• Bitter Heat

  • Heat of Love, Book 3
  • By: Leta Blake
  • Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
  • Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (152 ratings)

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Bitter Heat

By: Leta Blake
Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
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A pregnant omega trapped in a desperate situation, an unattached alpha with a lot to prove, and an unexpected fall into love that could save them both.

Kerry Monkburn is contracted to a violent alpha in prison for brutal crimes. Now pregnant with the alpha’s child, he lives high in the mountains, far above the city that once lured him in with promises of a better life. Enduring bitterness and fear, Kerry flirts with putting an end to his life of darkness, but fate intervenes.

Janus Heelies has made mistakes in the past. In an effort to redeem himself, integrity has become the watchword for his future. Training as a nurse under the only doctor willing to take him on, Janus is resolute in his intentions: He will live cleanly in the mountains and avoid all inappropriate affairs. But he doesn’t anticipate the pull that Kerry exercises on his heart and mind.

As the question of Kerry’s future health and safety comes to an explosive head, only the intervention of fate will see these desperate men through to a happy ending.

This gay romance novel by Leta Blake is the third in the Heat of Love universe which began with Slow Heat. It’s 111,000 words, with a strong happy ending and a critically-acclaimed, non-shifter Omegaverse. It features alphas, betas, omegas, male pregnancy, mpreg, heat, and knotting.

Content warning for a violent and oppressive society regarding reproductive rights.

©2019 Leta Blake (P)2020 Leta Blake

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This is my favorite of the series!!!

All the books in this series were fantastic, but this one was the grand slam! Beautiful all the way through.

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Great story.

I love how the author made you feel like you were in the book. The fact that Jamie was forced to mate with the monster was not good, but that is how he got to meet his real agapa.

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Excellent!!

I am obsessed with Kerry. Loved this story and the character redemption arc for Janus!

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great performance

I've thoroughly enjoyed this series. sad to have it come to an end. wonderfully narrated.

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Beautiful soul mates love story

Leta Blake is literally a top-notch AAA story teller. She does her research to give the reader a complete story, with a plot, a side-plot, side characters with their fitting story and builds that world up, keeping the reader engaged from beginning to epilog, years after the end of the story. I love the narrator, Michael, who is a master with the voices, putting the listener right in the middle of the story, experiencing the happenings around them. An author I most definitely recommend. ❤️

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Forbidden Love Omegaverse

The main pull to this story for me was the desire to figure out how Kerry and Janus would be together with so much in their way. This was enough to keep my interest when the pacing seemed slow at points. Throughout the story Leta explores some differences in class culture and political power. I'm happy with the way the story ended, and I and I wish we'd gotten to see more of one particular platform that ended up being entirely moot by the end of the story.

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Beautiful

Bitter Heat is a deeply emotional story. It took me quite a few days to finish, mainly because I had to stop and take breaks. Let’s Blake did a fantastic job with developing these deeply complex characters. There is most definitely a happy ending. If you can handle the angst it’s so worth it!!!
Narration , as always was perfection. Michael Ferraiuolo has done a great job with this series!!

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Perfection!

This one is now my favorite in the Heat Series. I was waiting for Janus's redemption, and Leta gave me a wonderful story. Janus and Kerry are so perfect together ♥️♥️♥️

Michael's work was brilliant, as always. He gives live to the characters and I keep falling in love with them over and over. That epilogue made me cry - again. So sweet and all the love. 5 stars and many more!

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Bitter Heat... True Love!

A brutal relationship results in new life and new love all told by the incomparable Michael Ferraiuolo. Outstanding book and narration!

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Beautifully written

This must be my favorite of Leta Blake’s books! The characters are magnificent, changing and growing with each chapter! The storyline is entrancing with tons twists and turns to keep you on your toes! I’d fully recommend this book for someone looking for a hot read with a great plot!

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