Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by
Kathryn Moon
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
I’d probably give this book 4.5 ⭐ if I could.There is a trigger warning at the front of the book and if sexual assault is triggering for you in any way, this book is probably not for you. There are references to the assault and there are flashback portions throughout the book, so it’s hard to avoid, though the flashbacks are in italics.
First off a quick note about the Omegaverse. I didn’t understand about this concept when I read the first book in this world. In this book there is an explanation at the front about what this means. This is based in an alternate world where humans have certain primal traits that manage their society and sexuality. These are not shifters, they are different types of humans, broken up into alphas, betas and omegas. Alphas tend to be protective, nurturing, assertive and determined. Omegas are soft and tender-hearted and need to be protected and nurtured. There is a need between alphas and omegas for each other both psychologically and sexually. Betas are the people who fit in between, that have much less pushing on them hormonally. Alphas form packs and hope to have a omega to centre in that pack. Some packs have betas in them too. Omegas also go into heat every so often and need to be sexually satisfied during this time.
This is the first book in a duet, with the second book already released. This duet is a spin off from Baby and The Late Night Howlers, but you probably don’t need to read that book to have this one make sense, but it does add to the enjoyment. Lola is the best friend of Baby, who was a beta who went through a late change to omega. Lola always wanted to be an omega and when Baby transitioned it hurt her, especially as Baby never wanted it. Lola ended up getting involved with a group of alpha bikers, like Baby did, but the bikers she hooked up with, The Hangmen, were nowhere near as nice as Baby’s pack. They abused her and it took her a while to get away. After she did so the pack was broken up but they weren’t all captured. This all happened in Baby and The Late Night Howlers, however it was told from Baby’s point of view so a lot of information was missing in that first book.
It’s a year since Lola got away from The Hangmen and she’s a bit of a wreck. She’s just bought an apartment in a rough area and sunk all her savings into it after living with her cousin all that time. Her cousin David has just got her a job of her dreams at a fashion magazine and she’s going to work in the beauty section. She’s terrified she’s going to be working with an alpha but she thinks being in groups in an office will be ok, but she desperately needs and wants the job.
When she meets a beta in her office building, that she almost had a hook up with a few days before, they reconnect and she finds herself starting to wonder if she could have a relationship with a beta, even if he were in a pack.
This book is very interesting. It’s filled with complex relationships and emotions and I really enjoyed getting my teeth into how the different people within the pack worked together. I particularly loved how gently they all treated her, without being smothering. They accepted her fragility and protected it, but they didn’t discourage her from anything as a result. All the guys were interesting and different and I loved seeing their personalities slowly revealed as Lola got to know them.
The plot outside of Lola’s relationships was also interesting with shenanigans at work and a potential stalker. But the main thing that kept things moving was the slow building of tension between Lola and the guys in the pack. The point of view did change through the book, so it wasn’t always from Lola’s point of view, and that made it interesting as we got to see inside the minds of some of the guys for a chapter, which revealed their feelings, even if Lola couldn’t read them herself.
It’s a really good book, filled with emotion and passion and well worth a read.
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