Tiago is just your regular joe omega. He’s still living at his stepfather's home, buried under mounds of student debt, and he finds himself without a shovel to dig his way out. He’s beyond exhausted working his minimum-wage job under the pretense that he’ll work his way up the corporate ladder, except—the company belongs to his stepfather. Somehow this means Tiago is the company gofer. When nobody else wants to travel to the middle of nowhere for a business deal, Tiago gets saddled with it. He should hate it… he should dread it… but instead, it might just be his first taste of freedom. He hopes it won’t be the last.
A wolf named Hemingway? Sounds like the punchline of a joke, which is exactly what Hem feels like some days. He’s too alpha to be submissive, too young to be taken seriously, and all of the elders keep pushing him to mate, hoping it’ll help calm his restless spirit. But no matter how much they push, Hem can’t bring himself to settle down. He can’t help but feel like… there’s someone special out there, just waiting to be found. But after one blisteringly hot encounter with the omega of his dreams, he has to face the cold reality that he never thought to consider—what if his mate doesn’t want to be found?
In the first book of the new series, Fairest of Them All, Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar, and Trisha Linde bring you fairy tales with a modern, mpreg, shifter twist. Cinders features a human who has no idea the shifter world exists and whose stepfather and stepbrothers treat him as an afterthought, both at home and in the office, a rugged wolf shifter who is a softie inside, sizzling heat when the pair meet, a full moon, ancient legends that have more truth to them than expected, a cute baby, and an eventual happy ever after. If you adore smexy alphas who are at home in the forest and ready to give up everything for love, and omegas who finally find their place in the world, get your copy of Cinders today.
Y’all. The 🌶️ scenes in this book were SO GOOD. Think: frantic, primal, uncontrollable, passionate, raw. Gah! There wasn’t very many with this being a novella but they were just SO GOOD.
The plot was pretty good too! Tiago is “Cinderella” in this retelling and a bit of a pushover. But when he meets Hemingway (okay, but that name!) he’s bold and confident and that carries throughout the story.
There’s a bit of miscommunication but it’s handled quickly (and 🥵) and then the little twist and the ending! I really liked this one and now this author’s on my radar! • • •
The writing in this was passable but there’s really no substance to this story. I don’t think the blurb really accurately portrayed what this book was actually about. It’s too short to be anything but instalove. There’s not really any plot and there’s really no world building or character development. I just wanted a bit more out of this story.
4.5 stars. I was excited to start this one after reading another retelling by these authors. This is a Cinderella retelling and I really disliked the stepfather and stepbrothers so the authors did a great job again. I didn’t realize until chapter 2 this is a shifter story so was pleasantly surprised with that!
The best thing about fated mates is that the instalove makes perfect sense and makes me love them even more. I really liked Tiago and Hem as characters. There was a small part I was worried about but thankfully it didn’t last long and they had a great HEA! Definitely recommend!
Overall, this story had some good bones, but the characters and world-building left a lot to be desired. It felt like I was reading two different stories at once. There was no real .
I had NO CLUE who Tiago and Hemingway were as people. I didn't know their likes or dislikes. Only that they wanted Perhaps if the story were longer, this might have read more like a cohesive story rather than a first draft. 2 stars.
While I like my insta love when it is wrapped up in the safety net of fairytale and fated mates. This one did not work for me. I wanted to DNF @40% then really at 60%. Once they connected, the story just went to fluff town and OTT commitment. The character says, I know you, but you just met for a few hours, and they gave you a fake name. This was nothing story and had very little to do with the fairytale it is based on.
Likes: The romantic leads support marriage, are nice to children, and don’t erase women as humans. No cliffhanger HEA
Dislikes: -Insta-lust and a glossed over relationship -Non-consensual, undisclosed Voyeurism - Tiago is really vengeful and it’s presented as funny, but it’s not. Jeff has a mental health disorder and he needs treatment from a mental health professional. Making fun of people with mental health problems is just not funny. Hurting people with mental health problems is not humorous. Tiago doesn’t just draw boundaries, he takes things he doesn’t want to hurt others for revenge. It makes him a lot less sympathetic as a hero.
