Lavender Moon Meets Las Vegas

Lavender Moon #1.5

by Sarah Blue

Dive back into pack Martinez in this cozy short story. The pack is headed to Vegas to work through a few deals and have plenty of fun along the way.

Genres: Omegaverse, Novella, Why Choose, Romance, M M Romance, Queer, Found Family

80 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 21, 2023

About the author

Sarah Blue is a USA Today best-selling author of paranormal, omegaverse, and contemporary romance. When she isn’t writing you can find her nose buried in a book or picking up a new craft she probably won't finish. She lives in Maryland with her husband, children, and two cats.

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Reviews

[pageswithparis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so happy to revisit my favorite people in this one!

This was short with little plot but majority spice, so make sure to read Lavender Moon first!!


You won’t want to miss the story of these amazing characters & how their relationship has been since!

[Jo ✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love an epilogue novella + smut for a good cause

[Darkest Bellé · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars!

[Marielli (lellireads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love having a peek into the happily ever after of the characters. And I loved revisiting the Martinez pack, especially for such a noble cause.

I'm always ready to read more of them!

[Lunar Thistle Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stars: ★★★★★
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

♥ Omegaverse
♥ A/A/O/O
♥ Epilogue Novella
♥ Knotting
♥ DP/DAP
♥ Pegging
♥ Role Play
♥ Ex Step Siblings
♥ Exhibitionism

What a fun and spicy epilogue novella.
And it’s for a good cause.

I’m so happy we get to dive into the Lavender Moon universe again!

This is pure fluff and spice and exactly what I want in a novella.

“It’s always a toss-up of who will end up where, or inside who, when we’re all together like this.”

If you liked the stepbrother aspect of the first book, don’t worry, Sarah Blue makes sure to feed our depraved little souls in this one despite them not being stepsiblings anymore.

”What are you doing, Luna?”
“Nothing, you’re my stepbrother. We can’t do anything together, remember?”
It’s been awhile since we played this game. I fucking love this game.

[Candace P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet bonus story

This was a great little addition to the Lavender Moon story! The pack is so much fun and I loved that we got to see more of their dynamics and individual couples and as a group.

This was a great way to continue the series and expand the world the author is building!

[Etidae · Rating 3 out of 5]

spicy little bonus story

Short bonus story for Lavender Moon by Sarah Blue. Read Lavender Moon before this one; it makes no sense otherwise!

🌙 Bonus story
🌙 Omegaverse // MMMF with MM // two omegas two alphas

It was very spicy little interlude into their lives after where we left off in Lavender Moon.

[kim_is_bookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, sweet, spicy and for a great cause… need I say more? I think not! I am so happy to get more of Luna and her pack! I really enjoyed Lavender Moon and this was such a great extension of that!!! Loved it!

[shelby (shelbyreadssmut) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most perfect and super spicy novella🥵

[Lisa Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this short and smutty read!!

[Soph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre - Omegaverse Romance/Novella
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Multiple POV's
MFMM

Main Characters
> Luna Martinez - Omega/Part of the Martinez Pack (Scent - Lavender & Vanilla)
> Ian Martinez - Alpha/Owns Commercial Buildings/Owner of Lavender Moon/Head of the Martinez Pack (Scent - Orange Peels & Cedar Wood)
> Ezra - Alpha/Exotic Animal Veterinarian/Part of the Martinez Pack (Scent - Rose & Teakwood)
> James - Omega/Part of the Martinez Pack (Scent - Cinnamon & Clove)

Side Characters
> Stewart - Beta/Wanda’s New Boyfriend/Ian’s Dad
> Wanda - Stewart’s New Girlfriend

This is a short story based on the main characters in "Lavender Moon". Book 1 needs to be read before this one.

