What do you think?
Rate this book
The Omega Auction Chronicles #16
Do No Harm
The Omega Auction chronicles continue on with the next installment of The Omega Rescue: Eloy's story.
Human Alpha Alexi Gartroli was unconscious and near death when he was rescued as part of a Blood Valley sting operation aimed at shutting down a criminal enterprise. With a mystery illness ravaging his body and conventional treatments offering little hope, his situation was quickly becoming dire when an unexpected hero stepped in, determined to save him.
Wolf-shifter Omega Eloy Cramer was no stranger to having the odds stacked against him. After surviving a kidnapping that left his Alpha dead at his feet, he planned a future as a nurse, determined to help the sick and injured.
When his patient took a turn for the worse, Eloy settled into research mode, determined to save him. An elusive story on the internet offered a surprising - and untested – solution, but Eloy would have to risk everything – even his future - to save the Alpha he's come to view as his own. But even if the unproven treatment works, can they overcome the differences born of belonging to two different species?
Human Alpha Alexi Gartroli was unconscious and near death when he was rescued as part of a Blood Valley sting operation aimed at shutting down a criminal enterprise. With a mystery illness ravaging his body and conventional treatments offering little hope, his situation was quickly becoming dire when an unexpected hero stepped in, determined to save him.
Wolf-shifter Omega Eloy Cramer was no stranger to having the odds stacked against him. After surviving a kidnapping that left his Alpha dead at his feet, he planned a future as a nurse, determined to help the sick and injured.
When his patient took a turn for the worse, Eloy settled into research mode, determined to save him. An elusive story on the internet offered a surprising - and untested – solution, but Eloy would have to risk everything – even his future - to save the Alpha he's come to view as his own. But even if the unproven treatment works, can they overcome the differences born of belonging to two different species?
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 19, 2019
78 people are currently reading
48 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 reviews
March 24, 2019
One word: RIDICULOUS! 🙄
The heavenly match between a xenophobic, bigoted, stupid, fickle, cruel alpha and a hair-brained, holier than thou mother Teresa like omega who’d forgive anything for D. 🙄🙄🙄 I managed around 65% and I just started skimming until the end. 🤷♀️ My first one star book of 2019. 🤦♀️
1 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ stars
⭐️
The heavenly match between a xenophobic, bigoted, stupid, fickle, cruel alpha and a hair-brained, holier than thou mother Teresa like omega who’d forgive anything for D. 🙄🙄🙄 I managed around 65% and I just started skimming until the end. 🤷♀️ My first one star book of 2019. 🤦♀️
1 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ stars
⭐️
June 27, 2020
This book was a mess. For starters, the development was so choppy I felt like the author just jumped from one unbelievable scenario to the next without following through on a cohesive and planned storyline. This was an unfortunate case of too many ideas shoved into one plot, the result being all of them were poorly conceived and resolved. I think moreover I was very disappointed with so many missed opportunities. What follows are my biggest issues with the book (CONTAINS SPOILERS):
1. I commend the author for bringing up issues of xenophobia and racism, but it was done very poorly. I was left in disbelief that from one day to the next (literally), Alexi went from abusive, dangerous hate speech to words of endearment. To say it was entirely unbelievable is an understatement. I try to suspend disbelief when reading works of fiction because most scenarios are meant to be entertaining rather than accurate representations of reality, but really? On something like this? What was the point of touching on the subject to begin with if just to fumble around with it? Hate that entrenched and ugly is not a bandaid fix, fiction or otherwise. Add to that, his issues were never even discussed! Sure he apologizes for his behavior, but there was no depth to any conversation that could have added real meaning and value to the storyline, not to mention some wonderful character development. The fact that him being drunk and repeating what he'd heard his whole life seemed to be a passable excuse was the nail in the coffin.
2. This brings me to my second issue with the book. The amount of ridiculous, completely nonsensical scenarios the main characters get themselves into through complete failure at communication is mindboggling. I'm not kidding when I say the whole book was a confusing cycle of one or the other leaving in an attempt to end things (or make things right?) and then getting back together. Then they feel they should get married at the end of it? When they can't even talk to each other? It drove me insane. Contrived drama for the sake of attempting to make a storyline more interesting is my biggest pet peeve from authors, particularly from ones I know can do better.
