August 2025 Book Reviews Round Up

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Book_Endz

Every month, I try to post a round up of the books I have read and reviewed. They will mostly be M/M books, but occasionally something a little different slips in. These are the books I have read in August 2025.

Books are sourced through Gay Romance Reviews, Foreword PR, Indie Author Creative, Booksprout, BookSirens, Author ARCs and Kindle Unlimited but although some books are gifted, all views are my own honest opinion.

The Beast by J.R. Ward ⟫ Black Dagger Brotherhood #14 ⟫ 5/5

Beyond Hate by Lee McCormick ⟫ Beyond #3 ⟫ 4/5 ⟫ Kindle Unlimited

Headmates by October Arden ⟫ Inside #1 ⟫ 4.5/5 ⟫ Gay Romance Reviews

The Cop by Tom North ⟫ 4/5 ⟫ Booksprout

Omega Captive of the Golden Dragon by Wendy Rathbone ⟫ Alpha Dragons #3 ⟫ 3.5/5 ⟫ Gay Romance Reviews

Pretty Mess by Lily Morton ⟫ 4.5/5 ⟫ Kindle Unlimited

Saving Sparrow by C P Harris ⟫ Slow Burns and Tragic Beginnings #2 ⟫ 5/5 ⟫ Kindle Unlimited

The Shadows by J.R. Ward ⟫ Black Dagger Brotherhood #13 ⟫ 4.5/5

Starting With Cake by October Arden ⟫ 4/5 ⟫ Author ARC

Unsubmissive Omega by R. Gaen ⟫ Leongatha Pack Tales #4 ⟫ 3.5/5 ⟫ Booksprout

Equinox by Charlie Godwyne (Augarten Book One)

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ Equinox (Augarten Book One)
Author: ⟫ Charlie Godwyne
Blurb: ⟫ Waking up with no memory is just the beginning of his troubles…

Not knowing who he is or how he ended up naked in a park in Vienna, Gabriel struggles to reclaim his past while still moving forward into an uncertain future. It isn’t long before he realizes that not having an identity isn’t the only thing that makes him different. Plants and people glow with magic all around him, and he’s actually able to speak to his very own guardian angel—even though the angel won’t tell him anything about who he really is.

As he tries to learn something about his prior life, Gabriel finds himself inexplicably drawn to two very different men: Solomon, the exorcist priest who found Gabriel and has been helping him try to remember who he once was; and Florian, an occultist coffee shop owner whose own tragic past allows him to accept Gabriel even without memories.

But without the foundation of a past, Gabriel worries the life he’s building will crumble around him. As Gabriel’s health begins to dwindle—and not even his angel can explain why—he scrambles to find answers before he’s taken away from the happiness he’s found and the men he loves.

Equinox is the first in the Augarten series and is an 88,000-word MMM romance with magical realism, an amnesiac willing to try just about anything to remember, a priest with unpriestly thoughts, and lots of espresso.

Review: ⟫ This book went over my head and I don’t mind admitting it. I thought the premise was interesting and when I started reading, I began to wonder if I was missing something. Whether there was a prequel I should have read or a previous series.

Basically, I found the book very confusing – sometimes it read as a romance, at other times it read as a mystical thriller, and then at others it seemed to be steeped in various religions almost – it couldn’t seem to make up its’ mind what it was. The confusion was exacerbated by ambiguities in timelines that niggled at the back of my mind until I was dragged out of the story. All in all, although the writing was engaging and the story was intriguing, I couldn’t get into this story and I think that’s on me. Other people seem to have really enjoyed reading it and others that follow in the series, so it really just must be me that couldn’t get into it. I’m giving it 2/5 for solid writing and an entertaining idea.

I received an ARC from GRR.

The Christmas Leap by Keira Andrews (Festive Fakes)

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ The Christmas Leap (Festive
Fakes)
Author:
⟫ Keira Andrews
Rating:
⟫ 3.5/5
Blurb:
⟫ Fake
romance shouldn’t feel this real…
Will: I’ve never been with
a man.

Sure, I’ve thought about it.
Wondered. Daydreamed. Imagined. But I wasn’t ready
to take the leap.

I have a reputation as a “ladies’
man.” No one has any idea how curious I am about men—not even my
openly bi best friend. Make that former best friend.
Michael ghosted me, and I have no idea why.

