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Omega Angel Café #1
Scent
Alphas and babies? No thanks.
Omega Jake has no interest in a serious relationship because of his hatred of alphas. He’s held on to too much pain for the way he was treated in the past. So when Jake is especially upset when he finds out his best friend, Skylar, landed a job at the Omega Angel Café - what Jake thinks is a degrading work environment where omegas serve coffee and entertain paying alphas. But Jake is a fiercely protective friend, so he puts aside his own feelings to accompany Skylar on his first day of work to make sure no alpha harasses him.
Omegas and love? Never again.
Griffin has given up on love. After being burned by his ex’s betrayal, the bitter alpha is reluctant to become close to anyone ever again. With the anniversary of the event rapidly approaching, Griffin allows himself to indulge in a night of passion with an omega he met at a bar, if only just to forget his past.
But when his co-worker drags him to the acclaimed Omega Angel Café, Griffin runs into the last person he expects to see there - that very same omega.
A seductive scent.
When Jake meets Griffin, he’s just another alpha to satisfy his desires. But after their no-strings-attached night, Jake realizes something doesn’t feel quite right. It isn’t until Jake runs into Griffin again at the Omega Angel Café that he realizes he has a major problem.
He can’t get Griffin’s irresistible scent off his mind.
Scent is a 60,000 word contemporary non-shifter mpreg novel with steamy scenes and a HEA. It is the first book in the Omega Angel Café series.
Omega Jake has no interest in a serious relationship because of his hatred of alphas. He’s held on to too much pain for the way he was treated in the past. So when Jake is especially upset when he finds out his best friend, Skylar, landed a job at the Omega Angel Café - what Jake thinks is a degrading work environment where omegas serve coffee and entertain paying alphas. But Jake is a fiercely protective friend, so he puts aside his own feelings to accompany Skylar on his first day of work to make sure no alpha harasses him.
Omegas and love? Never again.
Griffin has given up on love. After being burned by his ex’s betrayal, the bitter alpha is reluctant to become close to anyone ever again. With the anniversary of the event rapidly approaching, Griffin allows himself to indulge in a night of passion with an omega he met at a bar, if only just to forget his past.
But when his co-worker drags him to the acclaimed Omega Angel Café, Griffin runs into the last person he expects to see there - that very same omega.
A seductive scent.
When Jake meets Griffin, he’s just another alpha to satisfy his desires. But after their no-strings-attached night, Jake realizes something doesn’t feel quite right. It isn’t until Jake runs into Griffin again at the Omega Angel Café that he realizes he has a major problem.
He can’t get Griffin’s irresistible scent off his mind.
Scent is a 60,000 word contemporary non-shifter mpreg novel with steamy scenes and a HEA. It is the first book in the Omega Angel Café series.
265 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2019
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March 26, 2019
🤔
Seriously I cannot win with most shifter romance books lately and this didn’t even come close 🤦♀️. The conflict seemed very extremely trivial and at times juvenile. Also, IMO there was little character development and world building.
Seriously I cannot win with most shifter romance books lately and this didn’t even come close 🤦♀️. The conflict seemed very extremely trivial and at times juvenile. Also, IMO there was little character development and world building.
April 10, 2019
I’m so glad I went back nd read this one. It was a great angst free story of an Alpha, Griffin, and Omega, Jake who both had their ex’s put them through some crap. But I’m glad that they found each other and helped the other heal. I want more books now :)
March 24, 2019
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **
Scent (Omega Angel Cafe, Book 1) by Hawke Oakley
★★★☆☆
266 Pages
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Content Warning: mentions abortion, domestic abuse, knotting, mpreg
Honestly, I'm of two minds about this book. On one hand, I found moments where I enjoyed it, I smiled or cringed with the characters, I even felt a twitch of chemistry between Jake and Griffin, every now and then. But, there were also moments where I was bored. Times when I felt the plot was predictable and obvious; that it wasn't making much sense; that it felt far longer than it should have, because it was dragging its feet.
For me, the second half was better than the first, but that may have been because I didn't take to the MC, Jake, very well. And because the POV was unevenly divided in Jake's favour, it meant that we saw much more of him in the first half than I would have liked. And not enough of Griffin, who I liked instantly but never really got to learn much about until far too late into the book.
