Caged Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary Book 1)
by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
REVIEW POSTED ONLINE: MAR 13, 2026
Rosalie is an alpha werewolf and one of the leaders of the Oscura crime family. She pulls a bank heist, gets caught, and is sent to high security prison…but it's a part of her plan. Not only will she earn a huge payday for breaking out one of the convicts, she'll be able to free her teenage crush Roary who is only there because he sacrificed himself on a job gone wrong.Too bad nothing goes according to plan.
AUTHOR: Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
PUB DATE: APR 30, 2023
GENRES: Romantic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
CATEGORIES: Shifters, Vampires, Dark, Magic, Magical Creatures, Why Choose, prison
REVIEW
What I Liked:
I have been looking forward starting the Darkmore Penitentiary series since being introduced to Rosalie and Roary in Dark Fae and Zodiac Academy. Despite knowing a bit about the characters already, I was impressed with how much additional depth they were given as new little pieces of their backstories were slowly revealed. Also, who doesn't love a good prison escape plot?
Fair Warning:
Like the other related series, the content and characters are DARK, twisted, and sometimes completely insane (Sin probably should be locked away in a padded room).
Overall:
If you love supernatural creatures, magic, why choose, and escape plots, then Darkmore Penitentiary is a must read. It had all the drama and prison politics of Orange is the New Black but on steriods. If you don't mind reading thousands of pages, I think this series is best consumed after Zodiac Academy and Dark Fae, but it's not completely necessary.
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Heat Index: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (5/5)