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Scent to the Feral Rock Stars: A Standalone Why Choose Romance
Tessa Fortune’s made peace with her pain. Almost.
She’s survived two winters on the street, kept her cat fed, and forgotten how it felt to be touched like she mattered.
Once, she was the perfect Omega—groomed, adored, destined for a life of luxury.
Then came the plane crash.
The screaming headlines.
The concert she never should have attended.
Backstage that night, Tessa met the lead singer of Oblivion Haze.
Ryder Hendrix was all cocky smiles and chaos, and he kissed her like he already knew her soul. She desperately wanted to meet the other Alphas at the center of her teenage dreams— Dixon St. James. Mac Masters. Tray Rivers. But then that world-shattering phone call came, and Tessa ran away from the man, the music, and the matches that could have been.
The next morning, her world burned.
Now, desperate and alone, Tessa sells her scent to a shady research lab for a night of hot food and clean sheets. She signs a contract that she barely reads.
She just wants a break. A breath. A chance to rest.
She doesn’t know this choice will irrevocably tie her to a pack of nearly feral, dangerously famous Alphas.
Ryder hasn’t stopped spiraling since that mystery Omega at the Seattle show. His rock star pack thinks he’s out of his mind, but no high, no heat, no groupie has ever replaced what he lost to that one wild kiss. He knows, to his bones, she’s exactly what he, Dixon, Mac, and Tray need. If only, she’d met them that night. If only, he could have found her.
He never even knew her name.
But now she’s back.
It’s her photo in the match report. It's her intoxicating Omega scent saturating the package sent by Eros.
The others smell her too, and they finally understand.
Tessa Fortune is their Omega.
And she’s under contract.
But she’s not the same girl from the crowd—carefree and passionate. She’s not going to accept her fate easily.
Because Tessa didn’t survive hell just to belong to anyone.
Not even to the Alphas who unknowingly broke her heart before they ever claimed it.#
• Over 185k words with a HEA, Standalone in The Eros Institute Omegaverse (world building elements are weaved into different installments)
• Slow burn (in the form of a mystery kiss which leads to years of separate suffering)
• High spice with consent (MMFMM, #swordcrossing)
• Both brooding and bubblegum Alphas
• NO SHIFTING
• Content cursing, drinking, mentions of recreational drug use, loss of loved ones, homelessness, Omegas tricked into contractual marriages, brief mention of an off-the-page character overdosing.
She’s survived two winters on the street, kept her cat fed, and forgotten how it felt to be touched like she mattered.
Once, she was the perfect Omega—groomed, adored, destined for a life of luxury.
Then came the plane crash.
The screaming headlines.
The concert she never should have attended.
Backstage that night, Tessa met the lead singer of Oblivion Haze.
Ryder Hendrix was all cocky smiles and chaos, and he kissed her like he already knew her soul. She desperately wanted to meet the other Alphas at the center of her teenage dreams— Dixon St. James. Mac Masters. Tray Rivers. But then that world-shattering phone call came, and Tessa ran away from the man, the music, and the matches that could have been.
The next morning, her world burned.
Now, desperate and alone, Tessa sells her scent to a shady research lab for a night of hot food and clean sheets. She signs a contract that she barely reads.
She just wants a break. A breath. A chance to rest.
She doesn’t know this choice will irrevocably tie her to a pack of nearly feral, dangerously famous Alphas.
Ryder hasn’t stopped spiraling since that mystery Omega at the Seattle show. His rock star pack thinks he’s out of his mind, but no high, no heat, no groupie has ever replaced what he lost to that one wild kiss. He knows, to his bones, she’s exactly what he, Dixon, Mac, and Tray need. If only, she’d met them that night. If only, he could have found her.
He never even knew her name.
But now she’s back.
It’s her photo in the match report. It's her intoxicating Omega scent saturating the package sent by Eros.
The others smell her too, and they finally understand.
Tessa Fortune is their Omega.
And she’s under contract.
But she’s not the same girl from the crowd—carefree and passionate. She’s not going to accept her fate easily.
Because Tessa didn’t survive hell just to belong to anyone.
Not even to the Alphas who unknowingly broke her heart before they ever claimed it.#
• Over 185k words with a HEA, Standalone in The Eros Institute Omegaverse (world building elements are weaved into different installments)
• Slow burn (in the form of a mystery kiss which leads to years of separate suffering)
• High spice with consent (MMFMM, #swordcrossing)
• Both brooding and bubblegum Alphas
• NO SHIFTING
• Content cursing, drinking, mentions of recreational drug use, loss of loved ones, homelessness, Omegas tricked into contractual marriages, brief mention of an off-the-page character overdosing.
586 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2025
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August 8, 2025
I wanted to like it more than I did. Mostly it was just so drawn out. The motion for the pack and tessa to meet wasnt even started until 40% into the book, and then they didn’t meet until 60% into the book. Sofor taking solong to set up the plot it was pretty disappointing how much time jumps there were through them getting to actually know each other and finding their rythm as a pack, and then a very abrupt end when they first start being a pack. We had spent so much time being told about how each alpha had and dealt with ferailty, and then get nothing about how they are doing later on? Just felt cheated, but also glad it was finally over cause it had been so drawn out in the first part..
August 2, 2025
The main plot was good and I really enjoyed the characters, however the random skipping around and switching from past to present then back to the past for 3-5 chapters then back to the present then back to another time in the past really disrupted the flow of the book and made the book extremely hard to follow. It would have been much better if the author had written the book chronologically.
August 9, 2025
I really wanted to like this one more than I did.
The fact that the pack didn’t meet the fmc until 60% in was pushing this book into dnf territory for me. Also the fact that half the book was a disorienting timeline that bounced all over the place didn’t do it any favors. I really would have liked it to just be in a chronological timeline, I kept getting so confused on what the heck was going on. The only thing that saved this book for me was that the mmc’s were the best with the fmc and her trauma. Consent was king. The book was still an incredibly slow burn (90% until 🌶️) even though the mmc’s were a bit insta-in love with the fmc.
⭐️2.5 (rounded up)
🌶️3
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🛑Mild SPOILERS🛑
This omegaverse was much different than your typical ones, when the fmc went into an actual heat it wasn’t a f*ck fest as usual and there really wasn’t any nesting. The bonding also wasn’t typical or at least how it was described in the book wasn’t. Apparently the bites fade overtime according to the fmc. The fmc literally was up and about going to the concert while in heat and the alphas were playing the concert while in rut.
The fact that the pack didn’t meet the fmc until 60% in was pushing this book into dnf territory for me. Also the fact that half the book was a disorienting timeline that bounced all over the place didn’t do it any favors. I really would have liked it to just be in a chronological timeline, I kept getting so confused on what the heck was going on. The only thing that saved this book for me was that the mmc’s were the best with the fmc and her trauma. Consent was king. The book was still an incredibly slow burn (90% until 🌶️) even though the mmc’s were a bit insta-in love with the fmc.
⭐️2.5 (rounded up)
🌶️3
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🛑Mild SPOILERS🛑
This omegaverse was much different than your typical ones, when the fmc went into an actual heat it wasn’t a f*ck fest as usual and there really wasn’t any nesting. The bonding also wasn’t typical or at least how it was described in the book wasn’t. Apparently the bites fade overtime according to the fmc. The fmc literally was up and about going to the concert while in heat and the alphas were playing the concert while in rut.
August 4, 2025
Had so much potential
This book has so much potential to be a great omegaverse word not just novel. This will contain spoilers.
