Awakening of the Pack

An Urban Fantasy Novel (The Other Wolf Series, Book 4)

By: Heather G. Harris

Narrated by: Alyse Gibbs

I am seizing the patriarchy by the balls, and I’m going to give it a vasectomy.

I may have been crowned Queen, but it rapidly becomes clear that the title doesn’t come with an iota of respect: in fact, it’s a death sentence. My enemies have handed me a crown and now they’re sitting back to see how long I can keep it. Challenges will be coming thick and fast, and I need to be prepared. Luckily, Esme was born ready and I’m a fast learner.

Of course, that’s when the dead bodies start piling up. Someone’s cleaning house, removing all evidence of their involvement with the deadly black tourneys. I’m determined to find out who is responsible – even if the witnesses keep winding up dead.

As if crowns and corpses aren’t enough, a shadowy organisation called the Domini extends an invitation for me to join their illustrious ranks. It is all too clear that their invitation comes with hidden dangers and refusing will have far-reaching consequences. And not just for me…

I may be sitting pretty, but I can’t help feeling that soon I’ll be sitting dead…

Don't miss this werewolf shifter series if you like humour, heart and a strong heroine with a slow burn, loyal-beta fade-to-black romance.

Written in British English.

Devour all the books in the Other Wolf series:

Defender of the Pack, a prequel story

Protection of the Pack, book one

Guardians of the Pack, book two

Saviour of the Pack, book three

Awakening of the Pack, book four

Resurgence of the Pack, book five

Ascension of the Pack, book six

©2024 Heather G Harris (P)2024 Heather G Harris

Sequel that outshines the Original!

Awakening of the Pack is the fourth book in Other Wolf series and picks up after Lucy has defeated Beckett, and Mrs Dawes and taken up her mantle as Queen of the Wolves. However, she has not yet completely assumed the role, as she does not have the crown, nor the seat of power. As such, many of the British wolf packs do not yet see her as the Queen, but only a potential Queen, and a potential threat for power.
Lucy also broke the curse on the Gargoyles (with help from Amber and others), and they have now become the Dark Seraph, loyal to Emory.
As Awakening’s unfolds, Lucy finds herself facing multiple issues, the Werewolf Council was at the mansion, having come to swear loyalty to her as the new Queen, but wanting her to go to the seat of power and claim her crown. Then there is the matter of the dead body on her lawn, the Devon pack she has inherited from Beckett now residing in her mansion. This all on top of several other packs (Jimmy Rain for example), are gunning for her.
Awakening follows Lucy as she begins to unravel the death of the body on her property, and how it is related to the black tourney’s. It also follows her as she begins her journey towards claiming her crown from the seat of power. This is going to be a very real challenge for Lucy and Esme, for they have to follow this path on their own, without the support of the Home Counties pack, to show that they are worthy of being Queen. It not only means going into the seat of power and claiming the crown, something that hasn’t been done successfully by anyone in hundreds of years, but it will also mean facing the countless contenders for the crown once she has taken it.
The first three books in this series really showed Lucy using her people skills to bring the pack together, to repair the damage that had been done by various factions, as well as the loss of their leader Lord Samuel. It also showed her and Esme cementing why they were the Alpha of the Home Counties pack.
Awakenings sees Lucy and Esme having to stand on their own (Well, with each other?), to face the challenges being thrown at them.
This is not just a challenge for Lucy and Esme though, it is a huge challenge for Greg and the other members of her pack, who have become incredibly loyal. During this book, we learn some new things about pack characters, and see just how loyal they are to their new Queen.
The character work continues to be exceptional in this series, with each of the major (and many of the minor) characters being developed further in this book. Esme is brilliant in Lucy’s head, and their interplay is one of the highlights of the book. There differences in personality are highlighted a bit in this book, which is really interesting to see. Lucy continues to grow, with further development of her relationship with Greg, but also both of her families. There are multiple other story arcs with Lucy, that make this a fascinating book in the series.
One of the really interesting parts of this book, is that it runs parallel to the ‘Court’ series with Jinx, and so Harris has had to interweave Lucy’s character into what happened in that series, into this series. If you have read the Court series, it makes for an interesting crossover, and Harris has done an outstanding job.
For lovers of Urban Fantasy, there is probably no better series than ‘The Other Series’, either the original Other and the Other Wolf series. For many series, there is always that concern the sequel will not be as good as the originals – but this is NOT the case here, with Awakenings probably outshining the originals, and setting us up for a stunning continuation! Absolute Must Read!!
Alyse Gibbs has the voice of an angel, and is easily one of the most beautiful female narrators to listen to. I could happily listen to her non-stop. She has a very clear and concise voice, and does a wonderful job with creating both male and female voices. She does a great range of voices to, so that you can clearly tell who is speaking, with distinct male and female characters.
On top of this, she not only narrates, but does a wonderful job of voice acting, adding emotion to each of her characters, bringing them to life, so we know how they are feeling as she tells the story, be it happy, sad, angry, elated, and she does a great inner wolf voice for Esme!
Alyse Gibbs is brilliant and adds something special to these stories, and it is absolutely worth listening to them rather than just reading them, as she really brings Heathers characters to life with that beautiful voice of hers.

Erme rocks and Lucy rules!

Audiobook narrated by
Alyse Gibbs
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I've missed Lucy!
I wish Jess was more involved, but Esme makes up for it.

I absolutely recommend you dive into this world of the Others.