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Unexpected Mates #4

His Runaway Mate

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True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.

Logan ran and never looked back. He's been made a fool once, and he never plans to let it happen again. But now the same someone who made Logan a fool waltzes back into his life, he’s not so sure being a fool is a bad thing, especially if that someone is your fated mate.

For five long years, Indigo has been punishing himself for pushing his true mate away. A grieving mess with a newborn, he thought he did the right thing by denying his mate. But oh how he’d been so wrong. Now he has the chance to be with his mate once more. Will fate let them start all over again, or is it too late

Coffee, Love, forgiveness, and Joy. True love is hard to come by.

(His Runaway mate is book four in the unexpected mates series. This book can’t be read as a standalone. Each book is heavily intertwined. This book features an adorable five-year-old, second chance, a grieving widow, and one big happy family. )

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2020

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Brea Alepoú

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Brea Alepoú realized her dream was to write and tell stories after spending five years in college getting a degree. She has since been writing and letting her imagination free. She thought she would only write contemporary at first but soon found her love for making worlds. So now she writes it all. With her wild imagination, expect lots of different stories, from fairies ruling to vampires killing everyone, to the sweet loving between two men, passion between two fierce women, or the love of multiple partners. She believes that everyone deserves love even if not all of her characters get it right away. Love is passionate, hot, needy, confusing, painful, fulfilling, and all-consuming.
(pnr, contemporary, fantasy, erotica, romance, shifter mpreg, & rh)
There will be a book for everyone.
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Profile Image for Barbara➰.
1,662 reviews461 followers
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March 19, 2022
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This was my least favorite of the series so far, and I knew it would be. It took me three tries to finally finish it. Both mc's annoyed me. The reason they're separated initially annoyed me. Logan's resistance annoyed me. And it was too long. I usually love a sweet mate story and it was sweet, but it was just too damn long. Too much day-to-day stuff.
Profile Image for Diane Dannenfeldt.
4,025 reviews78 followers
April 19, 2021
In the beginning, we didn't know what happened & why Indigo pushed his fated mate away. When we do find out it was sad, so extremely sad. It took awhile for Logan to forgive Indigo & for them to get together. But once they got together the story was very good. Gabriella, Indigo's daughter, stole the show. She was so sweet.
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1,211 reviews38 followers
July 5, 2022
This installment of the series ranks up there as one of my favorites along with Dezi and Kash. I knew it would, Logan has been an intriguing enigma since he was first introduced. He is stupidly knowledgeable in fated mates yet mysteriously, he isn't bonded.

So we see sneak peaks of Indigo in His Apprehensive Mate, as well as some obvious tension between Indigo and Logan and let me tell you, I was giddy with excitement for these two. I loved the angst and slow burn here. It was clear that Logan had been hurt pretty badly and Indigo had a lot of groveling to do, luckily he had the cutest 5-year-old who Logan couldn't help but love. The book really drove home the difference between the animal and the man. While their animal sides were all for finally reuniting and bonding, Indigo clearly had to explain his very human side. 

When everything is revealed, it was all sad and tragic, my heart went out to both men. But they end up stronger and closer as a result. Their hardships fortified their bonds, and showering Logan with fancy, upscale coffees and sweets definitely helped Indigo's chances. The whole cat and mouse, will they or won't they game was enticing and I thought this story was well balanced. Just a heartfelt, tender read that will leave you with a smile.
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858 reviews8 followers
November 26, 2020
This book was more about the characters internal struggles rather than outside forces which I found really refreshing. It still had the key Brea traits: complex and deep characters, hot sex, fun, sweet moments and found family.
Logan was what I would class a bruised soul who needed a big hug and some TLC. In a lot of ways Indigo was similar but the shining light of Gabriella balanced out their hurt.
You find you are rooting for them both from the beginning. I did find a moment where I wanted to knock their heads together just a touch. Would recommend refreshing yourself with the last book (or all, because they are awesome) to get a truly complete picture. A nice little taste of what’s to come in the next book finished the book beautifully. Oh and I did cry, twice.
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2,326 reviews14 followers
December 9, 2020
Rating: 3 stars

I enjoyed this book, but I couldn’t help thinking that something was missing. Nothing really happened. It more a day in the life of the pack than anything else. I would have liked there to be at least some drama coming from outside forces. Still, I did enjoy it and it was good to see Logan and Indigo get their HEA.
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1,741 reviews50 followers
December 27, 2020
I've been loving this series. This book was amazing, like all the others before it. I'm really excited for the next one to come
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3,311 reviews66 followers
February 26, 2021
Love takes work

Poor Logan. He always seemed to know more about fated mates than everyone else, and now we find out why. I can't imagine what he must've gone through for all those years, and then having Indigo just show up.

