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Pack Origins #1

Knot Your Princess

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Maia wants no part of her role as an obedient princess at the Omega Palace, refusing to submit to a society that takes away her choices and rights. She’s a rarity amongst the rare, the only omega who can deny a dominant alpha.

When the Crash comes, the country descends into chaos, and Maia seizes her chance to escape. On the run, exhausted and alone, she glimpses hope through a gated fence. The people she finds inside challenge everything she knows about alphas and omegas.

Damon, Hunter, and Leif are three gorgeous, dangerous alphas who have shunned society. Together, with their best-friend Max, they have learned to hold each other’s broken pieces together. But when Maia is hunted, bonds are tested.

Do they dare face their demons and become a pack in a corrupt world that forbids it? Can they tear their crumbling world down and build a new one out of the rubble?

Knot Your Princess is a sweet, reverse harem, omegaverse romance. It features growly, protective alphas, a hot, nerdy beta, and a rebellious omega. Maia’s story will be completed in book one and can be read as a standalone. Books two and three will focus on new packs and continue the background story of the Crash.

The story is written with multiple POVs and contains MMFMM steamy scenes, including a MM relationship. It also references past abuse, but there is no current abuse or abuse within the harem.

401 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 27, 2022

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Profile Image for Kiersten Arlington.
49 reviews
October 29, 2022
I loved the premise of the plot. The idea of a dystopian omegaverse has been done before but this author set the stage well. I liked how Maia found her way to the guys at the farm. All of that kept my interest well.

The middle from about 35% to 60% was where this lost me. There's always a mean girl. Sirena wasn't likeable but the way Damon handled embarrassing her in front of others didn't sit well for me. I think when a new woman appears how will he handle telling you he's done? You'll be the poor fool who thought you had more.

The interaction wasn't necessary and it soured my focus on the story. He thought that woman was good enough to be intimate with but then he's done and too good for her. His holier than thou attitude didn't help.

I don't like that message. The woman is made to be the slut while the man gets off free and clear while making her out to be a mistake.

Some of the sex scenes were hot a couple seemed formulatic. Overall not a bad omegaverse for a first time author. I'd give this 3.5 stars and will try this author again.
Profile Image for Cat H.
2,012 reviews221 followers
December 27, 2022
4.4 stars.
So, I really enjoyed this book.
The dynamic between all the characters was lovely.
I really liked the bonding and sharing and getting to know each other that happened throughout most of it.
The characters were all super lovable.
The sex was hot and passionate and perfectly smutty.
The plot and setting were really cool.

There was a tiny bit of OW drama with an ex fling that lives on the property, but it was immediately shut down and handled so well it didn’t really even register much as drama. It was just her trying to get more from the guys than they were willing to give, and they respectfully told her to fuck off about it. So I actually really liked that. It showed the guys’ character. They were all frustrated and angry to be put in that position, but acted so calmly and gracefully, I’m glad it was included honestly. Plus it had a purpose for the book so it made sense.

There was also a lot of talk about past abuse. From basically every character we encounter. Nothing on page, but things are hinted at and remembered. Like I said, it happened off page, and what’s more, if I remember correctly, no true details were actually given, just vague overview really.
So check TWs and be mindful, but it’s really not as bad as it could’ve been.
Even the big battle at the end was pretty quick and had limited violence.
Though, thankfully, still came across as dangerous and important, giving me some satisfaction that at least one thing was taken care of in this first book.

Really my only complaint is that the plot seems to be overarching, since nothing got truly answered or fixed in any meaningful way.
And that includes the character that popped up at the end that we got no explanation for, and very little interaction with.
I can only conclude that the next book in this series will be about them and the author didn’t want to spill the beans too soon, so that she could give it its own special moment.
Which I totally get.
I’m just disappointed we don’t get more information about everything that’s not part of the pack featured in this book.

Still.
It was entertaining, certainly engrossing. I couldn’t put it down once I picked it up. I just kept turning pages, hoping for more information about the Crash, and Maia’s unique ability to resist alpha barks, and basically everything else.
Instead, we got a really heartwarming love story with tiny hints and small details here and there about all that.

So, to say I’m looking forward to the next book in the series would be an understatement.
I need answers, dammit.
She’s got me.
The author’s plot to draw you into reading more worked.
I will now be constantly on the lookout for the next release.
Profile Image for Jess (scijessreads).
786 reviews13 followers
November 14, 2022
I wanted to like this so much more than I did. I liked the take on the omega verse trope, but the story had too many loose ends or limited descriptions that left me feeling like I missed something. Some of the characters (Sirena) did a 180 really quickly that felt too much like a plug for a plot point hole. The group of alphas was really sweet, but as a whole none of the characters felt fully fleshed out.
733 reviews7 followers
February 5, 2024

DNF @ 26%

Let’s start with this: the phrase “sexy times” was used unironically and that’s the exact point at which I bailed out.

