Serve your purpose. It’s the code by which Elijah McMillan lives and breathes. There is no alternative. He was born to service other men, and he does so with pride. At least until his irresistible brainiac of a counselor Silas Rutledge comes along and tells him he can’t. That it’s wrong. That he’s “worth more.” As if. Only the more Silas talks, the more Elijah starts to think that it might be true—that he’s someone of value instead of a toy made for better men. That maybe he can be saved.
Elijah McMillan doesn’t want to be fixed, but his case is one Silas Rutledge refuses to give up. With his sharp mind, quick wit, and stunning good looks, he has the potential to do anything. If only he’d let Silas help. For every step forward, Elijah bounds three paces back, and one of these days when he jumps, Silas is sure he’ll come tumbling into his arms. All he can do is hope that when it happens, he’ll have the strength to turn him down. He can’t fall for his patient. Not now. Not ever. No matter how badly he wants to.
Save Me is the second novella in the Rutledge Brothers series. Please note: this book was previously released in February 2017 under the same title, but its contents, including plot, have significantly changed.
Piper Scott debuted as a trio of authors looking to write together for fun. Their collaboration led to three novella-length books (Love Me, Save Me, and Keep Me,) before life sent them in different directions, leaving just one author with an omegaverse plot bunny that wouldn’t leave her alone. Obey was born several months later… but the plot bunny never left—it multiplied.
Left to her own devices, Piper Scott writes scorching but heartfelt contemporary omegaverse romance about men you can’t help but fall in love with.
I liked this book better than Tad and Seth's. The plot was more developed and we had more time to get in touch with the main characters - Silas and Elijah.
There were some things which I wished had gotten discussed between the two but weren't, and I didn't much like the epilogue (or the dirty talk, for that matter), but the roundedness of the story is what made me enjoy it more. Plus, there were fewer typos in this one. ;)
Given this was more of a novella, there wasn't a ton of time for character development, but I loved the story between Silas and Elijah. It was sweet and loving from the start and I loved that Silas called it quits before anything started. I also loved how it ended, both of them vulnerable, but Silas being in a position of knowing Elijah was ready.
Elijah has had a rough life. He’s gone from living on the streets to living in a brothel. But that’s fine. He knows who he is and what his purpose is. Omegas are only good for one thing, and he tries to be the best. Then a bust leaves him in the care of social services and specifically with a counselor determined to help him see his worth.
Silas has worked with many abused omegas in his time. He’s a sensitive alpha who uses his wits to coax his patients into seeing they are worthy of having a good life. Elijah is probably the toughest client he’s had so far and that’s saying something. Oh, and he’s attracted to the guy.
I normally love Piper Scott books and although I enjoyed this one, I’m not raving about it. It was good, don’t get me wrong, just felt incomplete. I knew it was short and have enjoyed novellas before but this one felt rushed. I never felt like I was fully immersed in the characters. That being said, I think the subjects of abuse and victimization were handled really well and I liked how the characters developed and how the story unfolded. There are more books in the series and I will be picking them up.
Dennis Adams is a new narrator to me and I think he did a good job. I enjoyed this book and will seek out more.
Although the ARC I have could stand another edit, I really did enjoy the story. If you are okay with a fast moving emotional connection with internal struggles while trying to get life in order, I think you would enjoy giving this book a shot. A nice take on the Alpha/Omega relationship. Emotional, sweet, and steamy. I voluntarily read an Advance Reader Copy for my honest opinion and review.
This is a great followup to Love Me, the first book in the Rutledge Brothers series. This quick read is an extremely slow burn romance, and rightfully so.
After the takedown of The White Lotus, Director Baylor's sex trafficking ring, the omegas were brought to a rehabilitation facility. Elijah, having been told all his young life that omegas were a drain on society and only good for one thing, is not interested in being rehabilitated. He wants to go back to what he knows, and not betray Baylor, the man who got him off the streets and in his rightful place.