I do like Indigo though. He loves his daughter dearly.
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Author 20 books87 followers
January 17, 2022
Coffee addict

Logan is a coffee addict of the worse kind. Indigo is his fated mate. What can be worse than a once denied mate. Guess! Really liked this one.
Profile Image for Angela.
171 reviews1 follower
July 27, 2025
ok I'm officially done with this series lol I couldn't even bring myself to finish it 🥴 the first 50 pages were angst from miscommunication/lack of communication and it pissed me off because in their situation Logan or even Indigo should be confronting the other and demanding answers about their history and why they're pretending it never happened like KJNGVJKDNGK I'D BE HOLDING A GRUDGE!!!! why is there no anger about how easily Indigo gets to waltz back into Logan's life?? the whole pride is like damn that's a touchy subject fjknvjkdnvkdj NO IT'S NOT?? AND WHEN LOGAN STAYS IN HIS APARTMENT FOR THREE DAYS LIKE WOE IS ME... why are these people so dramatic

I decided to stop skimming/reading when Indigo finally reveals WHY he "rejected" Logan... he blamed himself for his wife's death so he thought he wouldn't be good enough for anyone?? honestly what a fucking selfish move, realistically I think he would've shown up and broken down crying in front of Logan and LOGAN WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP AT LEAST WITH COMFORT AND RAISING THE NEWBORN

I can no longer excuse this mess of a series but at least they all get happy endings and the babies they wanted
Profile Image for Teresa.
3,952 reviews41 followers
June 12, 2025
cute moments

This was ok. As with the last book, the important parts were over quickly and the end kind of dragged on. If you are reading because of the whole birth cycle, you’ll enjoy it!
Profile Image for Sara López Villar.
136 reviews1 follower
July 29, 2025
Loved Indigo and Logan’s story. It was beautiful. But I am so exited for the next one
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310 reviews3 followers
December 6, 2022
His Runaway Mate

This book made laugh and want to cry at times. I love that Indigo never gave up. I loved watching Logan's walls come down.
Time to move on to the next book. This series is so hard to put down
Profile Image for Dawn Siemer.
1,323 reviews7 followers
December 4, 2020
Well, I finished it

I enjoyed the previous 3 books in this series, so this one was a real disappointment. Nothing dramatic happened, so you can safely skip it and read the next one.

What went wrong? I think the book desperately needed another round of editing. Occasional bad spelling and grammar aside, I found the first third of the book confusing. Logan acts out of character and seems to have no strategy for dealing with Indigo. His thoughts and actions make no sense, and Indigo isn't much better. This isn't just a case of wanting to slap the characters for not seeing the obvious. This is a case of me wondering over and over, "who would think that in this situation?"

Indigo is a teddy bear: good looking, but not very talkative or proactive. He has no career, no talents, and no hobbies. He's sweet in as generic a way as possible. He takes action exactly three times in the book, and one of them made no sense, considering his complete passivity and lack of strategy when it came to Logan.

Logan we know from previous books. He was smart, cranky, and witty with (if I'm remembering this right) a sharp sense of humor. I guess I remembered how he looked wrong, because in my head, he was at least average height and well-muscled. He isn't described in this book at all, except his dirty blonde hair and maybe his eye color. I did not expect him to have a mate who could throw him around. I think not describing him was a big mistake. It's been a while since the last book came out.

Finally, the pacing seemed off. Part of that is the typical Omegaverse (this is not Omegaverse, but close) tendency to have a romance end with babies being born. I felt like the novel was done halfway through. It helps to have another source of conflict beyond the main characters to pull the reader to the end.

Are Logan and Indigo good together? If the number of times they have sex is any indication, then yes. Otherwise, I have to say no. Indigo is the kind of partner who will give anything to make his guy happy. Logan is a cranky guy who complains about everything, which would ultimately stress Indigo out if he was a real person. And I wouldn't think someone "sweet and romantic" would be top of Logan's list.

If you just want a low-angst romance with no physical danger, this is that, but there are better ones.
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1,343 reviews193 followers
July 11, 2021
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This was both cute and sad at the same time.

I'm glad this fourth book was more focused on the romance, as I already said during the third books review, that story was good but the romance felt like something was lacking.

Having being in the main focus since the first book, Logan's story was one I was truly expecting. And not only that, it was obvious he already found his fated mate and he was rejected. How? Why? Those questions needed answers we get here.

When Indigo appeared in the precious book and stated his intention of staying in the Bliss Pride and conquering his mate, I was in for something dramatic. It didn't disappoint.

This is not exactly an enemies to lovers, since they never are enemies... It's more like a second chances story but with much resentment and bitterness that give a similar kind of vibe.

