Alanea
Alder
Alanea loves reading almost as much as she loves writing and
can be found at any given moment either in front of the computer lost in her
own world or on the couch with her iPad reading some of her favorite authors.
She believes that love truly conquers all and that everyone no matter what,
deserves a chance at that love and a place they can call home.
Kindred
of Arcadia: Fate Knows Best
Rebecca Morgan thinks she knows what
she wants out of life, until her life plan goes to hell in a handbasket. Now
she is out looking for adventure. She just doesn’t expect to discover a
shifter-only town and one six-foot-eight, grumpy, bear-shifting sheriff named
Aleksander Arkadion.
Aleksander Arkadion only wants to date shifter females after
working a brutal homicide case that has him returning to the shifter-only town
of his youth. Which is why is he curious to discover a human in town and
shocked when he realizes the tiny woman is his mate.
As the attraction between them grows, Aleks realizes that he
can’t stay away from the petite female, but the realization may come too late.
Although her body was never in any danger, he may have destroyed her heart by
pushing her away. Now he has to convince his mate he really does want her while
keeping her safe from rogue hyenas bent on taking her.
Excerpt
“Aleks, hey, buddy,” Liam said lazily.
“Hey, asshole,” Aleks replied sounding distracted.
“I just wanted to call and let you know that you’ll be
picking up Rebecca at my house for your date.” Liam waited. Three, two, one
and… He held the phone away from his ear at the roar.
“What the hell is she doing at your house, cat!” Aleks
roared. Liam smiled. He was making this too easy.
“Well at the moment her luscious little self is in my shower
and wait, yes, I smell coconuts. She’s bathing.” He held the phone away from
his ear again at the roar, unaware that everyone had stopped what they were
doing to listen.
“If you so much as lay one finger on her, cat, I will rip you
apart.” Aleks growled.
“What was that, Rebecca, you need help getting into your
dress? Don’t worry, kitten, I’m coming. Sorry, Aleks, have to run. Toodles.” He
stayed on the line long enough for one last roar to come through before
disconnecting the line.
He turned around whistling and saw everyone staring.
“What?” he asked
“Aleks Arkadion is going to kill you,” Ashby said, white as a
sheet.
“No he isn’t. If he didn’t kill me for wrecking his Charger,
he won’t kill me now,” he said sitting down on the sofa. He reached over and
grabbed a magazine and started to flip through the pages.
“That was you?” Rian asked, his eyes wide.
Liam just chuckled.
* * * *
“Aleks. Can’t. Breathe,” Liam said as Aleks’s hand squeezed
his throat. Aleks was surprised at the lack of interference he was getting from
the pride. They just shrugged their shoulders.
“Ashby told him you were going to kill him,” Rian said.
“Where is Ashby?” Aleks asked, his hand still around Liam’s
throat.
“He’s upstairs finishing Rebecca’s hair. Nicholas did her
makeup. She put in a lot of effort for you, bear, so you better not fuck this
up,” Rian said, his arms crossed.
Aleks raised an eyebrow. The pride seemed to be more
protective of Rebecca than their Alpha, whom he had pinned to the wall by the
throat.
“Oh for God’s sake, Aleks, let him go! You’ll upset Rebecca
and ruin your evening before it begins,” Kate said, coming down the stairs.
Aleks immediately dropped Liam.
“Kate, why are you here?” he asked.
“Why would I miss the opportunity for actual girl time? We
don’t have much of that at the pack,” she said, swiping a piece of chocolate.
Aleks opened his mouth to say something when the door
upstairs opened and Rebecca appeared at the top of the stairs. Her scent hit
his nose, and he felt his chest constrict. How could he have possibly thought
he could stay away from her? She made her way down the stairs with Nicholas and
Ashby following behind her. She moved gracefully, and when she got to the
bottom of the stairs, he got the full effect of the dress. It had tiny
spaghetti straps that seemed to accent her shoulders. The black dress only
seemed to display her creamy skin to its every advantage. The lone slit up one
side was nearly his undoing. He didn’t realize he was growling until Liam hit
him in the ribs. Rebecca just blushed and smiled at him.
“Ready?” he asked, holding out a slightly trembling hand. She
nodded and moved forward, taking his hand.
“Goodnight, everyone, thank you, for everything,” she said,
smiling at the room.
“Have her back before midnight, young man,” Liam said,
standing in front of the pair.
“Out of the way, cat,” Aleks muttered. Rebecca stepped
forward and gave him a hug.
Aleks growled. She ignored him.
“Goodnight, Liam.” She kissed his cheek. Aleks growled again.
“I’m serious though, if you don’t want to go back to the
bed-and-breakfast we made up a guest room for you. That’s where Sebastian has
been hiding. I let Leona know you may be staying here,” Liam said, smiling down
at her.
