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Valen's Pack #1
Run With the Moon
Two species that have always kept themselves separated are about to collide and create a new world.
Humanity almost managed to do itself in. Ravaged by wars and plagues, the human population on earth has been bordering on extinction, although pockets of people have been forging on over the past few hundred years. It’s a hard life, and one Aaron Olsen fears he doesn’t fit into. As a son of a village leader, there are pressures on him he can’t manage, and things he keeps hidden, desires he doesn’t know how to express that keep him up many nights as he worries over them.
Valen is an alpha, born with the crescent moon mark on his chest. It means he’ll have to leave the pack he was born and raised in. It is the way of the wolf, and the only way to prevent it is to fight his father. Valen has no intention of doing such a dishonorable thing. He leaves as he’s supposed to, only to find himself the victim of thievery. When he hunts down the party responsible for stealing his belongings, Valen finds himself attracted to the human Aaron Olsen.
Now, if they can only survive their own pride and insecurities, and an attack that threatens everything they love, they just might have a chance at happiness in Valen’s Pack.
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of light BDSM.
Humanity almost managed to do itself in. Ravaged by wars and plagues, the human population on earth has been bordering on extinction, although pockets of people have been forging on over the past few hundred years. It’s a hard life, and one Aaron Olsen fears he doesn’t fit into. As a son of a village leader, there are pressures on him he can’t manage, and things he keeps hidden, desires he doesn’t know how to express that keep him up many nights as he worries over them.
Valen is an alpha, born with the crescent moon mark on his chest. It means he’ll have to leave the pack he was born and raised in. It is the way of the wolf, and the only way to prevent it is to fight his father. Valen has no intention of doing such a dishonorable thing. He leaves as he’s supposed to, only to find himself the victim of thievery. When he hunts down the party responsible for stealing his belongings, Valen finds himself attracted to the human Aaron Olsen.
Now, if they can only survive their own pride and insecurities, and an attack that threatens everything they love, they just might have a chance at happiness in Valen’s Pack.
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of light BDSM.
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 5, 2015
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Bailey Bradford
183 books552 followersA few things about me...
I am a married mom of four who spends most of the day writing, either on stories or at the blog. I love to write as much as I love to read. I am generally quiet and laid back, choosing to let things slide off me rather than stick and irritate me.
And it's really hard trying to think of descriptives for myself, so I'll just let y'all e-mail me or comment at the blog if there's something specific you'd like to know, and spare you from reading a boring bio:D
I am a married mom of four who spends most of the day writing, either on stories or at the blog. I love to write as much as I love to read. I am generally quiet and laid back, choosing to let things slide off me rather than stick and irritate me.
And it's really hard trying to think of descriptives for myself, so I'll just let y'all e-mail me or comment at the blog if there's something specific you'd like to know, and spare you from reading a boring bio:D
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June 29, 2015
Why do I keep reading Bailey Bradford? Yeah, it must be for the smut, which was seriously lacking in this book.
Also, there was a lot of preachiness.
But you know I'm gonna read the next book despite my incompatibility with Bradford. I just can't seem to help myself.
Also, there was a lot of preachiness.
But you know I'm gonna read the next book despite my incompatibility with Bradford. I just can't seem to help myself.
January 18, 2015
3 stars.
I'm on the fence about this story. I can say the one person who made me finish it was Rivvie. I liked his energy,positivity and just him in the story. It was suppose to be a futuristic setting shifter story, and I didn't get it. If anything I felt like this could be almost a caveman story. Valen in the beginning seemed overwhelmed, sweet, and humble. When the story starts progressing alone we get this caveman instead. I didn't follow. It was simple things he did or said. His actions with Aaron was definitely caveman. I'm not saying it was bad, but it was really. I liked that Aaron's family were resceptible to him, even though in his mind something else was happening. I do feel like it was holes in the story about the epidemics, and the shifter's staying away from humans. I didn't believe that village with both humans and shifters allowed some humans to come and destroy them. If this was the future, you are telling me they don't know anything about a Molotov cocktail used as an accelerant.. I didn't find that believable at all. My only other thing was wanting to see some sort of future for Aaron & Valen. What happened when both tribes intertwine? I would have loved the epilogue to be about them as mates. It fail short in that part.