3. There was an unfortunate lack of discussion around Eloy's past and trauma. I get he'd probably worked through a lot of that by the time he met Alexi, but I can only imagine a lot of their time together was triggering of ingrained behaviors. Point in case: the first time they have sex and Alexi hurts him so bad he leaves him in tears his first response is to revert to Omega training meant to keep Omega's quiet and submissive in the face of sexual abuse. The fact that there was ZERO discussion of that incident after it happened was more than a little jarring, particularly when they seem to jump right back into being intimate. The only time it's brought up Eloy makes light of what happens because "first times are always painful". Eloy is hurt and impregnated by an alpha who forgets the incident and skips town because he's for all intents and purposes racist. Eloy leaves everything behind: school and a potential career, friends and loved ones, financial security, safety, to proceed to go after said alpha knowing his issues because he's apparently discovered he's in love with him displaying again a concerning revert to submissive Omega training behavior. He then learns how truly hateful he is which leads to him having such a horrible accident they think he's lost his baby. The author never delves into him having a chance to process, grieve, or so much as work through any of this. In fact, he spends the majority of the book setting his own feelings aside to reassure an alpha who has his own issues he should be working through.
4. I won't really delve into the implausibility of Alexi's speedy recovery but explain to me how and why a man, who was on his death bed, not even a day or two before, decides on a whim to sign up for an alpha auction to auction himself off for a date among strangers in a completely unfamiliar environment after he's just been openly showing his interest in the Omega who has been caring for him? Then Alexi proceeds to participate in said auction where something happens that causes him to become so impaired he, for all intents and purposes, practically rapes Eloy then blacks out and forgets the whole incident ever happened. None of this bizarre series of events is ever explained. Add to that Alexi's relationship with Sky, who is supposed to be his best friend, is left fluttering in the wind like Sky never even existed. They're supposed to have the closest relationship of anyone in the book, outside of Eloy's budding relationship with Alexi and Alexi just up and leaves without ever speaking to Sky? There appears to me to also be discontinuation from the last book concerning Sky and his Omega status but I could just be misunderstanding his ability to give off (or not in the last book) Omega pheromones.
5. The last thing I'll mention is that I was left disappointed by the lack of development of another random angle thrown in the mix, Alexi's submissive nature. I thought it was a great element to include, but it fell flat because that aspect of his personality and desires was not developed at all. There was a brief clinical analysis done towards the end by Eloy which, I get he's a nurse but, was bizarre. Alexi seems confused by this proclivity that seems to have appeared out of thin air, and again is never allowed to work through it. It was briefly if unsatisfactory tied up at the end with Eloy promising to do "his research" and that was the end of it.
The beginning of this book is the best part of it. Things immediately start going downhill when Alexi's racism rears its ugly head and he leaves the Coruscation pack. What happens from there was an unnecessary mess in my opinion. If anyone is still reading this I apologize for the length, but I was left so bothered by the whole thing I had to get it out somewhere. I've read the whole series, and this was the first time I was left so thoroughly disappointed.
1. I commend the author for bringing up issues of xenophobia and racism, but it was done very poorly. I was left in disbelief that from one day to the next (literally), Alexi went from abusive, dangerous hate speech to words of endearment. To say it was entirely unbelievable is an understatement. I try to suspend disbelief when reading works of fiction because most scenarios are meant to be entertaining rather than accurate representations of reality, but really? On something like this? What was the point of touching on the subject to begin with if just to fumble around with it? Hate that entrenched and ugly is not a bandaid fix, fiction or otherwise. Add to that, his issues were never even discussed! Sure he apologizes for his behavior, but there was no depth to any conversation that could have added real meaning and value to the storyline, not to mention some wonderful character development. The fact that him being drunk and repeating what he'd heard his whole life seemed to be a passable excuse was the nail in the coffin.
2. This brings me to my second issue with the book. The amount of ridiculous, completely nonsensical scenarios the main characters get themselves into through complete failure at communication is mindboggling. I'm not kidding when I say the whole book was a confusing cycle of one or the other leaving in an attempt to end things (or make things right?) and then getting back together. Then they feel they should get married at the end of it? When they can't even talk to each other? It drove me insane. Contrived drama for the sake of attempting to make a storyline more interesting is my biggest pet peeve from authors, particularly from ones I know can do better.
