Hired for Heat

The Hired Series, Book 1

By: Leann Ryans

Narrated by: Zachary Zaba

When Alphas are considered a menace to society and are relegated to living in Alpha-camps, being a stud is the best job to have.

Being an omega in a society without Alphas roaming free, the only way to have one tend you during your heat is to hire them.

Safeguards are in place to prevent pregnancy and bonding when an Alpha is hired for heat, but what happens when one of those fail?

Hired for Heat has detailed scenes, a HEA, and no cliffhanger. May contain triggers.

This is an Omegaverse story set in an alternate/dystopian universe similar to ours. It does not contain shifters.

©2019 Leann Ryans (P)2020 Leann Ryans

Characters didn’t click for me

I went into Hired for Heat really intrigued by the concept, it’s definitely a unique setup with the whole structured system around Alphas and omegas. The idea had a lot of potential, and I was curious to see how it would all play out.

I listened to the audiobook, and Zachary Zaba did a decent job with the narration. His voice was clear and easy to follow, and he handled the tone of the story well overall.

That said, I struggled to really connect with the main characters. For me, they just didn’t feel as developed or engaging as I wanted, so it was hard to get fully invested in their story. Because of that, some of the emotional moments didn’t land as strongly as they could have.

It’s not a bad listen, especially if you enjoy this genre, but I think it would have worked better for me with stronger character development.

Amazing!

this was an awesome book! It was a whole new twist on Alpha and Omega.

Book 1 - The Hired series

This is book one in Ryans The Hired series and a good start to the series. It can be read / listened to as a standalone, there is no cliffhanger or teaser. This is also an Omegaverse story set in a modern world, While I typically don't gravitate to Omegaverse romances, I was intrigued by this book and series. In this world, Alphas are treated much like prisoners with a few selected for use in heat cycles with heavy precautions and guards in place. Austin is an alpha who's looking forward to spending some time at the Haven being used to service those in heat for the time he's allowed to do so before knowingly being sent to a camp. Sandra a well to do omega has decided to use the Haven to assist her thru her next heat cycle, and I love how thorough she prepares. I also love that she is inexplicitly drawn to Austin from the beginning and how he reacts and tests her on their first meeting. My overall take is I enjoyed the storyline, I think the narration would have been better as a dual, at times it felt monotone but was able to change some pitch/tone to differentiate characters, some of the writing was repetitive but all in all I enjoyed it and am looking forward to more from Ryans and this series.

This book was given to me for free thanks to StoryOrigin at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

So wonderfully different

This is such a wonderfully different than other Alpha/omega stories. All the others are so dark. This one is a true romance. Sweet and happy! I really recommend this book.

Alphas and Omegas

I did like this book. It gave me a different perspective on Alphas and Omegas. I wish the story had more background on how the Alphas were separated from the rest Society. I did appreciate all Sandra had to go though to complete her mate bond,and that she wanted to settle down. I do like the idea that Sandra and Austin want to make make it easier for others to form bonds and live together cohesively. I plan on reading the other books in this series. The narration wasn't bad. It was just one note. The emotion of the characters could have been reflected better.