Mate Mishaps

4.5 stars, rounded to 5 Mate Mishaps is a thoroughly enjoyable tale of a polyamorous relationship between three shifters — a squirrel, a chipmunk, and a hawk(?) — with an adorable and unusual meet-cute. Omega Perry is a squirrel, and is responsible for saving Alpha chipmunk Buckle as he falls from the talon’s of Beta hawk Abel. Poor Abel is absolutely mortified that he almost ate his mate, then dropped him when he realized Buckle was his Fated Mate…..and then, that so was Perry. It took him a long time to process, then believe it was true. As a Beta, Able had always been told he was worthless by his parents and the members of his Kettle, never having been shown caring or love, kicked out once he presented as a Beta at 13. He found refuge in Mink Hollow and ten years later he currently works in the library and helps with community events. Because of his background he has a hard time believing he could be someone’s mate, let alone a Fated one, and it takes a lot of slow convincing on the part of Perry and Buckle to get Abel to believe they both are actually his Fated mates, and that they want him now and forever. I adored Abel as a character, he was so sweet and retiring, unable to believe he could ever be wanted by anyone as a mate, let alone two, until these two crashed into his life and worked to change his perceptions about himself and what he deserved. There were several times I wanted to reach in and give him a hug and let him know he was loved, he is that sweet. Most…

Oh this is good, it is so good!! Thank you for giving us Buckle’s story. It was also so great seeing Pax and Aaron again. Buckle moved to Mink Hollow after his best friend and crush met his fated mate. Buckle had been in love with Pax for years, but once fate had her way he knew he was friend zoned for life. It’s time though for Buckle to meet his mate. He is searching and searching for them. Is he looking too hard? Abel is a cute librarian and Perry is a business owner. Both have met Buckle and both think he’s adorable. When Fate strikes, both men are his mates. Their meet cute is a total meet cute. Both men have a traumatic past and both need Buckle’s patience and kindness in their lives. I absolutely loved this story!! I think Abel stole my heart immediately. Perry may be the Omega in their polycule, but he is strong in his own right and just the Omega for Abel. Buckle is perfect for them both. Their story is one of patience allowing love to grow fully and confidently. The way the three shifters melded together so sweetly, each needing the others, each finding their way together. It was absolutely romantic! Oh the crew of characters in this book is so fun too. I hope we get to see more of Elsbeth and the other betas.

Tripp came home to his fiancée in bed with someone so they were told to get out then went out to get drunk where he messed around tDray. Tripp got sick so Dray just left and found he was pregnant but they hadn’t exchanged numbers or names so Dray didn’t know how to contact Tripp. One night the dragon bartender gave him a coin for the machine at a tattoo shop so he did that and out came a drawing of Dray’s snake. So Dray put it on Tripp’s chest and agreed on a date Tripp didn’t like that the guy that Dray pregnant left. So they went and ate. They had to scan their wristbands under a blacklight, when Tripp saw Dray’s scales he knew he was the person that had Dray had been with. They talked about everything and understood what had happened. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Buckle, Abel & Perry '"No one gets jealous." Perry holds up a finger. "We're in this together. We talk. If anyone is uncomfortable about anything, we talk and come up with solutions."' I love that this story includes a Beta in the Fated relationship. While there still exists the typical Alpha & Omega, it's wonderful to see the ever important Beta be included in that love match. Abel deserves SO much love after what he's been through, and Buckle & Perry are the perfect duo to give him that extra special care. These guys are great communicators as well, and I greatly appreciate how understanding Buckle & Perry are about Abel's hesitance and inexperience. I love that all 3 MCs are also shifters, so even though their animal halves are all different, they have something important in common and don't have to hide or try to explain themselves as so many have to with human relationships. Mate Mishaps was a really fun read after having read Mink Hijinks previously. We met Buckle in that book, and it was wonderful to see him get his much-deserved HEA with two very special mates. I can't say I enjoyed the interactions provided with Abel's family, but I was very happy with the way it all played out in the end. It was incredible to watch Abel really come out of his shell and find the happiness and real love and family he deserved. I received an authorized copy of this book and am volunteering my honest review.

Absolutely adorable. What a meet cute! I've read a few predator/prey stories, but not one where one nearly eats the other. Like Aaron said, the trios meet cute was the epic-est, ever. Morgan Lysand offers us a very atypical alpha/omega/beta story. Buckle has some un-alphalike characteristics. He is protective, but also so very vulnerable. Definitely needs lots of hugs. Perry, the omega, is so take charge, I had to mentally pause, "he's omega...right?", because he truly is alpalike. Betas are not usually MC material. Often relegated to the background since they can neither carry babies nor impregnate them. After the abuse he experienced at the hands of his Kettle, Abel is afraid of intimacy and extremely diffident. A lot more "omega-like" than Perry. It's not only the gender rules that the author annihilates. Morgan Lysand has the NERVE (clutching my pearls) to send out into the omegaverse (fanning my face) the truth that some fated matings are truly toxic. And that Fate can be WRONG (nearly fainting here). Shocking. Absolutely shocking. There's only one thing to say (and it's not "Lynch them"). Perfect, it was absolutely. positively Perfect! Some angst (it's not only Perry who would like to burn that Kettle down), so many blushes, lots of cuddles. A quick, sweet read. 👍👍👍. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.