His Weekend Alpha

by Ansley Ellis

A fake boyfriend. A desperate alpha. One heat that ruins everything.

Kole has loved his best friend forever—not that he'd ever say it out loud. Lawson is confident, wealthy, and totally out of his league. Kole's just the quiet omega roommate who helps pay rent. End of story.

What Kole doesn't know? Lawson's been pining just as hard, watching his best friend from across their shared apartment while pretending it doesn't kill him inside.

Until Lawson needs a fake boyfriend for his sister's wedding, and suddenly they're both getting everything they've secretly wanted—just not the way they imagined.

But then an unexpected heat hits, and Kole finds himself burning up, desperate, and helpless.

Lawson shouldn't want to help. He definitely shouldn't stay. But when the omega he's loved for years needs him, there's no going back.

Weeks of fake practice. One very real heat. Two best friends who can't tell where the act ends and their feelings begin.

His Weekend Alpha is a sweet and steamy 60k omegaverse novel featuring fake dating that becomes real, mutual pining, friends-to-lovers, an unexpected heat, knotting, accidental pregnancy, and a happily ever after that starts with "just pretending" and ends with forever. Contains Mpreg.

Genres: M M Romance, Omegaverse, Friends To Lovers, Romance, Fantasy, LGBT, Paranormal

239 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2025

Reviews

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lawson + Kole 🖤
Omegaverse | Best friends/idiots to lovers | Mutual pining | Fake dating


"You were a dream I never thought I could have."

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Two oblivious best friends who have been pining after the other for years.

My problem with this book is that there was one super obvious inconsistency that took me out of the story a little. They go to the doctor and are told the pregnancy is 5 weeks along. Then, a few chapters later, he's only 3 weeks along.



⚠️potential spoilers below in detailed tropes, content, and warning lists






Tropes/content:
College
Class difference
Trust fund baby + working class
Omegaverse
Alpha + Omega
Both of them are in love with each other and don't know it's reciprocated
Best friends
Idiots to lovers
Pining
Fake dating for sisters' wedding
"We're just practicing to make it seem realistic"
"Practice" kissing sessions that get out of control
Scent marking
Surprise heat
Knotting
Only one bed when they go to the wedding
Groveling
"It's always been you"
Mpreg
Claim biting
Baby in epilogue
Great chemistry



Warnings:
Rich asshole father
Betrayal
3rd act breakup kind of. Even though they were never officially together
Unplanned pregnancy
Morning sickness + vomiting

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dee's Grade: A-

These two are great once they get their act together. They are extremely frustrating along the way though.

[Kelly]

This needs significant editing. Not just days, but weeks go missing.

Heat
-it’s mentioned the page prior that they had 2 weeks until the wedding, suddenly that’s gone.
-was it 1 night or 2? At one point Lawson mentions it’s been days (multiple missed calls/messages as well) but then it’s stated that it was a single night and done??

Wedding
-I still don’t know if we were supposed to like James. Lawson mentioned something about him being a better “Shaw”, but then we read about how much Aubrie loves him and vise-versa?

Romance
-they’ve been roommates for 5 years since they met at UW and Lawson is 26?

This one really made me angry.

- Kole was 5 weeks. Said 5 weeks.
- Dr. Harris said 5 weeks. Took an ultrasound at 5 weeks.
- LAWSON CALLS AUBRIE MULTIPLE DAYS AFTER THE APPOINTMENT AND SAYS 3 WEEKS.

If time was meant to be non-linear in this story, I just would’ve appreciated a heads up.

[rinia carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

lawson needed to man up! he only took his panties off and put on some boxers when kole was already gone BOOOOO! he didn’t deserve to get him back!!!!

[laura cabezas · Rating 4 out of 5]

kole & lawson - 4.25 stars 🩵 i really liked this one! ive really been on an omegaverse kick (and loving it) and this one hit so many good spots for me. best friends to lovers in MM always seems to hit like a drug to me and i LOOOVE the fact that both kole and lawson were secretly pining for each other. to me, it was very realistic that neither wanted to take the plunge and admit their feelings because they had such a good friendship going and they just really didn't want to risk ruining their friendship. i lovedd to see the pining and the love the two had for each other cause to me it just made it more rewarding when they finally got to 'practice' being boyfriends, and the initial scene of kole's surprise heat that law helps him through is one of the best scenes in the whole book for sure. it was so sweet when they finally got to admit that they had real feelings for each other. this also seems like a newish author and definitely a new one to me, i really liked the writing style, it didnt seem choppy or unnatural, only slight issues that i think come with being a new author, definitely not deal breakers in my opinion at least. i enjoyed this the whole way through and am definitely looking forward to reading more from this author :)

[Kate Russo ❦ (Rina Kent’s Version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75
Holy fucking shit!! First off I would just like to say I liked this a lot better than the other book I read by this author!! These two holy fuck where do I even start the pining the fake dating angst was all chefs kiss 💋 fuck Lawsons dad still hate him even though there was a hopeful ending for that I don’t care!! I’m so proud of Lawson for standing up to his dad even though it took realizing he almost lost the most important thing to him to do it but I digress. The love between these two was everything and I’m so happy they got their happy ending!!

