The Alpha's Choice

The Wolvers, Book 2

By: Jacqueline Rhoades

Narrated by: Valerie Gilbert

Fairytales do come true.… Katarina Bennett stopped believing in fairytales a long time ago. Prince Charming doesn't exist. Careful planning is what makes dreams come true and that's what she's spent her adult life doing. Now those plans have fallen apart. She's lost everything; her fiancé, her job, and her home. Determined to make a new start, Kat takes a job as a governess and teacher for five orphaned children and finds herself in an old Gothic mansion in the middle of nowhere with people who aren't what they seem.

Charles Goodman is the Alpha of his wolver pack, the modern descendants of an ancient line of man/beasts who've hidden among the human race for centuries. Charles has his hands full with taking his pack in a new direction and dealing with dissention in the ranks and doubts about his own abilities to lead, but when he meets his feisty new employee, he begins to believe in a future he didn't think feasible. Together, Charles and Kat, Alpha and Mate, set out to prove all things are possible and fairytales do come true.

©2013 Jacqueline Rhoades (P)2014 Jacqueline Rhoades

Howl for going "over the moon"

This was a very sweet, well written story of a normal girl who becomes extraordinary when finally finding her place in life. For me the beginning moved a little two quickly as the Alpha and the teacher he hires instantly fall in love. I really wish some of the middle would have been cut out to create a better "meet cute" for the couple. Besides that, I truly enjoyed the story of Big Bad and his sweet but tough teacher. The book take a bit different point of view on family, wolves and parenting. Give it a try, I think you'll be "over the moon" too.

Made better by narrator

shifters, romance, contemporary, urban-fantasy, relationships, snarky, humor
Read on September 14, 2016

Interesting tale with exceptional characters. Not boring or formulaic, and a surprising lot of plot twists. Everything from the setting to the diversity of the characters sets this drama well apart from the norm. There is plenty of situational humor and snarky fun!
I was fortunate to get this in audio format performed by Valerie Gilbert who has a real gift for portraying the emotions and reactions of the characters.

Great story!! Recommend

Where does The Alpha's Choice rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would put the book on a scale from 1-10 a 8

What did you like best about this story?

I love the story its self, but did not like the narractor to well.

What three words best describe Valerie Gilbert’s performance?

Too bland. To me she did not sound like she was into the story or characters. I didn't like the voice on some of the MAIN characters.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I thought the book keep me on edge with the suspence, but it did make me sad about the kids.

Received free- FB group Free Audiobooks for Review

If you could sum up The Alpha's Choice in three words, what would they be?

Really great story!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved Buddy, he was innocent and funny.

Which scene was your favorite?

Probably when River was welcomed into the pack. There was such a sudden change that came over him and it was a really sweet moment. My eyes actually started watering.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Besides the above scene, the only other extreme reaction was the joy of listening to a great story that made sense, was fast-paced, and made me want to read/listen to more stories by this author.

Any additional comments?

As usual, the narrator, Valerie Gilbert, did a great job!

Each one is better than the last I LOVED it.

Any additional comments?

I have so enjoyed the The Wolvers series each book is better than the last. I can’t wait to start The Alpha's Daughter it looks to be as good if not better than The Alpha's Choice. The Alpha’s Choice is the 2nd book in the Wolver series by Jacqueline Rhoades. This takes off where the first one left. Jacqueline goes more into dept of the life and history of the pack and alpha. Jacqueline has a way of pulling you into the story as she paints scenes you can picture in your head. She is a very gifted author who knows how to write a compelling story that has you turning the pages not wanting the story to end.

We met Charles in the first book in this series he is such a charming man with so much love to give his pack. He takes his job as pack leader seriously. Charles always felt he got the wrong end of the stick to prove to his father he picked the wrong man to lead their pack he started one of his own. Truly there is no alpha in this pack now the race is on to who will be the alpha who will lead this pack and the mate who will stand beside him.

Kat is such a wonderful loving character that shows in the way she deals with issue. As a teacher she feels for the wolf pups that have run wild. With her love and attention she works through to make them a pack. She must find her way through a maze of anger, hate, jealously of those in the pack.

I truly love all the characters Charles is one you fall in love with from his humor to his charm. My all time favorite would have to be Buddy in his child like ways he brings so much to the pack where other packs didn’t want him Charles made him feel important by giving him reason and support.

Jacqueline gives us wonderful characters that you become a part of. From the first page where Kat meets the wolf dog to her finding out what and who he was is pure pleasure as you laugh yourself silly over and over again throughout her tales. As she nicknames him the beast bad you chuckle, when she stands her ground to be heard your heart goes out to her. The characters are outstanding even those you might not like you have to show respect for how well developed they are.

Valerie Gilbert does an outstanding job narrating with her many voices she pulls you in. Her voice is smooth one you will want to listen to over and over again. She puts the thrill, excitement and danger in tones that grab you. I look forward to listening to more from her. This series is one I plan on listening to over and over again.

This is an outstanding read by a very talented outstanding author. She writes from the heart as she pulls you in with her outstanding writing style. I highly recommend this series. I am so looking forward to being pulled in as the author takes me on a thrilling humors exciting read.

Really great love story

I could not put it down love ever one in it and the story line was a 10 even the story teller was great can't wait to hear them all

Tagline & Cover Hooked me

Any additional comments?

I had not listened to the previous story, but this one worked as a standalone. I received this audio in return for my honest review and I have to say that while the story started off slow for me, once it got rolling, as another reviewer noted, it's a sweet Paranormal romance for you to sink your teeth into ;) I however didn't fall for the characters like I expected to. I am a big fan of the Bitten series by Kelley Armstrong (The written version NOT audio with the exception of Men of the Otherworld and Tales of the Otherworld because the others??? Whew, sadly suffer from serious narration issues (voice "fit" for main character and audio quality) and Patricia Briggs' Anna & Charles & Mercy are beyond stellar too. However, The Alpha's Choice cast just didn't grab me, and maybe that *is* because I hopped into the series out of order.

The narration was great and made for a pleasant listen Valerie Gilbert has shuffled up the pack of my fav-narrators.

Not your typical wolf Romance

Any additional comments?

Katrina finds herself taking a position to help orphaned children getting a better education. She quickly realized is there something wrong with her employer but not enough to deter her. when she sees her boss Charles shift into a wolf she doesn't go run screaming like most people would. Katrina ends up being Charles mate and the storyline is quite cute on them Falling in Love and her learning to obey the alpha. the book ends with their mating ceremony so I hope we get to see a little bit more of them in the next few books. I listened to this book on Audible and I have to say the narrator did a fantastic job bringing the story to life. There were parts that weren't as interesting to me but the narrator catch you pulled into the story and kept it flowing. excellent job.

Let this alpha grab your ears

Paranormal listen with lots of turns and twits . First time from the author and Narrator.
The Hero is living in the country out in the wild .
Hero is Charles . Heroine is Kat
Mats life is turned upside down inside out. Life has turned her a few tricks . Loss of home , boyfriend and work
On the hunt kat is offered a governess opening out in the wild. Kat accepts the post.

Charles is the Alpha of the pack . He has a lot of responsibility that’s why he hires Kat unseen
Once he takes a look at Kat his wolf perks up

Valerie does the narrator role perfect

LOVE Wolfs Head pack!!!!

I Loved buddy so much. He was so sweet. The way Kat was with him and everyone else was perfect. Especially Charlie, I think she kept his ego in check a bit. I hated Stephanie from the begining.