Strawberry Spiced Omega

The Hollydale Omegas #5.5

by Susi Hawke

Henry and Ezra were on track to a great relationship when Ezra was given an offer for a job in another state. They were too new, so Ezra made the tough choice. But... was it the right choice? Amor is back to help them figure it out.

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Omegaverse, Paranormal, LGBT, Fantasy, Audiobook

20 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

I'm a total fan of M/PREG Paranormal Romances, first and foremost as a reader. I'm excited to share my own omegaverse(s) with you. What's not to love about adorable Omegas and the Alpha men who love them? If I'm not writing about men sporting baby bumps, I'm definitely reading about them!

I'm a native of Las Vegas, NV, so I'm pre-wired to love everything weird ~ although I don't find any kind of love to be weird. I'm a cis woman who's been happily married to the same lovable lug for 18 years. We have a 16yr old son, well, at least I think we do? Either that, or we have a ghost that eats all our food and uses up all wifi playing xbox while screaming into a headset.

As a new author, it's been amazing to find the amount of support that I've been given from readers and my fellow authors. Feel free to message me, I love to chat with fellow readers. Am I a reader? Heck yeah! In fact, I'm never certain that I can completely trust an author who isn't a fellow bibliophile.

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Reviews

[Carol [Goodreads Addict] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strawberry Spiced Omega is book #5.5 in The Hollydale Omegas series by Susi Hawke. This is a super short novella that focuses again on Valentine’s day and where Amor makes an appearance once again along with his golden arrows!

Hank Chen is an omega and is head of the pediatric department at the hospital in Hollydale and Ezra Johnson, who is an alpha, works in IT. They have only been dating for a couple of months and things are going really well although they haven’t put any sort of label on their relationship yet.

Hank has a couple of days off and he’s thinking maybe it’s time for he and Ezra to have “the talk,” to finally see where Ezra sees this relationship going. But before that can happen, Ezra gets the call and is offered the job of his dreams at a huge hospital in another state. They are so new together that it’s way too soon to ask Hank to come with him. So they part as friends. But Ezra is plagued with the feeling that maybe he made a huge mistake. And Hank just might have something he hasn’t told Ezra as well!

This was cute and sweet and steamy and made me happy. I love this group of people so much. I read these first five books and this novella as a boxed set which was perfect. There is no doubt in my mind at all that I will be reading the other box set and finishing this series!

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[Len Evans Jr · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet romantic short love story involving cupid and a baby!

[Aղցela W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was book 5.5 in "The Hollydale Omegas" series. Henry aka Hank is a doctor who is the head of his department he works with kids and we first met him in book 3 of this series he is Colin's boss and the man that gave Tom the news about his daughter and that he was pregnant. Hank and Ezra have been dating for a few months when they decide to have sex without condoms because Hank who is the omega is on birth control and the condoms are too small for Ezra "Lucky Guy". After a night of hot sex Ezra gets a call about a new job with better pay in another state he takes it. This was a good read that I wished was longer a few months go by when Henry finds out that he is pregnant. Ezra is lonely he hasn't made any friends so he decides to go out on a date when he meets Amor he tells him that the Omega that he is meeting is not the one for him when Ezra meets Eddie he knows that it is a mistake and that his heart is in Hollydale with Hank. While sitting outside Hank meets Amor who takes a picture of him and sends it to Ezra who he has not told that he was pregnant. This was a good read that was fast. This story was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling I am looking forward to reading the next book.

[namericanwordcat · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't awful but the lack of communication and time apart in this short romance makes this not a pleasure which I look forward to in this omegaverse world that Hawke has created.

[Ed Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and sweet. I never understand when an Omega doesn’t want to tell his Alpha he’s pregnant. I usually subtract a star for this as I did with this novella.

[The Celtic Rebel (Richard) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sweet short story in the omegaverse genre. Nice characters, nice story and sweet ending.

[Heather York · Rating 4 out of 5]

4-1/2 Stars
I have featured Susi Hawke's work on my blog for a few years now but never had the opportunity to read one. What a good place to start. I say "good" instead of "great" because this short free read is number 5.5 in her Hollydale Omegas series. I wasn't lost but I have a feeling there are some friendships and character cameo backstories I've missed and though they really didn't have a bearing on this story I also feel I would have enjoyed it even better having experienced those journeys first. Don't get me wrong, Strawberry Spiced Omega is an extremely entertaining read but as a fan of reading-series-in-order(even when each entry is a different pairing) I think I would have loved this even more in order, but that's just me.

