Defiant by Ann Denton is a dark, paranormal ménage romance and the first book in The Feral Princess series.

Defiant is a well-written shifter romance featuring Elena, a strong, sassy, wolf who was raised to be an Alpha. She has a dominant personality, and this makes her good friends with Jonah, the pack’s beta, who is submissive in their relationship and in love with Elena. Her first shift spontaneously happens later than expected and causes many complications. Elena encounters her pack’s alpha, Alpha Black, an alpha hole who really only cares about himself, in disputed territory and her life is in danger. Elena is actually a rare female shifter, an omega that many will desire. Alpha Black holds Elena captive and will stop at nothing to have her.

This book was unexpected. It’s dark, emotional, steamy, humorous, and has triggers. Told from multiple POVs it had likable characters and descriptive world-building. I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline and the fact that Elena has two love interests who are quite different and bring out different things in Elena. I’m invested in Elena’s story and the cliffhanger has me wanting more!

Trigger Warnings: Dubious consent, forced marriage, kidnapping

Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