Alpha Bully

Wolf Ridge High #1

by Renee Rose

USA Today bestselling author Renee Rose delivers on this intense shifter enemies-to-lovers romance.

SHE RUINED EVERYTHING... I WILL MAKE HER PAY.
Her mom robbed my dad of his job. Destroyed his life.
Now I have to look at her every day.
The girl next door. A human. A hot little nerd.
She doesn’t belong here—not in Wolf Ridge,
not at our high school, definitely not in my life.
She doesn’t know what I am.
Which makes it all the easier to take revenge.
I will bring her to her knees. Pierce her heart.
Make her bleed. For me.
All for me.

NOTE: This New Adult book features steamy scenes with characters over eighteen and is for an audience that is also over eighteen.

Genres: Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Enemies To Lovers, Romance, High School, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy

274 pages, ebook

First published September 4, 2019

About the author

15-Time USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RENEE ROSE loves a dominant, dirty-talking alpha hero! She's sold over five million copies of steamy romance with varying levels of kink. Her books have been featured in USA Today's Happily Ever After and Popsugar. Named Eroticon USA's Next Top Erotic Author in 2013, she has also won Spunky and Sassy's Favorite Sci-Fi and Anthology author, The Romance Reviews Best Historical Romance, and has hit the USA Today list with her Chicago Bratva, Bad Boy Alpha, and Wolf Ranch books as well as various kinky anthologies.

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"If you love your men dominant alphas and get considerable pleasure out of watching them have their lives turned upside down by the women in their lives on the way to their happily ever after, then you'll love this story." ~The Romance Reviews [TOP PICK]

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Reviews

[Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 - 3.75

Once again...total trash. Once again...I gobbled I right up.

There were shifters.
There was smut.
There was a bully trope.
There was groveling.

There was me...swooning in delight.

[Julia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Picked this up due to some morbid curiosity. Some bully romances are great and some are trash.

This one was T R A S H

Did anyone besides the author preview this? If I was a real friend of this author I would tell her to get a new hobby. Writing isn't for her.

First of all, the hero refers to himself as an "alpha bully" and is proud of it. You do you, dude. I'm sure your dick is HUGE.

You had your usual virgin heroine that doesnt stand up for herself and gets hard nipples whenever the hero is around.
Hero has lots of experience and shoves his ex to her knees so she can lick his jeans in front of the school to make the h jealous AND the h gets aroused watching it.

Thank you, next. Will never pick up a book by this author again.

[Sophia Triad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enemies to lovers and bully trope. One of my favourite combinations.
So, if you add to this mix shifters and in particular wolves, what's not to love?

Cole Muchmore is
A) successful football player
B) popular
C) an absolute bully when it comes to Bailey and
D) a wolf. Actually most students in Wolf Ridge High are wolves.

So,
What is Cole problem?
Why did he make Bailey, an inexperienced shy virgin, his enemy?
Why does he treat her like unwanted trush?

Bailey knows nothing about wolves. She is the new girl who does not feel welcome by anybody because Cole said so.

As I said before this is a book that I expected to love.
Unfortunately it did not work for me 100%.

Maybe I didn't like Bailey's barely adequately strong attitude.
Maybe I did not like the fact that Cole stopped being the enemy too early in the book.
Maybe there were not many wolf shifters references in the book. Most times Cole being a wolf added nothing to the plot.

Anyway....I liked the story but I didn't love it. I may continue with the series later on...

[Jessica ❥Chatterbooks Book Blog❥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bailey is the new girl in town, and to say she doesn't fit in at her new school would be an understatement. Wolf Ridge residents don't like outsiders, and from day one, her fellow classmates treat her like a piece of barely visible, unwanted trash. Well, most of them do anyway.

Cole Muchmore, a popular football player at Wolf Ridge High, takes a special interest in Bailey. He enjoys tormenting her every chance he gets, and unfortunately for her, he's also her next door neighbor. Cole isn't the only member of his family that dislikes Bailey either. His entire household despises her.

Bailey's mother took Cole's father's job at the local brewery. He's been a miserable drunk ever since, and for that, Cole wants to make Bailey pay. Her pain belongs to him, and he won't stop until he makes her scream.