I love the Martinez Pack 🥰 I'm glad we got to see much they've progressed as a pack. Ian is still as serious as ever but his Omega's have got him wrapped around their finger 🤭Ezra is still, if not more cheeky then ever now that he's able to show his full love to his 2 Omega's and James has shown even more growth in welcoming his packs affections 🥰 Luna can now freely act the way she wants and openly shows her feelings to the men she loves ☺️ I thought I couldn't love this pack more but how wrong I was 🥹

Ian's POV - When I open the bathroom door, I find Luna resting her head against James' shoulder. I can't help but smile at seeing them together. I can't believe I ever worried about them getting along, or feeling like they would be in competition with one another. My two Omega's love each other just as much as I love them... well, mostly. I'm not sure anyone can love someone as much as I love James and Luna. I accept that I probably love them more than they love me. That's how it should be.

Ian's POV - I'm grateful for Ezra. The ginger might drive me crazy more often than not, but I love him and our pack wouldn't be whole without him.

Ezra's POV - You know you're totally and completely whipped when you would rather leave an Omega scent club to go home and be with the two Omega's you have.

Ezra's POV - "I always wished someone would have made it rain while I was working at Lavender Moon," Luna says dreamily as she sits on my lap. I have a very serious protective Alpha arm locked around her.
"I'm sure we can more than manage to make it rain on you, love. I knew you liked cum, but if you want a whole bukkakke thing, I'm sure we can make it happen."
She smacks my chest and James snorts.

James' POV - I've come a long way with how I give and receive affection. I'm definitely not on the same level as Luna, but I've grown. I don't recoil when my mates want to touch me, and I even go as far to initiate a kiss here and there.

James' POV - But the one thing I've learned since we've become a pack is that compromise and putting other's needs before yours can be extremely fulfilling. I might like things a very particular way, but when I'm able to make any one of these three happy, it fills my cup.

Luna's POV - They each give me different piece of themselves that I didn't know I needed. James is the person who truly gets me, and I can tell anything to. Ezra is my adoring, fun filled Alpha, who's helped me truly heal some childhood trauma. And Ian is the domineering, protective man I thought I could never have, but now I proudly wear his bond mark.

Luna's POV - My heart feels full as I head to bed, James of all people following me to my room. We lay next to each other, our faces nearly touching, and Neptune cuddled between us. I know it won't be long until Ian and Ezra sneak in here. Neither of them like sleeping alone. Alphas truly are the neediest of the designations, and I stand by that wholeheartedly.
James pushes my hair off my face.
"Night Luna."
"Night James."
I'm slowly fading away when an arm wraps around me. "Go back to sleep, little moon," Ian whispers in my ear. A freckled hand sneaks over James' waist and touches my hip as well.
I'm truly the luckiest Omega there ever was.

This short story ends with another HEA for the Martinez Pack 😘 Up next is “Cherry Bomb”, a standalone MMMF Omegaverse Romance that’s set in the Lavender Moon Universe.

Triggers/Tropes
▫️Based 1 year after Book 1
▫️Birth Control (It's hinted that the FMC is on birth control)
▫️Cutting Off a Toxic Family Member (Luna cuts her mother out of her life)
▫️Double Anal Penetration (Ian & Ezra DP James)
▫️Double Penetration
▫️Groups Scene’s
▫️Knots/Knotting 🪢
▫️No Cheating
▫️No Condoms
▫️No OW/OM Drama
▫️No Pregnancy
▫️No Third Act Break Up
▫️No Virgins
▫️Omega FMC/MMC & 2 Alpha MMC’s
▫️Omegaverse Romance
▫️Oral
▫️Pegging (Luna Pegs James)
▫️Role Play (Step-Sister/Step-Brother)(Ian and Luna’s parents are now divorced so they’re no longer Step-Siblings. They like to tease each other about the forbiddenness of it)
▫️Sharing (Only between the MC's)
▫️Swords Cross ⚔️
▫️Triple Penetration
▫️Use of Edibles
▫️Use of a Strap On

[Kristen ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pack is back and headed to Las Vegas!

