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Very Knotty Valentine
Knotty Nights: A Sapphic Omegaverse Valentine's Romance
IT nerd Atlas Perrera has one to hold down her job at the Alpha Net startup. After six months as an unemployed post-grad, she has vowed never to go back to scraping pennies out of her childhood piggy bank ever again.
The Alpha Net gig seems easy enough—maintaining the user interface of a matchmaking app is something Atlas can do in her sleep. Things are starting to look up… Until her panicked boss asks her to be one of the Alpha escorts.
Backed into a corner and worried about her job stability, Atlas agrees, but everything gets more complicated when she meets the bossy older omega she needs to satisfy over five knotty nights.
The Alpha Net gig seems easy enough—maintaining the user interface of a matchmaking app is something Atlas can do in her sleep. Things are starting to look up… Until her panicked boss asks her to be one of the Alpha escorts.
Backed into a corner and worried about her job stability, Atlas agrees, but everything gets more complicated when she meets the bossy older omega she needs to satisfy over five knotty nights.
89 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 14, 2026
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February 16, 2026
Atlas and Jazmine were couple goals. I loved how sweet and nerdy Atlas was while still being a muscle bound hottie. Jazmine was curvy and dedicated to her daughter, but needed someone like Atlas to reteach her her own value. They both had insecurities about their designations and their worth as romantic partners, but fit together so perfectly. Love that Jazmine, the omega, was the domme.
Spice: 5/5
Triggers: divorce, sex work
Spice: 5/5
Triggers: divorce, sex work
March 29, 2026
4.5 Stars
This was a lot of fun! I really liked to see the small Omega controlling the big Alpha 😍 a great short and spicy romance. Been enjoying Omegaverse recently, so can’t wait to read more by Lily.
Written in First Person with 2x POV’s. Part of A Very Knotty Valentine collection. Fast Paced, Sapphic Omegaverse, Age Gap (12 years), Short top/Tall bottom, Short & Spicy. 2x Spicy Scenes.
This was a lot of fun! I really liked to see the small Omega controlling the big Alpha 😍 a great short and spicy romance. Been enjoying Omegaverse recently, so can’t wait to read more by Lily.
Written in First Person with 2x POV’s. Part of A Very Knotty Valentine collection. Fast Paced, Sapphic Omegaverse, Age Gap (12 years), Short top/Tall bottom, Short & Spicy. 2x Spicy Scenes.
February 17, 2026
This made me emotional for no reason whatsoever omg!!! Lily X has yet again written another masterpiece.
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"Someone once cared about these things, right? Someone used them, loved them, relied on them. Being discarded doesn't erase that." - STOP ITTTTT *cries*
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"Someone once cared about these things, right? Someone used them, loved them, relied on them. Being discarded doesn't erase that." - STOP ITTTTT *cries*
March 1, 2026
And that concludes my intro to the omegaverse and what an amazing first book I chose for it. 10/10, kinky, sexy and romantic. Cute dorky muscles alpha and a milf of an omega, it got everything and the happiest epilogue ever, wish we had more domestics scenes and hundreds of more pages with them. Definitely checking more of Lily X.
February 15, 2026
Duel 1st Person POV. 5🌟 3🌶️. 89 pages
1 long, deliciously detailed spicy scene
Everyone knows that I’m a massive fan of Lily X’s work and her omegaverse is up there with some of my favourite reads. If she writes it, I’ll read it. Knotty Nights is no different and is the perfect start to the Very Knotty Valentine novella series.
Knotty Nights follows Atlas a coder working for AlphaNet when she is approached to fill in as an escort for the launch of the app. Her nerdy, soft introverted self is out of her depth but agrees anyway, and especially when she sees her match. Jasmine is a 40 year old divorced omega with so many insecurities, who can’t believe she’s been matched with a younger muscle mommy alpha.
