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The Omega's Missing Mate
Eric Calhoun was just looking for a date.
Eric Calhoun defies all omega stereotypes – most of the time. He’s adventurous, determined, independent… and desperate for a date that will actually go somewhere. When he meets Rashad Abboud, he immediately falls for Rashad’s dark good looks and sweet, considerate behavior. It’s obvious that Rashad likes Eric just as much – at least, if their short and probably ill-advised liaison in the back alley is any indication.
But fast forward one month – and Rashad’s not only ghosted Eric, but he’s left him a souvenir. Newly pregnant and determined to the right thing, Eric gives Rashad one more chance – only to discover that Rashad hasn’t just stopped returning his texts. He’s disappeared.
And after Eric asks the right questions in the wrong places – he’s about to disappear, too.
Rashad Abboud was just looking for answers.
Rashad Abboud isn’t the macho, unattached alpha he might seem. And he definitely didn’t mean to ghost Eric. He only wanted to follow the latest lead on his missing mother, who fled the country after her husband’s death when Rashad was just a toddler. Rashad’s questions clearly have caught someone’s attention, though: one minute he’s walking down a D.C. street, and the next he’s waking up on the other side of the world.
Maybe for some people, finding his family would be a dream come true: but for Rashad, the combination of family politics and leaving Eric behind is a personal nightmare! And just when he’s convinced the only way out is to accept it – he finds the surprise of a lifetime waiting for him in the next bedroom over…
Neither of them were looking for an international adventure.
Eric never wanted an adventure quite this big – and Rashad never wanted to find family this cloying. There’s no reason in the world why they should trust each other – but it might just be the only way they’ll ever make it home.
The Omega’s Missing Mate is a stand-alone m/m mpreg romance with an HEA ending. It features over-the-top bedrooms, the slowest car chase ever, and family members who really need to learn the definition of “boundaries”.
Eric Calhoun defies all omega stereotypes – most of the time. He’s adventurous, determined, independent… and desperate for a date that will actually go somewhere. When he meets Rashad Abboud, he immediately falls for Rashad’s dark good looks and sweet, considerate behavior. It’s obvious that Rashad likes Eric just as much – at least, if their short and probably ill-advised liaison in the back alley is any indication.
But fast forward one month – and Rashad’s not only ghosted Eric, but he’s left him a souvenir. Newly pregnant and determined to the right thing, Eric gives Rashad one more chance – only to discover that Rashad hasn’t just stopped returning his texts. He’s disappeared.
And after Eric asks the right questions in the wrong places – he’s about to disappear, too.
Rashad Abboud was just looking for answers.
Rashad Abboud isn’t the macho, unattached alpha he might seem. And he definitely didn’t mean to ghost Eric. He only wanted to follow the latest lead on his missing mother, who fled the country after her husband’s death when Rashad was just a toddler. Rashad’s questions clearly have caught someone’s attention, though: one minute he’s walking down a D.C. street, and the next he’s waking up on the other side of the world.
Maybe for some people, finding his family would be a dream come true: but for Rashad, the combination of family politics and leaving Eric behind is a personal nightmare! And just when he’s convinced the only way out is to accept it – he finds the surprise of a lifetime waiting for him in the next bedroom over…
Neither of them were looking for an international adventure.
Eric never wanted an adventure quite this big – and Rashad never wanted to find family this cloying. There’s no reason in the world why they should trust each other – but it might just be the only way they’ll ever make it home.
The Omega’s Missing Mate is a stand-alone m/m mpreg romance with an HEA ending. It features over-the-top bedrooms, the slowest car chase ever, and family members who really need to learn the definition of “boundaries”.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 25, 2020
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About the author
Penelope Peters
16 books50 followersPenelope Peters wrote her first story at the age of nine, based on a dream she couldn’t shake. This is probably why most of her romances usually include the weird and whimsical. Penelope has been happily married to her college sweetheart for two decades, which is probably why her romances are practically guaranteed happy endings. Armed with her two kids, her husband, and her somewhat-trusty laptop, Pen’s traveled to more countries than you can count on two hands. (She’s very close to filling up that third.) Currently Penelope has returned to the land of her birth (somewhat reluctantly), where she is surrounded by trees, taco trucks, and her collection of counted cross stitch kits.
