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Bakedverse #1
Knot Baked Out For This
Hazel Holloway swore she was done with Alphas.
After her divorce and the public humiliation that followed, all she wants is peace, pastries, and pumpkin spice.
Moving back to her small hometown, she swears off love and pours herself into baking.
Her life is simple now—measured by cups of sugar and trays of cookies sold at local pop-ups. And if she has to hustle a little harder during the pumpkin spice rush of fall? At least it keeps her too busy to think about the Alpha who broke her heart.
But fate has a wicked sense of timing.
Her very first customer at the local book club’s Halloween event is none other than her ex’s best friend— Rowan Cambridge, the six-foot-six firefighter who’s just returned to town after ten years away. And he didn’t come back alone.
By his side are his pack Levi & Luca Maddox, twin ranchers with easy smiles, strong hands, and the kind of steady presence that makes an Omega’s chest ache with longing.
They never expected to scent-match her.
She never expected her quiet, cookie-filled life to crash headfirst into theirs.
Now, between cozy autumn nights, haunted-hayride invitations, and sparks that feel more dangerous than any fire, she has a choice to
Stay safe in the kitchen she built for herself…
…or risk everything for a pack of Alphas who might just be the sweetest treat of all.
A small-town, slow-burn, pumpkin-spice-and-sugar kind of Omegaverse romance—with Halloween mischief, cozy pack courting, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
🎃 Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice – cozy baking, cookies, and autumn treats
👻 Ex’s Best Friend Pack – forbidden(ish) romance with the Alpha she never saw coming
🦇 Small Town, Big Secrets – returning home with gossip swirling like autumn leaves
🔥 The Firefighter Alpha – tall, broad, and hot enough to melt her defenses
🌕 Twin Rancher Temptations – golden retriever vs. broody cowboy energy
🍬 Trick-or-Treat Courtship – haunted hayrides, cozy dates, and sweet pack bonding
🕯️ Second Chance at Magic – from heartbreak to scent-match fated mates under a Halloween moon
Moving back to her small hometown, she swears off love and pours herself into baking.
Her life is simple now—measured by cups of sugar and trays of cookies sold at local pop-ups. And if she has to hustle a little harder during the pumpkin spice rush of fall? At least it keeps her too busy to think about the Alpha who broke her heart.
But fate has a wicked sense of timing.
Her very first customer at the local book club’s Halloween event is none other than her ex’s best friend— Rowan Cambridge, the six-foot-six firefighter who’s just returned to town after ten years away. And he didn’t come back alone.
By his side are his pack Levi & Luca Maddox, twin ranchers with easy smiles, strong hands, and the kind of steady presence that makes an Omega’s chest ache with longing.
They never expected to scent-match her.
She never expected her quiet, cookie-filled life to crash headfirst into theirs.
Now, between cozy autumn nights, haunted-hayride invitations, and sparks that feel more dangerous than any fire, she has a choice to
Stay safe in the kitchen she built for herself…
…or risk everything for a pack of Alphas who might just be the sweetest treat of all.
A small-town, slow-burn, pumpkin-spice-and-sugar kind of Omegaverse romance—with Halloween mischief, cozy pack courting, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
🎃 Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice – cozy baking, cookies, and autumn treats
👻 Ex’s Best Friend Pack – forbidden(ish) romance with the Alpha she never saw coming
🦇 Small Town, Big Secrets – returning home with gossip swirling like autumn leaves
🔥 The Firefighter Alpha – tall, broad, and hot enough to melt her defenses
🌕 Twin Rancher Temptations – golden retriever vs. broody cowboy energy
🍬 Trick-or-Treat Courtship – haunted hayrides, cozy dates, and sweet pack bonding
🕯️ Second Chance at Magic – from heartbreak to scent-match fated mates under a Halloween moon
521 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2025
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December 6, 2025
DNF.
The firefighter alternates between being a captain, a lieutenant, and a chief throughout the story. Like multiple times he's called by one of these titles, or has them printed on his shirt. I even did a word search for each title to make sure I wasn't remembering incorrectly (gaslighting myself, yo) and he's definitely called all three titles at different times as if they're interchangeable. This should have been my first clue about how little this author cared to create a cohesive story.
The FMC falls onto one MMC's back in one scene, then talks to a different MMC about the event as if it was him she fell on (he wasn't there at the time).
The ex and his pack are constantly talked of as a "pack" and as "her pack", but she was only ever with the one of them. Then the MMCs are called a pack a few times before they say they're "not a pack", but decide to form one. But they also say it's an "archaic" thing, and people are scandalized, even the ex pack's new woman is calling her greedy for wanting a pack, even as they're STILL calling the ex's pack a pack. Wtf??? Please choose ONE world building item around packs.
The book explains exactly nothing to us. By 15% in, when people have already started talking about her like they knew her and her history, I only knew she had moved back to her hometown (from her sister's basement, who lives 3 hours away from this hometown???) because the BLURB told me so. The story made it seem like she moved to a brand new town, and that's solidified by the first customer to her brand new bakery opening (who becomes her best friend immediately) introducing herself...and then everyone suddenly knows her history, is excited to have her baking for them again, and there's a whole history everyone talks about as if WE already know the whole story but we don't. Oh and I guess it's not a new bakery, she's owned it it for years and it's just sat there? I mean, I gather that from reading between the lines but the damn story never told us outright.
