I am loving this "How to Catch an Alpha" series. These books aren't crazy with angst, but rather they are light-hearted, fun, and play around with all the sterotypes that follow alpha romance novels.

I thought that Chrissie and Gaston were so cute, especially at the beginning when she basically told him to leave her alone. There was more to this story than just love, but it didn't get me too far into my feels and kept me laughing at every turn. The writing in this series is the perfect blend of being sort of ironic in noting the sterotypes used to "catch an alpha," but at the same time creating a perfectly lovable story.

I can't wait for the next.

Fun, sexy and sweet romance!

Baiting Him is the second installment in the How to Catch an Alpha Series and features Chrissie, Leah’s best friend from book one. This was a very enjoyable read. Super sweet, steamy, with fantastic writing as always and two amazing characters that had me hooked from the start. A heartwarming entertaining romance that focuses on what love is all about and leaves a warm fuzzy feeling!

<b>“I feel the possessive brand of his mouth on mine and his hold, like he’s staking his claim, telling me without words I belong to him.”</b>  

<b>“He makes me feel safe, he makes me feel at peace, and he makes me feel cherished and wanted.“</b>

Baiting him is a super sweet romance with sexy scenes thrown in. Chrissie takes a break from working nonstop to celebrate her friend's upcoming marriage. While at the party, she runs into the owner of the place, Gaston. He's attracted to her from the start but she thinks he's a player. It take a bit for her to agree to go out with him but once she does Chrissie is hooked. They have a lot of issues to work through but you know their love is strong and it affects in a positive way all the people around them. It's an enjoyable story with a happy ever after.

Another quick and fun read from ARR

Baiting Him is everything I love about reading an Aurora Rose Reynolds. Fun, flirting, and sexy! This one has an extra side of quirk that completely hit the spot. Gaston and Lefou, yep they’re a package completely owned Christie’s heart as well as mine!

Here’s what I loved:
There was no beating around the bush with these two. Gaston knew what he wanted and went after it. He is very much the type of alpha we’ve come to know and love from this author.
The emotional aspect of their pasts helped to cement their foundation. 
The steam in this one is just right. It was the perfect combination of light, sexy, flirty and fun. 

Highly recommend if you’re looking for a quick and entertaining read!

I loved this book and finished it in one sitting.  Chrissie and Gaston might be my new favorite couple. They were so sweet together and I love how he wasn't afraid to show his feelings. Their friends and family were amazingly supportive and I want to be just like Gaston's mom when I grow up. A great read for lighthearted romance without unnecessary drama.

I  couldn't put this down I read it in one sitting it is that good. If you love books where it's love at first sight and nothing goes wrong in there lives there just adorable in love with each other with no real drama to speak of this is the book for you.  It's part of a series but this can be read alone- so enjoy .

So the title implies one thing, but the story is actually so much more than that and while I do hate how misleading the title is, I really love this author's books, so I will overlook that. Titles aside, it was a good read and I zipped through it in about a day. I really liked the characters and how they interacted and enjoyed reading about their journey to love.

I love this author. Her books are always so detailed. I read this book slow so I could read every detail. I loved the characters and the way they made this book amazing. I always look forward to her books and this one was no exception.

4.25 Stars / 3 Steam Fans 

In many ways, this was a fun play on the fairytale of Beauty and the Beast. Chrissie is an independent, robust, and sassy bakery owner that finds herself on Gaston's radar after a bachelorette party. Gaston owns the bar where the bachelorette party is being held and takes notice of Chrissie when she exits the men's room. I enjoyed this meet-cute, and the two of them didn't instantly hook up. Chrissie played hard to get; Gaston pursues her relentlessly to the point that when things finally work out, it was so sweet and swoony. I didn't think the extra twist was needed, but it worked well enough that it didn't spoil the story. I hope there will be more books in this series of standalones. 

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If you're looking for a light-hearted romance that will leave you with a big smile, this is your book. Baiting Him, packed the same instant love boom that I love and expect. It was a fantastic book to read in between my darker reads. It deals with some real-life issues but doesn't bring along any heavy angst, which I enjoyed. Overall it's super cute and super sexy. I can't wait to see what she has in store for us with Hooking Him.

