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Bad Boy Alphas #6

Alpha's Desire

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She’s the one girl this player can’t have. A human.

I’m dying to claim the redhead who lights up the club every Saturday night.
I want to pull her into the storeroom and make her scream, but it wouldn’t be right.
She’s too pure. Too fresh. Too passionate.
Too human.

When she learns my secret, my alpha orders me to wipe her memories.
But I won’t do it.
Still, I’m not mate material—I can’t mark her and bring her into the pack.
What in the hell am I going to do with her?

246 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2018

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Renee Rose

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USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RENEE ROSE loves a dominant, dirty-talking alpha hero! She's sold over two 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 eleven times with her Chicago Bratva, Bad Boy Alpha, and Wolf Ranch books as well as various kinky anthologies.

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Profile Image for Natalie  ~ The Biblioholic.
2,621 reviews1,351 followers
April 1, 2018
What is it about wolf shifters that I find so hot? Is it their dominance, their alpha awesomeness, their unity, their protectiveness, the care and love they have for their mates? I’m still trying to figure it out, but there is definitely something indefinable about their overall sexiness. And there was no doubt that Jared was a sexy beast.

This story didn’t have the suspense and drama prevalent in the others, but it made up for it with the incredibly hot eroticism between Jared and his Angelina ballerina. He’s a wolf, she’s a human. Can they make it work?

The authors gave us such huge teases when it came to Nash and the agent who’s hunting him. I can’t wait to read his story. Who doesn’t want to learn more about a lion shifter looking for his lost mate?

Release: 03.31.2018 | Erotic Shifter Romance | Dual POV primarily - 1st person | Heat: 5 | Standalone - Bad Boy Alphas #6

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1,655 reviews1,105 followers
September 20, 2019
This was my least favourite of the series so far. I haven’t been feeling well so that could have something to do with it... but I think a big reason is I am so eager for Nash’s book ( which is next!) that I found it hard to get into this one!
I am moving on right away to the next instalment!
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1,388 reviews24 followers
March 31, 2018
Talk about an odd pairing, but it totally works in this latest entry by Renee Rose and Lee Savino! Jared is a bouncer and has always been told he will never amount to anything. While Angelina is a dancer who is always doing what her parents expect of her. Well almost, they certainly never expected her to date a bouncer who also happens to be a fighter and oh yeah a wolf shifter. Plenty of very steamy scenes between Jared and Angelina but there were also some very sweet moments as both characters tried to break out of their expected molds. This series continues to add intriguing new characters for future books while still maintaining a connection to the previous books. All in all a great series.
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1,408 reviews43 followers
April 4, 2018

 







There's just something with the beginning of April where there are some amazing books that are coming out. I mean, when you've spent two days in a row refusing to fall asleep (ok, maybe not me, but rather my brain), that has to be the biggest sign that screams 'read me! Read me!' I was not expecting this type of book, a little bit dark, a little funny and a whole lot of hotness, all together in Alpha's Desire. This is only my second collaboration novel that i've read by Renee Rose (but my fourth or fifth overall from her entire library), but it has to be one of my favorites by her so far.

Here's another fine example of how my brain betrayed me and wouldn't let me sleep until i had finished the book. I swear i kept telling myself, alright, just one more chapter and then i'll finish the book tomorrow. Then, after tossing and turning for at least an hour, i sighed in frustration and opened my kindle and finished the book. It was almost 1 in the morning by then. And guess what? Fell right asleep!

This book was interesting. It didn't have the 'standard' mating rituals that i'm used to seeing from werewolf shifters, and it was an interesting one. I liked how no matter how dominant or alpha that Jared was, he was still the kind of man that was vulnerable when it comes to the way that others treat him. For her part, Angelina is quite sassy and has dreams that she fights hard to make come to reality.