This FMC married some random guy who, SURPRISE! is also from this town. We find that out by the MMC talking about knowing her first before that guy got his claws into her and they married. But the FMC is still utterly shocked to see her ex in the town. Their relationship was so abusive that she had to be on the run from him for 2 years and was in therapy all that time. Why would she move back there, alone, in the first place?? We're also introduced to his new woman out of the blue before it's even told to us that him and his pack even live there still. The FMC says she wanted to get away from the rumors and people who knew so much about her story...so she moved back to the town where (I'm guessing because it's never confirmed) it all happened? The town that runs fan pages for her and the alphas they want to get together? What even is this story?
Oh, what else did the blurb tell me? That one MMC was supposed to have been gone from the town for 10 years and recently moved back...except in the actual story, they had a non-fling thing 3 years earlier where he broke her heart by not saying anything when he saw she was being abused.
And let's talk about THAT because why are we supposed to find this man attractive when he turns a blind eye to women (especially the one he has a crush on) being abused? We kind of just tiptoe around that issue altogether.
The first time we meet a different MMC, we're told he's surrounded by women and ends the night with three of their numbers. In a small town where he wouldn't have had that many new women to meet, but I'll suspend my disbelief. Okay whatever, he's supposed to be the manwh0re of the group. But the next day he's bringing her flowers and telling her he wants to court her........,,,,,....
Apparently they all know each other and the MMCs grew up together, but two of them hardly know her? One has to feel her out to see why the other two are so obsessed suddenly, and he also becomes obsessed overnight. How did none of them realize this earlier? Why are two of the MMCs shocked when they find out the third one had a thing with her years earlier and has been in love with her since then?
This author can't remember her own timelines or what she's written before about these people. And we're hardly ever told how much time passes in the story. Every time they talk it seems like it's just the next day, or even that same day, but suddenly a week has passed, or something like that. Literally no idea how many days or weeks this book spans.
I'm jumping back and forth, but it was also annoying to be reading and have the two MMCs from the ranch suddenly talk about her popularity at the ranch, and she says she knows, and has internal thoughts about it like we know anything about them, or that they even knew each other. Because again, nothing about these people was introduced to the reader. It was like reading a sequel without reading the first book, except this is a standalone.
Allllll this and I was only at 32% when I decided to DNF. I didn't even skim to the end like I usually do when I DNF because I literally could not give af about these inconsistent characters.
The firefighter alternates between being a captain, a lieutenant, and a chief throughout the story. Like multiple times he's called by one of these titles, or has them printed on his shirt. I even did a word search for each title to make sure I wasn't remembering incorrectly (gaslighting myself, yo) and he's definitely called all three titles at different times as if they're interchangeable. This should have been my first clue about how little this author cared to create a cohesive story.
The FMC falls onto one MMC's back in one scene, then talks to a different MMC about the event as if it was him she fell on (he wasn't there at the time).
The ex and his pack are constantly talked of as a "pack" and as "her pack", but she was only ever with the one of them. Then the MMCs are called a pack a few times before they say they're "not a pack", but decide to form one. But they also say it's an "archaic" thing, and people are scandalized, even the ex pack's new woman is calling her greedy for wanting a pack, even as they're STILL calling the ex's pack a pack. Wtf??? Please choose ONE world building item around packs.
The book explains exactly nothing to us. By 15% in, when people have already started talking about her like they knew her and her history, I only knew she had moved back to her hometown (from her sister's basement, who lives 3 hours away from this hometown???) because the BLURB told me so. The story made it seem like she moved to a brand new town, and that's solidified by the first customer to her brand new bakery opening (who becomes her best friend immediately) introducing herself...and then everyone suddenly knows her history, is excited to have her baking for them again, and there's a whole history everyone talks about as if WE already know the whole story but we don't. Oh and I guess it's not a new bakery, she's owned it it for years and it's just sat there? I mean, I gather that from reading between the lines but the damn story never told us outright.
This FMC married some random guy who, SURPRISE! is also from this town. We find that out by the MMC talking about knowing her first before that guy got his claws into her and they married. But the FMC is still utterly shocked to see her ex in the town. Their relationship was so abusive that she had to be on the run from him for 2 years and was in therapy all that time. Why would she move back there, alone, in the first place?? We're also introduced to his new woman out of the blue before it's even told to us that him and his pack even live there still. The FMC says she wanted to get away from the rumors and people who knew so much about her story...so she moved back to the town where (I'm guessing because it's never confirmed) it all happened? The town that runs fan pages for her and the alphas they want to get together? What even is this story?
Oh, what else did the blurb tell me? That one MMC was supposed to have been gone from the town for 10 years and recently moved back...except in the actual story, they had a non-fling thing 3 years earlier where he broke her heart by not saying anything when he saw she was being abused.
And let's talk about THAT because why are we supposed to find this man attractive when he turns a blind eye to women (especially the one he has a crush on) being abused? We kind of just tiptoe around that issue altogether.
The first time we meet a different MMC, we're told he's surrounded by women and ends the night with three of their numbers. In a small town where he wouldn't have had that many new women to meet, but I'll suspend my disbelief. Okay whatever, he's supposed to be the manwh0re of the group. But the next day he's bringing her flowers and telling her he wants to court her........,,,,,....