You can find Penelope on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PenelopePetersAuthor), Twitter (@penelope_writes), Tumblr (azriona – it’s her personal account, you are hereby warned), and her website (www.penelope-peters.com), where you can learn about how to receive updates and ARCs.
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You can find Penelope on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PenelopePetersAuthor), Twitter (@penelope_writes), Tumblr (azriona – it’s her personal account, you are hereby warned), and her website (www.penelope-peters.com), where you can learn about how to receive updates and ARCs.
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September 8, 2020
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.25 stars
I liked The Omega’s Missing Mate very much. I’m partial to Alpha/omega stories, and if it’s mpreg, it just makes it better. I jumped on the opportunity to be able to read this sweet story.
The book progresses the same way as a lot of mpreg romances do: a meet cute, fantastic chemistry, an unexpected, but completely loved, pregnancy, and a happily ever after. Sure, it’s a formula, but it’s a great formula. I loved both Eric and Rashad as individuals and as a couple. At their very first meeting, their chemistry is off the charts, and I found that to be charming. Their first time in the alley? Wow. It burned up my Kindle.
Read Kenna’s review in its entirety here.
4.25 stars
I liked The Omega’s Missing Mate very much. I’m partial to Alpha/omega stories, and if it’s mpreg, it just makes it better. I jumped on the opportunity to be able to read this sweet story.
The book progresses the same way as a lot of mpreg romances do: a meet cute, fantastic chemistry, an unexpected, but completely loved, pregnancy, and a happily ever after. Sure, it’s a formula, but it’s a great formula. I loved both Eric and Rashad as individuals and as a couple. At their very first meeting, their chemistry is off the charts, and I found that to be charming. Their first time in the alley? Wow. It burned up my Kindle.
Read Kenna’s review in its entirety here.
September 10, 2020
I thought this was a cute story. I loved Eric and Rashad and Eric’s twin, Jane and her bondmate, Lucy. These guys made this story. But it was Rashad’s mother’s family that pretty much ruined this story for me. I don’t want to give away details or spoilers, but it’s just like rich people or royalty who think they can do anything to anybody without care for anyone else or how they feel.
Eric, by push of his sister, found a dating app to try to find his bondmate. Since she was happy with hers and pregnant, she felt it was his turn. But he was tired of never being good enough. But when he met Rashad, the moment they touched hands, they both pretty much knew this was it for them. And it led to a passionate night in an alleyway. And just before their second date, Rashad disappears. Well, Jane and Lucy were not accepting of this, especially when they found out Eric was pregnant. And they were all going to find out what was going on. Well, Eric found out alright, when he ends up kidnapped and in the same place as Rashad. And finally the truth is out. But it’s a shock and a half and even though some things may be appealing, all they want to do is go back to their home and be themselves. But they know to get out of this situation, they are going to have to make a run for it. The question is, will they be able to figure out a way to go home, or are they going to be stuck for life?
I honestly loved Eric and Rashad. And I was so pissed for them that they didn’t have a chance to bond the way they wanted and needed to. Everything was taken away from them. I don’t want to give things away, but things were bad. They were forced to do things they didn’t want to. Well they wanted to but in their way. They just wanted to be left alone. But unfortunately, interfering people wouldn’t let them be. And I was so hurt for them. Especially Eric. At least Rashad had a remote inkling of what was going on, but Eric was flying blind and being pushed into things. And then being made to feel he wasn’t enough because he was a line cook. Something he loved to be. If things would have just been left to them, things would have been much better off.
For Eric and Rashad, their lives would have and eventually ended up the way they wanted. But they had to go through it to get to where they needed to be. I loved Eric's family, and Rashad's from the States but beyond that, the rest ruined it. You'll see what I mean.
