Filthy Alpha
By: Hayley Faiman
Series: Dark Horse MC
Book # in Series: 1 out of 2
Genre: Suspenseful Romance
Publisher:Hayley Faiman Books, LLC
Publication Date: January 4, 2024
My Rating: ✮✮✮✮
My Reading Format: kindleunlimited
Synopsis:
One look. One kiss. One night.
One lifetime.
King Stanley is the vice president of an MC.
Shawn Cotton is the small-town bakery owner.
He’s not looking for more than one night.
Her bakery is failing–epically.
She’s the sweetest thing he’s ever laid eyes on.
He’s everything she doesn’t need.
Their stolen moment together was a distraction.
It wasn’t meant to last forever.
She could be the best thing that’s ever happened to him.
He could be everything she dreamed of and more.
Filthy Alpha is the first book in the Dark Horse MC Series by Hayley Faiman. This also happens to be the first book I have had the chance to read from this new-to-me author and it has to be said, I had a hell of a time putting this one down. There haven’t been many times lately where I find myself reading into the early hours of the morning. Everytime I felt like I was at a safe place to stop and call it a night, something else monumental would happen, sparking the interest trigger in my brain. I had to know what happened next! I love experiencing new-to-me authors for the first time. There is no better feeling than finding another new author to add to my list of potential future reads.
Anywho… with all that being said, let’s get to what Filthy Alpha is all about. King and Shawn’s story is a bad boy/good girl romance with a hint of suspense and a load of spice. Be prepared for some seriously spicy sexy time moments!
Shawn Cotton had a vision for what she wanted in life. At fourteen years old, she worked her fingers to the bone in order to be able to escape the life of drugs and sex that her mother was interested in. You see, Shawn has bigger dreams. And those dreams consist of owning and running her own gluten free, all organic bakery. But she’s about to learn that owning something isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. Especially when it all starts to come tumbling down around her… All of that is about to change, when one man walks into her life…
Elvis “King” Stanley, Vice President of the Dark Horse Motorcycle Club, is a no-nonsense, calls it like he sees it man. He lives his life with no attachments and a body to warm his bed every night. This is a man who wants for nothing, but will do anything and everything for his club and his brotherhood. Which leads him on a delivery trip to a bar that is no longer a bar. In its place stands a bakery and a sweet as sin woman he can’t seem to erase from his mind. When King finds something he wants, he does what any alphamale would do, he chases it until she can’t resist.
My Thoughts:
I’ve been sitting here at my computer trying to put my thoughts onto paper. Let me start by saying, it’s been a very long time since I last stayed up a whole night because I couldn’t put a book down. It’s been a long time since I last snuck away and locked myself in a room just to read ‘one more chapter’. Hayley Faiman came across my recommended books in kindle unlimited. I was drawn in by the cover for Filthy Alpha, and if I’m being completely honest, the title also had me intrigued. I’m so happy I made the decision to add this book to my kindle unlimited library. And I’m even more glad I decided to give this one a read. I loved Shawn and King’s story. Everything from the age gap trope to the suspense-filled vibes, and down to the spicy sexy time scenes had me falling for this novel. I couldn’t get enough, and I actually dreaded the moment I would turn the next page in my kindle and the story would be over. I never wanted this romance to end.
What I loved about this novel. Let’s first start with Shawn Cotton. Shawn is fearfully independent and I loved this trait about her the most. She lived her life with a mother who liked nothing more than drugs and men. Shawn decided at the young age of fourteen, she would work her ass off to earn money so as soon as she turned eighteen she could leave this life with her mother behind and actually make something of herself. I loved her determination throughout this novel. She was determined to not be a statistic and end up like her mother. And with a dream in mind, she set out to achieve success. The one thing I loved about this novel the most was the hardships Shawn went through with owning her own business. Sometimes dreams don’t happen right away and it takes blood, sweat, and many tears before they are achieved. My heart broke endlessly for Shawn at the beginning of this novel. But there was something real about her character that I connected with.
And then we have Elvis “King” Stanley, vice president of the Dark Horse MC. King’s character came off as a bit egotistical and all alphamale throughout this novel. And honestly, I wasn’t disappointed. I loved the fact that he saw what he wanted and went for it. This man loves the game of cat and mouse. He loves the chase that comes with the game, and currently he has his eyes on the sweet baker with a heart of gold. I loved that he was the dark to her light. He was hard to her soft, and the storm to her calm. These two were a match made in heaven if ever there was one.
My heart loved Shawn and King’s story and I was going to give this book a five star rating, until I started writing this review. There was one point of interest I wanted more from. I would have loved to see more dates and more one on one time, outside of the bedroom, between King and Shawn. That is the reason why I dropped ½ a star on my rating. I’m being overly picky, however, I felt the connection between the two and I feel if the two shared more depth that connection would have been greater! And now, I want even more from the two.
Overall, I loved Filthy Alpha and given that this is the novel that introduced me to Hayley Faiman’s writing style, I think I’m off to a good start! If you like age gap romances with suspense and strong MC vibes, don’t hesitate to pick this one up. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I have.
I can’t wait to read the next book in the Dark Horse MC Series, Filthy Secret!! I need Atomic and Ryan’s book NOW! I can’t wait!!
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