I'm on the fence about this story. I can say the one person who made me finish it was Rivvie. I liked his energy,positivity and just him in the story. It was suppose to be a futuristic setting shifter story, and I didn't get it. If anything I felt like this could be almost a caveman story. Valen in the beginning seemed overwhelmed, sweet, and humble. When the story starts progressing alone we get this caveman instead. I didn't follow. It was simple things he did or said. His actions with Aaron was definitely caveman. I'm not saying it was bad, but it was really. I liked that Aaron's family were resceptible to him, even though in his mind something else was happening. I do feel like it was holes in the story about the epidemics, and the shifter's staying away from humans. I didn't believe that village with both humans and shifters allowed some humans to come and destroy them. If this was the future, you are telling me they don't know anything about a Molotov cocktail used as an accelerant.. I didn't find that believable at all. My only other thing was wanting to see some sort of future for Aaron & Valen. What happened when both tribes intertwine? I would have loved the epilogue to be about them as mates. It fail short in that part.
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December 24, 2022
Ahhhhh, what could possibly be better than a brand-new series by Bailey Bradford? The instant I saw 'Run With the Moon' crop up on Goodreads, I couldn't wait to read this. It's got all the earmarks of an excellent Bradford human/shifter story, plus an apocalyptic world. Yay! So exciting. The idea of alphas being born with a specific birthmark reflecting their rank, and at some point, having to leave their birth pack and strike out on their own to make a pack, was a fascinating concept and drew me in, even further. In typical Bailey fashion, the first face-to-face meeting between Aaron and Valen is funny, hot, sexy, and showed me so much about each of them.
Poor Aaron. Trapped in a dying world, where he is expected to wed and produce children. There's no way he can admit to his "unnatural" desires for men. His village would kill him. But, he can't help reacting to Valen, and wanting to finally discover his own desires. It doesn't hurt that Aaron is naturally submissive and has dreamed of some strong man, holding him down, and making him scream. And, oh Ms. Bradford, you sure can write the steamy! *grins*
Valen doesn't understand what he, and his beast, find so intriguing about this human, but a night spent exploring it isn't going to hurt. Plus, Valen doesn't have a timetable. Now that he's left his father's pack, and along with his brother, Rivvie, is heading out into the world to make his own pack, Valen can take his time finding his new home and pack.
“You want to keep me?” Aaron whispered, his expression unreadable. “Take me away from my family and village?”
Valen wasn’t certain that saying yes would make Aaron happy. “I want to see if you and I fit. If we…”
Aaron was bobbing his head so rapidly he was going to make himself dizzy.
'Run With The Moon' is an excellent beginning to what appears will be a very exciting series. The author took the story to a place I wasn't expecting, and I loved it. How she handled the apocalyptic angle, plus the human and shifter divide, was well written, and engaging. I am eagerly looking forward to the next installment in the series. Thank you, Bailey!
NOTE: This book was provided by Pride Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews
Poor Aaron. Trapped in a dying world, where he is expected to wed and produce children. There's no way he can admit to his "unnatural" desires for men. His village would kill him. But, he can't help reacting to Valen, and wanting to finally discover his own desires. It doesn't hurt that Aaron is naturally submissive and has dreamed of some strong man, holding him down, and making him scream. And, oh Ms. Bradford, you sure can write the steamy! *grins*
Valen doesn't understand what he, and his beast, find so intriguing about this human, but a night spent exploring it isn't going to hurt. Plus, Valen doesn't have a timetable. Now that he's left his father's pack, and along with his brother, Rivvie, is heading out into the world to make his own pack, Valen can take his time finding his new home and pack.
“You want to keep me?” Aaron whispered, his expression unreadable. “Take me away from my family and village?”
Valen wasn’t certain that saying yes would make Aaron happy. “I want to see if you and I fit. If we…”
Aaron was bobbing his head so rapidly he was going to make himself dizzy.
'Run With The Moon' is an excellent beginning to what appears will be a very exciting series. The author took the story to a place I wasn't expecting, and I loved it. How she handled the apocalyptic angle, plus the human and shifter divide, was well written, and engaging. I am eagerly looking forward to the next installment in the series. Thank you, Bailey!
NOTE: This book was provided by Pride Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews
June 3, 2015
It's an unexpectedly plotty story, for a shifter romance (well, for a book wit a romantic subplot involving shifters). I like Bailey Bradford's writing a lot, and I wasn't disappointed with this one even if it's quite different from the author's previous series.The lore is being revealed quite slowly, both to us and to the characters themselves, but in a way it's part of the fun, and the post-apocalyptic setting where people reverted to tribes and small hunting/gathering/farming communities gives it a fantasy feel.