Alpha Bully, the first installment in a new adult paranormal romance series by Renee Rose, is a super steamy bully romance with a hot alpha wolf shifter hero and a beautiful, smart human heroine. Both characters are likable, and because of that, it's easy to feel for them and become invested in their relationship from the beginning.

The banter and sweet moments between Cole and Bailey are adorable, and watching them be vulnerable with one another after witnessing each other's pain and humiliation is beautiful. That's why I feel kind of like a pervert for saying the sex and dirty talk were hands down my favorite parts of the book. 😂 This is supposed to be an honest review though, so there you go.

Though this book is classified as a bully romance, it felt like more of a forbidden romance to me. Sure, Cole bullies Bailey at first, but that changes pretty early on. (About a quarter of the way through) The shifter/human relationship is the primary source of conflict in the story. That being said, I'm a sucker for shit like that too, so it only made it better. I just mention it in case you're looking for a hardcore bully romance where the hero puts the heroine through hell for the majority of the book.

Overall, I enjoyed this introduction to the Wolf Ridge High series, and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

[Leo (Queen of the Rants and Spoilers)]

Why is this being romanticized or any book with bullying for that matter?
Do you think bullying is romantic when there’s kids committing suicide because they are being bullied every day?
Are you that sick?

[Bookgasms Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

AHHH! Anyone who knows me knows that Bully Romance is my jam. But coupled with Renee Rose's paranormal shifter goodness. GOOD LORD - what a combination. I FLOVED this story. It was uber sexy, swoony and had such a strong and sassy heroine. I loved Cole and Bailey so much!

I have been a fan of Renee Rose's Alpha Bad Boy shifter series for a while but when I saw she was writing a shifter bully story I could not jump on this story fast enough! OMG was this story hot. Cole was so addicting! I sat up in my seat at attention everytime he came on the page. I loved his banter with Bailey and how drawn he was to her. And Bailey was the perfect match for him. She gave as good as she got and brought that alpha to his knees. I seriously hope we get more from them in the future (anyone else need them to mate and deal the forever deal?) I cannot believe this is Rose's first Bully romance. It was too fabulous and amazing! Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula 

[Melanie (mells_view) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m her weakness. Just like she’s mine.

If you like shifters and bully romance, then you will love alpha bully. This book isn’t some serious emotional love story, it’s sort of that fun OTT jerky alpha that reluctantly falls for the heroine. If you go into this one expecting it to follow all the “romance rules” you’ll be disappointed. If you’re looking for an entertaining read that you may feel a little torn about enjoying, then this is where it’s at.

Can’t wait to see if we get more! I want Rayne to end up with one of the alpha holes crushing on her and her not giving him the time of day.

[Jena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this NA shifter bully drama fest story!! Actually this book surprised me, I thought it would suck, but it didn’t.

Love scenes were hot!👌
it’s a slow burn but still good. 😍
- H, a shifter,is the most popular guy in school and a quarterback. As a bully he’s not very cruel.
- 80% of the kids in this school are shifters. The h is human.


Safety
No cheating

- H shoved the his ex head into his crotch to piss off the h
- teacher molested the h.

[Lady Raven RAVE! · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Style: Shifter Bully Romance (High School)
Story: 3.5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Dark Level: 1.5/5
Sexual Level: SEX-CITINGLY GOOD
Triggers: Yes
Violence: No
Male: Alpha, Jerk & Sexy
Series: Book 1
Pages: 219
Audio: GOOD (dual)
Kindle Unlimited: No


STORY:
This was such a good read for me. The mix of paranormal/shifter and bully romance gave me an excitement I didn’t know I needed. While I love this book, 20% had bully romance while the remaining 80% felt more like a forbidden romance between Wolf shifter and human.

Cole was obviously a jerk in the beginning of this story. His father lost his job to Bailey’s mom, thus starting Bailey FML journey. Cole being an Alpha has everyone listening to his orders when it comes to Bailey. He doesn’t have the best home life and this also affects him and his treatment of her. Bailey is the cute nerd who does everything by the book with prefect grades. I like the way she slowly melts away the hatred from Cole.


