Leigh never wanted an Alpha. Peter never wanted to dominate a woman the way his father dominated his mother, but he is an Alpha and he is unable to change his nature. When these two come together there is no way they can resist, they can't change their natures. This story is hot. There is mystery, murder and politics but at the heart of this story is an Alpha

Alpha is definitely one of my favourite Omegaverse books.
Originally released as three novellas, this book is the compiled version of Nora's previously published Omegaverse serial, Alpha. It contains the instalments Alpha: Taken, Alpha: Masquerade, & Alpha: Mated.

This was my introduction to Omegaverse way back then, and I absolutely loved them.
When I heard that trilogy was being re-released as one big book I was ecstatic!

The story takes place in Mattenburg, which is a city where the population has a lot of "rules" for Alphas and Omegas. It's not the common dystopian setting we are used to and the citizens of this city even talk about how they are more civilized than other places, how they have conquered their instincts etc.
It's a very interesting idea!

Alpha starts our reporter Omega, Leigh and our Alpha, Peter who is a politician.

We set off with a BANG and Peter sets off Leigh's hormones, which she's very much in denial about because she's slightly prejudiced about Alphas and what it means to be an Alpha's mate. Hehe.

The book is super hot and Peter and Leigh are wonderful together.

One of the things I really liked about this world is that females aren't really called "Omegas", they are just women, but they are still Omegas and have the same responses to the Alphas etc. But I liked that they weren't labelled, that was a bit different than what I normally read. :)

This was 5 superstars from me! And I can't wait to read more of this world! :D

Plot: .5
Writing: .5
World building: .5
Characters: 1
Themes: .5
3/5

Spice: 4.5/5
Audiobook: 4/5 - Spotify Audiobooks

What you can expect:
- Knotting
- Alpha males
- 90% spice
- fi$ting
- "Morally Grey" MMC

This one was wild and quick. The perfect palette cleanser between thick fantasy books. The writing wasn't the best but the spice popping. There isn't a strong plot but I wasn't expecting a deep heart-felt story.

Did I like the story? Meh.
Did I enjoy the spice? Uh huhhh, absolutely.

Is this worth reading?
It was great but I'm so glad I didn't purchase it. Considering it's not on KU, there are others that are comparable on KU for free. I'm also not sure I'm interested enough to continue on with the next story (different characters in the same world).

This was not a typical omegaverse, this was just one alpha and one omega. The story line was heavily on the politics of alpha behavior, but the thing I found lacking, and if this had been my first omegaverse, there was no explanation of anything. The spice was next level excellent though. I’ll give it that.

DNF

Peter & Leigh: My Gawd, the heat between these two!

While this was not one of the most raw, gritty, and sexual books I've ever read, it does have lots of spice and comes very close to it. I'm gathering that this takes place in a dystopian natural society, we Alphas are highly regarded and respected and betas are just that, secondary. We meet Leigh, a beta reporter who is covering a local election when her body decides to betray her. She has an embarrassing episode which leads to a chaotic situation. She "presented" (I won't spoil it for those who want to go in blind but let's just say it was a dangerous thing to do in a room full of Alphas). Her involuntary action puts her on the radar of everyone on in the city, as well as one of the candidates, Liberal Peter Leod.

Peter and Leigh have some of the most wanton sexual scenes in the book. On more than one occasion (which includes knotting). Be advised that the scenes are very graphic, and you might want to check the triggers before reading. It was a good quick read for me and I may go back and finish the series at a later date. If you want lots of smexy stuff and are not easily offended, you will enjoy their story.

Happy reading!

The h is absolutely irritating. Two stars is for an interesting premise/plot. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get past my annoyance with the h to give more