February 8, 2015
Honestly, I am not sure what to think of this... It did take me a little to get into the story and some of the world building. It was definitely different than a lot of mate/shifter books I have read lately, so I will give it that. I want to say I liked the characters but, honestly I felt they were simply put, dry and one toned. So, I will rate it a 2.9 star. I am not sure I will read the next installment of this series should there be one in the future. But, you just never know.
March 6, 2015
3.5 STARS
REVIEWED BY TARA
In “Run With The Moon”, the first in a new series called Valen’s Pack, we meet Valen. Valen is a born alpha, the first in the many litters that his parents birthed, and destined to start his own pack. Valen doesn’t want to leave the only place he has known all his life, and despite his older brother Rivvie’s arguments on how lucky he is, he goes through the alpha ritual reluctantly. He leaves his home pack with all that he needs wrapped in a leather bag. Humans are very scarce, after being killed by both disease and war; they haven’t been seen in years. It was just Valen’s luck to stumble upon a few and become a victim of their thievery at the same time. Aaron Olsen is one of the few humans left, and supplies are incredibly hard to come by. Desperation causes him to take the seemingly abandoned bag, not realizing it belonged to a wolf or that the wolf would be a man that he finds extremely attractive. In Aaron’s village sex is about procreation and being gay is definitely not appreciated.
After Valen warns his home pack through his brother Rivvie, he tracks down the humans and gains much to his dismay Rivvie as his first pack member. Aaron had decided to stay behind and gets hurt while running from Valen. But Valen finds him equally attractive and decides to spend one night fulfilling their urges with each other. When the night is over, they both leave each other feeling like something is missing. Valen stays nearby and Aaron returns home to find his father, the chief of the village had a change of heart. After Aaron and Valen meet again, tragedy strikes. Both human and wolf find they have a decision to make as they fight a common enemy.
This was an interesting start to the series. I liked how it was set in a future time, when humans are the ones that are outnumbered and the wolf shifters prospered. Valen was your typical alpha, dominant, smart, but likeable. Aaron was sweet and it was cute how he interacted with Valen. He constantly blushed every time Valen complimented him, or when sex was brought up when talking to his father, it made me laugh how he wanted to crawl away in embarrassment. You could see immediate chemistry and I was glad not to have the usual fighting of feelings. They met each other, and boom destiny happened. The real character I loved was Rivvie. He was just so funny as he teased Valen and Aaron. But he also had a serious side, and he wanted to prove that he was more than just jokes. It was wonderful to see him grow into himself at Valens side. I’m itching to see if he will get his happy ever after in the next addition of the series. I know that many fans of shifters will love this new series. It is filled with plenty of sex, interesting secondary characters, and has a good plot.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, author interviews, guestposts and giveaways!
REVIEWED BY TARA
In “Run With The Moon”, the first in a new series called Valen’s Pack, we meet Valen. Valen is a born alpha, the first in the many litters that his parents birthed, and destined to start his own pack. Valen doesn’t want to leave the only place he has known all his life, and despite his older brother Rivvie’s arguments on how lucky he is, he goes through the alpha ritual reluctantly. He leaves his home pack with all that he needs wrapped in a leather bag. Humans are very scarce, after being killed by both disease and war; they haven’t been seen in years. It was just Valen’s luck to stumble upon a few and become a victim of their thievery at the same time. Aaron Olsen is one of the few humans left, and supplies are incredibly hard to come by. Desperation causes him to take the seemingly abandoned bag, not realizing it belonged to a wolf or that the wolf would be a man that he finds extremely attractive. In Aaron’s village sex is about procreation and being gay is definitely not appreciated.
After Valen warns his home pack through his brother Rivvie, he tracks down the humans and gains much to his dismay Rivvie as his first pack member. Aaron had decided to stay behind and gets hurt while running from Valen. But Valen finds him equally attractive and decides to spend one night fulfilling their urges with each other. When the night is over, they both leave each other feeling like something is missing. Valen stays nearby and Aaron returns home to find his father, the chief of the village had a change of heart. After Aaron and Valen meet again, tragedy strikes. Both human and wolf find they have a decision to make as they fight a common enemy.