Apparently they all know each other and the MMCs grew up together, but two of them hardly know her? One has to feel her out to see why the other two are so obsessed suddenly, and he also becomes obsessed overnight. How did none of them realize this earlier? Why are two of the MMCs shocked when they find out the third one had a thing with her years earlier and has been in love with her since then?
This author can't remember her own timelines or what she's written before about these people. And we're hardly ever told how much time passes in the story. Every time they talk it seems like it's just the next day, or even that same day, but suddenly a week has passed, or something like that. Literally no idea how many days or weeks this book spans.
I'm jumping back and forth, but it was also annoying to be reading and have the two MMCs from the ranch suddenly talk about her popularity at the ranch, and she says she knows, and has internal thoughts about it like we know anything about them, or that they even knew each other. Because again, nothing about these people was introduced to the reader. It was like reading a sequel without reading the first book, except this is a standalone.
Allllll this and I was only at 32% when I decided to DNF. I didn't even skim to the end like I usually do when I DNF because I literally could not give af about these inconsistent characters.
November 6, 2025
Not gonna lie, the only reason this is sitting at a solid three instead of a little lower is because it was so gosh darn cute! The cuteness factor and fall vibes leveled it up slightly. But the confusing timeline, unnecessary prologue, and odd character development (which could’ve been due to the confusing timeline or a mixup of personalities) really brought down my enjoyment.
Right off the bat, I think the romance would’ve been a lot better without a prologue set right in the high heat of the romance before punting us back to the beginning for chapter one. I’m not the biggest fan of non-linear timelines and much prefer a nice slowburn. Or just some kind of development before the heat. While sometimes a future scene prologue can work depending on the scene and how it’s written, this one just didn’t hit for me.
I kept reading though! Per the aforementioned cuteness factor. Very fall. Very small town romance. Though not too much of a lean into that promoted cowboy moment (minus one or two horse scenes and a barn). Still sweet! And yes, pun intended for the baker omega as the FMC.
Right off the bat, I think the romance would’ve been a lot better without a prologue set right in the high heat of the romance before punting us back to the beginning for chapter one. I’m not the biggest fan of non-linear timelines and much prefer a nice slowburn. Or just some kind of development before the heat. While sometimes a future scene prologue can work depending on the scene and how it’s written, this one just didn’t hit for me.
I kept reading though! Per the aforementioned cuteness factor. Very fall. Very small town romance. Though not too much of a lean into that promoted cowboy moment (minus one or two horse scenes and a barn). Still sweet! And yes, pun intended for the baker omega as the FMC.
November 1, 2025
On the fence as this needs work
This book was good in parts but also really frustrating. The time line is completely off and hard to follow. At first she's been in her sister basement for 2 years after the break up, then she moves and starts a bakery. The follow of this makes it sound like she opened the bakery the day after moving, which is unrealistic. It feels like they're jumping months, but it's always halloween??
The relationship with her ex is confusing. He was abusive, her new alpha saw this and left town on the off chance she would break up with him and move to that town so they could be together.... he's known her for 15 yrs apparently met her at a farmers market where she was selling bake goods... she's only 28. She also told him she was in a relationship at that time. And somehow he was apparently her ex best friend. So yeah so many choppy elements that did not align. Im surprised I was able to finish the book. I think this could have been a good story, but it needs to be fleshed out and have an actual time line.
Would help if a bit a about omegaverse was explained since this one seems a little different. She had an old pack and they were her alphas, but she was only in a relationship with one of them. They made it seem like multiple or poly was not a normal thing.... but that packs still had omegas. So only one person in a pack usually has the relationship with the omega? The rest just have to deal with it?
This book was good in parts but also really frustrating. The time line is completely off and hard to follow. At first she's been in her sister basement for 2 years after the break up, then she moves and starts a bakery. The follow of this makes it sound like she opened the bakery the day after moving, which is unrealistic. It feels like they're jumping months, but it's always halloween??
The relationship with her ex is confusing. He was abusive, her new alpha saw this and left town on the off chance she would break up with him and move to that town so they could be together.... he's known her for 15 yrs apparently met her at a farmers market where she was selling bake goods... she's only 28. She also told him she was in a relationship at that time. And somehow he was apparently her ex best friend. So yeah so many choppy elements that did not align. Im surprised I was able to finish the book. I think this could have been a good story, but it needs to be fleshed out and have an actual time line.
Would help if a bit a about omegaverse was explained since this one seems a little different. She had an old pack and they were her alphas, but she was only in a relationship with one of them. They made it seem like multiple or poly was not a normal thing.... but that packs still had omegas. So only one person in a pack usually has the relationship with the omega? The rest just have to deal with it?
Did Not Finish
May 3, 2026DNF @ 17%
Unfortunatley, not for me. This book is just too confusing and honestly a little boring. I tried to push through as I hate to DNF but I started falling asleep mid-sentence so I knew I had to call it a day.
I don't understand any of the dynamics. The FMC's history is obvious to the town but not clear to the reader. But it kinda seemed like she was new to the town, but obviously not.
It feels like it's skipped parts of the story already, but at the same time everything is so over described. I swear the first chapter was just different descriptions of the FMC's new (but old?) shop, flour covering her arms and face, candles, and her judgemental cat over and over again.
