Product Description

Marked as prey, Alec refuses to fall for a werewolf. Until he's forced to turn to Liam for protection. Alec Ryerson carries a scar over his heart and scars on his psyche, ugly reminders of a nightmare that still doesn't seem quite real. Even a year later, he stays inside on full-moon nights and avoids most peopleuntil he meets the strange and beautiful Liam. Liam feels an undeniable pull toward Alec. However Liam is a werewolf; Alec is a human who clearly has trepidations about a relationship. Then Liam discovers he is not the first werewolf Alec has encountered. Alec has been marked for death by the murderous "quad," a group of twisted werewolves who prey on humans. Now the quad's sights are set on recruiting Liam's eight-year-old brother into their murderous pack. Liam will do everything in his power to protect both his brother and Alec from the wolves, even if it means calling in favors and killing those with whom he once ran. Because Alec, like it or not, is Liam's chosen mate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37824 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-01
• Released on: 2008-10-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
Filled with tension and tenderness, drama and hope, Marked brings the reader everything one could hope for in a romance, from the tenuous beginning to the dramatic, satisfying conclusion. I highly recommend it! --Two Lips Reviews

Review
...Liam and Alec are interesting men and it was fun reading about them - especially during those lava hot moments they share. Pick up Marked the next time you go shopping for an unusual werewolf story.

Review
Ms. Skye pens an action packed and emotionally intense tale. Two sexy alpha males, with undeniable chemistry, bring a high level of tension to this story and will keep readers immersed until the end.

Customer Reviews

Marked by Joely Skye
This is I think the most unusual werewolf story I have ever read. Alec is a young gay man. We don't have much physical description about him, but I can imagine him like a nice guy, handsome but not stunning. And he has had a very bad experience one year before with a quad of rogue werewolfes which has left him with scars on the body and in the mind. He fears anything and anyone. So when Liam, the older brother of a child he has known in the library where he works, begins to approach him, Alec reacts badly.To be true Liam is not much of a word, and his sexual approaches are a little rough. But Alec, despite his mind screams abuse, finds his body react to this man.

Liam is a very young (24 years old) and very hansome man. He could have anyone he wants but he has a strange behaviour and most people go away after the first encouter. And now he has a little brother to take care and so it's almost two years that he hasn't met no one. But what he draws him to Alec, is not only sexual need, it's also the calling of his mate. Cause Liam is a werewolf and now he has to protect not only his little brother from the rogue quad, but also his new-found mate.

Liam is an alpha male but he really doesn't act like that. He is tender and uncertain. He has strong feeling and hard reaction, but he is also very young, so he really doesn't understand all what happening around him. Alec is somewhat more adult, but he has fear. He doesn't trust no one, but he is not a bad man, so when Ian approaches him more like a wrestler than a lover, his first impulse is to refuse him, but then he maybe sees the need of physical contact in the eye of the younger man.

I really have some problem to well describe what has drawn me in this book. It's maybe the writing style, or the strong connection I can feel between the two characters. It's maybe the fact that both men are really strong but at the same time they show weakness and a need to be hold into the arms of a lover. The sexy is very hot, but "realistic": they fight and then they make sex and after sex they are too tired to continue the fight... a really good way to stop the fighting!

An Unusual Werewolf Story
Skye, Joely. "Marked", Samhain Publishing, 2009.

An Unusual Werewolf Story

Amos Lassen

Liam and Alec are two alpha males and their story is filled with drama and hope, tension and tenderness. This is the story of a romance that is a fun read.
Alec has been marked as prey but he refuses to fall for Liam, a werewolf. However, he must turn to Liam for protection. Alec is attracted to Liam but he is not sure about a relationship with him. Alec has had an experience with a werewolf before Liam and he has been marked for death. Liam wants to protect Alec even if it means he must kill some with whom he once ran. This is because Liam has chosen Alec to be his mate.

Engaging, fun
There were many things I liked about this book. The plot was fast paced and the writing was strong. The paranormal element of this story was very well done- it was very clear that the werewolves were *wolves*- with their own disinct body language and society- and not humans with the ability to shapeshift. I also found the characterization very strong, and the characters' actions- by and large- made sense to me.

Although this book has a bit of a 'fated mates' storyline, it isn't shoved down your throat the way it is in JL Langley or Christine Feehan's novels. I found Alec's reaction to the whole 'you're my mate' revelation quite believable- I really like that the book didn't turn into a gigantic sap-fest. Both of the main characters have seriously messed up histories and huge psychological issues that aren't going to be fixed in a few days time, and I'm glad the author didn't try to wrap everything up in a neat little package.

I had two issues with this book. The ending felt very abrupt- the story didn't feel like it was over, and it was honestly a bit jarring to have it end where it did. From what I understand, though, the author plans to write more books in this world, and so perhaps at a later date there will be more of a resolution (the main plot is resolved, I should point out, but several secondary plots concerning female characters- Sharon and Claire- are not).

My second issue was with the sex. While I bought into the romance, and loved Liam and Alec together... I didn't buy into the sex. I suspect the author is not all that familar with the mechanics of anal sex- there was far, far too little foreplay for the actual intercourse to be plausible, especially when the charactering bottoming was mostly unfamiliar with doing so. Rough sex is possible, but only with an appropriate build up (both Jordan Castillo Price and KA Mitchell write excellent rough sex without veering into BDSM territory). So while I'll read this story again for the romance, I'll be skimming over the bulk of the sex scenes (and this is quite disappointing for me, as the lead up to these scenes is very, very hot!).

Overall, this is a strong paranormal romance and I enjoyed reading it. I will definitely be buying more of this author's works.