I hadn't read any of the previous books from this series before getting my hands on Alpha's Desire, and i can honestly say that it's the kind of book that you don't really need to have done so to understand what's happening. While it didn't give me the chills that tells me i need to start from the beginning to satisfy my curiosity, it was an amazing book. I'll probably still start from the beginning to find out how this book compares to the previous ones.


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Profile Image for Intel Chicky Reads Romance (Kara Merideth).
1,845 reviews1,060 followers
November 22, 2023
Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: fated mates, opposites attract
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This series was the first one to introduce me to shifter romance and made me fall in love with them. I'm finally making my way through the last couple books I missed. The first book in the series has been a multiple reread for me. Love them because they're shorter, but don't sacrifice a good story and fantastic characters. The smexy times are always super hot!! Do yourself a favor and try some of these out. The first book is frequently free, but all the stories are worth the money.
Profile Image for Mary Kirkland.
616 reviews29 followers
November 9, 2020
Jared is a bouncer at a club called Eclipse and has the hots for Angelina who is a dancer there. He wants her but can't have her because she's human and if she ever found out that he's a shifter, he'd have to have her mind wiped of the events which could be dangerous.

He and Angelina are having a little fun and he's keeping things low key and just fun until they have car accident and she sees him do things that he shouldn't be able to do. When he tells his alpha that she saw too much he already knows that he's going to be told to take her to a vampire and have her mind wiped of what she saw. But when the times comes, he can't go through with it and so now he either has to mate her or take her back to the vampire to finish the job.

Jared's alpha gives him a few days to make up his mind but that means that Jared has to stick with Angelina all the time so she can't tell anyone about shifters and that gives them a lot of time together. I actually really like both Angelina and Jared and think they are fun together. Their romance was fun but there was one thing that I didn't care for because during some of the more explicit sex scenes and light spanking scenes Jared wants Angelina to call him, "daddy" and that was a big nope for me.

But I did like this story even though I hadn't read any of the other books in this series and I thought that it could be read as a stand alone book just fine.
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3,296 reviews59 followers
March 30, 2018
When Renee Rose and Lee Savino get together, they create pure magic. The books that they write are something special to read, and I'm always so excited to be pulled into their shifter world. Not only do we get a great story, I also know that I can count on them to make it muy caliente as well. Jared and Angelina's story is no different.

Jared is a werewolf in Garrett's pack. When Garrett needs an enforcer, Jared is one of the people that he goes to. He's one of the bouncers at the club, Eclipse. Working at Eclipse lets him play with all the willing young women he can. But, there's only one woman who's holding his attention right now.

Angelina is a ballet student at the local university. But for fun, she talked Garrett into letting her set up a gogo show at the club every Saturday night. She and 2 of her dancer friends show up every Saturday night and dance. Sometimes they freestyle, sometimes it's choreographed, but it's always great. When some drunk tries messing with Angelina one night, Jared goes and chases him away. Angelina then jumps on Jared's shoulder, and dances that way, getting real up close and personal.

That night, two important things happen. One is that Jared takes Angelina to a storeroom for some personal time. The other is that Angelina hits Jared with her car. It's hard to say which one is more important since they both drastically affect the rest of the story, but I can tell you which one I think is more fun. The car accident results in Jared having to stick like glue to Angelina.

Some of the other Bad Boy Alphas books have a lot of external drama in them, bad guys to fight, mad scientists to discover, etc. That isn't so much true in this one. There is some external drama, mostly with Angelina's nasty parents, but the majority of the conflict is all between Jared and Angelina. They are both trying to figure out who and what they are and how they can be with each other. Angelina is a pure human, and werewolves aren't supposed to mate pure humans, but...

I loved watching the journey that Angelina goes through, trying to figure out who she is and what she wants. That's always a hard journey for anyone to take, and not everyone is able to find the answer to that. Jared has to go through a lot of soul-searching too, so it's not just Angelina on this journey to figure out who she is. It's really nice to watch. I always need to read more of these stories, and generally, I need them as soon as I finished the last one. Too bad Renee and Lee won't have another ready for a while.
Profile Image for Fantasy Land Romance Reader.
2,821 reviews68 followers
July 28, 2018
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I really enjoyed this story. I was excited to see Jared get his own story. Jared has major anger issues and knows this, so he never wants to have a mate. But he has a thing for one of the dancers at a club he bounce's at.

