My whole life, there was never a place I called my home.
Because home wasn’t a place to me, it was a person. Three people to be exact. Everett, Griffin and Zane. Three boys who always protected me against the harsh reality of our world. That is, until they aged out of the system before me.
All the promises that were made were then broken. They left me behind and made a name for themselves as rock stars and never looking back.
The next few years left me broken and closed off until it was my turn to leave. I had nothing and nowhere to go. That was until I found High Roller omegas.
For years, I’ve worked there, found a new home within the walls of the building itself and the girls that worked there.
I was doing fine, happy enough. Until one night, the three people I never thought I’d see again come in for a little bit of fun. All alphas now.
They’re shocked to see me, to find out the omega I’ve become.
Now that I’m back in their life, they won’t let me go and somehow manage to convince me to go on tour with them.
And I’m about to find out just how not perfect their life is because life isn’t meant to be sex, drugs and rock N roll.
This is a stand alone in the shared High Roller Omegaverse which can be read in any order
I think some of the choices were too heavy for this kind of story. Certain things should not be used for shock factor or to show how bad someone is. Especially when they don’t handle the situation how it should be handled. Instead they acted like it was some guy stealing when it is much more serious than that. (Spoiler and tw but I need to stress how bad these choices were: they decided to let young girls suffer in the worst way possible just so they had time to plan out how to make this guy suffer. Instead of stopping an evil man who was still doing all these terrible things, they focused on their own issues with him and almost dismissed all the girls that have been and would be hurt by him). On top of it all, this was thrown in the story but had absolutely no impact to the plot whatsoever. It was so unnecessary. This was the worst instance but there are dozens of times darker themes were used for shock factor littered throughout the book. It felt very lazy and offensive to use such serious topics but not take the care needed when these topics are used.
Also these guys acting like they could kill someone without blinking is so out of place. Honestly, they just come off as these goofy guys enjoying the fame without any sort of darker side to back up these claims. I think that’s a similar theme throughout the story. There’s no real rhyme or reason behind how these characters act. There were a few other things I personally didn’t like about this book but it seems silly to complain about lack of depth, development or connection, unrealistic motives and actions, and over the top, immature, superficial characters when there is a much more serious issue that I had to address.
At first it was a silly but entertaining read but as I said, the silly, nonsensical choices became less entertaining and more uncomfortable, too much, and honestly, upsetting. They weren’t needed and there are so many better ways to move the plot forward. Even if they were cut from the book, I would still only give this a 1 star rating because of everything else I did not like about this book. Check tw before jumping into this one.
It was a pretty standard concept, nothing groundbreaking for an omegaverse. I was mostly entertained, but I ended up skimming a lot of this. I had trouble connecting with the characters because they felt one-dimensional.
My biggest issue was the way they handled Gianna’s character. I knew she was going to be the driving force behind the split from the moment her name was first mentioned, and while the plain internalized misogyny would have been somewhat boring and overdone I do think that still would have been better than what happened. Choosing to present her as a victim of Zane and Calvin’s father is one thing, but there was no care or consideration given to that plot line. She confesses and then is immediately killed and they’re all still referring to her as obsessed and crazy. Calvin even has a moment in the narration where he thinks “I was going to suggest getting her mental help, but shooting her is just as good.” Like what the actual fuck.
And I just feel like this book was too glib in general considering topics like trafficking, murder, and childhood sexual assault were included. Those things didn’t really improve or alter the plot, so it feels like lazy writing to fall back on them for shock/interest.
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The way I read this in less than a day? I was HOOKED.
Rockstar meets omegaverse why choose meets slowburn goodness. Add in childhood friends to lovers, second chance, and some possessive men? Ugh, fantastic.
Basically, FMC is a foster kid, grew up with three guys she ends up loving. They age out before her, leave to LA to pursue music, and promise to come back for her after she ages out. Two years go by. Radio silence. FMC runs away her 18th birthday, heart broken, and finds herself working at High Roller. She only has one client, a hunky alpha who's starting to get attached to her, but one day, the three alphas of her past are at her workplace. In comes a kidnapping and revealed relationships and shenanigans.
