How does Ferguson use the character of Noah to deconstruct traditional alpha tropes in the A/B/O subgenre? How does this deconstruction act as a wider critique of toxic masculinity within the romance genre?

How does the novel negotiate boundaries between contemporary romantic comedy and the fantasy-based shifter subgenre? Does The Fake Mate help paranormal romances evolve and embrace a new measure of self-awareness? Why or why not?

How does Mackenzie navigate Moira’s insistence that she find a mate and still manage to assert her status as an independent woman? How does her resistance to these familial expectations relate to the novel’s focus on The Tension Between Fate and Choice?