3. There was an unfortunate lack of discussion around Eloy's past and trauma. I get he'd probably worked through a lot of that by the time he met Alexi, but I can only imagine a lot of their time together was triggering of ingrained behaviors. Point in case: the first time they have sex and Alexi hurts him so bad he leaves him in tears his first response is to revert to Omega training meant to keep Omega's quiet and submissive in the face of sexual abuse. The fact that there was ZERO discussion of that incident after it happened was more than a little jarring, particularly when they seem to jump right back into being intimate. The only time it's brought up Eloy makes light of what happens because "first times are always painful". Eloy is hurt and impregnated by an alpha who forgets the incident and skips town because he's for all intents and purposes racist. Eloy leaves everything behind: school and a potential career, friends and loved ones, financial security, safety, to proceed to go after said alpha knowing his issues because he's apparently discovered he's in love with him displaying again a concerning revert to submissive Omega training behavior. He then learns how truly hateful he is which leads to him having such a horrible accident they think he's lost his baby. The author never delves into him having a chance to process, grieve, or so much as work through any of this. In fact, he spends the majority of the book setting his own feelings aside to reassure an alpha who has his own issues he should be working through.
4. I won't really delve into the implausibility of Alexi's speedy recovery but explain to me how and why a man, who was on his death bed, not even a day or two before, decides on a whim to sign up for an alpha auction to auction himself off for a date among strangers in a completely unfamiliar environment after he's just been openly showing his interest in the Omega who has been caring for him? Then Alexi proceeds to participate in said auction where something happens that causes him to become so impaired he, for all intents and purposes, practically rapes Eloy then blacks out and forgets the whole incident ever happened. None of this bizarre series of events is ever explained. Add to that Alexi's relationship with Sky, who is supposed to be his best friend, is left fluttering in the wind like Sky never even existed. They're supposed to have the closest relationship of anyone in the book, outside of Eloy's budding relationship with Alexi and Alexi just up and leaves without ever speaking to Sky? There appears to me to also be discontinuation from the last book concerning Sky and his Omega status but I could just be misunderstanding his ability to give off (or not in the last book) Omega pheromones.
5. The last thing I'll mention is that I was left disappointed by the lack of development of another random angle thrown in the mix, Alexi's submissive nature. I thought it was a great element to include, but it fell flat because that aspect of his personality and desires was not developed at all. There was a brief clinical analysis done towards the end by Eloy which, I get he's a nurse but, was bizarre. Alexi seems confused by this proclivity that seems to have appeared out of thin air, and again is never allowed to work through it. It was briefly if unsatisfactory tied up at the end with Eloy promising to do "his research" and that was the end of it.
The beginning of this book is the best part of it. Things immediately start going downhill when Alexi's racism rears its ugly head and he leaves the Coruscation pack. What happens from there was an unnecessary mess in my opinion. If anyone is still reading this I apologize for the length, but I was left so bothered by the whole thing I had to get it out somewhere. I've read the whole series, and this was the first time I was left so thoroughly disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Read
May 15, 2022No rating DNF @ 8%.
I struggled to get back into the series but this one wasn't for me.
I struggled to get back into the series but this one wasn't for me.
January 23, 2020
I loved the first half, then it took a sharp turn and I wasn't sure where it was going. After that, it evened out after a while. It felt a bit disjointed at times, too many miscommunication issues, but I absolutely LOVED Eloy.
June 2, 2019
Serious things I liked.
Serious things thought were ridiculous.
I was left with too many questions about their world.
Serious things thought were ridiculous.
I was left with too many questions about their world.
March 24, 2019
Poorly Researched
I assumed that an author who writes about wolf shifters would have actually researched wolves. Apparently that is not the case. A small, timid, wild wolf(NOT a shifter) comes into town and attacks a large man to feed his pack. There are so many things wrong with that. Wolves don't hunt and eat people. They don't hunt alone. They don't hunt predators larger than themselves. They don't hunt in towns. If it was winter, and they were starving, and they couldn't find any game, they might as a pack attack a lone man in the wilderness. Ridiculous!