This book fell extremely flat for me. This was not even a slow burn. The pack didn’t meet the FMC (except for a description of one kiss that the FMC and one of the MMCs shared that is described in a few different chapters). This book switches from the current timeline to the past and from POV so often it is hard to get into the story. If the author would have written it chronologically maybe it would have been better or written a prequel novella maybe I’m not sure. There was the beginnings of a whole lot of different facets in this omegaverse like the ferality which they touched on quite a bit but never actually went anywhere so like I said it fell flat. Then there was this whole Eros institute which is virtually omega trafficking by having down on their luck omegas come in to get scent tested for a free meal and a small stipend and then having them sign binding contracts without proper legal council or even giving them time to read the fine print. Putting the omega through all of the testing treating them like a thing and then making what is implied millions and dehumanizing them and traumatizing them but once they are matched with a pack the omega is no longer bothered by this and doesn’t say anything and doesn’t want to stop this from happening or at least say anything to the pack that virtually “bought” her? Once again fell flat. The other thing was the very rich influential family that died and then the government seized all of the assets and put the only living member out on the streets while they investigated for tax evasion and the law firm just erased her from existence to “save” her from the media scrutiny so she had to live on the streets for 2 years storyline sure that’s fine but all of a sudden at the very end she gets the money back along with the properties and just lets them sit there after living on the streets physically fighting others for a box to sleep in some nights but leaves the mansion empty while she decides what to do with it? That fell extremely flat. Leave it out seriously. This really had so much potential but while waiting for it to get better just turned into a waste of time.
This book has so much potential to be a great omegaverse word not just novel. This will contain spoilers.
This book fell extremely flat for me. This was not even a slow burn. The pack didn’t meet the FMC (except for a description of one kiss that the FMC and one of the MMCs shared that is described in a few different chapters). This book switches from the current timeline to the past and from POV so often it is hard to get into the story. If the author would have written it chronologically maybe it would have been better or written a prequel novella maybe I’m not sure. There was the beginnings of a whole lot of different facets in this omegaverse like the ferality which they touched on quite a bit but never actually went anywhere so like I said it fell flat. Then there was this whole Eros institute which is virtually omega trafficking by having down on their luck omegas come in to get scent tested for a free meal and a small stipend and then having them sign binding contracts without proper legal council or even giving them time to read the fine print. Putting the omega through all of the testing treating them like a thing and then making what is implied millions and dehumanizing them and traumatizing them but once they are matched with a pack the omega is no longer bothered by this and doesn’t say anything and doesn’t want to stop this from happening or at least say anything to the pack that virtually “bought” her? Once again fell flat. The other thing was the very rich influential family that died and then the government seized all of the assets and put the only living member out on the streets while they investigated for tax evasion and the law firm just erased her from existence to “save” her from the media scrutiny so she had to live on the streets for 2 years storyline sure that’s fine but all of a sudden at the very end she gets the money back along with the properties and just lets them sit there after living on the streets physically fighting others for a box to sleep in some nights but leaves the mansion empty while she decides what to do with it? That fell extremely flat. Leave it out seriously. This really had so much potential but while waiting for it to get better just turned into a waste of time.
August 17, 2026
This was just okay for me. Very slow paced and she didn't even meet her Alphas until like Over 50% of the way in and even then, there was no real relationship building. We meet Tessa Fortune who is homeless with her stary can and both on the brink of starving when she comes upon a flyer offering cash to become a scent match, but of course she doesn't read it fully because all she needs is the cash that she pretty much signs away her freedom if she is a match for any of their clients and guess what she is matched with four Feral alphas that make up the famous Rock band Oblivion Haze.
Ryder Hendrix, Dixon St. James, Mac Masters, Tray Rivers, have all been looking for their mate. The one person who will stop the feral craze from progressing and becoming permanent because they are all almost to that point. Ryder has been looking for Tessa for two years, only he doesn't know her name. He only knows he met his mate at one of his concerts two years ago. He kissed her and he just knew, but she ran off and he didn't even get her name. He couldn't have known that she was a part of the Fortune pack. The pack that was killed in a horrible plane crash that very night. That she lost her whole family the family fortune and everyone she ever loved in one night. Then the research company that helps find scent matches sends them Tessa's scent and he knows he's found her.
I mean it was a good story line and good concept, but I needed more romance for the RH. More relationship building between all of them. I think I got lost in all the before they met fluff, which was a little repetitive.
Ryder Hendrix, Dixon St. James, Mac Masters, Tray Rivers, have all been looking for their mate. The one person who will stop the feral craze from progressing and becoming permanent because they are all almost to that point. Ryder has been looking for Tessa for two years, only he doesn't know her name. He only knows he met his mate at one of his concerts two years ago. He kissed her and he just knew, but she ran off and he didn't even get her name. He couldn't have known that she was a part of the Fortune pack. The pack that was killed in a horrible plane crash that very night. That she lost her whole family the family fortune and everyone she ever loved in one night. Then the research company that helps find scent matches sends them Tessa's scent and he knows he's found her.
I mean it was a good story line and good concept, but I needed more romance for the RH. More relationship building between all of them. I think I got lost in all the before they met fluff, which was a little repetitive.
July 11, 2026
This book meandered so much and took so long to get to the point. There are 48 chapters and the guys only meet Tessa in chapter 31! At 60% of the book! They find out that she's their scent match in chapter 18, when Ryder recognises the photo sent by the Eros Institute. And then it took THIRTEEN CHAPTERS for them to meet. THIRTEEN!!! From 36% of the book to 60% of the book. The pacing was just so sloooooooow.
And mostly it was because the book was so repetitive. We know that the guys are struggling and fighting against going feral. We know that Dixon gets into violent rages and destroys the furniture. We know that Mac is the calm voice of reason. We know that Tray likes to joke and bring levity into the situation when the pack is tense. All this is repeated again and again, ad nauseum.
Another big problem is that heats and mating marks/biting didn't seem to work the same way that they generally do in omegaverse, and the author didn't explain why her world is different. The world-building was sorely lacking and this made me confused as to how things worked in this world. I'll explain more below.
First, the story... the guys kept talking about being focused on Tessa, but when push came to shove, they didn't demonstrate that at all. They weren't focused on what she needed. Like, when Tessa arrives at the pack's house, she's very hungry. They had bought a lot of food beforehand because they didn't know what she liked, but before she can eat, she has a breakdown, grieving her lost family, and then falls asleep. The guys don't put the food away. When she wakes up the next morning, she's ravenous and about to eat the food that was left out overnight. They stop her from doing so because it's not safe. But instead of quickly whipping up something else for her to eat, they tell her to go take a bath while they order delivery. And she does. Where was the urgency to ensure her needs were taken care of? In the end they buy her food which she says "smells amazing", but instead of serving her any of that amazing smelling food, Dixon comes and gives her flowers first and they have a whole conversation about loads of other things... like hello! STARVING OMEGA?!?! Finally, FINALLY, what do they actually put on her plate? A container of berries! Not even like, you know, REAL FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY OMEGA. Wtf.
As for Tessa, I don't know about you, but if I'm starving, I want food, and I want it NOW. Would I go off and take a soak in a bath and think about how many people could fit in that giant tub? Definitely not 🙄 If I needed to get clean, I'd take the quickest shower on record and then be in the kitchen for FOOD! Would I stand in the kitchen after my bath and have a conversation about my tenth-grade dance recital and other inconsequential stuff? No, I'd be like, "Sorry guys, I need FOOD." Considering she had already said she was hungry before, she could definitely repeat it, even if she was afraid of being too pushy.
Meh, I wanted the guys to pamper her, but instead Tray was lying to her about being a poor student and making her waste time writing out flash cards to help him study, just so that he could be near her. The amount of effort and time she'd spent... I would have been mad, but of course Tessa wasn't. She kisses him instead 🙄 By 78% (chapter 40) we have fast-forwarded two weeks and Tessa says, "They were all so focused on making life okay for me." But we don't get to see what the guys have actually done or how they have helped her. We don't get to see her being pampered, or see her healing. Lame.
