Fall in love with a quirky mixed-shifter pack who live off the grid and always have each other’s backs.
By-the-book correctional officer Niles Ford has been resisting his fated mate, Kyle Jones. After all, how could two alphas ever make sense? Even a sunshine boy like Kyle couldn’t fill Niles’s need for an heir… although the silly quokka shifter does know how to make him smile. The fact that his … fact that his inner puma is yowling for Niles to claim their mate isn’t helping matters.
They’re both dancing around each other when a random omega prisoner turns out to be the piece they’ve been missing… the last part of the puzzle that will make them whole. Before Kyle and Niles can claim Major Lawrence P. Woodlawn and begin their happy ever after, they find themselves on the run from a gaggle of goose shifters who have decided that Larry belongs to them.
Join the trio as they hit the road in a lifesize Barbie-mobile to claim Niles’s new position as pack alpha for a small pack in Arizona… along with an intrepid pair of senior citizens who should never be taken seriously. The only problem is… before they can get to their homestead and meet the pack, the five of them must first escape the clutches of those danged geese who just won’t give up.
This m/m/m romantic comedy is the first in a new adventure series. This world contains mpreg, but won’t have a birth in every book due to the short timelines. Be prepared for side-splitting laughs, shifter on shifter violence, a group of people who know that family always comes first, and all the feels you’d expect from a Susi Hawke original.
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Shifters, throuple, humour.
Susi writes some fantastic books. I read this book back in July 2020 and now listen to it again before starting book two in the series.
Kyle works as a healer at the hospital. Niles was a law enforcer, and they had an alpha/alpha relationship. Along came an omega, Larry, who was being chased by a gaggle of female geese shifters. Shifter violence, Mpreg, knotting, Alpha/Omega. Humour.
The trio is soon to be a throuple when Kyle and Nile claim Larry. They are joined by a couple of geriatrics with serious mouths, hilarious dialogue and a strange road trip.
It has to be read to believe it. Excellent narration by Drew Bacca; seriously, he made the book come alive.
Settling the Alphas
Desert Homesteaders, Book 1
By: Susi Hawke
Narrated by: Drew Bacca
Series: Desert Homesteaders, Book 1
Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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Read at 1.25 speed on Audible
O! M! F! G! Susi has created another wonderful world and fascinating characters for us. Niles and Kyle have been dancing around each other for months but finding their third in Larry sets things in motion. A wild, crazy ride in a Barbie pink RV with a foul-mouthed psychic and her flamboyant BFF, a gaggle of vengeful goose shifters, and a destination to their new pack set the stage. My giggles were only interrupted when I burst out laughing full force.
Susi, you have outdone yourself. Take a bow.
A standing ovation for a fantastic first book for this highly recommended author
Audiobook: Drew does an amazing job narrating
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you want a insta-love, witty, light hearted read this book is a great option. I loved the connection between Niles, Kyle and Larry and Dottie and Sandy totally cracked me up and just made the story that more enjoyable. Dottie and Sandy are the family they didn’t ask for but they’d do anything for their boys and vice versa. Total family goals. This book made me smile and laugh throughout which isn’t surprising as that’s usually the case with Susi’s books and her twisted sense of humour shines through which is great. I thought it was cool that Kyle is a Quokka shifter as it’s completely different than the usual animals represented in other shifter books like wolves, bears, pumas and dragons. I thought it was interesting that some most of the shifters in this universe also have added gifts like Kyle’s gift of healing and Dottie’s gift of premonition. I liked meeting Silas and I’m looking forward to reading his story and seeing how Niles, Kyle and Larry are doing with their leadership role of their new pack and the pending arrival of their kid/s. I’d recommend this book, series and author to everyone.
*WARNING* contains adult m/m situations
Sandy and Dottie are super great characters! Those two make the whole story more enjoyable. I hope this is one of those series that included the prior characters because it would be a shame to loose these two so soon. A quokka? I’m not sure I spelled that right, but I’m going to look it up because it sounds adorable! I like that there are new shifter animals in this story too. It’s A great story and the villains gave me a little chuckle because, let’s face it, even without being half human, they can be Barry creatures. This short book is most definitely worth reading.
This was such a lovely, fun story! Gangster geese, a quokka alpha, a dotty Dottie – what’s not to love? 🙂
Good story – a bit of suspense with lots of fun and heart. The 3 mates don’t second guess their destiny together, so really no angst.
Drew Bacca blew me away with this performance! I loved his accent for Kyle, and portrayal of Dotty and Sandy, esp. their bickering was really funny. He really brought the characters to life. Highly recommend listening 🙂
It’s no surprise that I love Susi’s work (it would hard to be her writing partner of I did!), but I read this one recently for an extra special reason… Can you guess why?
I know that when I am looking for a book that I am sure, I am going to love, I simply need to read and re-read any of Ms Hawke’s books. So when I found this book 1 in her new series, I couldn’t stop myself and reading it almost immediately. It featured a whole new world of amazing characters, wild adventures and a MMM romance. The plot is hilarious and sweet, with a little bit of conflict and action, and the appearance of some different types of shifters like a cute quokka alpha or evil gooses. Loved It!
Audiobook review:
Performance – 5
Story – 4
Overall – 5
Great narration and a really good story.
I haven’t listened to a lot of books performed by Drew Bacca but I have loved all of them that I have. He does amazing voices and accents for the many different characters in this story.
Susi Hawke has written a great start to this new series that has lots of comedic elements. Drew Bacca’s timing in some of these really funny scenes is perfect. This is a short but captivating listen and I’m really looking forward to more in this series.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
Charming and adorable, with a surprising amount of action packed into this short novella, Susi Hawke’s newest shifter omegaverse series has all the classic Hawke elements that makes her books so addictive. Niles and Kyle are both alpha shifters who are fated mates. They know they are fated mates, but they keep tiptoeing around that fact until the fates dump their fated omega mate right in their laps. Soon the alphas, with their new omega, and two zany friends, find themselves on a road trip of a lifetime as they flee from a deranged shifter-geese flock and drive towards their new home out in the desert.
This novella is pure entertainment with a liberal dose of humor, fluff, excitement, and delicious sex mixed altogether. The book flies by fast, but it still brings out all the warm, gooey feels that makes a Susi Hawke book so wonderful.
Drew Bacca narrates the audiobook and does a fantastic job. He has such an enjoyable and smooth tone that is perfect for narrations. He also does all the character’s voices perfectly and consistently. I never had trouble knowing which character was speaking, and with all the different characters in this book that was quite a feat! The audiobook production was well done and the high quality I expect from my audiobooks.
Settling the Alphas is the first book in the new series, Desert Homesteaders, by Susi Hawke. A whole new group of shifters to fall in love with.
I was super excited when I saw Susi Hawke released anew mpreg with shifters – a new series. And Settling the Alphas isn’t disappointment. Iamsolidly hooked with these new characters. I need more books now, please.
Larry, Niles and Kyle are HOT and sweet and fun.I love a good throuple story and when we get shifters and mpreg mixed withSusi Hawke’s hilariousstorylines.. well, We get a winner of a book. So do yourself a favor and get your hands on this one and enjoy the humor, the drama and the fun.
This book was so action packed. I didn’t expect it. The three main characters were super cute together and I loved their chemistry. I’m looking forward to continue with the series