“Watch him for me?” she asked. Liam nodded.
“Who’s Sebastain?” Aleks asked. Rebecca waved.
“Goodnight, everyone.” She started walking toward the door.
“Who’s Sebastian?” Aleks asked again walking out the door
with his arm around her waist.
Behind
the Scenes
Q: Do you have any unique talents or hobbies?
A: I’m a fast reader J I can usually do about 100 pages per
hour, I wish I could write that fast!
Q: What can we expect from you in the future?
A: Definitely a whole lot more in the Arkadia
universe. As of right now I have two additional series planned based in the
same world. I’m also kicking around a futuristic/space story line.
Q: What can readers who enjoy your book do to help make it
successful?
A: Tell their friends and leave reviews!! I
love reviews J I keep them all.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A: When I was six. My book collection was
minimal and I was too little to go to the library. That’s when I realized I
could create my own stories. I’ve been
doing it ever since.
Q: How long does it take you to write a book?
A: That really depends. If I’m focused, have
copy and shiny objects are to a minimum, then about two weeks. If I can’t seem
to get the story going two months.
Q: What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
A: I work a full time job as an Operations
Manger so I put in 50-60 hours a week doing that. My writing schedule is
squeezed in around those hours.
Q: What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
A: If I’m stuck I eat Red Hots. Have no idea
why it helps, but it does.
Q: Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
A: Google is my friend. Google is my kryptonite
(shiny object) when I’m trying to write. It starts like this. Hmm I wonder what
is the gestation period for bears is. Ohhh cute picture of a baby bear. I
wonder what a baby hyena looks like. Little hyenas are cute, grown ones look
mean. Oh yeah they are getting tortured by Payne, I wonder what medieval
torture devices I can write about. Holy shit!! I can never unsee that!! Hmmm
how does that work. That’s just wrong! That looks like a nipple ring lol. Ohhh
nipple clamps. BDSM tools of the trade…. What in the hell is a cock cage? LMFAO
ha ha ha ha….hmm…. What was I doing?
Q: What do you like to do when you're not writing?
A: Read, I love to read.
Q: What does your family think of your writing?
A: My entire family is 100% supportive, they
know exactly what I write. My mom insists she is my biggest fan and has read
both of my books lol.
Q: How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
A: I have two published but a ton more written.
I will always love Fate Knows Best since it’s my first published, but my
fantasy novella will always have a special place in my heart. It may be dug out
later,, you never know.
Q: Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things
do they say?
A: When Fate Knows Best was released, I started
hearing from readers almost immediately. I was as spazzy as a caffeinated
squirrel. So far nearly all my communications have been positive.
Q: What do you think makes a good story?
A: I think making the characters realistic,
slightly flawed and quirky. I also love falling in love with the characters. I
can usually forgive a lot in a book if I like the characters.
Q: As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A:
Ok, as a result of a childhood of reading adult fantasy, I wanted to go on an
epic quest with elves and knights, fight in a huge battle and then rule as
queen. Yeah. I’m still working on that.
Review~ Fate Knows Best
Fate Knows Best
was a quick paranormal romance by Alanea
Alder that moved hastily through adventure and dialogue. Rebecca Morgan, a
human, stumbled upon an all shifter town and learned she was the fated mate of
the town’s sheriff Aleksander Arkadian. Aleks was a bear shifter, the eldest of
the town Alpha and Alpha Mother, next in line to take over the leadership
position. Aleks did not want a human
mate and mishap after mishap occurred until the two finally came together for
their mating and HEA.
Ms. Alder’s
characterization of the main characters was an interesting phenomenon. Although
I think that she anticipated Rebecca to be a strong-minded and strong-willed
character, she came across as a slight bubble head that exuded a sugary
disposition. I am not sure that anyone could be that nice all the time, and
then when the reader saw a different side of Rebecca it was in a complete
one-eighty. Additionally, everyone in
the town quickly became enamored with her, which was part of her charm. In
defense of Rebecca’s character, though, I completely appreciated her rambling
and big heart. These qualities endeared me to her.
Aleks was a grumbly bear, as Rebecca called him; sexy as
hell and a heart of gold. It was very apparent that anything he did was for the
betterment of the town and the love of his mate and family.
The minor characters in the book were well written and I
respected Ms. Alder’s idea of a
community where all types of shifters were welcome, sans any prejudice.
There was an underlying sense of turmoil in the story that
developed and was solved very quickly. I would have preferred the angst to be
drawn out more in order to give more depth to the story, but that was simply my
personal choice. I still very much enjoyed the book and found myself laughing
at Rebecca’s antics.
I look forward to reading the next book in the series. This
was my first encounter with reading Ms.
Alder’s work and I plan to read more of her series. The men were hot and
the sex steamy.
Sexy & Sizzling
A four handcuff review
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