Etched in Honor: A paranormal fated mate shifter romance (Aspen Pack Book 1)

Carrie Ann Ryan

May 2022 · Aspen Pack Book 1 · Carrie Ann Ryan

About this eBook

I thought I’d lost my fated mate until he shows up years later. Only with no memory of me. Or us.

As Beta of the Aspen Pack, I was forced to watch our former Alpha turn to dark magic and destroy the bonds of our people.

I nearly died trying to save us, but I broke the biggest taboo: I told the others that cat shifters existed and almost lost everything in return.

Now we have a new Alpha, a new future, and a dangerous and mysterious enemy threatening our stable balance. And a new Tracker.

The man who looks like my dead mate.

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“Carrie Ann Ryan knows how to pull your heartstrings and make your pulse pound! Her wonderful Redwood Pack series will draw you in and keep you reading long into the night. I can’t wait to see what comes next with the new generation, the Talons. Keep them coming, Carrie Ann!” –Lara Adrian, New York Times bestselling author of CRAVE THE NIGHT

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More from the Aspen Pack series:

Etched in Honor

Hunted in Darkness

Mated in Chaos

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Topics: Wolf, Werewolf, Shifter, Romance, Series, Fantasy, Paranormal, Dominant, Paranormal Series, werewolf romance, shapeshifter romance, fantasy romance, alpha male, series and saga, magic, witch, demon, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, sassy, strong heroine, captivating romance, hot, hot romance, forbidden love, sparks, loyalty, swoon rescue, kidnap, claiming, defending, protect

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Ratings and reviews

I absolutely adored this story! It pulled me in from beginning to end and had lots of twists and surprises in it for both new readers and readers that have read the previous series that are connected (but not necessary). This story definitely hooked me on this series and I can't wait to see where things go next! Very well written with phenomenal characters!

Etched in Honor is a great start to this new series! When the story opens Audrey is a lion shifter who is the Beta of her pack. Although she is a great Beta, she keeps a part of herself separate from the pack, so as to hide her pain and trauma from them. She is one of the only survivors of the upper hierarchy from their former Alpha who had turned evil, and she has also hidden from the pack the pain of finding her mate and then having him die. However, when Gavin joins their pack as a tracker, she is shocked to find he looks exactly like her mate, which brings back all of that pain for her again. Unknown to her, Gavin's life started anew years ago when he found himself somewhere not knowing who he was or where he came from, but is confused by his reaction to Audrey and hers to him. This first in the series had a lot going on. I'm somewhat new to Carrie Ann Ryan, and have only read some of the Aspen pack books recently. Although you don't need to have read any of those previous series to follow along, my guess is that some of the background to the story would have been more familiar for me if I had. I'm a sucker for two tropes that don't exactly fit here, but have elements that do - amnesia and rejected mate tropes. Although this story isn't exactly either of those, there was a lot of the angst here that you find in those stories and I really loved that. I can't wait now for the next in this series and plan to catch up on the other series while I'm waiting.

Book 1 in Aspen Pack series by Carrie Ann Ryan Audrey is pack Beta but that hasn’t come easily as her previous pack leader abused his position and held her captive and tortured her. After finally winning the pack war and old pack leader son takes over and everyone try’s to make a new life and new members begin to settle and make a start. This pack has a lot of different shifter and I find that really new for this writer that usually just has all wolf etc. I love the twists in this book

About the author

Carrie Ann Ryan is a bestselling romance and paranormal author. She writes the Redwood Pack Series. Her titles often make the bestseller lists and include: Delicate Ink, Ink Enduring, Ink Exposed and Tempting Boundaries.