Unfortunatley, not for me. This book is just too confusing and honestly a little boring. I tried to push through as I hate to DNF but I started falling asleep mid-sentence so I knew I had to call it a day.
I don't understand any of the dynamics. The FMC's history is obvious to the town but not clear to the reader. But it kinda seemed like she was new to the town, but obviously not.
It feels like it's skipped parts of the story already, but at the same time everything is so over described. I swear the first chapter was just different descriptions of the FMC's new (but old?) shop, flour covering her arms and face, candles, and her judgemental cat over and over again.
December 8, 2025
2.5-3 ⭐️ this story was cute, buuut like, not enough smut for me. It’s my only reason for reading Omegaverse style books.
The story, the town, the mmcs, and fmc all adorable and cute. Just wasn’t the vibe I was wanting.
The story, the town, the mmcs, and fmc all adorable and cute. Just wasn’t the vibe I was wanting.
November 18, 2025
Good Characters but Desperately Needs Editing
* Mild Spoilers * There were a lot of things to like about this book, but the glaring lack of editing left me wanting to toss this book. The worst issues are about the timelines. There are constantly changing details - a line about the bakery door being difficult for months when the FMC has only been in town weeks. Then there are backstory consistency issues. In one chapter Rowan promised his pack would handle some paperwork for the FMC leaving her alpha, then in the next chapter the three MMCs aren’t a pack. The entire book is filled with inconsistent background details that really kept throwing me out of the story and almost made me DNF. Examples include the Saturday date with Rowan that turns into a weekend bakery expansion the FMC doesn’t know about, and no date mentioned, or the modeling gig including costumes and the characters going thrifting for costumes in the next chapter. Every single chapter changed previously established details.
Then there are issues with believability. The construction timelines were crazy, and having animals in the baking area is just gross. No one wants cat dander as a secret ingredient. The entire plot happens in 8 weeks. This might be believable if there were any evidence the FMC has connections to the town before she moves, but the details waffle between experiencing small town life for the first time and growing up knowing Rowan and the twins. It felt like the author didn’t know her characters and just made up something new each chapter.
I loved the characters - especially Reverie - but I really hope the author hires an editor for her next book.
* Mild Spoilers * There were a lot of things to like about this book, but the glaring lack of editing left me wanting to toss this book. The worst issues are about the timelines. There are constantly changing details - a line about the bakery door being difficult for months when the FMC has only been in town weeks. Then there are backstory consistency issues. In one chapter Rowan promised his pack would handle some paperwork for the FMC leaving her alpha, then in the next chapter the three MMCs aren’t a pack. The entire book is filled with inconsistent background details that really kept throwing me out of the story and almost made me DNF. Examples include the Saturday date with Rowan that turns into a weekend bakery expansion the FMC doesn’t know about, and no date mentioned, or the modeling gig including costumes and the characters going thrifting for costumes in the next chapter. Every single chapter changed previously established details.
Then there are issues with believability. The construction timelines were crazy, and having animals in the baking area is just gross. No one wants cat dander as a secret ingredient. The entire plot happens in 8 weeks. This might be believable if there were any evidence the FMC has connections to the town before she moves, but the details waffle between experiencing small town life for the first time and growing up knowing Rowan and the twins. It felt like the author didn’t know her characters and just made up something new each chapter.
I loved the characters - especially Reverie - but I really hope the author hires an editor for her next book.
November 20, 2025
I'm not even sure where to start. The story in its self was well written and engaging. However after reading previous reviews I knew to skip the prologue but lemme tell you that's as spicy as it gets. Slow burns one thing but this was smouldering. The spicy parts weren't very descriptive at all and glossed over. I don't think there was ever a night they all spent in bed together even sleeping. The plot centers around here mental health and over coming trauma. There is relationship building but it's virtually impossible to really get a good grip. As previously mentioned the glazing was rather prevalent. It's s a 400 page book and yet there was maybe 3 spicy scenes in an Omegaverse novel. It just drug on and on. I tried to give it the benefit of doubt but the other reviewers are spot. There is a decently written story so I won't knock it down to 1.It had its redeeming qualities though few and far between. Read this at your own risk. I ended up skipping many of the last pages hoping to see more their pack. dynamic develope but nope. Not once she did go over to any of their homes. There was no claiming bite. No backstory on the Alpha's. Just a brief history of Rowan. It was engaging enough that I didn't DNF but so frustrating and a huge letdown.
November 4, 2025
I’ve never rated a book one star before. This made me feel like I was losing my mind. I don’t even think the author knows what they were writing. Characters jobs, names, relationships change throughout. This reads like a first draft. Did it see an editor? Ember the horse becomes a dog like 6 chapters later? The story is unhealthily obsessed with scents and can’t even keep that straight. Timeline makes zero sense even to the author first it’s a few years, five years, twenty years. How the characters meet keeps changing first it’s in 10th grade then it’s randomly at a farmers market. I could go on and on. The fact that this book is sitting at 3.71 is actually hurting my brain like this book hurt my brain. This book is objectively bad. I’m not even getting into writing style taste because the over-reliance on cutesy similes drove me crazy. Every sentence and paragraph filled with them to the point of exhaustion- but, it’s just bad because the timeline is screwy and the characters are screwy. Completely confusing and nonsensical. Feels like it was fed into an ai chapter by chapter and that almost feels like an insult to ai (fuck ai). Save your sanity don’t pick up this book.
