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The Omega Clause: An Omegaverse Holiday Romantic Comedy
On my wedding day, I didn’t say
I do..
. I ran.
My pack was cheating, their awful sister was hunting me down before I caused a scene, and the only way out was wearing a stolen Santa suit and disappearing into the night.
Smooth, right?
When I’m almost caught, I dive into the venue’s bar and straight into the lap of the first single alpha I see.
Oh, and the alpha I kiss to save myself?
Yeah. That’s my boss.
And he kisses me back.
In a twist I never saw coming, he tells his mother I’m his fiancée. One tiny lie later and suddenly, I’m spending Christmas with my boss… and his family.
Which would be fine, except his brother and their best friend turn out to be my scent-matches, too.
Now I’m tangled in holiday traditions, unexpected bonding, and the kind of pack I never believed I deserved.
The Omega Clause is a spicy, sweet Christmas MMFM omegaverse romance featuring a fiercely devoted pack, an omega learning to believe in miracles, and all the messy, cozy, perfect chaos of pack life.
My pack was cheating, their awful sister was hunting me down before I caused a scene, and the only way out was wearing a stolen Santa suit and disappearing into the night.
Smooth, right?
When I’m almost caught, I dive into the venue’s bar and straight into the lap of the first single alpha I see.
Oh, and the alpha I kiss to save myself?
Yeah. That’s my boss.
And he kisses me back.
In a twist I never saw coming, he tells his mother I’m his fiancée. One tiny lie later and suddenly, I’m spending Christmas with my boss… and his family.
Which would be fine, except his brother and their best friend turn out to be my scent-matches, too.
Now I’m tangled in holiday traditions, unexpected bonding, and the kind of pack I never believed I deserved.
The Omega Clause is a spicy, sweet Christmas MMFM omegaverse romance featuring a fiercely devoted pack, an omega learning to believe in miracles, and all the messy, cozy, perfect chaos of pack life.
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320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 18, 2025
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Jarica James
128 books667 followersJarica is an American author. She prefers writing paranormal and fantasy books. When she isn't writing she is playing her xbox with her husband and fellow nerd. She has two crazy boys who make writing a challenge, but one she gladly accepts.
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December 22, 2025
1.5 Stars
December 23, 2025
Elite antagonist resolution but the rest is a bit slapdash
Approximately the first and last quarters of this book are excellent but the middle half is lacking.
We meet Aspen and get a little taste of her world, small insular and demeaning as it is. The first meet-cute with Cole works well and is pretty perfect for their portion of the relationship to come. This initial world building is pretty vital, gives us hints of what is and is not allowed or common in this book world, and gives us the vital foundation of Aspen and Cole's relationship building. It works very well.
Then we meet North and Jack and things go downhill. From his first words to his last, Jack bugs me. He is a terrible character especially for an MMC position. Self-centered, self-important and disrespectful most of the time, he continually refers to North and Aspen only by their genders, never by name, and is only cheerful or joking when he's trying to manipulate the situation. North is ok but dishearteningly weak. I usually say this about the FMCs but it applies here just as strongly - your main character (even in a poly setting) should never be a weak doormat. Or they at least should find themselves and stop being a doormat. Unfortunately North just feels as strong as tissue paper the entire way through.
The base storyline is decent and the antagonist resolution works well. I've never fallen in love with a side character in a single line but Sheriff Scott had me with little more than a menacing twinkle in his eye.
The worst thing about this book is the absurdly forced storyline regarding Cole and Jack's fathers. Specifically the title "problem" - the omega clause - is a complete non-issue. It does not work for the scenario the author created and has no effect on the plot at all.
The author has some problems with fiddly details and her own timeline. Little ridiculous things like Aspen waxing poetic because "they've shown me every single day that I deserve more" when it's her second day in the house. Even I can keep my house clean and tidy for 2 days. That isn't some endurance feat. Later their mother exclaims about "having all my boys home at last" when there was only one boy that wasn't home. It was a bunch of weird little things that just didn't match up and added up to bugging me.
That said, it's not a bad book. It's not the best but it is an ok read.
Approximately the first and last quarters of this book are excellent but the middle half is lacking.
We meet Aspen and get a little taste of her world, small insular and demeaning as it is. The first meet-cute with Cole works well and is pretty perfect for their portion of the relationship to come. This initial world building is pretty vital, gives us hints of what is and is not allowed or common in this book world, and gives us the vital foundation of Aspen and Cole's relationship building. It works very well.
Then we meet North and Jack and things go downhill. From his first words to his last, Jack bugs me. He is a terrible character especially for an MMC position. Self-centered, self-important and disrespectful most of the time, he continually refers to North and Aspen only by their genders, never by name, and is only cheerful or joking when he's trying to manipulate the situation. North is ok but dishearteningly weak. I usually say this about the FMCs but it applies here just as strongly - your main character (even in a poly setting) should never be a weak doormat. Or they at least should find themselves and stop being a doormat. Unfortunately North just feels as strong as tissue paper the entire way through.