My feelings about the characters, the plot, and the entire book can be summed up in that one phrase – a tale of two halves.
The Jake of the last 40% was adorable, but I really didn't like him before that. I loved Skylar at first, but by halfway through he bugged the hell out of me. Rafael was annoying at first, but grew on me the more I saw of him. And Griffin was on page far too little in the first half, but when I did see him on page, he tugged at the heart-strings. Jake spent the first half of the book trying to get as far from Griffin as possible, while acting jealous and possessive of him. Then he spent the second half heartbroken at the thought of living a life without him.
The plot of the first half often felt like filler, all the stuff that led up to Jake and Griffin becoming a couple – or *not* a couple, as they kept insisting. Yet, the second half was all about how they found their way back to each other, when they were pulled apart. In the first half, the story felt like it wasn't really going anywhere except to lead to the relationship, while the second half was full of drama and twists and turns. The first half brought Jake and Griffin together naturally, while the second half had them living in each other's pockets after a week.
The first half was written well, while the second was littered with editing issues. And I nearly stopped reading twice, to DNF, within the first half, but was curious enough to keep turning pages once I entered the second half. The first half was unpredictable; you never knew when they would meet next, or what Jake would say or do. The second half was so predictable, with all the twists and turns that happened once the cat, Lilith, came into the story that it was crystal clear from a mile away how it was going to end.
The worldbuilding was the real problem for me. When I enter a new world – especially one that is a series, and has a concept that isn't straight-laced contemporary, present day humans – then I expect *some* form of worldbuilding. Even if it's a paragraph or two in the first chapter, or little hints and drops throughout. Sadly, all this novel gave us were the words Alpha and Omega.
While the words bring certain meanings to mind, each A/O book I've read has its own unique world. This book reads like a contemporary, human world; except that there are Alphas and Omegas living openly among humans. Which is fine. Except, everything we know about Alpha's and how they should behave comes from Jake, who is biased against them; and everything we know about Omega's is either from Jake or Griffin, who is also biased against Omega's.
The only information is that Alpha's have a 'knot' – which would imply shifters, but they're not. Omega's get pregnant and deliver babies naturally – which would imply they're intersex, but not.
And there you see my problem. I have a whole host of questions about what makes an Omega, and why they're physically 'lesser' in stature. Is it normal for Omega's to be dominant in the bedroom but considered submissive by nature?; is the male Omega with a female Alpha normal in this world, or a deviation? (you know, since two people were so shocked to hear it that they burst out laughing) What does mate really mean? (because in any other A/O world it usually means partner/husband, but here Skylar calls them mates when the MC's simply claim they're 'dating', so...unclear.) And what does the scent have to do with anything? Is it an indication of this unspecified 'mate'? Or do Omega's just have preternatural senses and Griffin smells great? Or does he only smell great to Jake?
These are things I want to know. Each question could have been answered with a single sentence, and it shows just how important worldbuilding can be, and all the difference it can make.
All in all, though the book was a tale of two halves, it didn't come together enough by the end to be a cohesive story. I gave it 3 stars, because there were elements I liked, but the problems overshadowed them too much. I can't honestly say it's a book I'd read again. I'm doubtful that I'll pick up book 2, especially if it has Skylar or Rafael as the central character. If it has *both* then I'm definitely not venturing into it. That's too much drama, even for me.
And, to be honest, I bugs me that I *still* don't understand the importance of the title. Sometimes, understanding the title can be the best part about finishing a book. Here, it's just another question I'm left asking myself. With no hope of an answer.
Scent (Omega Angel Cafe, Book 1) by Hawke Oakley
★★★☆☆
266 Pages
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Content Warning: mentions abortion, domestic abuse, knotting, mpreg
Honestly, I'm of two minds about this book. On one hand, I found moments where I enjoyed it, I smiled or cringed with the characters, I even felt a twitch of chemistry between Jake and Griffin, every now and then. But, there were also moments where I was bored. Times when I felt the plot was predictable and obvious; that it wasn't making much sense; that it felt far longer than it should have, because it was dragging its feet.
For me, the second half was better than the first, but that may have been because I didn't take to the MC, Jake, very well. And because the POV was unevenly divided in Jake's favour, it meant that we saw much more of him in the first half than I would have liked. And not enough of Griffin, who I liked instantly but never really got to learn much about until far too late into the book.
