Review: Alpha Goodness Times Two
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
What a great read re: wolf-shifter romance!The heroine, Alice, was tough, protective and sometimes understandably overwhelmed as she dealt with grief, obstacles and an overwhelming threat to her pack that created an immediate need for outside help and protection. This forced her to seek an alpha mate under pressure which made the whole concept difficult for her to embrace.For a virgin alpha female, the thought of desperately needing to bring a total stranger into her pack and either sharing power or possibly being dominated by him on all levels was challenging to say the least. The author did a good job of making a reader understand Alice's fear, resistance and trepidation around a choice to protect her pack that felt like no choice at all.I enjoyed watching their journey together and the ways in which she began to realize that taking on Jackson as a mate would not require her to give up who she was or push her into anything she wasn't ready for. Alice cracked me up at various points and I got such a kick out of her interactions with Jackson, their strong attraction and growing connection to each other. (I love how he often teased her when she gave him attitude: "Ah, the female alpha. Delightful as ever.")As for Jackson, he conveyed intelligence, maturity, wisdom and he was hot too. All romance heroines should be so lucky! He was easygoing for an alpha and that caused Alice to underestimate him at points but I knew that when serious strength, protectiveness and an ability to fight was called for, this character would have it in spades. He didn't disappoint me.He knew exactly who he was and what he was capable of. He didn't threaten, sexually harrass, or brutalize others like another questionably alpha male in this story. He treated Alice as his mate and partner, and not as his inferior or possession to be manipulated and controlled. He, thankfully, didn't have an almost pathological need to be right that sometimes comes with alpha hero territory and it was clear that he was all about doing what was best for her and the pack.Jackson appreciated Alice for who she was and understood that she was wary, going through a difficult time and trying to hold things together. He gave her what she needed, sometimes when she didn't even know what that was herself. Her strength didn't threaten or undermine his confidence in any way and Alice's thoughts, feelings and opinions truly mattered to him.To put it simply, he earned her trust and then her heart.(One more thing before I go - I absolutely have to mention baby Eddie's introduction to Jackson - I won't spoil it but did I ever laugh! Alphas!)