Angelina is that dancer. She is in school to be a ballerina but loves dancing at the club. When she meets Jared it is instant sparks. But it isn't until she hits him with her car (total accident) and sees that he heals extremely fast, that Jared is not normal. Now Jared has to stay with her for 2 weeks so that she doesn't tell anyone. And to see if she is his mate.

This book is emotional and really steamy. The characters are well developed and are great together.

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Profile Image for Kim  Brewing.
3,322 reviews35 followers
April 23, 2018
Loved it. This book is a little more romantic than the previous, but no less great. There is more of an emotional connection between Jared and Angelina. I loved what he did for her, whether he was going to be in her life or not. Great story.
Profile Image for Isabelle MBTL .
749 reviews58 followers
April 1, 2018
I received this book for free from L. Woods PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

4.5 STARS closer to 5 than 4







He lays me bare. Not just my body, but my very being-who am I at the core-and then he honors me. Pleasures me. Gives so much while takes it all. by Angelina


 

Paranormal, erotic romance. Dual-POV with a couple of chapters of a third voice.

Book #6 of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone. I haven't read the series and I understood everything of the story.

 

 



 

Addictiveness: It was a fast, easy read that kept me going until the end. I did in one sitting.
Character: hero 4/5, heroine 4/5, secondary characters 5/5, growth 5/5, real 5/5  They were all easy to love, connect and understand. Jared was a hot alpha male, that liked to take charge, but at the same time had a few insecurities that made him more real. Angel was cute, fun and hardworking, but had trouble standing up for herself. They both complemented each other very well. Several great secondary characters that I want to read their stories.
Cover: art 5/5, title 5/5, subtitle 5/5, color-font 5/5, buy 5/5 I'm a "cover slut". I literally buy several books only because of its cover. This one, would be one of those. Really, this cover says it all. It has the hot biker, the wolf, a great title with perfect colors/font. Hot!
Freshness: Even though  the story doesn’t have anything we could say WOW, how different from others shifter stories,  the overall book has a fresh vibe. I love how creative the mating bite was, different. :)
Plot: believable 5/5, conflict 5/5, dialogue 5/5, ending 5/5, enjoyment 5/5, opening 5/5, pace 5/5, setting 5/5, subplots 5/5, twists 5/5  Great opening and wonderful ending. Perfect conflict and dialogues written really well. No typo mistakes. Fast-paced with enough subplots to enhance the story. A few unexpected twists that made the story believable and enjoyable. No loopholes within this plot. Everything was very well explained and had a reason to be. Really amazing!!!
Romance: believable 5/5, chemistry 5/5, description 5/5, development 5/5, steam 5/5 This is the star of the book!!! Really so so so HOT! At the same time very well-developed. The couple's chemistry was crazy, the scenes were panty-wetter and how their romance grew was very well-balanced. There is a lot of smut, but all the scenes were there for a reason.
Writing Style: Amazing! Crazy hot smut, with wonderful plot and lovable characters. Both authors are masters at creating hot scenes that are believable and romantic at the same time.



I have no idea.

 



I love both authors. They usually write great shifter romance. Together they worked like dynamite and matches. Boom!!! Hot, romantic story!!!

33/35 STARS =.5 stars  ( between 31.5 to 33/35)

Addictiveness: 5 Character: 4  Cover: 5  Freshness: 4 Plot: 5  Romance: 5 Writing Style: 5

Action 3/5
Angst 1/5
Darkness 0/5
Humor 3/5
Romance 5/5
Suspense/Mystery 0/5
Would I recommend? I would recommend this book for everyone that enjoys steamy paranormal romance.
Would I re-read this book? Yes.
Would I re-read this series? Sure.
Would I read more from the author? Yes, I love both authors on their own and together they became even better.

