Customer Reviews

The Alpha Promise

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Hello everyone! I just got finished reading "The Alpha Promise" by Hayat Ali and I really want the second installment of this story. It hasn't come out yet; however, according to the author's Facebook page, she hopes to have it completed by the year's end. :) I truly hope so because this book was awesome! Without giving away too many spoilers, here's what it's about:

Adina Carr moves to London with her boyfriend. Said boyfriend turns into ex-boyfriend and ditches her in London. Adina tries not to feel blue about that and continues to work so enough money can be saved so she can move back home to the States. Coming home one evening, Adina finds a bloody and torn-up man in her apartment building. Turns out that the man is a vampire and really needs her assistance in hiding from his enemies. The remaining story is about how they fall in love, are separated, and then reunited again.

Positives:
*This book involves many races (African American, White, Asian, and so forth) and the author does a fantastic job of blending them together and has respect for each
*The characters are well developed but not boring and predictable
*This was the author's first book and it can only get better (No pressure if you read this Ms. Ali-lol)

A couple of downsides:
*this story has an extremely abrupt ending
*a few spelling/grammar errors (it doesn't take away from the story at all but I can be a little picky when it comes to errors like that)
*the next installment is a little over a year away :( - I know, I know, I already mentioned that

The author does mention on her Facebook page that the next book may be "self-published" so hopefully some big-wig publishing company will read this and realize that they can have a star/money-maker in this author if they give her a chance.

I know that this is a lot but it's so nice to have a fresh face in the book world.

Sincerely,
Jennifer

I originally read the shorter ebook version called Mating Season and thought it was excellent enough to read numerous times, which I did by the way. Now I've finished the expanded and re-titled version and am thoroughly impressed with Ms. Ali's updated version. Jin and Adina are wonderful star-crossed lovers. I've fallen in love with Flaxon. If you're into vampire stories, this is an excellent one and if you're into I/R vampire romances, you definitely won't be disappointed. I am really looking forward to the next book in the vampire saga.

I liked this so much I will have to read it again.

I orignally purchased the shorter ebook version and impatiently waited for the release of the expanded version for approximately a year. This is an excellant book vewith good characterization (all the characters have human failings) which make them easy to identify with and emphatize with their plight. Anyone can read this book and enjoy.

I found this to be a very interesting read, but also a little weird and unfinished!!! It's okay if you want the book to be part of a trilogy or series, but at least come to a level of closure with each book introduced. Oh, I said each book....hmmmm. This book truly ended, no not ended, stopped abruptly. Imagine reading a book that's building up to a climax; the heroine's life is in dire jeopardy and the book just stops. That's it-- with major cliffhangers (plural) concerning the hero and the heroine. The same unanswered questions you had in the middle of the book you have them at the end. Very frustrating and you feel a little cheated.

So I said, what the hay, I'll just buy the next book to see what happens. So I checked to see when this book was published--- January 2009, great! I don't have to wait months for the sequel. Imagine my disbelief when I discovered there is no sequel published yet. It's now June 2011, where is the second book to provide us answers to some major cliffhangers? The author should have finished this story to a point, and then picked it up with a new hero and heroine but still followed the overall theme and included some of the characters from this book.

As for the story, it was a good interesting read. The author added her own unique twist to vamps--some fun and others very Alien Resurrection'ist--freaky. I also wish that the hero and the heroine were brought back together sooner so we could truly see their relationship develop. As it is, they were only together for less than 36 hours the entire book. Adina spent more time with Flaxon that Jin.

There are times when I thought the author beat a subject to death that showed how truly illogical and immature Jin was; especially in regards to the predicament Adina was in. After their world wind relationship, he enlists the help of Flaxon (a shady vamp that owes him--and might I add a very sexy vamp once you get to know him; and you will), to ensure Adina is placed on a plane back to the states for her own protection. It was against the law for a vampire to be intimate with a human. Anyone doing so was to be put to death--including the future high prince, Jin. Flaxon knows immediately of Adina's new true predicament and her importance to his own survival and others like him. He also knows how Jin's parents have kept him in a shroud of ignorance, so he decides to follow Adina and look after her from a distances....someone has to because Jin is in the process of resuming his role as the high prince where he must mate with another vamp for the advancement of peace among the other vamps.

Well as it is, several vamps know he's been with a human and many want that human dead while others want him dead. I know Jin is supposed to be the main male hero, but he comes off as `semi' in charge in portions of the book whereas Flaxon always come off as strong, informed and in charge through the entire book with the exception of one scene--a scene between him and Jin which I know that if the author had kept true to the picture she had painted of them thus far, Flaxon would have beat Jin's royal butt.

Instead of Jin appreciating the fact that Flaxon saved Adina's life on numerous occasions, he could only dwell on one incident that was of his own making between Adina and Flaxon. If Flaxon had not done something as a last ditch effort, Adina would have died. But Jin who was a little full of himself and seemed to miss that major point. I wish the author had painted him differently before she stopped the book. I found myself not liking him so much and liking Flaxon a lot.