The guys have conversations with Tessa about their past and their struggles, but most of these conversations are summarised or cut short, told in brief flashbacks. Why? These were important for us to see how the relationship built between Tessa and each man, to see how they would trust each other emotionally. Another let down.
And it's so strange that when the time comes to bond and mark her, they all have sex with her but the biting comes after the sex. In every other omegaverse book I've read, the alpha bites the omega as he comes inside her. But here, the biting is totally separate from the sex and thus it feels... not intimate. The alphas didn't hold her.
She was kneeling on the bed, waiting for them to mark her, but then they asked her to mark them first, so she went to them one by one and bit them, assembly line style. And really just bit them, no swirling her tongue over the wound to tend to it and close it, nothing.
Then they had her lie down and Tray used a vibrator to give her clitorial stimulation while they all leaned over her and bit her simultaneously. The book doesn't say whether they were holding her and it sounds like they weren't touching her at all except for the bites. It felt so clinical.
Tessa also says, "When I was done [biting them] I felt ridiculously proud of myself. These marks would last. And when they began to fade, I'd once again do my worst upon their necks." The mate marks fade? What? The whole point of having mate marks is that they never fade!
The sex that they had before biting and marking was the first time for all of them, because the guys waited for Tessa to be ready. But for something that they had waited so long for, it also felt perfunctory, like the author had realised, "Ok, my characters have to have sex to seal this bond" and so she tossed it in. I didn't sense any emotions, it felt mechanical. Each guy finished and then rolled off Tessa almost immediately. It was like doing a duty, she had to sleep with all four of them, so she took them one after another with no rest in between, but she also didn't seem needy or eager for them. The alpha knot didn't seem to keep them locked together at all and didn't seem to give Tessa any additional pleasure. It was like... not having a knot at all.
This is what Tessa says after she has had Dixon, Mac, and Tray: "When Tray pulled out of me, slick gushed from my body. I didn't understand how I wasn't completely dried up, exhausted, and ready to quit. I wasn't tired. Not one bit. I just felt floaty, wonderful, and more awake than I'd ever been."
Then Ryder moves towards her "and it was as if everything else faded away," but she doesn't say anything to him, doesn't tell him, "Ryder, I need you," or "I've been waiting for you," or anything like that. No, Ryder is the one who speaks first, and he talks about how he wanted her from the minute he saw her in the crowd, two years ago. She doesn't say anything. He kisses her, guides her to lie down in the place where he wants her, trails his hand up her thighs and continues talking about how broken he felt when he couldn't find her, and all she says is, "I'm here, Ryder. I'm never slipping away again." She doesn't talk about how she feels. She doesn't tell him how much he means to her. He tells her that she feels like home, and she just says, "You're home, Ryder," then she looks at the others and says, "You all are home. Thank you for giving me a place to belong again."
You know what it sounds like? It sounds like gratitude, not love. It sounds like acceptance, not passion. Meh.
Just before this, Tessa had a heat and the description of heats was also very confusing. She describes being in heat as, "all I wanted was safety and comfort. If I managed to gain those, then I became ravenous for sexual release." So the heat doesn't make her uncontrollably horny unless she feels safe and comfortable? Again, this is very different from other omegaverse stories, and there needed to be some explanation for this. Tessa remembers her mom helping her during her first heat: "She'd helped me pile pillows up, put on my favourite movie, and we'd laughed while eating out of a ridiculously big bowl filled with chocolate ice cream. I remembered her stroking my hair gently, welcoming me to womanhood." I'm sorry but this sounds like having a period, not a heat. Where is the slick? Where is the uncontrollable craving for an alpha's knot? She talks about how she was feeling: "My face felt warm, but the fever hadn't fully set in." What fever? "My heat normally lasted seven to nine days... It was always wild mood swings and pain for the first half, morphing into crazed sex drive once the discomfort faded." Uhhh... that's not like any heat I've ever heard of, Tessa.
I go into omegaverse books expecting the lore to be similar. If it's different than the norm, that's ok because it's up to the author to create their own world... but that means the author needs to do some world-building and explain how the world works, and why it works that way. This author didn't do that and expected readers to just accept that her world was the way it was. The heats are usually a way to throw the alphas together with their omega and bring them closer. But this book just jumps from the beginning of Tessa's heat to three days later. We don't get to see the alphas go through the heat with her. Ryder says, "Last night she couldn't sleep until we'd all cuddled around her like a warm cocoon." Again, what kind of heat is that???
And Tessa doesn't nest, there is no concept of nesting in this book. The guys have a concert scheduled for the end of the week. They discuss it three days into her heat, and Tessa says she wants to go to the gig with them. What omega, in heat and putting out crazy strong pheromones and feeling vulnerable, wants to go to a concert venue and be around loads of strangers instead of huddling up with her alphas inside her nest? It was incomprehensible.
Tessa was accosted by a stranger backstage at the concert, and there was no explanation for who he was or how he got through security or why he wanted to come backstage in the first place (motive for trying to evade security). One minute he's there, next minute he's being dragged out, nothing is ever said about him again. Talk about anticlimactic. It is problematic when things happen in the plot for no reason.
All in all, a very disappointing book even though I love omegaverse and I also love the damsel in distress trope. Two stars because the writing itself (mechanics and grammar/spelling) is good. But I would say the author needs to work on flow and pacing and inject more emotions into the story for us to feel the connection between Tessa and her men. The men were spiralling and becoming feral, and for most of the story they were more worried about this than they were focused on Tessa. Tessa really seemed only like a means to an end, like they were desperate for things to work out with her so that she could save them, not that they wanted her for herself.
And mostly it was because the book was so repetitive. We know that the guys are struggling and fighting against going feral. We know that Dixon gets into violent rages and destroys the furniture. We know that Mac is the calm voice of reason. We know that Tray likes to joke and bring levity into the situation when the pack is tense. All this is repeated again and again, ad nauseum.
Another big problem is that heats and mating marks/biting didn't seem to work the same way that they generally do in omegaverse, and the author didn't explain why her world is different. The world-building was sorely lacking and this made me confused as to how things worked in this world. I'll explain more below.
First, the story... the guys kept talking about being focused on Tessa, but when push came to shove, they didn't demonstrate that at all. They weren't focused on what she needed. Like, when Tessa arrives at the pack's house, she's very hungry. They had bought a lot of food beforehand because they didn't know what she liked, but before she can eat, she has a breakdown, grieving her lost family, and then falls asleep. The guys don't put the food away. When she wakes up the next morning, she's ravenous and about to eat the food that was left out overnight. They stop her from doing so because it's not safe. But instead of quickly whipping up something else for her to eat, they tell her to go take a bath while they order delivery. And she does. Where was the urgency to ensure her needs were taken care of? In the end they buy her food which she says "smells amazing", but instead of serving her any of that amazing smelling food, Dixon comes and gives her flowers first and they have a whole conversation about loads of other things... like hello! STARVING OMEGA?!?! Finally, FINALLY, what do they actually put on her plate? A container of berries! Not even like, you know, REAL FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY OMEGA. Wtf.
As for Tessa, I don't know about you, but if I'm starving, I want food, and I want it NOW. Would I go off and take a soak in a bath and think about how many people could fit in that giant tub? Definitely not 🙄 If I needed to get clean, I'd take the quickest shower on record and then be in the kitchen for FOOD! Would I stand in the kitchen after my bath and have a conversation about my tenth-grade dance recital and other inconsequential stuff? No, I'd be like, "Sorry guys, I need FOOD." Considering she had already said she was hungry before, she could definitely repeat it, even if she was afraid of being too pushy.
