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Cozy Omegaverse Romance #3
Wisteria and Cloves
She was raised to obey. But four unexpected Alphas are about to teach her what it means to be chosen.
Lilianna has always known her place. As the only Omega in a high-society Alpha family, she was treated like a fragile asset—something to protect, polish, and eventually trade. With powerful parents and older Alpha siblings, her future was never her own. She wasn’t a daughter. She was a chess piece.
But even she didn’t expect to be sold off.
The pack had only met her once—at a tennis tournament, where one of them competed. They were older, successful, and impossibly handsome. And they saw something in her that no one else ever had. They asked to court her.
Her parents had other plans. Without her consent, they handed her over.
Now Lilianna finds herself living with four men who are furious—not at her, but at the way she was treated. They want to give her a safe place, and most of all, a stay and let them court her properly, or leave with their help and protection.
No one’s ever given her that kind of freedom before.
It’s terrifying. And thrilling.
These men—athletes adored by millions—are kind, attentive, and unexpectedly gentle. They make her breakfast. They learn how she likes her tea. Bring her nesting materials so she can indulge in her Omega instincts. They brush her hair, make her laugh, and show her what care should feel like. Her heart begins to bloom, even as the media watches their every move and society whispers behind their backs.
They’re ten years older. They live under constant scrutiny. But when they hold her close and promise they’ll never hurt her, she starts to believe in something she’s never had before—love.
Now, Lilianna must will she follow the path carved by her family’s expectations—or finally write her own?
This is a Cozy Age Gap Sports Omegaverse. The release date is just a place holder right now. It will come out sooner.
Lilianna has always known her place. As the only Omega in a high-society Alpha family, she was treated like a fragile asset—something to protect, polish, and eventually trade. With powerful parents and older Alpha siblings, her future was never her own. She wasn’t a daughter. She was a chess piece.
But even she didn’t expect to be sold off.
The pack had only met her once—at a tennis tournament, where one of them competed. They were older, successful, and impossibly handsome. And they saw something in her that no one else ever had. They asked to court her.
Her parents had other plans. Without her consent, they handed her over.
Now Lilianna finds herself living with four men who are furious—not at her, but at the way she was treated. They want to give her a safe place, and most of all, a stay and let them court her properly, or leave with their help and protection.
No one’s ever given her that kind of freedom before.
It’s terrifying. And thrilling.
These men—athletes adored by millions—are kind, attentive, and unexpectedly gentle. They make her breakfast. They learn how she likes her tea. Bring her nesting materials so she can indulge in her Omega instincts. They brush her hair, make her laugh, and show her what care should feel like. Her heart begins to bloom, even as the media watches their every move and society whispers behind their backs.
They’re ten years older. They live under constant scrutiny. But when they hold her close and promise they’ll never hurt her, she starts to believe in something she’s never had before—love.
Now, Lilianna must will she follow the path carved by her family’s expectations—or finally write her own?
This is a Cozy Age Gap Sports Omegaverse. The release date is just a place holder right now. It will come out sooner.
- GenresOmegaverseRomanceFantasy
746 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 13, 2025
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August 27, 2025
it’s a lot of telling, very little showing
If you want a long book, 724 pages, where nothing happens, this is the book for you. It took days to finish, not just because of length but because I had to make myself come back and read it. It’s the opposite of engrossing. I like the characters. Liliana, Julian, Miles, Christopher and Nicolaus are a fun pack and there are times their personalities really shine through. But again, nothing happens. There’s no spice until 50% and even then pretty pedestrian, which is fine but there’s a lot of build up for subpar execution. The backstory could’ve been interesting if it was executed well. It’s just a whole lot of nothing. Social media is a huge part of the book, and it’s not realistic at all. There’s not a single negative comment? This is how people used social media (Instagram) in the 2010s, people would not accept a seemingly famous pack getting a nameless omega that is only posting like it’s tumblr … unless it’s tumblr.
It needed edits in terms of Julian being called Juliana at some point. There were times where the spacing between words was absent to make one long word, or the absence of a letter and the insertion of a punctuation. Couch instead of coach.
Ultimately at one point, I started skimming because I didn’t dislike it enough to DNF, but it is so so boring. Dreadfully boring. If I realized earlier on, I would have stopped but now it’s 64% and I want it to end but I’m hoping for a showdown with her parents or for her to become an activist, or to see all the dates with her alphas. Ultimately, they brought her to this house and they never left again. It’s so boring.
How could four professional athletes also have these lucrative businesses that’s they are in control of everyday? Why would a tennis player be worried about a dealing falling through??