CHEMISTRY:
Damnnnnnnn Cole, can you crawl through my window too? He really is an Alpha because his sexual language spoke to me in the bedroom. On behalf of Cole, thank goodness for porno, lol it seems to have helped him out a lot. I enjoyed Cole’s and Bailey’s sexual chemistry as they gel so well together, her being inexperienced with submissive nature and Cole Alpha with his dominant attitude.


SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
I liked Rain, Bailey’s best friend, wish she had her own story, and I also liked Cole’s sister. I am a little disappointed though because I would have loved to have known Cole’s friends more and have this series expands. His friends sounded yummy.


OVERALL, a nice blend for me with shifter and bully romance. I enjoyed the characters and the storyline.


✰✰TRIGGERS: attempted sexual assault and alcohol abuse


****I don’t equate these stories to real life. It’s about personal taste and what you would or want to tolerate with the books you read. I know we all have different opinions and preferences with what we read. I based my book reviews on my preferences and what I like, and while these preferences may not be the same for others, I hope this review was still helpful.

[Kayla Brunson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those “it gets better after you read more” books. Even saying that there wasn’t anything spectacular about it. We have the typical heroine and asshole guy who eventually fall in love. I thought we would get something different since there was a paranormal spin on it, but not really.

The reason I’m giving this 3 stars is that I’m a sucker for smut and the scenes here quite steamy.

[Cécile Smits · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading so many enthousiastic reviews,i decided to give this one a try,because after all, it was free on Apple Books.
With Bully as well as High in the title,i should’ve known better,though….
Having the bully aspect combined with the YA,made me call it quits.
This kind of story is not for me.
But i can understand why others like it.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only Renee Rose can sweet talk me into trying a bully romance. Even with that, I reserve the right to DNF this if it gets too bully-ish.

I can't get with the bully romance idea because - just on GP (General Principle) - treating me like shit guarantees you do not get the pussy. It's an automatic reaction. Asshole ≠ Pussy.

So, let's see what Ms Rose has cooking for us today.

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Why am I reading this? Because Renee Rose.
Why would I [normally] NOT read this? I have a bunch of reasons to avoid this sub-genre circling around in my head. Luckily for me, Eric Plume dropped some knowledge in one of my groups.

Eric Plume says, "Well to start, where my information comes from; I'm a student of violence dynamics and interpersonal conflict, and I've studied both for ten years. I'm a published author on the topic (not self-pubbed either; an expert asked to write a piece), and have spoken to numerous experts on it. Reason; my first marriage was to a woman who, once we split after 12 years, was later diagnosed "severe paranoid schizophrenic". It was hell, and I wanted to better understand what had happened to me. So what I'm telling you is a byproduct of experience, observation, research and conversation with experts.

Okay. So the first fact I have to put out is that the average aggressive bully is a predator through and through. Their worldview is marked by a lack of empathy mated with a profound sense of entitlement. They harass, intimidate, molest and assault others around them because they like watching people squirm.

As to why, well...ever laughed at a Looney Toon? To a bully, their victims cowering and crying and begging is as amusing to them as Tom bonking Jerry in the head with a mallet is to us. Moreover, all that really prevents such a person from graduating to severe abuse (rape, murder, etc.) is not wanting to end up in prison.

Worse, as far as any experts have been able to tell, there is no way to re-habilitate them...because again, they like what they do. They go through whatever program they're put in, figure out what they're supposed to say and do, pretend to be 'cured' and go right back to it...only they are smarter now, because they have a better understanding of how to avoid getting caught.

A woman trying to engage such a person in a relationship is basically setting herself up to be horribly abused. There is no other possible outcome.

Now, the other personality type, the legit "Jerk with a Heart of Gold" is a completely different creature. It's a man with a lot of violence in his past (he's a combat veteran, he came from an abusive home or marriage, a gang-infested neighborhood, etc.) and as such has experience in hurting and possibly killing people. Thus, he has PTSD.

Two of the worst symptoms of PTSD (this is experience talking), are "black days" and "go buttons". The first is where a bad nightmare causes you to seriously wake up on the wrong side of the bed. You're tense, irritable, on the verge of snapping and worst of all your mind interprets every single social overture someone makes to be the prelude to an attack. As such, dealing with people is incredibly exhausting.