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Eric, by push of his sister, found a dating app to try to find his bondmate. Since she was happy with hers and pregnant, she felt it was his turn. But he was tired of never being good enough. But when he met Rashad, the moment they touched hands, they both pretty much knew this was it for them. And it led to a passionate night in an alleyway. And just before their second date, Rashad disappears. Well, Jane and Lucy were not accepting of this, especially when they found out Eric was pregnant. And they were all going to find out what was going on. Well, Eric found out alright, when he ends up kidnapped and in the same place as Rashad. And finally the truth is out. But it’s a shock and a half and even though some things may be appealing, all they want to do is go back to their home and be themselves. But they know to get out of this situation, they are going to have to make a run for it. The question is, will they be able to figure out a way to go home, or are they going to be stuck for life?
I honestly loved Eric and Rashad. And I was so pissed for them that they didn’t have a chance to bond the way they wanted and needed to. Everything was taken away from them. I don’t want to give things away, but things were bad. They were forced to do things they didn’t want to. Well they wanted to but in their way. They just wanted to be left alone. But unfortunately, interfering people wouldn’t let them be. And I was so hurt for them. Especially Eric. At least Rashad had a remote inkling of what was going on, but Eric was flying blind and being pushed into things. And then being made to feel he wasn’t enough because he was a line cook. Something he loved to be. If things would have just been left to them, things would have been much better off.
For Eric and Rashad, their lives would have and eventually ended up the way they wanted. But they had to go through it to get to where they needed to be. I loved Eric's family, and Rashad's from the States but beyond that, the rest ruined it. You'll see what I mean.
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September 18, 2020
A free copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
"The Omega's Missing Mate" by Penelope Peters is a charming, sweet book about a couple of guys who feel they're right for each other, and have too damn many people agreeing...and trying to force things.
Eric's a lovely, lonely Omega who uses a dating service to connect with Rashad, a lovely, lonely Alpha. And connect they do...in an alleyway. But then Rashad vanishes and Eric thinks he's been dismissed so shrugs the guy off. Until a month later, when he finds a serious need to locate Rashad -- he's preggers. And he finally figures out the man didn't dump him; he was kidnapped, and Eric determines to find out why, with the assistance of his twin sister, Jane, and her mate, Lucy.
I came to care for Eric and Rashad, and found some of the other characters amusing. No serious threat of danger here, and not even much cursing. Even when someone's being overbearing, it's still in a gentle way.
On top of this, it all takes place in a world where it's more important for Alphas and Omegas to find their soulmate and bond than whether or not it's with a member of the opposite or same sex. It took me a while to get into that manner of thought, but it was pleasant and easy-going, once I did.
The writing is smooth and well-edited. I only noticed a couple of errors and typos.
So overall, reading this book was like sitting in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and drinking a cup of hot cocoa topped with marshmallows as you dream of how nice life could be. It flows along smoothly. Everyone in it's nice and have good reasons for their actions. It's almost like a Hallmark movie, where you know everything will be all right in the end.
Nothing wrong with that.
"The Omega's Missing Mate" by Penelope Peters is a charming, sweet book about a couple of guys who feel they're right for each other, and have too damn many people agreeing...and trying to force things.
Eric's a lovely, lonely Omega who uses a dating service to connect with Rashad, a lovely, lonely Alpha. And connect they do...in an alleyway. But then Rashad vanishes and Eric thinks he's been dismissed so shrugs the guy off. Until a month later, when he finds a serious need to locate Rashad -- he's preggers. And he finally figures out the man didn't dump him; he was kidnapped, and Eric determines to find out why, with the assistance of his twin sister, Jane, and her mate, Lucy.
I came to care for Eric and Rashad, and found some of the other characters amusing. No serious threat of danger here, and not even much cursing. Even when someone's being overbearing, it's still in a gentle way.
