Tag: Alpha Male

Mate | Ali Hazelwood

Posted 10/17/2025 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Mate | Ali HazelwoodMate by Ali Hazelwood
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Spice Level: 4 Flames
Series: Bride #2
Also in this series: Bride
Published by Berkley on 10/07/2025
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, New Adult, Romance, Paranormal Romance
Format: Kindle (457 Pages) ๐Ÿ“– Purchased
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Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option leftโ€”if heโ€™ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesnโ€™t matter if Serena doesnโ€™t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe.

But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with herโ€”and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilationโ€ฆ



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Kiss of the Basilisk | Lindsay Straube

Posted 07/11/2025 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Kiss of the Basilisk | Lindsay Straube
Star Rating: 2.5 Stars
Spice Level: 5 Flames
Series: Split or Swallow #1
Published by Bloom Books on 02/25/2025
Format: Kindle (525 Pages) ๐Ÿ“– Purchased
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About fifteen years ago, a friend of mine showed up at my house with a DVD in hand. (Stay with meโ€”I promise this story relates to this utterly unhinged book filled with basilisk banging.) The movie in question: Gentlemen Broncos. And if youโ€™ve seen this cinematic fever dream, you probably know where Iโ€™m going with this. If you havenโ€™tโ€”add it to your watch listโ€”you can thank me later. For the record, I watched all 90 Yeast-Lord-filled minutes of Gentlemen Broncos. I didnโ€™t fall asleep. I didnโ€™t pause to pee. Iโ€™m not entirely sure I blinkedโ€”or breathed. I was utterly […]