Meh, I wanted the guys to pamper her, but instead Tray was lying to her about being a poor student and making her waste time writing out flash cards to help him study, just so that he could be near her. The amount of effort and time she'd spent... I would have been mad, but of course Tessa wasn't. She kisses him instead 🙄 By 78% (chapter 40) we have fast-forwarded two weeks and Tessa says, "They were all so focused on making life okay for me." But we don't get to see what the guys have actually done or how they have helped her. We don't get to see her being pampered, or see her healing. Lame.
The guys have conversations with Tessa about their past and their struggles, but most of these conversations are summarised or cut short, told in brief flashbacks. Why? These were important for us to see how the relationship built between Tessa and each man, to see how they would trust each other emotionally. Another let down.
And it's so strange that when the time comes to bond and mark her, they all have sex with her but the biting comes after the sex. In every other omegaverse book I've read, the alpha bites the omega as he comes inside her. But here, the biting is totally separate from the sex and thus it feels... not intimate. The alphas didn't hold her.
She was kneeling on the bed, waiting for them to mark her, but then they asked her to mark them first, so she went to them one by one and bit them, assembly line style. And really just bit them, no swirling her tongue over the wound to tend to it and close it, nothing.
Then they had her lie down and Tray used a vibrator to give her clitorial stimulation while they all leaned over her and bit her simultaneously. The book doesn't say whether they were holding her and it sounds like they weren't touching her at all except for the bites. It felt so clinical.
Tessa also says, "When I was done [biting them] I felt ridiculously proud of myself. These marks would last. And when they began to fade, I'd once again do my worst upon their necks." The mate marks fade? What? The whole point of having mate marks is that they never fade!
The sex that they had before biting and marking was the first time for all of them, because the guys waited for Tessa to be ready. But for something that they had waited so long for, it also felt perfunctory, like the author had realised, "Ok, my characters have to have sex to seal this bond" and so she tossed it in. I didn't sense any emotions, it felt mechanical. Each guy finished and then rolled off Tessa almost immediately. It was like doing a duty, she had to sleep with all four of them, so she took them one after another with no rest in between, but she also didn't seem needy or eager for them. The alpha knot didn't seem to keep them locked together at all and didn't seem to give Tessa any additional pleasure. It was like... not having a knot at all.
This is what Tessa says after she has had Dixon, Mac, and Tray: "When Tray pulled out of me, slick gushed from my body. I didn't understand how I wasn't completely dried up, exhausted, and ready to quit. I wasn't tired. Not one bit. I just felt floaty, wonderful, and more awake than I'd ever been."
Then Ryder moves towards her "and it was as if everything else faded away," but she doesn't say anything to him, doesn't tell him, "Ryder, I need you," or "I've been waiting for you," or anything like that. No, Ryder is the one who speaks first, and he talks about how he wanted her from the minute he saw her in the crowd, two years ago. She doesn't say anything. He kisses her, guides her to lie down in the place where he wants her, trails his hand up her thighs and continues talking about how broken he felt when he couldn't find her, and all she says is, "I'm here, Ryder. I'm never slipping away again." She doesn't talk about how she feels. She doesn't tell him how much he means to her. He tells her that she feels like home, and she just says, "You're home, Ryder," then she looks at the others and says, "You all are home. Thank you for giving me a place to belong again."
You know what it sounds like? It sounds like gratitude, not love. It sounds like acceptance, not passion. Meh.
Just before this, Tessa had a heat and the description of heats was also very confusing. She describes being in heat as, "all I wanted was safety and comfort. If I managed to gain those, then I became ravenous for sexual release." So the heat doesn't make her uncontrollably horny unless she feels safe and comfortable? Again, this is very different from other omegaverse stories, and there needed to be some explanation for this. Tessa remembers her mom helping her during her first heat: "She'd helped me pile pillows up, put on my favourite movie, and we'd laughed while eating out of a ridiculously big bowl filled with chocolate ice cream. I remembered her stroking my hair gently, welcoming me to womanhood." I'm sorry but this sounds like having a period, not a heat. Where is the slick? Where is the uncontrollable craving for an alpha's knot? She talks about how she was feeling: "My face felt warm, but the fever hadn't fully set in." What fever? "My heat normally lasted seven to nine days... It was always wild mood swings and pain for the first half, morphing into crazed sex drive once the discomfort faded." Uhhh... that's not like any heat I've ever heard of, Tessa.
I go into omegaverse books expecting the lore to be similar. If it's different than the norm, that's ok because it's up to the author to create their own world... but that means the author needs to do some world-building and explain how the world works, and why it works that way. This author didn't do that and expected readers to just accept that her world was the way it was. The heats are usually a way to throw the alphas together with their omega and bring them closer. But this book just jumps from the beginning of Tessa's heat to three days later. We don't get to see the alphas go through the heat with her. Ryder says, "Last night she couldn't sleep until we'd all cuddled around her like a warm cocoon." Again, what kind of heat is that???
And Tessa doesn't nest, there is no concept of nesting in this book. The guys have a concert scheduled for the end of the week. They discuss it three days into her heat, and Tessa says she wants to go to the gig with them. What omega, in heat and putting out crazy strong pheromones and feeling vulnerable, wants to go to a concert venue and be around loads of strangers instead of huddling up with her alphas inside her nest? It was incomprehensible.
Tessa was accosted by a stranger backstage at the concert, and there was no explanation for who he was or how he got through security or why he wanted to come backstage in the first place (motive for trying to evade security). One minute he's there, next minute he's being dragged out, nothing is ever said about him again. Talk about anticlimactic. It is problematic when things happen in the plot for no reason.
All in all, a very disappointing book even though I love omegaverse and I also love the damsel in distress trope. Two stars because the writing itself (mechanics and grammar/spelling) is good. But I would say the author needs to work on flow and pacing and inject more emotions into the story for us to feel the connection between Tessa and her men. The men were spiralling and becoming feral, and for most of the story they were more worried about this than they were focused on Tessa. Tessa really seemed only like a means to an end, like they were desperate for things to work out with her so that she could save them, not that they wanted her for herself.
August 28, 2025
thank god it’s over
August 5, 2025
It was ok
I loved the idea, but it wasn't a slow burn it was an artic crawl. The back and forth, past, and present took way too long.
3/4 of the book was over before they met, and then it was Zoom
But I liked the characters and how well they were described.
I loved the idea, but it wasn't a slow burn it was an artic crawl. The back and forth, past, and present took way too long.
3/4 of the book was over before they met, and then it was Zoom
But I liked the characters and how well they were described.
August 5, 2025
DNF - the first half is all backstory. Which was not needed in that much detail.
February 25, 2026
The flashbacks ruined it for me.
I tried to get thru this story because I liked the premise, but soooo many chapters were flashbacks. The very first chapter is set in the present, but the next 24 are written in the past. It drives me up the wall when stories are written like that. If it takes that much backlog to build up the present, just START from that timeframe. I don’t understand why you’d begin in the present then jump into the past for half the book.
I don’t mean to rant, but it drives me crazy when this happens! I couldn’t finish it because I found myself skipping ahead to just get on with it already.
I tried to get thru this story because I liked the premise, but soooo many chapters were flashbacks. The very first chapter is set in the present, but the next 24 are written in the past. It drives me up the wall when stories are written like that. If it takes that much backlog to build up the present, just START from that timeframe. I don’t understand why you’d begin in the present then jump into the past for half the book.
I don’t mean to rant, but it drives me crazy when this happens! I couldn’t finish it because I found myself skipping ahead to just get on with it already.