My feelings about the characters, the plot, and the entire book can be summed up in that one phrase – a tale of two halves.
The Jake of the last 40% was adorable, but I really didn't like him before that. I loved Skylar at first, but by halfway through he bugged the hell out of me. Rafael was annoying at first, but grew on me the more I saw of him. And Griffin was on page far too little in the first half, but when I did see him on page, he tugged at the heart-strings. Jake spent the first half of the book trying to get as far from Griffin as possible, while acting jealous and possessive of him. Then he spent the second half heartbroken at the thought of living a life without him.
The plot of the first half often felt like filler, all the stuff that led up to Jake and Griffin becoming a couple – or *not* a couple, as they kept insisting. Yet, the second half was all about how they found their way back to each other, when they were pulled apart. In the first half, the story felt like it wasn't really going anywhere except to lead to the relationship, while the second half was full of drama and twists and turns. The first half brought Jake and Griffin together naturally, while the second half had them living in each other's pockets after a week.
The first half was written well, while the second was littered with editing issues. And I nearly stopped reading twice, to DNF, within the first half, but was curious enough to keep turning pages once I entered the second half. The first half was unpredictable; you never knew when they would meet next, or what Jake would say or do. The second half was so predictable, with all the twists and turns that happened once the cat, Lilith, came into the story that it was crystal clear from a mile away how it was going to end.
The worldbuilding was the real problem for me. When I enter a new world – especially one that is a series, and has a concept that isn't straight-laced contemporary, present day humans – then I expect *some* form of worldbuilding. Even if it's a paragraph or two in the first chapter, or little hints and drops throughout. Sadly, all this novel gave us were the words Alpha and Omega.
While the words bring certain meanings to mind, each A/O book I've read has its own unique world. This book reads like a contemporary, human world; except that there are Alphas and Omegas living openly among humans. Which is fine. Except, everything we know about Alpha's and how they should behave comes from Jake, who is biased against them; and everything we know about Omega's is either from Jake or Griffin, who is also biased against Omega's.
The only information is that Alpha's have a 'knot' – which would imply shifters, but they're not. Omega's get pregnant and deliver babies naturally – which would imply they're intersex, but not.
And there you see my problem. I have a whole host of questions about what makes an Omega, and why they're physically 'lesser' in stature. Is it normal for Omega's to be dominant in the bedroom but considered submissive by nature?; is the male Omega with a female Alpha normal in this world, or a deviation? (you know, since two people were so shocked to hear it that they burst out laughing) What does mate really mean? (because in any other A/O world it usually means partner/husband, but here Skylar calls them mates when the MC's simply claim they're 'dating', so...unclear.) And what does the scent have to do with anything? Is it an indication of this unspecified 'mate'? Or do Omega's just have preternatural senses and Griffin smells great? Or does he only smell great to Jake?
These are things I want to know. Each question could have been answered with a single sentence, and it shows just how important worldbuilding can be, and all the difference it can make.
All in all, though the book was a tale of two halves, it didn't come together enough by the end to be a cohesive story. I gave it 3 stars, because there were elements I liked, but the problems overshadowed them too much. I can't honestly say it's a book I'd read again. I'm doubtful that I'll pick up book 2, especially if it has Skylar or Rafael as the central character. If it has *both* then I'm definitely not venturing into it. That's too much drama, even for me.
And, to be honest, I bugs me that I *still* don't understand the importance of the title. Sometimes, understanding the title can be the best part about finishing a book. Here, it's just another question I'm left asking myself. With no hope of an answer.
March 20, 2019
very good and made me smile.. it was a different type of plot and storyline and the characters are enjoyable. i really liked it
March 26, 2019
ok read
August 7, 2020
4 stars!
I really enjoyed this one! A calm, self assured alpha with his a past and a feisty omega with his own struggles? I could eat it up with a spoon! I love the happy ending and it was such a lovely read overall! I can’t wait to see more of the characters find their own happiness!
I really enjoyed this one! A calm, self assured alpha with his a past and a feisty omega with his own struggles? I could eat it up with a spoon! I love the happy ending and it was such a lovely read overall! I can’t wait to see more of the characters find their own happiness!