The base storyline is decent and the antagonist resolution works well. I've never fallen in love with a side character in a single line but Sheriff Scott had me with little more than a menacing twinkle in his eye.
The worst thing about this book is the absurdly forced storyline regarding Cole and Jack's fathers. Specifically the title "problem" - the omega clause - is a complete non-issue. It does not work for the scenario the author created and has no effect on the plot at all.
The author has some problems with fiddly details and her own timeline. Little ridiculous things like Aspen waxing poetic because "they've shown me every single day that I deserve more" when it's her second day in the house. Even I can keep my house clean and tidy for 2 days. That isn't some endurance feat. Later their mother exclaims about "having all my boys home at last" when there was only one boy that wasn't home. It was a bunch of weird little things that just didn't match up and added up to bugging me.
That said, it's not a bad book. It's not the best but it is an ok read.
December 22, 2025
A Runaway Bride Finds Her True Match’s
I just adore Jarica James, her books completely captivate me every single time.
Aspen is on the brink of getting married when, just before the “I do’s,” she overhears her pack being unfaithful. Devastated, she flees her own wedding and ends up at a Christmas soirée… wearing a Santa suit. Aspen is an omega who doesn’t mince words and always says exactly what she means, which made her such a refreshing and enjoyable character. At the party, she literally runs into a man named Cole, who turns out to be her boss and, suddenly, her fake fiancé.
Cole and Aspen head to Pine Ridge, where Cole grew up, to spend Christmas with his family. What starts as a pretend engagement quickly turns real when they discover they’re scent matches. And not just with Cole, Aspen also matches with Jack and North.
Cole is the classic workaholic alpha who left home years ago and never looked back, carrying the weight of being the older brother to Jack. Jack is the fun-loving alpha who struggles with jealousy at first but eventually finds his balance. And then there’s North, the former beta turned omega, who is caring, gentle, and incredibly sweet. I loved him so much. Jack and North dance around their connection and attraction until Aspen comes into their lives.
This story had everything I wanted in an omegaverse romance, including things I didn’t even realize I needed. As for Karina, my heart ached for her. I don’t think I could ever live that far apart from my loved ones, she is such a unique character, and I just wanted to give her the biggest hug.
This was the perfect blend of Christmas magic, found family, and omegaverse romance, and I adored every moment of it.
I just adore Jarica James, her books completely captivate me every single time.
Aspen is on the brink of getting married when, just before the “I do’s,” she overhears her pack being unfaithful. Devastated, she flees her own wedding and ends up at a Christmas soirée… wearing a Santa suit. Aspen is an omega who doesn’t mince words and always says exactly what she means, which made her such a refreshing and enjoyable character. At the party, she literally runs into a man named Cole, who turns out to be her boss and, suddenly, her fake fiancé.
Cole and Aspen head to Pine Ridge, where Cole grew up, to spend Christmas with his family. What starts as a pretend engagement quickly turns real when they discover they’re scent matches. And not just with Cole, Aspen also matches with Jack and North.
Cole is the classic workaholic alpha who left home years ago and never looked back, carrying the weight of being the older brother to Jack. Jack is the fun-loving alpha who struggles with jealousy at first but eventually finds his balance. And then there’s North, the former beta turned omega, who is caring, gentle, and incredibly sweet. I loved him so much. Jack and North dance around their connection and attraction until Aspen comes into their lives.
This story had everything I wanted in an omegaverse romance, including things I didn’t even realize I needed. As for Karina, my heart ached for her. I don’t think I could ever live that far apart from my loved ones, she is such a unique character, and I just wanted to give her the biggest hug.
This was the perfect blend of Christmas magic, found family, and omegaverse romance, and I adored every moment of it.
December 23, 2025
⭐️ 3.5/5 rounded up
🌶️ 2.5/5
Some SPOILERS ahead.
The story was a cute, cozy read to indulge in before Christmas. I loved Cole fiercely, he was such a good Alpha.🥹🫶🏼
Now the reasons for the rating:
- Lots of spelling, grammar, and dialogue errors. Which is not a common thing with Jarica’s books so I was surprised to see them. There was a moment where Cole and Jack were talking and their dialogue was so mixed up I had to read it a few times to understand what was going on: while it said one said something it was actually the other speaking. Noel and then Noelle on a page apart. There’s more but I didn’t take note of them.