Tiago works as a data processor at his stepfather Ted’s land development company. Everyone sort of ignores him unless they want him to be their messenger boy or fix the printer, get their coffee, or whatever else they could think of. Ted’s two sons were lazy and incompetent, but they were treated like royalty. In the meantime, Tiago gets minimum-wage and is first to work in the morning, and last to leave and close up at night. When Ted couldn’t convince anyone to travel to a middle-of-nowhere business deal, they dump it on Tiago. And it’s actually great! Well, at least until he found out he would need to take two buses to get there, and they only ran once a week! The second bus smelled musky and he got hostile glares from everyone.
Hemingway is very unsettled, needing to find a mate soon. He’s a strong alpha, and young so not taken seriously. But his wolf wants his Fated mate and no one in his pack is the right one.
To Hem’s surprise, his Alpha Leo asked him to meet with a guy who was bringing paperwork for a deal on land they were selling. The pack was running out of money because the freeway bypassed their town’s businesses. So getting a fair price for their land was critical. Tiago arrived and went to the diner to eat since Hem hadn’t gotten there yet. But very quickly the door opened and they stared at each other, taking in each other’s scent. They packed up their food to go as Hem took him to the moon festival. The pack didn’t say anything when Hem brought the human. The pack soon wandered off into the woods, leaving them alone. Hem wanted to claim his mate, but he needed to tell him he was a wolf shifter. How would his mate react? Would he accept him? Would he stay with him?
This was a very well-written story that had me cheering for them right from the start. Tiago was so deserving of a good life. He was treated horribly by his stepfather and taken advantage of by everyone. With Hem, he would be loved and protected always. But was Tiago willing to leave and start his own family with Hem? Grab your copy and find out if there really is a HEA for this potentially wonderful fairy tale.
So enjoyable couldn’t put this book down Tiago’s life was hell. After losing his mother she gave her company to his stepfather. And he made his life hell, him and his two sons. He worked for the company as the lowest gofer and was used and abused really. especially by the sons who couldn’t do the job so they always would use Tiago, and then take all the credit. His stepfather was sending him Out to a settlement because the company wanted to buy some of their land, they wanted it dirt cheap and nobody from the company wanted to go so they sent Thiago. It was train rides and bus rides and it seemed to take forever to get there but when he got there he met a guy called Hemingway. And the attraction is instant. Alpha wolf shifter Hemingway or Hem as he like to go by was expected to mate with one of the packs Omagas. But he felt no attraction to them. But his wolf was getting antsy and he had to do something. When he met the guy that travelled to talk about buying some land he knew instantly that he had met his fated mate. Tiago introduced him self as Theo and together they go to a full moon festival and it isn’t long before Theo and Hem Are alone in the woods. Thiago a.k.a. Theo can’t believe that this man wants him for him. Nobody has ever given him any time and he is totally blown away. He gets a phone call in the middle of the night telling him to get back home there was another way they could get the land. So Tiago leaves Hem sleep and makes his way home. He doesn’t want to leave but he know he must. He has to find out what a stepfather has in mind for these amazing people in their land. I really liked the story there was something special about Tiago and Hem. I liked the attraction, the chemistry it was just sizzling and it made my skin tingle I am so enjoying this series and I cannot wait for the next book to come out. A brilliant read
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Hemingway and Tiago story is a retelling of Cinderella with a shifter and mpreg twist. It was an interesting approach in which Hemingway, Hem, is an alpha wolf that waits for his fated mate, while Tiago has a miserable life with his stepfamily where he isn't recognised for his worth and ridiculed by his family and co-workers. I really liked the they meet and the instant attraction they feel toward each other, but when sun shines doubts starts to surface and jealousy of a rejected omega contribute in Tiago getting back to the city. Hem finds the truth and starts to make everything in gaining his mate back. They learn to trust each other and together they discover a truth hidden for years that helps them in their happiness and pack prosperity. I really liked the characters dynamic and the way their relationship blooms and how they are integrated in pack life, plus the bundles of joy that joins the pack brings them happiness and stability. I really loved the story and I'm looking forward to see what happens next.
