In Blueridge Hollow, tradition is law—and tradition doesn’t bend for daughters. Rowen was raised to fierce, disciplined, and loyal to the bone. But with her father—the alpha—dying, brutal reality sets in. No matter how skilled she is, no matter how ready, the pack will never accept a female leader. The Pack Council has a solution. A political mating. Choose a husband. Surrender the title. Smile while they hand her birthright to someone else, and Blueridge Hollow will secure their future. Then Wolfe returns. The boy she once rejected is now the man who threatens to upend everything. Wolfe is everything the pack wants in a leader. Dominant, dangerous, and completely outside her control. Worse, her wolf knows him. Wants him. And the feeling is anything but one-sided. Rowen must make an impossible choice Fight for a place she was never meant to claim… Or surrender to a man who could save her pack—and break her in the process. Some wolves are born to follow. Rowen was born to defy. This is Book One in a trilogy filled with possessive Alpha energy, slow-burn heat, and a destined bond that refuses to be denied. Set in a world where tradition rules and loyalty is everything, this shifter romantasy follows a fiercely independent heroine and the dominant male fated to claim her—whether she’s ready or not. Expect emotionally charged power plays, simmering tension, and a connection that will reshape everything they thought they knew. This is an adult paranormal romance intended for 18+ readers and contains mature themes, graphic content, and a central pairing that unfolds over three full-length books.