January 18, 2026
desperately needs editing
I’m sorry. I couldn’t finish reading this. The story and premise were cute but there were way too many consistency errors.
Ember was a horse, then a dog
Rowan was a firefighter captain, lieutenant, and chief interchangeably
Luca worked at the ranch then for a chapter he was a doctor then back to working on the ranch. Then suddenly he is making gingerbread for her bakery customers
Hazel just moved into the bakery but then a few chapters later she talks about deferred maintenance she had been meaning to do for years
I could keep going honestly. It got to the point where I just couldn’t read anymore because the continuity issues kept dumping me out of the moment and making it too hard to follow.
On top of that the book dragged excessively. While simultaneously moving too quickly. Conflicts were introduced and resolved in single chapters before a new conflict and resolution was introduced in the next chapter.
I would say about 50% of the part that I managed to read should have been cut and i only read 50% of the book.
I’m sorry. I couldn’t finish reading this. The story and premise were cute but there were way too many consistency errors.
Ember was a horse, then a dog
Rowan was a firefighter captain, lieutenant, and chief interchangeably
Luca worked at the ranch then for a chapter he was a doctor then back to working on the ranch. Then suddenly he is making gingerbread for her bakery customers
Hazel just moved into the bakery but then a few chapters later she talks about deferred maintenance she had been meaning to do for years
I could keep going honestly. It got to the point where I just couldn’t read anymore because the continuity issues kept dumping me out of the moment and making it too hard to follow.
On top of that the book dragged excessively. While simultaneously moving too quickly. Conflicts were introduced and resolved in single chapters before a new conflict and resolution was introduced in the next chapter.
I would say about 50% of the part that I managed to read should have been cut and i only read 50% of the book.
November 2, 2025
Honestly, I did enjoy the story however it needed work. There were a lot of inconsistencies in the storyline. And you can tell it would’ve benefited more from an editor reading through and saying hey why does this say this and now it says this… At one point, we are talking about how these three men became friends and it’s at the scene of an accident… And they got together again and they became friends But then at another point, we hear that they’ve been friends since childhood. It can’t be both of those things you either met at an accident around six years ago or your childhood friends, but you can’t be both. And that’s just one example of an inconsistency in the story. And those were the things that kept pulling out of the story because I kept going wait that’s not what I remember and going back and rereading to see if I was losing it. It’s definitely a solid start, but it needed somebody to read it and go Hey there’s some inconsistency that needs to be fixed.
November 8, 2025
I had to dnf it as 45% for my own sanity. I don't think this book had quality assurance at all because time lines were being bungled, as well as main character names and their scents. A previous chapter said one of the mcs met fc in school but then it said he met her at a farmer market??? What in the world is happening to this timeline.
It feels like I was reading snippets the author put together and nothing was solidified, kind of like AI wrote it? I'd love to give this a reread if it was fixed but I can't help but be suspicious of the writing.
EDIT: As I looked at other reviews for the author's other book, I'm sad to say my suspicions were correct. What a bummer. This had a great premise but horrible execution.
It feels like I was reading snippets the author put together and nothing was solidified, kind of like AI wrote it? I'd love to give this a reread if it was fixed but I can't help but be suspicious of the writing.
EDIT: As I looked at other reviews for the author's other book, I'm sad to say my suspicions were correct. What a bummer. This had a great premise but horrible execution.
November 24, 2025
It was cute and has so much promise. Typos, grammar errors and abysmal continuity/storyline errors really caused problems. I spent a lot of time thinking “that’s not what they said before”. She rents? But then she owns? When they met, how they met all change. How long she’s lived in her apartment change. There’s so much repetition on the scents of the alphas that it’s annoying. They’re on the roof of the building and her nest in another building is closer than her apartment? During the heat scenes, it almost sounds like she’d never had a heat before but that makes no sense. The cat’s sleeping in the flour bin? A good editor would make all the difference. Heck, a bad editor would make a difference.
December 23, 2025
Meh
I didn’t finish the book. I gave up 60% through because I decided I didn’t have to force myself to continue.
I did not like that the story started with what I think was the ending but there was nothing to designate how far back we were going to officially meet MFC. There were also a ton of inconsistencies. Like one of the alphas is telling how he met the other two and stated it was 5 years prior. When the twins discussed the other alpha, they talked about growing up together. Then there’s the bakery itself. Beginning of book it seems like MFC is moving in and starting it but mentions having had the bakery for over two years. Is she new to town or grew up there? No one knows!
Good luck if you decide to read it.
I didn’t finish the book. I gave up 60% through because I decided I didn’t have to force myself to continue.
I did not like that the story started with what I think was the ending but there was nothing to designate how far back we were going to officially meet MFC. There were also a ton of inconsistencies. Like one of the alphas is telling how he met the other two and stated it was 5 years prior. When the twins discussed the other alpha, they talked about growing up together. Then there’s the bakery itself. Beginning of book it seems like MFC is moving in and starting it but mentions having had the bakery for over two years. Is she new to town or grew up there? No one knows!
