Seize Your Copy The Alphas Captive Omega Assembled By Octavia Zane Compiled As Digital Version

is a story of an Alpha and Omega that were betrothed young, The omega is married to another against his will and is suffering from fighting the bond when he is found.

Jayle is just glad that Willow is returned and is willing to wait until Willow is ready for more.

This is an intense story with a HEA,
I received a copy of this book for an honest review, Good storyline with great characters kept my interest from page to page!

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
. Excellent story of wolves protecting their territory with lots of military action with swords and armor which was a nice surprise.
The blurb sets up the beginning of the story nicely as Jayle and Willow are fated to be mates and have just been reunited after Willow had been held captive.
Their happiness is short lived as a rogue pack is determined to take over their pack and steal Willow away as betas are rare and packs are willing to kill to have one.
Some very nice worldbuilding here, MPreg is part of the story too, which worked as a nice twist, Enjoyed it. Couldn't put it down. I voluntarily read a review copy of this book, All opinions stated are solely my own and no one else's

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I've read loads of alpha/omega mm books but I have to admit, this one was different.


My heart broke for Willow he's drawn to madness due to a forced imprinting, The author captured his memories in captivity vividly yet emotionally,

Jayle was a caring, protective alpha, Jayle earns Willow's trust by being patient and understanding, Their stolen sweet moments were tender with an affection that grew deeper as Willow broke free from his inner madness.


The plot was gripping but at times became confusing, There were parts where the story dragged on too much,

In terms of balance, the author focused a lot on the rebels and not sufficiently on Jayle and Willow.
I wanted more meaningful interactions between the two MCs, It was easy to get lost in the detail of everything that was going on I found myself rereading the same paragraph twice or skimming various sections because the plot became tedious.
Wonderful!

Very sweet love story, Interesting perspective on the anatomy of the male omega, No one else bothered to explain how a man carries a pregnancy and gives birth,rounded up.

The setting was terribly confusing, Was this meant to be historical Modern Set today or in the past The language felt historical as did the dynamics of pack relations, customs, territories/kingdoms, battle practices, etc.
And then there're cell phones and land lines, cars and SUV's, outside jobs, college, and other things like that.
It was jarring to feel a switch between, like it was meant to be both, a whole new current reality if this was the way the world evolved, and just ended up confusing and disrupting the flow of the story.


Willow was great, except for his reluctance with a certain aspect, It was understandable why he'd shy away from it, for very obvious reasons, but it felt wrong to me only because of how great Jayle was and Willow's recognition of that.
He was a strong omega that knew himself and was determined not to settle for less than what he wanted despite being trained otherwise.
He was an incredible support for Jayle when things exploded around them, I really liked his character, he had depth, drive, and heart,

Jayle also had tremendous heart, He was compassionate inside and devoted to the strength of his pack without being overbearing, That inner tenderness allowed him to care for Willow not just as the man he was destined to marry, but as a prisoner of war.
He reigned in his needs because his omega's needs superseded his own despite upbringing saying that he should come first.
That allowed their relationship to grow and feel organic, lasting, and believable, Jayle wasn't just the best of terrible options, he was truly Willow's choice, He was a good leader and I liked him a lot,

The villain was crafty, intelligent, and unfortunately, not immune to the badguy monologue, He was kind of overthetop bad and definitely a proponent of winning at any cost, Overall he was a believable villain that we were glad to see get his, How it happened wasn't as quick as I expected but it also wasn't drawn out, He met a predictable end in a surprising way, . . which I know makes no sense for you, but it works for me,

This was a good book, an entertaining read with lots of passion of varying types, a solid and tender ending that rounded out the whole story.
The characters were dynamic and interesting and the interactions encouraged the reader to engage in their outcomes, Setting, however, was

a disappointment because of the confusing timeframe and use of modern things in a historical world.
I read and willingly reviewed this ARC from Hidden Gems,
Jayle is the alpha of the Seven Valleys and his pack just won a war with an enemy tribe.
He was glad the war was over but sad because he has no hope of a mate, He used to be engaged to an omega but he died in a fire during on of the war's raids.
Then his people bring in a prisoner they had been chasing through the woods one that appeared crazy, Jayle couldn't believe that it was Willow his future mate, The Alpha of the enemy pack had forced an imprinting on him but Willow fought it hard, That is why he appeared crazy, Jayle brings Willow back home hoping loving care would help him regain his sanity,
Willow was born an omega but he hated his role, He hated all the rules and protocol that ruled his life, His life was mostly planned for him with no choice and he hated that, He was unhappy that omegas always had to be the one who changed for the alpha, His time in captivity was very hard but during most of it he was treated just like everyone else until he went into heat.
Then the enemy Alpha wanted him to carry on the pack, Now Willow is free but he is still expected to be with Jayle, Can he handle being a typical omega or will he forge his own path,
This is a great story with fantastic world building, I enjoyed Willow and Jayle would were able to go beyond their society roles for each other, I voluntarily received a copy of this story and this is my honest review,.Stars

I'm completely blown away by how good this was most of the time those Amazon freebies are just kinda "meh" sometimes they're cringe worthy and every now and again you get a good one.
. . this one was probably one of the best freebies I've ever managed to pick up,

My friend Jo sitelinksays it best, I too really, really wish this were a series, DEFINITELY gonna check out more by Octavia Zane if this is what I can expect from her books! I really, really enjoyed this story.
It was other one of my favorite alpha/omega stories, This one wasn't what I expected, but in a good way, It's packed with action and intrigue and the author's attention to detail is very good, The pack politics had the potential to be boring, but with the dialogue between characters and being in the midst of war, the book held my interest throughout.
Willow's flashbacks effectively shed light on his ordeal while in captivity and I liked that his relationship with Jayle built slowly as he dealt with his feelings.
I should rate this higher but as interesting as it is it just wasn't my cuppa, It was very involved and I felt like it was part of a series that I should have read prior to attempting this one.
It also felt like less a romance than I scifi book that happened to have the smallest hint of romance.

I decided to review an ARC of this book, Very enjoyable :

This is a new author for me, and Im glad I took a chance.
I really enjoy this authors take on PNR, Good world building, but couldve been great if given a little bit more background, For instance, humans were mentioned once and that was about it, I dont know how they belong in this world, More than likely this little bit wont bother most, but when an author mentions something, and leaves it hanging, bothers me.
I have to say that this is a very promising start for this new author : Good story, plot keeps you entertained.
Alpha is really sweet and firm with how he runs the pack, The omega is nuts at first and manages to find his sanity, Details of the a male being pregnant are present but not over done, it is just more mentioned than described.
Really enjoyed it. I found that the picture of the society in this world was unnecessarily murky, Do humans know about shifters Do they live in harmony together, or are they separate We hear about various human governments and countries, but I got the impression that shifter communities were treated like separate nations but it was never clear.
In addition, I thought that it was odd that they talked so much about how important the process of Imprinting was, and how reprehensible it was that Will was forced into it, but we didn't actually have an understanding of what that meant through most of the book.
I felt very much like an outsider looking in, and not having the tools to understand everything that I was seeing.


I thought that Will was a much more vibrant character than Jayle, I loved that Will refused to be cowed after he regained his sanity, He gained a focused sense of himself and became much stronger for it,

Overall, I thought that this book was ok, It didn't thrill me, but was fun and I think that I would read more in this world like about the younger Canadian twin alpha.


I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book, .