Friday, March 8, 2024

The Fake Mate

The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (2023) 367 pages

Medical doctors ‒ Mackenzie, a sparkly Emergency Room doctor, and Noah, who's a highly touted, but taciturn cardiac surgeon ‒ start a fake relationship for different reasons. Mackenzie wants to have her grandmother stop worrying that she's single. Noah needs to assuage the hospital's concern that he is an "alpha," a type of "shifter" that is in some cases a concern for safety. An "alpha" who is mated, though, is considered to be less volatile. 

Yes, shifting is going on in this story, which is somewhat fascinating, especially if you're curious as to what shifting means with regard to sexual activity.

These two very different characters work to keep their charade believable. The reader eventually learns more about what it means to be a shifter (alpha or omega), and what it means to be mated, which is different from merely having a sexual relationship. A fast and weird read.

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