Melanie Cross knew nothing of the world beyond her books and thought that was all she needed. When she finds herself on a blind date with a shifter who says she’s his mate, she finds out otherwise.Kade Jamenson knows one day he will be the Alpha of the Redwood Pack but first, he must find his mate. Somehow fate has put her in his path in the most unlikely of ways, but when another tries to block … to block them before they can complete the mating bond, he’ll stop at nothing to keep Melanie safe.
As temptation burns bright, two of them must overcome what they thought were differences and fight for something more than a mere night: fate.
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Loved this book and series. Great introduction to the Redwood Pack series!
An Alpha’s Path, Redwood Pack Book 0.5 can be read as a standalone or as the beginning of the Redwood Pack series.
An Alpha’s Path is a paranormal romance that is told in the first-person point of view of Kade and Melanie.
Melanie is a scientist that has just finished her thesis and is in between jobs. Her best friend Larissa believes that it’s time Melanie gets out and has a life so she sets her up on a blind date that will change her world and life forever.
Kade is the Heir of the Redwood Pack and the Alpha in training. His brother Jasper thinks that Kade needs to let loose for a night. When Kade catches Melanie’s scent he knows she is his mate. Now he has to try and convince this human he is not crazy and that they are meant to be together.
I enjoyed my first book by Carrie Ann Ryan and I am looking forward to more of the Redwood Pack and more Carrie Ann Ryan novels.
This is a prequel to the pack series, short at around 60 pages ( on my nook). Would recommend reading to get a view on the heir to the pack’s life and also a fire into some of the other characters that will pop up in the series. Gave me a decent idea of the authors writing style, which I find enjoyable so I’m going to read book one ( about Jasper) and see how that is
Kade Jamenson is the first son of the Redwood Pack’s Alpha, thus an Alpha himself and heir to the Redwood Pack. With the help of his brother Jasper, and Larissa (a witch), they set Kade up on a blind date with Melanie (Larissa’s best friend). But what Kade isn’t aware of, until he meets Melanie, is that she could be his mate.
Melanie is hesitant about a blind date but her friend Larissa insists that she needs to let loose, at least for one night. That one night, however, changes everything for Melanie. Not only does she learn about what Kade is and that she is a possible mate for him, but she finds out that she could be a possible mate for another werewolf from the Redwood pack as well. And because of that, she must choose between them. But Melanie is too smart and sensible to make such a decision without a lot of careful consideration, no matter what her heart tells her.
Because I read A Taste for a Mate, book two in the Redwood Pack series, prior to reading this one, I find myself wanting to compare the two a little bit. I think An Alpha’s Path was a little better written, as there wasn’t a repetition of words or phrases in it like A Taste for a Mate had. But on the other hand, A Taste for a Mate was more action packed, more suspenseful. There were a number of mistakes in the writing as well, though nothing that I found particularly distracting.
I sort of wish that the main instance of conflict in the story had been a little more intense, more drawn out maybe. It wasn’t as exciting as I hoped it would be but I didn’t mind the way the conflict ended. Plus, I suppose that the romance lover in me would have liked the story to be a little longer. I’d have loved to see Melanie and Kade get to know each other better. I wasn’t quite ready for it to end where it did either. 🙂 But at least, there is a little more to Kade’s and Melanie’s story in A Taste for a Mate. And, with any luck, maybe there will be a little more to their story in Trinity Bound, book three in the Redwood Pack series!
This novella packed a punch! Kade and Melanie’s story is a quick read filled with passion and excitement at every turn of a page. An Alpha’s Path is a great start to the Redwood Pack Series!