Dawn of the Alpha takes place in the future where the Terran Government controls every aspect of human life, including sex. On February 14th, Saint Valentine worshippers are granted the only day of the year where they can freely indulge in sex, Festival Night. It is on this night that they can let their inhibitions go and express themselves in all their sexual glory.

Rhyanne Hamilton, a government made indentured pleasure slave, only wants one thing; freedom! She has never had to put her training to use but she knows that it’s only a matter of time before she is forced to fulfill her given role. She knows that the only chance she has to escape her given lot will be on Festival Night.

Quinn Stillwell is a former pleasure slave, when Rhyanne escapes, his benefactor calls him back to Earth to help find her. But, Quinn is risking his own life to come back, Terran Government has placed the death penalty on anyone who is thought to be carrying the Alpha shapeshifting gene.

Wow! I loved this book. The story is fast paced, action packed, full of carnal delights, and great, fully developed characters. Rhyanne is a contradiction in terms because she is fully knowledgeable about the sex acts themselves, but having never experienced them she responds with the reactions of an innocent. Quinn is hot, hot, hot. He is a strong alpha male in every meaning of the word. While the sex scenes were mostly tame and vanilla they still managed to hit home with their intensity. Sex, action, shapeshifters, what more could a woman ask for? Lacey Savage has written a winner with this one!

Reviewed by: Hayley