The tense switching is real, real bad in this one. Every other sentence switches between present and past tense at random. The quotation mark convention switches between double and single quotes. On one page, a first-person narrator seems aware that a character is an omega, and then on the next page, he’s shocked by the revelation. All this to say: No edit, only publish!

The narrator meets one (1) other woman and immediately pegs her as a mean girl and starts trashing her clothes and voice and saying how she’d like to claw her eyes out (!?) and this is while she [narrator] is covered in filth, starving, and in the midst of being offered a safe haven. WTF, FMC? Control yourself! At least wait until the mean girl starts actually throwing slurs. (She immediately calls FMC an S-slur for no discernible reason right after this.) It says a lot about the author that this is how she thinks people talk or behave.

The FMC is an omega who is terrified of alphas and never wants to be mated. She also has a unique ability to resist an alpha bark. Given the post-apocalyptic setting, and the inherent danger of alphas, it makes sense when she meets the MMCs and immediately tries to run away. What doesn’t make sense is that all it takes is one of them saying “you’re my true mate” and then she’s immediately climbing all over him and flirting like a drunken schoolgirl:



WTF am I reading? To reiterate, she doesn’t know him AT ALL, they just met that day, and she is 100% sober and not in heat.

Anyway, you get it. Book needs work. A lot of work.
Profile Image for Rachel.
248 reviews32 followers
January 7, 2024
Fluffy Omegaverse Standalone, all the guys are sweet caring, and protective. But we also have an interesting backstory of the start of an apocalyptic type event that they refer to as The Crash.
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1,190 reviews27 followers
November 19, 2022
DNF (did not finish). What made the book unfinishable in your opinion?
At first the story seemed interesting but then I started to loose interests about the 58% mark into the book. The “mean girl” was over the top and everyone tip-toed in disciplining her. I think there were too many elements to the story, and I wish the author would have focused on a couple. There was the “crash” that destroyed their society, somehow all utilities were cut off, and the military disappeared. This self-sufficient farm the MC finds is also a shelter for the abused and a restaurant. Despite the abuse the MC has suffered she seems to just brush it off and get intimate with the alpha/ beta love interests. Then there was the alpha, beta, and omega dynamic as well. Overall, the story was interesting but with so many different story points (many that don’t seem to really add to the story) and characters acting out of the roles they were given, I decided to put the book down.
Profile Image for Simone.
26 reviews1 follower
October 31, 2022
I loved this book so much, it was exactly what I needed—very spicy with lots of feels.

The premise set the tone of the story right away—the electricity went out and it doesn’t look like it’s coming back on. Maia took the chance to run from the Palace and ends up at the farm of her soon-to-be mates. There was a lot of relationship conflict and resolution between Maia and her four mates. The drama was engaging and not caused by miscommunication!

I loved the guy’s relationships with each other a well; I’m a sucker for positive friendships outside of the romantic relationship. But I also loved the MM relationship within the harem too. The first spicy MMF scene was super hot!

I really appreciate when characters recognize their own fears and actively try to work through them, which Maia did in this book.

I laughed out loud at once scene about 3/4 of the way through the book. It was so risky/stupid, yet so sweet at the same time. It was fabulous.

I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait for the next book, and I hope we find out what happened with the electricity in the next book!
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2,529 reviews2 followers
June 18, 2023
“She called to me in a way I’ve never felt
before, like every cell in my body was screaming ‘mine,’ loud and clear.”
-Leif, from Knot Your Princess by L.A. Clyne


“At that moment, it felt like in the utter chaos and darkness of the world, we had managed to find something perfect and pure.”
-Max, from Knot Your Princess by L.A. Clyne


“She was like a shooting star in the night sky, hauntingly beautiful, yet could quickly disappear into the darkness if we didn’t find a way to bring her to earth.”
-Hunter, from Knot Your Princess by L.A. Clyne


“I know I can’t save the world, but I should have saved you.”
-Damon, from Knot Your Princess by L.A. Clyne
Profile Image for Maaren.
1,524 reviews11 followers
May 27, 2024
I really liked the dystopian setting in this book. Maia is an omega and a reluctant resident of the Omega Palace, a place where rich Alphas can go to and pick an omega of their own. When the Crash happens and electricity is lost, Maia sees her chance and escapes the facility. As the world is slowly descending into chaos, who can she trust on her way to her friends uncle's farm? Tired and hungry, she is found by a kind beta in front of a farm co-owned by four men: Damon, Hunter, Leif and Max. The men quickly realize they are drawn to her but it's not all sunshine and roses since someone else wants Maia too.

