📚 Axes & O’s by Kayla Grosse
🎧 Format: Audiobook
🎙️ Narrated by: Grayson Owens, Stella Hunter & Stephen Dexter
📕 Genre: Contemporary Romance
📖 Read: November 2024
✨ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥.”

‧₊˚✧ 𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑺 ✧˚₊‧
ꕥ Lumberjack Romance
ꕥ MMF/Polyamory
ꕥ Bi-awakening
ꕥ Plus Size Rep
ꕥ Snowed-in

I LOVED THIS! ❤️

I don’t think I’ve ever read anything quite like this. Even though it was insanely spicy and erotic, it was also incredibly intimate and sweet. I laughed, I cried, I nearly had a heat stroke. 🥵🔥 I really didn’t expect this level of emotion from the synopsis, but what a wonderful treat it was.

Nathan’s story of self discovery was written so well! The vulnerability that his character showed was so refreshing to read. Fox and Morgan were a complex couple, yet so accommodating to Nathan and his journey. The honesty and adult conversations that were had in this book were incredible!

The audio is FANTASTIC! Grayson Owens, Stella Hunter, and Stephen Dexter were AMAZING as Nathan, Morgan and Fox! It is dual narration, and they all portrayed the characters with so much passion. It made for a remarkable listening experience!

This was my first Kayla Grosse book and it certainly won’t be my last! I without a doubt would recommend this!!

𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥.𝘢𝘯𝘥.𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨/

Thank you NetGalley, Dreamscape Select and Kayla Grosse for giving me the opportunity to listen to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

The audio performance was really good!!! I absolutely love Grayson Owens. I struggled a bit with the actual story, maybe it was just my mood.

This starts off with a kick with a little chase and that is just the beginning with this throuple. A holiday romance with snowed in naughtiness added to the mix and be ready because when the spice hits oh boy it gets hotter as the story of the lamb, fox and their wolf continues. Morgan, Fox and Nathan just hit from Nathan uncertain of what his feelings are with Morgan and Fox to Fox not wanting a broken heart and Morgan being the force that helped the three of them explore this instant attraction to something more. The audio was a fun listen and do recommend, the three narrators just elevate it. A good MMF story with lots of kinks and self discovery.

This was a sweet MMF polyamory, forced proximity romance.

Nate finds himself stranded in a snowstorm, and has to spend the next few days with a bubbly vixen and her tatted lumberjack husband. I really liked Nate and Fox's characters and their romance better than theirs with Morgan. I liked that Fox as a characters pushed against assumptions based on physical appearance. I would definitely read more by this author.

I don't always like a narration "cast", but this worked well for this book.

This book was SO GOOD, and another book I was lucky enough to get an ALC of right after I had read the e-book. (So you KNOW it's good when I'm reading it twice in one month!!)

I liked Morgan and Nathan, and I LOVED Fox. Fox was great in the e-book but Stephen Dexter as Fox in the audio was 10/10 perfection!!

This book includes:
-polyamorous logging couple (a Fox and his Little Lamb)
-a rescued man (who becomes their Wolf)
-sharing
-a steamy sauna scene
-sword crossing
-tattoos

The story was great and the spice was GREAT! And technically it's a christmas book so go pick this up now to get yourself in the mood. (The Christmas mood, I meant, sheesh!)

Story: 5/5
Spice: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5

*ALC review* Wow, I already loved this book from reading it the first time, but this audiobook kicked my love up even more! Stella Hunter, Grayson Owens, and Stephen Dexter used their amazing talents to bring Morgan, Nathan, and Fox to life, and I don't think I can thank them enough for making me love these characters and their journey to their HEA even more the 2nd time around. The passion and emotions portrayed made each character that much more real and enhanced Kayla's words perfectly.

So deliciously spicy. Snowed in, MMF with the feels….the fox, lamb and the wolf were so five alarm fire hot. More than just spicy though the story was drenched in self acceptance and finding where you belong and being ok with being who you are and I loved it. I never knew how badly I needed a lumberjack holiday romance until now. 4/5 stars!

I devoured this audiobook in one sitting! The fact that the female main character is 5’10”, curvy, and strong—THANK YOU! So often, when a FMC is curvy, she’s also short or not portrayed as strong. This book completely shatters that stereotype and more. It was a fun, easy, cozy, and spicy read. Although the book leans into themes found in darker genres, I honestly didn’t expect to describe a book with Primal as “cozy”—but somehow, this one nails it! It’s a Primal Cozy Lumbersnack bi-awakening holiday read, and I loved every minute of it.

ALC Review: Axes & O's by Kayla Grosse
Pub Date: November 14, 2024

This book was just so fun and such an escape, which is absolutely what I needed! It's an MMF, lumberjack, snowed in romance so if that's what you're looking for, look no further! It would be a great read to dissociate during the holidays to be honest - maybe stick a headphone in while dealing with your crazy family?? (listen this is erotica, so do that at your own risk...it's real hot)

It's kinky and hot and while all of the kink wasn't necessarily *for me*, it was fun to listen to. I really liked all three narrators who had super distinctive voices. In particular Stella Hunters narration for the male voices were super sexy! This is one I would definitely listen to again if I needed an escape.