This was a fun, quick read! Luna, Ian, Ezra, and James start right off with a hot and steamy group scene as the celebrate James birthday but the fun doesn't stop there. Soon their off to Las Vegas to open the second location of Lavender Moon while also doing some other fun things to celebrate James birthday. It's been a minute since I read the first book so I had to do a quick refresh with the characters, but it was easy to pick back up with the original story.

For those looking for a quick refresher of book one:
Ian (Alpha) - Business owner, owns Lavender Moon and named it after Luna, super rich, very protective, Luna's ex-step-brother, his dad Stewart was married to Luna's evil mother.
Ezra (Alpha) - Zoo veterinarian, more laid back than Ian, has a fun/free spirited personality similar to Luna, loves working with his conspiracy of Lemurs at the zoo.
James (Omega) - Loves plants, grows marijuana and likes to play around with new food recipes that use marijuana, isn't a typical omega, doesn't like PDA's and isn't very lovey dovey/touchy feely.
Luna (Omega) - Sweet and loving, Ian's ex-step-sister, loves dancing and being spoiled by her alphas, has a cat named Neptune, had a traumatic childhood because of her evil mother.

Overall:⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I know it won’t be long until Ian and Ezra sneak in here. Neither of them like sleeping alone. Alphas truly are the neediest of the designations, and I stand by that wholeheartedly.”

✔️MMFM contemporary omegaverse why choose romance
✔️two male alphas, one male omega, one female omega
✔️HEA novella (they’re a complete bonded pack)
✔️(former) stepbrother (she was not raised with him)
✔️low angst, high heat
✔️no breakup

4.5⭐️

I love a good happily ever after novella, and this is exactly what that is. This is not a standalone, you have to read Lavender Moon first, or else none of this story will really make sense. Prior to the events of this book, the pack is complete, and they are all bonded and fully in love with each other. There is no angst, all the heat, and so many omega cuddles. It’s basically an excuse to spend more time with Luna and her pack and I’m here for it.

Expect all of the omegaverse spicy times, this is a novella where the spice is the plot and we see characters continue to evolve as people and work through things that were initially brought up in their main story. That said, the pack and individual romantic relationships are all solid so you can go into this one knowing it’s just a fun time.

[Vicki · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️
This is a 70-page happily-ever-after epilogue featuring the characters from Lavender Moon. As I said in my review for that short book, the on-page development wasn't there for the reverse harem relationship and thus though I liked some of the ideas it was just an okay read for me.

Since this HEA epilogue is coming from the perspective of an already established, in love group from the outset it has a sweet (and steamy, there are several scenes of that nature) charm to it which makes it read better taken on its own than the initial book.

Similar to the main book, there were a lot of errors - 20-25 outright errors and another 30 bad sentence structure, etc. type errors and in 70 pages that is too many for me. I still plan to try some of the other books by this author that I have already purchased but if their proofreading (and lack of development like the main book) is similar, I won't be trying any more.

[erin | sinfulshelves · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m so sad to be done with these characters 😩 love them sm 💜🌙 - 4/5 stars review below 👇

𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐌𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫.

🌙💜 || 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆
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📖 Lavender Moon Meets Las Vegas by Sarah Blue
Star Rating: 4/5 ★★★★
Spice Rating: 5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Spice Frequency: 4.5/5 🔥🔥🔥🔥.5
POV: Multi/1st
Available on KU ✅

⚠️ Tropes Below ⚠️

• omegaverse
• novella after Lavender Moon
• spice from ch. 1
• he begs 😮‍💨
• breeding (lite) w/o pregnancy
• group scenes 🥵

I needed more Pack Martinez and I’m so happy I read this. I love them all sm and this book was fun and spicy and honestly gave me the closure I needed even though I’m sad to be done. Loved this. If you haven’t read Lavender Moon yet, pls read that first before this since this is a novella that takes place after that book. 20/10 would recommend for a fun & cute and spicy time!!