I think the world was so well done and it was easy to fall into the dystopian world. My heart immediately felt for Maia and I liked her a lot. She was a little naive and foolish, but considering her upbringing, it made sense. I also liked how she wasn't buying into the submissive Omega role and was confident that she wanted more than that.

The men were delicious and I liked how different they were of one another. I think my favorite was Max, but all the men stole a little piece of my heart as they struggled with the sense of responsibility, the new developments in both their relationship with each other and Maia as well as learning more about being Alphas, Betas and being a pack.

I'm curious to see where the world goes next, especially with Lexie and Maia's brother Sam as that was teased in this book.
Profile Image for Sunshine .
931 reviews
August 13, 2023
Ugh. This book was so frustrating because it had so much wasted potential. I really loved the world and what was happening in it. I liked the MMCs. But the MFC’s character gave me whiplash and the writing was a little painful the more the story went on. A lot of tell and not show. And not enough inner monologue to connect with characters.
Profile Image for D..
92 reviews
October 29, 2022
fantastic

For a first book, this was effing amazing. I love the dynamic between all of the alphas, the beta, and their slightly reluctant Omega. I absolutely cannot wait to read more from this author and I sincerely hope she keeps on doing what she’s doing because gawddang, this was a home run.
Profile Image for Lydia Pelton.
96 reviews2 followers
February 28, 2023
Oh my word. This was such a good book. I was hooked from the start. I have been in a reading slump and love a good omegaverse. This hit all the right spots. Romance, found family, action, friendships. Amazing! I desperately need the next book!
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227 reviews6 followers
June 18, 2023
Thoroughly enjoyed this debut! Plot was interesting, character interaction engaging with the Omegaverse spice we’ve come to expect.
Profile Image for Raechel.
247 reviews3 followers
June 2, 2025
Well written book that is very character driven. I just don't think Omegaverse books are my jam.
Profile Image for Alicia Hern.
144 reviews1 follower
December 27, 2022
Amazing

I love omegavers stories and this apocalypse omegavers is so good! 5star read and I will be buying the hard copies and hurry up2023 I need the sequel right now! The world building and the lost pack history drew me in Super quick y'all get on this series right now!
Profile Image for Eloise Ava.
50 reviews
January 6, 2023
The story recounts Maia trying to escape from the omega palace, where she is meant to serve rowan. She stumbles across a farm and gets rescued by 4 guys who she falls for. I loved the hints of strong female empowerment and the importance of female friendship Maia found in Lexie.
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Profile Image for H.
997 reviews
February 8, 2026
surprised omegaverse that was not expected to really like. different world setting where things were twisted and not pack oriented. apocalyptic event sends things into chaos and fmc finds survival on a farm and a former military unit that is an illegal pack. more in series with other characters will read. really good‼️
Profile Image for Deidre.
21 reviews3 followers
April 6, 2024
I was so excited about this premise, omegaverse meets dystopian, yes please. Execution & writing just flopped for me, I got about 20% in hoping it would get better; it did not. The FMC starts out as survivor type character I could get behind, but suddenly does an unbelievable 180. The alphas monologues are written almost as if they are in a female mind frame (yes I get the author is undoubtably a woman, however I have
seen many other female authors fleshing out a male mind without this issue.) The way the alphas describe others & their surroundings makes it hard to get invested in them as the MMCs and is interchangeable with the FMC. The writing doesn’t have a lot of depth. The phrasing of the sentencing is odd as well, it presents as a character being done ‘speaking’ due to the punctuation however in the next paragraph a sentence that your realize is their continued speech picks back up so it’s hard to follow. Hate to say I couldn’t get to the first spicy scene. Still looking for a book with this premise but well executed!
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Profile Image for khai.
349 reviews
January 8, 2023
Dnf 27% . Girl what tf was this?? They were all literally acting like teens?? When I read the first couple of pages I got confused as hell cause I thought this was YA book. But nope. Maia is such a pick me broo. Omg . She was literally a “not like the other girls” personification. I really tried to continue reading but I just couldnt. It was too cringey. She was wishy washy as fuck too? Like you only met these guys for literally 20-30mins? And suddenly its all heart eyes. What happened to the fuck alphas energy?? I needed the hate and the roughness! Not that! Also the was she was calling that girl a skank and judging her by her looks then getting offended when does the same thing back?!? LIKE GIRLY??? You did it too??? yeah she was a bitch and all but damn at least try not to be judgemental before talking to the girl. The boys.. i legitimately though were like 16/17 cause from the way they were talking and moving?? Didnt feel like they were retired from the military like it was described. Everything here just gave me the ick EXCEPT FOR BEAR. Hes the one saving this. The idea was literally theree. The execution just ruined this. The world building was kinda weird.Some of the parts were a bit confusing cause at first I thought oh! Midievel vibes but then boom - computers and cameras. i mean it wasnt bad just weird.
48 reviews2 followers
November 14, 2022
I really wanted to like this book. Unfortunately the whole thing fell short of my desires.

