Tainted Demons of Shifters Syndicate Series by Avery Stone

When you’re fated to fall, rising up to howling glory is the last thing you’d ever expect. My birth — like that of many Shadowborns — was a mistake. A demon hybrid of wolf and dusk, I started life as a dead shifter walking with little hope of survival.Every day death tries to claim me, but somehow I keep living, only to end up in the dangerous hidden depths of Shifter Syndicate... moreWhen you’re fated to fall, rising up to howling glory is the last thing you’d ever expect. My birth — like that of many Shadowborns — was a mistake. A demon hybrid of wolf and dusk, I started life as a dead shifter walking with little hope of survival.Every day death tries to claim me, but somehow I keep living, only to end up in the dangerous hidden depths of Shifter Syndicate. Just when I think that nothing can break me, Mother Moon gives me the ultimate test: a cynical mate who decides my hybrid blood is nothing but a disgrace to his very name.Now I’m Rejected. Forbidden. Caged. I might as well throw in the towel.Little do I know that an Alpha watches from the shadows. One who seeks revenge on the very man who discarded me like trash: Alpha Cain of Tainted Demons Pack. He wants to add me to his collection, a pack of lethal, cynical bastards who see me as more of a toy than an ally, but before that happens, I have a few conditions of my own. My best friend is coming along, I'll be trained and punished like the rest, and I get to keep my motorcycle.Yeah. Priorities.Alliances are made and I'm embracing a new world of darkness, but there's one tiny problem. I'm falling hard for my Alpha, and our connection may unleash the very shadows he's destined to rule. Shadow Unleashed is a full length (130,000 words) Dark Rejected Mates Romance. Book One is filled with action, suspense, steam, a tough heroine, and an antihero Alpha. Recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations.Readers of SHIFTER SYNDICATE - Rise of the Howling Shadowborns , will devour this dark side of the world of shifters. If you enjoy books by Jaymin Eve, Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare, Leia Stone, Jen L. Grey, and Everly Frost, then turn the page to this thrilling, dangerous adventure. You won't regret it. less

When you’re an outcast, the truth is always hard to accept. But being handed your birthright can create surprising opportunities in the realms of the tainted.Betrayal. Attempted murder. Unexpected alliances. The unfolding events are shocking, but they also prove that I play a big role in what’s to come — a role that doesn’t solely revolve around survival... moreWhen you’re an outcast, the truth is always hard to accept. But being handed your birthright can create surprising opportunities in the realms of the tainted.Betrayal. Attempted murder. Unexpected alliances. The unfolding events are shocking, but they also prove that I play a big role in what’s to come — a role that doesn’t solely revolve around survival.Death has always nipped at my heels, but this time, I’m the one racing right into the red shadows of doom in an attempt to discover my heritage and a place to call home. No matter what happens, though, one thing is certain: I’m smitten with my Alpha and have enough faith in his reign that my demon imprinted on him.Lust between Shadowborns is one thing, but what future can he have with me? A Dusk Shadowborn? Especially because this formerly homeless, mocked reject is now stepping into one of the highest positions the Tainted Syndicate has ever seen — a position of worship.Fate has shown me who my enemies are, and though I’ve set my revenge in motion, it’s only the beginning. Alpha Cain wishes for me to rise, to be tested — to be loved — but most importantly?He wants to show our tainted world what happens when you provoke the untamed. less