The Beast You Made of Me

by Bethany Baptiste

Sparrow Keating and Stark Westwood have history. Twenty-six years of it. Almost destined to be his mate, a nineteen-year-old Sparrow fled Pinehollow after her lies and betrayal led to banishment and the threat of death. Decades later, she returned to town, widowed, pregnant, and with a teenage son, seeking amnesty from the werewolf she betrayed, now the alpha himself. Behind her, a past she’s determined to keep buried six feet deep.

Stark doesn’t trust her, but he’s no fool. Blessed by the moon, Sparrow has gifts his pack desires. So, they strike a his pack will accept her children in exchange for use of her powers. They stomach each other, but tempers catch fire, leading to a night of passion. A night she pretends never happened yet can’t bring herself to forget.

Now, a skeleton from her closet has a bone to pick, threatening her four-year-old daughter.

Sparrow is forced to turn to Stark, who offers only one option: become his mate to protect her child.

Mating Stark means facing the feral wolf who’s hungered for her for decades and can’t hold back any longer.

A beast of her own making.

Genres: Romance, Paranormal, Adult, Paranormal Romance

Expected publication October 8, 2025

About the author

BETHANY BAPTISTE is a national bestselling, award-nominated author and a slightly responsible grown-up living in Jacksonville, Florida, in a little brick house with two chaotic evil dogs, too many books, and not enough scented candles. You can find her and her antics at bethanybaptiste.com.

Reviews

[Bethany Baptiste]

The Beast You Made of Me is a standalone werewolf shifter smut romance with explicit content. This book contains depictions of fantasy violence, magical coercion, death, self-harm, drug and alcohol use, blood and gore, explicit sexual scenes, and abusive parent-child relationships. It also explores mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Please take care while reading.

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have not in fact read this yet but we don’t let assh*les ruin things before they’re EVEN MADE THERE ARE NO ARCS YET YOU HOOSIERS