A heartwarming fairytale about finding your prince in the most unlikely place, this book has everything you would expect to find in Cinderella, just with male protagonists. Tiago's wicked stepfather and two stepbrothers treat him as a dogsbody, their own person servant and metaphorical punching bag and living off his mother's money and company whilst Tiago has nothing. Hemingway knows he has to find a mate to calm his wolf but he's not going to settle for any of his pack omegas who don't hold the slightest bit of his interest. He needs to find the one he was born to be with. Meeting each other, Tiago and Hem cannot deny their chemistry but before they can find their HEA, an obstacle or two have to be overcome. There's no fairy godmother in this story, just a lawyer who may just moonlight as one in his spare time, but you will find love and happiness between a wolf and the man he will do anything for and a very happy ever after for them and their family, but definitely not for the evil relatives!
Never give up! Tiago, omega, graduated with a ship's hull full of student debt. He works for his step-dad starting out at the bottom of the run in his company. He is constantly assigned drudge work and he thinks with his minimum wage job he will take forever to get out of debt. Hemingway, alpha wolf, is always missing expectations in his pack and with the elders. He is not in a rush to mate, but he and his wolf know something is missing. He is living in a holding pattern. When he meets Tiago, he realizes he's his mate. That's the easy part. Tiago, doesn't know about shifters. Will his family let the cheap resource go? Hem, has an uphill battle getting Tiago in his life permanently. Will Tiago make Hem's job easy? Will Tiago's step family let Tiago go free? Will Tiago fight for Hem? The journey is hilarious and exciting. Great start to a series. Well done! I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review
The first book in this series is a bunch of hotness with some fluffiness rolled up in a nice romantic read. When Tiago and Hem caught wind of each other...well that scene at the diner was classic...straight animal attraction...when the waitress said “Might be best for you to take the rest of your meal to go.” I flatlined, it was hilarious...LOL...poor Tiago didn't know what hit him but he was all on board in getting to know Hem better. Tiago troubled family life, lies and misunderstandings put a little damper to the guys mating but when the truth was prevailed we got to see the guys mated properly. Of course we got our bundles of joy towards the end and a satisfying ending to the evil stepfamily...that too was hilarious. All in all a good start to this series and an oh so anticipated reveal of the next book in the series...can't wait.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story and it was fantastic to have a male version of Cinderella which would then make it Cinderfella. Tiago was the stepson of the CEO of Through the Lookingglass, and he was a veritable slave to all the staff in the office especially to his stepbrothers and stepfather. He was surprised that his mother left everything to his stepfather when she died.
Tiago was sent to Bowser to try and secure some land little did he know that he would meet his fated mate Hemingway who is also a wolf shifter. When he turned 25 his fortunes changed and he became the rightful owner of his mother’s legacy. Tiago and Hemingway made a life for themselves as a pack of their own.
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I loved this story! It was a great and imaginative retelling of Cinderella. Great world building. I really liked the characters. As easy as it is to dislike Tiago's stepfather and stepbrothers, one stepbrother in particular had a weakness/phobia that I found particularly hilarious that made him really stand apart out of the three of them. I hated the way they treated Tiago. It was a perfectly fitting a mistreatment for this setting as I wondered what that would be like to parallel Cinderella's servitude in the original fairytale. I loved the whole pack setting in this story. A fun and steamy read! 5 stars.
Love conquers all. Tiago and Hem meet through sheer luck. Their attraction is instantaneous. Hem, a wolf shifter, realizes Tiago is his mate and wants nothing more than to stay by his side always. But first they will have to deal with Tiago's step-family and the fact that Tiago doesn't know wolf shifters even exist. Hem and Tiago make a sweet couple who are truly and deeply in love. Each one brings out the best in the other. And they get their hea because as Hem says all he had to do was follow his heart.
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Be ready to take your imagination on the sweetest ride.
Could a chance meeting give you the the greatest love? The instant connection between Hem and Tiago, definitely answers this and leaves little. As with any story, there is always someone in this case, several, who do not wish to see a happily ever after.
Add to the list of getting Tiago to also doesn't know wolf shifters exist. Complementary to the other in more ways than one.
A new twist on a fairy tale romance. Never to disappoint and filled with everything you've come to expect from this team of co-authors. Just as powerful together as they are in separate works.