The book is riddled with typing errors, but at the same time a very good read. The three stars is to represent the fact that this book was incomplete.

I wasn't a fan of the vampire genre until I stumbled across The Alpha Promise. Hayat Ali's vampires are sexy, funny, and suprisingly likable. The heroine, Adina, is smart, even if tragic. The story has plenty of action from beginning to end, a believable romance, and very real interplay between the characters. A sequel seems inevitable, and I can hardly wait!

I would first like to say that I didn't appreciate the abrupt ending, and while the second book seems to be taking more than two and a half years to come out. This is a big deal considering such a drastic cliffhanger. But I decided to get over it and wait for the second book in good faith. People mentioned the typos, but for me the storyline and content itself made that part forgivable.

Now I adored this book, the author truly did a good job. It's been a long time since a book actually engaged my imagination, aroused my sensuality, and kept me fully intrigued. There were no drawn out character developments with chit-chatter to bore me, and no overwhelming writer's jargon to fly over my mere comprehension. There was several chapters that had me in utter suspense, and another had me giggling with anticipation like a little girl on Christmas morning. Ms. Ali truly hit the pavement running from the first chapter to the last.

I'm not into romance, I usually prefer paranormal and fantasy type books. However, this book was more than just a romance novel. This book was romance, paranormal and action wrapped up in one delightful unforgettable story. Also for me, the strong vampire Asian male and black female interracial aspect in this book truly brought a fascinating and refreshing storyline that left me hungry for more. I especially adored the main characters, Jin and Adina. And the way the author allowed the readers to explore how the other characters also felt about the two, as well as their predicament. Everything was written in good taste, including the intimate scenes. The characters were mature, refined and dignified throughout the storyline. I hope Ms. Ali continues with this in the up coming book/s. If she is reading this, I hope she will eventually bring out the second book, no pressure, and thank you for such a wonderful read.

-Tributetoblackwomen

...to have bought a book that is longer than the Product Description. Every single eBook I've purchased, lately, was relatively short and because of that, they always seemed to lack depth with the characters and the plot. It was almost as if the writers didn't have enough time to think about (or just didn't know how to write) multifaceted characters or complex plots.

The Alpha Promise is TOTALLY different!!! Not only did you get a lot of book for your money, it was a well laid out book with a solid plot that told several stories that were all woven together to create one exciting book. It made sense and had believable action, vivid descriptions, and intriguing dialogue. Ms. Ali writes like she's been published several times over.

As an aspiring writer of IR paranormal romance, myself, I think I may have found my muse. I haven't come across a book in YEARS that I couldn't wait to get back to reading when I was doing something else...and I've bought a lot of books.

Outstanding job, Ms. Ali!

Tx_Bronze

I heard about this book from a fellow yahoo group friend. She kept singing it's praises, so I decided to see what the fuss was about. I just finised it this morning and I have to say I loved it. All the characters have drawn me in. I love Jin and Adina, but I also love Flaxon. I got to the end and freaked out when it said the end of book one. I didn't realize until this moment that we had to wait until later this year before we could read the 2nd book. Oh well it will be worth the wait. Ic an't wait to see what Jin will have to do to save his mate and how he will handle Lars. Awesome.

I am a new comer to the IR romance genre and I thoroughly enjoyed this book!! I am a huge fan of paranormal and urban fantasy novels and am on a quest to find reads with leading black women. I have to admit I was a bit reluctant at first to purchase this book because I had a hard time buying into the concept; abandoned black woman in London rescues an Asian vampire prince?? Really?? But I am happy I took the leap of faith because Ms. Ali delivers the promise and then some. It was good, interesting, entertaining, and not extremely erotic (what can I say, I am a bit of a prude LOL) and I love that her supportive characters were multiethnic. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys entertaining paranormal reads and especially to those who are like me, beginners in the IR romance genre.

Buyers should be warned that there are quite a bit of book errors (misspelled words and typos) but the story is good enough that you will forgive it. Also, there is a MONSTER cliffhanger at the end!! I'm so anxious for the sequel I visit her Facebook like everyday for new release information LOL!!

ALL I CAN SAY IS WHEN IS THE SEQUEL COMING? PLEASE HURRY HAYAT ALI!!! IF YOU DON'T OWN THIS BOOK YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!! THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL!! FINE !@##@ VAMPIRE AND DID I MENTION ALPHA TO THE TENTH POWER.. LET'S NOT FORGET THE HOT STEAMY SEX!!! FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTO PARANORMAL EROTIC LOVE STORIES NEEDS THIS ON THEIR BOOKSHELF FOR KEEPS!! DID I SAY HURRY HAYAT ALI, I'M FEIGHNING!!!