August 20, 2025
It takes 31 chapters and 330 pages for Tessa to meet the pack. I only know that because I started jumping ahead after page 50 in search of where the timeline picked up from the present. I had to wade through endless “4 months ago,” “1 year ago,” “2 days ago,” etc. chapters in no real order to find the present timeline literally 100+ pages ahead. This book is in serious, desperate need of a content chop.
I don’t usually rate books if I haven’t finished them, but this was painful.
I don’t usually rate books if I haven’t finished them, but this was painful.
August 28, 2025
I honestly don’t know how to rate this...
It's a 170k standalone. The story itself was actually sweet and interesting, but it’s hidden under 100k words of just unnecessary stuff. I almost DNF'd so many times because I was just...bored with the amount of unnecessary details, and found myself skipping paragraphs left right and centre.
I don’t need an entire chapter on the two beta delivery drivers building a cat tree and bickering because one is sexist towards his coworker. They had nothing to do with the story. Or 4 paragraphs on how breakfast looked on the plate. Or 21 pages of baking a souffle.
The timeline made things rather...boring and confusing. We went from present day, to one year ago, to 2 days ago, to 1 year ago, to 1 week ago, to 2 days ago, to 1 year ago, x months ago. We don't get back to present day until halfway through the book and even then, the characters don't meet until 350 pages in. If it had at least been in chronological order it would have made sense but there was no rhyme or reason as to why it jumped around, it added nothing to the story.
This is an OV book, yet when she's in heat their PR manager (who's previously described as motherly, caring blah blah) suddenly does a 180 and insists the guys perform at a concert. When they tell her she's in heat she says so she's lived on the street she'll be fine. Then they all (Tessa included) go to the concert. She's in heat for like 2 weeks and completely coherent the entire time, no nesting, no sexual impulses blah blah again nothing OV related.
Also, for an OV this is pretty PG. Two of the guys have a semi-sexual relationship - I say it like that because it was described as a hole to f*ck. Other than one scene where the guys are jack off together and two of the guys have sex in a mastabatory way (why add it in if there's no substance? this could have been removed and it would have changed nothing which just is wrong), the only intimacy in this between the omega and the alphas are kisses to the cheek. It's 90% in before there's any actual physical relationship which for OV is nothing. Also, claiming bites in this are temporary, they're described as will fade soon and need to be redone. Okay...if that's the case, bonding isn't permanent so why isn't that used as part of the ferality treatment? Rather than people reach the point of no return there could be a service where omegas bite them, the mark only temporary (there's no bond like typically described so nothing would change. Bite and go)
They meet the fmc at 60% in. An entire chapter describing how she gets out of the car yet there's absolutely nothing in their relationship building. It's just 3 days later, 7 days later, a month later, months later, months later, months later. One of the guys buying a succulent (again an entire chapter needed for that) and stuff like that.
Then there's the Eros Institute which preys on desperate omegas. Exchanging a 'scent sample' for food and $100. In reality they trick them into signing a contract that allows them to 'legally' traffic the omegas. They aren't a match making service. They're a human trafficking ring. They even admit to her that most of their buyers purchase 'products' (the omegas) to break. And even briefly when it's mentioned in the epilogue that they couldn't do anything because they signed NDAs but they now have to adjust the way they source their omegas because they went after the wrong omega. That's not stopping the human trafficking, it's just a new way to collect them...
It's a 170k standalone. The story itself was actually sweet and interesting, but it’s hidden under 100k words of just unnecessary stuff. I almost DNF'd so many times because I was just...bored with the amount of unnecessary details, and found myself skipping paragraphs left right and centre.
I don’t need an entire chapter on the two beta delivery drivers building a cat tree and bickering because one is sexist towards his coworker. They had nothing to do with the story. Or 4 paragraphs on how breakfast looked on the plate. Or 21 pages of baking a souffle.
The timeline made things rather...boring and confusing. We went from present day, to one year ago, to 2 days ago, to 1 year ago, to 1 week ago, to 2 days ago, to 1 year ago, x months ago. We don't get back to present day until halfway through the book and even then, the characters don't meet until 350 pages in. If it had at least been in chronological order it would have made sense but there was no rhyme or reason as to why it jumped around, it added nothing to the story.
This is an OV book, yet when she's in heat their PR manager (who's previously described as motherly, caring blah blah) suddenly does a 180 and insists the guys perform at a concert. When they tell her she's in heat she says so she's lived on the street she'll be fine. Then they all (Tessa included) go to the concert. She's in heat for like 2 weeks and completely coherent the entire time, no nesting, no sexual impulses blah blah again nothing OV related.
Also, for an OV this is pretty PG. Two of the guys have a semi-sexual relationship - I say it like that because it was described as a hole to f*ck. Other than one scene where the guys are jack off together and two of the guys have sex in a mastabatory way (why add it in if there's no substance? this could have been removed and it would have changed nothing which just is wrong), the only intimacy in this between the omega and the alphas are kisses to the cheek. It's 90% in before there's any actual physical relationship which for OV is nothing. Also, claiming bites in this are temporary, they're described as will fade soon and need to be redone. Okay...if that's the case, bonding isn't permanent so why isn't that used as part of the ferality treatment? Rather than people reach the point of no return there could be a service where omegas bite them, the mark only temporary (there's no bond like typically described so nothing would change. Bite and go)
They meet the fmc at 60% in. An entire chapter describing how she gets out of the car yet there's absolutely nothing in their relationship building. It's just 3 days later, 7 days later, a month later, months later, months later, months later. One of the guys buying a succulent (again an entire chapter needed for that) and stuff like that.
Then there's the Eros Institute which preys on desperate omegas. Exchanging a 'scent sample' for food and $100. In reality they trick them into signing a contract that allows them to 'legally' traffic the omegas. They aren't a match making service. They're a human trafficking ring. They even admit to her that most of their buyers purchase 'products' (the omegas) to break. And even briefly when it's mentioned in the epilogue that they couldn't do anything because they signed NDAs but they now have to adjust the way they source their omegas because they went after the wrong omega. That's not stopping the human trafficking, it's just a new way to collect them...
