Rescuing His Kitten

by Alexa Riley

Bellarose Fontaine has always been on the outside. People think she’s too different or silly because she likes to have a little whimsy in her life. So what if she wears cat ears to the company retreat? She works for a freaking online pet shop. When she has one bad moment after another and accidentally finds herself in a tree, she’s rescued by a gorgeous man with the kindest eyes she’s ever seen. It’s not until things heat up that she discovers he’s the owner of the company she works for.

West Hayes is looking for a moment to himself, one where he can reflect on the direction his life is going. He might be the leader of the company and on a work retreat, but out here in the woods, he’s searching for answers. Finding a woman stuck in a tree wasn’t part of the weekend’s activities, but after one look into her eyes, falling in love is all he wants to do.

Can these two find love while being a little lost? Grab your marshmallows because they’re getting s’more than they bargained for! Come on, you know you liked that pun

Genres: Romance

First published July 1, 2026

About the author

Alexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.

They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!

Feel free to follow us each on twitter @smut_sasshole & @SassNSmut

Reviews

[˙⋆☆ Cherryyy ☆⋆˙ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2'0 ✮⋆˙ || Otro libro más con trama normalita de AR. Cortito y tierno. Aunque extra cursi.

[❁ lilyreadsromance ❁ · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a company retreat! And our guy saved our girl trapped in a tree.

It was short and cute.

[Kat · Rating 1 out of 5]

La protagonista me cayó malísimo, aquí se tiene un fetiche raro con los gatos, no tengo dudas, una mujer adulta comportándose como una adolescente y hablando de diarrea y cosas así, la verdad bien meh

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a super cute read. Bellarose was adorable, almost too adorable. I guess I could liken it to a Madonna/Whore situation.

I liked how West was contimplating his life before he met Bellarose rather than have a major transformation because of her.

The novella was quite low spice and very slow paced for such a short read.

While I don't normally like OW drama I had no issues with Sheryl but I think that's because there was equal OM drama. All the drama, OW or OM, was all one sided with both the FMC and MMC being clueless to the others interested. I LOVED West constantly getting Sheryl's name wrong.

[Edit · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

* Hero(s) - 3/5
* Heroine(s) - 4/5
* Secondary Characters - 3/5

* Plot/Storyline - 4/5
* Romance/Steam - 4/5
* Chemistry between characters - 3/5
* Drama/Conflict/Angst - 4/5
* Worldbuilding/Atmosphere - 3/5

* Writing Style - 4/5

This review is based on my personal preferences and the rating reflects how much I enjoyed reading this book.

[Kalum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sus libros siempre son muy tiernos y llenos de romances entre curiosos, tiernos, raros en diferentes niveles y cosas así jajajjaa

Pero es lindo. Todo se da en un campamento de "integración" o algo así del trabajo y ella se queda con el CEO... Es acaso ella TN? Jajaja olviden el chiste malísimo.

[Snow · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

[Christian Hardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an adorable short love story!

[Mystisith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dnf at 50% despite being a short story. Boring as hell and childish.

[effin surrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was expecting the worst but I kinda liked this one. Some parts made me laugh

[Amy]

h was not for me

[Kellyythoralabatalla · Rating 2 out of 5]

Estuvo bien.

[Jamies · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute insta-love story that starts at a week-long work retreat

[flynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one and how Bellarose didn’t really care about her quirks and did what she wanted. I also liked West, besides when he was all “I can’t be seen with you”

[April's Fool · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF - došla je u rezort sa mačjim ušima jer radi za firmu koja se bavi hranom za kućne ljubimce.
52/115

[Viv “BookVixen” Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun cute story with a quirky heroine n an uptight hero who falls HARD for her—in all the best ways!

Totally 100% safe. Double virgins. No others, UNWANTED Ow drama. Hea with epilogue