On top of this, it all takes place in a world where it's more important for Alphas and Omegas to find their soulmate and bond than whether or not it's with a member of the opposite or same sex. It took me a while to get into that manner of thought, but it was pleasant and easy-going, once I did.
The writing is smooth and well-edited. I only noticed a couple of errors and typos.
So overall, reading this book was like sitting in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and drinking a cup of hot cocoa topped with marshmallows as you dream of how nice life could be. It flows along smoothly. Everyone in it's nice and have good reasons for their actions. It's almost like a Hallmark movie, where you know everything will be all right in the end.
Nothing wrong with that.
August 13, 2020
Well, this was delightful!
I adore Eric with all my heart and it's the same with all of his family. Jane and Lucy are simply wonderful. And I really, really like Rashad, although his family? not so much :P Except for Jaya. And Jeddi, a little bit. At the end.
But what I really liked is something that I can't say without spoilers, so be aware that here will be spoilers
No surprise, then, that I truly enjoyed the story, and believe me, I laughed out loud at the end :D
I adore Eric with all my heart and it's the same with all of his family. Jane and Lucy are simply wonderful. And I really, really like Rashad, although his family? not so much :P Except for Jaya. And Jeddi, a little bit. At the end.
But what I really liked is something that I can't say without spoilers, so be aware that here will be spoilers
No surprise, then, that I truly enjoyed the story, and believe me, I laughed out loud at the end :D
October 31, 2023
A quick and unexpected tryst in an alley leaves Eric with a desperate need to find Rashad, who seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. Eric’s search does end up with him reunited with Rashad, just not in the way he expected. Rashad’s family, especially his aunt, seemed slightly sinister to me. Maybe they weren’t really up to no good, but they do not handle things in a normal way. The story was good and Eric and Rashad did get their HEA.
December 29, 2021
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September 23, 2020What I Liked
Well, The Omega's Missing Mate has lots of elements that played well together! There was a romance, a one night stand, a pregnancy, a mystery, an adult nightclub, a kidnapping, an over-protective family (...well two of them really), an escape, royal intervention.....and so much more that I am trying to not to give away too many spoilers.
Despite all of these elements, it was an easy book to follow. Meaning, it is not one of those books that causes what I call "brain drain" trying to keep everything straight as you read it. The mystery storyline of the book did add a good element.
One of the items I liked was how the romance did take time to develop. Despite a fated mates situation and a first date that turned into a passionate semi-public sex situation, the author took the time to develop the relationship.
THIS IS A HAPPILY EVER AFTER BOOK....well unless there is another visit/kidnapping... perhaps a sequel??
What I did not Care for
OK, this is totally knit-picky. Eric has red hair in the book. There are even some comments made by "the family". Now, look at the cover again. The guy holding the baby is NOT a red-haired guy!
Overall, that did not take away from the story AT ALL, but I did ask Penelope about it. She tells me (and is not the first author to tell me this): Finding a cute cover model is difficult. Now add in red hair and holding baby...it was next to impossible.
Again, DID NOT take away from a great book!!!! (Hey, I warned you it is knit picky)
My Recommendation
Good read! No doubt about it. This was my first omegaverse book as well as my first book with Penelope Peters. I like how she pitched it to me: Kind of like a shifter book, just without the shifting. It intrigued me. Well, she did not disappoint, and looking forward to more from Penelope.
This is a great book to curl up on the couch with... some intrigued, some suspense, some sappiness, and yes, hot sex.
FUN ITEM LEARNED!
The coffee shop that Eric and Rashad had their first date in...IS REAL! Well, it was modeled after one that is real. Check out COFFEE TALK on my site (don't worry I emphasized it in red so you will not miss it!)
Disclosures: I DID receive a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an HONEST review. All these opinions are mine and I received NO compensation for this review.
Catch the full review, as well as tips/tricks, About the Author, and of course COFFEE TALK with Penelope at Book Gemz. The Omega's Missing Mate Review on BookGemz.com
Well, The Omega's Missing Mate has lots of elements that played well together! There was a romance, a one night stand, a pregnancy, a mystery, an adult nightclub, a kidnapping, an over-protective family (...well two of them really), an escape, royal intervention.....and so much more that I am trying to not to give away too many spoilers.