This was an interesting start to the series. I liked how it was set in a future time, when humans are the ones that are outnumbered and the wolf shifters prospered. Valen was your typical alpha, dominant, smart, but likeable. Aaron was sweet and it was cute how he interacted with Valen. He constantly blushed every time Valen complimented him, or when sex was brought up when talking to his father, it made me laugh how he wanted to crawl away in embarrassment. You could see immediate chemistry and I was glad not to have the usual fighting of feelings. They met each other, and boom destiny happened. The real character I loved was Rivvie. He was just so funny as he teased Valen and Aaron. But he also had a serious side, and he wanted to prove that he was more than just jokes. It was wonderful to see him grow into himself at Valens side. I’m itching to see if he will get his happy ever after in the next addition of the series. I know that many fans of shifters will love this new series. It is filled with plenty of sex, interesting secondary characters, and has a good plot.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, author interviews, guestposts and giveaways!
February 23, 2015
I know I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again… M/M shifter romances are HOT! While this is only the second book of Ms. Bradford’s that I’ve had the opportunity to read, it won’t be the last. As the first book in a new series, Run with the Moon does a great job of creating the world in which Valen must build his pack and the dangers and obstacles that he faces while doing so.
Marked at birth as an Alpha, Valen has dreaded the day he would be forced to leave his home to build his own pack. As the only alternative would be to challenge his pack’s current Alpha to a fight to the death, he knew departure was his only option as he loved and respected his father too much to challenge him. Shortly after leaving his father’s pack, Valen encounters the first humans he has ever seen and while the pack keeps itself isolated, the main reason he has never seen a human before was because most were wiped out due to disease and war. Although he does not fear humans, he does fear his body’s response to one of the males in the group – not because he is attracted to a male, but because he is attracted to a human. When circumstances put him and the human in close contact, Valen finds that his attraction to Aaron intensifies and Valen is unable to keep his hands to himself. Unlike Valen, Aaron is frightened by his attraction to Valen because he doesn’t want his secret to get out as he would be forced to leave home. But being with the sexy shifter may be Aaron’s only chance to find out what it’s like to be with a man and agrees to spend the night with Valen. And boy was it HOT as both men chose to make the best of their limited time together. But when the morning comes, both men are resigned to letting the other go. Until Valen detects a mutual enemy and comes to the aid of Aaron’s people both to offer protection and to claim vengeance for his former pack members.
I loved the chemistry between Valen and Aaron and was so glad that Valen didn’t have the hang-ups about being with a human that I initially feared he was going to. That Aaron was so accepting of Valen and his early shifter claim of them being mates was a nice break from angst. I found the hesitancy from both groups – human and shifter – to be reasonable, yet appreciated that they were both willing to listen to and accept Valen and Aaron’s judgments regarding one another. As I said, Ms. Bradford does an excellent job of laying the foundation for the series while at the same time presenting a storyline that is specific to Valen and Aaron. The author infuses plenty of sexy fun times and relationship development along with one heck of a battle scene that served to keep me glued to my Kindle. I am looking forward to the next book in the Valen’s Pack series and really, really hope that it’s Rivvie’s story.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!
Marked at birth as an Alpha, Valen has dreaded the day he would be forced to leave his home to build his own pack. As the only alternative would be to challenge his pack’s current Alpha to a fight to the death, he knew departure was his only option as he loved and respected his father too much to challenge him. Shortly after leaving his father’s pack, Valen encounters the first humans he has ever seen and while the pack keeps itself isolated, the main reason he has never seen a human before was because most were wiped out due to disease and war. Although he does not fear humans, he does fear his body’s response to one of the males in the group – not because he is attracted to a male, but because he is attracted to a human. When circumstances put him and the human in close contact, Valen finds that his attraction to Aaron intensifies and Valen is unable to keep his hands to himself. Unlike Valen, Aaron is frightened by his attraction to Valen because he doesn’t want his secret to get out as he would be forced to leave home. But being with the sexy shifter may be Aaron’s only chance to find out what it’s like to be with a man and agrees to spend the night with Valen. And boy was it HOT as both men chose to make the best of their limited time together. But when the morning comes, both men are resigned to letting the other go. Until Valen detects a mutual enemy and comes to the aid of Aaron’s people both to offer protection and to claim vengeance for his former pack members.