This makes the romance pretty interesting and well paced. Yes, they are fated to be together and kind of can't resist each other, but Logan needs time to decide if he can try and forgive Indigo for breaking his heart... And if he deserves the risk of it being broken again.

The reason why Indigo reject him isn't unveiled too early, making it another interesting point that keeps you reading nonstop.

I liked how sweet the overall story was, with its sad touches. But there was room for funny moments and Logan made me laugh out loud more than once.

I still see the same faults and in the precious books: some unnecessary sex scenes that don't add to the story. And also... The surprise pregnancies. Is it really necessary for there to be one on each book? And can't they use fucking rubbers? I mean... With Dillan I got it, even with Kash; with Morgan it felt like... Really? Haven't you learnt anything? And this time was like... OK, no more.

But well, it looks like the author loves pregnancies 😂😂 I'm expecting two more in the serie's future... If not more.

Clayde and Cole aren't my fav characters, even if I feel intrigued by them. Clayde looks mysterious while Cole seems to be happy and funny in a Dillan similar way. But the rabbit mated to a jaguar thing got me hooks.

I'm easy like that lol
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2,870 reviews13 followers
July 5, 2021
Fool me twice

Since this series has started and true mates have been found, it was clear that Logan had a past with a mate that wasn't a rosy one. Now we finally get to see what happened and a second chance for Logan and Indigo!

Indigo joined the pride in the last book and it was clear that he wanted to be with Logan. However, as Logan was so angry at his mate, and Indigo having a child, it was clear that this hadn't always been the case. Indeed we learn that Indigo did once reject his mate and Logan fled to try to heal and make a life. Indigo has regretted his past actions and sought out Logan since, but Logan isn't ready to open his heart once again.


Indigo was the one who rejected Logan, so while he pursues his mate he doesn't push too hard. Indigo understands that he was in the wrong the first time, even with his reasons for what he did. Now having finally found his mate again he works to regain the trust and love he once freely had, steadily showing that he can be a safe p!ace for Logan to come back to.

Logan wants the love his mate, the love that he sees in the rest of his pride, but he was burned so badly the first time. The rejection from Indigo was no small thing and he had to work hard to get himself past it without simply crumbling. This time around losing his mate would also mean losing the amazing family he has become a part of and the fear of allowing that to happen is too great. It takes both Indigo and the entire pride to convince Logan that it is safe to allow love in again.

A very sweet and hopeful second chance story, loved the continuation of this series and look forward to the next!
Profile Image for Whitney.
668 reviews40 followers
March 24, 2021
Leave it to Brea Alepoú to write a book full of humor and heart, but also gut-wrenching and painful, and yet somehow make it incredibly endearing and just a joy to read. I tip my hat to thee.

Logan and Indigo were everything. Absolutely amazing characters that are finally getting their story told. I'm usually not a fan of second chance romances for a myriad of reasons but this book really did it for me. I generally laughed at the funny bits and clutched my chest in pain at the angst, which is always a good sign. I think by turning this book into a character study, focusing on their internal struggles, and making Indigo WORK to win Logan back was really smart and executed beautifully.

Also, it was really smutty. Like we all knew it was gonna be, but holy sexual tension batman! My gawd was I giddy and simping just a little bit.

I adored this book. I loved seeing the pridehouse again, really enjoyed the world Brea has crafted here and found Gabriella absolutely adorable. If you like shifter books with a lot of heart, humor, and heat, you'll love this. 5 easy stars
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1,296 reviews8 followers
December 10, 2020
Fear Of Further Rejection

Indigo had temporarily joined several shifter groups while moving around with his daughter Gabriella looking for his fated mate. He had come across his mate five years ago but due to a tragic event Indigo had rejected him, he had come to regret that decision! He was on the verge of giving up his search as Gabriella was going to need to start school soon....but then he had found him, Logan. He was now a member of the Bliss Pack and although they were very welcoming to Indigo and Gabriella, Logan was avoiding him as much as he could! They were fated mates they were meant to be!
Very intense and passionate story with loads of details. Page turner . Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the time I spent reading this book.
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6 reviews
April 7, 2021
Well that was a waste

I had high expectations for this book since the others had my complete attention. But this? Look at how the massacred my boy Logan! Where was the snark? The attitude? THE CHARACTER!? I was disappointed in how he was portrayed in this book and for someone who's fated mate rejected them... I'm sorry but the reason was terrible. This whole book read like something out of a Hallmark channel story.
If you was sugary "oh the guy ment for me rejected me so im gonna run away and forget about him but meet him in 5 yrs and fall in love with him and his adorable daughter but still play hard to get cuz I don't want to seem desperate for the D but in reality I really am wanting that D" read this book my friends cuz like Hallmark the plot is a cliché.
178 reviews
November 30, 2020
Sweet and steamy, endearing & enjoyable read!