Equally ridiculous was the man who was going to be executed 7 days after turning himself in for murder. The alleged murder consisted of him inadvertently scaring a pregnant omega who was hit by a truck running away. He apparently miscarried. Since when is anyone charged with killing an unborn child? Since when is anyone executed for involuntary manslaughter even assuming they consider a fetus a person? Since when do executions happen in a timely manner? Since when do people get executed without paperwork verifying details such a an actual death? Double ridiculous!
Once you stop choking on these two large pieces of idiocy the book turns out to be good.
I assumed that an author who writes about wolf shifters would have actually researched wolves. Apparently that is not the case. A small, timid, wild wolf(NOT a shifter) comes into town and attacks a large man to feed his pack. There are so many things wrong with that. Wolves don't hunt and eat people. They don't hunt alone. They don't hunt predators larger than themselves. They don't hunt in towns. If it was winter, and they were starving, and they couldn't find any game, they might as a pack attack a lone man in the wilderness. Ridiculous!
Equally ridiculous was the man who was going to be executed 7 days after turning himself in for murder. The alleged murder consisted of him inadvertently scaring a pregnant omega who was hit by a truck running away. He apparently miscarried. Since when is anyone charged with killing an unborn child? Since when is anyone executed for involuntary manslaughter even assuming they consider a fetus a person? Since when do executions happen in a timely manner? Since when do people get executed without paperwork verifying details such a an actual death? Double ridiculous!
Once you stop choking on these two large pieces of idiocy the book turns out to be good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 23, 2019
Wonderful
The story of Eloy and Alexi is such an emotional rollercoaster but it it absolutely great. This story was done brilliantly and leads down a road of near heartbreak so many times. The miscommunication of this couple is epic, they fail to just understand the true intentions of the other so many times. Eloy is just the sweetest, most amazing Omega Kian Rhodes has ever written, his ability to forgive and continue to love his Alpha is phenomenal. The whole series is just amazing and continues to get better with every book.
The story of Eloy and Alexi is such an emotional rollercoaster but it it absolutely great. This story was done brilliantly and leads down a road of near heartbreak so many times. The miscommunication of this couple is epic, they fail to just understand the true intentions of the other so many times. Eloy is just the sweetest, most amazing Omega Kian Rhodes has ever written, his ability to forgive and continue to love his Alpha is phenomenal. The whole series is just amazing and continues to get better with every book.
June 24, 2019
This book comes with a warning from the author to keep reading and that is what you have to do.
There are many misunderstandings and lack of communication leading to harm to Eloy before the eventual happy ending.
The story starts in the Coruscation Pack territory then moves to Alexi's home town. This means that the regular characters only make brief appearances.
It's very different to other stories in the series because Alexi is a human Alpha and knows very little about shifters.
Worth reading, even when you want to slap both of them.
And the story of the stolen omegas is not over yet.
There are many misunderstandings and lack of communication leading to harm to Eloy before the eventual happy ending.
The story starts in the Coruscation Pack territory then moves to Alexi's home town. This means that the regular characters only make brief appearances.
It's very different to other stories in the series because Alexi is a human Alpha and knows very little about shifters.
Worth reading, even when you want to slap both of them.
And the story of the stolen omegas is not over yet.
January 14, 2020
Love overcomes so very much
Alexei, a human alpha was rescued along with the Omegas, but he is not doing well, medically. His omega nurse does some research and finds some questionable therapy, lots of omega touch. The doctor thinks it's unlikely, but gives Eloy the go ahead as the alpha is dying. It works and the alpha recovers. He is human and doesn't understand about shifters. There are so many misunderstandings and false starts, and there is a happy ending but we have a real adventure until then. It is a great story and I heartily recommend it.
Alexei, a human alpha was rescued along with the Omegas, but he is not doing well, medically. His omega nurse does some research and finds some questionable therapy, lots of omega touch. The doctor thinks it's unlikely, but gives Eloy the go ahead as the alpha is dying. It works and the alpha recovers. He is human and doesn't understand about shifters. There are so many misunderstandings and false starts, and there is a happy ending but we have a real adventure until then. It is a great story and I heartily recommend it.
