The Bond-Cut Omega

Nerds Who Knot, Book 3

De: Amy Bellows

Narrado por: Lance West

Gabe thinks he’ll never have a bond of his own. He’s bond-cut, which means his scent gland is so scarred, he can’t bond to anyone - not even his best friend, Marcus, who he’s been in love with for six years.

Gabe spends every waking moment with Marcus. They co-own a tattoo parlor and share an apartment. It was Gabe who gave Marcus the vibrant bird tattoos all over his body. But Gabe never plans to tell Marcus about his feelings. Marcus deserves a bond.

Marcus may be huge, even for an alpha, but everyone knows he’s a marshmallow at heart. He’s not going to pressure his bond-cut best friend into a romantic relationship he may not want. Until Gabe’s heat starts early, and a series of accidents lead to a dangerous pregnancy that exposes their true feelings for one another and rocks the foundation of their friendship.

In a world where bonds are everything, can love be enough on its own?

The Bond-Cut Omega is a best-friends-to-lovers romance with knotting, MPreg, manties, and hurt/comfort. It’s a companion audiobook for the Nerds Who Knot Series, but it stands alone.

©2019 Amy Bellows (P)2021 Amy Bellows

My Favorite of the Series

This 3rd installment of the "Nerds" series was my favorite. I liked all three, but liked each book more than the previous, so my order of favorites would be the 3rd, then the 2nd, then the 1st book in the series. The relationship between Gabe & Marcus moved me to tears. Their desire to see the other happy is almost painfully palpable at times, and I'll definitely be consuming this one again. The whole series is quick and easy. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a romance series that has good chemistry between the main characters, but doesn't seek to over complicate the plot with lots of unnecessary "extras."

The Bond - cut Omega

I enjoyed Marcus and Gabe’s story. Their friendship is strong, and I loved seeing it deepen into something more. The two have been friends for years and neither realizes just how deep their feelings go until one fateful night. Yet even with what happens the society norms get in the way and the two must make some hard choices. Will they fight for what they could have or let it slip through their fingers?

Not only did the main characters endear themselves to me but many of the supporting characters made an impression. The author does a wonderful job of mixing angst and romance together in this story. The characters and plot are well developed giving it substance. I was pleasantly surprised at all the distinct personalities and how they meshed so well together. Lessons were learned the hard way and we are treated to a wonderful story that will not only pull at your heartstrings but make you laugh and believe in the power of love. Narrator Lance West does a good job of bringing these characters and their world to life. I was quickly pulled in and immersed into the story.

great story!

This one isn't my favorite in the series but it's still great to listen to and Lance is an amazing narrator. thank you so much!

oh so good,and an ace side character

this was a well written and voiced book,even the side characters was well written. I cried several times and would warn that if you have adoption trauma that it could be triggering but it was carefully written and had a good solution.

So very Amy Bellows

Not my favorite Amy Bellows book, but it was so very her. We are met with a typical omegaverse world with 2 oblivious idiots so clearly I love with each other it was getting cringy. I perked up upon hearing the term 'pregnancy heat' and remembered why I love Amy Bellows. Very good world building and I did get just a little misty eyed at the warm tender feelings. I love stories like these that do unorthodox pairings. in this case an omega who cut his bonding gland as a teen and thus was unable to offer a traditional bond to the alpha he fell in love with. The whole adoption thing got kind of messy and the in-law drama felt glossed over. I would've preferred a longer story to address those points, but it is what it is. And that's a decent omegaverse romance with plenty of feels and Amy Bellows' kinky @$$ spirit.

I think my biggest qualm was that poetry from book 1 was mentioned but once again no actual prose was written!! Give me @$$ poetry AB, you tease!!!
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I received ARC for honest review. TY!

A Deep-Feeling Omegaverse Hurt/Comfort Love Story

This book may have one of the most attention-grabbing opening lines ever, and I was all ears from there.

Omega Gabe and alpha Marcus have secretly loved each other since becoming best friends as teenagers, but misconceptions and insecurities surrounding Gabe being bond-cut have prevented either from pursuing more. When long-hidden desires are revealed during Gabe's heat, their relationship takes a turn and their already intertwined lives only gets more complicated - and it's an intimate, painful, hopeful, and heartwarming journey worth taking.

I'm such a fan of this author's skillful ability to create interesting and unique worlds regardless of page count, and put their own unique spin on established tropes. Here, it's an omegaverse best friends-to-lovers hurt/comfort love story that's rich in character depth and runs the emotional gamut - longing, loss, heartbreak, hope, love (of course)...and more. And cheers for demisexual and asexual representation in this story as well.

Narrator Lance West delivers a solid performance that I enjoyed, though the different character voices didn't sound all that distinct to me. I received this free review copy audio book by request and have left this honest review voluntarily.

Excellent!

This book was exceptional! I can often guess where a story will go but there were beautiful surprises around every turn. This is not the first book in the series but it can be read alone, you would just miss a few references.
The narrator was very good. I could recognize each character by the different voices.

Loved this story

I must admit that, while I liked all the books in the series, this was my favorite by far. I am a sucker for friends to lovers stories, especially ones when there are circumstances that make it seem impossible that the two MCs will ever be able to be together.

Gabe was afraid that he would be holding Marcus back from being to bond with his future mate the way that Gabe wasn't able to bond because of having his scent gland cut when he was a teenager. Marcus felt that he would never be able to be with Gabe because he thought that Gabe wouldn't be interested in anyone sexually or romantically because of his cut scent gland. Luckily, they were both wrong and the journey to having their happy ever after is both hot and sweet with a little bit of angst thrown in.

The narrator had a soothing voice that enhanced my enjoyment of this story, and I would certainly enjoy listening to more books narrated by Lance West in the future.

Oh the pining!

Full disclosure, I was given this audiobook in return for an honest review. Luckily for me, Amy Bellows is always a one-click buy for me and this story didn’t disappoint!
It sweet sweet pining combined with hot hot sexy times as Amy is so very good at.
Normally I’m not really into omegaverse stories, but this author manages to make a simple love story about so much more than just two people getting together. There’s always a deeper layer with a commentary on gender, sexuality and relationships and how society views these subjects. And I’m so here for it!

Lance West is a new narrator to me, but this definitely won’t be my last story narrated by him. He has a lovely calm way of sharing the story and conveying the emotions of the characters that had me swallow this story in only two sittings.

Such a sweet story

I love this story of Gabe and Marcus and them both learning to trust in their relationship and feelings for each other. Gabe definitely comes with some trust issues but one thing that is solid is his friendship with Marcus. I love how these two build on their friendship to create their own bond. Marcus shows his true colors by showing Gabe ways to make their own bond just as special and unique.

Lance West is a new to me narrator. I really enjoyed his performance and thought he did a wonderful job of the voices. Definitely unique for each character and gave them some good emotions behind their words. His dialogue scenes are where he shines. I'd say his narration of the non action parts can be a bit stiff at times but that's just me finding a small thing because I really did enjoy this and would definitely listen again!