I’d spent my entire life voiceless. Ignored. Put to the side. All because I couldn’t communicate with the humans that I was surrounded by. All because I wasn’t surrounded by my own kind, my parents subjected me to the worst type of loneliness because of their own bias and history. That all changed when I turned eighteen though. The day that I decided to pick up and move to Willowdale Village. … Willowdale Village.
A place that signified the exact opposite of my upbringing. A place where I found my best friend. A place where I opened up my own business, a small ballet studio where I didn’t have to worry about whether I could talk to others or not. A place where people understood why I couldn’t talk. A place where everyone was different. A place where I met the Graves brothers, a family of wolf shifters, that planned on changing my life forever.
A place I now called home.
But what happens when my parents come to visit with an unexpected guest? One that not only wants to bring me back to where I grew up but place a very unwanted ring on my finger? I have a feeling that no one is going to be happy about this, least of all me, and the reaction of the Graves brothers is nothing to be happy about either.
The Willowdale Village collection consists of several standalone stories about the women that live in this supernatural town and their stories of finding themselves and love. You won’t find any dark romance here, only possessive alpha males and true happily ever afters. Each woman is absolutely unique and strong for their own reason. PNR UF Reverse Harem with +18 sexual content, swearing, and adult themes.
This collection of short stories has been created by the author in an effort to give back. A certain percentage of the first month’s proceeds (for each new novel release within the collection) will be donated towards a select unique cause.
more
I love a book where the female character finds her mates quickly. I love how Hunter, Dylan, and Luca take care of Collette. I do wish the action part of the story was fleshed out a little more. However, for a quick read stand-alone, it flowed well. I will read this one again, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the stories about the women in Willowdale Village.
Wow this story took some serious twists and turns and kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved every minute of it
I so ran away from home as an adult, and I know just what Colette Allard was trying to accomplish–families often suck hard.
Colette is a fox shifter with negligent ‘rents. They are genuinely terrible peeps. She tests them the only way she can think will reach them, when all else has failed, she leaves and goes where fate and the bus system takes her: Willowdale Village, California. But it hasn’t been easy traveling because Colette is mute, and not everyone is good at sign language or kindness or even being mannerly, which is how she meets Dylan, on a bus to Willowdale Village.
Okay–there are many parts of this book I liked. Many parts of this book were mushy, gooey, lovey stuff that makes me barf into my mouth. I am so not a mushy, gooey, lovey girl. The redeeming parts are that the psychological damage isn’t swept under the rug too far, and the steamy parts are steamy. Fated mates and perfect mates don’t have to equal the same thing, and M. Sinclair held off on one of Colette’s mates joining the mate pile until later in the story, which made my day.
BUT I did think there was one largely detracting element from this story: the HAF. Read the book to see what that stands for. I will say that it felt contrived for the sake of convenience, so there was more conflict, but not well developed. It felt out of place to me.
Voiceless is best for people who enjoy the Hungry for Her Wolves series by Tara West.
Hungry for Her Wolves
Longing for Her Wolves (Hungry for Her Wolves, #2)
This is a decent Stand Alone Reverse Harem, though it does seem to lack major substance or pivotal plot points – at least the kinds that would make you really stand up and pay attention.
It’s a subtle weaving, gentle almost, and rather sweet. Colette is 18 and finally has enough of being unwanted, or at least ignored, by her loveless family. Like many a young adult does, she sets out on her own, taking with her just the clothes on her back, a small bag and a meager amount of cash she was able to acquire. So sets the stage for a new type of adventure, one that is part coming of age, part fated mates.
A chance delay sets off a cascade of events that direct Colette to a new place, new friends and a new life – one she can’t wait to embrace. It’s all rather charming, if somewhat fast, per the nature of a stand alone.
Perspective
First Person, Multiple POV
Ending Type
HEA (There are multiple Epilogues that expand on the story)
Rating
18+
Romantic Dynamic
MMMF
Character Age Range
18+
Loved this book and can’t wait to read more from M. SINCLAIR!!! I loved all her other books so much I wasn’t sure I was going to get into this standalone but it was Amazing! The characters and their huge hearts made for an amazing read! Their was romance and action and speaks to the hearts of the readers! Definitely recommend this book
This book topped my most favorite book list. It had everything I wanted a harem, romance, and an awesome main character. I usually look for a book that has a mute female main character and there are so few to read. M. Sinclair gave me what I have been longing for in a book for the longest time.
If your voiceless, can you still be heard?
THIS IS NOW A FAVORITE OF MINE. I love reading about shifters and this one ticks every box. So we meet Colette, who has had a rough upbringing, always told what to do by her parents. She has no voice so she can’t say what she is thinking. So she leaves her home in her own. Well I gotta say that she is brave for doing that. So her journey begins but her destiny changes by miscalculation of time. So let’s bring in Luca, Dylan and Hunter Graves. Somehow her magic feels comfortable around these guys. Why? She was raised in a human community and does not know much about the shifter community. I can’t tell you anymore of that without giving away the book. I can say that the build up of the story is perfect. You have a scared girl with no voice trying to make her way in the world. The attraction is there, and some bad people showing up to make this book amazing. We do get a happily ever after. I can’t wait to read more of this series.
This was a sweet book with a HEA! Colette is voiceless and has been ignored her whole life. All she wants is to be heard and accepted, but her parents don’t even seem to care about her or her happiness. She decides to start a new life, but when things don’t go according to plan, sometimes fate knows what you need.
