She can not afford for anyone to get close, or know about the monster within. Running away is all she knows and necessary to preserve her deepest, darkest secret. Robins has a very “perky” voice that works well for a 16-24 yr old YA-UpperYA.Kelsey Adams is alone, and has been since childhood. Robins and Hempel did a creditable job with narration. I’m seriously tempted to return this book, but I would like to see Ms Trettel encouraged in her creativity, but find a good writing group or editor to help her future efforts. ALL fiction involves creating characters and worlds that have to fit and act consistently within the guidelines set up by the author, and there were Too Many Disconnects in this story. Several times I had to grit my teeth when she wrote both Kyle and Kelsey as Too Stupid To Live. I was fairly annoyed with the naïveté of the politics and strategy of Trettel’s storytelling. It’s definitely not something an honorable man would do with a mate.

Kyle would not have let Vanessa touch him on the arm, touch his hand, and definitely NOT kiss him, unless he was a d*ckhead weasel who liked to torment his girlfriend into jealousy. Sorry, but an Alpha wouldn’t wait 2 yrs for his mate, let alone a True Mate. Can he make Kelsey notice him as someone other than her boss and break down the walls she built around her heart? Or will Kelsey do what she has always done - run? For two years he endures her unnecessary formality and daily rejections with a patience he did not know he possessed. Kyle Westin, an alpha male who always gets what he wants, has watched and waited for the little she-wolf he knows is his perfect mate to show any signs of recognition. Can she conceal her growing feelings and her true self from this enigmatic, strong willed man, or will her world fall apart? But when she lands a lucrative job as an administrative assistant to Kyle Westin, CEO of the Westin Foundation, her life changes and everything's at stake. She cannot afford for anyone to get close, or know about the monster within. Kelsey Adams is alone, and has been since childhood.

One True Mate by Julie Trettel