But for Vale, being with Jason means giving up his independence and placing his future in the hands of an untested alpha-as well as facing the scars of his own tumultuous past. Fighting their strong sexual urges, Jason and Vale must agree to contract with each other before they can consummate their passion. When Jason Sabel, a much younger alpha, imprints on Vale in a shocking and public way, longings are ignited that can't be ignored. He's fulfilled by his career, his poetry, his cat, and his friends. An unbonded omega in his mid-thirties, he's long since given up hope that he'll meet a compatible alpha, let alone his destined mate. Professor Vale Aman has crafted a good life for himself.
( )Ī lustful young alpha meets his match in an older omega with a past. If you only read one MPREG book, make it this one. In fact the whole group, including the cat, were great as an ensemble cast. I didn't like Urho (until I did-you'll know when). Jason was a sweetheart and Vale too independent (which was good) and full of self loathing (which was understandable). I thought my heart would be ripped out when I read about Xan (Jason's best friend) and the last 20% of the book had me in tears almost constantly. I cried ugly tears in this one several times. Making Jason a student was a stroke of genius because it allowed her to have a reason to introduce the world-building information without it appearing as info dumps. Leta Blake has given us a whole well built backstory on the world and why male pregnancy is necessary (there are literally no female humans, due to THE GREAT DEATH). The reader suddenly discovers a man is pregnant and there is no reason behind it, or just a perfunctory mention.
I think one of the reasons I can't really connect with MPREG books as a whole is less to do with the male pregnancy thing and more to do with the why. Content warning for pregnancy loss and aftermath. This is a stand alone gay romance novel, 118,000 words, with a strong HFN ending, as well as a well-crafted, non-shifter omegaverse, with alphas, betas, omegas, male pregnancy, heat, and knotting. But Jason isn't giving up his destined mate without a fight.
A lustful young alpha meets his match in an older omega with a past.
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