"go buttons" are the kind of triggers someone has when they've experienced extreme levels of violence, and they can be summed up as your mind deciding, "KILL IT BEFORE IT LAYS EGGS!" and whipping out a 1-2-3 attack combo before your conscious thoughts have a chance to check in. These kind of triggers are why war vets HATE the 4th of july, why certain smells make them break out in a cold sweat, and why you should never EVER try and sneak up on them for a gag.

Example; a friend of mine is a reformed criminal turned bodyguard. He's been shot at numerous times in his life, and several of those involved laser-attached firearms. He was at a friend's house, and their daughter was using a laser pointer to play with the cat. He grew very panicky...and worse, when the beam got too close, he leapt up, tackled his girlfriend and reached for where he usually carried his gun, screaming "DOWN!" It wasn't a good scene.

Another complicating factor is how incredibly difficult it is for men to seek treatment or care for mental health issues in our society. There's a lot of pressure to "suck it up", and a lot of men do. Plus, its difficult for me to convey just how incredibly common violence is in a man's life. As in, its just like sexual harassment is for you; the question isn't "have you experienced it" but rather "how MUCH have you experienced and how terrible has it been".

When THIS type of guy acts growly at a woman, its defensive - she did something to bother him and he wants her to go away. Moreover, he tries to keep people in general (but women in particular) away from him because he's terrified he'll mangle someone over a misunderstanding. This breed of grumpy go-away behavior is usually paired with anti-social loner behavior, so again she generally has to actively go bother him before she'll get barked at.

This kind of individual might sometimes act rude, but not aggressively so. Unlike the bully, he knows his mental state doesn't entitle him to treat others like shit and it definitely doesn't entitle him for any tolerance if he hurts someone, so he keeps people at bay to avoid the possibility.

Also, this type of man's experiences with extreme violence means that he can be incredibly patient and understanding when someone else is hurting (thus the "Heart of Gold" part) and can, in theory, be brought into a relationship.

I should also note that men like this who do find a loving relationship often treat their partners like gold - to the point where she has to be careful what she asks of him, because he will literally half kill himself just to make her happy.

Problem is, bully types often pretend to be like this in order to attract a woman...so they can trap her, torment her and string her along with the promise of change that never manifests. I don't know how many women have been taken in like this, but I'd wager there's a river of tears wider than the Colorado over it.

So yeah; the tl-dr version is the two types are quite different, one is Very Bad News, that one pretends to be like the other, and even the other can be Very Bad News unless he's handled properly.
Also, I should note: even the decent breed of "grumpy jerk" often comes with a big pile of capital-P Problems. Depression and suicidal thoughts are common; so too is drug and alcohol addiction. They also often drift into rough, dangerous environments and lifestyles because they feel more at home there. Biker culture is commonly where they go, but there are others.

So yeah; any woman looking to get a guy like this to open up to her for real would definitely have her work cut out for her.

Thank you, Eric!!

So. I feel that - Renee Rose, at least - is writing the legit "Jerk with a Heart of Gold"™ but is labeling the book "bully."


________________ Review Below _____________________

So, I finished it and I enjoyed it! Cole was such a dirty boy to be so young. ;-)

I did skip a few places (so sue me) but not much. I loved Cole and Bailey together but it's like Eric (above) predicted the personal circumstances that created Cole.

Cole - at his heart - was not a bully. And that's why this romance worked for me. I greatly appreciate the fact that Ms Rose realizes who the majority of her audience is and that we really aren't down for true bullying.

That being said, I wish (seriously) that this idea of "bully" romances would go away and instead maybe call it something different. I just hope that there's no starry eyed guys and girls out there getting hurt trying to reform a real bully.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75

Somethings in this book I liked, and other parts of the books were real no-goes for me.

I mean Bailey is a teenager, and a sexually inexperienced virgin who it seems has been ostracized by everyone around her except for her bully who is obsessed with her. (Even though it was his doing she's cool with being kept on the down low?)



Seriously, the whole letting someone sexually humiliate you and punish you because you feel guilty about accidentally killing your friend in a car crash just doesn't scream healthy relationship to me. I know that was the point maybe, but I don't think its hot. I'm not thinking bully-romance here, I'm thinking manipulation and taking advantage of the situation.