It might not have been so boring if it wasn’t all from Lilianna’s pov. Nope, never mind- the guys’ pov is boring too.
“Your parents made another move… it’s weaker” WHY BRING IT UP?! They seemed like formidable villains at the start but they’re lame too.
“You always know when I’m watching you.”
“Only when it’s you.” YEAH, that’s literally what she just said.
80% we meet Lydia (previous book), and I can’t imagine why we need to. There’s been no strife, that would require it. Why are we repeating things on the same page?!
"That my past would catch up and hurt all of you." WHAT PAST?! What are you even talking about?! Nothing has happened. Nothing is currently happening. What are you even trying to allude to. Presumably WEEKS have passed, maybe even months, they’re public facing and they’re acting like the sky is falling because the paparazzi caught them kissing, like that wasn’t an option when it happened. The things they’re afraid of Lilianna’s parents doing is insane and why are they acting like it’s just the mom to be scared of??
90% is when the intrigue comes back into play?? "This is my fault," I whispered. "I should have known she wouldn't just let this go." But what was the alternative? the mom literally made a deal … what did anyone expect for the outcome?! I had wondered when the age gap was gonna come into play, apparently when it’s too late to be an interesting plot point. The showdown with the mom is the best part!!
"I never meant to become some kind of... symbol." Lilianna is so boring. Even when she could be exciting she does everything in her power to be boring.
Nothing like taking the longest book down to the wire. Truly, if you’re interested in a rather boring book, nothing good or bad happens, this is it. I won’t be reading any more of this series.
We’re told things are happening but we rarely get to see them happen.
If you want a long book, 724 pages, where nothing happens, this is the book for you. It took days to finish, not just because of length but because I had to make myself come back and read it. It’s the opposite of engrossing. I like the characters. Liliana, Julian, Miles, Christopher and Nicolaus are a fun pack and there are times their personalities really shine through. But again, nothing happens. There’s no spice until 50% and even then pretty pedestrian, which is fine but there’s a lot of build up for subpar execution. The backstory could’ve been interesting if it was executed well. It’s just a whole lot of nothing. Social media is a huge part of the book, and it’s not realistic at all. There’s not a single negative comment? This is how people used social media (Instagram) in the 2010s, people would not accept a seemingly famous pack getting a nameless omega that is only posting like it’s tumblr … unless it’s tumblr.
It needed edits in terms of Julian being called Juliana at some point. There were times where the spacing between words was absent to make one long word, or the absence of a letter and the insertion of a punctuation. Couch instead of coach.
Ultimately at one point, I started skimming because I didn’t dislike it enough to DNF, but it is so so boring. Dreadfully boring. If I realized earlier on, I would have stopped but now it’s 64% and I want it to end but I’m hoping for a showdown with her parents or for her to become an activist, or to see all the dates with her alphas. Ultimately, they brought her to this house and they never left again. It’s so boring.
How could four professional athletes also have these lucrative businesses that’s they are in control of everyday? Why would a tennis player be worried about a dealing falling through??
It might not have been so boring if it wasn’t all from Lilianna’s pov. Nope, never mind- the guys’ pov is boring too.
“Your parents made another move… it’s weaker” WHY BRING IT UP?! They seemed like formidable villains at the start but they’re lame too.
“You always know when I’m watching you.”
“Only when it’s you.” YEAH, that’s literally what she just said.
80% we meet Lydia (previous book), and I can’t imagine why we need to. There’s been no strife, that would require it. Why are we repeating things on the same page?!
"That my past would catch up and hurt all of you." WHAT PAST?! What are you even talking about?! Nothing has happened. Nothing is currently happening. What are you even trying to allude to. Presumably WEEKS have passed, maybe even months, they’re public facing and they’re acting like the sky is falling because the paparazzi caught them kissing, like that wasn’t an option when it happened. The things they’re afraid of Lilianna’s parents doing is insane and why are they acting like it’s just the mom to be scared of??
90% is when the intrigue comes back into play?? "This is my fault," I whispered. "I should have known she wouldn't just let this go." But what was the alternative? the mom literally made a deal … what did anyone expect for the outcome?! I had wondered when the age gap was gonna come into play, apparently when it’s too late to be an interesting plot point. The showdown with the mom is the best part!!
"I never meant to become some kind of... symbol." Lilianna is so boring. Even when she could be exciting she does everything in her power to be boring.
Nothing like taking the longest book down to the wire. Truly, if you’re interested in a rather boring book, nothing good or bad happens, this is it. I won’t be reading any more of this series.
We’re told things are happening but we rarely get to see them happen.