Silas Rutledge is an Alpha who specializes in counseling the most traumatized and difficult omegas. When he is put on Elijah's case, he knows he is in for a battle. Not only because Elijah refuses to accept that his life is worth more than what he has been dealt, but also because Silas knows that he is starting to have inappropriate thoughts about a client. Still, he does his best to help Elijah understand that his genes do not control his worth.
Elijah had a plan. He knew what he was going to do, but after talking with his roommates at the center, he begins to realize he may be going about things all wrong. What if he really wants the things he was planning to con Silas into? When he changes tactics, Silas offers another chance to get outside for a little while.
But this time, Elijah is overcome with anxiety and fear. When he gets trapped in a dangerous situation, Silas is there to protect him. But should he now be afraid of Silas? He's gone into heat, and everyone knows alphas are ruled by their instincts. Elijah fears that he could be facing the same danger as before, only this time from his protector.
Silas is a professional, but more than that, he respects Elijah. He gets him to safety, and leaves. When Elijah awakes to find his heat is over, he is told that Silas wants to see him. But, Silas is there to say goodbye; at least for the time being. If Elijah works to find his own worth, and makes a life for himself, then he can come to Silas. Not as a patient, but as an independent man. In the end, there is a coming together of the two, but this is definitely not a book filled with sexy times. It is, however, a book about patience and the knowledge that one must be whole as a person before they can ever be half of a whole with another. The slow burn over, our MCs are well on their way to their very own HEA.
Happy reading!
* I received an ARC of this book and I am leaving my honest review. *
I truly hated this book! The only reason I read it was because I was reading the Single Dad's Support Group series by Piper Scott, which I am really enjoying, and found out that this series and His Command came before Single Dad's and one of the books alluded to the happenings of this series.
This book is comes after a brothel was dismantled by authorities and takes place in the rehabilitation center of the omegas who were forced to work there. It seems not all of the omegas were unhappy with the life in the brothel and Elijah was one of them. Then there was his counselor, Silas, who was supposed to help Elijah find a sense of purpose and understand that omegas were more than they were led to believe.
Elijah was ridiculously manipulative. He was a brat and wouldn't let anyone help him. Silas was an alpha in a position of authority and he was a therapist as well. You can probably guess what happens between them.
I have discovered that I have a huge problem with the lines that were crossed from a counselor to a patient (for lack of a better word) who is vulnerable. I don't want to give away everything but after being uncomfortable with the first book about a rescued omega automatically jumping into a relationship with their rescuer this one pretty much put me off much worse!
I want to give a pass to the writer who is using the pen name Piper Scott currently because when this was written it was a collaboration of three authors and now it's only the one. The books I have read by her(?) are captivating and funny as well. I feel like I probably shouldn't read the last book in the series though because it's another of the omegas and a doula, but I probably will anyway.
I liked this book - it wasn't stupendously awesomely earth-shatteringly amazing, but it was good.
For one thing, this book did not end up following a path as I thought it might. In the beginning, there's a bit of a prologue, reminding the reader of where Elijah came from, the brothel that figured into the first book of this series, and showing how Elijah had been made to view himself, to view all omegas, as being worth less than anyone else. (This is pretty clear too in the blurb). When he starts therapy with Silas, it's made clear that it's going to take a lot for him to recover. But then within a short time, he & Silas are starting to have unspoken feelings for one another. At this point, I started to think that the story would turn out to be insta-love, Elijah totally recovered & pregnant within weeks. I was wrong about that & happy about how it turned out. I won't say more due to spoilers. If I had my druthers, this would have been a novel, with more scenes between the two characters as they got to know one another, loads of dialogue, (because I'm an enormous, unrepentant dialogue lover), and more showing of difficult times that Elijah would have had during his recovery, as there was potential for that. HOWEVER, this is not to say that there isn't enough given to the reader. For a short work, I personally felt that it DID cover everything needed. I could imagine the parts that were not on page enough to feel resolution. I'm just greedy, that's all. I'll definitely be continuing on with the series & all the related series.