You know I need to be the guy who punishes you. And you need me to do it.

Say what now? This guys a creep. Also, some of the stuff he says has me thinking- run!

“I don’t want to let you go home. I want to tie you to that bed and keep you here forever.”

I will put a fucking crown on your head and parade you around this school as my rightful queen.

um...no thanks.


Also- the teacher situation- I know everyone handles things in their own way but when Bailey said

Maybe getting molested by a teacher has a silver lining. I’m learning to assert myself in all kinds of new ways.

That pissed me the fuck off. Like I said everyone is different, but I don't think anyone who has been sexually assaulted would ever say that it had a 'silver lining' or phrase it that way.

[Alaina · Rating 4 out of 5]

It all started when a human came into a shifter town.

Alpha Bully reminded me of the whole girl next door kind of forbidden romance. Never read a wolf shifter book where it was against the rules to date a human. I have, however, read a couple of books were the shifters did have to be super careful when it came to sex because of the whole baby thing.

Ugh, baby fever.

Yet, I would've been complete down if Bailey and Cole did accidently mate and had a baby. Totally would've been down for all that jazz. IT didn't happen that way but I did enjoy their little romance blossoming.

Now I know that it's supposed to be a bully romance kind of book but I wasn't really getting that vibe. It was mostly like a "hey let's keep this thing on the down-low and have fun with each other without people knowing". Of course, shit and drama came with it because no one likes being kept in the dark. Or ya know.. being treated like their relationship or feelings don't really matter.

It all seemed to work out in the end though. Cole basically tarzan'd the shit out of Bailey and everyone knows that they are an item. There's no stopping them - plus his alpha was kind of like - yeah, okay you two can date. No big deal really lmao.

Overall, will definitely dive into the next book that comes my way from this series.

[Kelly_Reads_Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so delicious. It reminded me if my years in high school with the different social groups so much, except I don't think we had wolf shifters.
Cole and Bailey are 2 characters who define opposites attract. They are the most unlikely couple because first of all Cole hates her for reasons she can't understand and secondly the whole wolf shifter thing.
Renee Rose's books are always entertaining and fun to read. Her characters have depth and real emotions and problems.

[Rossy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was mostly cute 😌

Though, I feel robbed that he never marked her as mate

[Luna ♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 40%

I really tried with this one because I hoped for an entertaining bully, shapeshifter romance but that‘s not what I got. I couldn‘t let myself dive in the story because the writing style was just not my cup of tea and the characters felt flat. The story is messy and there is no tension between the main characters. To be honest my time is too precious to waste in on books I don‘t like. It‘s fine if people like it but everybody got different taste. :)

[Lammie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

I picked up this nice little bully book free on Amazon and really enjoyed it. I would have liked the bullying part to gave gone on a little longer, that’s my only small complaint ☺️. I will definitely be checking out the rest of this series 🙌

[Harley Wylde · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was only recently that I discovered a fondness for bully romances. I know they turn off a lot of people, but let me explain why I like books like this one. Cole comes across as a true alpha-hole, totally unredeemable. Until you get to know him, understand why he’s acting that way toward Bailey. Not that I condone bullying at any point, because I don’t. However, getting a look at what’s going on in his life off page so to speak, makes him seem more approachable as the hero of a romance. I liked watching his interactions with Bailey when others weren’t present, seeing the two of them grow closer.

This story is 100% erotic so definitely not for young adult readers, even though the main characters are in high school. The sex scenes weren’t just tossed in randomly, but were very well-placed and well-written. Ms. Rose used the intimate moments to bring her characters closer together.

If you enjoy a bully romance, especially one with shifters, then Alpha Bully by Renee Rose is a must read! My only lament was that it wasn’t longer. I’d hoped to get more of a glimpse of where Bailey and Cole were heading, but perhaps we’ll find out in another book at some point.

I received an ARC copy of Alpha Bully for an honest review.

[Jac K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is pure paranormal trash, so of course, I shamelessly gobbled it up. I mean the H’s name is Cole Muchmore... enough said:)

[Siv30 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[TMR · Rating 2 out of 5]

Note: An ARC was provided generously in exchange for an honest review.
Another Note: The age limit for reading this novel is 18+ as it touches on mature topics and ideas.