April 20, 2019
How important is a scent? To some the same scent is alluring while others find it disgusting. A scent can be coying or make someone sneeze. I can't imagine driving or working with a garbage truck crew. While others find it a well-paying city job that they can wash off when their shift is over. A scent can be dangerous hence the gas company adds it to their product to alert consumers to the possibility of a leak of toxic fumes. One can try to ignore a scent, but sometimes it touches something so deep, so inmate that proves to be an impossibility.
A mate's scent will attract no matter how hard one or both of them try to ignore it. Some of those scents despite hurt feelings & hearts, damaged men and hard memories - a mate's scent seeks to eradicate all the bad and bring good positive connotations associated with it. Fight it though they try these mates are just shadowboxing.The knockout punch is the realization of what the scent truly means.
It was wonderful experiencing a super strong Omega contrasted it with his meek shy roommate. He had to be in control. What was more startling was the Alpha willing to give up that control to him. These two men needed each other. They balanced each other. Each had best friends who loved them like brothers and fought for them just as furiously.
This is a great beginning to a new series. I've already downloaded the second book. I didn't read the blurb so I'd be surprised. Just as much as Hawke did with the First book I am eager to see if TOUCH has as many connotations SCENT.
A mate's scent will attract no matter how hard one or both of them try to ignore it. Some of those scents despite hurt feelings & hearts, damaged men and hard memories - a mate's scent seeks to eradicate all the bad and bring good positive connotations associated with it. Fight it though they try these mates are just shadowboxing.The knockout punch is the realization of what the scent truly means.
It was wonderful experiencing a super strong Omega contrasted it with his meek shy roommate. He had to be in control. What was more startling was the Alpha willing to give up that control to him. These two men needed each other. They balanced each other. Each had best friends who loved them like brothers and fought for them just as furiously.
This is a great beginning to a new series. I've already downloaded the second book. I didn't read the blurb so I'd be surprised. Just as much as Hawke did with the First book I am eager to see if TOUCH has as many connotations SCENT.
March 23, 2019
Two men from different worlds but both are looking to forget the pain for a night. Griffin and Jake are trying to forget the pain of the past. One night is all that they ask for but is seems life has other plans. Coincidences lead them to one another and soon the sparks begin to fly again but will the two be able to let go of the past and try for a future or will the pain forever deny them happiness?
This story is a beautiful read about love and trust. Both Griffin and Jake a good men but past experiences have jaded them and made them into the men that they are now. When the two find each other, they discover a new look on life, but it takes the help of friends, a strange little cafe and a pregnant cat for these two to see what they truly have. Now it is up to them to keep it. I was quickly pulled into their story and I enjoyed seeing these two figure things out and deal with their issues. It was nice to see the way that they fight for their love and never give up on it.
This story is a beautiful read about love and trust. Both Griffin and Jake a good men but past experiences have jaded them and made them into the men that they are now. When the two find each other, they discover a new look on life, but it takes the help of friends, a strange little cafe and a pregnant cat for these two to see what they truly have. Now it is up to them to keep it. I was quickly pulled into their story and I enjoyed seeing these two figure things out and deal with their issues. It was nice to see the way that they fight for their love and never give up on it.
September 3, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Scent is a fantastic start to the Omega Angel Café series, filled with angst, chemistry, and the irresistible pull of fated attraction. Jake’s mistrust of alphas makes his journey both emotional and compelling, and I loved how his protective nature toward Skylar showed his loyalty and heart. Griffin, with his own scars from betrayal, balances Jake perfectly. Their one-night stand turning into something far more meaningful was the perfect blend of tension and surprise, and the way the “scent” motif kept drawing them back to each other made their romance feel raw and unavoidable. It’s a story about overcoming pain and discovering that love can heal even the deepest wounds, and it left me eager for more.
Scent is a fantastic start to the Omega Angel Café series, filled with angst, chemistry, and the irresistible pull of fated attraction. Jake’s mistrust of alphas makes his journey both emotional and compelling, and I loved how his protective nature toward Skylar showed his loyalty and heart. Griffin, with his own scars from betrayal, balances Jake perfectly. Their one-night stand turning into something far more meaningful was the perfect blend of tension and surprise, and the way the “scent” motif kept drawing them back to each other made their romance feel raw and unavoidable. It’s a story about overcoming pain and discovering that love can heal even the deepest wounds, and it left me eager for more.
