Duty of the Winter Wolf (Guardian of the Winter Stone, #1)

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After twenty years of being an outcast in her Wolf Clan, Akira finds herself chosen for the greatest honour possible. She's to become a Guardian Wolf. Suspiciously, a sacred relic needed to complete the ritual has gone missing.

Suddenly it's her duty to retrieve it. Alone.

When she sets off on her journey across continent, she couldn't be less prepared for the perilous and traitorous nature of her quest. An odd group of lone wolves quickly take her in and one of them even claims to be her fated mate, but can they really be trusted?

Akira will have to find out the hard way.
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Duty Of The Winter Wolf is the first book in the Guardian Of The Winter Stone series and is an epic fantasy with romance, wolf shifters, and fated mates. It has themes of found family, redemption, and a romantic plot where Akira must choose between her enchanting true mate and a growly alpha wolf.