Rating: 4 stars
Buy Link: Amazon | All Romance | Amazon UK
Length: Novella
Rayne is a werewolf on the run. His mother arranged for him to be mated with a wolf named Lucas. This was supposed to strengthen the clan at Full Moon Falls. Unfortunately, Lucas is a ass who tries to force Rayne to mate with him, even though Rayne doesn’t want to. Lucas bites Rayne, but Rayne runs away.
Ash is a lone Alpha, the only wolf left from his clan that was decimated by another. He runs a bookstore, and he’s also an avid historian and researcher of werewolf lore. Making his way home through the woods and in wolf form, Ash sees Rayne, collapsed and bleeding. Even though Ash has no clan, this area is still his territory, and he decides he can’t leave the poor omega to die in the forest. He changes back into his human form and carries the smaller man back to his home.
From there, a sweet romance begins. Rayne shares his story with Ash and asks for his protection. Ash is more than willing to give it. They find themselves falling for each other, and one night, as Rayne begins his heat, they make love. Both men are very happy, but neither of them are sure what the other expects from this relationship.
When Rayne and Ash realize Rayne is pregnant, they both need a while to digest the news, but come to the conclusion they’d like to give their relationship a try. Of course, as soon as the decision comes, all hell breaks loose. I don’t want to give anything else away because I’ve gone too far already. Let’s just say Rayne’s mother and Lucas don’t really approve of Rayne and Ash’s sudden coupling.
I enjoyed this little story. I don’t know what it is about mpreg, but, more often than not, I get a big kick out of this theme. Maybe it’s because I like the idea of a man enduring pregnancy and childbirth 😀 I also love watching a big, bad Alpha fall head over heels in love with, not only his omega mate, but their babies. The Runaway Omega gave me everything I needed.
The story is relatively short, so everything comes together with a pretty speedy clip. That felt fine, though. There was a sense of urgency throughout. Ash and Rayne are great together. When lonely meets afraid, the chemistry takes off. You knew Ash and Rayne would be mated, but the road they traveled to get to that mating was a little bumpy. There’s not a lot of sex in The Runaway Omega, but it’s quality over quantity. The times they do make love, it’s sweet and sexy. Ash is careful and attentive, as Rayne (and I) knew he’d be. I’m a total sucker for that.
I chose this novella for this week’s New-to-Me Author challenge because I’d never read anything from E.J. Waugh, and well…werewolf mpreg. This is the beginning of a series, and I’ve already gone and picked up the second installment. I really dug that one too. I will not hesitate to keep buying each future story. I highly recommend this.
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Urgh, mpreg is one of theme that I avoid at all cost! But thank you for the review 🙂
I have only read one mpreg book that I can think of and it was a bit of a twist on that. Â But, I’m not adverse to trying more and this one sounds good.
Thanks for the review!
I haven’t read much mpreg (except in fanfic), though I don’t specifically try to avoid it. This one sounds cool!
Mpreg is not a theme I avoid, but I don’t seek it out either. This sounds like it could be a fun read though. Thanks for the review.
E. J. Waugh is the only one who gets me to read mpreg. It’s not my thing, but they write all the love with such sweetness and style. I haven’t read this one yet, so it was great to hear your thoughts on it, Kenna.
I’ve actually never read mpreg. I know it isn’t any more unbelievable than a wolf shifter, but still.
It’s only 0.99 so maybe, but only because the review sounds so good. 🙂
Hmm, I’m yet another who has not read a male pregnancy romance. The story sounds intriguing but I don’t think it’s quite my cup of tea. Thanks for the review, Kenna.
Ohhh! A shifter story >.< I love shifter stories, I've added it to my wishlist. Thank you for the review and bringing it to my attention =)
Sounds good. I really enjoy shifter stories, and I am intrigued by the idea of an alpha owning a bookshop… It seems so un-alpha-like. I must recognise it took some time to get used to Mpreg, but now I enjoy it as well. I’ll add Runaway Omega to my TBR pile. Thank you, Kenna
oh no, for me mpreg is the worst. Sorry 🙂
Ohh this looks pretty interesting! I’m okay with mpreg but the science behind it always seem so fake to me. xD Thanks for the review!
This sounds like a fun one. I’ve never read anything by this author but I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for the review!
I’m not a huge mpreg fan, but I love a good shifter story, so I gave this one a try. It’s a sweet, short story and I liked that cardigan-wearing, bookstore-owning Ash was not your typical growly, macho Alpha. On the other hand, Rayne was a bit bland and I didn’t feel I learned much about him at all; and this was my fundamental issue with the whole book – everything was under-developed. I was left asking so many questions about the characters and the world they lived in. It’s a shame because there was a good story here if it had been fleshed-out and not rushed through. So, I might give the next story a go in the hope that there is more development in the sequel (both are on KU). Thanks for the recommendation, Kenna.
This looks like a good short and quick read, i’m not a big fan on the mpreg but i might give this one a try 😉
I don’t hate mpreg, but it’s rather difficult to find one with good world building that makes mpreg seems possible and believable. The alpha looks interesting, but the omega looks like one of the maiden-in-distresses I read in a few other mpreg books. I think I would pass this one for now.