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A Rejected Mate Shifter Paranormal Romance.

I’m just your average college student who worries about grades and finals. Or at least I thought I was until today, my twenty-first birthday, when my whole life has turned upside down.

Growing up, I didn’t know much about my family’s history, but I learned to stop asking a long time ago. Little did I know, Mom chose my birthday to inform me that I was bound to return to my father’s village… of wolf shifters.

The price for not going? A curse.

Turns out, I am meant to be mated with the pack’s alpha, Asher Shaw. Except, he’s rude, cocky, and about as happy with this arrangement as I am—which means, not at all.

But I refuse to be forced into this life I never asked for, just because of my parents’ mistakes. So, I found a way out. A way to break the curse, freeing me to go back to my real life, and him to run his pack as he wishes. Our only path to freedom will force Asher and me to work together and get along—or die trying. Though it might prove difficult, because the only thing I have in common with “my mate” is our desire to outrun our fate to be together.

Our futures are on the line, but I’m not giving up without a fight.

There is only one problem. The primal draw to each other is something we never expected. Is our determination enough to resist it? Or will the powers that bind us be stronger than either of us can deny?

174 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 16, 2021

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Profile Image for Sweet and Salty Reviews by DD.
612 reviews245 followers
April 14, 2021
Well hell.....I am stumped on this one. On one hand, I enjoyed the storyline. World was created well. Enjoyed the MC and FMC fighting the fated mate status....to an extent.

Now here comes the thorn in the side for me....Due to to both Dakota and Asher fighting their fates they make some incredibly selfish decisions. These decisions lead to Dakota putting her mother and best friend at risk, and Asher leaving his pack unprotected. Now I do like a good push and pull to the love story but they went too far for me. Dakota just got stupid and Asher as not behaving like an Alpha. They had so many blatant signs their family/pack was in trouble yet they continued on their own selfish path.

Here's where Legend reels me back in...The last 20%ish of the book we have a surprise visitor. Who drops the bomb that Dakota is more than she seems and eludes to her power being immense. This is followed by a reunion with the pack, another surprise appearance by an unexpected foe, and the disappearance of Dakota....now I want to read more cause Legend suckered me back in 🤣

On to the next one!

Happy reading,
DD 💕
Profile Image for Athena Que Será, Será.
1,016 reviews69 followers
November 11, 2021
Skimmed through the whole book. Wasted my time 'trying' to read this.
It did not have anything to do with 'rejection'. The MCs were just confused.
The h was annoying and self-centered. The H was weak, cannot be called alpha. Did not like any of the MCs; immature characters.
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585 reviews41 followers
March 13, 2021
I enjoyed reading this book, the storyline was interesting. Dakota get completely uprooted from her normal human live and thrown into the myth and lore legends she has long study and thought to be false. Fated to be the mate of the soon to be Alpha Asher who doesn't want the distraction of her to begin with. Needless to say neither one of them are happy. When she finds that their may be a talisman that can change their fate she twist Asher's arm into going with her on the journey. They run into several obstacles and sadly peoples past have a way with finding them. I would give this book five stars but I couldn't fully get behind Dakota as a character. She just seemed to be very selfish and childish at times but that is just a personal open and others may not feel the same. Also with being said I loved Asher and really enjoyed reading his prospective.
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1,781 reviews22 followers
April 10, 2021
3.75 - The beginning was a bit frustrating as the main female protagonist is just 21, but seems younger with her whining and attitude. I was really interested in Asher and his story. Fortunately, it gets better. I was fully engaged after about the 40% mark as Dakota and Asher really work together on their journey. Available for free with Kindle Unlimited, it is a short book (174 pages according to Amazon) and ends on a cliffhanger too.
Profile Image for Carolina Firefly.
467 reviews2 followers
June 7, 2021
When other reviewers said this FMC was whiny, they weren’t kidding. I thought I’d give this book a try anyway because it’s short and that’s what I wanted, but I shouldn’t have wasted my time.

