Jonas' Alpha

Creekside Township Rivals #2

by JT Fader

A new rival comes into Creekside with a business that threatens to impact the success of Jonas' restaurant. And the owner is human. How will Jonas and his pack react to this latest interloper?

Jonas is plagued by sadness. His life has left him feeling unfulfilled. He puts on a brave face but inside, he has given up on ever being truly happy. He distracts himself by rutting with every willing male wolf or human. As an Omega, he's convinced that's all he's good for.

His other distraction is his restaurant. It's the only one in town. He serves humans and wolves alike, the menu offering full human meals and wolf meat-only options. His hackles go up when a rival moves into town and sets up a bistro right across the street from him.

Damon drove through Creekside once years ago and the peaceful town called to him. After spending a couple of years more in the city, he feels it's time to make the move.

Unfortunately, the president of the town council lied to him when he told Damon there were no other restaurants in Creekside. The owner of the other restaurant is rightly upset. Damon isn't deterred. He wants his business to succeed. And he's willing to compete.

There's only one problem.

Will the draw they feel to each other disrupt the rivalry they need to keep their businesses afloat?

Genres: Omegaverse

129 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 12, 2023

Reviews

[Lilly [Hiatus due to School] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jonas' Alpha is my favourite from the series!

We have Jonas, who runs a restaurant called Growlers that caters to both the human population and the wolves. He’s the youngest of the Black brothers and an omega. He desires to have a mate and family one day but feels unworthy of it. Damon, a human, decides to move to Creekside and open up his own bistro. He visited the little town in the past and desired to return to it one day. They realize they will be direct in competition; however, Damon quickly realizes that Jonas is not to be messed with.

I loved Damon and Jonas as a couple. Jonas is a smaller-than-average omega and has been dismissed by potential partners, but I adored how Damon came to love him despite his reservations against wolves. Human and Wolf’s mating is frowned upon, so they face some issues from their pack, but after Damon gets some sense, they get their happy ever after. Jonas gets to be loved the way he deserves!

We also get heat sex and lots of lactation scenes. I mention this because oftentimes, in stories with mpreg that part is either super brief or totally absent. So I appreciate the author for including that. Jonas has a difficult pregnancy, so that may be triggering for some, but overall, I loved how the pack and his family came together - once they got over the whole human mating situation.

Overall I really enjoyed Jonas’s Alpha and looking forward to Bryant’s book!

[RN · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story of the Creekside Township packs continues about 6 years later later with Jonas very sad and having given up hope of finding a mate and happiness. I liked that this story moved along quite quickly, and Jonas didn’t have to wait too long for his personal life to improve once Damon came to town. These wolves have retained their wild nature, and the author is not afraid to show it on page. I was surprised by Lucas’ reaction to the pairing. I expected him to be more compassionate given his own history. The sense of pack is really strong in both these books. The story took a turn I didn’t expect, but their HEA was well deserved. A gripping story, it kept me up way too late as I kept telling myself ‘just one more chapter, just one more chapter…’

I received an Advance Reader Copy for free and this is my honest and voluntary review.

[Sascia Weyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read the first two books of this series. And while I really loved the first already, I really had wet eyes while reading this one. It was so much more emotional to read about sweet little Jonas and his pain finding his true love. I just wanted to hug him close and promise him that everything will be fine.
A perfect shifter-romance novella, not too long, not too complicated but with a huge dose of sweetness. Some rivalry, some "omg what now?" and of course a lot of love and fur! And the same like in the previous book, I really loved how the characters live so close to their animal self and how they come along with the human folks living in the same town. The author rounded that picture just perfectly.
Jonas was already my cutie in book 1, but I have to say I always wondered what happened with the third brother, Bryant. And I cannot await to read book 3 soon

[Rhonda Boone · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book in this series..this is book 2 and its Jonas and Damon's story. Jonas is the Omega, owns a restaurant in town, and Lucas's younger brother. Damon is a human, looking to open a bistro restaurant in a new town far from the city. Between a misunderstanding, the unknown about wolves, a connection between them developes. My heart broke for these two in places, but the ending mended it back together. I found myself really rooting for Damon and Jonas throughout the story. I bet you will too...😉💖

I received this as an ARC for free and leaving my honest review voluntarily.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for box set.
I am addicted to this wonderful series, and had so much fun reading the three books in this mpreg series.
The stories are gripping page turners, with fascinating and unique world building.