August 14, 2025
I have to say it was refreshing that for once, all the alphas were on board to find an omega and even with the one m/m relationship, they seemed to place the omega (once finally meeting her) above their own relationships. It was the first in a long while a good balance within a pack dynamic was initially there from the start. What my problem is, is way into 50% of the book, the omega had not met the alpha's but one, Ryder at the oblivion haze concert. You as a reader, are more so introduced to her life on the streets, which makes no sense as we know omegas are always considered valuable. How is it, the fortune's family estate is immediately confiscated by the government and the lawyers have no legal papers or will to see about any inheritance outside of business and pack assets. How could she at 18, not have known what to do, where to go and why would you hide your identity, so as not to receive any help. Why, would you have just trusted the legal firm. This claim is, only from her alphas pov as trying to figure out her prior unfortunate situation, it must be due to a few papers whisperings conspiracies against her as to why she was hidden. No, make it make sense please. Then, we come to the most selfish omega in 2025. You meet your alphas who you know immediately are your scent matches. Your realize, they are all in stages of ferality. You yourself, are in such a way that you are having dry heats but instead of being thankful to have a new found family, you are so terrified in losing them that you would rather let them suffer physically and mentally. I say, alphas, you would be better to dodge the bullet and find a kind compatible omega and bound with her. Why can't we ever have a story that has a HEA but for the right people. Yes, the omega went through a lot but why then punish the others that would do anything for you. This Tessa, even when she is in heat, basically begins it surrounded by these men who are practically begging her saying, we are here for anything you need and she has them looking for mini marshmallows. Eventually, she sees the light because of an almost attack, and forgive herself for 3 years of survivors guilt and finally allowing herself to be happy. (true spoiler alert) the alphas never looked into why she became homeless but the lawyer says, hey you're wealthy again. What I did find interesting, was the later sexual dynamic during game time for Dixon and Tessa. I enjoyed the fact he wanted the beginning of the moment to happen with Tessa alone and not with Tray as well. Finally the omega takes precedence. Overall, it's not horrible but just unremarkable. I found myself more interested in the Beta Loves and the technology Eros had created than these alphas and Tessa. I know by the end, she comes full circle by creating a new legacy for her family through charity work. I had hoped she would have found her friend, the other omega and that might be a segway to another book but I still found her to be a selfish character that lacked depth. I also wish we had learned more about Tray and Ryder's back stories.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 2, 2025
I wanted to love this, I really did. The premise sounded great, enough that I preordered, something I generally don’t do unless it’s a sequel or the author is an autobuy for me. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. We spend over 300 pages before our FMC meets the pack which results in a rushed relationship dynamic and many conversations that I would have liked to see on page happening off page or explored further. We spend so much time being shown the pack deteriorating into ferality and teased by this scary facility for feral alphas, yet none of the pack succumb to level 4. The author does a great job showing ferality, but the relationships are undeveloped in comparison, we jump weeks ahead in the courtship between chapters, this scared omega suddenly being confident with the pack, but we aren’t really shown this growth. There’s no slow build exploration of intimacy, just some kissing that becomes more intense and one heavy petting session that occurs off page but we aren’t told about. For an almost 600 page omegaverse, this is almost a clean romance, with only the one heat scene where a train is basically run on her for her first time. There’s no group intimacy, no true exploration of the dynamics. There is mm for those who enjoy that, and that is shown more frequently than with the FMC, but in very loose/vague terms through a different characters POV. The author also teased early on some fishiness with the FMCs family estate and her family’s fortune being seized but it is suddenly tied up in a couple of paragraphs and there’s no climax to it, just lawyers being like whelp the government sucks but here ya go, sorry we couldn’t do more. There was so much potential with the institute and this surface level suspicion of them basically trafficking down in their luck omegas but there’s no exploration of it. We just get teased about all of these potentially interesting suspenseful plot points but they just get brushed over. I’d rate this lower, but the slow exploration of the FMCs struggles in the beginning with homelessness and the in depth exploration of the MMCs traumas and ferality bump this to a three star for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 20, 2026
Good Storyline and Plot
Rockstar RH, I suppose this could almost be second chances, fate stepping in, long lost potential lovers. The FMC is at their concert. The lead singer sees her and that’s all it took for him. Then she disappears. She goes through years of trauma and coping with a life she was never meant to prepared to live. He searched for her to no avail. Somehow they were brought back together. She had to learn trust, love and that it was ok to be happy again. They had to cope with being close to ferality and losing themselves as time went by yet still give her the time she needed before bonding. Great characters. Well developed. Loved the epilogue and the multiple POVs. Now having said that…(spoilers below)
While I enjoyed the story…I don’t think I’m going to continue with the series. I was hoping the next one would be more of a continue with the young girl that the FMC befriended at the shelter. Definitely a standalone. The next book seems random compared to this one. Maybe I have to read to the end to see EROS Institute get it’s comeuppance, hated the second Beta Love and all the nasty horrible things that were said to her when they trapped her in their awful facility all on the premise of “helping.” Called omegas product felt just icky to read. While Tessa ended up being incredibly philanthropic…it just felt like an open end was left. It was even mentioned she was going to help or look into her shell friend, but nothing came of it. It’s like she walked away and left people behind when she could have helped them. Even having them as part of her knew charitable org would have been a lovely end.
Rockstar RH, I suppose this could almost be second chances, fate stepping in, long lost potential lovers. The FMC is at their concert. The lead singer sees her and that’s all it took for him. Then she disappears. She goes through years of trauma and coping with a life she was never meant to prepared to live. He searched for her to no avail. Somehow they were brought back together. She had to learn trust, love and that it was ok to be happy again. They had to cope with being close to ferality and losing themselves as time went by yet still give her the time she needed before bonding. Great characters. Well developed. Loved the epilogue and the multiple POVs. Now having said that…(spoilers below)
While I enjoyed the story…I don’t think I’m going to continue with the series. I was hoping the next one would be more of a continue with the young girl that the FMC befriended at the shelter. Definitely a standalone. The next book seems random compared to this one. Maybe I have to read to the end to see EROS Institute get it’s comeuppance, hated the second Beta Love and all the nasty horrible things that were said to her when they trapped her in their awful facility all on the premise of “helping.” Called omegas product felt just icky to read. While Tessa ended up being incredibly philanthropic…it just felt like an open end was left. It was even mentioned she was going to help or look into her shell friend, but nothing came of it. It’s like she walked away and left people behind when she could have helped them. Even having them as part of her knew charitable org would have been a lovely end.
October 15, 2026
I really don't know if I love or hate the fact that the first 50% of this is spent in the past with the FMC never interacting with the MMCs. 250+ pages of this are actually setting up the characters back story and establishing how bad off they are (physically and/or mentally). I did enjoy the fact that the FMC needed to actually settle down and subconsciously recognize that she was no longer homeless and in danger before she was prepared to be intimate with the MMCs. So yeah, it's definitely a slow burn because we don't have interactions with the FMC and the MMCs until halfway through.
Because we got so much time with set up, the world building was fairly well done. I appreciate that the omegaverse throughout this in a way that didn't feel so much like an info dump. I've been reading omegaverse for a while and it's different every time. The characters are well written. Each of the MMCs felt like a unique character without being over the top. They had unique voices in each of the POVs. I like the way they handled the FMC's trauma as well. It was really a pretty sweet read.
The pacing is okay. It's slow. This was almost 600 pages and I don't know if it needed that length. Having Tessa's history and backstory was appreciated but having POVs for all of the MMCs for the past didn't really have a lot of weight since they were already in the midst of their feral breakdowns. It added a lot of bulk where it wasn't needed. Overall though? I loved this and I'm going to have to read more in the series for sure.
Because we got so much time with set up, the world building was fairly well done. I appreciate that the omegaverse throughout this in a way that didn't feel so much like an info dump. I've been reading omegaverse for a while and it's different every time. The characters are well written. Each of the MMCs felt like a unique character without being over the top. They had unique voices in each of the POVs. I like the way they handled the FMC's trauma as well. It was really a pretty sweet read.
The pacing is okay. It's slow. This was almost 600 pages and I don't know if it needed that length. Having Tessa's history and backstory was appreciated but having POVs for all of the MMCs for the past didn't really have a lot of weight since they were already in the midst of their feral breakdowns. It added a lot of bulk where it wasn't needed. Overall though? I loved this and I'm going to have to read more in the series for sure.
December 14, 2025
I REALLY had high hopes for this book since I kept getting it as an ad all over my pages. BUT... I STRUGGLED!!! I'm pretty sure I jumped over 25% of the book simply bc it was SOOO REPETITIVE. and to WHY too long for them to finally meet, and once they did the time jumps were stupid crazy.
I truly had a hard time trying to figure out what genre it was trying to be. it's written as a very loose version of and OMGV, meaning if it's a genre you enjoy you might have a hard time following some of this. It has a lot of aspects of darkness (but didn't follow thru), drama( it was sad but again repetitive), the funny parts were about the only solid thing in it but that was mostly from one MC.
As for the spice 🌶️ &🥱 . it was marketed as a MMF and there was 1 maybe 2 times that the mm actually interacted. I will admit it does get lots of points for it not being one of those "your ours now, so what if you're a virgin, we're going to do EVERYTHING on day 1" type thing and they did allow her to be completely ready but OMG when it finally happened shower about 70% of the book it was written as BORING oh plus she did all of them on the first night (which is fine but please, make it fun). It was also questionable about how much of a virgin she was if she's used dildos during her heats in the past just not a human.