Colette had a really sweet, shy, and trusting personality. Out of all three guys, I liked Luca the best. He was the first one to drop everything, including spending time with her, just to lean ASL so they could communicate with one another. Dylan was sweet and was the one to find Colette, while Hunter had a possessive and serious personality when in reality he was just a huge teddy bear. Lena was probably my favorite character- I loved her open and bubbly personality and that she always spoke her mind. I can’t wait for her story to learn more about her life and crazy mess of a love life.
Willowdale itself was just an amazing community. Everyone worked together and knew one another, mainly since it was almost a supernatural only town besides the holiday tourists. I liked that they were able to build and run their own businesses and be who they were without fear from their neighbors. There were so many different types of shifters and some that had lost their own families, but were all accepted under the pack’s protection.
I liked the unique aspects that Sinclair has done for some shifters and the world she’s created for them and other supernaturals. The mystery that revolved around Colette, her parents, and her strange upbringing were intriguing to follow. I really enjoyed the lightheartedness of this book and am looking forward to the rest of this series with more HEA’s.
*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review
Great start to this new series! I liked the concept of how and why Colette is voiceless. I’ve never seen this before but it is such a great metaphor for how she was raised/is treated. It also shows how anyone with hearing/speech problems must feel. It really makes you think why we aren’t more conscious of this as a society!
Her fated mates are great too. I love how they react to her, especially Luca and how he immediately goes and learns sign language so he can talk to her.
There are so many directions this series could go, with so many great characters that it could go on forever.
I loved it and can’t wait for more!
I really loved reading this! I really love the characters! They are awesome the storyline is really good too! I love everything I read by M. Sinclair! Just amazing as always!
What a great story! Sometimes, you just need a sweet and sexy and steamy story to make your heart and souls smile. M. Sinclair has done that so well with this story!
We meet Collette as she is breaking away from a bad home situation, escaping across the country on her way to Los Angeles. Fate intervenes and she finds herself in Willowdale Village instead with three sexy wolves ready to be her knights in shining armor. I loved the way the guys were protective and how Collette trusted her instincts, even if things seemed to be moving to fast. It’s the animal nature of shifters that’s always been attractive to me.
I loved watching Collette and her men fall in love. And am excited for the rest of the Willowdale Village stories!
This is the first book in a new series by M. Sinclair.
It starts with meeting our MC Collette at a bus stop. She can hear but can’t speak and has been treated horribly her whole life by her parents. She has had enough and leaves them, hopefully heading to a better life and place. Fate sometimes works in mysterious ways and she misses her bus to LA and ends up taking the bus to Willowdale Village. This is the start of the rest of her life!! Sexy men , more than one Sexy man . I don’t want to spoil anything but you have to give this read a try!! Love the ending and can’t wait for more stories from this Village!!
Wow! This is such a well written story with a unique story! I devoured it and loved every word! The characters are dynamic and well written I love m Sinclair and this is another phenomenal read!!!!
An amazing female main character with a troubled past running away from home arrives in a town of supernaturals and finds herself 3 protective and possessive mates. What ensues is an amazingly sweet and steamy read. This was a great palate cleanser, devoid of huge dramatic plot twists and for me, sometimes that is all I need. There is also some world building for the rest of the books and possible future characters that will be important in this universe and I’m very much looking forward to it!
intriguing new book from my favorite author. Voiceless has a strong main female character who communicates through sign language. Throw in borderline abusive parents, running away to start over, meeting some alpha wolf brothers who are her mates and you have an addiction story to finish in one sitting. Great world building with side characters- glad this will be a new series with spin off stories on those characters to learn more about them and this little town. Highly recommend.
This book will not disappoint. You will fall into a new and exciting world while following Colette through a journey of being voiceless and feeling alone to being heard. This can be read as a stand-alone.
I received an ARC of this book.
Colette was such a sweetheart and her mates Dylan, Luca, and Hunter Graves are so protective, sweet, and caring. It was such a great story and sad that she wasn’t able to grow up with her real family.
Colette moves away from the people she thinks are her parents and misses the bus to LA. She ends up on a bus to Willowdale Village, where she meet Dylan Graves. Dylan instantly recognize that she is his mate and his brother’s mate. The Grave family take her into their home and Colette builds a new better life.
Her so called parents show up and reveal that they have sold her off to a shifter hate group and that they are not her real parents. They brought along a leader from the group and her mates protect her from them, plus she isn’t helpless, and protects herself. They take down the bad guy and live happily ever after.
PS She reconnects with her real family, gets married, and has lots of kids! Can’t wait for the next book!
This was a sweet story of a fate, even though Colette doesn’t come from the most loving of families what she does find is unconditional love and a new family that adores her from the very beginning. Even thought some might think she is defective, they know she is perfect and only want to see that happiness that she deserves. This is book 1 in a series of these fantastical tales of love and fate overcoming whatever is in its way.
OMG this book was amazing!! I completely fell in love with Colette and her mates and how they were so enraptured and possessive with her. I loved all the povs from the different characters. I can’t wait to read the other standalones. Definitely five stars from me
Great world building, full deep character devolpment, and perfectly written story line following these shifters through thier world. Loved it, the fated mates, the conflicts, and the steamy scenes with Colette and her mates. HEA guarantee.