September 20, 2019
No heads or tail
The only comparison I can find is a bad soap opera, drama takes longer while everything else is rushed and pushed, reactions and dialogues don't make a lot of sense and it ends up feeling like 3 different stories, all 3 without a correct ending le development... Is it me or the more books in their library the less worker they are? Don't buy it.
The only comparison I can find is a bad soap opera, drama takes longer while everything else is rushed and pushed, reactions and dialogues don't make a lot of sense and it ends up feeling like 3 different stories, all 3 without a correct ending le development... Is it me or the more books in their library the less worker they are? Don't buy it.
March 4, 2024
This one did not work on any level!
The characters were ridiculous - The Alpha human was so self-focussed, hateful, ridiculous .... well there is a lot more that I won't waste ink on.
The omega was just silly - and not in a good way.
The plot was almost non-existent and the events were jumbled and rarely made sense.
It was like Kin was higher than a kite and just wrote down whatever.
The characters were ridiculous - The Alpha human was so self-focussed, hateful, ridiculous .... well there is a lot more that I won't waste ink on.
The omega was just silly - and not in a good way.
The plot was almost non-existent and the events were jumbled and rarely made sense.
It was like Kin was higher than a kite and just wrote down whatever.
April 20, 2020
Brilliant
I really liked this book just wished it was longer. I liked how it made me on tender hooks whether they would get together and be happy or if they would go their seperate ways. I am glad they did not loose the baby
I really liked this book just wished it was longer. I liked how it made me on tender hooks whether they would get together and be happy or if they would go their seperate ways. I am glad they did not loose the baby
March 21, 2019
This story...
Rips you up and puts you all back together. I only wish that the epilogue would have jumped a bit further in time so we could see that surprise get here!
Rips you up and puts you all back together. I only wish that the epilogue would have jumped a bit further in time so we could see that surprise get here!
March 28, 2019
Please give Dr. Morgan his own book.
April 10, 2019
Brilliant
As always a brilliant story in the Omega Rescue series. I adore shifter books and this series is amazing. A must read
As always a brilliant story in the Omega Rescue series. I adore shifter books and this series is amazing. A must read
March 10, 2021
Easily the weakest book in the series. Alexi was an ass after such a promising beginning. I had to give up.
December 27, 2022
DUMB. BAD. NO!
September 24, 2021
OMG, what a hot mess! Eloy has been on the fringes of previous books but never really much is said about the guy. I liked how giving and kind he is, no matter the circumstances. He also has an inner strength that I found admirable. Alexi, on the other hand, has some moments where he isn't kind and his weakness shows through. The two of them bumble through one accident and misunderstanding to another. Some of the disasters were funny, others were decidedly not. I liked that when Alexi really tried he was loving and romantic. The ending was sweet.
March 8, 2023
*Note from the Author… Have faith and read to the end. You know I wouldn’t do that! Love, Kian*
So glad I read the note at the start. Though I want to know which part wouldn't be done. There are few that may put the reader off. This was a bit of a harder read. I find it quite difficult that the dubcon moment wasn't acknowledged, especially when the omega was crying. Wasn't a deal breaker for me, but could be for some, also author needs to consider trigger warning. Reference to miscarriage.
So glad I read the note at the start. Though I want to know which part wouldn't be done. There are few that may put the reader off. This was a bit of a harder read. I find it quite difficult that the dubcon moment wasn't acknowledged, especially when the omega was crying. Wasn't a deal breaker for me, but could be for some, also author needs to consider trigger warning. Reference to miscarriage.
July 1, 2020
Rating: 2.5 stars
The book started out good but then it devolved into one misunderstanding after another. I found Alexi and Eloy to both be irritating characters. Much of what happens in the book is just plain stupid and unbelievable. The book was okay, but ultimately had too many eye rolling instances to be truly enjoyable.
The book started out good but then it devolved into one misunderstanding after another. I found Alexi and Eloy to both be irritating characters. Much of what happens in the book is just plain stupid and unbelievable. The book was okay, but ultimately had too many eye rolling instances to be truly enjoyable.
January 23, 2025
Some individual scenes were written so gooooood. But the miscommunications were absolutely painful and ridiculous. I wanted to slap both protagonists for so much of the book.
Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 reviews