His Surrogate Omega

Well. I hated this one. There's a lot more suffering than romance, and then not even a grovel. Sigh.

So we have Jamie, a mated omega with cancer. We have Rohan, his mate who only has eyes for him, although unsurprisingly, cancer has wrecked havoc on Jamie's libido and he no longer wants to be touched. Enter Gray, a much older omega(insert eyeroll here because he's just 35 but this is considered firmly on the shelf for omegas in this world).

Gray is broke and his brother just died, leaving him 3 omegas to care for. The only way he can make a lot of money legally is to offer himself as a surrogate to Jamie and Rohan, a couple who have no business bringing a child into their current situation in my opinion.

Basically a recipe for disaster, right? Yes.

Not only does Jamie insist that Rohan fertilize Gray the natural way (which fated mate is offering up their alpha to another omega???) but Rohan reluctantly agrees, and nobody knows why because he spends the entire fertilization period and subsequent pregnancy reminding Gray how he only has eyes for his Jamie(except the times he's balls deep in Gray) , could never possibly want more from Gray, whom he considers a mere means to an end.

Anyway. Fast forward a lot, Jamie dies, Gray has an extremely difficult birth which requires extensive recovery (which he has to deal with alone because Rohan is beset by grief) even if Gray is ALSO dealing with the loss of his best friend Jamie(yes, guys. Gray apparently became besties with the omega whose alpha he's fucking because what bonds two people more than sharing dick EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT MMM🙄👀)

So. Jamie then decides he needs to get temporary custody of the twins since Rohan is clearly not emotionally, mentally or physically present enough to be a father to them in the moment (and Jamie's Wicked™ parents want them too)

THIS is when Rohan wakes up to go make some more vile accusations against Gray, who by this point has done nothing the entire book except Endure and Persevere. Sigh.

Somehow....magically(literal magic has to have been involved because there's no other way this makes sense) these two realize they're in love with each other and can just be together and be a family.

It's a Christmas miracle! No courtship or foundation or getting to know each other. Just 🥰love🥰.

So yeah. That happened. Would I have enjoyed this more if it were categorized as fantasy fiction? Yes. Probably. As romance? Mmm, I think the fuck not.

But if you're ever in the mood for trauma porn, this is the book for you.