REVIEW: Cueball & Double-Z by Courtney W Dixon (Alpha's Rejects #5)

CUEBALL & DOUBLE-Z

Alpha’s Reject - Book Five

by Courtney W. Dixon

Release Date: September 2, 2025

Review

Gorgeous Story - such a tender reflection on loss and grief, and the trauma that it leaves in its wake.

Both Gio and Cole need a safe and loving place to land after losing their parents and struggling to stay housed, let alone thrive.

Cole will break your heart. The way he shut down in the wake of his partner's death - he had me tearing up throughout the book. He’s also a beautiful soul, who is thoughtful and caring, even if he’s trying hard not to be that man.

Their journey was stunning and so healing. It was the perfect end to the series, and the epilogue allowed for a lovely goodbye to all of Alpha’s Rejects.

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Synopsis

I was destined to find them. To face my demons and heal.

** Not a Shifter/Omegaverse **

Zero (Gio)

I can’t seem to get anything right. Failure after failure. I’m really struggling here. I’ve loved Cole for years, hiding away my feelings from him. But taking care of him is more important than my feelings. I can never seem to get it right, and I’m losing a part of myself. But when Cueball takes us in out of the goodness of his heart when we’re at our most desperate, I start discovering myself again. The old me who laughed and enjoyed life. Now, I find myself loving not one man, but two.

Zilch (Cole)

I have a new purpose in life. After ruining our lives, I have a chance to bring happiness back to Gio and me. I’ll always be a bit broken, but I’ve come to accept that. It’s Gio and Cueball who need me the most, my grump and grumpier. They both need healing and love. And I do love them. I can give that to them. I want to give that to them. This is how I heal, too.

Cueball (Marco)

Zero and Zilch are my chaos gremlins. They’ve upended my life and have torn down my walls. For years, I’ve maintained my self-control, keeping my pain neatly tucked away. Now that’s all been shattered, and I have no one to blame but myself. Zero and Zilch, my Double-Z, have broken me down and are building me back up. Perhaps it’s time to face my demons. For the first time in years, I want someone in my life. I want them, but I’m afraid.

This is the fifth and last book in a series, but like all my books, it can be read as a standalone.

About Courtney W. Dixon

Courtney W. Dixon loves to write erotic romance. She writes both m/f and m/m stories all in one series to add a variety to her characters. Though there are erotic elements to her stories, they are rich with relationship growth. Even those enemies to lovers, a favorite of hers. Her characters are filled with deep POVs with trouble pasts, full of depth and emotion. She tries to give them complexity and growth as their stories move. And her favorite is to break her main characters down to lift them back up in order to give them their HEA's.

Courtney is also a mixed media artist who's primarily been focused on writing lately. You can find her working in Central Texas with her husband, two boys and two crazy dogs, none of whom know how to knock on a door while she's working.

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