Piper Scott's second Rutledge Brothers book was a continuation of the world building begun in the first story, LOVE ME which featured Thaddeus Rutledge. This book was focused on Silas Rutledge an "unusual" Alpha counselor who worked at Stonecrest, the Omega residential rehabilitation treatment facility.
Because of his Alpha status and years of successful experience with the most difficult cases: Omegas who didn't see their worth, didn't believe they had any worth. Who'd been brainwashed into thinking by others including their families that Omegas were worthless, sniveling creatures, abominations, not normal members of society.
The closing of a notorious brothel led to a flood of new Omega patients needing help not only over their trauma, but with help reintegrating into society, and for some integrating for the first time.
Among the top ethical no-nos is engaging in an intimate relationship with a patient. For Silas this has never been an issue. But suddenly he feels an intense attraction for the first time to Elijah, a patient. Emotions that make Silas want to risk everything. Can his brothers or colleagues perform some kind intervention to save his career?
I love it when a character seems to defy every stereotype that they are expected to fit, yet still are clearly a member of their group. In this case, Elijah was too confident and rash to be a typical omega - probably from believing that he was a beta whilst growing up. But even though he didn't quite fit the typical behaviour, Silas recognized the value in him and sought to bring out the best in and for Elijah.
The best decision in this book was Elijah's, after he listened to Silas. I loved that he truly listened to Silas, both at that point and from everything that Silas had told him before. They showed that they both were thinking of more than just their lust.
Second book in the series, this story follows an encompassing arc throughout but can definitely be read as a stand alone. Elijah is a rescued omega who was in a brothel. He has an understandably negative view of the world. His whole life, his worthlessness as an omega only capable of servicing alphas and producing babies has been fed to him so he's essentially brainwashed. He truly believes what he's been told. When he arrives at the rehabilitation center, he gives everyone the runaround. Silas is one of the counselors and an alpha as well. Initially, Elijah tries to flirt and seduce Silas in order to leave because he doesn't believe he needs help. Silas slowly and patiently shows him he's valuable and worthy of love.
By far the best story in the trio, Save Me was full of character depth, relationship growth, self-sacrifice, and the best parts of love. I believed so much in Elijah and Silas' evolution and in them individually. What occurred between them was exactly right to allow for Elijah to achieve his potential. Being so completely brainwashed for much of the story as well as seeing his motives that stemmed from that, it would have cheapened anything he shared with Silas and would have spelled disaster for any kind of mental and emotional healing. I still wanted more, especially from Silas and why he is who he is, so that I could call the story complete.
I liked Silas and though I did like Elijah as well there was just something that bothered me about him. I understand Elijah had his reasons not to trust people, but I sort of felt like he was manipulative a bit at the beginning. Silas felt like he actually liked and cared for Elijah, but most of the story I didn't feel like Elijah really cared for Silas. Towards the end though I did start to believe Elijah did care and that the two could make it.
Overall, I did like this story. It would have been nice if it was a bit longer.
Dennis Adams did a wonderful job. Each character had their own voice.
Save Me by Piper Scott is the second of three books in the Rutledge Brothers series. This is not a standalone book! Books are all short read and easy to conquer in one sitting. Elijah is one of the omegas who were rescued from a sex-trafficking ring, however, he doesn't believe that he needs "saving". Silas is the counsellor put in charge of Elijah's case. Save Me focused more on Elijah's treatment. I enjoyed the banter between both MCs and was happy to see Elijah work his way through therapy towards this HFN.
