I want a Bowen. He doubles down on the protect, provide,worship. He’s so conflicted tho. Right up until he’s not. But he slowly puts it together, that she’s actually the strongest in the relationship. He lets her dominate him so she feels safe. I think this is starting to be a fave micro trope of mine.

Mari is a modern woman. 100%. Her lipstick vibe to showing Bowen is alpha bullshit is not the way to woo her. “I want you to have my litter” is not as sexy as he thinks it is, lol. Oh - and the wrong name during sex? Really dude?? She was right to leave your ass.

But the time the epic battle of sorceresses happens - Mari has embraced her strength and power and he has realized he was never mated before. He is her protector.

Each book in this series is getting better and better. There was so much adventure in this one (kinda like a road trip trope) and the plot kept moving along naturally. There was lots of side characters and additional world building but it was all easy to follow. The last act twist was very satisfying.