Michael: The man I love is
straight.

It hurt like hell when I had to
distance myself from Will. I’ve tried desperately to grow up and
get over him, but my carefully constructed life just fell apart—and
Will rushes to my rescue.

Now we’re pretending to be a
couple to impress his boss at a holiday retreat. We’re holding
hands and hugging.

We’re sharing a bed.

And Will just kissed me.

Is my best friend falling in love
with me after all?

The Christmas Leap by
Keira Andrews is a Christmas romance featuring friends to lovers, bi
awakening, first times, and of course a happy ending. This
stand-alone novel takes place in the same universe as The
Christmas Deal.

Review:
⟫ Okay, just how
does anyone in this verse manage to keep anything a secret? They are
constantly
talking about their capers, and not in private either – how have
they not been overheard by now?

Angela
is meant to be this fabulous boss who’s a bit of a genius yet she
is constantly being ‘fooled’ by these people into thinking that
they’re queer? Sorry, but of all things, this was the thing that
annoyed me the most – that and the whole ‘pretending to be
bisexual in order to get ahead’ – it just left a bit of a bad
taste in my mouth.

Anyway,
the story is nicely written and you immediately feel a little sad for
Michael – not because of the whole Will thing but because it’s
incredibly crappy timing for what happens to him at the beginning.
The whole Will thing – him ghosting him to enable himself to get
over his feelings was a big struggle for me. What an awful thing to
do to one of your best friends, no matter your reasoning.

I
enjoyed reading this story but upon finishing it, I couldn’t really
tell you much about it. There were some relatively hot sex scenes
between Will and Michael, and I enjoyed some of the family members
and friends that we got to meet. There were at least two couples who
I am pretty sure the author has written other stories about (I
haven’t read them).

But
the meat of the story – the idea that Michael has been in love with
Will for years and Will has become a bi-curious? It was resolved what
felt like so quickly and so easily, it was a bit of a non-event.

I
loved Will’s accent and listening to him talk to his parents – I
feel that that was well done. There didn’t feel like enough
differentiation between the two main leads because sometimes I didn’t
realise who was narrating.

I’ve
read other stories by this author and enjoyed them more – I guess
this one just didn’t resonate with me. It was a sweet, enjoyable
story with some heat between the leads with only a little angst –
it will probably be just the thing to relax with with the run-up to
Christmas.

I
received an ARC from GRR.

Prince of L.A. by Patricia Logan

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ Prince of L.A.

Author: ⟫ Patricia Logan

Rating: ⟫ 3/5

Blurb: ⟫ Special Agent Leo Reeves is new to the FBI’s L.A. field office. His career has been on track since the day he joined the bureau. He loves his job as a profiler and being assigned to a new team in one of the busiest offices in the nation will be the opportunity of a lifetime…if he can put the past behind him.

The face Leo shows the world is strong, focused, dependable, and capable. The long list of citations in his file only serve to prove how good he is.

If he could only forget he was sired by a monster.

Former Marine Staff Sergeant, Max Prince, leads by example. Whether it means protecting men in battle, working for the US Marshal service, or being the best damn field agent the FBI has ever seen, he brings a special kind of bravery to the job.

His teammates depend on his ready smiles, his funny jokes, and know him as the excellent agent he’s proven to be.

They never see the man who buried his heart eight years ago. The last thing he wants is to fall for the new guy.

When a serial killer suddenly starts targeting innocents, both men have trouble pinning down who they’re dealing with. With victimology all over the place, Leo can’t make sense of a profile, and Max simply wants to put the bastard away before he murders anyone else.

The case is maddening but worse, the attraction the two men find every time they look at each other, is beginning to get in the way.

Review: ⟫ This book had a lot to draw me to it: law enforcement, profiling, alpha males and a mystery – what could go wrong?

One of my biggest issues is the constant referencing of previous characters. It’s obvious that they are from other series that the author has written, and appear to be a ploy to draw the reader to go and read their stories.

But for me, it overshadowed the main characters from this story – I want an author to make me want to read their other stuff because of how good this story is, not because I have to have all of their previous books memorised so I recognise the names of the characters populating this book.

I didn’t feel any real chemistry between Leo and Max – in fact, there were times that I couldn’t remember who was who because they came across as so generic.

