When the topic of grandchildren comes up during a weekly sewing circle the matriarchs of the founding families seek out the witch Elder to scry to see if their sons have mates. They are shocked to discover that many of their son’s mates are out in the world and are human!
Fearing that their future human daughter in laws will end up dead before being claimed and providing them with grandchildren … grandchildren to spoil, they convince their own mates that something must be done. After gathering all of the warriors together in a fake award ceremony the witch Elder casts a spell to pull the warrior’s mates to them, whether they want it or not.
Aiden McKenzie is adamant that he doesn’t need a mate and that she would only get in the way. He doesn’t have time to coddle a female. He likes his world run with military precision. Little does he realize, Fate is sending him his mate first! He meets his destined mate Meryn Evans and things go downhill from there. She is the embodiment of chaos. In the first twenty-four hours she kicks, screams and knocks her bear shifting mate unconscious.
Eventually they discover that life before finding each other may have been good, but life afterwards is perfect, even if it involves super soaker battles and accidentally discharging hand grenades.
Unfortunately the joy of their mating is overshadowed when Aiden and Meryn find themselves embroiled in a missing persons case assigned to Aiden by the Lycaonian Council. By assisting Aiden, Meryn finds herself the focus of a demented killer.
Can Aiden and the elite warriors from the Alpha Unit keep Meryn safe? Or did Fate bring her to Lycaonia to die?
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Love this series. Have already finished all the books and honestly have read them all multiple times. I like the realness of the characters, the laugh-out-loud scenes. Definitely recommend her books to anyone.
This is a wonderful series. Each book can be stand alone and tells the story of a couple, but they are much better if read in order. I haven’t read the most recent release yet, but all of the other books were awesome. The female lead in the first book is so funny, and her character remains just as entertaining throughout the series. I love these books and could read them over and over. They are truly laugh-out-loud funny. When I read the first book, my husband kicked me out of the bed; I couldn’t put the book down and was reading it into the early morning hours. It was so funny and I was “quietly” laughing so hard that I kept shaking the bed. If you enjoy shifter novels with a fantasy theme and witty heroines, you will love this book.
OMG I LOVED Marion she and Aiden are perfect for each other and she’s so quirky I laughed constantly.
In honor of Alanea Alder’s release of “My Defender” today, I thought I would recommend her first book in the series to all fans of the paranormal romance variety. Seriously, I got this book as a deal of some sort and it sat on my kindle for a couple of months before I started it. I must have been crazy for waiting so long! Once I started with My Commander I kid you not, I flew through this series! Alder does something truly unique in her stories that just doesn’t compare to other romance novels: she adds humor. Not humor that makes you smile, but the kind that makes you laugh out loud at 2 am while your husband is peacefully trying to sleep next to you! Bonus, she also NEVER disappoints in the sexy department. It’s a magical combination of funny and erotic coupled with a story and characters that can’t be beat! I highly recommend!! She can’t write fast enough to satisfy my cravings for her next book!
You will always be my commander
This book is full of laughter, joy, friends, family and love. Meryn is a petite, spunky human who has never really fit in due to social awkwardness and knowing her place in the flow of life. Aiden is a kind, cuddly bear shifter who is The unit commander and the heir to the shifter elder. Their lives are forever changed when Meryn does what she does best, follows her own path and makes her own rules. Through many trials they find their way to each other and a love for the ages. The laughs, tears and aww moments abound throughout the pages of this book. I can’t wait to see which warriors mate finds their way to Lyconia next.
How it took me this long to find this series I have no idea!! This series has me laughing out loud. I have devoured (no pun intended to the paranormals in the book!) this series. Amazing!!!!
FLOVED this series. Because of this book I’ve read all of Alanea Alder’s books that are available on Amazon. It’s a quirky tale, told very well. There’s Vampires, Lycans, and a scary bad group lurking in the shadows. Pick this up you won’t be disappointed
I didn’t think I was going to like this book, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Even though I think Meryn is a little weak at some points I enjoyed her ability to end up commanding an entire group of shifters. I also enjoyed her geekiness as I am also a geek. Her ability to undermine all of the people who are gunning for her in a societally pleasant way was cool.
