The Mating Game

By: Lana Ferguson

Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Samantha Summers

Two wolf shifters reluctant to love discover there’s no fighting the call of the wild in this steamy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson.

Contractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver ER with flu-like symptoms, it comes as a complete shock to be told that, no, she’s not sick—she’s actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter. With her family in dire financial straits and a contract for her own television show on the line, she can’t afford not to complete the renovation job she came for. And given that her newly emerged wolf is in danger of going into heat, she’ll just have to do her best to follow the doctor’s advice to keep away from alpha shifters.

Alpha wolf Hunter Barrett has spent most of his adult life living by a routine, and a big part of that involves staying clear of omegas after having one stomp on his heart. So when the tiny contractor shows up at his place smelling like the one thing he’s determined to avoid, he thinks it must be some sort of cosmic joke. But with his lodge on the verge of failing and this sweet-smelling omega his only hope to turn things around . . . he’s left with few other options than to grin and bear it.

Set on avoiding each other as much as possible, they find things unexpectedly starting to heat up between them enough to thaw even the frostiest of hearts. Though even with the pair going head over paws for each other, there’s no changing that their fling has an expiration date. The more time they spend together, the more they realize they’re playing a dangerous game—one where the only thing on the line is their hearts.

Critic reviews

"Lana is the undisputed queen of anything Omegaverse! She writes the best sex scenes and her stories never fail to make me laugh! Lana has mastered the art of the spicy romcom, and The Mating Game is another homerun from her!"—Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Ferguson weaves together a light romance with lots of steam… Fans of creature romances, snowed-in tropes, and grumpy-sunshine dynamics will love this take on werewolf romance."—Booklist

“A book that will wolfishly appeal to the most heated fans of [the] omegaverse.”—Kirkus

Hot but also cute

The spicy scenes were exceptionally hot but I was also surprised at the depth of the characters and the internal work that they needed to do to be together. I legit started crying at one point.

I love that the obstacles to their love were themselves and their past all along.

Great story, Great Characters

I was not expecting a follow up to Ferguson’s first werewolf book but I’m so glad she did it!! This, just like The Fake Mate, was a fantastic read. Steamy and funny with likable characters and a plot line that makes sense. Highly recommend!

Sweet and Spicy Shifter Romance!

🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5

"𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘺 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵."

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
This audiobook is preformed in Duet Narration by Samantha Summers and Aaron Shedlock and they did a great job! They had me completely hooked with their narration. Definitely recommend the audiobook experience for this story!

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
I had the absolute best time with this story!! I started our just listening to the audio and ended up loving it so much that I NEEDED the ebook to follow along with. I loved these characters and the story that was being told. It was so easy to enjoy and the spice was absolutely perfection!

"𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦— 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺… 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵."

🐺 Shifter Romance
❄️ Snowed In
🐺 Surprise Omega
❄️ Grumpy Alpha
🐺 Mini Heats
❄️ Scenting
🐺 Talk you through it
❄️ Good girl
🐺 Friends with Benefits
❄️ Nipple Play
🐺 Knotting

Real Cute

The narration was great. Super cute story. Love a grumpy mountain man. MF omegaverse and once the spice started it was steamy.

Love love LOVE

Ms Lana F (my Insta-buy author) knocks it out of the park again!! Fantastic performance with duet narration.