The other team members were more interesting to me and had more individual characteristics to them.

It was made completely and utterly obvious who the ‘bad’ guys in the team were, and I couldn’t help but wonder just why they were there. There was a big deal made of how tight-knit the team was, how they had all been hand-picked. If that was the case, what was with the two guys that everyone pretty much seemed to detest?

The main plot was interesting and I feel more could have been made of that, but the resolution was mildly satisfying. I wasn’t sure about all of the background characters in Max’s life: his wife, his drag-queen friend and his ex, as they seemed like the author planned to go into things deeper but didn’t have the space for it.

The whole issue with Leo’s Dad was a non-starter and felt like a red herring. If it was meant to be motivation for his life choices and how he was around people, for me it failed to connect.

The writing was solid and I’m sure people who have read her earlier works would be pleased to see old friends. Surprisingly, I do have some of her earlier stuff including characters that appear in this story, but I am struggling to make my way through them. Perhaps having seen them here, I will be able to connect better.

It’s a 3/5 from me but YMMV – perhaps it was just the mood I was in?

I received an ARC from GRR.

Dark Cravings by Joel Abernathy (Hunters of the Church Book #1)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ Dark Cravings (Hunters of the Church Book One)

Author: ⟫ Joel Abernathy

Rating: ⟫ 4.5/5

Blurb: ⟫ The hunter will become the hunted…

I’m a monster. I’ve done things that can’t be undone. Things that can never be forgiven.

When I saw him, I thought he was an avenging angel who had come to punish my sins.

Instead, he captured me and brought me into his world of saints and hunters. Righteous predators who prey on monsters like me, using the power of the cursed blood that runs through our veins.

I’ll do whatever it takes to become one of them.

I’ll give him my blood, my body, and my soul.

Whatever it takes to prove to Castor that I can be more than the bloodthirsty beasts he hunts, and stand at his side as his partner.

Even if I want to be so much more than that.

When my sire comes to collect what’s his, everything I thought I knew about my monstrous nature is called into question. But it might just explain the dark cravings Castor’s touch awakens within me.

Author’s Note: Dark Cravings is the first book in Hunters of the Church, a Dark MM Paranormal Romance series. Each book follows a different couple, but the series should be read in order. Please see the author’s website for content notes.

Review: ⟫ I knew next to nothing about this book when I received the ARC but it grabbed me from the very beginning.

We meet Eddie, who has effectively been stranded in his werewolf form since he was bitten when he was camping with his family in the woods. He knows pretty much nothing about this new side to himself and has absolutely no control.

Which is the predicament he finds himself in when he is stuck between two sets of hunters. Being captured in what is known as neutral territory and thrown into a cell, Eddie has zero idea as to how the rest of his life is going to pan out.

Much of the story revolves around Eddie learning about his new nature and how to (potentially) control it, all whilst trying to handle his inexplicable attraction to his captor: the beautiful Castor.

Castor is determined to see Eddie as a monster/the enemy due to trauma in his past, but yet he finds himself falling under Eddie’s innocent spell, until Castor is helping Eddie through his first rut and things take a sharp turn.

Eddie loves everything about Castor – to the extent that he will accept pain and humiliation from him because some attention is better than none. Castor is more complicated, and perhaps harder to like because of that.

The sex between Castor and Eddie is hot, slightly kinky and extremely satisfying to read, and leads very nicely into plot points that pull the story along.

The other main characters we get are Father Marius and Arrow. Not gonna lie, I am completely and utterly fascinated by Arrow, even whilst thinking he acted like a bit of a dick more than once!

Book two involves him and I am psyched for it!

This whole new world of vampires, hunters and werewolves (sorry, shifters) was fascinating and well-written, with new elements that intrigued me and a background that made it all the more interesting. As this is book one, I know it means we have more to look forward to which I am very much pleased about.

Happily rounding up from a 4.5 to a 5, Joel Abernathy has started a fascinating new series!

I received an ARC from GRR.

The Hidden Door by Vinni George (Open Doors)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ The Hidden Door

Author: ⟫ Vinni George

Rating: ⟫ 4/5

Blurb: ⟫ Life is tricky…especially with a hidden identity.