“She’s mine to torment and I’m going to enjoy the f*&k out of it.” (Cole Munchmore, sounds like a breakfast cereal name combined with a biker gang first name, but whatever).

And torment he did, especially me from reading this novel. Moving on....

My version of this story:

We first meet our heroine Bailey, who's an outcast at her school, Wolf Ridge High and is also afraid of driving, god knows why.

She's late to school and asks her next door neighbor Cole if he can drive her there. Cole is our resident star football player and jerk to Bailey ever since she transfers to their school. He says no and makes fun of her, etc, etc.

Next thing you know, She reaches school anyway through the help of a junior and befriends her. We get both Bailey's and Cole's view in the four chapters I read, each having their own view on the same situation and progress forward to more moments between Bailey and Cole, the secret Cole hides and his own anguish over his father losing his job, all these problems are answered as the chapters flow on and on.

Cole hates her guts because her mom took his dad's job away.

BUT...

The impressive fact is she has no idea that her mom even took Cole's father's job, resulting in his family being disturbed and his ever growing vengeance against her and her family, she thinks it's his idea of a good time, by almost humiliating her in the entirety of the school.

This is like some twisted-up romeo, Juliet shit but with a plot-twist and not in a good way at all.

But yada yada yada, they fall in love and he forgets to make her pay, etc, etc. A HEA for them, hurrah..

My overall opinion on this story: The plot line was all good, taking revenge, wolves, romance, teenage angst, all my favorite shit. But the characters are terribly under-developed, the supporting characters do a better job of leading the story then the main ones such as for example when Cole and his father are fighting, she comes in and tries to help them apart.

Let's look at the facts and then this statement again.

Facts: Cole HATES her guts because Bailey's mother took his father's job.

The statement: Bailey tries to help by pushing Cole and his father apart from their fight.

Do you see what I am talking about now?

No?

Let me explain then.

You never try to help someone who should be handling their shit in their own home rather than making a public scene outside, unless you really prefer bruises for two weeks straight. Second is you don't interfere in your enemy's business, again this is the SAME PERSON who's made sure to wreck your school life and you HELP THEM? SERIOUSLY?

Who in their right mind helps their enemy? No, tell me, who?

This was one of the reasons why I dropped this novel, second was the fact that she's such a weak character in some situations. Such as if she so badly wanted to be a saint and help Cole and his father, she could've relied on his family or neighborhood watch team. But she does neither, instead running inside her home like a 13 year old who's just seen a horror movie and can't remove the image of the killing out of their mind.

Sigh, character development was the main reason why I felt like dropping this novel and pretending I never read this novel in my life. Otherwise, the romance, the plot, was pretty good which helped me read 4/14 chapters of this book.

It's a definite NOT RECOMMENDED novel after this overall honest review.

Until the next page,

-J.B

[Flavs is Mrs David Gandy♥~♥’ · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all i love shifter books, and I love books about alpha bullies as well. And this one i knew that I was not going to like Cole, he was a total a-hole...lol
Bailey just moved in next door to Cole and his family. However she didn't understand why no one liked her, why she was being ostrasized by everyone. Until she learned that her mother 'stole' her next door neighbour's job. And even though she is hurt by the fact that Cole and his friends are making her life hell, she also can't deny that there is a part of him that she can't help being attracted to.
Cole really didn't like Bailey, besides the fact that her mother stole his father's job, she was a human. But that's what he would like everyone to believe. He really can't deny how his body reacts to her, everytime she is near him. She is funny, spunky and sweet and he had to stay away from her.

So even though I liked the storyline, what I didn't like was the fact that these kids are in high school and the things they were doing was more of a mature type of genre (if you know what i mean) I dont mind the intimate moments, the sex or anything. I just felt like for the dominating, spanking, etc in the book I would have prefered if they were a bit older. That was my only issue with the book. (I hope I explained this properly) This is totally my issue with this story and I would totally recommend this book, if you love shifter romances as I know that everyone experiences a book in a different way. I will definitely read the next book in this series though

[Maria (Ri) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.4 stars

What a pleasant surprise. Bully romance seems to be the new sub-genre these days but this one takes it to a different area because it is more than just that it is also a shifter romance. It made for a new experience because it is not something that I had read before. This author wrote one of my favorite shifter romance series and I was glad that she had ventured into this because she was meshing the two worlds.