Thank you to Dreamscape Select for the ALC. All thoughts and opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

✨ New Review ✨

Title: Axes & O's
Author: Kayla Grosse
Genre/s: Spicy romance
My format: eBook 📱 #ARC & Audiobook 🎧 #ALC
Narrators/Production: Grayson Owens, Stella Hunter, Lyric Audiobooks
Narration style: duet
Spice level: 5
Tropes:
🪓 Male & female plus-size rep
🌲 Pr!mal
🪓 Polyamory
🌲 Pierced c*ck
🪓 Bisexual awakening
🌲Tattoos
🪓 K!nk rep
🌲 Snowed in

This book y’all. I have read Kayla’s work before so I was expecting a spicy time… but THAT? That was… next level.

Kayla has a real knack for for writing high-heat books with a massive dose of feels and growth too. I don’t know how she squeezes it all in every time, but she does! It’s like she uses the spicy scenes to portray the growth and feelings rather than making them two separate things.

I loved this!

Edited to add audio notes:
The acting in this was SUPERB. I loved every minute of it!

This was a quick listen which was much needed at the time. I would recommend the book to someone who needs something light and for an easy listen. There is no big conflict which I was expecting to have happen at some point but it didn’t detract from how much I enjoyed the book. If you’re looking for a lot of plot and character building this wouldn’t be the book for you. Axes and O’s was spicy and that was the main focus in the book so if you like spice pick this book up.

OMSqueeee, Axes & O’s by Kayla Grosse is absolutely everything! Kayla will add an extra Ho (or two) to your holidays with this snowed-in, extra spicy, polyamorous romance. When a fox and a lamb meet a wolf in sheep’s clothing in the woods, sparks fly and hearts are set ablaze. Kayla’s storytelling is a spectacular blend of humor, spice, and heart. Words can’t do my feelings about this love story justice; every time I paused, I was feral for more. Lumbersnacks, primal play, witty banter, and oodles of charm will leave you swooning and smirking. I devoured this scrumptiously naughty & sweet HEA. Don’t sleep on this wonderful holiday romance! Kayla even reveals the secret to picking out the perfect Christmas tree. 🤫 If you’re looking for a why choose listen with a broody MMC, a voluptuous FMC, and a snarky, buttoned-up MMC, you’ll love this MMF love story.

Stella Hunter, Stephen Dexter, and Grayson Owens were marvelous as Morgan, Fox, and Nathan. Their dual-style narrations were flawless; these three were wonderfully matched in pace, tone, and storytelling style. Stella portrayed the enchanting, witty, and brassy Morgan with a fabulous performance. Grayson brought Nathan’s charming, kindhearted, sheepish character to life perfectly. Nate’s character arc was genuine, relatable, melted my heart, and Grayson portrayed it beautifully. Stephen was perfect as the laconic, schmexy, lumbersnack dom. He summoned a deliciously deep, gravelly tone in this narration; growly Stephen is definitely one of my faves! This trio was amazing together, I hope we get more audios with Stephen, Stella, and Grayson soon!

Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 Swoon Factor: ∞🥰

4.75🌟
This is the first book I've listened to with these narrators, and they. Were. Perfect. 🔥 It seems really hard to write a high-heat poly (MFM) relationship well (from a reading viewpoint; clearly, I am not an author! 🤣), but Grosse knocked it out of the park here. There was a perfect amount of emotion and spice, and the story really focused on the development of their relationship and how their pasts were impacting their present. The book is phenomenal, whether you are reading with your earholes or your eyeballs. 😍🥳

Looking to really heat things up this holiday season? Well do I have the book for you!

What to expect:
MMF
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
A bisexual awakening
Dom/Sub dynamics
and emotional character arcs for all 3 MCs

I loved that while the book is extra spicy, there is a lot of character growth and it really dives into the emotion of the characters letting people in and being vulnerable to love. While Meghan and Fox have an established relationship, even they go through a couple bumps as they figure out the dynamic of letting Nate in. That emotional connection and the communication between the three just made the sex scenes even hotter!

And huge shout out to the audiobook narrators, Grayson Owens, Stella Hunter, and Stephen Dexter! I could listen to them all day.

This book caught my attention at lumbersnack and MMF and I am so happy that it did. When I saw the opportunity to grab the audiobook I jumped right on that because let's just be honest, the auditory experience of a filthy book is next level and this one was perfection. The two male voices, Grayson Owens and Stephen Dexter were so different from each other that it really helped bring this entire story to life. Of course, narrator Stella Hunter also put on a wonderful performance and the three voices blended so well together to create the perfect listening experience.