In a word, Brody’s life is complicated. He has enough secrets—and enough reasons to keep them—to fill the back of his Volvo station wagon. But something about the marine biology nerd who works at the smoothie shop has the things he’s kept hidden begging to be set free.

Phin has never been one for complications, which is why he’s always avoided relationships. Hookups? Yes. Relationships? Definitely not.

So why, after striking up an unlikely friendship with Brody, can Phin not seem to get the hot surfer with the pink surfboard out of his head?

When circumstances force Brody and Phin together, will Brody’s new feelings be enough to convince Phin to build a relationship with him, or will Brody have to share parts of his past and present that no one else knows about to keep his man?

The Hidden Door is the final full-length novel in the Open Doors series featuring a marine biologist who loves to teach, a SoCal surfer with a hidden identity, and an unlikely friendship forged over a shared love of tide pools, tacos, and vinyl records.

Review: ⟫ This one was very sweet, a lovely read about building a relationship and learning to trust. Brody has been in and out of the Open Doors series, always as a good looking background character, but it was so nice to finally meet him properly and learn more about him. And there was so much to learn.

After just a few pages of he and Phineas together, the need to watch them grow as a couple was strong and this was quite the satisfying read.

I seem to have come across quite a few demisexual MCs lately, and it’s so good to see them becoming more widespread as we all learn about our ever-evolving sexualities.

I was fascinated by the fact that Phineas and Brody had so much in common with regard to relationships whilst approaching them from different perspectives, and I really enjoyed the way they respected each other, always checked in and made sure that the other person was happily on board with what was going on.

There were appearances by characters from previous books and it would most definitely help if you had read the previous Open Doors books. Sometimes the miscommunications that did occur annoyed me, but overall I enjoyed this final installment in the series.

Recommended if you’re looking for slices of domestic life as a relationship grows, with a few hiccups along the way but ultimately a happy ever after.

I received an ARC from GRR.

Gutsy by Ki Brightly

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ Gutsy

Author: ⟫ Ki Brightly

Rating: ⟫ 3.5/5

Blurb: ⟫ A Tale of Horror and Romance. . . .

The Rich City Slicker

Journey Baral met Pious on a night out and was immediately interested in him, but after only one dance they had a fight that sent Pious stomping off into a snow-filled night.

Journey found the whole encounter humorous, though he did feel a little bad for causing issues, but he brushed off the incident. Days later, a peculiar hunger strikes Journey, and his life quickly runs off the rails.

The Farmer – And Hex Meister

Pious Sturms hexed himself.

He didn’t mean to stir up trouble, but a hex is the only explanation for the barrage of bad luck that has been following him around. Everything in Pious’s life has been going downhill since he got home from a visit to the city.

One dark night, Journey, the man Pious has been thinking about non-stop since he met him, turns up on his doorstep, and Pious is horrified to realize he didn’t only hex himself, he hurt Journey, too.

Will Pious be able to fix this magical problem before it is too late, or will Pious and Journey both be consumed by the hex in the end?

Gutsy is a spooky horror romance, so be prepared for your heart to race with fear as Journey and Pious fight for their happily ever after!

Review: ⟫ Firstly, I don’t know if reading the first book set in this verse will help or hinder your understanding – it will help you figure out the one-eyed guy dating a possessed person, so there is that.

This book was – different. There was a bit of insta-love, although probably to describe it as inst-attraction, and then our two MCs separate and some really weird stuff happens whilst they’re apart.

I still can’t figure out if I even liked this book, and I’m sat here several hours after reading it trying to figure that out.

This book’s subject matter is dark and I would definitely advise heeding the warnings, but my heart didn’t race with fear and I was very much left wanting something more.

The characters were interesting, if only from the perspective of their very different backgrounds. I struggled with Pious’s brother and his attitude throughout the book, and I couldn’t quite get a grasp on the community in which he lived but that might be lack of experience on my behalf more than anything else.

I would have liked to spend more time with their Oma as she was introduced as someone who might be able to help, but that seemed to go to a dead-end. I don’t know how to express my feelings about the medical staff and law enforcement in this book – in what universe would someone slowly going green NOT be something that caused alarm?

The sex was good – not overly hot, but caring more than anything? Which fit with Pious’s wishes so that worked quite well.