July 17, 2025
DNF @ 53%
I really wanted to love this one. The premise was pretty cool and the start was strong. I was hooked on the idea of Lilianna learning to reclaim her autonomy and the guys who wanted to support her through that journey. BUT … about halfway through (in a 700+ page book) I felt like I was just reading the minute-by-minute account of someone trying to unlearn trauma, one slow day at a time. Waking up and learning how to live and going to sleep … rinse and repeat.
I fully get that healing isn’t linear and that’s probably the point but it started to feel more like a wellness retreat than a plot. Also the guys started to feel like robot boyfriends. Supportive, kind, gentle but maybe too perfect??? They lacked depth for me and ended up feeling robotic.
So yeah, I’m tapping out. 2 stars from me, purely for the concept and the strong start.
I really wanted to love this one. The premise was pretty cool and the start was strong. I was hooked on the idea of Lilianna learning to reclaim her autonomy and the guys who wanted to support her through that journey. BUT … about halfway through (in a 700+ page book) I felt like I was just reading the minute-by-minute account of someone trying to unlearn trauma, one slow day at a time. Waking up and learning how to live and going to sleep … rinse and repeat.
I fully get that healing isn’t linear and that’s probably the point but it started to feel more like a wellness retreat than a plot. Also the guys started to feel like robot boyfriends. Supportive, kind, gentle but maybe too perfect??? They lacked depth for me and ended up feeling robotic.
So yeah, I’m tapping out. 2 stars from me, purely for the concept and the strong start.
July 19, 2025
I could not finish this book there were so many typos that the main character’s last name changed 3 times. Also I think there was exactly repeated dialogue every 3 pages
Couldn’t even tell you if it had decent plot bc it was so painful to try to read
Couldn’t even tell you if it had decent plot bc it was so painful to try to read
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October 7, 2025DNF. THIS HAS NO REASON BEING RATED THIS HIGH.
July 16, 2025
please get an editor
The premise had such promise. This was so slow and way too long. The inconsistencies were outrageous. I could almost believe that it was two people writing a chapter each and not letting the other one read it. Then smooshing it together to make a book.
At one point, there were three separate kitchen mishaps they recounted to Lili that had handprints in the ceiling. I’m not a great cook, but I’ve never gotten my hands up to the ceiling once, much less three times.
At another point towards the end, during certain activities, there was mention of mating that she seemed to want right then. It was explained to her that they would do it as a pack. In the next chapter, she brought it up again when the others were present and they all looked shocked that she was ready …including the one who seems to have forgotten or lost his memory from the night before.
There were so many typos and spaces missing between words. It was at least 400 pages too long.
I did give it three stars because I liked the characters. I liked a lot of the story overall. There are just some sections that could have benefited from alpha/beta readers to let the author know when she was repeating herself. I read Lydia’s story and I recall enjoying it, so this does not mean I will not read other books by the author. Editors are a book and authors best friend. If you have one, they should be fired.
The premise had such promise. This was so slow and way too long. The inconsistencies were outrageous. I could almost believe that it was two people writing a chapter each and not letting the other one read it. Then smooshing it together to make a book.
At one point, there were three separate kitchen mishaps they recounted to Lili that had handprints in the ceiling. I’m not a great cook, but I’ve never gotten my hands up to the ceiling once, much less three times.
At another point towards the end, during certain activities, there was mention of mating that she seemed to want right then. It was explained to her that they would do it as a pack. In the next chapter, she brought it up again when the others were present and they all looked shocked that she was ready …including the one who seems to have forgotten or lost his memory from the night before.
There were so many typos and spaces missing between words. It was at least 400 pages too long.
I did give it three stars because I liked the characters. I liked a lot of the story overall. There are just some sections that could have benefited from alpha/beta readers to let the author know when she was repeating herself. I read Lydia’s story and I recall enjoying it, so this does not mean I will not read other books by the author. Editors are a book and authors best friend. If you have one, they should be fired.
November 26, 2025
I never want to read the word 'authenticity' again.
This author desperately needs a professional editor. The amount of technical errors (ie the spelling of the female lead's family name changed three times over the course of the story) and inconsistencies were off-the-charts. And they were not subtle. In fact, some them were so awkward and obvious, she had to have used an IA program to edit her work and then not bothered to read it over to miss them.
For example: “It is,” Julian said tightly, rising from his seat to stand slightly behind me. “But we weren’t exactly subtle walking in with four famous Alphas. They must have followed from the bookstore.”
The 'we' in that sentence refers to Julian and Lilianna but Julian was one of the four famous alphas who walked in with Lilianna so the sentence makes no sense. Also, the paparazzi were not at the book store (I went back and checked thinking I missed something) so there is no logic to Julian thinking they followed them from there.