CHARACTERS: There isn’t a single character I care about in this story. Dakota is an immature, selfish, whiny brat who can’t figure out how to assert her will without ultimatums and coercion. Asher is the least repulsive of the characters. He doesn’t want a mate, but knows he needs one, and yet agrees to go along with Dakota’s idiotic plan to find a talisman to break their bond and curse. That makes him both stupid and weak, but not repulsive. The mom and best friend are manipulative liars, keeping the truth about who she is from Dakota her whole life, then they basically kidnap her in the middle of the night to trick her into a mate selection ceremony, and then try to act like they didn’t just betray her in every way and say she got lucky in her mate and should be grateful?? I was waiting for Dakota to rip them a new one but she never did. The uncle and brothers are too minor for notice, but I could have liked the brothers I think. Dakota’s father is fine as a villain, but in a very clichéd i-will-master-the-universe-with-my-evil-plans kind of way.

PLOT: The plot was… underdeveloped. It had potential, I think, but never met it. Never even reached up to tickle it. Some examples: Dakota and Asher are both unhappy about being selected as mates. They run away from each other, bump into each other again, have one half-conversation, “shriek” and “bark” at each other, and separate again. That drama had possibilities! But never went anywhere. Then Dakota decides she’s not having this bond, and researches in a single undergrad textbook and on the internet for like, an hour, and suddenly discovers exactly what talisman can break it, where to find it, and what spell to use when she does? This, from a girl who didn’t even know spells and talismans existed 24 hours before? I’m sorry, that was just too easy. Also too easy? Convincing Asher, the future pack alpha, to leave the pack at a time when he knows there are immediate threats to it to go on a fool’s errand, based on said hour of internet research.

WRITING: Not good, man. There were the editing problems typical of self-published novels: typos (“dead” instead of “head,” “creek” instead of “creak,” repeat ad nauseam), bad grammar, and poor sentence structure. But the writing itself was both overdone and underdone. How do I explain…? I felt like the writing lent itself more to a graphic novel or to the script of an anime-style film. The cuts from one action/reaction to the next were abrupt (“I don’t want this bond, I can’t have sex with him or the bond will solidify” to “omg he’s so hot, I need him now, even though I still don’t want the bond, it’s my first time, and we’re in a cave”), motivations were inconsistent (“I’m the next alpha, I look out for my pack,” “sure I’ll leave my pack and come with you on this stupid quest even though we’re under threat and it’s stupid to leave” “but we should abandon the quest because now we know exactly what the threat is and I’m alpha, pack is what matters” “but you’re staying on the quest, so I guess I have no choice but to stick to it as well”), and every response was over-acted (stomping feet, huffing, sulking…). It was both too much and not enough.

AND?? Ended on a cliffhanger. I hate that.

Now my review feels just about as long as the book itself. Maybe I saved you some time. I don’t recommend this read. Even so…? I may read the next one. I have a thing about finishing a series that I seriously need to get over, and I HATE a cliffhanger.
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Profile Image for Debbie Eyre.
5,997 reviews116 followers
March 17, 2021
This is such a great read! An addictive Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance story with a kick ass heroine and a strong and sexy alpha! Fast paced, It’s an exciting journey for Asher and Dakota to take, throw in a few twists along the way and you have an intriguing story!
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1,934 reviews58 followers
July 27, 2021
DNF a little over halfway, after skimming after the 20% mark. Didn’t like any of the characters/their decisions and couldn’t connect to the plot either.
Profile Image for Rickey Morris.
69 reviews1 follower
March 24, 2021
Unmated          Kiera Legend

Ripped out of Bed in the middle of the night following a Late Birthday Party that night by her Mother and Best Friend, she was told only to pack a bag, and they had to go. "It was a surprise." No amount of arguing or being in a foul mood would move them to explain, she finally slipped to sleep instead of watching her old world fade away along with the blur of the white line in the road.  

