Thursday, March 31, 2022

Darkmore Penitentiary Book 1: Caged Wolf by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Caged Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, #1)
Darkmore Penitentiary Book 1

What do you do when the guy you’ve loved since you were fourteen is sent to the most dangerous prison in Solaria for saving your life?

Okay, so maybe he doesn’t love me back. And maybe getting sent down would seem insane to some, but I’m Rosalie Oscura, champion underground cage-fighter and alpha werewolf from the infamous Oscura Clan. My family wrote the book on criminal organisations and I’ll be ruling this place by the time the next moon rises.

Then I just need to get to work on busting us the hell out of here. ‘Us’ being me, the lion shifter I’ve loved for ten long years, and the most notorious criminal in here - a sinful incubus who’s been condemned to isolation for committing an unspeakable crime.

What’s the worst that could happen? I mean, short of being rejected by my mate, the black-hearted werewolf who rules over my sworn enemies, or getting myself noticed by the sinister vampire guard who has a dark vendetta against me. But how likely is that?

The trouble is, I need the help of those four alpha males to get out of here. And they happen to hate each other almost as much as they hate me.

But I always did love a challenge. And I never did learn when to back down.

So how hard could it be to make them accept me as their leader?


Caged Wolf was previously titled ‘Darkmore Penitentiary’ and is a dark, shifter RH with rejected mates, age gap romance, enemies to lovers, psychos, violence and steamy scenes recommended for readers aged 18+

It is set in the world of Solaria after the events of Zodiac Academy and Dark Fae and contains some character crossover but can be read as a standalone series without having read the other books.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58272410-caged-wolf

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Been looking forward to this series after meeting some of these characters in earlier books from this world. If you read the Ruthless Fae of the Zodiac series then you know exactly why Rosalie is heading to Darkmore, the worst prison in Solaria. To save Roary, the man who saved her life when she was a teenager and paid the price and was arrested. From that day she swore on the stars to get him back. And 10 years later she finally found her chance. She's prepared herself for a long time and gathered her strength now it's time to put her plan to action. And though she has plans in mind things only get more complicated for her. She has to deal with Sin, the guy she is also set out to get free because she was hired to and to escape she'll need the one who employed her to get him out. Then there is Ethan, leader of the Lunar Brotherhood. Him being part of the rival gang is bad enough but their attraction to one another makes it complicated. Then there is Cain, the guard who is cold hearted but even he finds trouble staying away from Rosalie. Each guy draws Rosalie in a different way. So many interesting characters in this series. I loved seeing ones I recognized, Rosalie, Ethan, and Roary and getting to see how they have changed from the earlier series. Then there are new characters like Sin who is equally hilarious and crazy. And Cain, who you want to see how far is willing to go to take a risk and break the rules. The story kept me hooked beginning to end and with an ending like that, I'm really glad to have the next two books in my possession. Though I'm starting to wonder how book three ends considering the series doesn't end there.
 

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