Associating the word 'perfect' with her mother's expectations, criticisms and cruelty and having the men combating that by repeating again and again 'real' was more important made the men look clever and sweet but then, as the story progressed, having the men use the word 'perfect' time and again to describe her and/or their moments together made no narrative sense.
Time often did not move in a realistic fashion. For instance, at one point, the group had breakfast, got up, walked into the livingroom and !poof!, afternoon sun was streaming thru the front windows (must have been a really long walk from the kitchen to the livingroom, lol). Then they had a single conversation and !poof!, Christopher was starting dinner.
Nothing involving the suppressant meds made sense. Lilianna's father gave her her medical records before she left home, which the pack had her hold onto, so why didn't she bring and give them to her new doctor? That way the doc would have had a full history including the type of suppressants she was on so no need for blood tests. On top of that, the original meds were stated to be a shot once a month. The new meds were pills. So once the shot was out of her system, she should have started taking the pills. But the doctor stated: "Generally, I recommend a gradual transition over three to five weeks reducing the current suppressant while introducing the new one. This helps minimize withdrawal symptoms and allows your body to adjust gradually." But that only makes sense if the old meds were pills. Further, even if they were pills, none of that happened. Instead she started taking the new pills immediately that evening, meaning she was either double dosing (shot plus pill) or the doc decided the heck with doing it responsibly and just yanked her off the old for the new.
Nothing involving social media made sense. That strategy is used to tease the public, to create a mystery and have folks salivating for more, not put them off the scent. It is also not used to 'control the narrative' because in order to control the narrative, you have to create an actual narrative and teaser pics do not do that. And having the female lead posting, while hiding her identity, would just make it all worse. Also, it was an irresponsible idea to have her posting anything publicly as their omega, even under a fake handle, as she was still not in her right mind due to the change in medication and circumstances and would not be for months, according to the doctor and everything the male leads said about healing.
Nothing about her parent's campaign made sense. They desperately needed money to stay afloat and were given a one-time payment in exchange for her (stated by Miles when he picked her up). If they were to regain her, they would have to pay the money back AND no other businessperson would trust them after they reneged on a deal like that so they would be destitute... AND have the enmity of four wealthy, respected, popular alphas AND have all their dirty linen aired in public AND have a product that was no longer 'pure' because she no longer a virgin or 'manageable' because they certainly couldn't afford that unethical doctor anymore. So they would have nothing, no money, no reputation, no product and they would be under fire from the four powerful alphas, high society and the unwashed masses. And the fact that they started the campaign BEFORE she made any social media posts also made no sense both for the above reasons and because they had no idea what was going on because there had been no contact. For all they knew, the alphas were maintaining the same tight control thru abuse and manipulation they had.
The legalities of the situation were all over the map. It was stated that, because the female lead was an adult, her parents had no legal authority over her. But everyone in the story acted as if it they did. For instance, when Miles was confronted by her parents in the stadium packing lot and they threatened to dissolve the courting agreement between them and his pack, he said it was airtight instead of pointing out that it wasn't even legal since SHE hadn't signed it.
That's not how healing works. The author did a really good job thru the men's voice of describing the long, complicated process the female lead had ahead of her (even if it was a little repetitive at times) and setting up tentative activities that would allow her to explore and find her interests and eventually build self-esteem like learning the violin, baking and gardening... but then the author threw all that out the window to rush the leads into bed and 'I love yous', completely undermining and negating the message of the first two-thirds of the story. Frankly, she made more progress on her self before switching meds whereas afterwards she became all about the guys... which kinda made her abusive mother's point in a twisted way.
And the story, the female lead from the first book told, just reinforced what manipulative douches she ended up with. That is the one positive thing I can say about this story, the female lead and the male leads were lovely (even if Christopher acted like a buffoon half the time).
So yeah, it was another bad one... although not as bad as the first. This time I didn't start skimming until 61% before giving up a few chapters later.
This author desperately needs a professional editor. The amount of technical errors (ie the spelling of the female lead's family name changed three times over the course of the story) and inconsistencies were off-the-charts. And they were not subtle. In fact, some them were so awkward and obvious, she had to have used an IA program to edit her work and then not bothered to read it over to miss them.
For example: “It is,” Julian said tightly, rising from his seat to stand slightly behind me. “But we weren’t exactly subtle walking in with four famous Alphas. They must have followed from the bookstore.”
The 'we' in that sentence refers to Julian and Lilianna but Julian was one of the four famous alphas who walked in with Lilianna so the sentence makes no sense. Also, the paparazzi were not at the book store (I went back and checked thinking I missed something) so there is no logic to Julian thinking they followed them from there.