December 27, 2020
Jake is an omega looking for a one night stand in a bar. He meet the alpha Griffin, sleep with him and leave the morning before he wake-up.
Jake's roommate Skylar get a job at Omega Angel coffee, Griffin co-worker Raphael get a flyer of the plan and drag Griffin with him. Jake & Griffin cross path again and think faith must have bring them together. They keep sleeping together but “are not dating”. The pair bound after a stray cat.
Both of the men have bad history with exes and babies.
This book doesn't have much world building and focus on a domestic romance.
I would have done without the pregnancy part. I feel Jake didn't really want kids but change his mind way to quickly. The rest was cute, love the part with the cat!
Jake's roommate Skylar get a job at Omega Angel coffee, Griffin co-worker Raphael get a flyer of the plan and drag Griffin with him. Jake & Griffin cross path again and think faith must have bring them together. They keep sleeping together but “are not dating”. The pair bound after a stray cat.
Both of the men have bad history with exes and babies.
This book doesn't have much world building and focus on a domestic romance.
I would have done without the pregnancy part. I feel Jake didn't really want kids but change his mind way to quickly. The rest was cute, love the part with the cat!
March 12, 2019
Great read
Fate kept pushing them together so that should have been enough of a hint but like every good romance there has to be angst and I love that! The characters were original and the storyline too. Worth the read!
Fate kept pushing them together so that should have been enough of a hint but like every good romance there has to be angst and I love that! The characters were original and the storyline too. Worth the read!
March 20, 2019
Love Jake and Griffin
Great story. Jake and Griffin didnt want permanent but they definitely deserve a happily ever after together. I loved them together. The story is fun, sweet and sexy. Definitely recommend.
Great story. Jake and Griffin didnt want permanent but they definitely deserve a happily ever after together. I loved them together. The story is fun, sweet and sexy. Definitely recommend.
March 22, 2019
Pretty good!!
Loved Jake, lol!! He was feisty, sexy and hilarious! Poor Griffin didn't stand a chance, lol! This is the first book that I've read by this author, but it won't be my last.
Loved Jake, lol!! He was feisty, sexy and hilarious! Poor Griffin didn't stand a chance, lol! This is the first book that I've read by this author, but it won't be my last.
March 13, 2019
Nice weekend read.
This is a story of two people that were meant to be. Can’t wait to see how the rest of the series goes.
This is a story of two people that were meant to be. Can’t wait to see how the rest of the series goes.
March 19, 2019
Nice story
This was a nice Alpha & Omega story. I liked that they were both a little broken and found healing with each other.
This was a nice Alpha & Omega story. I liked that they were both a little broken and found healing with each other.
March 22, 2019
Love
I love ur books this was gd it kept me in my toes and Skylar so should be with Griffin best friends
I love ur books this was gd it kept me in my toes and Skylar so should be with Griffin best friends
April 15, 2019
Wonderful book
I chose this rating because it was worth it I would recommend this book to everyone I loved this book
I chose this rating because it was worth it I would recommend this book to everyone I loved this book
June 4, 2020
Unexpectedly enjoyable
A cute story that seemed a little slow in the beginning but interesting and easy enough to make it worthwhile.
It could do with a final proofread.
A cute story that seemed a little slow in the beginning but interesting and easy enough to make it worthwhile.
It could do with a final proofread.
May 24, 2021
本来看前面很开心, 我以为我又找到了一篇omega不弱不白的了,结果70%我心拔凉拔凉的啊! 又变成了老套的纠结扭捏omega (大概和他荷尔蒙有关?) 欲哭无泪( ･ั﹏･ั) 想看个强势omega这么难吗
June 15, 2022
Scent!
This a great read from an author I’ve never read from before! I’m extremely happy I gave it a try and can’t wait to get my hands on the next book!!
This a great read from an author I’ve never read from before! I’m extremely happy I gave it a try and can’t wait to get my hands on the next book!!
November 10, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
July 2, 2019
This was super cute and I'm happy that it wasn't an insta love book either. They both bad pasts and worked to overcome their hardships. I'm secretly rooting for Their friends to hook up
April 27, 2021
First comment: I HATE the cover.