If ever there was a book I wished could be rewritten, cleaned up, and then got to show it's true potential, it would be this book.
I truly had a hard time trying to figure out what genre it was trying to be. it's written as a very loose version of and OMGV, meaning if it's a genre you enjoy you might have a hard time following some of this. It has a lot of aspects of darkness (but didn't follow thru), drama( it was sad but again repetitive), the funny parts were about the only solid thing in it but that was mostly from one MC.
As for the spice 🌶️ &🥱 . it was marketed as a MMF and there was 1 maybe 2 times that the mm actually interacted. I will admit it does get lots of points for it not being one of those "your ours now, so what if you're a virgin, we're going to do EVERYTHING on day 1" type thing and they did allow her to be completely ready but OMG when it finally happened shower about 70% of the book it was written as BORING oh plus she did all of them on the first night (which is fine but please, make it fun). It was also questionable about how much of a virgin she was if she's used dildos during her heats in the past just not a human.
If ever there was a book I wished could be rewritten, cleaned up, and then got to show it's true potential, it would be this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 7, 2026
A solid story filled with heartache, self-discovery, found family, and healing.
I’ve read quite a few Omegaverse books at this point, and many of them fall into what I’d consider “light” reading—there’s some substance to the storyline, well balanced with plenty of spice. Others, however, such as Luna & Sol Omegaverse by Emilia Emerson and Bond Dissolution Omegaverse by Eliana Lee, stand out to me as top-tier writing. These books successfully combine a well-balanced plot, meaningful conflict and resolution, a spicy reverse harem dynamic, strong character development, and a happily-ever-after that doesn’t lean too heavily into cliché.
That being said, I really enjoyed this standalone. I appreciated how Ivy Lou revealed the past events that led Tessa and her mates to their current predicaments, and I found it gripping to watch each of them spiral emotionally. It made me eager to see how their healing process would unfold once they ultimately came together. This book strongly emphasized the individuality of each main character, which is something I haven’t seen much of in this subgenre.
The only reason I didn’t give it a full five stars is that, as an Omegaverse story, I expected more spice. Because the slow burn was drawn out, the eventual coming together 😜 felt a bit anticlimactic. However, that’s not to say the character development or storyline weren’t great—because they absolutely were.
I’ve read quite a few Omegaverse books at this point, and many of them fall into what I’d consider “light” reading—there’s some substance to the storyline, well balanced with plenty of spice. Others, however, such as Luna & Sol Omegaverse by Emilia Emerson and Bond Dissolution Omegaverse by Eliana Lee, stand out to me as top-tier writing. These books successfully combine a well-balanced plot, meaningful conflict and resolution, a spicy reverse harem dynamic, strong character development, and a happily-ever-after that doesn’t lean too heavily into cliché.
That being said, I really enjoyed this standalone. I appreciated how Ivy Lou revealed the past events that led Tessa and her mates to their current predicaments, and I found it gripping to watch each of them spiral emotionally. It made me eager to see how their healing process would unfold once they ultimately came together. This book strongly emphasized the individuality of each main character, which is something I haven’t seen much of in this subgenre.
The only reason I didn’t give it a full five stars is that, as an Omegaverse story, I expected more spice. Because the slow burn was drawn out, the eventual coming together 😜 felt a bit anticlimactic. However, that’s not to say the character development or storyline weren’t great—because they absolutely were.
April 18, 2026
3.75/5⭐️
What this book lacked in being fully polished, it made up for in world and character building for sure!
While the first half was hard to get through, as this is a book that starts you in the present and then goes back and forth between different times in the past to get you up to speed with what’s happening in the future (and it’s not all chronological in the past which made it even harder), once all of the book is set in the present, Tessa and her pack, Ryder, Dixon, Mac, and Tray, (and of course Josie the cat,) all begin their journeys of finding themselves both individually and within their pack which is so rewarding to see after all of the tragedy and sadness detailed in their last few years leading up to meeting. I think this book could’ve done with another beta reader or two to polish up grammatical errors as well, some of those took me out of the story for a minute to try to figure out what was trying to be communicated.
Overall, this story filled with so many dichotomies of love and loss, grief and happiness, hurt and comfort, all culminating in a lovely story of a pack that strengthens each other after many tribulations, and it warms your heart so so much to see them go through every version of themselves, landing on secure and happy individuals who make a wonderful pack together.
Would absolutely recommend if you like slow burn, rockstar, big city, and initially heavy and a bit dark but fades into comfort and fluffy omegaverse stories!
What this book lacked in being fully polished, it made up for in world and character building for sure!
While the first half was hard to get through, as this is a book that starts you in the present and then goes back and forth between different times in the past to get you up to speed with what’s happening in the future (and it’s not all chronological in the past which made it even harder), once all of the book is set in the present, Tessa and her pack, Ryder, Dixon, Mac, and Tray, (and of course Josie the cat,) all begin their journeys of finding themselves both individually and within their pack which is so rewarding to see after all of the tragedy and sadness detailed in their last few years leading up to meeting. I think this book could’ve done with another beta reader or two to polish up grammatical errors as well, some of those took me out of the story for a minute to try to figure out what was trying to be communicated.
Overall, this story filled with so many dichotomies of love and loss, grief and happiness, hurt and comfort, all culminating in a lovely story of a pack that strengthens each other after many tribulations, and it warms your heart so so much to see them go through every version of themselves, landing on secure and happy individuals who make a wonderful pack together.
Would absolutely recommend if you like slow burn, rockstar, big city, and initially heavy and a bit dark but fades into comfort and fluffy omegaverse stories!
November 14, 2025
I did not expect to love this book as much as I do. I agree with the others that it took them all forever to come together, but it didn’t bother me because obviously they would. Plus, knowing the emotional journeys that each of the characters endured before finding each other… just makes the pack coming to together so much more meaningful.
The guys are all very supportive and protective AND RESPECTFUL of her and that’s amazing.
And then
**SPOILERS**
They all fall wildly in love with each other, complementing each other in the best ways. There’s some MM action which the FMC is very supportive of, which I love.
And then she opens a shelter so she can make sure that others get the care that she didn’t? I think that part broke me in the best way.
I’ve always embraced the ideas that if I have, I share. If I can help, I will. And I feel like this book embraces those ideals too.
And, the best part, for me, is that everyone was safe. The major conflict was inner turmoil and fear of the unknown. No one was in any major danger. There were no crazy fights amongst them all that might end everything in heartache. No cheating.
This book took me on a journey, but I knew that there was no heartbreak involved.
It’s almost cozy? But with a rockstar, omegaverse vibe?
The guys are all very supportive and protective AND RESPECTFUL of her and that’s amazing.
And then
**SPOILERS**
They all fall wildly in love with each other, complementing each other in the best ways. There’s some MM action which the FMC is very supportive of, which I love.
And then she opens a shelter so she can make sure that others get the care that she didn’t? I think that part broke me in the best way.
I’ve always embraced the ideas that if I have, I share. If I can help, I will. And I feel like this book embraces those ideals too.
And, the best part, for me, is that everyone was safe. The major conflict was inner turmoil and fear of the unknown. No one was in any major danger. There were no crazy fights amongst them all that might end everything in heartache. No cheating.
This book took me on a journey, but I knew that there was no heartbreak involved.
It’s almost cozy? But with a rockstar, omegaverse vibe?