I loved the chemistry between Valen and Aaron and was so glad that Valen didn’t have the hang-ups about being with a human that I initially feared he was going to. That Aaron was so accepting of Valen and his early shifter claim of them being mates was a nice break from angst. I found the hesitancy from both groups – human and shifter – to be reasonable, yet appreciated that they were both willing to listen to and accept Valen and Aaron’s judgments regarding one another. As I said, Ms. Bradford does an excellent job of laying the foundation for the series while at the same time presenting a storyline that is specific to Valen and Aaron. The author infuses plenty of sexy fun times and relationship development along with one heck of a battle scene that served to keep me glued to my Kindle. I am looking forward to the next book in the Valen’s Pack series and really, really hope that it’s Rivvie’s story.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!
February 6, 2015
Original Blog Post: http://www.multitaskingmommas.com/2015/02/review-run-with-moon-valens-pack-1-by.html">Review: Run With the Moon (Valen's Pack #1) by Bailey Bradford
Review by: multitaskingmomma
My Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
After a series of unfortunate, man-made, events, the humans are finally on the verge of extinction and are living in a bold new world dominated by shifters. In this dystopic world of an aftermath, the seemingly indestructible shifters are now living side by side with the weaker humans. It's a very dangerous place they now live in and nothing of the modern world we know and are familiar with remain.
Valen comes from the shifter line and despite him being a younger son, he bears the mark of the alpha and so, according to the custom, must adhere to their society's norm and either fight his position to the death with his father or present alpha or choose the noble way and leave the family he grew up in and start his own pack. He chooses the lesser of two evils and turns his back from the only life he knew to venture out into the unknown.
Where a human steals his backpack. And sets into motion a series of events that change both their lives forever.
Aaron is a human, puny and weak compared to the shifters. When he chances upon a shifter, he never in his wildest dreams thought he would get into a position that raised a lot of questions and bring about bigotry. Bigotry of men loving men, and shifters hating humans.
So there is a whole lot of erotica going on here, even happening when the going is at its toughest. Yes, the scenes were well written and the obligatory claiming was present and accounted for, but it distracted from the development of the plot to such an extent that I question the logic of going through them in the middle of an emergency.
That said, this was a nice page turner for the dystopic world changes a lot of preconceived notions on pack mentality and dealing with humans who wreck havoc wherever they manage to crop up. That the mating happens between human and shifter is nothing new to me and I did like the part where the choices Aaron and Valen had to make brought about a shift in the plot that made it actually work.
Review by: multitaskingmomma
My Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
After a series of unfortunate, man-made, events, the humans are finally on the verge of extinction and are living in a bold new world dominated by shifters. In this dystopic world of an aftermath, the seemingly indestructible shifters are now living side by side with the weaker humans. It's a very dangerous place they now live in and nothing of the modern world we know and are familiar with remain.
Valen comes from the shifter line and despite him being a younger son, he bears the mark of the alpha and so, according to the custom, must adhere to their society's norm and either fight his position to the death with his father or present alpha or choose the noble way and leave the family he grew up in and start his own pack. He chooses the lesser of two evils and turns his back from the only life he knew to venture out into the unknown.
Where a human steals his backpack. And sets into motion a series of events that change both their lives forever.
Aaron is a human, puny and weak compared to the shifters. When he chances upon a shifter, he never in his wildest dreams thought he would get into a position that raised a lot of questions and bring about bigotry. Bigotry of men loving men, and shifters hating humans.
So there is a whole lot of erotica going on here, even happening when the going is at its toughest. Yes, the scenes were well written and the obligatory claiming was present and accounted for, but it distracted from the development of the plot to such an extent that I question the logic of going through them in the middle of an emergency.
That said, this was a nice page turner for the dystopic world changes a lot of preconceived notions on pack mentality and dealing with humans who wreck havoc wherever they manage to crop up. That the mating happens between human and shifter is nothing new to me and I did like the part where the choices Aaron and Valen had to make brought about a shift in the plot that made it actually work.
March 9, 2015
I received this book from Totally Bound Publishing in return for a fair and honest review.
I have put this book in the dystopian genre because there is a hint of it within these pages. Humans have basically tried to kill each other off using biochemical warfare which has decimated their numbers. The shifters, which were a minority, were immune to most of the chemicals and have since thrived, being able to live off the land and generally in peace.
However, they have their own set of rules regarding alphas, such as when they're old enough, they have to leave their birth pack and start their own, or they have to fight their father for the right to rule. Now Valen loves and honours his father so even though he doesn't want to leave, he abides by their rules. Through circumstance, he meets Aaren who has never seen a shifter before. Aaren lives in a village, guided by his father, where sex is for recreation and gay is something that just isn't mentioned.