Associating the word 'perfect' with her mother's expectations, criticisms and cruelty and having the men combating that by repeating again and again 'real' was more important made the men look clever and sweet but then, as the story progressed, having the men use the word 'perfect' time and again to describe her and/or their moments together made no narrative sense.
Time often did not move in a realistic fashion. For instance, at one point, the group had breakfast, got up, walked into the livingroom and !poof!, afternoon sun was streaming thru the front windows (must have been a really long walk from the kitchen to the livingroom, lol). Then they had a single conversation and !poof!, Christopher was starting dinner.
Nothing involving the suppressant meds made sense. Lilianna's father gave her her medical records before she left home, which the pack had her hold onto, so why didn't she bring and give them to her new doctor? That way the doc would have had a full history including the type of suppressants she was on so no need for blood tests. On top of that, the original meds were stated to be a shot once a month. The new meds were pills. So once the shot was out of her system, she should have started taking the pills. But the doctor stated: "Generally, I recommend a gradual transition over three to five weeks reducing the current suppressant while introducing the new one. This helps minimize withdrawal symptoms and allows your body to adjust gradually." But that only makes sense if the old meds were pills. Further, even if they were pills, none of that happened. Instead she started taking the new pills immediately that evening, meaning she was either double dosing (shot plus pill) or the doc decided the heck with doing it responsibly and just yanked her off the old for the new.
Nothing involving social media made sense. That strategy is used to tease the public, to create a mystery and have folks salivating for more, not put them off the scent. It is also not used to 'control the narrative' because in order to control the narrative, you have to create an actual narrative and teaser pics do not do that. And having the female lead posting, while hiding her identity, would just make it all worse. Also, it was an irresponsible idea to have her posting anything publicly as their omega, even under a fake handle, as she was still not in her right mind due to the change in medication and circumstances and would not be for months, according to the doctor and everything the male leads said about healing.
Nothing about her parent's campaign made sense. They desperately needed money to stay afloat and were given a one-time payment in exchange for her (stated by Miles when he picked her up). If they were to regain her, they would have to pay the money back AND no other businessperson would trust them after they reneged on a deal like that so they would be destitute... AND have the enmity of four wealthy, respected, popular alphas AND have all their dirty linen aired in public AND have a product that was no longer 'pure' because she no longer a virgin or 'manageable' because they certainly couldn't afford that unethical doctor anymore. So they would have nothing, no money, no reputation, no product and they would be under fire from the four powerful alphas, high society and the unwashed masses. And the fact that they started the campaign BEFORE she made any social media posts also made no sense both for the above reasons and because they had no idea what was going on because there had been no contact. For all they knew, the alphas were maintaining the same tight control thru abuse and manipulation they had.
The legalities of the situation were all over the map. It was stated that, because the female lead was an adult, her parents had no legal authority over her. But everyone in the story acted as if it they did. For instance, when Miles was confronted by her parents in the stadium packing lot and they threatened to dissolve the courting agreement between them and his pack, he said it was airtight instead of pointing out that it wasn't even legal since SHE hadn't signed it.
That's not how healing works. The author did a really good job thru the men's voice of describing the long, complicated process the female lead had ahead of her (even if it was a little repetitive at times) and setting up tentative activities that would allow her to explore and find her interests and eventually build self-esteem like learning the violin, baking and gardening... but then the author threw all that out the window to rush the leads into bed and 'I love yous', completely undermining and negating the message of the first two-thirds of the story. Frankly, she made more progress on her self before switching meds whereas afterwards she became all about the guys... which kinda made her abusive mother's point in a twisted way.
And the story, the female lead from the first book told, just reinforced what manipulative douches she ended up with. That is the one positive thing I can say about this story, the female lead and the male leads were lovely (even if Christopher acted like a buffoon half the time).
So yeah, it was another bad one... although not as bad as the first. This time I didn't start skimming until 61% before giving up a few chapters later.
August 26, 2025
Good, needs some fine tuning
Absolutely adored the story itself - I found myself smiling as I read it. Sweet, strong, and tender, it doesn’t feel forced. The MMC’s seemed to be almost too perfect, and some of the characters didn’t seem to fully mesh with all of the wisdom they were spouting. I would’ve liked to see more of the sports aspect, as all four MMC’s are athletes - only one of them really showed any aspect of his sport to the FMC, while she watched another MMC’s match at the very beginning of the book, and the other two MMC’s sports only appeared to come up when they needed to leave for training. 2 are apparently Olympians, with the other 2 attempting to qualify, but there was no further mention of this after it was brought up in conversation. The resolution of the conflict with the FMC’s mother felt a little rushed to me, but still enjoyable. Noted multiple grammatical/formatting/spelling errors, multiple repeated statements and phrases, some contradictions (FMC noted never having done something before, but did it in a previous chapter) name inconsistencies, one of the MMC’s was referred to by a female form of his name at one point, but easy to decipher, although quite distracting. Mild/moderate spice (2/5), the phrasing was occasionally repetitive but the words used fit with the FMC’s personality and outlook, which was appreciated. Overall, a decent, comfortable read!