- Jack and Aspen literally had sex once at the very end of the book. Jack always had sex with North while North attended to Aspen. But Jack never penetrated Aspen during those times. Did I miss them together earlier than 95% somehow? I don’t think I did. 🤷🏻♀️
- To piggyback off of that, this seemed more like Jack was with only North, North was with Jack + Aspen, and Cole was only with Aspen. Sure Jack took care of her and kissed her and touched her, but nothing really more than that until the book was basically ending. This “pack” lacked a lot imo. Jack didn’t even claim her until the end and I just feel like their relationship was completely on the back burner and overshadowed. What’s the point in having them together?
This was a quick read and I love Jarica’s work, this one just wasn’t my absolute favorite. I did enjoy it though. 😊 The epilogue was my favorite from the entire book. 🥰
Tropes:
MMFM
Runaway/Jilted Bride
Cheating Ex Pack
Close Proximity
Fake Engagement
Scent Matches
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Surprise Omega
Two Omegas (M&F)
Inexperienced MMC
🌶️ 2.5/5
Some SPOILERS ahead.
The story was a cute, cozy read to indulge in before Christmas. I loved Cole fiercely, he was such a good Alpha.🥹🫶🏼
Now the reasons for the rating:
- Lots of spelling, grammar, and dialogue errors. Which is not a common thing with Jarica’s books so I was surprised to see them. There was a moment where Cole and Jack were talking and their dialogue was so mixed up I had to read it a few times to understand what was going on: while it said one said something it was actually the other speaking. Noel and then Noelle on a page apart. There’s more but I didn’t take note of them.
- Jack and Aspen literally had sex once at the very end of the book. Jack always had sex with North while North attended to Aspen. But Jack never penetrated Aspen during those times. Did I miss them together earlier than 95% somehow? I don’t think I did. 🤷🏻♀️
- To piggyback off of that, this seemed more like Jack was with only North, North was with Jack + Aspen, and Cole was only with Aspen. Sure Jack took care of her and kissed her and touched her, but nothing really more than that until the book was basically ending. This “pack” lacked a lot imo. Jack didn’t even claim her until the end and I just feel like their relationship was completely on the back burner and overshadowed. What’s the point in having them together?
This was a quick read and I love Jarica’s work, this one just wasn’t my absolute favorite. I did enjoy it though. 😊 The epilogue was my favorite from the entire book. 🥰
Tropes:
MMFM
Runaway/Jilted Bride
Cheating Ex Pack
Close Proximity
Fake Engagement
Scent Matches
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Surprise Omega
Two Omegas (M&F)
Inexperienced MMC
December 20, 2025
This was a cute little holiday story. The characters were fun, the plot as expected.
There were only two things that stuck out at me as odd or didn't make sense:
(1) How did the exs find her? Did her new alpha spell out where she was when he told them to stay away from her? Did they track her phone? Are they secretly skilled spies who can hunt people down but don't know when they are being spied upon? I don't get it. It makes no sense. Nothing supports this other than the fact that it is a common theme in these types of stories so "of course it is in this one too."
(2) The whole parent thing at the end. What?
There were only two things that stuck out at me as odd or didn't make sense:
(1) How did the exs find her? Did her new alpha spell out where she was when he told them to stay away from her? Did they track her phone? Are they secretly skilled spies who can hunt people down but don't know when they are being spied upon? I don't get it. It makes no sense. Nothing supports this other than the fact that it is a common theme in these types of stories so "of course it is in this one too."
(2) The whole parent thing at the end. What?
December 25, 2025
Aspen is just about to be married when she finds out that the men she’s about to marry are sleeping with their sister’s best friend. So, what does Aspen do? She runs, puts on a Santa suit, sits on a stranger's lap and kisses him to hide from her bridesmaids.
Only, it backfires. The stranger introduces Aspen as his fiancé to his mom, and she ends up going to his hometown with him. Where she finds out that not only is he her scent match, but also his brother and best friend’s.
I enjoyed Aspen’s relationship with Cole, Jack and North separately, but also as a group. All three guys bring something different to their relationship and I loved that. I loved that Aspen finally had a parent in Karina, Cole and Jack’s mom, that she never had in her own.
This is such a perfect holiday omegaverse! I couldn’t put it down! There’s a lot of fun Christmas and winter activities that the characters do. There’s a little bit of drama with Aspen’s ex’s, and Cole and Jack’s dads. I enjoyed the banter between the characters and the spice was absolute perfection!
Only, it backfires. The stranger introduces Aspen as his fiancé to his mom, and she ends up going to his hometown with him. Where she finds out that not only is he her scent match, but also his brother and best friend’s.
I enjoyed Aspen’s relationship with Cole, Jack and North separately, but also as a group. All three guys bring something different to their relationship and I loved that. I loved that Aspen finally had a parent in Karina, Cole and Jack’s mom, that she never had in her own.
This is such a perfect holiday omegaverse! I couldn’t put it down! There’s a lot of fun Christmas and winter activities that the characters do. There’s a little bit of drama with Aspen’s ex’s, and Cole and Jack’s dads. I enjoyed the banter between the characters and the spice was absolute perfection!
