I’m a surrogate Omega. It’s my job to carry an Alpha’s pup to full term…for a price.
Don’t judge me. I do this to survive.
The rules are simple: never get too involved or fall in love.
It’s easier said than done, because my new client Glenn is one arrogant and judgmental bastard. Then Glenn’s mate dies in an unexpected accident, leaving me to pick up all the pieces.
I could have walked away, but I didn’t. The more I spend time with Glenn, the more I learn we both bear matching scars. When the heat between us becomes too hot to ignore, will I break all the rules to be with one damaged Alpha?
It's pretty rare for me to say this, but I actually intensely disliked 2 of the 3 main characters in this book. Glenn was rude, obnoxious, and had no gratitude or respect for the Omega giving birth to his and his husband's baby and Evan was kind of a pompous jerk. Of course the only character I adored, Trevor,
This was the first book I have read by this author and while it was a nice quick read, it didn't wow me enough to purchase more by her. The premise of the book, using a surrogate Omega to bear pups for an Alpha whose a Omega mate can't conceive, is an interesting one. But the book itself left many holes in the plot. How did Glenn know who, where and why to go to to warn Evans previous Alpha off? This was never explained, nor hinted at. What happened at delivery that made Evan change his m
One would think that after so many years of this story being published and the number of people complaining about grammar and spelling the author would've come back and edited their work. SMH Plus, the body's not even cold yet and the other two want to jump each other's bones? No. Just No.
It says a lot when I debated whether or not I should DNF a 65 page book...
This book lacked editing. And when you make a 65 pages book, you shouldn't have more that one POV, the second POV will take too much of the short book. It also lacked the ability to make the reader "feel" their emotions, so you ended up feeling everything was anticlimactic and empty. It made the Alpha’s loss not matter and Evan and Glenn's feelings for eachother didn’t felt real.
Page 16. I don't believe that a person who have been in a car accident before and becoming baren from it, wouldn't put on a seat belt even if the car ride was only 5 minutes....
Page 17 (So light, was Trevor ever this light? And why wasn’t Trevor’s chest rising and falling?) Light? If he's dead, and I know he is at least unconscious at this point, he would be heavy... not light...
Page 17-18, I'm missing some feelings here. It's only tell. So I as a reader can't feel the pain.
(he couldn’t let a guy without oxygen drown for too long.) I liked this.
Page 18-20, there's too many thoughts from Evan here despite what is going on. It seems very insensitive...
Page 21-23, no emotions at all.
Chapter 4, we don't get to see when they tell eachother about themselvss and therefore don't see them bonding... I believe that was the most important part of this novella.
(One weekend, Evan found out Glenn didn’t head out of town for business—at least it wasn’t related to his auto repair shop. No, Glenn marched to Evan’s hometown and confronted his old tormentor Roman. Made some threats and ensured Roman would never be coming after Evan again.) Again... I would have loved seeing this.
(They sat shoulder-to-shoulder on the ouch) ouch??? There have been several typos like this throughout the book.
(Evan wished he didn’t possessed a shifter’s ability to see in the dark, so he didn’t need to see the raw anguish in Glenn’s gaze.) A moment ago Evan coupd only see the outline of Glenn, now he can see in the dark, okay...
(Evan suppressed a laugh. Like this, Evan almost looked adorable and that wasn’t one word Evan would used to describe Glenn.) I think one of the Evan’s should have been Glenn.
(Nigel once remarked to them over lunch that acted like an old married couple and Evan was finally seeing it. God. He’d really miss bickering with Glenn like this.) So Nigel is a real person and not just Evan’s imaginary friend? But only Glenn get to meet him, not us readers?
****spoilers****
(“Hey, are you alright?” Nigel’s voice interrupted Evan’s train of thoughts. “Give me a minute,” Evan mumbled. “Okay then. I’ll be downstairs with Glenn and the pups.” His best friend gave Evan’s shoulder a squeeze, before exiting the front door.) Omg!!! We got to meet Nigel!!! But... Pups? As in more than one?
(Glenn had Trevor Jr. draped over his shoulder.) Oh god!!! Not Trevor Jr..... why are the Americans so busy with holding the living in the passed??!?!?!!?!
(Glenn gave him a look. “Baby, we’re already living together, have twins and you’re wearing my ring and mate mark. What else is there to say?”) omg! So it was twins??? But they have said "pup" throughout the book not "pups", why change it without changing it in the rest of the book? They have been to ultrasounds and everything... in this days technology you can't tell me twins still can hide..
Evan is a surrogate for shifter couples who can have their own children. Glenn and Trevor are the couple he is currently carrying a baby. Trevor is sweet and is quickly becoming Evans friend. Glenn on the other hand thinks he does it for the money. Evan and Glenn clash, but when tragedy happens Evan is there for Glenn. This is both a sad and happy short story.
I have read several of her stories. They are interesting reads but I am very disappointed with all the typos found. Someone should proofread a heck of a lot better. I would be ashamed to publish something with so many typos in every one of my stories.
Not anywhere near enough page count for a plot like this. The writing itself was pretty meh, but hard to tell how much that would smooth out in a longer story.
1.5 stars rounded up because it wasn't the worst thing I've read.
La temática es interesante, pero al ser corto la narrativa es rápida sin grandes explicaciones y deja huecos en la historia, aunque la idea de la historia me llamó la atención le falto para ser buena y tenía el potencial....