As he prepares to step down as alpha, usurpers disregard the pride laws and attempt to take control, forcing Maddox to defend his people and his mate. Maddox is eager to make Sugar his mate, even if it means relinquishing his position and power as alpha. Her uncontrollable shift is proof of that.

When she promptly shifts into a snow leopard, he knows that he’s in the presence of his true mate. When he enters the foyer to walk the Maid of Honor down the aisle, he comes face-to-face with the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen in his life. As alpha, he’s bound by pride laws to mate a lion female, but he’s never met one who makes his beast purr. As the only snow leopard in the wolf pack, she’d do anything for her adopted family.Īlpha lion Maddox Hayes is happy to stand up as Best Man for his only sibling’s marriage to a she-wolf. When Sugar Pierce is asked to be her adopted sister’s Maid of Honor for her Christmas Eve wedding, she gladly steps into the role.

The Alpha’s Christmas Mate (Book One) – January 2, 2017īuy Links: Amazon US Amazon UK Apple Books B&N Kobo Smashwords *This book was part of the Once Upon a Midnight Solstice boxed set.This is a series of stand-alone stories in which, upon meeting, one or both main characters immediately shift. Will the new couple get to spend their first Christmas together, or will their mating be over before it starts?

The Alpha's Honor by R.E. Butler