Book 100, 2020

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OMEGA Captured by Canis Blackfang

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



While I'd hoped to have a worthy book in the "100" slot, it turned out to be Omega Captured by Canis Blackfang (Really?!). It's the first installment in the "Desert Wolf" series.

Zan is an omega and valuable to his pack for his ability to breed. He's lived a sheltered life in the pack's camp, protected by alphas against raids by the Red Moon pack, led by the feared Ripfang. Zan can't help but fantasize about Ripfang, building him up in his mind as some ultra-alpha. When Zan's pack must leave their home to find new hunting grounds, they are vulnerable in the open desert, which is when the Red Moons launch an attack. Zan has been trained to defend himself, and he shifts and joins the fight, following Ripfang into the desert.

Zan quickly learns the desert is no place to be, and he is rescued by the very wolf he can't stop thinking about. Ripfang takes Zan to his personal hideout and tells him that his name is actually Kyrt. He then points out a sandstorm between them and Zan's pack. Now, Zan must stay with Kyrt until he can rejoin his pack, but as each day passes, he finds himself wanting to stay with the alpha of his dreams.

This was a novella, so there wasn't much character development. Zan came across as naive and impetuous, while Kyrt was stoic and more reserved. Since it's the first part of a series, there was no real resolution, unless you count the whole "we're mates" thing, complete with subsequent mating. That part, at least, was hot.

Favorite line: "We both exist under the same stars."

Very meh about this story. I'd give it a two, but the sex scene bumps it up to a three.