The Alpha and His Ace by Ana J. Pheonix is a cute novella, but I didn't find it particularly memorable. The writing is decent and he worldbuilding was fun, although I would have liked to see more of it, especially how the mating bond works. I enjoyed Brandon's earnest and enthusiastic nature, especially when it comes to Aidan, but he doesn't read as much of an alpha to me. I don't have any major complaints about the ace rep, but it definitely seems written for a mostly allosexual audience with the only POV we get being the allo character and how much explaining the basics of asexuality there is. But I appreciated that Aidan had hobbies outside of just being asexual and the novella did explain how much variety exists on the ace spectrum. I also liked Brandon's arc of realizing that he deserves to have his needs met, too. However, the entire conflict revolves around unnecessary miscommunication, which made the resolution feel too easy for my taste, especially for a mixed orientation relationship.  There is one sex scene without penetration towards the end.