You MAY read this because you like the authors; you SHOULD read this because you follow the series; you MUST read this because you are looking for a "HOT RIDE"!!!




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Profile Image for Sydney M Neblett.
2,606 reviews16 followers
September 26, 2019
A modern take on a fated love story

This was such a fantastic story! It was a hard story to read, but not for the reason you may think. I decimated an entire box of tissues because every time these two had to deny their love it broke my heart and the waterworks started. I was never so happy to see a HEA as I was for this one. It was a long hard road, especially for me, but the love they found was meant to last. I can’t wait to read the next book.
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1,153 reviews32 followers
April 10, 2020
I enjoyed this story. It was a steamy read with protagonists Jared and Angelina. Their story was sweet and you can easily read it without having read the "Bad Boy Alphas" series, but if you have read them you will have a better grasp of the background set up (Club "Eclipse", Garret and Amber, Foxfire and Tank, Jackson and Kylie). If you like shapeshifters and fated love stories, this one if for you!
Profile Image for Micheala.
1,002 reviews78 followers
August 16, 2019
I really like this one! I think it’s a great addition to the series. Their romance was all based around attraction. Even when his wolf wasn’t feeling anything, he wanted to keep her; he wanted her for her and no other reason. The sex was so hot I think my Kobo melted. This was a great couple. Lovely addition to the series! One of my favorites!
Profile Image for Rhonda.
3,280 reviews65 followers
March 31, 2018
Wow! Talk about one hot book!! Out of all the books in this series by Lee and Renee, this one is by far my favorite so far. Jared is a bouncer at the club and Angelina is one of the dancers. The problem? Jared is a wolf shifter and Angelina is human!! Humans can't know about shifter or they have to have their minds wiped!! Both Jared and Angelina have the hots for each other but Jared knows that it can't go anywhere. Even when she finds out he is a shifter,they still start a relationship because they just can't keep their hands off of each other. She loves the dominance in him and craves it. All her life, everything has been run by her parents the dancing and her relationship with Jared is something SHE can control. I wanted to reach through the kindle and smack Jared upside the head several times because of his stubbornness and I also wanted to smack her. Misunderstands and hurt feelings get in the way for a bit. Will Jared pull his head out of his rear and claim her and will she stop doing whatever her parents want and live her own life? Get the book because I promise, you won't be disappointed!!
2,553 reviews15 followers
April 3, 2018
A Delicious Dichotomy of Ballerina and Bad-boy!!

Angelina is following the path set by her parents. Attending college to complete her dancing education, she receives more satisfaction out of her weekend gig performing contemporary dance choreographed herself for some of her dance friends at a strip club. There she meets Jared, a bouncer at the club, and unbeknownst to her a wolf-shifter. When her car hits his motorcycle she witnesses his quick healing, and he is ordered to wipe her memories.

Our ballerina wants to break free from her staid existence. And our wolf-shifter is slightly “tamed” by our ballerina – making for some very scintillating episodes and many conflicting feelings. Can these two have a future coming from such diverse worlds?

When these two authors get together you will get steamy, humorous and highly entertaining stories!! Absolutely adore this series, and this story is a stand-out!!

*** I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book ***
Profile Image for Saskia.
1,776 reviews54 followers
April 2, 2018
Book 6 in the bad Boy Alpha series and his one features Jared.

This book is a bit different then the other books in the series. Less action, but more of a emotional romance story. Jared is taken by Angelina, but doesn’t feel he is good enough for her. Angelina has been the acting like the perfect daughter, doing what her parents want her to do, but she isn’t happy.

Jared and Angelina don’t match on paper, but they connect in real life. Trevor supports Angelina’s dreams and makes sure they come true. Whil Angelina helps him see that he is not only good enough, but he is worthy and matters. And there is a place for him.

