Review: A is for Alpha Male & Secret Alpha by Laurel Ulen Curtis

I’m Haley Whitfield, and I recently had the ingenious idea to enlist my mother, Allison, as my kick*ss sidekick and set out on a road trip.

This road trip wasn’t to be just any road trip, but a very special one indeed. An adventure with an acutely specific purpose– to find our other halves. The peanut butter to our jelly. The i to our Phone. The stripper to our pole.

If our romantic desires were a personal ad, they would read something like this.

** Two sassy women (Ages twenty-seven and forty-nine respectively–Ouch. Okay, ages twenty-seven and thirty–with nineteen years experience— respectively) seeking Alpha Males to love us with zeal and kiss us with skill. Gorgeous face and sexy, tattooed, hard body a must. If you aren’t a dangerous bad*ss with the x-rated skills and virility to match, don’t bother. Must be willing to protect us from danger, value our quirkiness, and keep your mouth shut when said quirkiness is what leads to said danger. Momma’s boys named Dan Smith need not apply.**

I know. It’s a bit wordy. In fact, it would probably cost a fortune. Luckily, we’re not ready for the personal ad. We’re not that desperate…yet.

This is my story.

Warning: Some explicit language and sexual content.

My Review 

“It’s not some specific quality the guy has. It’s that he wants to be all of those things for that specific woman. He wants to be whatever she needs him to be, and he’ll challenge, take on, and defeat any obstacle that gets in his way in order to do it.” 

A is for Alpha Male was such a great read. I fell in love with the writing and the characters instantly. I loved the idea of a mother daughter road trip. The story-line follows Haley and her mother Allie as the go on a road trip in search of a Kristen Ashley alpha male. The Kristen Ashley references alone had me sold. While the women are on their trip, they compile a list of their dream man and the qualities he has to have. Dan Smith was a great addition to the story. I really liked him right away. He didn’t mind Haley’s sassy mouth or how overly dramatic she was. I figured out the twist with Dan Smith pretty quickly, but it was still very enjoyable watching how it all played out.

Overall, A is for Alpha Male was a quick, but fun read for me. This book had me laughing so many times. I loved the banter between all the characters and I adored the relationship with Haley and her mom. This story was light on the drama, humorous, had me shaking my head and rolling my eyes (but in a good way) and it definitely had some great swoon worthy moments. A is for Alpha Male is very entertaining and there definitely isn’t a dull moment. I’m really glad that I checked this one out.

*I received an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

I’m Dan Smith, and I’m currently living two lives. Maybe even three if you really look into it. Haley, Allison, Hunter, Wade, Sergio, and Isla all exist in one or more of them somehow.

Am I a supporting role in their stories, or are they merely characters in mine? You decide.

Haley told her story. Now I’ll tell mine.

She said. He said.

This is my story.

Warning: Some explicit language and sexual content.
Note: This IS a full length novel at ~75,700 words. It is just slightly longer than A is for Alpha Male.

 My Review 

I am just going to keep this review short and sweet. Secret Alpha is the companion novel to A is for Alpha Male. This is A is for Alpha male told from Dan’s point of view. I’m usually not a big fan of a direct retelling of a story, but I think this one worked out pretty well. I liked getting to know more about Dan and how he ended up where he is. You learn more about his job and why he had to tell all the lies that he did. I loved getting to see his side of the story once he meets up with Haley. I felt like I really understood his character more. Overall, I really enjoyed Dan’s story and I’m looking forward to checking out the next book in this series.

*I received an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*