[China Brinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finished in one day! I received notification that today was the last day to order this book for a good cause. So like anyone who has read this story and knows these characters well, I just had to read what was happening with them. And I must say it was nice catching up with the pack. I wish though Luna would have had a conversation with her b*tch of a mother but Ian brought up good point in their talk. Hopefully we get to see this pack again in the future. Maybe with a baby on the way! This was definitely a nice smutty read for the end of the year. lol.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was perfect. I hadn't realized how much I missed this unique pack until now.

I absolutely adore the bond between James and Luna. They're both so different, but they got together like a puzzle.

Ian hasn't changed a bit. He's the perfect example of an overbearing, dominant, grumpy alpha. While Ezra is the exact opposite.

I love this pack. I really do. I'm so glad Sarah gave us another glimpse into their life.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sarah Blue does omegaverse so incredibly well. It was nice to revisit this pack and get an update to their relationship and businesses. I think Sarah best described this work in an instagram post saying, “80% smut, 20% vibes.” The smut was smutting and vibes were vibing. If you’re wanting a spicy novella that benefits a good cause, this is it.

[Tosha Groves · Rating 5 out of 5]

book 2 please

Hopefully this is a sneak peak as to what’s come.

Living part time in Las Vegas
Having babies
Luna dance classes or other interests
Relationship with Stewart and Wanda
Drama with Luna’s “mom”
And of course pack heats and knots

Book 1.
Book 1.5.
Book 2? Please

[Edit · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars

* Hero(s) - 3/5
* Heroine(s) - 3/5
* Secondary Characters - 3/5

* Plot/Storyline - 3/5
* Romance/Steam - 4/5
* Drama/Conflict/Angst - 3/5
* Worldbuilding/Atmosphere - 4/5

* Writing Style - 4/5

This review is based on my personal preferences and the rating reflects how much I enjoyed reading this book.

[Samantha Olson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Las Vegas Getaway!

Lavender moon is one of my favorites! I just reread it for like the hundredth time and saw that this gem was published! I am jealous of this Las Vegas vacation but loved the extension of Ian, Ezra, James and Lunas story. Can’t wait to see their next adventure!

[Katelin S · Rating 5 out of 5]

I missed these characters so much! The original Lavender Moon is one of my favourite omegaverse books ever so to get a it more of them has been incredible! Loved getting to see a bit of their life after everything. Luna & her men hold a spot in my book loving heart.

[Bonnie McKinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A spice filled epilogue with the pack. I loved getting this additional glimpse into things after Lavender Moon. I always love getting to see what else the characters are up to. And the fact that this supported a good cause was that much sweeter.

[Bri · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️

A short and sweet (and spicy) epilogue novella for Lavender Moon. Nothing extraordinary but still satisfying and the profits from the book’s sale benefit the crisis in Palestine. It was only purchasable through the author’s website for a limited time, and I believe it’s no longer available.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love an extended epilogue novella! This was fun to get the chance to see this crew again and the spice was spicing.

I will say this was FULL of errors. It's an epilogue novella, so I'm not going to make a big deal out of it, but whoa baby, this needed one more read through from the author.

[The Bookish Owl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Omegas & Alphas

This cute story picks up where Lavender Moon leaves off. The pack heads to Vegas for both business and pleasure. It all has the fun & spice you would expect from a Sarah Blue novella.

[Lyrik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed revisiting these characters in this smutty novella. It made me think I was too harsh in my rating of their book cause I instantly wanted to reread Lavendar Moon.

[Delaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m glad for the little trip back with this pack!

[Valkyrie ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect smutty novella for a good cause

[MissPenelopewrites · Rating 5 out of 5]

love Sarah Blue

This book is a cute spicy little addition too their story. I do hope for a sequel so we can find out all the fun and mayhem they all bring to the table!