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- Content warnings: Violence, Abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Attempted sexual assault, Stalking, Trauma, Blood, Death, Animal abuse
Golden
by Shannon Mayer
Book 1 in The Golden Wolf
Read Golden when you want shifter romance that does not behave itself.
goodreads 4.08/5 9,691 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length283 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
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- Shifter alpha
- Enemies to lovers
- Possessive / claiming
- Adrenaline rush
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- Protective love interest
- Possessive/protective
- Morally gray
- Scent kink
- Tension
- Possessive
- Bonding/claiming/marking
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Shifter romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Paranormal
- Werewolves
- Small town / village
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- Urban fantasy
- Shifters
- Forced proximity
- Contemporary
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dangerous
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- Survivor
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- Tense
- Dramatic
- Shapeshifter
- Suspenseful
- Outcast/loner
- Romantic
- Conversational
- Protector
- Page turner
- Cliffhanger warning
- Protect at all costs
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 283 pages
- Publisher
- Hijinks Ink Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book