A BBW Wolf-Shifter Romance (Alma Venus Shifter-Brides Book 1)

I was shocked at the amount of character development. Well developed, likable characters, not a ludicrous theme like many shifter romance books. The 5th book slowed down the story line a little. I hope she writes about the dragons next.

Wonderful shifter read. Avelyn has been raised to become a shifter bride, but if she can make it to the age of 25 she gains her freedom. Unfortunately Max Blackmane has other plans for Avelyn, to make her his. Great read, plenty of drama, suspense and very steamy. If you’re a fan of shifters, you won’t be disappointed.

What a great series full of shifters, lust, betrayal, love and of course fighting. It is a well written story with amazing detail into the shifter world. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a great shifter read.
I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

Girls at Alma Venus are groomed to become shifter wives. They are sold to respective Alphas of all types of shifter. Max Blackstone is one of those Alphas. Avelyn compared to the other girls was a little on the big size so she was sure she would never be picked to be someone's wife. She had her own dreams about moving to ITALY to open a bakery.

While reading out in the sun she sees a man wondering around her and the grounds of Alma Venus.

Max was looking for a bride. Since he has seen Avelyn he knew she was his mate. Max looked through all the books on brides but could not find her. Asking the head mistress if she had any other books when he opened the last book was Avelyn.

He picked a number of women one being Avelyn' best friend Delsey. He interviewed Delsey and a couple of other Avelyn was sure that he would picked Delsey since she was groomed to become a wolf bride. Thin and beautiful.
But, after speaking with Avelyn made up his mind on Avelyn.

She looks at this as a chance to escape when she is brought to his house.

On looking for ways to get out of the house she finds the dungeon. She hears crying and she searches for the person crying. Where she meets Sabine who she finds out is Max's first bride. Needless to say what a shock it was to Avelyn...

To find out how the story progresses you have to buy the book
series.

I was given this free for an honest review. Would highly recommend..

This story is amazing! I lost so much sleep reading this! The plot just kept pulling me deeper and deeper into Avelyn and Max's lives until I felt like I was there. The characterizations were strong and the dialogue was tight and often humorous. Avelyn is rebellious but her spirit is pure. Like most naive girls she makes impulsive judgements and decisions and the fallout is often epic! Max seems straightforward at first, but then he unravels a little and omission still constitutes lying so he fails a little. He's still honorable though. The side conflicts between Avelyn and other characters add spice to the story. There are unexpected twists, crazy fight scenes and some, okay, a lot, of wicked hot love scenes. There are parts that seem overwritten with too much detail, but that small flaw is overridden by the sheer depth of all the action and great emotional confusion, infusion and even delusion in this story. You're going to want to read this in one sitting, but it will be impossible because there is so much going on that you won't want to miss a thing! Great book!

What is "freedom?"
The protagonist, a human girl in an 18th century setting of a 'young ladies' boarding school for marriageable' has to accept the antique fate of being "prepared" for marriage to, in this world after a great war between humans and shifters, a high-class shifter. One of the few who refuses to accept this way of doing things, she plans and executes various escapes, from the school and from the castle of the shifter who bought her as breeder.
Of course, it's a lot more complicated when emotions, other shifters out for vengeance, still others trying to avoid another war, etc all kick in.
Actually, this is a compendium of several books, all about this ever more intriguing, complicated, emotionally twisted world, and takes us to the end of this protagonist's story, lining up a couple more spin-offs about her friends.

Enjoyed this fiesty young womans endeavours for independence and the ensuing relationship hickups with clan and mate. Good stories, well told will hold your attention and keep you reading Cara's books. Recommended.

I loved this series and I would strongly suggest that you buy this complete set. Because each book is a cliff hanger. You will definitely want to read what comes next. Honestly I can't wait for the next in this series of books. I was given an arc of this book for my honest review.