This was a good book, but I really couldn't connect with the characters. Silas has big kind heart;, so naturally finding his omega in a bad way, he tries to save him. But Elijah doesnt really want saving, as it seemed to me. Silas has the patience of a god because I couldn't have done it. To me, not everyone wants to be saved. But the book was really well written and has all the feels that youd expect from a book like this.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
This is book two in this series, and we are meeting Elijah , the omega who has been rescued from the White Lotus Traficcing Ring. Elijah is so fragile, and he is rescued by Silas, the councelor. Unfortunately silas hasto put another on this case due to personal reasons. They have to wait a couple of years, and from that point on and out, we see a total different Elijah... Piper Scott knows how to develope her characters and a great plotline as well. I enjoyed this arc given to me by the LesCourt Arc Team.
Book one sets the world building situation carried on in book two. This extends the story of the omegas saved in the raid in previous book. Ethan is one of those omegas and thinks being a sex worker is his life work and is very resistant to rehabilitation. Silas, (one of the Rutledge triplets) is an experienced therapist trying to help Ethan and this is their story. We get a hard fought HEA. This well written story is satisfying and I am eager to read the next in the series.
Silas Rutledge - Rehab counsellor @ Stonecroft Omega Rehab Centre gets assigned a special case, looking after Omega, Elijah who won't cooperate with others as he doesn't see that he needs saving. Can Silas get through to Elijah that he does need saving?! I loved book 1, Tad & Seth but I think I love this one more. This book is more about gaining trust and learning that you are worth it!
This is an omegaverse romance with mpreg elements, and it’s the second book of a trio that should be read in order. The gritty reality of the omega sex trade is shown through the rehabilitation of those set free after the events of the first story. Can the Omega find worth in themselves in a world that places no value on them? Such a beautiful story, I was surprised by the direction the author took and loved it!
Breaks my heart what these Omega's went through. What I would have liked is to see them together as a couple. We have Silas handing him off to another counselor due to his feelings & then the epilogue is 2 years later & they are having sex for the first time. We know that Elijah is in college & has his own apartment. Then that is, it. After the sex, it ends. So, another couple of chapters would have been better.
Was I side-eyeing a counselor falling for his extremely vulnerable patient? Yes I sure was. But, you know, Scott did a really good job with how this fell out. There was a lot of room for emotional immaturity and rejection drama, but I really like what she did with these characters, especially in view of the power difference both with respect to the alpha/omega status of the protagonists, and to Elijah's extensive trauma.
The writing was great, I enjoyed the story, I'm just not a big fan of the "misunderstanding" thing when it comes to relationships. I tend to get annoyed when there are these misunderstandings and people won't talk through them at first, like adults should. So I guess that's why it's not a full 4 stars for me.
Enjoyed this read! I liked Elijah's confidence and I appreciated the author showing range with the omegas. It would be easy to write all omegas as shy so I liked that she wrote Elijah with some sass. Sometimes I wanted to give both Silas and Elijah a knuckle sandwich but I really liked them together and it was nice to see a little bit of Tad and Seth!
I really had a problem with the whole relationship between a counselor and a patient. Just yuck!
The editing was awful, again, in this second part of the trilogy. I get that this is about fated mates, but I'm not happy with the way the professional lines were crossed in this one. It's an important story to get the whole triplet arc, but I left feeling dirty instead of hot.
A fun short story with another Rutledge Brother. This is Silas and Elijah's story and I enjoyed this one but very different to book 1. Slower burn than I was expecting and a long time past over such a short story. Elijah healed and grew for himself but found love in Silas in the end.
This was a nice way to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon sun. The characters and plot were entertaining and left you wanting more. There were sever grammatical errors that there the reader off a little.
I really didn't like this book. It read much the same as the first one with a troubled manipulative omega and a supposedly honorable alpha. Didn't like either character so they probably deserved each other. I am glad I read the Command series (which is amazing I can tell you) first as if I had read this I never would have read another one of the authors books again.
I feel like this book would have benefited from being longer. I like the characters, the plot, and the situations presented but I felt like it could have been flushed out more. That would have made the story more compelling.
This is the story of Silas and Elijah. I loved this story. It is written well and characters are well developed. It is an emotional read. Don't want to give too much away. Recommended.
I received this book as an Arc and I am reviewing it voluntarily.