Review for Never His Mate by Sarah Spade

• Genre:
• Urban Fantasy
• Vampire Romance
• Paranormal Vampire Romance
• Vampire Suspense
• Vampire Thrillers
• Werewolf & Shifters Thrillers
• Fantasy Romance
• Werewolf & Shifter Romance

• Vampire Thrillers
• Supernatural Thrillers
• Werewolf & Shifters Thrillers

From the Author

The Claws and Fangs series is a rejected mates/fated mates series featuring wolf shifters and vampires finding love. Each book has an element of HFN for each couple while they're the main characters, with an HEA in their final (or only) story.  

#0.5) Leave Janelle (Janelle & Paul)

#1) Never His Mate (Gem & Ryker) 

#2) Always Her Mate (Gem & Ryker) 

#3) Forever Mates (Gem & Ryker)

#4) Hint of Her Blood (Elizabeth & Aleks)

#5) Taste of His Skin (Elizabeth & Aleks)

#6) Stay with Me (Trish & Duke)

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Blurb

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After my mate rejected me, I wanted to kill him. Instead, I ran away—which nearly killed me...

A year ago, everything was different. I had just left my home, joining the infamous Mountainside Pack. The daughter of an omega wolf, I've always been prized—but not as prized as I would be if my new packmates found out my secret.

But when my fated mate—Mountainside's Alpha—rejected me in front of his whole pack council and my secret got out, I realized I had one choice. Going lone wolf was the only option I had, and I took it.

Now I live in Muncie, hiding in plain sight. If the wolves ever left the mountains surrounding the city, I'd be in big trouble. Good thing that the truce between the vampires and my people is shaky at best and Muncie? It's total vamp territory. Thanks to my new vamp roomie, I get a pass, and I try to forget all about the call of the wolf. It's tough, though. I... I just can't forget my embarrassment—and my anger—from that night.

And then he shows up and my chance at forgetting flies out the damn window.

Ryker Wolfson. He was supposed to be my fated mate, but he chose his pack over our bond. At least, he did—but now that he knows what I've been hiding, he wants me back.

But doesn't he remember?

I told him I'll never be his mate, and there isn't a single thing he can do to change my mind.

To Ryker, that sounds like a challenge. And if there's one thing I know about wolf shifters, it's that they can never resist a challenge.

Just like I'm finding it more difficult than I should to resist him.

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Never His Mate is a full-length PNR featuring Gemma Swann, a wolf shifter who is hiding a damning secret. When her fated mate rejects her for another female, her anger and her embarrassment lead to that secret getting out. Since staying behind on the mountains is just not an option and going back to her home pack is impossible, Gem decides she has one choice: risk death by fang in Muncie, the vamp town surrounding the mountains.

Luckily for her, she not only manages to survive the local vamps, but she makes friends with one. Things are looking up for her: she has a place with her roommate, a new job she loves, and the certainty that she'll never have to look at Ryker Wolfson's handsome face ever again.

Until he stalks into Muncie and, suddenly, Gem is confronted by his rejection all over again. So what if he says he had a good reason? If he thinks she's going to take him back now, he has another think coming.

Because Gem? She'll never be his mate...

The main characters, Gem and Ryker, are fated mates who drifted apart when Gem mistakenly believed Ryker rejected her. She moves on and rebuilds her life with a vampire companion, only for Ryker to return wanting to claim her. However, he does provide a clear explanation for his past actions. The tension between them is both tantalizing and exasperating, as they struggle to overcome their pride and stubbornness. I always claim to be surprised by this, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a plot beyond the romance in this book. The plot subtly introduces elements of were and vampire politics without overwhelming the story, leaving me eager to delve deeper into this world and its complexities. We looked forward to uncovering the intricacies of every relationship and unraveling the gossip surrounding them. The revelation of the reason behind the rift between Gem and Ryker caught me off guard, adding a nice twist to the story we did not see coming. Further, we believe this sets the stage for a direct follow-up that will address any unanswered reader may have. This is a fast-paced paranormal romance that introduces readers to a rich and expansive world. However, if you dislike angst that could be resolved with a simple conversation, approach this book with caution. We loved the characters, especially the friends who found her in her time of need. The ending was all fireworks and left us with one heck of a cliffhanger. We enjoyed this plot and its characters and look forward to seeing what happens next. PS. Every year, we challenge ourselves to try 12 brand-new authors, and Sarah Spade happened to be one of them as we found the blurb and cover to be intriguing.

4 stars

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