She wakes to find her mother meet a stranger in the woods, and is taken to a place of retreat and told to dress in a Family Ceremony Dress, and left with instructions that she had to go alone, down a path where Wolf''s and Men gathered.  While an Elder chanted and checked her for purity, and worthiness, the spell he cast changed her from the inside out.  She seemed drawn to one Wolf, and panicked, she ran back up the trail to her Mother and Friend.

She found she had been part of a different life that her Mother tried to hide her from since she ran from it when she was younger, and that she was now a Mate of the new Alpha.  She was a student of mythology and creatures and gods as a major in college, and knew she had read of a pendant in a hidden place that could reverse this curse that had bound her to this Alpha, and somehow drug him into following her in the cold and an old Truck to find it.  The adventures in the cold, the snow, with each other, and others that had different plans for them, was a refreshing twist on the Whole Wolf/Man thyme, and is a well weaved story that keeps you picking this book up every chance you have to see what happens next.  

The finish of this first book has you turning the pages to the credits, and back again to see if you accidently missed more, "it's that good."  You should pick up a copy of Kiera's New Saga but only if you want to lose yourself for a time in her spellbinding way of telling a story, and creating an almost real world where you can Howl with the pack.
Profile Image for Jayme.
246 reviews
December 15, 2021
I had so much hope for this book. The overall storyline was good, but the characters are horrible. I'm not talking about how the author wrote the book as much as how she chose to portray them.

Dakota is so selfish. I get that she is new to the shifter world and I don't blame her for her feelings regarding those events. I do however blame her for forcing Asher into following her on a mission to change her fate. Along the way she acts as though she is doing nothing wrong even when Asher tells her that his pack is under attack. Still she tells him that she's going to keep going and if he wants to leave that's fine with her. The problem is that if they were to part he'd get sick. She tells him repeatedly that he's overreacting and that changing her fate is important. It's more important than her human mother's life and definitely more important than the lives of the pack she wants nothing to do with.

Throughout the book they obviously hate each other then like a flip of a switch they are sleeping together. I just don't get it.

On top of all of this, Asher is arrogant. He says she's should be grateful to be mated to him. He's the alpha (or will be) of his pack and there are plenty of women who would die to be in her shoes.

At the end of the book there's a cliffhanger. One that doesn't seem to make a ton of sense to me,
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323 reviews
August 9, 2021
I don't even know how I truly feel about this series. I am writing each review after finishing all 3 books. Book 1 left me feeling as though I should give book 2 a chance. By the end of book 2 I just felt series committed. To start, I sympathized with Dakota in the beginning. She just celebrated her birthday & then was woken up in the middle of the night to just move out. Her mom should have prepared her for this. Ivy is a totally useless best friend. For someone "so close" to grow up with, she had no clue who/what she really was. Being forced to accept some mating ceremony without even knowing she was a shifter was ridiculous. So I understand her feelings on wanting to go back to her life and say "screw it all". From that point forward though I slowly lost respect for her character. She goes off to find the talisman. She wants to break the 'curse' and Asher goes a long. The entire time you can tell he wants to do what is right, he respects fate and he's stuck w/ this selfish brat. She questions him the entire time and he blindly follows her. Where are his balls? He's a crappy alpha IMO. Book 1 left me realizing I needed to see if Dakota evolved more by book 2. My review for that will be with book 2.
Profile Image for Crystal Perry.
12 reviews
August 26, 2021
Annoying as Fu*k

So, here I am, so excited for this series. I go and download ALL THREE books thinking that series is going to be great. The description and reviews were good. What could go wrong right? Everything! The main female character is a disgrace to all women. She was annoying, bratty, immature, and just unlikeable.

**spoiler alert, but not really because it’s a waste of time **
Ultimately Dakota is prejudiced against wolves, WHEN SHE IS ONE!!! I’m like girl!! If you don’t just go have a seat with all that unnecessary drama and theatrics. Goodness, I don’t think I have read a book that I literally had to force myself to finish, in quite some time.
She whined and complained so much throughout this book, I felt like I was at home with my siblings. That’s how bad she whines, complains, does the woe is me gig, argue about stupid things. It just became annoying by the fifth chapter and I was over it.