Absolutely adored the story itself - I found myself smiling as I read it. Sweet, strong, and tender, it doesn’t feel forced. The MMC’s seemed to be almost too perfect, and some of the characters didn’t seem to fully mesh with all of the wisdom they were spouting. I would’ve liked to see more of the sports aspect, as all four MMC’s are athletes - only one of them really showed any aspect of his sport to the FMC, while she watched another MMC’s match at the very beginning of the book, and the other two MMC’s sports only appeared to come up when they needed to leave for training. 2 are apparently Olympians, with the other 2 attempting to qualify, but there was no further mention of this after it was brought up in conversation. The resolution of the conflict with the FMC’s mother felt a little rushed to me, but still enjoyable. Noted multiple grammatical/formatting/spelling errors, multiple repeated statements and phrases, some contradictions (FMC noted never having done something before, but did it in a previous chapter) name inconsistencies, one of the MMC’s was referred to by a female form of his name at one point, but easy to decipher, although quite distracting. Mild/moderate spice (2/5), the phrasing was occasionally repetitive but the words used fit with the FMC’s personality and outlook, which was appreciated. Overall, a decent, comfortable read!
September 11, 2025
DNF @ 38%
This was incredibly boring. I was hopeful at the beginning because the story started out strong, but then nothing happened for almost 300 pages and I had to tap out. On top of the numerous errors that others have noted, the characters were just… bad. My biggest issue was with the MMC’s. The highly clinical way they spoke to and about the FMC really took me out of the story. No one talks like that?? It’s like the author read a self-help book on how to deal with trauma, and then decided to use that book as a basis for the plot. It was really bizarre, detached, and kind of condescending to the FMC at times. Like the MMC’s were constantly explaining to her what she was going through in a way that the author probably intended to be validating, but was in actuality just patronizing.
Also, the MMC’s lives made absolutely no sense. They’re all professional athletes but also run highly successful companies? One MMC, Nicholaus, was always portrayed as being “analytical” and “clinical”, knowing seemingly a lot about both medical and psychological disorders/terminology/etc. The author says that this is because of his job, but he works as a lawyer lol (when he’s not also training to go to the Olympics for swimming, of course). Cue the biggest eye roll in history.
This was incredibly boring. I was hopeful at the beginning because the story started out strong, but then nothing happened for almost 300 pages and I had to tap out. On top of the numerous errors that others have noted, the characters were just… bad. My biggest issue was with the MMC’s. The highly clinical way they spoke to and about the FMC really took me out of the story. No one talks like that?? It’s like the author read a self-help book on how to deal with trauma, and then decided to use that book as a basis for the plot. It was really bizarre, detached, and kind of condescending to the FMC at times. Like the MMC’s were constantly explaining to her what she was going through in a way that the author probably intended to be validating, but was in actuality just patronizing.
Also, the MMC’s lives made absolutely no sense. They’re all professional athletes but also run highly successful companies? One MMC, Nicholaus, was always portrayed as being “analytical” and “clinical”, knowing seemingly a lot about both medical and psychological disorders/terminology/etc. The author says that this is because of his job, but he works as a lawyer lol (when he’s not also training to go to the Olympics for swimming, of course). Cue the biggest eye roll in history.
September 24, 2025
Honestly this book and the premise had a lot of potential- i don’t think i’ve ever read anything by this author so not a great first impression.
The errors and typos got to be way too much and im even someone who usually doesn’t care at all about those sort of things but it just was alottt for this being a published book by an actual author who probably has editors and clearly so many other books.
If you have an editor please fire them…
Now about the plot: i finished the book so it wasn’t that bad like i said the premise had a lot of potential. But there were a lot of plot holes, extremely repetitive conversations and just not a lot of character growth. She needed a real therapist not these men she just met mansplaining how she’s feeling constantly. I felt like the book should’ve been way shorter, it shouldn’t have focused so much on the over-explaining of her emotions and everything - maybe i’m not wording that correctly but just overall i think if someone more experienced or idk what it’s called a beta reader? read it then they could’ve given a-lot better feedback. BASICALLY, just was kinda a let down and could’ve been so much better.