The beginning was good but the story was not unique in any way. It was extremely predictable. The level of omegaverse steam was pretty low. Not enough to save this book. It was pretty basic and uninteresting.

The middle started to slog with a lot of blah blah blah and the characters started to annoy me with overly juvenile dialog “dude”. All the teenage boy back slapping and dumb jokes really just did not fit with a team of military professionals. I’m sure it was to try to show how close they were all connected to each other but it made me roll my eyes. The FMC who started it pretty badass lost all respect with all the “giggling” ugh. I almost DNFd about midway through.

The end picked up a bit. There was some new information that really saved my interest but really should have been introduced earlier and expanded on. Plus a couple twists that were semi twisty but pointless at such a late stage in the story.
I guess there’s room for the next books.

Will I read them? Meh. Maybe if I come across them but I’m not waiting for the next one.
Profile Image for Klizbet.
1,116 reviews89 followers
April 14, 2024
Re-read 4/22 - ⬇️ to 3.5 Stars

I'm downgrading this book from 4 stars to 3.5 stars because I didn't love it as much the second time around.

The steam was medium-low (closer to low), with only one sex scene per MMC - less than that in the case of Damon and Leif. Damon barely showed interest in FMC until her heat at the absolute end of the book. He spent no quality time with her at all. Hunter spent no time with FMC either but decided he was done waiting and had to have sex with her as well. What I'm saying is that there was no relationship development between Maia, Damon, and Hunter at all.

I loved Leif; he spent time with Maia and developed a relationship, but I didn't appreciate his MM relationship with Max. Leif wasn't intimate with FMC until her heat either, but he had sex, knotted, and mated with his Beta very early on in the story.

Long story short, there wasn't a lot of relationship development going on, and there were huge relationship imbalances. There were no alphas doting on their omegas, no nesting, and barely any knotting.
Profile Image for Maria.
1,363 reviews17 followers
March 21, 2023
I love omegaverse, and I want to rate this higher, but there are a few things that keep me from being able to.

All the main characters have gone through significant trauma in their lives, and they all get to unpack that a little bit, but overall, it's lip service that no longer affects them when it's inconvenient. It felt way too superficial, and I wanted their pasts to impact their choices and reactions, and make them fully human, but they never really got off the page.

The world building is interesting, but it's all very rough and unfinished. Some pieces of the story don't make sense, and I struggled to suspend my disbelief enough to fully immerse in the world.

I would be interested in reading more in the series if the next books are tighter and lean into character development more.
Profile Image for Patti.
1,397 reviews20 followers
July 18, 2024
DNF chapter 19/46% into book. 

- I liked Maia up until chapter ten, when Leif brought her back to the cabin. Their interaction was just weird and awkward. From that point her personality did a 180, and she was acting like a boy crazy school girl. Their dialogue was beyond awkward and uncomfortable to read. She acted the same way with Max and Hunter, too.

- The MMC's inner monologues were too fluffy, repetitive, and too long. Their conversations ranged from adolescent boy talk. To girl talk, getting in touch with your feelings and emotions. It just wasn't believable for ex military men, who probably at least in their thirties.

- It felt like the word blushing was on every other page. All the characters were written so immature and juvenile.
Profile Image for BAG of Books.
1,169 reviews40 followers
February 3, 2024
All their dialogue was this juvenile, teasing type of banter. It stopped them from having any serious conversation and gave them all the same voice, even though they were supposed to all be different personalities. They each told a little blurb of their tragic back story, so they got one serious conversation each.

Also, after they figure out Damon can control people with his Alpha powers, the bad guy shows up and Maia decides she has to . . . leave to protect Damon? That doesn't make sense. Damon can just control him with telekinesis.
Profile Image for Marshay Smith (Mommywhatchureading).
232 reviews33 followers
January 6, 2024
This is a fun loving dystopian omegaverse. I feel like if you have never read omegaverse you wouldn’t be lost because this book gives plenty of explanation. You follow Maia as she escapes from the omega palace. As she escapes sh runs into a farm full of alpha men.

- found family
- Spice
- Omegaverse
- RH
- MM
- Bad ass female
- Fated Mates
- Scent matching
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Profile Image for Peggy.
66 reviews2 followers
January 17, 2023
This was lust to love, and while I liked the world building, I wish there had been more unpacking of the trauma.
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