As you can see from my review, I am just not sure how I feel about this book. I finished it because I really wanted to know how they made their way to a HEA, but even after putting it down, I’m still not sure if I can say I actively enjoyed it.

Some of it was a tad gruesome, and it really did go a long way to making the thought of finding the way someone smelled ‘delicious’ take on a whole new meaning.

Ultimately, I’ve gone with 3.5 rounded down and will approach any other books in this series with less expectations. I received an ARC from GRR.

It's Not Unusual To Be Loved by An Alien by Chloe Archer

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved By An Alien
Author: ⟫ Chloe Archer

Rating: ⟫ 3.5/5

Blurb: ⟫ A sexy alien living incognito on Earth meets a sci-fi loving nerd who wants to rock his universe. What could possibly go wrong? Besides the unexpected tentacles and the accidental Mating Courtship Ritual, that is….

RIVER SULLIVAN

As a bona fide sci-fi nerd and total X-phile—the truth is out there—I’ve always believed in aliens. Duh. But I never thought I’d actually find them on Earth–let alone right here in Las Vegas! Now I’ve stumbled onto a big freakin’ secret and found my very own hot AF alien.

I’m head over heels, but he’s being a total grump and holding back.

How do I make him realize a geeky sunshine guy like me is just what he needs in his life? Did I mention he also has tentacles?!?! #HolyHentaiFantasyBatman #SwoonworthyAlien #SignMeUpSugar #MakeItSo #VivaLasVegas

KAI GENARO

The last thing I need in my life is a chatterbox twink who’s determined to woo me and could expose the secret existence of aliens on Earth to all humankind. Everything about him annoys me, including his stupidly attractive halo of golden curls and his bright green ‘come hither’ eyes.

To make matters worse, he’s been recruited to work for the alien Alliance on Earth, and I’m assigned to keep him out of trouble. I don’t care how attractive he is. I don’t date humans!

Except, my tentacles may have accidentally started the Mating Courtship Ritual with him…

It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien (Tentacular Tales #1) is a (102,000 words) M/M sci-fi rom com featuring an adorkable twink with unexpected secrets and a slight obsession with extraterrestrials, the reluctant alien he wants to make his boo, tentacles with a mind of their own, zany extraterrestrial shenanigans in Sin City, and enough humor to fill an entire spaceship. This is the first book in the series. There is no cheating, and this book ends with a HFN. Never fear, the series guarantees readers an HEA by the end!

Review: ⟫ Kinda obviously, this book requires a suspension of disbelief before you even start – unless you believe in the possibility of aliens living in Las Vegas, it’s going to be difficult for you to get through it. With that said, even with a healthy suspension of disbelief, I found this book to be very light and surface.

It fulfils a lot of tropes, the humour is often puerile, and the sci-fi puns and nods come thick and fast. I don’t think there was a single page that didn’t mention Dr Who, Star Trek or something along those veins, which for me got old very fast. I love sci-fi and consider myself a nerd, but this was just a bit much.

The characters all spoke with the same voice which could make it difficult to tell who was who (I kept getting mixed up), and I couldn’t help but feel like I had read similar stories many times before: quirky, loveable character who everyone absolutely adores falls for grumpy, restrained character, with hi-jinks ensuing before true love wins out in the end.

It sounds like something out of Scooby Doo.

I enjoyed the descriptions of the alien rituals taking place, and the writing was easy to read, with a passably engaging storyline. I did love that the beginning of each chapter had a section from the fiction written by River, in all of it’s campy glory, as well as the idea that aliens are reading it, waiting with baited breath for the next instalment.

I also loved the character of uncle Benji but that might be because he was half-baked throughout most of the story.

I think you have to be in the right mood to read this story and truly enjoy it so YMMV.

I received an ARC from GRR.

To Not Marry My Enemy by Gianni Holmes (The Simple Rules #3)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ To Not Marry My Enemy (The Simple Rules #3)
Author: ⟫ Gianni Holmes
Rating: ⟫ 4/5
Blurb: ⟫ He’ll rue the day we say “I do”.

Ford

Being jilted once was bad enough, and it won’t happen again. This time I’m marrying for business. When my current fiancee dupes me a few days before the wedding, luckily she leaves behind someone who can take her place. It’s the right thing for him to do, since he convinced her our wedding was a sham. If he doesn’t agree, I know just how to get him down the aisle.

