Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for suggestions for books that show "life after mating" - as in what happens after the heroine becomes Alpha of a pack (challenges, relationships etc)
It's pretty sad that most books end with "and they lived happily ever after" when I'm very curious to see how they deal with being in charge :)
Thank you in advance :)

In Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series that theme is explored in even the non-werewolf heroines

I read Bitten and Stolen but I didn't like them much - not enough to go on with the series. My main issue with the book was that Elena was the only female character and I really didn't like her.
I loved the Kate Daniels series, especially

It's a perfect example of how a relationship evolves in a Pack, with the challenges and the issues brought by the position of Alpha female.

You can follow some of what happens in Shelly Laurenston's Pride and Were-wolf series as the stories continue through the other couples.

Pack Challenge is the first. The others kind of grow from that, and it doesn't matter if it's Pride or Pack. The various couples appear in each others stories.

Go figure I cannot think of a single book where we see the woman in the actual alpha role...well she is an alpha, but not that successfully...there is also where the godmother has more power than her husband but you see that in subsequent books.

Looking forward to other responses.

Off the top of my head is the Anna Avery series by Stephanie Nelson


The Mercy Thompson series seems to be delving into this issue as well. It's interesting from the perspective that she is a skinwalker and not a werewolf. There's a bunch of books but this is the first:


Then there is also the Phoenix Pack series by Suzanne Wright - we see glimpses of the alpha female from the first book in the second book, then the upcoming third book looks to be how a submissive female can become the mate of an alpha.
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Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "You can follow some of what happens in Shelly Laurenston's Pride and Were-wolf series as the stories continue through the other couples.

Pack Challenge is the first. The others kind of grow from t..."
Oh, yes, Shelly is my favourite author, I read all of her books and I have to say I love Sara as Alpha, she's such an amazing bitch :))

Thank you, Ninab, I'll try the Anna Avery series, I already read the other two series.

I read a lot of the wolf/Pride books on the market and I noticed that the subject of "fitting in" is not really developed. Most authors explain the relationship with the Alpha, but being in charge means a lot of other responsabilities.