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Alpha Games: Mating Season, Book 2
by Heather K. Carson
About this book
Aspen has fought tooth and nail to secure her spot in the Luna Trials, but surviving the competition is only half the battle. Thrown into the cutthroat world of the Alpha Games, she must navigate a deadly web of pack politics and hidden threats. Her biggest obstacle? Ranger, a dangerously possessive Alpha with a shadowy past and an intensity that threatens to unravel her resolve. He is a walking red flag, yet her wolf craves his touch, pulling her into a forbidden entanglement that could cost her everything.
For Ranger, the stakes are personal. With the rut fast approaching and time slipping through his fingers, he is determined to claim Aspen as his own before their primal instincts take complete control. As the boundaries between strategy and raw desire blur, Ranger must decide if his hunger for revenge is worth losing the one woman who has finally captivated his heart.
Blending high-stakes pack dynamics with searing tension, this paranormal romance delivers a pulse-pounding journey where alliances are tested and hearts are on the line. If you crave intense shifters, found-family loyalty, and a forbidden-love story that burns with every page, prepare to be hooked. The games have only just begun.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
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Reader Reviews
June 15, 2025
This book was as good as the first one. The characters were appropriately appealing (or off-putting as their role demanded), the world continued to be intriguing and happily unique, and all relationships and plot points moved forward with realism and appeal. I can’t wait to read the third one and hope there will be even more after that! )
July 4, 2024
Really enjoyed this book . What I don’t like is the cliffhanger. I will not buy the next book because that one will have a cliffhanger as well. Book is well written . )
July 28, 2024
I finished the first and second book within 2 days! I love that the author didn’t rush the book nor did she drag on the romance. Aspen is smart and knows how to adapt to situations well, but even when you would expect for her to drag out her “anger” or “frustration” with Ranger she doesn’t!! I was so shocked at how level headed and smart the main female AND male leads are in this book. I love a good strong Alpha that makes all the other men practically “bow down”..yummy!! big daddy energy!...
July 1, 2024
Heather's writing is so good at drawing me in and making the world come to life! This story ia great, the characters, world building, the tension, the spice; everyting is so well written. I love the progression of Aspen and Ranger's characters in book 2. Aspen has to help get Trenton through the Alpha games and help him get a mate. Its not easy when she has to figure out her own feelings, watch her back after that cupcake incident, and trying to free her and her papa from the Nuva Pack. I like...
June 30, 2024
These books are good enough to engage you and really look forward to what comes next…but a couple of glaring problems… 1st…This is another cliffhanger! I don’t usually read a series unless it’s complete. More importantly, I don’t like not knowing it’s going to be incomplete, so at least I can make an informed decision. I gave the first book a pass cuz the second was coming out so soon. Now, it’s gonna be awhile before the next one comes out. The author should have made that clear from the...
