Charles, on the other hand, is a pretty intimidating werewolf, mostly because his father is the head of all the werewolf packs in North America. She was transformed into a werewolf against her will and even though Charles has destined her to be his mate, she doesn’t really know why or how to handle it. Anna’s whole entire life has been difficult. This book is about two werewolves, Anna and Charles, who are destined to be mates due to Charles’ will for it to be that way. That’s just the way I like to go into these things and it proved to be advantageous to me. I had never read anything by Briggs before so I went in hopeful and with absolutely no expectations. You can get away with reading only Mercy series as a standalone, I wouldn't recommend only reading this series alone as most of the world development happens in Mercy.I just finished reading Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs. While I don't particularly like Anna at first she does have a strong character development throughout the series thus far and these books do (mildly) carry over with the Mercy books so I recommend finding the reading order so you listen in order. Patricia Briggs is one of my favourite authors and this series follows alongside my favourite book in the Mercyverse. Great series that follows alongside a greater one And if Bran weakens, dark madness could run like a fever through half a continent.

Including its leader Bran, Charles' father, head of a vast network of wolves. Charles is still weak and will need Anna's strength as they discover a web of witchcraft that could drag down the whole pack. But when a rogue werewolf starts murdering hikers, Charles and Anna are sent into the winter forests to investigate. Charles is strongly drawn to Anna, and her growing 'Omega' powers will see his people through dangerous times.Īnna desperately needs her new mountainous home to be safer than the life she's left behind. This leaves him shot and wounded, but he's happy to pay the price. And his most recent task was rescuing Anna Latham from a life of brutality. Ward.Ĭharles Cornick is his pack's enforcer and lives a harsh life, doing jobs other wolves can't - or won't. Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan and J. Number one New York Times best-selling author Patricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novel - the start of an extraordinary series set in the world of Mercy Thompson, but with rules of its own.