Not Many Options

By: Jillian West

Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen, Michael Gallagher

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Riley Thomas has made some mistakes in life.

She took a few wrong turns, and has no idea what to do next. There's a blizzard bearing down on the island, and Riley is alone with two kids under the age of four. She's out of options, exhausted, and overwhelmed.

An omega on her own always has to be on guard, but with her two daughters counting on her to keep them safe, there's no time for a pity party. Seeing no other choice, Riley accepts an invitation to ride out the storm with one of the locals.

Little does Riley know everything is about to change.

Not Many Options is a contemporary reverse harem omegaverse with four growly protective alphas, one unexpected snowstorm, an omega who has been through a lot but isn't bitter, and two adorable girls who could melt the heart of even the most hardened alpha. This book is set in the same world as the Ruined Records duet but can be listened to as a standalone.

©2022 Jillian West (P)2023 Podium Audio

Single Mom Why Choose romance

While this is a spin-off of Jillian West’s Ruined Records duet – I haven’t read that and did just fine. But, of course, now I’m going to go read those. 12/31/2022 Note: I read the Ruined Records duet, then read this again. I do think there’s some people & events that make even more sense having that as a foundation. (The epilogues specifically pack a bigger punch) However, I still feel this stands well completely on it’s own.

This is an absolutely delightful book. I love single parent books and the guys swooping right in to adore on not only Riley, but her daughters, was swoon worthy. Holiday theme spanning Thanksgiving & Christmas, bit of forced proximity, fun banter, cute kid, sexy times (one-on-one and a few MFM scenes). While there’s a little angst, it’s mostly from the situation surrounding Riley’s ex. For the most part – Cannon, Finn, Killian, & eventually Jasper get to know Riley and evolve into their own pack.

West did a terrific job of creating distinct & consistent characters. I always knew whose perspective it was which made it so easy to fall into this story. Epilogues! Plural! I love them and West delivered.

Narration:
I enjoyed this when I read it last year – but the narration is brilliant. Vanessa Moyen and Michael Gallagher give each of the characters their own unique sound and mannerisms matching West’s writing. Plus their performances compliment each other perfectly.

Content Warnings:
West has a comprehensive list at the beginning of the book. Be sure to check that out. While overall the book was fairly light, there were some heavy subjects touched on.

Production note:
Chapter 5 at the 8:00 minute make, can hear the book's intro lightly replaying in background along with regular performance.

Absolutely fantastic!

Not only is this book next level good, heartwarming, and flawless; the narrators are perfect! Absolutely loved the journey of Riley and her men. Starts off heartbreaking and you can feel for her so much. Then it heals you and makes you feel pure satisfaction. The spice is also on point. Don’t pass this one by!

Great story full of humor and spicy

Took a chance and downloaded this book and I’m glad I did. The story has a feel good to it full of humor spicy scenes. The narrator were excellent. I only wish it was a little longer.

Precious!

I love Riley and her guys! Cove is precious, and I honestly am so happily surprised with how adorable her narration was! I loved this story as a book and as with Jillian’s other books, it adds more so much more with the narration! Looking forward to what’s next

Sweet with minimal angst

I adored this book. Riley has been seriously down on her luck. She lost her brother and is handling two little ones all on her own. When she gets snowed onto an island a group of alphas step up to help her. Discovering she is their match in every way and her sweet little ones are to cute not to love. They give Riley everything she should have had from the start. I loved the evolution of their relationship. The audio book is great. The accents are spot on. I enjoyed hearing the characters come to life.

Jillian West is alway a good bet.

West has created an amazing world with in depth characters. Highly recommend. The narrators are talented, I just prefer duet narration.

sweet

I can't tell you how much my heart needed this story. It is such a sweet and cute read that has growly cinnamon roll alphas who are amazing with kids. There are alot of complexities to this story including Riley and her alphas' backstories and the deep emotions that are included. I really did loved Riley's story! The audio really made for a great escape and brought this story to life.

Finding Her Home

I absolutely love this story 🥰 Not only is Riley a wonderfully strong, yet vulnerable, FMC, but the pack she meets is just swoon worthy in every level. As beautiful as it is to see them earn Riley’s trust, getting to watch these alpha guys with her kids just melts your heart. Add amazing narrators to the mix, and you have a win-win situation. Vanessa and Michael bring this story to life in all the best ways. This is definitely going to be one that I listen to over and over ❤️

Loved!

I had read and fell in love with the ebook version before I stumbled upon the audio version. Color me sooo happy when I did! I enjoyed it again, with the added bonus of the voices made for each character. I thought these narrators did a fantastic job on the whole thing. So much so that I looked for more of their works so that I can enjoy them again. I appreciate this author’s work as well and usually one-click her stuff too!

Loved how they all connected

Great story! Perfect amount of detailed spice! Enjoyed the different characters personalities. I would love to see a pat two.