For such a short read the chemistry between Atlas and Jasmine sizzled on the page and the dynamic and care between the two just felt right from the beginning. Usually I don’t fall in love with both MCs but how could you not with these two. Atlas is a gentle giant with subby energy, and you just know she’d do anything for her partner, while Jasmine is a plush goddess that believes she is not worthy and yet Atlas can bring out her dominant side. Honestly I need both, please and thank you!
Also round of applause 👏 👏 for the inclusion of a kink that needs more love, especially as this is only the third book I’ve seen it in.
If you’re also an omegaverse fan and want something short, sweet and deliciously spicy give Knotty Nights a read. Then proceed to read the rest of Lily X’s work and the other novellas in the Very Knotty Valentine series
Things to LOVE:
✨Sapphic Omegaverse
✨Soft, Introverted, Subby Alpha
✨Slightly Insecure, Older Dominant Omega
✨Age Gap
✨Muscle Mommy + Soft, Curvy, Plush Goddess
✨Power Play
✨Foot Worship
✨MILK! 🥛
✨Breeding Kink
✨One Night to Forever
1 long, deliciously detailed spicy scene
Everyone knows that I’m a massive fan of Lily X’s work and her omegaverse is up there with some of my favourite reads. If she writes it, I’ll read it. Knotty Nights is no different and is the perfect start to the Very Knotty Valentine novella series.
Knotty Nights follows Atlas a coder working for AlphaNet when she is approached to fill in as an escort for the launch of the app. Her nerdy, soft introverted self is out of her depth but agrees anyway, and especially when she sees her match. Jasmine is a 40 year old divorced omega with so many insecurities, who can’t believe she’s been matched with a younger muscle mommy alpha.
For such a short read the chemistry between Atlas and Jasmine sizzled on the page and the dynamic and care between the two just felt right from the beginning. Usually I don’t fall in love with both MCs but how could you not with these two. Atlas is a gentle giant with subby energy, and you just know she’d do anything for her partner, while Jasmine is a plush goddess that believes she is not worthy and yet Atlas can bring out her dominant side. Honestly I need both, please and thank you!
Also round of applause 👏 👏 for the inclusion of a kink that needs more love, especially as this is only the third book I’ve seen it in.
If you’re also an omegaverse fan and want something short, sweet and deliciously spicy give Knotty Nights a read. Then proceed to read the rest of Lily X’s work and the other novellas in the Very Knotty Valentine series
Things to LOVE:
✨Sapphic Omegaverse
✨Soft, Introverted, Subby Alpha
✨Slightly Insecure, Older Dominant Omega
✨Age Gap
✨Muscle Mommy + Soft, Curvy, Plush Goddess
✨Power Play
✨Foot Worship
✨MILK! 🥛
✨Breeding Kink
✨One Night to Forever
February 24, 2026
My favourite out of the series.
Loved the characters, the plot, the intimacy. There was something about the dynamic in this one that just clicked for me in a way the others didn’t.
I couldn't put it down. Lily X has this ability to keep readers hooked that genuinely needs to be studied. Even in such a short format she packs in so much and it never feels dragged out or overloaded. The emotional beats land, the chemistry builds naturally, and the payoff feels earned rather than rushed.
I understand it is a fast burn novella series, but as someone who listens to and reads a lot of very fast burn content, an 89-page book that only truly starts getting spicy around the halfway mark almost reads like a slow burn to me. The slower build made the intimacy feel more intentional and satisfying.
Loved the characters, the plot, the intimacy. There was something about the dynamic in this one that just clicked for me in a way the others didn’t.
I couldn't put it down. Lily X has this ability to keep readers hooked that genuinely needs to be studied. Even in such a short format she packs in so much and it never feels dragged out or overloaded. The emotional beats land, the chemistry builds naturally, and the payoff feels earned rather than rushed.
I understand it is a fast burn novella series, but as someone who listens to and reads a lot of very fast burn content, an 89-page book that only truly starts getting spicy around the halfway mark almost reads like a slow burn to me. The slower build made the intimacy feel more intentional and satisfying.