Needless to say, this series is a no for me. Thanks Dakota for fu*king it up. Really deserves no stars but, hey, Amazon made sure you received at least one….🙄🥱😵‍💫😮😤
29 reviews
May 3, 2021
Struggled to finish

The MC is one of the most self-centered, idiotic brats I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading about. Dakota is all about self while making it seems as though she’s doing it for more than herself. Asher would have been a good character, he makes valid points etc but then gets sucked into ill planned stupidity because of his bootleg mate.
The back and forth of the characters left me annoyed and mildly confused. One minute they seemed sane and the next they’d do some dumb ish. I forced myself to finish the book in hopes that Dakota would become more tolerable..... yeah that never happened. I can’t bring myself to read the 2nd book the writing is all over. I’d love to know if the MC is strong or not. They keep alluding to this strength, but her personality is so childish and self centered.....I just CANNOT.
And the audacity of this cliff hanger WTF?!?!? They managed to hide for days but the minute Asher is back they’re sniffed out in like 5 minutes, THE END WTHHHHH
Profile Image for Laleshka Zambrano Gutiérrez.
2 reviews
May 4, 2021
I felt extremely excited at first because the cover is sooo pretty and the name of the book too but I’m a little bit disappointed at how the story goes on. The 'heroine' keeps winning all the time! She’s not developing any skills. At the end of the book I was sure she finally finds out her feelings towards Asher and she would do something aside winning about her situation but I was just asking too much I guess.
Reasons why I kept reading this book are: ASHER. He’s so cool and protective towards Dakota and I feel sorry for him all the time, he deserves a prize really, I like how he handled all the situation instead of complaining about it. Such a patience boy really.
I want to know if Dakota will do something in the book 2 or will keep winning all the time but I’m continuing with book 2 just to know what Asher will do.
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344 reviews
August 10, 2021
FMC is so annoying!! She is selfish, whiny, immature and just a horrible person. Even her best friend implies she’s always been selfish and they always did what she wanted, how she wanted or she would throw a fit. What kind of friend is that? Poor Asher and the way she treats him through the whole thing. I can understand how she would be a bit upset about her life changing so drastically but she is just a selfish & rude brat.

She’s obsessed with mythical stuff so much she goes to college for it. Yet when she’s thrust into her life all she wants is to go to school to study it instead of living it. Makes sense…

The writing was ehhh, the characters are ehhh.
I won’t read the second.
2,238 reviews2 followers
May 27, 2022
Um..?

I'm sorry I wasted my time reading this book.

A 21 year old college student, is taken during the middle of the night by her mom and best friend for a car ride. Dakota soon finds out that her whole life was a lie, she's a wolf shifter with suppressed powers.

When Asher appears at the mating ceremony, he never thought that fate would hand him Dakota as his mate. Now they are off on Fool's fun for a talisman to break the mating curse.

I found Dakota to be selfish and a bit of a complainer. No wonder he wants nothing to do with her.

But when incidents keep happening, the grow closer together.

Profile Image for Tosha Y. Miller.
Author 15 books77 followers
March 20, 2021
Werewolf fun

Good book but the protagonist was very whiny. She was hard to connect with, BUT Unmated was a good book. A new look into wolves. There are lots of betrayal, lies, and unanswered questions. As well as a mild journey and yummy sex. A protagonist that strives to have free will and a choice above all. People might be dying but she needs to stay with her goals. I know why but still, it was frustrating. As for the male lead, Ash was a jerk in the beginning but turned out to be a good man. Check this book out, it'll be a fun, emotional read.
9 reviews
March 8, 2021
Amazing!
I feel bad for Dakota for not knowing where she comes from. At the beginning Asher was a jerk and I didn’t like him. But as the story went on I started to love them both. Dakota was kinda of a brat. When Asher and Dakota started being nice to each other everything was good and I could feel what they were feeling.
I loved this book and the author! I cannot wait to see what happens next for Asher and Dakota.
Profile Image for Joi Godfearing.
55 reviews1 follower
September 7, 2021
Could’ve had more potential