Main characters in each book are:
Book 1: Adam, a tall and muscular omega wolf shifter. After being rejected, Adam decides to leave his pack and move to the town of Creekside. There he meets Lucas, an alpha wolf shifter and pack leader.
Book 2: Jonas, an omega twink size wolf shifter. He is the youngest brother of Lucas. Damon is a human who recently moved to Creekside.
Book 3: Hunter, a virgin omega wolf shifter, who lives in a town near Creekside. Grayson and Bryant are alpha wolf shifters who have been traveling and hunting together for a number of years. Bryant is the older brother of Lucas.

Themes contained throughout some of the three books include:
-Rejected and fated mates.
-Taboo, forbidden desires and actions.
-Size differences, age gap.
-Protective, possessive, passionate mates.
-Telepathy between mates and pack members.
-Claiming bites, heat, knotting, 🍆 double penetration.
-Surprise pregnancy.
-Sensual, carnal, steamy scenes.
-Tender and passionate romance.
-Pregnancy is a significant part of each book.
-Nest building.
-Birthing in shifted wolf form.
-Chest lactation and lots of scenes nursing and caring for the children.

These wolf shifters are the closest I have read, behaving with the primal, biological, and genetic mannerisms of wild wolves.
JT Fader please write more books in this riveting series! Highly recommended!

[CreativeFreake · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. I loved the first book in the series and I loved this one as well. The 1st book and the 2nd book have some similarities in the way the rivalry started between the MC’s but that didn’t bother me at all. The rivalry did not go on very long, I do wonder how the competing restaurants will fair in the future or if they combined them eventually, but perhaps that comes up in a different book. I got attached to Jonas in the first book so I am super happy to know that he found his forever love and got the chance at children. He is living happily ever after in my mind with slight hope he will get his wish for more children! I really want him to have more pups. I was really happy with the way this story ebbed and flowed and I am really happy with the way it ended. I can't wait for the next book!

*This book was provided as an arc in exchange for an honest review.

[kjh123 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so excited to read the second book in this series! Jonas seems to be coasting through life, filling his role as a restaurant owner but not being fulfilled otherwise. In rolls Damon, first as an adversary, then as a lover then fated mates. There is drama between the pack that Jonas and Damon need to sort out to be together. I enjoyed this book because of the dynamics between Jonas and his family, how the relationship between Jonas and Damon progressed throughout the book as well as how the the relationship between the pack and Damon changed as well. I can’t wait to read the third book!

I received and ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Cheryl_cajun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you for the ARC read, I voluntarily give this book an honest review. Creekside didnt want issues with the wolves, One omega is throwing up road blocks everywhere Damon turned but to make matters worse than the foot in mouth was the spark the little think  had started inside..Ha! I just loved Jonas in the first book. but He is going  need to work on how to find his forever happy!  Damon was on jelly legs after just meeting Adam, what's the human going to do when confronted by a irritated Omega..haha cause Jonas will eat him up. Only the poor human is totally unprepared .

[LJ Henley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolves aren't supposed to mate or have sex with humans. But there is just something about the new human man who is competition against Jonas' restaurant. Damon wants to open his own place. A deli, meat counter and bistro to serve all the people in Creekside Township. He knows about wolves and doesn't have a problem with them, even wants to have them come to his bistro. But Jonas has a problem with that, but once the two meet, it's on! Even when it is over, both feel the pull to be together, regardless of shifter rules!

[Yvonne M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this story. The fact that Damon apparently had a wolf relative in the past was amazing, I really never thought or imagined anything like it. Also the fact that Jonas and Damon had a human baby wow. I really loved every piece of this story and wouldn’t change anything. As you can see, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it and am so glad that I got to read the book. Thanks for the story.

[Sue Philips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jonas has a restaurant he loves and has spent a lot of time and effort making it a success. Imagine his horror when another restaurant opens - right across the street. Damon doesn't know about the other restaurant, so what will happen when they cross paths?
An addictive story from author J.T. Fader which I recommend.
These stories are stand alones that don't need to be read in order, but once you read one, you will hunt the others.

[MM Book · Rating 3 out of 5]

After Adam and Lucas, now it's Jonas' turn to have his turn at a business rival as the series indicate (Creekside Township Rivals). Jonas is Lucas' younger omega brother. His rival and romantic partner is Damon. But he's human! But that doesn't stop them from having babies!

[Sandy Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved Jonas' Story. Damon comes to town and they start of as enemies, but things come together really good for the couple and there is a surprise for the couple. I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I understand the need to introduce certain plot devices to further a series, doing so 10 pages before the end of the book is too late. It always throws me off and undoes any goodwill an author has built up until that point.

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different but good

Definitely a different take on wolf shifted lore but thoroughly enjoyed it. It seemed to end abruptly but on to the next story