LOOOOOVVVVE this series
Loved it, Great start to a new series
I want to be Meryn when I grow up! I loved My Commander. The world building is so unique. Fun sifi and pop culture referenced. Shifter, Vampires, Witches, and Fae, Oh My! (Had to say It). I laughed from beginning to end! Meryn had a rough childhood. She is very smart, but doesn’t relate well to others. Her mate, Aiden, a alpha-mellow bear shifter and Commander of all the units, is unit and family show her what family and love look like. She brings new ideas and technology to the paranormal world, that turn out to be a great help.
I want to see a story for all the hot unmated guys in this book, from Aiden’s brother’s, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Units, to Ryuu, and whoever I may have missed. The guys are Alpha to the core but are so sweet and fun, makes me want one, sigh. Looks like the 2nd in Command of Alpha Unit, the older than he wants to admit to Vampire, Gavriel is up next. I hope his mate is as awesome as Meryn. Can’t wait!
Loved this book. I stayed up way too late because I had to see how it ended. The grocery store scene was priceless! I was laughing so hard I was crying.
This is and always will be one of my all time favorite series EVER!! I adore Meryn and Aiden so much and all of the unit warriors!! So much humor, great plot and I fell in love with them all!!
I love this entire series. I haven’t read one that I haven’t loved, and I’ve read all of them.
This book had it all for me. Cute, funny with a great mysterious new world to escape into 🙂
I was recommended this book by a book sister and I’m so glad she did! I love anything paranormal and fantasy and l laughed so much at the antics of the characters. This is a low heat romance but even those scenes were sexy. I really loved the small loving gestures through the whole book between the lovers. Loved Aiden’s family and his team. They take care of one another and always have each other’s backs. Learning the differences between different paranormal people and humans was very interesting to read about. Can’t wait to read the next book!
My Commander by Author Alanea Alder is the first book I’ve read by this author .
And at the time i wasn’t interested in paranormal books but now im hooked . So far I’ve read 8 books in this series. I seriously couldn’t put them down. They are funny yet drama and adventure follows the main characters of each book . Its witty its enlightening and every page keeps you turning it over and over until the next thing you know you’ve finished the book .
My commander is Aiden and meryns story .
Aiden is a unit commander bear shifter and growly . Huge 6.ft 7 inch of muscle Meryn is his human mate. She’s tiny very tiny Aiden practically has to bend himself in half just to kiss her . With a spell cast so that the alpha units would find there mates. Aiden found that the tiny human with the loud cheeky mouth and an addiction to Dr who was his mate only meryn didnt know about paranormal shifters, vampires and Fae were real . With a wack over the head with a toilet lid and a runaway mate Aiden has his hands full with his feisty human mate. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and i went on to read the rest of the books to date and im hanging out for more . Highly recommended.
I came across this book online and was hooked from the summary alone. So I had to read for myself. I could put it down and read in to the late night and early morning hours. Meryn is my favourite character throughout the whole series that I’ve read so far. I want more just to see how she deals with everything, especially her visit to the fae queen, her relationship with Aiden, his family and his warriors in each and every city and or situation that she finds herself in. I highly recommend this book as not just another smut, but an adventurer waiting to take you places with the kind, loving and quarkie Meryn. It’s a must have pick up your own copy today. Plus you need the whole series, don’t stop at one book.
Newest favorite series. This book is the first one I read by this author. Powerful women who should be in the movies….and real so I could hang out with them for reallzy. If only this amazing wonderful author could write faster, longer books. I am eagerly waiting to read who Prince M. winds up with– I’m thinking is’s one of the girls OBGYNS’ Docs. But I am getting ahead of myself.
Just go ahead and buy them all at once, because they only get better and better. But be warned, when you start reading about the boys going to run important errands be sure no one can hear you, because you will laugh loudly, long, until tears come to your eyes!!!
This is book one of the Bewiched and bewildered series I laughed and couldn’t stop reading them! It was refreshing for me to find. A series I can’t wait to reread through the years. It’s paranifmal so if you like reading that kind of book I highly recommend them I believe there are 10 books in the series, but you need to read them in order. Hopefully they will be in audible books soon! Enjoy
My all time favorite series. The main character Meryn is feisty, unpredictable, hilarious, loyal, and absolutely devoted to those she cares about, Aiden, the elite unit soldiers, her peeps, her minions and her many adopted family members. Ms. Alder cannot write fast enough for her fans, myself included, and we console ourselves by rereading the series to get our Meryn fix. I doubt there will ever be another character as wonderful as Meryn…