And I have questions:
1- Why do omegaverse writers think that a naked chest would upgrade their trite books?
2 - Why do all omegas, or bottoms, in M/M books seem to be named Jake?
3 - Is Jake a submissive's name?
4 - Who decreed the law?
I don't have a better opinion of Skylar.
Honestly, the clichés must stop. The names you give to your characters and the covers you choose for your books are for half the work and two thirds of the readers' impression, feels and opinion of the books. These are the reasons why I detested this book and dropped it. I read a lot and the last think I want is to waste my time on something random.
1 * star because I can't rate it less.
And I have questions:
1- Why do omegaverse writers think that a naked chest would upgrade their trite books?
2 - Why do all omegas, or bottoms, in M/M books seem to be named Jake?
3 - Is Jake a submissive's name?
4 - Who decreed the law?
I don't have a better opinion of Skylar.
Honestly, the clichés must stop. The names you give to your characters and the covers you choose for your books are for half the work and two thirds of the readers' impression, feels and opinion of the books. These are the reasons why I detested this book and dropped it. I read a lot and the last think I want is to waste my time on something random.
1 * star because I can't rate it less.
March 23, 2019
I’ve just started reading alpha/omega books again after a long hiatus, and I’m finding that means I need a really well-written story with rounded characters I like and connect with before I really enjoy it. Fortunately, this book has all of that in spades. The writing is so good that I experienced that feeling of being so immersed you sort of forget you’re reading, which I loved.
Jake and Griffin, our two MCs, are fairly similar: both have a**hole exes, both have issues connected to those exes which mean they have sworn off relationships, despite both being clearly relationship types. Bless. Both are also slightly atypical: Jake is a pretty assertive omega, while Griffin is a alpha willing to listen and is not, as Jake puts it, an ‘alphahole’. They meet by (genuine) accident three times, and on the third meeting seem to give in a bit to ‘the universe is trying to tell us something’, actually willingly agreeing to spend more time together. But it’s only the rescue of a pregnant cat that really pushes them together.
I also liked the MCs’ respective best friends, Skylar and Rafael, great characters in their own right and wonderful counterfoils to Griffin and Jake who aren’t afraid to call them on their bull if needed - true friends! Raf is a bit more typically unthinkingly arrogant than Griff; Sky is a little more timid than Jake (most of the time anyway - wait until he reaches his limit, it’s awesome!). Both are integral to the development of a sweet relationship between the MCs that the MCs themselves deny rather than really resisting (to themselves as much as anyone). My only criticism of the story is that Jake’s change of heart is a bit jarring, seems too quick especially as we don’t understand his issues and where they come from til later. But this IS fiction, and people are allowed to change their minds.
All in all, a good, fun read. I’ll defikitely be looking out for Skylar and Raf’s respective stories in this series.
I received this book as an ARC. The above is my honest review
Jake and Griffin, our two MCs, are fairly similar: both have a**hole exes, both have issues connected to those exes which mean they have sworn off relationships, despite both being clearly relationship types. Bless. Both are also slightly atypical: Jake is a pretty assertive omega, while Griffin is a alpha willing to listen and is not, as Jake puts it, an ‘alphahole’. They meet by (genuine) accident three times, and on the third meeting seem to give in a bit to ‘the universe is trying to tell us something’, actually willingly agreeing to spend more time together. But it’s only the rescue of a pregnant cat that really pushes them together.
I also liked the MCs’ respective best friends, Skylar and Rafael, great characters in their own right and wonderful counterfoils to Griffin and Jake who aren’t afraid to call them on their bull if needed - true friends! Raf is a bit more typically unthinkingly arrogant than Griff; Sky is a little more timid than Jake (most of the time anyway - wait until he reaches his limit, it’s awesome!). Both are integral to the development of a sweet relationship between the MCs that the MCs themselves deny rather than really resisting (to themselves as much as anyone). My only criticism of the story is that Jake’s change of heart is a bit jarring, seems too quick especially as we don’t understand his issues and where they come from til later. But this IS fiction, and people are allowed to change their minds.
All in all, a good, fun read. I’ll defikitely be looking out for Skylar and Raf’s respective stories in this series.
I received this book as an ARC. The above is my honest review
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