I’ve enjoyed this whole series a lot. This one had some extra emotional depth as they figured things out from past conflict and found how they could fit together in the present and future. Lots of chemistry and liked that they still had to work at things even though they were fated, made the culmination that much better. Nicely steamy scenes and all the feels, plus great dialogue flow and humor.

Of course really liked the pack/house setting and seeing previous loved characters plus hints of things to come. Not to mention adorable little princesses, and glitter! I am excited for what’s next!
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2,342 reviews39 followers
July 8, 2022

**3.5 Stars**

Sweet read with no real drama, more romance heavy than anything else. Enjoyable read.

QUICK THOUGHTS
-- Shifter Panther/Lynx pairing -- true mates -- made me chuckle -- really sweet -- romance over drama -- less sex than the last book (which was great) -- LOVED the MCs... Indigo & Logan -- really love Gabriella (she is beyond sweet) -- chosen family -- characters from previous books play a role again -- NOT a stand alone -- not really crazy how the books in this series end -- not "the end" more like a "to be continued" -- looking forward to the next one
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645 reviews1 follower
November 26, 2020
This was beautiful. I have been looking forward to Logan's book since I read the first book in the series and it did not disappoint. I am not giving anything away by mentioning that this is a second chance romance. Indigo recognizes his mistakes and works tirelessly to convince Logan to give him another chance. It is romantic and tender but still has the truly steamy scenes Brea is so good at writing.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book.
65 reviews
November 27, 2020
Welcome back to the unexpected mate series, was glad to see characters from the previous books and the series.
This book was our coffee addict story.
It was amazing journey to learn about Logan and Indigo, couldn’t put the book down.
We could’ve feel the love they have for each other and how well they are matched.
The author did a great job can’t wait for the next book.
RECOMMEND THIS SERIES.
I received an ARC and voluntary leaves a honest review.
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49 reviews
November 30, 2020
The sexual tension between Logan and Indigo was OFF THE CHARTS! I mean SCORCHING! Ok got that out of the way. Logan's pain was so palpable. He wanted Indigo but didnt want to want him. I felt that! Its such a hard thing to deal with. And poor Indigo. He just wanted his mate and a chance to make amends. I was really glad that Logan got his story. I was also greatly underestimating Logan's love for coffee. I mean come on! It was an addiction for sure, lol.
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2,305 reviews17 followers
December 1, 2020
Logan and Indigo were exceptional characters and I really loved their second chance romance. It is such a great addition to the Unexpected Mates series and adds so much sweetness to the wonderful storyline woven throughout the series (not a standalone FYI). This is one of those series that I find myself rereading with every new installment and I cannot wait to add book five to the lineup.

*I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book*
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3,303 reviews30 followers
December 1, 2020
Second chances

Wow. Here we get the explanation of what happened between Logan and Indigo. I love Logan's character and my heart broke for the pain he had to be feeling over the fated mates finding each other so far. Indigo has to work hard to convince him of his sincerity and to give him a second chance. This book was so sweet! I have loved all if these books so far. And I may also relate a little bit to Logan's coffee addiction!
1,490 reviews5 followers
December 4, 2020
This is an amazing series and this story exceeded my expectation! It made me laugh and cry! Logan and Indigo’s story is wonderfully told from the first word to the very end. This was my favorite story so far. They all are amazing and they each caputure your heart! I guarantee that you will ❤️ this story! Brea is an amazing writer and we are so lucky that she shares her passion with us!
I read an advanced copy of this book and this is my unbiased review!
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82 reviews
December 6, 2020
Bean

Not gonna lie, I shed a year or five. It was really a good book.

I laughed, got a smidge ticked and cried. I'm glad I decided to give Brea Alepoús books a try. I recommend reading all of these in order.

Each story picks up where the last left off. Each character is unique and cute as heck.

Brea definitely is a new favorite for me to add to my fave author list.

10/10 recommend reading this full series.
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1,015 reviews19 followers
December 9, 2020
This was such a good second chance love story. I wanted to give Indigo and Logan so many hugs. I loved them both so much and just kept wanting more. They had some super sweet moments and I was so happy that Indigo realized he messed up and worked hard to get Logan back and prove to Logan he was there. I loved the second chance and these two just had so many tender and caring moments. Love this series and I can’t wait to see more of these characters. I absolutely love them!
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2,030 reviews5 followers
February 20, 2021
Five years ago, Indigo turned his Fated Mate away after losing his best friend, the mother of his daughter. Logan has spent those five years building a wall around his broken heart. When Indigo comes wooing, Logan isn't sure he wants to risk his heart again. This is a second chance, angsty (need tissues) romance. While not as good as Unexpected Mate or Royal Mate, this is a solid story in the Unexpected Mates universe.
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