Aurora Rose Reynolds does it again. She is able to create characters and a story that makes you want to read it over and over again.

Gaston (probably the only part of the book I didn't care for) or Gus was just living his life day to day until he saw Chrissie. There were instant sparks and that blossoms into a forever relationship.

The story is a quick read. I read it in one day which makes it perfect for a vacation or a day in. I really enjoyed the characters and I like the fun and carefree series that Reynolds is writing about.

I swear @aurorarosereynolds just wrote the sweetest and romantic book boyfriend ever!

Gaston is a gentleman and he and Chrissie are the cutest couple ever. The chemistry they have together is a once in a life time thing. 

With the way she write her characters, she is fast becoming a favourite author of mine. I have no problem reading if all her characters steal your breath and leave you wanting so much more.

Loved, loved, loved!! Baiting Him was a fantastic following up in the How to Catch an Alpha series. Aurora Rose Reynolds has a knack for making me swoon. It’s so easy to fall in love with her heroes. They’re so strong, yet gentle and so dang sweet and caring. I can’t help but give the bf a serious side eye because he’s not even close. Ugh! Book boyfriends are so freaking perfect. Why can’t I have one in real life??

Gaston *le sigh*. Not only is his name from my FAVORITE Disney story but the guy was everything. His and Chrissie’s story was an insta-love of epic proportions. The guy knew she was the one from the moment he laid eyes on her and every bit of her quirky, awkwardness made him fall in love with her even more. 

Chrissie represented most women out there. Content with life until a sexy guy shows up demanding to know why you haven’t called and wondering what universe you stepped into because he’s too hot to be interested. I know I’d be a bit shocked if I were in her shoes. But their chemistry was perfect. Instantly they were at ease with each other. The comfortable silences, the heat between the sheets and his ability to read her so easily. They were a perfect match. 

This book was a total swoon-fest!!!

Baiting Him is a sweet, sometimes cheesy, love story between a baker and a club owner! Chrissie is living her dream: she owns her own bakery and its thriving. She has a beautiful condo and wonderful friends. She hasn't had much luck in dating, and since her parents' divorce, she has been hearing a lot about how horrible men are from her jilted mother. She has a chance meeting with Gaston (who has a dog named Lefou) and things escalate quickly. Gaston is immediately enamored and begins chasing Chrissie hard.

These two are super cute and their romance is kind of at warp speed. If you aren't a fan of the insta-love, you should probably skip Baiting Him. The story is pretty saccharine so be prepared for a toothache! There were times that the lines got cheesy, but overall, I didn't think it was overkill. Chrissie's relationship with her mom is interesting. Chrissie thought her parents had a great marriage and she was shocked when her dad announced he was leaving the family for his mistress. Chrissie's mom has NOT handled it well and you see a bit of Chrissie being the parent to her heartbroken mother.

If insta-love stories are you catnip, Baiting Him has everything you want! Overall its a quick read that gets right to the point-sappy, happy love! At just over 200 pages, you can probably finish this in one sitting. If your recent reads have been dark or heavy, Baiting Him is a perfect palate cleanser because it's light and sexy.

I really liked this book and its characters, it was really engaging and I read the story in one sitting

I am really struggling on how to review this book. I feel like just the fact Aurora Rose Reynolds wrote it should be enough said. But I guess I mean Aurora is one of my top auto buy authors and I love her writing. I love going in knowing the type of hero I'm going to get. And knowing I am going to be happy with the outcome.

Chrissie was sweet and loving and I was a big fan of hers from the start. She knew who she was and what she wanted and I liked that when she first met Gaston she didn't fall all over herself to get his attention. 

Gaston was everything I love about the author. He is sexy but not a manwhore, driven but doesn't put his work before his friends and family. But mostly he knows who he wants and goes all out to win her over and convince her she's it for him.

Together they were so cute and the chemistry was scorching hot. Their relationship developed quickly but it still felt natural and I was right there the whole time with them. There was really minimal drama and the whole book was just one big warm fuzzy.

