The Omega's Missing Mate
By Penelope Peters
Release Date: August 25, 2020
First Date to One Night Stand... Kidnapping to Making the Relationship Work?
The Storyline: The Omega's Missing Mate
Eric Calhoun was 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 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 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.
What 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 below (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.
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