The errors and typos got to be way too much and im even someone who usually doesn’t care at all about those sort of things but it just was alottt for this being a published book by an actual author who probably has editors and clearly so many other books.
If you have an editor please fire them…
Now about the plot: i finished the book so it wasn’t that bad like i said the premise had a lot of potential. But there were a lot of plot holes, extremely repetitive conversations and just not a lot of character growth. She needed a real therapist not these men she just met mansplaining how she’s feeling constantly. I felt like the book should’ve been way shorter, it shouldn’t have focused so much on the over-explaining of her emotions and everything - maybe i’m not wording that correctly but just overall i think if someone more experienced or idk what it’s called a beta reader? read it then they could’ve given a-lot better feedback. BASICALLY, just was kinda a let down and could’ve been so much better.
October 14, 2025
Errors upon errors
The story was cute and compelling but there were so many errors: misspellings, typos, random key strokes. There was also a huge amount of repetition. And I don’t mean “oh this sounds similar,” I mean word for word repetition where two characters says the exact same line a few paragraphs apart. Or a character will say something in slightly different ways two or three times as if the author couldn’t decide which to use and forget to delete some of the options before publishing. I wanted to love this but I don’t know if I’ll pick up another book from this author again any time soon.
The story was cute and compelling but there were so many errors: misspellings, typos, random key strokes. There was also a huge amount of repetition. And I don’t mean “oh this sounds similar,” I mean word for word repetition where two characters says the exact same line a few paragraphs apart. Or a character will say something in slightly different ways two or three times as if the author couldn’t decide which to use and forget to delete some of the options before publishing. I wanted to love this but I don’t know if I’ll pick up another book from this author again any time soon.
July 14, 2025
The errors distract from the plot
I question if the correct version of this was uploaded.. I liked the plot but there are mistakes that should have been found in editing. Silly things that distract from the story, e.g 'couch' instead of 'coach', random words in bold every so often and repeated sentences a few pages a part. There were silly plot holes like her not owning jeans, nor wanting to, and then a few chapters later she is dressed in dark jeans. I know theses are petty issues but it really takes away from the book overall.
I question if the correct version of this was uploaded.. I liked the plot but there are mistakes that should have been found in editing. Silly things that distract from the story, e.g 'couch' instead of 'coach', random words in bold every so often and repeated sentences a few pages a part. There were silly plot holes like her not owning jeans, nor wanting to, and then a few chapters later she is dressed in dark jeans. I know theses are petty issues but it really takes away from the book overall.
July 15, 2025
good, but almost too long
I liked the storyline, but it was really slow paced at times. The relationship building is wonderful.
One review mentioned it needed editing - and while yes, there was some typos, it was not the worst I’ve seen and honestly was infrequent enough that I didn’t find it too jarring.
All in all - I enjoyed the storyline, but I don’t think I’ll read any of the others. It just kind of drug on too long for my reading preference.
I liked the storyline, but it was really slow paced at times. The relationship building is wonderful.
One review mentioned it needed editing - and while yes, there was some typos, it was not the worst I’ve seen and honestly was infrequent enough that I didn’t find it too jarring.
All in all - I enjoyed the storyline, but I don’t think I’ll read any of the others. It just kind of drug on too long for my reading preference.
July 26, 2025
I will give it a 3 for emotional growth; however, I still have a complaint. while we got a good group bonding scene with marks, we do not get an epic heat scene. The book ends with them preparing for the first heat. There were also some minor grammatical and spelling errors that were noticeable but not too disruptive. I will say that it does seem more polished compared to some of the authors earlier works.
August 20, 2025
I love long books but as someone with PTSD, some of these trauma discussion scenes were too long. I love the informative style of teaching about trauma but at a certain point it’s like their dialogue is from a textbook about trauma responses rather than what people would actually say in that situation, and hardly any romance in the first 400 pages, and then they jump straight into bed together. Like where is the buildup? Idk had potential but lost me at the pacing
August 25, 2025
Lilianna has been controlled her whole life by her parents. She’s been a commodity to be traded off to a pack of good breeding and calibre. But when she meets Julian, Christopher, Miles, & Nicholaus she finds people who will allow her to find who she really is.
Great read with tons of character development, and that’s the primary thing that goes on. Finding out who she is and how to be true to herself and finally feel what it’s like to be loved
Great read with tons of character development, and that’s the primary thing that goes on. Finding out who she is and how to be true to herself and finally feel what it’s like to be loved
July 14, 2025
Good story....needs editing for grammar
The grammatical errors are glaring and disappointing. The story is sweet and would be awesome if it were edited. The MC names were even misspelled in this story. Juliana? Sad. The grammar and spelling issues definitely detract from what could be an outstanding book.