March 14, 2026
4.25 stars ✨
February 15, 2026
YES! This was such a delicious sapphic omegaverse valentine special. LOVED the idea of AlphaNet and I didn’t expect to love Atlas, IT techy nerd who’s a bit unsure of herself, quite this much! For a ‘soft’ Alpha, she’s a hell of a muscle mommy and definitely stole my heart in this!
For such a short book, the chemistry between Atlas and Jasmine built up so naturally and the feelings too! Not just a wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am. Jasmine as well! An older Omega who knows what she wants, but has insecurities that are handled so delicately. I LOVE Lily X’s writting so much, even in 89 pages she lands so many relatable lines, such as a ‘Millennial breakdown’ over the price of eggs, never believing doctors when they say something is going to be ‘mild’, and “Heavy things don’t stop being heavy just because you pretend they’re not.”
Plot Summary
Atlas, IT nerd and quite the softy for an Alpha, is part of the team coding and setting up AlphaNet, a heat matching, Alpha for hire app. However, the night before launch, too many Alpha’s drop out and her bosses ask Atlas to.. fill in.. and ends up matched to Jasmine, an older, perimenopausal Omega who knows exactly what she wants, but they both get far more than they bargained for!
Things I loved
- Atlas is adorable
- Jasmine is captivating
- So many relatable lines
- The chemistry
- The spice!
- The ending
Overall, a short and spicy, sapphic omegaverse valentines special with a soft (but muscly) Alpha and a ‘bossy’ older Omega who absolutely stole my heart in this.
As always, check content/trigger warnings
For such a short book, the chemistry between Atlas and Jasmine built up so naturally and the feelings too! Not just a wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am. Jasmine as well! An older Omega who knows what she wants, but has insecurities that are handled so delicately. I LOVE Lily X’s writting so much, even in 89 pages she lands so many relatable lines, such as a ‘Millennial breakdown’ over the price of eggs, never believing doctors when they say something is going to be ‘mild’, and “Heavy things don’t stop being heavy just because you pretend they’re not.”
Plot Summary
Atlas, IT nerd and quite the softy for an Alpha, is part of the team coding and setting up AlphaNet, a heat matching, Alpha for hire app. However, the night before launch, too many Alpha’s drop out and her bosses ask Atlas to.. fill in.. and ends up matched to Jasmine, an older, perimenopausal Omega who knows exactly what she wants, but they both get far more than they bargained for!
Things I loved
- Atlas is adorable
- Jasmine is captivating
- So many relatable lines
- The chemistry
- The spice!
- The ending
Overall, a short and spicy, sapphic omegaverse valentines special with a soft (but muscly) Alpha and a ‘bossy’ older Omega who absolutely stole my heart in this.
As always, check content/trigger warnings
February 21, 2026
This was my first book by Author Lily X and also my first time to the Sapphic side of the Omegaverse.
The two main characters are: Atlas (Alpha) who works as a coder at AlphaNet, a heat matching company. Jasmine (Omega) who is a divorced mother of 1 and heading towards the last of her heat cycles. They meet when Atlas is asked to help out because they are short staffed at the AlphaNet which turns out to be an escort service company. The two have great chemistry from the beginning and I think it's because Atlas is a softer Alpha (if that makes sense) and puts a lot of Jasmines insecurities to rest. Atlas also allows Jasmine take control of their encounter.
This book is only 89 pages and has 1 long spicy scene.
It is book 2 in a 4-book series with various authors.
The two main characters are: Atlas (Alpha) who works as a coder at AlphaNet, a heat matching company. Jasmine (Omega) who is a divorced mother of 1 and heading towards the last of her heat cycles. They meet when Atlas is asked to help out because they are short staffed at the AlphaNet which turns out to be an escort service company. The two have great chemistry from the beginning and I think it's because Atlas is a softer Alpha (if that makes sense) and puts a lot of Jasmines insecurities to rest. Atlas also allows Jasmine take control of their encounter.
This book is only 89 pages and has 1 long spicy scene.
It is book 2 in a 4-book series with various authors.