There is an instantaneous attraction and reaction between these two when they meet and it just continues to get hotter as we progress through the story. Valen, although having doubts about how to act as an alpha, certainly has no issues in the bedroom... or next to a river or by a tree. Aaren is very happy to learn whatever Valen wants to teach him and learns about himself along the way.
The story is fast-paced and well-written. There are characters to enjoy and those that annoy slightly (sorry goofball!) but it all makes it more 'real'. I loved how the story evolved and became more than just about Aaren and Valen, although they do make a fantastic pair.
Definitely recommended for all fans of M/M Paranormal Romance.
I have put this book in the dystopian genre because there is a hint of it within these pages. Humans have basically tried to kill each other off using biochemical warfare which has decimated their numbers. The shifters, which were a minority, were immune to most of the chemicals and have since thrived, being able to live off the land and generally in peace.
However, they have their own set of rules regarding alphas, such as when they're old enough, they have to leave their birth pack and start their own, or they have to fight their father for the right to rule. Now Valen loves and honours his father so even though he doesn't want to leave, he abides by their rules. Through circumstance, he meets Aaren who has never seen a shifter before. Aaren lives in a village, guided by his father, where sex is for recreation and gay is something that just isn't mentioned.
There is an instantaneous attraction and reaction between these two when they meet and it just continues to get hotter as we progress through the story. Valen, although having doubts about how to act as an alpha, certainly has no issues in the bedroom... or next to a river or by a tree. Aaren is very happy to learn whatever Valen wants to teach him and learns about himself along the way.
The story is fast-paced and well-written. There are characters to enjoy and those that annoy slightly (sorry goofball!) but it all makes it more 'real'. I loved how the story evolved and became more than just about Aaren and Valen, although they do make a fantastic pair.
Definitely recommended for all fans of M/M Paranormal Romance.
December 14, 2015
This is going to be harsher than normal for me.
Valen.. starts off as too whiney for an alpha, lamenting the fact that he has to be forced out of his pack or challenge the current alpha his father. Oh and he KNOWS he can’t win against his father, regardless of the fact that he doesn’t WANT to. Later on, his first sexual escapades with Aaron, he’s too much of a dicky asshole. He doesn’t like his hair pulled so keep your hands up there. You can touch but don’t touch my asshole, doesn’t like penetration especially without lube. I guess it’s not that he feels these things but it was the way it was presented. Whiney turns into Alpha thumping chest in charge. Didn’t really do it for me.
After Aaron returns to his village, I feel like almost back to whiney undecided making excuses to stay in the area, yet it takes him about 8 days to finally do something.
From here on, it's not too bad but I can't get over the shifter way (didn't actually happen but was discussed) of openly taking your partner and watching others at the same time, similar to a big orgy. I just don't think this is going to be one of those series I can reallllly get into.
2.5
Valen.. starts off as too whiney for an alpha, lamenting the fact that he has to be forced out of his pack or challenge the current alpha his father. Oh and he KNOWS he can’t win against his father, regardless of the fact that he doesn’t WANT to. Later on, his first sexual escapades with Aaron, he’s too much of a dicky asshole. He doesn’t like his hair pulled so keep your hands up there. You can touch but don’t touch my asshole, doesn’t like penetration especially without lube. I guess it’s not that he feels these things but it was the way it was presented. Whiney turns into Alpha thumping chest in charge. Didn’t really do it for me.
After Aaron returns to his village, I feel like almost back to whiney undecided making excuses to stay in the area, yet it takes him about 8 days to finally do something.
From here on, it's not too bad but I can't get over the shifter way (didn't actually happen but was discussed) of openly taking your partner and watching others at the same time, similar to a big orgy. I just don't think this is going to be one of those series I can reallllly get into.
2.5
May 11, 2015
I want to start this by saying I’ve read A LOT of shifter books, of all kinds. From wolfs, to lions to hawks, to horses to rats! So I know my shifters, and I can safely say this one is truly unique. And this day and age, with so many MM genre stories being turned out more and more (which is awesome) that is really kind of hard to do.
The way Valen is born to be Alpha by a birthmark and has to search out his own pack or fight the current one. The bratty, annoying kid brother, adorable! And of course the mate Aaron, clumsy and sweet yet strong and willing to fight for what he wants. The host of secondary cast, great story line set in possible futurists but realistic times.