This was so freaking entertaining. I don't know what the author put in this but I couldn't put it down. There's MM/MMM action, two of the four guys are ACTUALLY HALF BROTHERS, and by the end they scheme with each other and it's great, and I genuinely enjoyed it so much.
My main gripe is the third act conflict and how there was just a touch too much yelling, but everything else was super fun. Would definitely recommend this one for a good time!
While overall a good OV romance, I found the 180 personality shifts of the MMCs to be a stretch. There's a whole bunch of the miscommunication trope - not one of my favorites to read, and it requires a huge aha moment and some groveling. I also dislike when there's a fated mates/scent match situation, but the men become man-whores due to some perceived slight. If you really cared, you wouldn't stick your dick into anything that moved.
That aside, I liked the rest of the plot and the interconnected High Roller Omegas universe.
Jade isn’t a mafia princess in hiding or on the run from a cruel alpha. No, Jade ended up at the High Roller Club the way most omegas probably do: She didn’t a safe place to go or anyone to turn to and at least at the High Roller she had choices, safety, and money of her own. She doesn’t take on clients (except one that comes around every now and again that she just couldn’t say no to), she just serves drinks and dances. She loves the club, her co-workers, and her job. They are the family who filled in most of the hole left behind when her foster siblings (and alphas she fell in love with) forgot all about her after they left her behind to become huge rock stars.
Only, nothing is as it seems, as both Jade and the three alphas who stole her heart when she was a teenager find out during a chance run-in at the High Roller one night. It seems like someone conspired to keep them apart. But who?
I’m not going to lie, this book isn’t really what I thought it would be. It’s not truly friends to lovers, in my opinion: it’s closer to a second chance romance. There’s not really an age gap except with one character. And as for slow burn? Yeah, I don’t even classify this book as a slow burn and I don’t like waiting long for my spicy scenes to begin.
What does this book have for us? Two possessive, more than a little unhinged alphas (which is a trope I love), an omega who is more than a little turned on by that (which I love), and an established all-male alpha triad within the pack that is hotter than hot throughout the book.
There are weak spots in the plot and execution, but the story itself is solid. I loved the book as a whole and the spice is so nice. A solid read.
I was provided a copy of this title by the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.
This was a crazy ride. It felt very different than the other 3 in the series. Rockstar is not usually a trope that I love but the combination here worked really well, childhood friends to rekindled love amazing. There were great twists here… but things got a little crazy to the end. A little too much for what the first half of the book was if you ask me but i really enjoyed it.
There were characters/elements that I liked but the fmc was just too immature and young for me. If you’ve read we are worthy, you’ll know what I mean. I’ll probably still read the Marie mackay one on this series queen of diamonds
So the alpha being more omega than the ACTUAL omega 🙄. Once more, IT IS OKAY TO JUST WRITE MM. Do not force yourself to write stories with MFMM where it feels like the women value to the relationship is to give birth.
I was so excited to read Jade’s story after getting small glimpses of her in Queen of Hearts. Jade is an omega who grew up in foster care with her three best friends. Those three best friends who ended up being alpha rockstars that left Jade behind. But, things are not what they seem. There were so many twist and turns with a few surprises…. I loved it!
Gotta say i was not expecting a Rockstar romance omegaverse but I'm certainly not disappointed. I ate this book up. 🤣
Jade met her guys in foster care years ago. Only problem was they were older and aged out faster. Promising to keep in touch and come for her when she turned 18. Other ppl had different, more sinister ideas. 😡
But.. her scent match found her working in Las Vegas and begins courting her(secretly). She's unaware of the connection. Then.. what do you know? Her guys show up. But there's been a huge misunderstanding. (Sabotage!) 😭😭
Some light kidnapping and a ton of surprises that seem never ending, a murder plot, an evil daddy.. ha. It's omegaverse! What do you expect!? I love it.
I think Calvin is my favorite. Don't come for me! 🙈 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶/5
Tropes - omegaverse, musicians, taboo - foster siblings, why choose, friends to enemies to lovers, slow burn, scent matches, insta love, possessive, jealous, age gap, forced proximity, millionaires, one bed
Unfortunately, this one wasn't for me. The MMCs get separated from the FMC as they age out of the system before her and they had all of these plans to be together and form a pack whether regardless of the FMCs designation. When they do finally find each other again, they find out there were forces working against them and someone had sabotaged them.
