Title: Sanctuary
Author: Ann-Katrin Byrde
Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited
Length: 274 Pages
Category: Paranormal, Shifters, Mpreg
At a Glance: Ann-Katrin Byrne delivers, once again, a fabulous novel with wonderful characters and another interesting look into the world in which Mercy Hills is part of.
Reviewed By: Jenn
Blurb: “Omegas for alphas and betas for betas…”
Ori and Patton have been best friends since they were pups. But growing up changes everything—Ori must settle on an alpha to mate, while Patton takes on the beta’s work of maintaining the walled enclave their pack lives within. They try to make the best of it, until a wealthy suitor comes calling for Ori, and they realize neither of them can face a future without the other. And on a moonless night, Ori and Patton escape over the enclave walls, breaking both shifter and human law in their determination to reach the sanctuary of Mercy Hills.
Hunted by their own people and forced into a dangerous masquerade among the humans, their original plan–so simple and direct—turns into a twisted path toward a promise of freedom that might not even exist. Because Mercy Hills doesn’t know they’re coming, and the trouble they’re bringing to the enclave’s doorstep may be more than those already beset shifters are willing to bear.
Finding out Ori is pregnant makes their mission that much more urgent. Omegas never mate with betas, let alone have pups with them. If their pack finds the two lovers, they’ll be separated forever.
But the pack never reckoned with the determination of a beta in love, or the stubbornness of an omega determined to keep his mate and his baby.
Review: I’m always cautious of spin-offs—books, movies or tv series—so when Ann-Katrin Byrde announced this first book in the spin-off of her amazing Mercy Hills novels, I was hesitant but willing to read. She delivers, once again, a fabulous novel with wonderful characters and another interesting look into the world in which Mercy Hills is part of.
Ori and Patton grow up playing together in the wolf shifter reservation of Perseguir. The story begins with them being forced apart just as Ori, an Omega, is coming into puberty and being told of all his responsibilities; the most important one to mate with an Alpha. Patton, a Beta, is ruled out as a mate, but he doesn’t mind that so much; he just misses his friend, who was always interesting and played the best games.
Even with their separation they remain good friends through the years, until Ori is forced to mate an Alpha from another reservation. Seeming no other choice, they escape to the legendary Mercy Hills where rumours say Ori will be able to choose his own mate.
I loved them both from the start, when they were just two boys playing pirate and missing their great adventures to when they grew up and discovered that there might be more between them. Ori’s mischievous but shy nature is perfectly balanced by Patton’s steady but brash personality. I loved watching them grow up and discover their world together.
I also loved seeing how their world is viewing shifters and the deeper look into how things are done in a different reservation. Each book providers a deeper and better understanding into how their world works, and why. I’m always conflicted between encouraging Byrde to write more fascinating worlds or write more in this series.
The seemingly bland plot of running away to safety is balanced perfectly with Ori and Patton’s lack of knowledge of the outside world. Their slow fumbling and growing confidence is wonderful to see. And, as always, the mpreg of the situation is sweet and co-incidental (if an excellent obstacle for them to overcome) to the overall story; it really is all about the characters and their determination to stay together.
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