The grammatical errors are glaring and disappointing. The story is sweet and would be awesome if it were edited. The MC names were even misspelled in this story. Juliana? Sad. The grammar and spelling issues definitely detract from what could be an outstanding book.
July 16, 2025
love
That’s a long one and I absolutely loved it. I am very much enjoying this author’s omega verse. I adored all of these characters. I loved how the Healing wasn’t rushed. It was sweet and just amazing. Absolutely love it. The ending kind of cuts off abruptly. I wish there was more. I love these characters.
That’s a long one and I absolutely loved it. I am very much enjoying this author’s omega verse. I adored all of these characters. I loved how the Healing wasn’t rushed. It was sweet and just amazing. Absolutely love it. The ending kind of cuts off abruptly. I wish there was more. I love these characters.
October 7, 2025
Did not finish this book, too many repeating sentences like “your mother this” or too many I statements. As well as past and present tenses are used simultaneously throughout the same sentence. The writing is very clunky definitely needs to be edited. There is also not a lot of action going just dialogue which again just makes the writing boring.
July 23, 2025
Sweet
If you are looking for a sweet romantic Omega verse story this is it. The author is really good at talking around a spicy scene so you know what is happening but it's not explicit. If that sounds like something you're into, give this a whirl .
If you are looking for a sweet romantic Omega verse story this is it. The author is really good at talking around a spicy scene so you know what is happening but it's not explicit. If that sounds like something you're into, give this a whirl .
July 30, 2025
The premise of this book held such promise but was majorly let down in the execution. It should have easily been 200 pages shorter, it was incredibly tedious in places and highly repetitive. Also in dire need of a good edit, it was riddled with mistakes throughout.
August 7, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I actually cried cause I finished this book. I really tried to read slower cause I didn’t want it to end but I devoured their relationship. My heart is literally in heat for these alphas. Cozy omegaverse is exactly what you get with this pack.
When’s it my turn
I actually cried cause I finished this book. I really tried to read slower cause I didn’t want it to end but I devoured their relationship. My heart is literally in heat for these alphas. Cozy omegaverse is exactly what you get with this pack.
When’s it my turn
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September 7, 2025I’m always down for a good why choose but I barely finished this one. There are significant grammatical errors and routine typos, one character’s name changes at least twice, wild plot inconsistencies, and too much going on for nothing to happen. A good editor could fix all of this and the pacing.
dnf
July 19, 2025DNF @ 73%
July 20, 2025
meh
Just overall very average. Whilst this book may have been better than the previous stories it still lacked any depth and really could have used proof reading
Just overall very average. Whilst this book may have been better than the previous stories it still lacked any depth and really could have used proof reading
July 21, 2025
Each book has been getting better in this series. Yes, there were a lot of typos and a good amount of repetitive dialogue. Overall, the book was great.
September 6, 2025
the typos take away from the story. It could do with another edit, 700 pages isn't needed.
September 7, 2025
Very repetitive. The same descriptions and dialogue happen in every intimate scene. It was very drawn out.
December 15, 2025
Dnf 63%
I was so excited when I started it but lost interest as so many scenes were repeating nonstop and the dialogue was boring me. Needs a good editor and it can be sooooo much better
I was so excited when I started it but lost interest as so many scenes were repeating nonstop and the dialogue was boring me. Needs a good editor and it can be sooooo much better
August 5, 2025
Love a good why choose romance where the multiple partners uplift the MFC
September 22, 2025
I adored this book. It was so sweet and heartwarming. I did not want to put it down. I craved the protectiveness the alphas had over Lilianna and how they showed her what love should look like. It led to a romance story that made my heart warm.
Aspen Winters writes truly beautiful cozy romances and I cannot get enough of them. The way she finds herself through the careful love of the alphas without any pressures to even love them. It just brings butterflies to my stomach.
This series has quickly become one of my favourite cozy series. I love how Aspen Winters writes RH romances and how strong the female are and how lovable the men are. I can't wait to read more of this series. I just know its going to keep getting better and I'll fall deeper in love with it as time goes on.
Aspen Winters writes truly beautiful cozy romances and I cannot get enough of them. The way she finds herself through the careful love of the alphas without any pressures to even love them. It just brings butterflies to my stomach.
This series has quickly become one of my favourite cozy series. I love how Aspen Winters writes RH romances and how strong the female are and how lovable the men are. I can't wait to read more of this series. I just know its going to keep getting better and I'll fall deeper in love with it as time goes on.
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