[Rana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh my. This book has a great premise, but I'd already read two other books by this same author and they were just as bad. So I thought I was going to hate this novel and unfortunately I was proven correct because it has the very same problems: editing mistakes (I'm begging you, author, please, use a timeline), the sex is just boring and repetitive (I don't think there's a single oral sex scene in all of her books!), and there is barely any conflict: what very little conflict there is is solved by 70% and the rest of the book is just the main characters being domestic, talking to people etc.

The lack of communication between the main characters is ridiculous at best, how do 2 people pine for each other for years whilst being roommates and still not talk to each other about their feelings (or even act on it)? So that was hard to buy.

Anyway, I personally hated this book. I only recommend it if you like ABO, boring mild sex and plotless books. If that's your thing, go for it.

[GillyBillyReads · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐️s

This was kinda meh.
Like, it was an okay read but nothing to write home about. It needed more.... something. Anything. More drama, maybe? Either with his dad or Tyler.

I felt like Tyler was just brought in for that one spectacle that wasn't even a spectacle. He just caused a scene and left.

I wanted something more from it, especially after those threats he made. And after Lawson's dad mentioned Tyler being a better partner because of his contacts. I don't know.... more.

But then Tyler left the scene all smug and whatever, and nothing further was explored with that avenue.

I personally like that the author skipped over the whole birthing scene. But they skipped over the whole pregnancy as well. We didn't get to see what Kole (or Lawson, for that matter) was like when Kole was all round and pregnant. I think that would have been cute seeing how protective Lawson was over the pregnancy. But yeah.

Kinda okay, but also kinda flat.

[Bambi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lawson and Kole have been friends and roommates for a long time. Both are in love with each other, but terrified the other will find out
It started good, with tension and pinning, despite some repetitive words.
But the amount of errors is just 2 much:

Lawson's sister wedding date keeps changing.
They pack bags to go and then stay at home for another day.
Kole members their heat sex as last night, but it happened 2 nights ago
They go in a ferry and than suddenly drive a car
Lawson brought his ex to a family meeting, but his sister tells Kole he never brought anyone.

[Elise H · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐️

The story was good but all the little discrepancies about the timeline were annoying…

Like, the heat is one night before, or two, or the last night in the same day
They slept together 2 weeks ago, but the doctor says he’s 5 weeks pregnant, and then on the phone with his sister Lawson says 3 weeks…
Needed some editing work

[Flavia · Rating 3 out of 5]

O fato que eu gosto dos personagens fez esse livro ser bem melhor do que ele realmente é. O ritmo é um pouco arrastado e dá umas voltas atoa, tem umas repetições bobas, como personagens repetindo algo que já falaram e a informação sendo tratada como nova, que deviam ter sido retiradas em uma revisão porém não foram e ainda estão no livro.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting read

I am really enjoying this series. I also appreciate the realistic family dynamic. Kole and Lawson They had to face some trials and tribulations, but we’re finally able to admit their feelings to one another and rely on each other.

[Neisha † The Poet † · Rating 5 out of 5]

S. 4.8. Again traditional Omegaverse in a way that i loved. I cant wait for book 3. I wish the books were longer, so that i could see some of the reconciliation with his father (if it were to happen).

[Sunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

These two will kill me. I wanted to text them both that hey stop being silly coz you both love each other, okay? Even your c*ckblocker bff knows it. LOL! But seriously I love it. The sweetness, the drama, the surprise, YES TO EVERYTHING! I'm all for the pining. And I love the main characters.

[Missy~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was ok. The characters were sweet, the romance sweet.
I love the mpreg genre.
I noticed some small inconsistencies in the story but nothing too big.
Just things like the first Dr appt 5weeks preg. Next chapter 3 weeks.
But a fluffy little story. Good epilogue.

[April Bartholomew · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the better alpha/omega stories in the sense that it takes place in a real U.S. city and the characters dealt with real life issues. However, the book seriously needs edits. Thankfully those issues weren’t so bad that I couldn’t finish it and I only docked one star for it.

[Chrissy K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I DEVOURED this, the chemistry between the two was so cute and wholesome! 4⭐️
Will totally be reading more from this author, loved the writing ❤️

[Pauline - Formidablebooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got pretty obsessed at first, loved the vibes and characters, but it got a bit repetitive by the second half. Still an enjoyable read tho!

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good, it kinda followed the same storyline as His best friends heat, with some difference. it was overall a sweet quick read! a lot of pining!

[Ashley Raulerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

so good!

Story was so good & absolutely loved the characters. Just noticed some repetitive sentencing when giving descriptions of certain moments.

[Jessica Gore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

I loved Lawson and Kole's story! They're so sweet and it didnt drag on forever, knowing they're pining for each other.

[Breighan L · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and short. Love the friends to lovers tropes and add in the sweet moments to.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Denise · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 Stars

[Lynchie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was so bad I’m wondering if the friend who made me read it secretly hates me.