart wasn’t
in her accusations. Below the anger, below those hateful words, Erica really
didn’t want this to end. The mating bond told him that much, otherwise, this
thing between them would have unraveled already, wouldn’t it?
Too dumbfounded, he just stared into her beautiful face, the
one that was on the verge of bursting into fresh tears. Her pride denied her
the release. He would have loved for her to come apart in his hands, just so he
could have the privilege of comforting her when she needed it most and put the
pieces back together the right way.
“What can I do to make you believe me?”
Erica looked away, and he saw her throat work. “I don’t know
if there is anything you could say.”
Just then, his pocket buzzed and chimed, and he was ready to
smash the damned cellphone.
“Go ahead,” she said as she marched away. “Go play hero for
someone else.”
Sheritta Bitikofer writes paranormal romance with a
particular fondness for wolf shifters and witches. Her stories are driven by
one guiding belief: love inspires courage. Through fierce romances, unbreakable
pack bonds, and the magic of covens and family, her characters fight for the
lives—and loves—they deserve. Sheritta lives in northwest Florida, where she
drinks far too much coffee and joyfully balances life as a wife and mother
while crafting her next heartfelt paranormal love story.
When she’s not writing her next novel or taking care of her
daughter, Sheritta enjoys diving into the fascinating and complex history of
the American Civil War. With a BA in American History from American Public
University, her primary focus of study is the many human-interest stories that
embody the spirit of the mid-nineteenth century.
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