June 12, 2026
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So I’m not sure where to start. I was hoping for a bit of a faster burn. This was extremely slow for me. Also there wasn’t really any “villain” or any conflict resolution that wasn’t internal. I get the omegas past and hangups kept her from embracing her pack but damn. I loose DNFd this book at 25% but I pushed and struggled on. The multiple povs were fine - I do like them but this was WAY too much - the scenes were all over the place like alpha 1 pov 6 minutes ago or each Lohan had their point of view at different times and it was very hard for me to connect th e story timeline once a lot o it was in the past leading up to the present and future. I did like the fav they got their HEA and the cute ending with the eventual purpose of the FMCS life but I think I’ll pass on this author and all the rest of the characters in this world.
So I’m not sure where to start. I was hoping for a bit of a faster burn. This was extremely slow for me. Also there wasn’t really any “villain” or any conflict resolution that wasn’t internal. I get the omegas past and hangups kept her from embracing her pack but damn. I loose DNFd this book at 25% but I pushed and struggled on. The multiple povs were fine - I do like them but this was WAY too much - the scenes were all over the place like alpha 1 pov 6 minutes ago or each Lohan had their point of view at different times and it was very hard for me to connect th e story timeline once a lot o it was in the past leading up to the present and future. I did like the fav they got their HEA and the cute ending with the eventual purpose of the FMCS life but I think I’ll pass on this author and all the rest of the characters in this world.
August 2, 2025
This was a really excellent Omegaverse book. It had such a unique storyline, qnd the focus was clearly on the characters and their struggles. Grief and healing were both huge parts of this book, so be sure to check the trigger warnings.
This book was extremely well-written, and the characters were very well done. The range of emotions that Tessa went through in this book was beautifully done, from her hopelessness in the beginning, to her fear and then acceptance of her place within the pack.
The alphas in this pack were also very well written. This was a pack of men that were truly devoted to a Tessa no matter what, even if it was slowly killing them.
This book was excellent and I can’t wait to read future books in this series.
This book was extremely well-written, and the characters were very well done. The range of emotions that Tessa went through in this book was beautifully done, from her hopelessness in the beginning, to her fear and then acceptance of her place within the pack.
The alphas in this pack were also very well written. This was a pack of men that were truly devoted to a Tessa no matter what, even if it was slowly killing them.
This book was excellent and I can’t wait to read future books in this series.
April 30, 2026
DNF at 79%. The concept was interesting but execution fell very short. It could use an editor to cut about half the pages and to correct the many typos. “Liquor conception” instead of “liquor consumption” might be my favorite. It doesn’t follow typical omegaverse rules, mainly because she was entirely coherent through her heat. It seemed equivalent to a regular period except maybe a little longer. I made it to 79% because I was convinced something entertaining was going to happen. Maybe they’d finally talk about how damn sketchy Eros is or dig deeper into the whole tax evasion leaving her homeless thing. But no, absolutely nothing of substance happened and I feel like I wasted a lot of time.
January 4, 2026
well written, medium spice
This story is well written. There are a few grammatical errors like using know, instead of no or through instead of throw. They aren’t enough to affect the flow of the story. If you’re looking for spice I would rate this a 3/5. It’s definitely a slow burn. There is some really good foreplay but the actual sex scenes are lacking follow through. The summary promised sword crossing that happens once and then is only hinted at the rest of the book. If you’re looking for a romance story and a story about over coming, this read is for you. If you’re looking for spice, you may want to pass. The long lyric passages may also be a turn off for some.
This story is well written. There are a few grammatical errors like using know, instead of no or through instead of throw. They aren’t enough to affect the flow of the story. If you’re looking for spice I would rate this a 3/5. It’s definitely a slow burn. There is some really good foreplay but the actual sex scenes are lacking follow through. The summary promised sword crossing that happens once and then is only hinted at the rest of the book. If you’re looking for a romance story and a story about over coming, this read is for you. If you’re looking for spice, you may want to pass. The long lyric passages may also be a turn off for some.
January 5, 2026
DNF @20%. Skimmed the next several chapters. The setup takes waaaay too long. Stopped and gave up completely at 35%. They hadn't even properly met yet! This would be okay if it was a series about the same characters, but it's a standalone within a shared universe. I choose this genre for the romance and one third of the book has no romance in it.
I'm all for getting backstory, exposition and learning about the characters, but this is ridiculous. Also, the FMC is a virgin, which is not my jam.
I'm all for getting backstory, exposition and learning about the characters, but this is ridiculous. Also, the FMC is a virgin, which is not my jam.
June 22, 2026
DNF @ 42%
We the readers do not need that much backstory for a standalone book, oof. I skipped whole ass chapters and I still thought it was too much.
By the time the MMCs found out they matched with an omega, I was already over the book unfortunately. And I really had high hopes as I enjoyed it initially. But the constant “one year ago from X POV”, “one year ago from Y POV”, “4 months ago from A POV”, etc., was just a slog fest.
At this point in the book, the FMC and MMCs hadn’t even met. That’s…far too long to read a standalone and not have the main characters at least MEET.
We the readers do not need that much backstory for a standalone book, oof. I skipped whole ass chapters and I still thought it was too much.
By the time the MMCs found out they matched with an omega, I was already over the book unfortunately. And I really had high hopes as I enjoyed it initially. But the constant “one year ago from X POV”, “one year ago from Y POV”, “4 months ago from A POV”, etc., was just a slog fest.
At this point in the book, the FMC and MMCs hadn’t even met. That’s…far too long to read a standalone and not have the main characters at least MEET.
January 25, 2026
Good concept
Good concept for a story, it does build up the characters to show how desperate she is living on the streets and how feral the alphas are before they find her. Only criticism would be the story jumps around a bit much before she gets to them, I feel it could have flowed better if there wasn’t as much back and forth between the past and present. Stuck with it and she got her HEA.
Good concept for a story, it does build up the characters to show how desperate she is living on the streets and how feral the alphas are before they find her. Only criticism would be the story jumps around a bit much before she gets to them, I feel it could have flowed better if there wasn’t as much back and forth between the past and present. Stuck with it and she got her HEA.
February 8, 2026
It's good just needs a little push
It's a good book but does needs some editing done. There's mixed up names, spelling mistakes, and some grammatical errors. It seems rushed in some places and drags in others. If you can get past that then it's a good book. It's a sweet story that will make you cry, laugh, and rage. Which to me means that this book is worth reading. So give a chance.
It's a good book but does needs some editing done. There's mixed up names, spelling mistakes, and some grammatical errors. It seems rushed in some places and drags in others. If you can get past that then it's a good book. It's a sweet story that will make you cry, laugh, and rage. Which to me means that this book is worth reading. So give a chance.
November 1, 2026
The beginning of this book starts in one date and then for TWENTY CHAPTERS the dates keep jumping from 6 months ago to 3 months ago. And then I shit you not each chapter is like 3 days ago, 2 days ago, 1 day ago.
Like no babes don’t waste my time I will skip 20 chapters to read where we were AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK.
You can’t get me invested in the story to jump time over and over and over again.
The beginning of a book is the START not 40% through the book…
Like no babes don’t waste my time I will skip 20 chapters to read where we were AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK.
You can’t get me invested in the story to jump time over and over and over again.
The beginning of a book is the START not 40% through the book…
August 7, 2025
DNF
I really tried to finish this book. There was too much detail in more than half the book. They do not even meet for. Ore than half the book. If you are looking for spice, this is not the book for you. This is more a late teen if that. I stopped reading when she made her choice of men for her first time. There isn’t any urge to read the next chapter. Easy to put down.
I really tried to finish this book. There was too much detail in more than half the book. They do not even meet for. Ore than half the book. If you are looking for spice, this is not the book for you. This is more a late teen if that. I stopped reading when she made her choice of men for her first time. There isn’t any urge to read the next chapter. Easy to put down.
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