This book was just as heartwarming as it was spicy as Fox and Morgan accept Nathan and then let him figure things out on his own with their gentle guidance. Their desire to please him and also to ensure he felt safe was very well written and I loved the communication between the three of them. Axes and O's was fun, sexy, and just a really good holiday novella.

Axes & O’s by Kayla Grosse is a steamy, heartfelt MMF polyamorous romance that perfectly balances spice, emotional depth, and snowy holiday vibes. When Nathan’s plans to spend Christmas with his sister are derailed by a car accident in a snowstorm, he’s rescued by Fox and Morgan, a married lumberjack couple living in the mountains. What starts as a warm refuge evolves into an exploration of passion, healing, and unexpected connection.

Fox and Morgan have been married for years, sharing a deep bond but longing for the right third to join their relationship after a painful past experience. Nathan’s curiosity is piqued when he accidentally spies on their intimate moment, leading to a whirlwind of self-discovery and mutual desire. The trio’s journey is tender and vulnerable, with clear, open communication driving their relationship forward.

Grosse masterfully develops each character, from Fox’s grumpy, dominant nature to Morgan’s playful confidence, and Nathan’s awakening to his bisexuality. Their chemistry is electric, and the spice—80% of the book—is off the charts, featuring primal play, kink exploration, and a “vanilla businessman meets tattooed lumbersnacks” dynamic. Beyond the heat, the story also delves into themes of acceptance, healing from trauma, and embracing unconventional love.

With plus-size representation, snowed-in tropes, and holiday charm, Axes & O’s delivers on every front. It’s a fun, spicy, and surprisingly sweet romance with just the right touch of emotional resonance.

Tropes: MMF, polyamory, bisexual awakening, plus-size rep, snowed-in, primal play, kink exploration
Trigger warnings: Discussions of foster care, PTSD, and military experience

4.5⭐️, 4.5🌶️

Plot? Who said anything about a plot? This was pureeee spice and i. Wasn’t. Mad. This book was SO HOT and honestly there’s nothing more to say than this was a great MMF Snowed In romance - Fox & Morgan and married and ADVENTUROUS to say the least, and when sweet vanilla Nathan crashes into their home during a Christmas snow storm, Nate explores his more adventurous side with the both of them & love ensues.

I loved the audiobook - the narrators fit the characters perfectly and I just really enjoyed this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an ALC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

First, thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me an ALC of this novel.

Second, HOLY HELL! 🥵 What crack did Kayla put into the lines of this book?! It is absolutely everything you look for in a sweet, but SPICY🌶️ MMF romance!

Each of the 3 main characters are so different, but relatable in their own ways. I laughed, sweated, and smiled really big while listening. I will be recommending this to all my smut buddies.

5/5 ⭐️
5/5 🌶️

Small town loggers Fox and Morgan are a deeply in love married couple looking for a third partner when they find Nathan, a vanilla businessman, trapped in the snow. Nathan has been feeling like something is missing from his life. Could Fox and Morgan be what he's been searching for?

This book is pure smut!! Absolutely filthy with very little plot. Just steamy holiday fun!!

Everything about Fox is intense like he's a hunter watching his prey. Morgan is sweet and sassy, providing the perfect balance to Fox's intensity. And Nathan is the initially shy and reserved guy just trying to figure out who he is and what he wants. Unfortunately, I really disliked Nathan and the progression of the relationship developed way too quickly to be believable from his perspective.

Mostly, this book is about Nathan's self-discovery and feeling accepted and respected for his choices as he rethinks and explores everything about who he is. Otherwise, there's very little character development and I barely feel like I know anything at all about Morgan. So many missed opportunities for more depth with Fox presented themselves too. I would have liked to see more about his PTSD as he started to become more vulnerable and open himself up. I just know he had a story to tell.

Overall, this is a story about love and unconditional acceptance, loving yourself and your partner for everything they are without judgment. I loved the hunt and chase scenes in the woods and the primal play but the smut was simply too over the top. Further exploration of the plot points could have made this book reach its full potential especially considering this is a full-length book.

I listened to the audiobook and all three narrators captured the essences of their characters beautifully! Stephen Dexter (Fox) is one of my personal favorites!! Special thanks to Dreamscape Select and NetGalley for the ALC!

✨️Snowed In
✨️MMF
✨️Instalove
✨️Bi-Awakening
✨️Primal Play
✨️PTSD Rep

This is probably the first MMF Polyamorous romance I've ever read and though I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I picked this up, I really enjoyed it. This was ridiculously hot and ridiculously sweet at the same time. There are plenty of filthy good times, open and honest communication and sweet, vulnerable moments. I also appreciated that our female main character, Morgan, was described as being curvy.

Overall, if you're looking for an incredibly steamy holiday menage romance than this is the book for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape Select|Fat Babe Publishing, INC for the audio-arc of this book!