A great read for a lazy afternoon

Whew. What a read. I read Catching Him, book one in the How to Catch an Alpha series, last year and while I love Aurora Rose Reynolds, that was not my favorite by her. Baiting Him, however, was great. This was your typical insta-love, alpha-male romance, and I was here for it. Gaston, a.k.a Gus, is a successful bar owner and Chrissie owns a bakery, The Sweet Spot. Chrissie and Gus meet one night when Chrissie attends her friend’s, Leah from Catching Him, bachelorette party at one of Gus’s bars. She is waiting in line and decides to skip the women’s restroom and uses the men’s instead. There, she meets Gus. Sigh. He was such a gentleman and I couldn’t stop reading. Yes, I love a good bad boy romance but sometimes I need a nice guy to read about and become my next book boyfriend. And that was Gus. He was sweet, charming, chivalrous… insert another dreamy-guy quality here. And Chrissie was amazing, too. She was smart, independent, and the perfect match for Gus. But while I loved Chrissie, she was very self-conscious and would continuously make self-loathing comments that drove me insane. The following are a few of the comments she made that drove me crazy:

- “I take a seat and wait for one of the three bartenders to notice me. This— I know from experience— will take a while, because unlike most of the extraordinarily beautiful men and women here, I’m not special in any way."

- “My face is cute in a chubby cherub kind of way, and I’m plump.”

- “Tons of guys don’t want me. Heck, not even one guy wants me.” … she says after she receives a bouquet of flowers from a guy

See what I mean? Thankfully, she doesn’t make comments like this often but it’s still annoying when she does. Besides that, I loved this book. I loved how dedicated and hardworking both Chrissie and Gus were and how they both made seeing each other their top priority, after years of being devoted to their work first. This book gave me all the feels and was definitely an improvement from book one.

Overall, great read and everyone must read it! Chrissie and Gus’s love story is not one to miss!

As always, Happy Reading!

~ Grace

I  had trouble getting into this story. I liked some some parts of the story. I liked the hero, Gaston, but . I wasn't as fond of Chrissie. She was a little too weak for my taste. I don't mind a quiet, shy heroine, but the whole premise of "How to Catch an Alpha" seemed a little degrading.
This is dual 1st person POV. Alternation between Gaston & Chrissie.
Chrissie does own her own business, so she does have a couple of strong points.
The chemistry did get more convincing as the story went on. The ending wrapped up very neatly.
I've read a few Aurora Reynolds books and I hope that I will have better luck in the future.
3 .25 to 3..5 stars

Baiting him is the second book in the How to catch an alpha series by Aurora Rose Reynolds. The novel can be read as stand-alone, but personally I would recommend reading the series in order because I liked both books very much. The only connection the two novels have is that Leah and Tyler from the first book appear in this one and Chrissie appears in theirs. She is Leah's best friend after all.

Those who have read Catching him might recall the epilogues. The events of this book take place after the main story and before the epilogues. The epilogue of this book takes us even further into the future and I love epilogues like that.

Chrissie and Gaston met at the night club he owns (in a weird way) and after that, he was smitten. After some pursuing, our heroine decides to give in and their journey begins. Gaston is an alpha male and some times his behavior can be over the top, but for most of the time, he is behaving himself. Thankfully, early in the story, I stopped singing in my head Gaston's song from beauty and the beast and I was able to think of him as the hero of the novel. His (in my head) cute doggie helped with that.

There is some suspense in the novel, but it's not much. The story is mainly focused on our two characters as a couple who are trying to navigate their lives. Their romance was good and I enjoyed the book as much as I usually enjoy a novel from Aurora Rose Reynolds. I would recommend it.

I loved this book! Chrissie and Gaston are just perfect for each other. A cute busy baker who doesn’t have time on her hands meets this hot club owning workaholic and the two of them have this instant attraction. There’s a few things they have to go through but it makes it all worth it with a guaranteed HEA and the biggest smile on your face when it’s over. Highly recommend another 5 star read from the amazingly talented Aurora Rose Reynolds!