Zane (MMC) was very possessive and, to me, in a way that came across as childish and dramatic, not hot and I was soooooo over his character; it was truly embarrassing. Things were being dragged out for what I thought was no reason especially as it pertains to the scent matches, I searched through the ebook and (spoiler) and I just thought that was dumb and would be against their nature.
tl;dr i don't have time for this 😬😬😬 -- TW/CW is incomplete due to DNF
TW - parental death (overdose, mentioned x1, mentioned x1), attempted SA, SA of a minor (past, sc), drugs (cocaine, weed, benzos), alcohol, murder, birth control tampering, kidnapping, parental neglect, suicide ideation (past, mentioned), depression (recounted), physical violence, drugging of the FMC
CW - foster siblings, other woman drama, DP, sex work, degradation, voyeurism, hand necklaces
If you love omega and alpha stories you will enjoy this one. Jade, Zane, Everett, and Griffin were raise in the same awful foster home. The boys aged out before Jade and had the leave her behind. They promised to stay in touch but after time the communication stopped. Jade was hurt, scared, stressed, and distraught. When she turned eighteen and found out she was an omega-she got out of that foster home. Jade found a workplaces that treated omegas with respect. Jade met a new male friend and didn’t know that her life as she knew it was going to change. I felt she handled the changes very well and made sure things moved at the pace she wanted it too. Plenty of sexy times.
One thing this author is gonna do is write a good freaking book. She made me fall for every single main character.
Second chance romance is usually a hit or miss for me and this one was definitely a hit. From the beginning I knew how much these characters loved each other and they made it super easy for me to root for them.
This book was filled with spice like sooo much. Definitely be careful reading it in front of people 😭. Even watching them get protective and jealous over each other was hot as hell. It also had a very good amount of really sweet moments between them all.
I think one of my favorite parts was seeing Zane and Calvin finally sit and talk and have a good relationship that siblings should have.
The story was perfect. It had spice, sweet moments, grovel literally everything you could want.
I hate leaving negative reviews, but this was a MESS
the first few chapters were good and promising, then they grew up and lost all of their personalities and the way some of them acted was as if the mmcs hated the fmc (mind u it was supposed to be romantic)
i finished this bc it felt like a car crash, I couldn't stop, I had to see how out of pocket it could get. and let me tell u, it did NOT disappoint in that department
but I'm happy for the author, I had the sense she had fun while writing this, and now I know unfortunately her books aren't for me
I mean wow….. I’ve read 2/4 of the High Roller Series and they are both amazing. The FMC is strong and vulnerable. And the MMCs…. Geez I loved the love. The epilogues were a great way to see the HEA for these characters. Book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Wow this author out did herself again! Well I mean I read everything by her anyways. But she did a great job with this story couldn’t put it down. One of my favorite omegaverse authors. This book will definitely keep you captivated.
Ahh I always love reading Alisha’s books and this is no exception. I’ve read a few lackluster omegaverse books recently so this was such a breath of fresh air. Jade and her crew were marvelous and I loved getting to know them. I’m excited to read about the other ladies of High Roller Omegas and finding some new favourite authors.
What a roller coaster ride you can’t help but to laugh and cry so be prepared. I loved the way the story had to pull you in and feel for the fmc but finding out the secrets and love that’s given in this story was amazing. You love how crazy and in love the mmcs are for their omega even before as they meet as foster children to losing and finding that love again is the most vital part of the story but you also have kidnapping’s stalking and questions that you get answered among the way all I can say is get the tissues handy and to fall in hate and love the characters.
This was an interesting read. There are some incredibly dark themes in this book beyond drug use and alcohol abuse. There’s child abuse, murder, attempted rape (off page), and so much more. There are trigger warnings for them in the beginning of the book, but please listen to them. This is not just a fun, sex, drugs and rock n roll book.
With that out of the way, now I can get into the review!
This is a second chance rock star romance and I’m usually not a huge second chance fan but I’m so so glad they were able to have it! They really deserved it after all the trauma they went through.