All makes for a fast past and entertaining read.
I was given a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review by Chrystal's Many reviews
The way Valen is born to be Alpha by a birthmark and has to search out his own pack or fight the current one. The bratty, annoying kid brother, adorable! And of course the mate Aaron, clumsy and sweet yet strong and willing to fight for what he wants. The host of secondary cast, great story line set in possible futurists but realistic times.
All makes for a fast past and entertaining read.
I was given a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review by Chrystal's Many reviews
February 26, 2015
Searching to form his own pack, Valen finds himself attracted to a human and together they will have to survive their own pride and insecurities and an attack that threatens everything they love in this fascinating paranormal, m/m post-apocalyptic romance. Once again, Bailey Bradford brings her world to life with well written scenes and details that ensure that the reader feels as if they are part of the story and I was so caught up in this one, there was no way I could put it down until I had read every last word and of course wishing I didn’t have to wait for the next one.
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February 25, 2015
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Like: The story was smooth and flowed nicely. I love the fact that the MCs were innocent and curious. With shifters there can be a tendency towards alphas = jackass, not in this story. I love Rivvie's personality.
Dislike: Based on the blurb, I expected their to be more conflict between the main group of shifters and humans rather than a rogue group.
Recommendation: Looking forward to more books in this series, hoping Matthew's is next.
Like: The story was smooth and flowed nicely. I love the fact that the MCs were innocent and curious. With shifters there can be a tendency towards alphas = jackass, not in this story. I love Rivvie's personality.
Dislike: Based on the blurb, I expected their to be more conflict between the main group of shifters and humans rather than a rogue group.
Recommendation: Looking forward to more books in this series, hoping Matthew's is next.
March 10, 2015
Great story!
Not a typical shifter story. I really enjoyed this story. At first, I wasn't sure about it, I have read many of this author's books though and have liked them, so I figured I would wait and see. I wasn't disappointed. Valen, born an Alpha must leave his pack to start his own. He meets Aaron after he steals Valen's bag. Aaron is human and soon Valen realizes he has found his mate. The world is different though and they must confront and defeat an enemy before their lives can begin. I can't wait to see where this series goes!
Not a typical shifter story. I really enjoyed this story. At first, I wasn't sure about it, I have read many of this author's books though and have liked them, so I figured I would wait and see. I wasn't disappointed. Valen, born an Alpha must leave his pack to start his own. He meets Aaron after he steals Valen's bag. Aaron is human and soon Valen realizes he has found his mate. The world is different though and they must confront and defeat an enemy before their lives can begin. I can't wait to see where this series goes!
March 23, 2015
So good, can't wait for more
This was an excellent book. I love the story and how it evolved and it was well-written. The main characters are both strong, caring, understanding and wise but in very different ways. I can't wait to read more books in the series. Another hit in my opinion, way to go Bailey Bradford.
This was an excellent book. I love the story and how it evolved and it was well-written. The main characters are both strong, caring, understanding and wise but in very different ways. I can't wait to read more books in the series. Another hit in my opinion, way to go Bailey Bradford.
January 31, 2015
I really liked this book, Valen and Aaron were such a cute couple. I think Rivvie really help make this story good. It didn't have the feel of a futuristic book at all to me. I want to see more of these guys and see where this series goes.
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April 12, 2015
Hot new shifter series
This series is set in a post-apocalyptic world were humans and shifters don't interact. Not until Valen meets aaron. The sparks fly and now it's valens brothers time to find his mate.
This series is set in a post-apocalyptic world were humans and shifters don't interact. Not until Valen meets aaron. The sparks fly and now it's valens brothers time to find his mate.
February 18, 2017
3.5 stars
January 28, 2015
This story isn't worth to be reviewed, because it has a weak, bland and sadly boring plot. I didn't enjoy reading the story.
February 7, 2015
Run with the Moon (Valen's Pack Book 1)
I Liked it I really did I hope there will be more soon I can't wait to see what happens next...I hope it's soon too..
I Liked it I really did I hope there will be more soon I can't wait to see what happens next...I hope it's soon too..
February 21, 2015
OMG it was so bad; stupid, boring and badly written.
April 8, 2015
I really enjoyed this. Very much a feel good book, even with the "thing" that happened. I loved Rivvie and am looking forward to reading the second book in the series.
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