February 20, 2026
I’ve read multiple books by this author and she never disappoints! I only gave it 4 stars because this is my first venture into the omegaverse world so some of the terms I wasn’t familiar with. But thanks to reddit I gained a lot of clarity with the characters roles. Overall it was a short, sweet, and cute novella. It gave what it needed to give. As always her writing is great. The character banter is great and lily X always creates a great spin on a spicy romance.
April 8, 2026
Ok so ... MAJOR whiplash with the scene where Jazmine got all power-trippy. I can also totally do without that foot fetish scene. Oh and nerdy alpha in leather pants? That's so incongruent. If I can magically wipe those off my brain then it's a sweet story of the wonderful but insecure omega / alpha pair finding each other and coming together. Otherwise there are much better omegaverse reads IMHO.
February 20, 2026
a delicious snack-sized sapphic omegaverse bite!
I’ll always rush to pick up the next Lily X book! This novella was short, sweet and filthy. A perfect morsel of the sapphic omegaverse.
I’ll always rush to pick up the next Lily X book! This novella was short, sweet and filthy. A perfect morsel of the sapphic omegaverse.
February 24, 2026
I'll take Kathryn's dedication for me too.
This was short, too sweet at times (as opposed to spicy) and I wasn't a fan of the being body critical that Jazmine was doing, all the time. It is very human and understandable but very annoying.
I would have loved an illustration of Jazmine as well.
This was short, too sweet at times (as opposed to spicy) and I wasn't a fan of the being body critical that Jazmine was doing, all the time. It is very human and understandable but very annoying.
I would have loved an illustration of Jazmine as well.
March 8, 2026
Exciting read.
Isn't that just how fate works right. Atlas was asked to do a favor for the company, and in the process she met the other part of her soul. Jazmine thought she was over the hill, but found something amazing when fate brought Atlas to her door. Great book.
Isn't that just how fate works right. Atlas was asked to do a favor for the company, and in the process she met the other part of her soul. Jazmine thought she was over the hill, but found something amazing when fate brought Atlas to her door. Great book.
March 9, 2026
Great quick read
Great quick read, The right amount of smitten and details about the characters life my only issue is how the author insists on bringing real life issues or quirks to the story "Millennial life crisis" was very cringe to read on a book in 2026.
Great quick read, The right amount of smitten and details about the characters life my only issue is how the author insists on bringing real life issues or quirks to the story "Millennial life crisis" was very cringe to read on a book in 2026.
March 15, 2026
Another fabulous addition to Lily X’s ov lineup! I loved how soft and strong Atlas was. Jazmine was much stronger and passionate than even she knew. They were a perfect match. Sweet and oh so deliciously steamy! Recommend!
February 15, 2026
perfection ❤️
Omg loved it! So freaking cute and super knotty! As always well written and heart warming. This shorts are a perfect spicy read.
Omg loved it! So freaking cute and super knotty! As always well written and heart warming. This shorts are a perfect spicy read.
February 18, 2026
Honestly, never read one of Lily X's stories before. I didn't really know what to expect and she has me hooked. I cannot wait to read the rest of her stories.
February 19, 2026
This book made me so happy. Atlas is the sweetest, nerdy alpha I've read about in a long time and I am obsessed with her. She and Jazmine are so good together, I love them so much!
March 3, 2026
Actual rating: 4.25 stars - rounding up for sapphic omegaverse - yes plz! more!
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obsessed with the AlphaNet universeeee <3
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obsessed with the AlphaNet universeeee <3
April 22, 2026
Бесспорно лучшая новелла серии. Обе героини прекрасны и наблюдать за тем, как они узнают друг друга, было одним сплошным наслаждением. Как жаль, что это не полноценная история.
February 23, 2026
Short, sweet, and spicy.
Perfect OV valentine read.
Perfect OV valentine read.
February 24, 2026
well, i’ll be damned. didn’t think i’d be interested in this but here we are. atlas is an alpha that’s giving sub vibes at heart.
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