[ARC Review] The Alpha's Role by April Kelley

Release date: 9/22/21

Format: eARC

eARC provided by: April Kelley via Gay Romance Reviews

Series: Valleywood (#6)

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Sam and Charlie have been trying to get pregnant, but no amount of fertility treatment has proven effective for these two omegas. Both in their mid-thirties and with their savings dwindling due to the costly treatments, they know their time to become biological parents is running out. But the future becomes full of possibility when they open their spare bedroom up for rent and their renter turns out to not only be an alpha, but a mate to both Sam and Charlie. But Tyler is a decade younger than the omegas, and having kids hasn’t been on his radar yet. As Tyler, Sam, and Charlie get to know each other, Tyler works to find his place both in Valleywood and with his mates. As their relationship builds, all three realize that everything they could ever want is right there in the embrace of their mates. 

I very much enjoyed The Alpha’s Role by April Kelley. It was a fairly quick read - I wound up swept away in the story and finished it in only a few hours. Kelley combined a lot of great tropes into this one story: alpha/omega dynamics, mpreg, and fated mates. I thought all the tropes were intertwined nicely for one coherent storyline. All three main characters (and the one main secondary character we meet) have distinctive voices; point of views aren’t broken up by chapter, but the seamless transitions between voices were easy to follow. Despite being mates, Sam, Charlie, and Tyler all had very distinctive personalities and roles to play within their relationship, and Kelley did a great job at fleshing out all her characters. The overall plot didn’t contain much action; most of the conflict was internal and emotional and centered around Tyler finding his mates and his place in their world. There was some action in the bedroom, but I was definitely expecting more given the fated mates/threesome/mpreg aspect of the plot. I didn’t think anything was too over the top, especially given the tropes involved. The Alpha’s Role is part of a larger series, all set in the same universe, but this story features unique characters and a contained plot and definitely can be read as a standalone. 

The Alpha’s Role was an enjoyable, quick read with many tropes and lovely characters. I love a good happily ever after, and Sam, Charlie, and Tyler provided.

Thank you to the author and Gay Romance Reviews for providing an advanced copy of The Alpha’s Role. I received no compensation in exchange for this honest review; all opinions are my own.