One powerful novel!
Oregon author Aiden Bates began his writing career in journalism (his degree is in both journalism and creative writing) but his fascination/passion for writing romance erotica won him over and we are the grateful recipients of that decision. ‘ With a fun and playful outlook in his writing, he's committed to bring back quality works with a twist only he can bring to the table. In his free time he enjoys reading smut, going to Bartini and writing in the third person.’
This is Book 3 in his Omega’s Under Siege series, and for those for whom this is the first visit, Aiden capitalizes on the theme of Alpha men and Omega men – alphas being the assertive partner and omega the submissive – and joins that with the military dynamic. The story is complex, in a good way, but Aiden manages to outline it as follows: ‘Two omegas looking for their alpha…Oliver and Mitch are ready to have it all, but to start a family they need an alpha at their sides and when they meet Marcos Acosta, they know he’s the man for them. He’s a brooding protector who needs someone to look out for his heart, a heart that just might be big enough to love two omegas and the bundle of joy they want to create. The omegas are his haven…Marcos has spent three years in purgatory at his brother’s bedside. He can’t move on when Pedro is in a coma. But Mitch’s wicked sense of humor and Oliver’s easy affection make him feel like a different man. They’re bringing him back to life, little by little, and with two omegas he might be ready to step out of the hospital and into a life he never dreamed of. Then a blast from the past threatens to ruin everything: Oliver’s career, Marcos’ brother, and Mitch’s chance at a happy ending. The three men will need to trust in each other and their bond if they are going to see their way through to their future together.’
A bit of the book’s opening makes a fine overture, introducing Marcos, sitting with his comatosed brother Pedro – ‘The rest of the world had moved on after the explosion…. But not Pedro...Pre-IED, I’d had one blood brother and several brothers-in-arms, all with big dreams about the kinds of heroic things we would do overseas and the kinds of things we were going to do when we get home. We were going to serve, fight bad guys, and get promoted. Then? We were going to go home, buy our mamas houses, marry the omegas we’d left behind, and have babies. We were going to have the lives some of us had never had in the first place but all of us had always dreamed of….’
Aiden continues to create unique books that take a twist on what appears to be a familiar setting and theme and in doing so he keeps his talent polished to a fare-thee-well. Very strong book to continue a new series!