It is actually sweet, but with a healthy dose of sexy.

742 reviews9 followers
March 31, 2018
The Ballerina and the Bouncer.
As unlikely as their pairing may seem, this human dancer and her wolf-shifter-protector are fated for each other.

But of course there is the problem of pack politics and rules, the human parents influence, and their fears of not being right, or good enough for each other.
Some heart and panty melting encounters, fight scenes and secret agent business later, will Garretts pack get an additional member?

Stop guessing, start reading! It's definitely worth it!
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1,961 reviews40 followers
April 12, 2018
We have Jared the bouncer has always heard the others say he wouldnt amount to nothing. Then always been told he will never amount to anything. And then we have Angelina a dancer who has always listened to her parents and do what they expect her to do. Thats until their two hearts collide. I love it when I can read about an underdog that no one seems to think is the right whatever and then turns around and proves everyone wrong. I cant wait to read more in this series from the awesome writing duo of Rose and Savino.
Profile Image for Kristina.
1,562 reviews64 followers
April 29, 2018
Sexy, sweet, and loving

Loved it! Alpha’s Desire is actually only 40% of this book, the rest is book one of the series- Jackson’s story. Which is funny, as I can’t decide which of these two is my most favorite-est of the series!!
Jared and Angelina are so perfectly sweet and in love, it’s heart eyes the whole way through.
The story moves at a steady pace and the sex scenes are steamy hot - the kink is fantastically sweet and fun between these two.
Profile Image for Michelle Claypot_Reads.
2,279 reviews62 followers
March 31, 2018
Lee Savino and Renee Rose always deliver the perfect blend of heat, laughs, emotions and just the right dash of growly MINE!! you expect in a shifter book. Jared was the perfect alpha wolf and Angelina the dainty ballerina was a lot more than he bargained for. Fantastic page turner.

I received an arc of this book
Profile Image for Maria11.
1,906 reviews39 followers
May 23, 2018
Good read

Another good installment to the series. Interesting take on finding yourself. More drama between the characters, but all comes out in the end. Kinkiness is again alive and well in the story so if not your thing don’t read.
Profile Image for Sandra Crow.
201 reviews13 followers
March 4, 2019
Great Story

I love the way these two authors write their stories, as if it is coming from one mind. The characters have depth, and show the up and downs of life's struggles. I can not wait to read the next book in this series.
Profile Image for Teresa Lara.
3,114 reviews47 followers
March 30, 2018
Love this series.Jared and Angels story was amazing loving sweet emotional.Need more
Profile Image for Carol Hepstall.
551 reviews5 followers
July 5, 2018
Awesome ! Loved Angelina and Jared’s story. A very intriguing story that kept me intrigued and left me wanting more. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read awesome
Profile Image for Coline.
863 reviews10 followers
February 13, 2023
3-3.5⭐️

J’ai bien aimé l’évolution des personnages et de leur histoire.
Jared est super encourageant et protecteur avec elle mais il lui reproche de pas assez l’intégrer à sa vie alors qu’il arrête pas de dire qu’entre eux c’est pas possible donc bon concentre toi deux minutes là.
Angelina est super mims, elle l’encourage, l’accepte comme il est, lui redonne confiance.

Sympa le pdv de l’inspecteur ça rajoute du suspense mais ça aurait pu être plus exploité.

Trey, Garrett et Jared vrai amitié.
Profile Image for Becky.
1,791 reviews59 followers
February 18, 2019
Jared and Angelina 's story

Let me start this review off correct... This series is not ,I repeat not a MC book. What this series is about are shifter romance. Wolves, liones, Panthers and of course humans. Each a standalone read with continued characters. This was Jared a wolf falling and mating his human Angel. This story hits on racism and bigotry, one's self worth and true love. Maybe what or who your not supposed to love but who your heart chooses! Decent read!
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