Fantastic steamy times, characters, and also leaving open to start a new series while staying true to what she is good at. I always love that she adds some BDSM into her stories. I am looking forward to where this new series goes.

[Rhonda Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll admit it, I'm a Renee Rose fan and she's one of my one-click authors. So this "Alpha Bully" title in a High School series had me a bit apprehensive. You know, I've far surpassed the age of high school romances being my thing, but being a loyal fan I wanted to at least give it a shot and I'm so glad I did. She gave us HOT shifters, a vulnerable human, tragedy, angst, lies, secrets, and a HOT chemistry that ran throughout the book and just kept building. This is definitely not your average High School bully romance. This is a Renee Rose story with heart and heat. Congratulations!!! I was given a copy of this book and this is my honest review.

[currently being delulu · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ah. Yes the alpha and nerdy girl teens experimenting with anal sex in the park on a random Tuesday afternoon a few days after she got sexually assaulted by her teacher.


And they say romance authors can’t make a plot. 😏

[Liz [reads books] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, I really don't have any complaints except for a few grammatical issues, so I have no reason not to give it 5 stars!

[Desiree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cole hates Bailey because her mom "stole" her dad's job and he now has to deal with an abusive, alcoholic father at home. He bullies her when he gets the chance but can't help the attraction he feels for her.

Bailey moved to Wolf Ridge High because of her past. Even though Cole bullies her, he helps her out when she's faced with a situation at school and shows his support. When they become start to become involved, they have to be secretive because Cole's father and pack can't know they're dating.

I absolutely loved the ending and the way the author wrote Bailey. Even though she seems submissive she's actually a really strong character. And Cole is actually quite soft on the inside. I really enjoyed the interaction between the two and how they slowly began to understand each other.

[Carmen Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been driving myself a little insane trying to find books to read. I am really craving an over the top alpha and whenever I go searching it seems either I've read them all or they are ones I don't want to read for one reason or another. So in short I'm annoying AF in my own head and can't decide on a book for hours.

I can't even tell you how I came across this one but I thought it sounded like it would appease me. And it really did work for me. I was worried how it would go since it was set in high school but with the wolf shifter and the bully aspects it did come across as an older feeling read.

Cole was a complete alphahole but omg he was so alpha and he absolutely nailed the dirty talk. And once he started to be less bully and more boyfriend he nailed that even better. Because he owned the whole growling, protective, possessive boyfriend.

Bailey had been through so much but she was still fighting. I loved that she was strong enough to stand up to Cole and the rest of the school. And the way she looked out for Rayne. I'm really looking forward to reading this series and getting books on each of the other alphaholes and Rayne and hopefully Cole's sister.

[LMR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alpha Bully (Wolf Ridge HIgh Book 1) By: Renee Rose
Her "Alpha Bully" Is Gonna Bring Change To Town... All Cuz He Touched Her!
He's the "Alpha Bully" of the School...
The NextDoor Neighbor from H€LL...
And the Guy that made Her Lady bits decide to sit UP & beg!
LIFE... IS MOST definitely UnFair!
Cuz, day after DAY Her "Alpha Bully" finds a New WAY to UP the Torment,
And His newest Salvo seems to involve Sensual PL€@$U®€...
Only She's Sooo outta HER depth!
Cuz She's innocent... That's RIGHT, She's a V¡®G¡N still!
But probably NOT for LONG...
With the Way Her "Alpha Bully" is perusing Her & Turn'n UP the H€@T!
But, as they get closer... Is He still the "Alpha Bully" He Started OUT as!?!
or IS He the Hero WHO SAVES the DAY WhenEver She NEEDS to be SAVED!?!
Lines are crossed, & maybe Even the "Alpha Bully" doesn't Even know...
Until He's Pushed WAY TOO FAR!
Then, of course SomeThing IS gonna blow...
And when it does, Nothing in this community will LOOK the SAME...
I was granted, via B00|{$P®0UT, an ARC of Renee Rose's "Alpha Bully (Wolf Ridge HIgh Book 1)." I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
Until next time... Happy Reading!