Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Gingerbred Lessons
SERIES: Welcome to Morningwood Omegaverse #1
AUTHOR: Kiki Burrelli
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 149 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2018
BLURB:
A forbidden love that neither can ignore
Kicked out by his mother, Harris—college freshman and impala shifter—goes to live with his aunt in Morningwood, a town unlike any other.
Morningwood is home to a menagerie of shifters from the wolves and lions of Predator Point, to the fun-loving cows and horses in Barnyard Court, and everything else Harris could possibly imagine.
In the normie world, Harris had to hide who he was, but in Morningwood, they celebrate their animal differences. He’s excited to start his new life, and first on the list is continuing his education at the only university in town.
Morningwood is also home to Andrew Boothe, alpha puma shifter, teacher and dean of Morningwood University. From first sight, sparks fly between Harris and Andrew. They know they must deny their attraction but their inner beasts will not be ignored. No matter how forbidden, love finds a way.
Gingerbred Lessons is the first book in the Welcome to Morningwood Omegaverse series. It features a first time, age gap romance that may not jingle everyone’s bells.
REVIEW:
Ok. I have to put this out there. How many of you have reverted to being a teen like me and snickering over the name of this town? I can’t help it, it cracks me up. I’m so pitiful lol. But, getting past the name, this was a good book. I love the shifter theme, the alpha/Omega, it was all good. And for you May/December fans, there is one in here. And we’ve also crept into virgin territory. So all the goodies.
I felt bad for Harris. He seems like the sweetest guy. Well, no seems to it really. He is. He wants to help and make people happy, but being who he is, confrontation or aggressiveness makes him want to run. And fast. He never seems to have many friends. If any at all. He tries to just remain closed in on himself as much as he can to stay hidden. Invisible. Always in the back. That saddens me. And his mother, the twat, has decided Harris isn’t good enough to be around her ‘normie’ boyfriend and Harris has to leave. That right there just pissed me off so bad. And the sad part is, some parents really do this crap. Smh. So he goes to live with his aunt in this shifter community of Morningwood. At least now maybe he doesn’t have to hide who he is. But his first two days in town don’t start off well and they seem to be getting worse. He’s being picked on badly and he keeps opening his mouth at the wrong time. Plus, he’s just seen the man of his dreams and he’s the DEAN. Oh but sweet, little Harris has no idea what he’s in for. Andrew smells it immediately. Mine.
Trying to fit in when you aren’t normal is so hard. Trying to fit in when you’re around other kind shouldn’t be so hard, but apparently it is. Harris can’t seem to catch a break. All he knows, all he’s consumed with is Andrew. Especially when Andrew goes against his own judgement and kisses him. Holy smokes it was HAWT! Truthfully, Andrew is just as consumed. But it makes me sad because they think, well Andrew thinks….knows, it could be a bad idea. Since he’s the Dean and Harris the student. Plus being two different shifters. There’s a little turmoil involved in here. Things get a little too much with some others. And a scare sends everything tumbling down. And I wanted to cry for Harris. He just wanted his man.
This is such a good May/December. It’s funny when thoughts of responsibility go by the wayside for the other. They live to make each other happy and it’s a sweet book. Lots of steaminess too. A good start to the series.
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