Dogtags and Direwolves - Rowan’s Awakening
She enlisted to escape her past. She never expected destiny to find her in the Black Forest.
Army Specialist Rowan Harper has spent her entire life fighting to outrun the pain she left behind in the mountains of West Virginia. Raised by the grandmother who became her whole world and haunted by the mystery of the father she never knew, the Army gave Rowan something she’d never had before—a purpose.
But during a routine training exercise deep in Germany’s legendary Black Forest, everything changes.
Injured and separated from her unit, Rowan is certain she won’t survive the freezing night… until a massive steel-gray direwolf appears from the shadows.
Instead of attacking, the mysterious wolf refuses to leave her side.
He protects her.
Hunts for her.
Keeps her alive.
As Rowan forms an unlikely bond with the silent guardian she calls Fen, she has no idea that the creature watching over her is hiding a secret older than the forest itself.
Because Fen isn’t just a wolf…
He’s a direwolf, an ancient shifter king.
And Rowan isn’t the ordinary soldier she believes herself to be.
As ancient enemies awaken, long-buried family secrets come to light, and an impossible destiny begins to unfold, Rowan must decide whether to trust the mysterious stranger who has been protecting her from the very beginning… or risk losing the only person who has ever truly seen her.
Some bonds are chosen.
Some are written in blood.
And some are forged long before either heart begins to beat.
Perfect for readers who love slow-burn romance, fated mates, military heroines, and breathtaking supernatural adventure, Dog Tags & Direwolves: Rowan’s Awakening is the unforgettable first book in an all-new paranormal romance series.
Read
Chapter: Chapter 14 - Lessons In SilenceThe silver feather lay across Rowan’s palm.It weighed almost nothing.Yet somehow, it felt heavier than the rifle she’d carried through basic training.She turned it over beneath the moonlight.The surface shimmered with faint runes that seemed to disappear whenever she tried to focus on them.“What is it?”Elias stepped beside her.“A memory.”She frowned.“It looks like a feather.”“It is.”“But nothing Arawn leaves behind is ever just what it appears.”She looked toward the trees where the mysterious rider had disappeared.“Will I see him again?”Elias didn’t hesitate.“Yes.”The certainty in his voice sent a chill through her.“And next time…”“…it will be because you have a choice to make.”⸻The clearing slowly returned to life.Wardens gathered weapons and checked the lodge’s perimeter. A pair disappeared into the forest with lanterns to inspect the northern trail. Others quietly repaired the splintered front door.No one spoke above a whisper.It felt less like surviving a ba
Last Updated: 2026-07-22
Chapter: Chapter 13 - The Price Of TruthThe crack echoed through the earth.Then…Silence.Not the peaceful silence of a forest settling for the night.This silence was expectant.As though the Black Forest itself had paused to listen.Rowan’s fingers tightened instinctively in Fen’s thick fur.His coat was warm despite the chill that had settled over the clearing.She could feel the steady rise and fall of his breathing.Steady.Controlled.Comforting.It grounded her.Because nothing else made sense anymore.She looked toward the distant ridgeline where the sound had originated.“What broke?”No one answered immediately.Arawn watched the mountains with an expression Rowan couldn’t quite read.It wasn’t fear.It wasn’t surprise.It looked…like regret.⸻“It has begun sooner than I hoped.”His voice carried quietly across the clearing.Elias folded his arms.“You knew this day would come.”“I knew.”“You didn’t warn us.”Arawn finally turned.“I warned everyone.”His blue eyes settled on Kael.“They simply chose different
Last Updated: 2026-07-22
Chapter: Chapter 12 - The Wild HuntThe horn sounded again.Closer.Its mournful note rolled through the Black Forest like a funeral hymn, vibrating in Rowan’s chest long after the echo had faded.No one spoke.Every Warden stood frozen.Even Kael had gone still.Rowan scanned the faces around her.Matthias.Elias.The younger Wardens.Every one of them looked… afraid.Not nervous.Not cautious.Afraid.She leaned toward Elias.“You called it the Hunt.”His jaw tightened.“I prayed you would never hear that horn.”“What is it?”He looked toward the trees.“A promise.”⸻Branches swayed without wind.The silver moonlight seemed to bend between the ancient pines, casting long, shifting shadows that moved against the direction of the breeze.Fen lowered himself slightly.Not submissive.Ready.His massive body positioned itself half in front of Rowan without blocking her view.Protecting…while allowing her to choose.She smiled faintly.“I’ve noticed you keep doing that.”Fen’s ears flicked back.His blue eyes met hers fo
Last Updated: 2026-07-21
Chapter: Chapter 11 - Echoes Of The First GuardianThe blue beam vanished as suddenly as it had appeared.Darkness settled over the clearing once more.No one moved.No one spoke.The only sound was Rowan’s ragged breathing as she stared down at the silver pendant resting against her chest. Its faint glow had disappeared, leaving it looking as ordinary as it had every day of her life.Except it wasn’t ordinary.It never had been.She wrapped her fingers around it.It was still warm.“What… did it do?”Elias looked as though he’d aged ten years in the last minute.“It announced you.”“To who?”His silence answered her.“That’s not good, is it?”“No.”Kael chuckled, though there was no amusement in it.“It is very bad.”The words hung in the air.Rowan looked from Kael to Elias.“I’m getting really tired of everyone knowing what’s happening except me.”Fen stepped beside her until their shoulders touched.She instinctively rested her hand against his neck.The tension in his muscles eased beneath her fingers.It amazed her that touching
Last Updated: 2026-07-21
Chapter: Chapter 10 - The Heart Of The ForestThe earth shuddered again.This time no one mistook it for thunder.Dust drifted from the rafters of the lodge as the stone foundation groaned beneath their feet. Somewhere deep within the Black Forest, birds exploded from the treetops in panicked clouds, filling the evening sky before disappearing into the distance.The pack froze.Kael’s ears flicked toward the ground.His confident smile vanished.For the first time since Rowan had met him, uncertainty crossed his face.“What was that?” Rowan whispered.No one answered.Even Elias looked troubled.Fen’s entire body had changed. The great Direwolf no longer stood merely as Rowan’s protector. His head was high, his shoulders squared, every line of his body radiating command.The wolves surrounding the clearing noticed it too.Several took hesitant steps backward.Kael recovered first.“So…”His voice was quieter now.“It truly is waking.”Matthias looked sharply toward him.“You knew this could happen.”“I hoped it wouldn’t.”“Hope h
Last Updated: 2026-07-16
Chapter: Chapter 9 - Blood Calls To BloodThe first howl faded into the night.A second answered.Then a third.Within seconds, the Black Forest seemed alive with voices. Some were near. Others echoed from distant ridges, carried through the pines by the evening wind.Rowan’s stomach tightened.Military training had taught her how to identify an enemy by sound. She could distinguish rifle calibers, helicopters, tracked vehicles, even the difference between artillery and mortars.This…This was different.These weren’t animals calling to one another.These were signals.Fen stood motionless in the broken doorway, his steel-gray coat glowing silver beneath the rising moon. Every muscle along his broad shoulders remained tense, but he did not growl.He listened.The black Direwolf watched him from the tree line, golden eyes reflecting the moonlight.“Still counting?” the black wolf asked.Fen didn’t move.“You always did.”Rowan frowned.“You understand him?”The question escaped before she thought better of it.No one answered.
Last Updated: 2026-07-16
LOGIN
