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A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again... Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was…. Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.
The first book I am to indulge in any Vampyre or Werewolf story (which I learned that most contemporary readers have the same situation as me, being Ali Hazelwood is the writer). If you're the same, maybe you'll appreciate my words. But to the story itself, I am actually entertained enough to stay up reading. Maybe because i'm in a contemporary romance slump or maybe because I soft DNFed her other books after reading Deep End and The Love Hypothesis, that this is the last book that I'm trying of hers— EITHER way I am getting excited for what will happen (although I already have... guesses) while I rawdog my way into this new fantasy world I got into :D
I'm not usually a romance reader (more into thrillers/fantasy which is why I picked this up), but I'm loving Bride and am so surprised at how much I'm enjoying Ali Hazelwood's writing style. I know the Steminist series gets a lot of love, but I hear its cringey in an endearing way. I kinda assumed I wouldn't find it endearing so steered clear, but now I'm second guessing. Since I like Bride, would I like her other books? Or is this a total departure from her previous work?