Good luck if you decide to read it.
January 21, 2026
The writing style of this book is great, loved how descriptive and entertaining it felt. I was continuously sucked into the world … only to feel like the rug was pulled out from under me! The timeline of this book is absolutely all over the place, I was constantly flipping back pages trying to figure out if I’d accidentally missed something or somehow misread parts. Massive continuity errors and absolutely no consistency in what information is provided vs what the author expects you to know.
Disappointing because the bones of this book and the writing itself I think have so much potential it’s just missing a massive amount of connecting dots.
Two stars because I’ve read books with worst story concepts and terrible writing which this book DOES NOT have.
Disappointing because the bones of this book and the writing itself I think have so much potential it’s just missing a massive amount of connecting dots.
Two stars because I’ve read books with worst story concepts and terrible writing which this book DOES NOT have.
February 15, 2026
I DNFed it at like 80%. I tried so hard to hate read the last 20% but even complaining about how bad it was in the gc didn’t make it readable. There’s SO MANY inconsistencies. Whoever tf is in charge of the instagram ads for this definitely used content from a different book bc no way I read ads with snippets of this and said ah yes add it to my tbr for funsies. I thought I was getting a cute small town fall romance. I wanted the cute small town fall romance since the weather was finally chilly. I WAS WRONG. I’ve read fanfics with the new chapter disclaimer along the lines of “sorry the chapter is late guys i was in an accident and english isn’t my first language” that was a masterpiece compared to this.
April 12, 2026
DNF midway through chapter 1
The prologue features a very spicy scene featuring the FMC and all 3 MMCs, apparently in a relationship. It’s not a flashback or a dream or a wish, idk what it is. It honestly reads as if it’s an epilogue accidentally put in the wrong place. I lost count of the number of times I flipped out of the prologue and back to the book blurb just to make sure I wasn’t reading the names wrong, or that the book wasn’t opening with a spice scene from an ex, or who knows.
By the time I got to chapter 1, I was thoroughly confused. Before its end, I was already bored. Talk about whiplash. There’s nothing here to keep and hold your attention, besides the obvious attention-grabbing opening spicy scene.
Skip this one
The prologue features a very spicy scene featuring the FMC and all 3 MMCs, apparently in a relationship. It’s not a flashback or a dream or a wish, idk what it is. It honestly reads as if it’s an epilogue accidentally put in the wrong place. I lost count of the number of times I flipped out of the prologue and back to the book blurb just to make sure I wasn’t reading the names wrong, or that the book wasn’t opening with a spice scene from an ex, or who knows.
By the time I got to chapter 1, I was thoroughly confused. Before its end, I was already bored. Talk about whiplash. There’s nothing here to keep and hold your attention, besides the obvious attention-grabbing opening spicy scene.
Skip this one
November 3, 2025
Jumbled, no bonds or bites
Roped a lot of tropes into this book - small-town, firefighter, ranch/cowboys, OV - but none of them really got flushed out well. A lot of pages full of FMC emotionally spiraling and baking but the MMCs were almost like an afterthought. Descriptions get muddled sometimes between characters (is there a horse and a dog with the same name?) or details that are thrown in but never mentioned again like a character going through med school or rescuing horses. A few times entire chapters have redundant conversations or the ex's new gf showing up out of nowhere in a early scene but getting introduced like it's the first time a few chapters later.
Roped a lot of tropes into this book - small-town, firefighter, ranch/cowboys, OV - but none of them really got flushed out well. A lot of pages full of FMC emotionally spiraling and baking but the MMCs were almost like an afterthought. Descriptions get muddled sometimes between characters (is there a horse and a dog with the same name?) or details that are thrown in but never mentioned again like a character going through med school or rescuing horses. A few times entire chapters have redundant conversations or the ex's new gf showing up out of nowhere in a early scene but getting introduced like it's the first time a few chapters later.
November 21, 2025
Missing some plot lines
Story was cute but not everything added up. Luca started as ranch owner, turned to human doctor in the middle of the book, then back to ranch owner. In one steamy scene, they roll over so she's on the bottom then you turn the page and she's on top again. Details just aren't consistent. Cute story if you can overlook things like that. Also alot of extra talking especially in the beginning. Repeating over and over again that somebody is nice or hot and just comparing them to different objects over and over again. It just needs some editing then it would be perfect.
Story was cute but not everything added up. Luca started as ranch owner, turned to human doctor in the middle of the book, then back to ranch owner. In one steamy scene, they roll over so she's on the bottom then you turn the page and she's on top again. Details just aren't consistent. Cute story if you can overlook things like that. Also alot of extra talking especially in the beginning. Repeating over and over again that somebody is nice or hot and just comparing them to different objects over and over again. It just needs some editing then it would be perfect.
Did Not Finish
December 4, 2025I had such high expectations for this. I was really looking forward to an Omegaverse book and this one sounded right up my alley. That being said, I DNF'd it after the Prologue. I just couldn't do it. When I start a book I enjoy the angst and yearning and build up of the relationship but this book went from 0-150 right out the gate with the spice. The spice was definitely spicing and if it would have been later in the book AFTER character development and even the characters meeting then that would have been great. That however was not the case so after reading about him railing her all over the kitchen, I feel there wasn't really anything else to look forward to.
