The Mating Game

Author: Lana Ferguson

Genre: Romantasy / Paranormal Romance – Contemporary Omegaverse, Wolf Shifters, Workplace

Book Rating: ⭐8.5/10

Spicy Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Description:
In The Mating Game, contractor Tess Covington thinks she just has a really bad flu—until a trip to the Denver ER reveals the truth: she’s actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter, something she never knew she could be. With her family’s finances hanging by a thread and a TV renovation deal on the line, Tess can’t afford to walk away from her latest job: restoring a struggling mountain lodge. The only problem? The lodge’s owner, Hunter Barrett, is a grumpy, routine-obsessed alpha who has sworn off omegas after getting his heart broken. Forced to work and live in close quarters while Tess’s new biology threatens to send her into heat, the two clash, banter, and slowly give in to the undeniable pull between them. As renovations progress and chemistry explodes, Tess and Hunter have to decide if they’re willing to risk their hearts—and their carefully controlled lives—for a bond that feels like more than just biology. 

Trope/Mood:
Paranormal wolf-shifter romance; omegaverse (alpha/omega dynamics); grumpy × sunshine; forced proximity at a remote lodge; workplace/renovation romance (HGTV vibes); hurt/once-burned alpha hero; late-blooming heroine coming into her power; lots of banter, humor, and pack-feel side characters; very steamy, fun, and emotionally soft with strong focus on heat/instinct tension.