Taken by the Werewolves (Shifters of Shadow Falls, #2)

Book #2: Shifters of Shadow Falls(Note: Includes parts I-III of the Taken by the Werewolves serial.) Every year Shadow Falls offers its young women to the werewolf shifters in exchange for the town's protection -- there’s no refusal.? Ariana is a beautiful, stubborn spitfire and the mate to the most powerful alpha, Devin, on this side of the nation. He took Ari without her consent and bulldozed his way through her calm, hard-earned life. Now that the claiming day is here, she continues to struggle with her new identity which is simply to be his mate and be happy with it. She’s never let a man dictate her life, why should she start now?Lizie, the sweet yet hurting latent wolf, is finally starting to see her worth, as Dom and Caleb, her two mates, show her how perfect she is, with or without her wolf. She’s hidden her emotions and buried her desire to be seen as the strong wolf she’s always wanted to be, but her mates won’t let her hide anything from them.Veronica has thrived with control and aggression. The badass vampire keeps everyone at a distance – for good reason. Yet her mate seems to think it’s all a game and that her past isn’t dictating Veronica’s behavior. She has to give up control to let him claim her, but how will Vince, her sweet, obedient pup (who’s really a barely-tamed, massive, hulking beast) react when he discovers her control has been a guise for her pain?