River

The first time I met Ford, I knew instantly we were bound to be enemies. I loathe every gorgeous, pretentious inch of the man, even after the I dos. If it’s a marriage he wants, then a marriage he’ll get…starting with our honeymoon. I’ll make our marriage such an unbearable hell that he’ll ask for an annulment. When my plan backfires and I accidentally sleep with my new husband on our honeymoon, things take a turn I least expected. Now I need a divorce…or maybe not?

To Not Marry My Enemy is an enemies-to-lovers short novel with marriage-of-convenience and bi-awakening.

Reviews: ⟫ Enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, bi-awakening – this book had a lot to live up to! And it did!

River and Ford were so blinded by their hatred of each other that they struggled to see past it to the people behind the masks. Their pride did them both favours, making it so that neither of them would back down and giving them a chance to make their marriage of convenience much more real than either had planned.

I really loved the banter between the two of them, the hate-sex was off the charts hot, and the fact that this wasn’t one of those miscommunication plot devices that could be fixed in one conversation really worked for me. I enjoyed watching them learn about each other, figure out what made the other person tick and slowly reveal the true feelings that were bubbling beneath the surface, and the banter and chemistry showed through clearly. I didn’t love the character of the brother and his motivations/actions felt like they were forgiven far too easily; I also wasn’t a fan of Cammie as it felt like she just abandoned River without considering that there might be consequences for him caused by her actions.

A nice addition to the Simple Rules series and I enjoyed it very much.

I received an ARC from GRR.

Bully for Sale by Leta Blake (Heat for Sale)

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Book_Endz

Title: ⟫ Bully for Sale

Author: ⟫ Leta Blake

Rating: ⟫ 4/5

Blurb: ⟫ Bullied and outcast, Ezer has seen firsthand the cruelties of the world. He knows what’s expected from his kind—timid compliance and submission to his “betters.” But Ezer isn’t one to roll over and conform to the role society has forced upon him.

Despite his defiant nature, Ezer is coerced into partnering with a man of his father’s choosing. One his father promises will love and care for him for the rest of his life.

A night of nameless and faceless passion later, Ezer is horrified to find himself bound to Ned, a bully who has done so much to make his life hell. Ezer’s determined to hate Ned but he can’t help the way his body craves his touch.

Ned is young, privileged, and hopelessly in love with Ezer. Too bad his pack of so-called “friends” have targeted Ezer for torment. Ned has a lot of regrets, but none greater than his role in Ezer’s misery. When Ned’s offered the contract of a lifetime, he sees it as the only way forward with the man he loves.

The dual biological drives of heat and its aftermath might be all that’s keeping them close now, but Ned is determined to prove he’s worthy of Ezer’s love.

While Ezer is just as determined not to fall for his bully.

Bully for Sale is a standalone m/m romance set in the Heat for Sale universe featuring forced proximity, first times, bully romance, opposites attract, and enemies to lovers. Content warnings will be available at start of book, visible via the Look Inside and sample.

Review: ⟫ When it comes to being a flawed hero, Ned Clearwater is miles ahead of anyone I’ve read in the past! This guy – I mean, how he was surprised about how Ezer felt about him was completely and utterly beyond me, and he was more than deserving of Ezer’s hate. However, Ned actually impressed me because he kept trying. He listened to Ezer, listened to his uncle and Earl, his servant, and he really did try. Which is more than could be said for some of the alphas in this story. I could quite happily strangle both Ned and Ezer’s father for their attitudes and behaviours. And don’t get me started on how I felt about Amos, Ezer’s Da. In fact, pretty much his entire family should be thrown away and he start again because none of them were really worth a thing!

I have read all of the other books in the Heat for Sale series, but this one hit very differently. Both Ezer and Ned were so young – far too young to be dealing with the complexities and dangers of their new relationship. I was immersed and invested far more than I had expected, and I really liked the fact that the bullying and old-fashioned attitudes were handled realistically – there was no complete and utter happy ever after, and everyone had to work for their happiness.

There were appearances from characters within the series but you don’t need to have read their books to go with this story. If you enjoy mpreg as well as alpha/beta/omega dynamics, I think you would find this book would be enjoyable.

I received an ARC from GRR.