an outsider

Lena Hartwell has always felt like an outsider in Grey Hollow, a quiet town surrounded by mysterious forests. Her life changes when she meets the brooding Ronan Blackwood, the alpha of a secret werewolf pack. Drawn to him by an undeniable connection, Lena soon discovers that she is the key to an ancient feud between Ronan’s pack and a rival led by the ruthless Caleb Sterling. As Lena’s hidden werewolf heritage awakens, she becomes the focal point in a dangerous battle for power. Both Ronan and Caleb want her, but for very different reasons—Ronan sees her as his fated mate, while Caleb wants to use her abilities to dominate both packs. Torn between her growing feelings for Ronan and her fear of the deadly world she's been thrust into, Lena must decide whether to accept her destiny or risk losing everything.

Morrigan has always been an outsider in her own pack, known for living in the snow-capped mountains of the north and their “survival of the fittest” mentality. Her parents passed soon after she was born, and so she was raised by two very different uncles. Idris, her mother’s brother and Gamma of the pack, has nourished her intelligence and strength, training her almost daily. Oskar, her fathers brother, who temporarily holds the Beta position until Anders, her older brother, is of age, could care less about her, banishing her to the basement of his home and isolating her from the rest of the pack. When she turned eighteen and didn’t meet her mate in the pack, she knew that she had to leave, and she knew just how to do it. Every year, the Royal Guard comes to packs across the kingdom to watch and train the warriors, and if someone impresses them enough, they may be invited to attend Royal Guard training at the capital. Being so difficult to get to, they only go to The Summit Keepers every ten years, and this is the year. When Morrigan gets recruited, it feels like a dream come true, but as she arrives in the capital, she realizes things may not be as they seem. Will this new world truly be like she thought? Or will she run into trouble?

For eighteen years, Cara devoted herself to Caleb—the wolf she thought was her future. She trained beside him, fought for him, and sacrificed everything for him. But when Caleb finally had the chance to claim her, he rejected her… . Left with no choice, Cara returns to the Shadow Wood Pack, the place she once escaped from. She expects to be treated as an outsider, to live quietly in the background. What she doesn’t expect is for fate to play one last cruel trick on her. Liam Wilson—ruthless, powerful, and feared by many—is her mate. Cara is prepared for rejection all over again. She’s not the kind of mate an Alpha like Liam would want. But instead of pushing her away, Liam does the unthinkable. He claims her.