Tiago has had it rough since his father remarried. Upon his death. his father left everything to his new husband leaving Tiago dependent on him for a job and a place to live. Tiago got his degree but still has huge loans from it. His stepfather makes him do all the menial jobs while his stepbrothers have their own office. When a job requires someone to go to a remote location to get an agreement signed, Tiago is sent. He finds himself working witha young Alpha shifter named Hemingway. Maybe Tiago has found a way out of the cinders.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I really liked this Cinderella version story. Tiago is sent to a job and finds his mate, Hemingway. Hemingway needs to find his omega and scents Tiago when he comes to town. They connect right away but Tiago doesn't think he deserves it and leaves. Hemingway goes to retrieve his mate and they complete the bond. The best is how they find out the truth of Tiago's inheritance and they get the best of his stepfather and his sons. There was also the comical parts of Tiago riling his germ phobic stepbrother.
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Tiago is the Cinderella and Hemingway is the alpha wolf that finds Tiago as his fated mate. I love the twists that make this story what it is. Tiago has a good heart and Hemingway is spinning out of control to find his fated mate. The lies and omission the two go through to find each other is endearing. This story contains lies, subterfuge and outright love. This is a story not to miss.
4.5 Stars This is actually my first book by any of these authors and I will be back for more. Tiago and Hem were wonderful together. I really enjoyed the kind of retelling of Cinderella that this book offered. I really enjoyed the connection and the chemistry between these two, and its not just the mating pull. I really enjoyed the drama, steam, acceptance, love, and a really sweet HEA. I can't wait for Red! I would recommend this book and these great authors.
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The truth is a simple book, pleasant to read. But since I'm a picky eater, the ending disappointed me because there are several inconsistencies. In the first place he paints the stepfather of a business shark, and in the end he is so stupid that as executor he has not embezzled Tiago? And so much running so that the twins are part of Bowser's pack and then Hem forms his own pack so as not to rival Leo, for whom throughout the book he has felt respect and in my opinion they were friends? I don't like inconsistencies, which is why I had a hard time finishing the ending and making this review.
An evil stepfather, a fated mate, and a fairytale ending. Who could ask for more!
What an amazing book! I was captivated from the beginning. The characters embraced me, never letting go. I feel there is more to be said...I didn't want this story to end. It is that good! Tiago is a sweet, strong omega. A perfect Cinderella. Hemingway is a powerful alpha wolf. The perfect Prince Charming. Yes, there is an evil stepfather. And two nasty stepbrothers. An unusual, daring lawyer who brings this fairytale it's magical ending. Ooh, and a birthing scene to remember! You will absolutely Love this book! This book contains adult themes and language, mm sex and is intended for mature readers only.
This was an unexpected delight to read! I love a good fairytale retold and this one did not disappoint! Tiago and Hem go forth with love and happiness. They go forth beginning their own pack with their first litter of children in tow and bright dreams for the future. They have ideas that could expand their pack and finances involving clean energy, green construction, new businesses and rental properties. I cannot wait to read the next books on the Fairest of Them All series!
Picked this up during stuff your kindle day because it's an omegaverse Cinderella retelling, but what even is this book? As with most Cinderella retellings, there were some annoying components (he honestly couldn't talk to any legal counsel about his mother's will? Really? He's already thinking of ways to leave home, but he can't take advantage of his little road trip in some way? IDK about this), but in general it hit the beats in a unique, omegaverse way. Mostly this is a bonkers adventure story, and it was a fun couple hours.
I loved this M/M work and cannot wait to read the sequel. The take on Cinderella was great and it amused me to no end how the author portrayed the stepparent and step siblings. The chemistry between the two love interests was fantastic and the connection between the two was clear. I loved the plot with the few twists and turns it had. Looking forward to the next in the series.
Five out of five stars.
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Enjoyable and entertaining take on the Cinderella fairytale. It was humorous sometimes, too. I liked the added shifter angle, although I might have liked a little more detail on that aspect. Tiago and Hemmingway were a perfect match and so good together. The tale is alternately hot and sweet, and I am looking forward to more in this series.
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A fairy tale based on Cinderella. Tiago lost his mum and lived with his stepdad and two step brothers, all being horrid to him. He's sent off to get a deal signed where he meets Hemingway. Hemingway is a wolf shifter ,who automatically realises Tiago is his fated mate. Sweet story with a happy twist at the end. Thoroughly enjoyed I received an advanced copy of this book for a honest review
Cinderella has always been a favorite fairytale of mine, so I love finding MM adaptations. I really enjoyed Tiago and Hemingway's story. This book was fast paced, humorous, and hot. I couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting. I am excited for Oscar's story coming soon.