Review: Ancient Vendetta (Ancients Rising #4)

Ancient Vendetta (Ancients Rising #4)

by Katie Reus

Blurb:

His responsibility is to his pack, his people—the territory of New Orleans.

When the world devolved into chaos and fire, Alpha wolf King kept his territory from collapsing. Now, every day it seems there’s a new challenge—rogue witches, treacherous vampires, evil dragons. But his biggest threat is Aurora. Unique, magical, a female who sees him, the male, and not simply the Alpha in charge. But she’s thrown up so many walls that he’s afraid he’ll never be able to break through to the woman behind them. When the most dangerous threat they’ve ever faced ravages the city he’ll need her at his side—to defeat it, and then claim the woman who already owns him, body and soul.

But she makes him want more.

After being held captive for a year, Aurora has embraced her freedom. For the first time in her life she’s living away from her older sister in a new territory. A new world. She’s made friends and is helping New Orleans get back on its feet. Giving to others is helping her combat her PTSD, but she’s far from the woman she used to be. Even so, she can’t fight her ever present and growing attraction to King. Except she’s afraid she’s broken, that she’ll never be able to have a normal relationship again—that she can’t handle being an Alpha’s mate. When an evil linked to his past threatens to tear them apart and destroy the city, she must set her fears aside and find the courage to follow her heart—and the wolf who’s already won it.

Themes:  Paranormal

Rating: 4.75 stars

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Review:

 We’ve been waiting for this book for a long time now, ever since the fall of New Orleans and our introduction to the male that keeps everyone safe and the city from crumbling.  King is one off the best characters in this entire series and we have been rooting for him to get an HEA for a long time now and I was so glad to see him finally find a way to bring his mate into his life and make her understand how much they needed one another.  Aurora doesn’t trust herself with men, ever since she allows a male to lead her into a trap that cost her years of her life and almost meant her death and her sister’s.  But now that she is in NOLA, helping King maintain order and bring the city back from the brink she is finding her self-confidence again and knows she is almost ready to acknowledge what she has known all along.  When a terrible evil from King’s past comes back to try to annihilate the man she has come to love and need more than anything, Auroras knows she can no longer deny the truth and determined she will do anything to keep King safe, even travel with him into the most dangerous situations and risk her life.  Can they trust their newfound relationship and the people returning to King’s life in order to defeat their enemy or will King’s life be forfeit before they even have a chance to explore their new love? I loved every moment of this fast-paced and exhilarating story.  King was a male who would risk it all for not only the woman he loves but all the people that depend on him for protection, asking him a true alpha and one to be admired.  I enjoyed seeing him find out more about his past and learning about his heritage alongside him.  His sweetness and determination to protect Aurora showed how much he treasures his mate and knows that his love for her are a strength for him, not a  weakness like some might assume.  Aurora was a kick-ass alpha female and seeing her find that confidence and step up was awesome! She has always been a fighter, but watching her come back to that realization made the battles they faced worth the pain and fear.  I shed many a tear as these two dealt with their bumpy road to love, but in the end there is nothing that can truly defeat two people giving their wall for love and the protection of those under their care.  I am looking forward to the next story in the series and seeing more of King and Aurora as they settle into their mating for sure.  As always Katie Reus amazes me with her imagination and flair for the dramatic without making the story seem too much.  A Masterpiece as usual.

*eARC provided by publisher (via NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.