[Review] The Beta's Vampire by Beth Laycock

+M/M romance
+Paranormal romance
+Enemies to lovers
+Fated mates
+Available on Kindle Unlimted

The Beta’s Vampire by Beth Laycock is the second book in the Penhul Pack series. Penhul Pack is all about shifters, specifically the Pendle Hill dog shifters in northern England, and their fated mates. While the first book in the series focused on Drake, the alpha of pack, The Beta’s Vampire stars Benedict, Drake’s beta and younger brother. When a vampire named Lucian comes to town, Benedict’s initial response is hate and fear, but is there something more hiding beneath the surface? As Benedict and Lucian spend more time around each other, the unknown turns into indifference, and indifference turns into affection. Benedict and Lucian are breaking all the rules for each other, but it will take the pack and Benedict’s family to help them truly discover just how deep their feelings go. Featuring M/M romance, enemies to lovers, and fated mates, this shifter romance has many tropes to satisfy any paranormal romance lover’s needs. 

I liked The Beta’s Vampire. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite shifter/paranormal romance, but the premise was definitely different than your run of the mill paranormal romances, and I really enjoyed the dynamics between a shifter and a vampire being fated mates. There was this sense of two different cultures battling it out for each other, and I loved wondering who would be dominant in a relationship between a beta dog shifter and a vampire. After they stopped fighting their attraction, both Benedict and Lucian complimented each other very well even if they didn’t want to see it at first. The spiciness level was probably about a three out of five for me; there were a few detailed scenes, but nothing over the top and nothing too wild compared to other paranormal romances. The Beta’s Vampire wasn’t too long of a read, but it is available on Kindle Unlimited so readers can quickly move through both books currently in the series.