Rejected Alpha's Return

A Werewolf Shifter Enemies to Lovers Romance (Book 2)

By: Waverly Sage

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The Werewolf Shifter promised me my freedom if I played along with him.
But the longer I faked it, the deeper we fell, and the more my heart wanted anything but freedom.

I'm the pack’s most valued witch, trapped in servitude, craving freedom.
He’s a mysterious, smoking-hot wolf shifter exiled from his pack.

Now, he needs to overcome their rejection by pretending to be my fated mate.
Except I know it's not pretend.

Our genuine mating bond has been concealed by a powerful potion.
It's a thrilling masquerade but oh-so-tempting, and he's oblivious to the truth.

Activating the alpha bad boy's instincts changes everything–unleashing a storm of passion I can't control.
Unable to keep him at arm’s length, we give into the temptation only to crave more.

Now I must convince him that our bond’s real before the mark’s removed, rejecting me.
And the baby he doesn't know is on the way.

Will I break free from the pack's clutches and find my happily-ever-after?
It's time to cast my spell and find out.

Author's Note: This steamy HEA standalone novel is full of twists, explicit love scenes and everlasting love. Intended for 18+ audiences.

Cute read

Story overall linked well between past and current events and didnt leave any loose ends. Some interesting takes on masking magic and scent and how that affects a mate bond. Some werewolf stories can feel a bit repetitive and this one had enough new ideas that it felt fresh.

Virtual voice will never be as good as a real narrator but I didn't hear any mistakes in word pronunciation and nothing that detracted from the story, just didn't enhance the way a person may have. 3 stars on performance cause that part was average.

slight spoiler: I did think the lead female made a choice pretty quickly after promising the goddess she wouldn't, so that part was a tad anticlimactic but didn't really hurt anything just my personal preference. I also suspected the first twist but again didn't really detract from the story and there were still bits that were a surprise.

good story, computer generated narration not so great

Computer generated narration is one dimensional. Makes it harder to follow the characters, mispronounced words, etc, Please go back to human actor narration - so much better.

I am a sucker for a happy ending

I love the whole book every part of it from start to finish I couldn't put it down

Shifter Romance

The book was great, but the AI narrator was horrible. You couldn’t distinguish between the characters on some chapters.

Happy

I have been able to listen to some very good stories and I enjoy cleaning and driving and all kinds of activities and can still listen. Thank you

Great story line.

I loved the story line and characters. AI wasn’t bad actually. However, no amount of technology can put human warmth to the voice.

AI voice is terrible ruined the story.

the story is ok so are the characters but the AI voice ruined how good it could have been. mispronounced words and so bland.

Real People vs AI

Good story however, you could not distinguish between CHARACTERS with AI. This will not replace real people. Please please use real voices.

AI narration totally flat

Right up front you are told this book is narrated by an AI voice. And the female narration begins. So you would think Artificial Intelligence could more easily distinguish between a male voice and a female - wouldn’t that be one reason to use AI? Not here. You might expect there to be some degree of nuance in the expression. Not here. Even the cursing was totally flat- not even a hint of anger. When the female character was saying the male characters name in a fit of passion, there was absolutely no difference in tone from the description of the room.
I stuck it out for 3 hours and finally decided to chuck it. The story was so-so and good narration could have pulled it up a notch. This narration pulled the story down.
NOT recommended.

AI Narrator

The Virtual Voice software was unable to distinguish characters so you often did not know who was speaking. Same delivery whether an intimate scene or a battle to the death. Sentences oddly interpreted. Hard to immerse yourself into the story which could have also used some editing. Will avoid future titles using this method.