{"id":4201,"date":"2026-05-14T13:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?page_id=4201"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:32:38","slug":"alpha-alliance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?page_id=4201","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4204\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner-1024x428.jpg\" alt=\"Alpha Alliance\" width=\"676\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner-1024x428.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner-300x125.jpg 300w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner-768x321.jpg 768w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner-1536x642.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner-676x283.jpg 676w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/banner.jpg 1939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Modern werewolves think they understand packs. Dominants lead. Hierarchies hold. Everyone knows where they belong.<\/p>\n<p>Then genetically engineered direwolves escape captivity with a new kind of instinct that&#8217;s difficult not to fall for. Unfortunately, new rules tend to upset those who benefit from the old.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/bw5Pde\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4297 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dating a Direwolf\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400-676x1014.jpg 676w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/datingadirewolf41400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The last thing a lone wolf needs is an alpha protector.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Dee, a theta werewolf who&#8217;s spent ten years keeping my distance from anything that might disrupt my platonic mate bond. But when my government handler sends me to infiltrate a biotech facility and break out two young direwolf shifters, neither one is what I expect.<\/p>\n<p>First comes the male, who doesn&#8217;t transform into an impressionable kindergartner but rather into a very adult man who immediately decides I&#8217;m his to protect. The other is a frightened woman I can&#8217;t stomach relinquishing to my handler to be turned into a tool.<\/p>\n<p>On the run with the direwolves, my platonic mate bond wanes the closer the alpha and I become. Soon, every command I hear forces my body to obey others&#8217; wishes&#8230;terrible timing when both my handler and the facility&#8217;s owner are hot on our heels, eager to weaponize the first direwolves to exist in ten thousand years.<\/p>\n<p>From the reviewers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Easterling&#8217;s created a world I&#8217;d love to be a part of&#8221; &#8212; Lynette, Goodreads<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was captivated throughout the entire tale&#8221; &#8212; Deb Barringer, Goodreads<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also loved the \u2018ripped from the headlines\u2019 aspect of this story line&#8221; &#8212; phdvamp, Amazon<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I already love this new series&#8221; &#8212; Laure Eccleston, Goodreads<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=4300\"><em>Read a free sample on my blog,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>or download your copy on the retailer of your choice:<\/em><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tKKVDy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon.png\" alt=\"Amazon\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/dating-a-direwolf-aimee-easterling\/1150160335?ean=2940185042403&amp;st=AFF&amp;2sid=Anna%20Hess_8179690_NA&amp;sourceId=AFFAnna%20Hess\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-400\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nook.png\" alt=\"nook\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/dating-a-direwolf\/id6769119143\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1499 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/appleicon2.jpg\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=axnZEQAAQBAJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-399 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google.png\" alt=\"google\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/dating-a-direwolf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-401\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kobo.png\" alt=\"kobo\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/2029098\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/smashwords.png\" alt=\"smashwords\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Also available at your local library and <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/bw5Pde\">in audio<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mq89G9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4314\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Acquiring an Alpha\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400-676x1014.jpg 676w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/acquiringanalpha1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The fastest way into enemy territory? Fake a mate bond.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m June, a direwolf fresh out of a lab cage who just let a honey-tongued alpha named Tex claim me as his weapon. He&#8217;ll figure out soon enough that I only follow commands when they suit my mood.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all fun and games until his teenage sister goes missing and the secret tug in my chest starts singing the same tune as her trail. Both lead across a territorial border, where the human who created me plans to turn Tex&#8217;s sister into his next lab rat.<\/p>\n<p>The only way to break her out without starting a war is to hide Tex&#8217;s scent beneath mine with a partial mate bond. Tex swears it&#8217;ll be just like his last mating: convenient, temporary, strictly business.<\/p>\n<p>Strictly business lasts right up until we&#8217;re sneaking behind enemy lines&#8230;and our bond starts doing far more than we&#8217;d planned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Download your copy on the retailer of your choice:<\/em><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/link.amazon\/B0ck0IH6Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/amazon.png\" alt=\"Amazon\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/acquiring-an-alpha-aimee-easterling\/1151614357?ean=2940185273197\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-400\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nook.png\" alt=\"nook\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/acquiring-an-alpha\/id6820222064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1499 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/appleicon2.jpg\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=cyUXEgAAQBAJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-399 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/google.png\" alt=\"google\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/acquiring-an-alpha\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-401\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kobo.png\" alt=\"kobo\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/2119089\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/smashwords.png\" alt=\"smashwords\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Also available\u00a0at your local library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern werewolves think they understand packs. Dominants lead. Hierarchies hold. Everyone knows where they belong. Then genetically engineered direwolves escape captivity with a new kind of instinct that&#8217;s difficult not to fall for. Unfortunately, new rules tend to upset those who benefit from the old. 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