February 7, 2026
I’m Hooked! The Banter is amazing!
This was my first book by Delilah and I’m absolutely obsessed!
An omega with scars and trauma that is trying to rebuild and three alphas who want to build her up as she does. Luca always the shadow watching, helping quietly but when he fixes or speaks it makes an impact that is just everything! Levi’s with his over excited energy and humor keeps things light and loving. Then there is Rowan fighting to make up for the past with his persistence, patience and strength that reminds her if she falls he’ll always have her back. If I could give it more stars I would!
This was my first book by Delilah and I’m absolutely obsessed!
An omega with scars and trauma that is trying to rebuild and three alphas who want to build her up as she does. Luca always the shadow watching, helping quietly but when he fixes or speaks it makes an impact that is just everything! Levi’s with his over excited energy and humor keeps things light and loving. Then there is Rowan fighting to make up for the past with his persistence, patience and strength that reminds her if she falls he’ll always have her back. If I could give it more stars I would!
March 4, 2026
This is a perfect example of why you need beta readers for your book. Especially if you are going to use AI to help you write it.
Listen, giving this a 2 star rating and moaning about the failure to have it pre-read properly makes me kinda sad because this book had so much potential! It fits all the vibes that the fall loving, cozy, omegaverse peeps are going for.
The overall plotline is great, the characters are likeable; it is so close to being an utterly delicious book BUT (and I'm afraid it is a pretty big one) the inconsistencies make it a frustrating verging on impossible read. There are massive failures in timeline with the characters and timeline within the ordering of the chapters themselves. There are inconsistencies with the "back story" of the characters and their personalities, are they dark and broody or not? Are they ex best friends with the ex husband or not, it's just not demonstrated properly. How exactly did she come to own this shop, it's confused? And just how many Tuesday mornings can there be?
And... What the heck is going on with the massive sex scene for the prologue? Listen, omegaverse readers are reading it because they like a bit of spice but it's got to be in line with the story, you know? This serves absolutely no purpose and when you go on to read the rest of the book that prologue is just confusing because it just doesn't seem to fit. It's about as passionate as the entire book gets but the way the male characters are presented during it - definitely broody, domineering, pretty hot. Well they seem completely different to how they play out in the main body of the book, you feel a bit shortchanged! I mean...I could go on.
If all these issues had been addressed before publishing this book would have SO hit ALL the buttons and would have been an easy 5 star review.
I'd like to say this was just a one off - the author was just keen to get it out there - and fair enough, but I am half way through the next book and am putting it down and not finishing it. I refuse point blank to give it anymore of my time for the same reasons above and it is such a shame because this series could have been SOOO GOOD.
Save yourself the heartache.
And for the love of all that is Spicy... get someone to read your book before hitting Publish.
Listen, giving this a 2 star rating and moaning about the failure to have it pre-read properly makes me kinda sad because this book had so much potential! It fits all the vibes that the fall loving, cozy, omegaverse peeps are going for.
The overall plotline is great, the characters are likeable; it is so close to being an utterly delicious book BUT (and I'm afraid it is a pretty big one) the inconsistencies make it a frustrating verging on impossible read. There are massive failures in timeline with the characters and timeline within the ordering of the chapters themselves. There are inconsistencies with the "back story" of the characters and their personalities, are they dark and broody or not? Are they ex best friends with the ex husband or not, it's just not demonstrated properly. How exactly did she come to own this shop, it's confused? And just how many Tuesday mornings can there be?
And... What the heck is going on with the massive sex scene for the prologue? Listen, omegaverse readers are reading it because they like a bit of spice but it's got to be in line with the story, you know? This serves absolutely no purpose and when you go on to read the rest of the book that prologue is just confusing because it just doesn't seem to fit. It's about as passionate as the entire book gets but the way the male characters are presented during it - definitely broody, domineering, pretty hot. Well they seem completely different to how they play out in the main body of the book, you feel a bit shortchanged! I mean...I could go on.
If all these issues had been addressed before publishing this book would have SO hit ALL the buttons and would have been an easy 5 star review.
I'd like to say this was just a one off - the author was just keen to get it out there - and fair enough, but I am half way through the next book and am putting it down and not finishing it. I refuse point blank to give it anymore of my time for the same reasons above and it is such a shame because this series could have been SOOO GOOD.
Save yourself the heartache.
And for the love of all that is Spicy... get someone to read your book before hitting Publish.
April 12, 2026
My OCD brain couldn't see past the fact she had cat hair on all her aprons, allowed her cat to be in the bakery and nest in the flour. That would be such a health code violation. Let's not get into the fact Hazel just moved into the bakery/apartment so why is there cat hair tumbleweeds under the counter display already? How is that possible.
The prologue was not needed it gives away way too much as far as characters that haven't even been introduced yet. It should be deleted entirely. Also as far as the synopsis mentions Hazel is returning to her hometown, so why does she not know the first 3 characters introduced? Small towns everyone knows everyone.
The prologue was not needed it gives away way too much as far as characters that haven't even been introduced yet. It should be deleted entirely. Also as far as the synopsis mentions Hazel is returning to her hometown, so why does she not know the first 3 characters introduced? Small towns everyone knows everyone.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 28, 2026
DNF @15% - writing is all over the shop. Timeline isn’t clear. She seems to move into the bakery and then open the next day? But then it’s been weeks??