December 21, 2025
4.5 *
“The Omega Clause” fits perfectly with this author’s usual omegaverse writing style. It’s cute, lighthearted, quite low on drama (especially once you’re through the first quarter of the book) and on the spicier side. I really enjoyed the meet-cute between Cole and Aspen; It was absolutely my favorite part of the entire story. As usual, the relationship building goes quickly, so you have to be okay with a courtship that lasts only a few days before starting an eternity as bonded mates. But if you’re used to the concept of scent matches this shouldn’t be a surprise anymore.
Overall, this is the kind of book I like to read around the Christmas holidays: not too complicated, with all the Christmas romance and the very predictable but also satisfying ending surrounded by Christmas lights and snow.
“The Omega Clause” fits perfectly with this author’s usual omegaverse writing style. It’s cute, lighthearted, quite low on drama (especially once you’re through the first quarter of the book) and on the spicier side. I really enjoyed the meet-cute between Cole and Aspen; It was absolutely my favorite part of the entire story. As usual, the relationship building goes quickly, so you have to be okay with a courtship that lasts only a few days before starting an eternity as bonded mates. But if you’re used to the concept of scent matches this shouldn’t be a surprise anymore.
Overall, this is the kind of book I like to read around the Christmas holidays: not too complicated, with all the Christmas romance and the very predictable but also satisfying ending surrounded by Christmas lights and snow.
December 22, 2025
This book was absolutely a delightful read during this holiday season. It was beautiful and a wonderful story of an omega who lost something on the day of her wedding. Her pack. And it was a great story of finding love unexpectedly, finding a family, finding a home.
It’s a typical Jarica James read; light-hearted, fun, an amazing and funny read with great characters, spicy scenes and some MM goodness. And centered around my favorite holiday!
I really hope there’s more stories in Pine Ridge.
It’s a typical Jarica James read; light-hearted, fun, an amazing and funny read with great characters, spicy scenes and some MM goodness. And centered around my favorite holiday!
I really hope there’s more stories in Pine Ridge.
December 21, 2025
The Omega Clause is a sweet, spicy, contemporary, why choose, omegaverse, holiday romance with an awesome story and characters. I loved the pack dynamics and how each relationship grows. I adored the family aspect of the story as well. It was an all around awesome read.
The writing, flow, pace, plot, characters, storytelling, storyline, character development, and world building were all terrific. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to any fan of omegaverse romance.
The writing, flow, pace, plot, characters, storytelling, storyline, character development, and world building were all terrific. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to any fan of omegaverse romance.
December 24, 2025
Obsessed
This was one that I absolutely loved reading! I love how Aspen and Cole came together, tragic and beautiful. I enjoyed how they all came together and how fast but easy they fit as a pack. I also loved how Aspen doesn’t take no crap and helped her Alphas dads realize their mistakes. North definitely took me by surprise but it was definitely worth it, he’s one of my favs! This was such a cute cozy read that I’ll definitely read it again! 🫶🏻
This was one that I absolutely loved reading! I love how Aspen and Cole came together, tragic and beautiful. I enjoyed how they all came together and how fast but easy they fit as a pack. I also loved how Aspen doesn’t take no crap and helped her Alphas dads realize their mistakes. North definitely took me by surprise but it was definitely worth it, he’s one of my favs! This was such a cute cozy read that I’ll definitely read it again! 🫶🏻
December 21, 2025
If you love a little Christmas tradition runaway bride and mates you will love Adpens story. I loved that she ran away from her wedding to get away from her cheating pack and that she wasn't willing to put up with that. When she ends up kissing her boss and then meeting the family the real fun and spice begin. Such a sweet read.
December 22, 2025
Jarica James’ small town Omegaverse stories are my absolute favorites! This is a sugary sweet, low to no angst Christmas love story. Also. I adore the runaway bride trope and this does it perfectly. Aspen runs from the cheating pack she was set to marry, right into her scent matched Alphas arms… errrr… lap. Such an adorable quick read! 💜
December 22, 2025
Such a sweet Christmas Omegaverse read. I loved every second of it. Aspen is just so loveable and I loved her instant connection with the guys. Cole , Jack and North are all perfection , they're so sweet and swoony. I loved that it was just a easy read that kept me hooked to the very end. My heart is so full now , amazing festive read that I would highly recommend.
December 19, 2025
sweet read
This was such a sweet read. Was also a great Christmas read. I enjoyed the characters and the plot was really cute.
This was such a sweet read. Was also a great Christmas read. I enjoyed the characters and the plot was really cute.
December 22, 2025
Holiday fun
December 23, 2025
This book was sugary sweet. I loved the characters and the plot line. The fact that she accidentally stumbles into her pack unintentionally is priceless.
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