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Squeak: A Balloon Animal Omegaverse Tale (Squeakverse)
by Vera Valentine
About this book
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A dedicated art student at her local community college, Poppy practically lives inside her sketchbook. Drawn to the distracted crowds of the local zoo, her planned day of anonymous figure-sketching is interrupted by the charming Sebastian - and his brooding, borderline-rude friend Keane.
Little does she know the two have a twisted secret that defies imagination - and the pressure on both of them is increasing by the day. As an intricate plan takes shape to secure their freedom, the twists and turns they face - and a pair of very intriguing knots - might just unwittingly tie Poppy to both of them, forever.
Squeal is a polyamorous (m+m+f) balloon animal shifter omegaverse novella with (artistic takes on) OV designations and omegaverse-specific concepts like knotting, heats, ruts, nests, mate bites, bondings, and more. You'll find a full list of content notes in the beginning of the book, which can be viewed in the sample. This story is polyamorous / polyam and acknowledges full, nuanced romantic relationships between all parties, male and female alike. If I’ve missed mentioning any content considerations you feel should be in this list, please let me know! The safety and comfort of my readers always takes precedence.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
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Reader Reviews
July 5, 2023
2.5-3 stars This was free for stuff your kindle day recently and curiosity demanded I read it. LOL It was just as weird and bonkers as you’d imagine (seriously, did I ever think I would read a balloon shifter Omegaverse lite romance novella?!) It’s a super quick and unique read that doesn’t make the most sense at times, but parts were surprisingly wholesome and sweet. Kudos to the author for the creative anatomy choices and use of breath ;) Because it’s a novella there isn’t much character...
August 17, 2022
When I first saw the ad for this book, the bright colorful balloon animals drew me in to read the description. Curiosity about how someone could possibly be a balloon animal SHIFTER??? is what made me hit pre-order. Soon as this novelette hit my kindle app, I was all in. I do not read much steam and/or AOB things. But I thought the steam was described well so I could easily picture what was ahem happening. And Vera created a really fun approach to omega in this tale. I enjoyed the characters,...
May 12, 2023
Oh my latex! I kind of love this gloriously bizarre short story. It's a fun twist on Omegaverse with lots of laugh out loud moments, angsty action, a race against time, and a dollop of sweet, steamy goodness. There are two male, alpha-esque, balloon animal shifters and one female, omegaish, human as the main characters. I loved the misunderstanding of what the men needed, versus what the female main character thought. Sebastian and Keane are fascinating. Their predicament as bewitched balloons...
March 20, 2025
I wouldn't say it was great nor was it horrible. Just interesting. If I said I knew I'd be reading a balloon animal,shape shifting smut today, I would've probably said nah. But here we are. )
January 26, 2025
𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓓𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓵𝓼 - Squeak by Vera Valentine - 1st Person, multi POV - Squeakverse Book 1 - 54 pages 𝓣𝓻𝓸𝓹𝓮𝓼 - Omegaverse?? Kind of - Balloon Shifters (yes. Balloon.) - MMF 𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓬𝓮 - It… it’s there. There is really only one explicit scene that is kinda spicy and the rest is just glossed over. 𝓠𝓾𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓢𝓾𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓻𝔂 Sebastian and Keane are created beings trying to find a way to free themselves after having run from their creator, and Poppy might just be the key to their freedom....