Pages and pages of overly flowery scent descriptions with nothing actually fucking happening. Is everything in the town orange???
Alpha is introduced but really unclear who he is to FMC. He’s standing in front of her stall, then leaning in on elbows? He’s 6’6”?? Then he’s gone, but then she’s spilling coffee down his front. How does that make any sense???? No, it doesn’t.
Pages and pages of overly flowery scent descriptions with nothing actually fucking happening. Is everything in the town orange???
Alpha is introduced but really unclear who he is to FMC. He’s standing in front of her stall, then leaning in on elbows? He’s 6’6”?? Then he’s gone, but then she’s spilling coffee down his front. How does that make any sense???? No, it doesn’t.
November 2, 2025
This book was very frustrating in parts. The time line was off and some parts of the story was off. One point she lived in her sister’s basement but we never met said sister and then she randomly opens a bakery that she later says she owned? Like I said, timeline needed work. The characters and what of the story I was able to make out was good but this author needed an editor and a proofreader. It would have made it so much better.
December 27, 2025
Every Thing and More
I enjoyed this story so much Hazel has been through a lot in a bind that was horrible. I’m so glad she was able to get her happy ending with Rowan, Levi, and Luca . Each Alpha bought a different personality to her . They didn’t pressure but wanted her to know she’s her own person . It was so good and yes she was stubborn at first but you can only imagine what she went through to have those walls up. Such a great read
I enjoyed this story so much Hazel has been through a lot in a bind that was horrible. I’m so glad she was able to get her happy ending with Rowan, Levi, and Luca . Each Alpha bought a different personality to her . They didn’t pressure but wanted her to know she’s her own person . It was so good and yes she was stubborn at first but you can only imagine what she went through to have those walls up. Such a great read
January 3, 2026
It has it all
The banter and puns in this one are next level. So many good lines. The romance and spice is also right on par. Hazel had a past “pack” that she walked away from with good reason. She is learning how to live again on her terms. Enter the perfect mix of Alphas to help her. They support her but never force her and only have her best interests at heart. I loved their story. They balanced each other so well.
The banter and puns in this one are next level. So many good lines. The romance and spice is also right on par. Hazel had a past “pack” that she walked away from with good reason. She is learning how to live again on her terms. Enter the perfect mix of Alphas to help her. They support her but never force her and only have her best interests at heart. I loved their story. They balanced each other so well.
January 4, 2026
A fantastic fall romance
If anyone deserved a second chance at love and happiness, it’s Hazel. She came to the town to start over with her bakery and desserts after getting out of a really bad marriage and away from a terrible pack. Roman, Luca and Levi remind her over and over she is worth it, and should be allowed to have happiness. This was a fantastic fall second chance romance! I can’t wait to read more about this town!
If anyone deserved a second chance at love and happiness, it’s Hazel. She came to the town to start over with her bakery and desserts after getting out of a really bad marriage and away from a terrible pack. Roman, Luca and Levi remind her over and over she is worth it, and should be allowed to have happiness. This was a fantastic fall second chance romance! I can’t wait to read more about this town!
January 5, 2026
sweet, spicy and knotty!
I loved this book. Delilah does an amazing job with describing smells and sights. The main characters are well developed and I was really rooting for them.
This is the first book I’ve read from this author but I will definitely be reading more.
The book is dual POV and HEA. It’s a why choose romance. It does edge you some but man when you get to the spice 🥵. Definitely 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.
I loved this book. Delilah does an amazing job with describing smells and sights. The main characters are well developed and I was really rooting for them.
This is the first book I’ve read from this author but I will definitely be reading more.
The book is dual POV and HEA. It’s a why choose romance. It does edge you some but man when you get to the spice 🥵. Definitely 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.
January 6, 2026
inconsistent and confusing
So the plot is good, the character development is good, the writing is a bit verbose, but not in a bad way. It has the makings of a good book, but it feels like a very early draft. The timeline is ambiguous and feels like it jumps around, minor details change constantly. Names, jobs, relationships, experiences, memories, etc. are different every time they’re mentioned.
So the plot is good, the character development is good, the writing is a bit verbose, but not in a bad way. It has the makings of a good book, but it feels like a very early draft. The timeline is ambiguous and feels like it jumps around, minor details change constantly. Names, jobs, relationships, experiences, memories, etc. are different every time they’re mentioned.
March 12, 2026
Good story, but could've been shorter
I enjoyed the story, especially the banter and Hazel's wit. It definitely could've been told in fewer pages, though. I was beginning to feel like it would never end, which is a shame since I was engrossed in it in the beginning. It could also use a good editing or at least a beta reader to point out things like a random comma in the middle of a word or a MMC swapping from the back to the front 🤮
If you can stay open-minded and overlook those sorts of things, it's a fun read.
I enjoyed the story, especially the banter and Hazel's wit. It definitely could've been told in fewer pages, though. I was beginning to feel like it would never end, which is a shame since I was engrossed in it in the beginning. It could also use a good editing or at least a beta reader to point out things like a random comma in the middle of a word or a MMC swapping from the back to the front 🤮
If you can stay open-minded and overlook those sorts of things, it's a fun read.
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