Despite all of these elements, it was an easy book to follow. Meaning, it is not one of those books that causes what I call "brain drain" trying to keep everything straight as you read it. The mystery storyline of the book did add a good element.
One of the items I liked was how the romance did take time to develop. Despite a fated mates situation and a first date that turned into a passionate semi-public sex situation, the author took the time to develop the relationship.
THIS IS A HAPPILY EVER AFTER BOOK....well unless there is another visit/kidnapping... perhaps a sequel??
What I did not Care for
OK, this is totally knit-picky. Eric has red hair in the book. There are even some comments made by "the family". Now, look at the cover again. The guy holding the baby is NOT a red-haired guy!
Overall, that did not take away from the story AT ALL, but I did ask Penelope about it. She tells me (and is not the first author to tell me this): Finding a cute cover model is difficult. Now add in red hair and holding baby...it was next to impossible.
Again, DID NOT take away from a great book!!!! (Hey, I warned you it is knit picky)
My Recommendation
Good read! No doubt about it. This was my first omegaverse book as well as my first book with Penelope Peters. I like how she pitched it to me: Kind of like a shifter book, just without the shifting. It intrigued me. Well, she did not disappoint, and looking forward to more from Penelope.
This is a great book to curl up on the couch with... some intrigued, some suspense, some sappiness, and yes, hot sex.
FUN ITEM LEARNED!
The coffee shop that Eric and Rashad had their first date in...IS REAL! Well, it was modeled after one that is real. Check out COFFEE TALK on my site (don't worry I emphasized it in red so you will not miss it!)
Disclosures: I DID receive a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an HONEST review. All these opinions are mine and I received NO compensation for this review.
Catch the full review, as well as tips/tricks, About the Author, and of course COFFEE TALK with Penelope at Book Gemz. The Omega's Missing Mate Review on BookGemz.com
December 28, 2020
Sometimes, asking the right questions, get you the answers you always sought. Rashad remembers his Grandmother, originally from Alnuria, telling him stories about his Mom, who emigrated from Alnuria and his Dad. As he got older, he learned to ask questions. He didn't really think the answers told the hole story. As he moved into adulthood, he felt there were unanswered questions, that deserved an answer. Eric and Rashad met on a blind date and realized they were soulmates. Eric was slightly feeling the pressure of being an unbonded mate at 26. Jane, his older twin and her mate Lucy were helping him get ready for his date. He was interested but almost resigned. When they met, they knew they were soulmates. They were so overwhelmed, they consumated in an alley. They texted until their next date at the movie theatre. Rashad, never showed. A few months later, Eric had important long term news that he needed to share, so he went looking for Rashad. When Jane, Eric and Lucy went looking for Rashad, they found his home and realized he may have been a lot more than an investigative journalist! They realized there was a mystery. They had fun following clues and found out Rashad, was asking a lot of questions about his Mom. Eric, went back to ask more questions, but was knocked out. Waking up in Alnuria, Rashad's Mom's birthplace was a bit unnerving. Do Rashad and Eric find each other? Why are they in Alnuria? Great story. I thought Rashad was too nice about his circumstances. Nicely done! Nice cover art!
September 21, 2020
I do need to read more books by this author. I really did enjoy rereading them. I honestly had no expectation reading this book, only that I liked the last /first book I've read by them. I love it when both MCs are both appealing, but this one also has terrific secondary characters. I've read plenty of MPREG /mates trope books, and this one of the better ones. It has a bit of silliness, but it doesn't go off the deep end it could have fallen into when evolving this trope. Overall, I would recommend this one.
*This book was provided to me for free by the author in exchange for an honest review via the MMRG Don’t Buy My Love Program.
*This book was provided to me for free by the author in exchange for an honest review via the MMRG Don’t Buy My Love Program.
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