There were some absolutely hilarious moments in this book because it really is just a group of guys who are best friends with their omega and it was adorable and funny.
Something I wasn’t a huge fan of was that Calvin gave me the ick super early on and I kind of had to spoil the book for me to be able to continue reading because he grossed me out and I really didn’t know if he was good or bad. But if you like that kind of not knowing whether someone is good or evil, you might like this one!
Also bothered me that Everett was an alpha but then kind of turned into an omega during Jade’s heat? It was just kind of not what I was expecting and I wasn’t a huge fan of it. But there are many people out there who will like that! Especially since all of the guys are bisexual.
I did really love Jade and she’s been through so much that my heart breaks for her. She’s incredibly strong and I love seeing that in an omega. She’s so sassy, bratty and feisty and I was OBSESSED with her and Zane’s banter.
The MMCs were so crazy and over the top and a little immature at times, but I liked that because that’s how they were with Jade their whole lives. Just a group of best friends being stupid, having fun and being themselves. Calvin, I ended up really liking as he was kind of the unofficial leader in the end and he is 13 years older. But I don’t know that I loved them as a pack all together? I just didn’t quite feel like he fits with them. Zane is a crazy, obsessed, determined and sassy man and I love how much he loves Jade. He would actually burn the world down for her and enjoy doing it. Everett and Griffin were funny but I don’t feel like we got to know them as well as Zane and Calvin.
I was happy all the guys ended up dealing with their addictions but Everett’s was never really addressed as openly and that was interesting. Also he doesn’t really act like an alpha at all after her heat and I’m just kind of confused?
Anyway, I still enjoyed this book but it has some cons for sure.
Favorite Quotes: Sorry, boo. But, like, it’s sexy, hot rock stars with massive cocks. There’s no time for logical thinking right now.
“Lovely. So, we’re in the kidnapping game now? Awesome,” I sass.
“You. Shut it. I’m still pissed at you. You crazy bastard,” I growl. His eyes light up at my reaction. “You kidnapped me.” “They helped!” Zane growls.
Queen of Clubs is one of those books that catches you off guard. I tend to prefer my reverse harem reads with fewer… crossed swords, (if you know what I mean), but Alisha Williams' writing is so strong that I couldn’t stop reading. She knows how to hook you and keep you turning pages, even when the story veers into territory you weren’t expecting.
Jade was childhood besties with Everett, Griffin, and Zane—the trio who swore to protect her before disappearing off to chase their rockstar dreams, and she never heard from them again. Now they show up out of nowhere, find out she’s their omega, and suddenly refuse to let her go. Just like that, they convince her to go on the road with them. And she goes. Just like that.
I’ll be honest—Jade forgave them way too easily for me. Even though things are revealed later that add context, they didn’t have that information at the start. And she still just… let it go? Barely a protest. I kept waiting for her to make them work for it.
That said, Zane’s intense, borderline obsessive energy made up for a lot. His devotion was wild, but in the best way. That man radiates “if I can't have her, I’ll burn the tour bus down” energy. He added a lot of heat and tension to the story that kept things interesting.
So yeah—wasn’t expecting the swordplay, wanted Jade to play a little harder to get, but this book was hard to put down. Spicy, chaotic, and unexpectedly sweet, Alisha Williams really knows how to craft a story that pulls you in and keeps you invested. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HEA? yes 3rd act break-up? no 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶/5
At least 2, and to an extent all 4, of her alphas were assholes who don’t respect her bodily autonomy. They started out by drugging and kidnapping her rather than persuading her to go with them. Then later they tampered with her suppressants / birth control rather than discussing stopping them with her. It’s ironic because 1. Both of these circumstances were SO UNNECESSARY— she would have absolutely come with them in a day or so, and they had already had a conversation about starting a family And 2. They lose their minds (apparently) about other people threatening to hurt her, to the tune of assault and murder.
Look, assholes, you are treating her like shit and following the abuser’s playbook. I hate “romance” novels that glorify abuse.
This girl has been abused by so many people, she doesn’t need it from her pack, too.
I have read and enjoyed other books by this author, which is why I finished it. I kinda regret doing so.
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