It started off okay. I like finishing what I start. First off, Dakota was irritating and selfish. Everything was about her. Asher should’ve left her and rejected her. I thought he was strong alpha but she made him weak throughout 90% of their time together. Honestly, the story got way better after she disappeared. I was finally glad she was gone. I don’t know if I’ll read book 2 only because I know she’ll return. If she’s changed then maybe I’ll give it a go but I can’t stand Dakota at all which is rare cause I always love the main character
Profile Image for JOJO (jojoxobooks).
53 reviews2 followers
April 9, 2021
I really liked the story. I finished the book within one day because I couldn’t put it down. I did think the MC was a pain at first but I grew to like her. I love how the story flowed and how you never know what will happen next. The story was well written and I can’t wait to purchase the second book.
Profile Image for Jessica Hoffman.
981 reviews15 followers
August 1, 2021
I like the plotline but it was very hard to tell when the main two were having sex. I had to reread them twice just to make sure that i was reading a sex scene. It felt to clean as well. It could have been better, and I noticed some mistakes.

Overall, it needs to be work on again as the characters were very bland with the main two were very childish.
Profile Image for Deanna Palladino.
25 reviews7 followers
July 29, 2025
DNF

DNF at 46%. I really tried with this one but I could not stand how whiny and selfish the FMC was. I get where the author was coming from thrusting her into a new world, but it was over the top. I felt bad for Asher. I’m sure the rest of the books got better but I won’t be reading them.
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2,225 reviews59 followers
March 16, 2021
👍👍🐺🐺

This was a great read. The characters are very interesting and sometimes stubborn beyond reason. Dakotah and Asher both did a lot of growing on their wild frozen adventure and hopefully it will pay off in the next book.
Profile Image for Roxanne Glawson.
145 reviews1 follower
March 17, 2021
Review by Roxanne

Wow, love this! Dakota is in for a real surprise! She will try to fight against her Destiny. Will she get what she think she wants? Will something get in the way of her plans. Asher and Dakota will try to beat all odds against them. A must read!
Profile Image for Shelley.
747 reviews25 followers
March 19, 2021
Good read

This is the first book by the author and I really enjoyed the style of writing and story line. I did find Dakota a little frustrating at times and selfish, but it still made for a good read. Does end in a cliff hanger!
1,451 reviews5 followers
April 22, 2021
Very enjoyable great reading

I really enjoyed this book and loved the characters and how they came together. I can't wait to see what will happen next for them especially Dakota and where did she disappear to?
Profile Image for Regina Anderson.
11 reviews
April 24, 2021
It was kind of Meh.

For me personally, I couldn't relate at all to the main female character. She seemed shallow and selfish. It was a struggle to finish the book with such slow pacing and not much character development.
Profile Image for Katherine Duffey.
150 reviews6 followers
April 25, 2021
Worth the read!!

Worth the read? 100% i definitely feel like the author could have added a lot more detail, I was curious to know more about the main characters! I liked the witty banter and the strong female role! Anxious to read the next and I hope it’s even better!
7 reviews
April 25, 2021
Was An Ok Book

This book was ok. I honestly thought the heroine was extremely selfish. It was hard to get past her selfishness and it got to the point it was just annoying. I made myself finish reading this and I was really hoping to like this book but I just didn’t care for it.
Profile Image for Angie Landrum.
23 reviews
May 5, 2021
I'm a little over 50% into this book and I can't stand Dakota i kept reading hoping she would stop being such a self centered bitch UGH I hate to stop reading in the middle of a book.. But I just want to slap her..
19 reviews
May 18, 2021
Such a whiny female lead

I wanted to love it but Dakota annoyed me throughout the whole book. She was so ungrateful and whiny. I rarely don't finish a series but it took everything I had to finish the book, I can't imagine trying to get through the next one.
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