As for Hank and Ezra? What a darling couple, more than friends with benefits but not full-on coupledom, although it's pretty obvious they both want it.

Strawberry Spiced Omega is a short, sweet(with just the right amount of heat), mpreg, Valentine's treat. I'm pretty new to published mpreg, featured them on my blog but this is only me second read and it has only furthered my blossoming love of the genre. Can't wait to check out the earlier and later entries of Susi Hawke's Hollydale Omegas series.

[Joelle Mendes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was just as sweet as the others but much shorter so it moved really quickly. I'm glad Hank got his own story. I liked them together at the beginning but didn't really fall for them til later. And I definitely didn't like how Hank was blindsided by Ezra's job offer. I give Hank a world of credit though. I would never have been that supportive. I like that Amor popped back up to help bring them together. Ezra's response to the text message was what put him back on my good side. Loved the ending. Very cute! Besides, it always makes me happy to see the boys who've already found their HEAs.

[Coral Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

MM, pregnancy. Henry and Ezra are definitely not on the same relationship page. Henry feels connected to Ezra, but he is not even sharing basic information. No wonder Henry does not feel he can share important news!d. Henry and Ezra are definitely not on the same relationship page. Henry feels connected to Ezra, but he is not even sharing basic information. No wonder Henry does not feel he can share important news! A very short read and felt like something was missing from the return.

[Katy Beth Mckee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes it takes a turn in the road to really figure out where home is. These two guys are just starting something when faced with a snag in the road. I like how neither one wanted to force or trick the other into doing something they didn't truly want. I also like how Amor was able to work on both of them despite the space between them. This is a fun and short addition to the storyline.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun little short in the Hollydale Omega world, wish I had found this before I read books 6 & 7 but that's ok. This one in themed around Valentine's Day as well as Chocolate Spiced Omega and is kind of an extended epilogue with another couple coming together. Dr. Hank gets his alpha. Very sweet and fun read. I just love Amor!

[RowenaPotter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m giving this book 3.5 stars. It was cute and I really liked the characters of Hank and Ezra. This book is only about 38 to 40 pages, so even more of a novella than the regular titles. I wanted more about these characters, it just seemed way too quick and I would have wanted to read more about these characters than ones we get a full length story of later. They were great, just wanted more.

[Colon Yulia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another truly magical installment of the lovely Hollydale tribe. This short story was a great transition from the stories of the original group and the new friends that have found their way to this family.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

2/3

[Charlotte Hodrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful novella for the series

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really sweet short with an adorable ending.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this series. This was a cute short. Looking forward to the next book. Well written with well developed characters.

[Diane Dannenfeldt · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was so sweet!

[Kim Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet quick mpreg read. Happy to try more books from this author.

[Pati · Rating 2 out of 5]

If it had been longer and not riddled with errors it probably could have been a good story.

[Lacrymosa Quiñones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a sweet story a little too short but very enjoyable. I love this series it has become my new favorite! Can't wait to read the rest. The book was quick but sweet only thing I wish it was longer.

[Jenn (not Lily) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet, which is, of course, what we all expect from this series!

[Carole-Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly 2.5 star story where Ezra leaves Henry to find a better paid job - and regrets it almost immediately. Nicely done, though

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A super-duper short romance, but it was rather sweet and a good tide me over-read.

[Mstay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute little story. This was definitely one of those stories that leave a smile on the reader’s face.

[JonaLee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was to short of a story. I would of enjoyed hearing more of their love story develop and continue.

[Denise GremoryKohta · Rating 5 out of 5]

While this one was the shortest one to far it was also the sweetest and fluffiest. And we get to see Amor again. I was wondering what they needed to go about those arrows.

[Arkonyte · Rating 4 out of 5]

a cute Valentine's short :)

[melek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty short to the point time jumps ahead.
Story about 2 doctor Hank and ezra. Ezra takes an job and hank falls pregnant time passes and an cupid on the lose so to speak On the case. nice read quick and easy

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Henry and Ezra story.
Short quick read. Entertaining and enjoyable to read. Great series characters.
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