Feral - Despair: A Dark Mate-Claim Romance

Nora Ash

Feral Book 2 · Little Huldra Media

About this ebook

From bestselling Omegaverse Author Nora Ash comes this steamy mate-claim romance filled with primal love and a feral, possessive alpha male.

Taken.

Brutalized.

Claimed.

My mate became mine during a heinous experiment designed to punish her for her disobedience. The scientists who locked me in a cage and stole my humanity gave her to me to ravage. To break.

But she is far more than a warm body to distract me from my torment.

She is mine.

They took everything from me - but I won’t let them do the same to her. She fears me, but there is nothing I won’t give to save her.

Even my own life.

Despair is the second installment in the dark mate-claim serial Feral.

For fans of L.V. Lane, Anna Fury, or Laxmi Hariharan, this is a red-hot Omegaverse romance with some dark themes.

Ratings and reviews

Title: Despair Series: Feral Author: Nora Ash Designation: Book 2 of Serial, Short Novella(Approximately 100 pages), Not a Standalone, Cliffhanger Ahead #omegaversefiction #hotalphas #erotic #romance My Rating: Five Sinfully Sexy Stars***** Oh my! Here we go again! Okay, I'll be the first to admit that Omegaverse Fiction is one of my favorite guilty pleasures, and no one does it better than Nora Ash! Without a doubt, Ash pens the most deliciously naughty Omegaverse Fiction EVER and her latest sinfully sexy release Despair, the second installment in her new Feral serial, is no exception. Ash grabbed me in the first chapter and kept me on the edge of my seat with a death-grip on my ereader while my heart fluttered wildly in my chest! Heavens to Betsy, by the time I got to the last page, I was sweating bullets and struggling for my next breath - AGAIN! And talk about cliffhangers! Noooooo - kill me now! Ash ended this book with the great granddaddy of all cliffhangers! I almost had a coronary, but I loved every word! You better believe I immediately checked to see if the preorder was up for the third book of the series, Torment, and thank goodness it was! Needless to say, I one-clicked like a crazy woman! No one writes dark, erotic Omegaverse romance quite like Nora Ash. I've been a fan for years and race to purchase every new release and Ash didn't disappoint in Despair. But be forewarned, Omegaverse Fiction is not for the meek of heart! For folks unfamiliar with the term, Omegaverse is a subgenre of fan fiction in which canine-type characteristics are given to human characters, including alpha/beta/omega designations, strong themes of dominance, submission, possession, and usually contains knotting, marking, & biting during sex. Typically, it also includes the strong use of 'soul mates' with the concept of sex or mating as a biological imperative for both males and females. It varies greatly with each author, but I've always found Ash's work in this particular fandom to be fascinating as well as titillating. I guess you can tell I really like Ash's work; now let me tell you why! Despair is a dark, gritty, imaginative, riveting, seductive, fast-paced, well-crafted, easy-to-follow erotic romance with strong Omegaverse elements. The narrative is beautifully written with a clearly designated his and her first-person perspective from the female protagonist, bioanalyst research scientist Lillian Dorne, and yes, we also get a point of view from the male protagonist, Alpha Test Subject 351. The dialogue is smart, snappy, gritty, well-executed, and flows effortlessly. But the piece de resistance of every Ash story is her cast of always unique and intriguing characters. One of the things I love most about Ash's writing is her ability to create harsh, gruff, growly, possessive, and unapologetically bad to the bone heroes/antiheroes, blessed (or cursed, depending on your perception) with an overabundance of attitude, testosterone, and alpha pheromones, yet still somehow make them sexy, engaging, irresistible, and endearing. Ash's Omegaverse stories are very much character driven, as is most Omegaverse Fiction, meaning the characters are the primary component or what I like to call 'the driving force' of the story. And folks, this may be erotic romance that curls your toes, but it's not fluff. Ash always balances her steamy storylines with lots of danger, drama, angst, suspense, conflict, and enough plot twists to keep you guessing. But at the heart of every single book, you'll always find a heartwarming love story, which brings me to the lovely, hardworking research bioanalyst Lillian Dorne and former Navy Seal now known as Test Subject 351, but in this installment we do learn his real name is Zach Barnes. I was immediately drawn into the story by these two characters. It's often difficult to get a good grasp on a story after only one or two installments, but it's obvious there's a very strong connection between kindhearted Lillian and the imprisoned feral test subject alpha. The intelligent, ambitious, but some

DESPAIR - IS FILLED WITH SUSPENSE, ANGST, & STEAM. 351 alpha male is now mated to Lillian by force, however, 351 knew her to be his mate before the forced mating. She fears him but does not want to see him hurt or used. 351 will endure horrific pain to ensure his mates protection. A well kept secret is held by one of the handlers in the lab regarding 351. STIRRING - well written read that makes you feel empathy for the characters. The characters are engaging and dynamic vivid scene descriptions help the reader visualize scenes. Loved this story and found it to be a most gratifying read. I look forward to the next part in this enthralling series. {Of my own volition without stipulations, I reviewed an advanced reader copy through Booksprout.} Without any reservations, I recommend this read.

This is the 2nd installment of the FERAL Series by Nora Ash and as with the first book, I LOVED IT! Superbly written, a little under 100 pages, Ash managed to cram it full of just the right amount of darkness, suspense and heat. Unlike the 1st book, this one has a dual POV that made me love it all the more. We get to know 351 on a more personal level and "just a feral Alpha" he is NOT. 351 has claimed Lillian as his (albeit reluctant) mate. Now Dr Axel and Dr Urwin keep them imprisoned and push them both to their limits to test how far 351 will go to keep his mate safe, all in the attempt to create the perfect soldier. Thought you hated the Dr's in the 1st book, it comes nothing close to how you will feel about them now - grrrr. A name is revealed and help comes from an unexpected source, or is it a trap? As with Obsession, Despair ends in a cliffhanger and what a doozy! Even knowing this, I would not have turned down the offer to read/buy this book, as it only builds the anticipation for the next book. Feral Torment, book 3, is due out August 2018 and I CANNOT WAIT! I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest review. (I will also be purchasing it)

About the author

Nora writes steamy books with gooey-centered monsters, killers and villains.

Go to www.nora-ash.com for more romance that hurts so good.