Review: Heat for Sale by Blake Moreno
SYNOPSIS:
Heat can be sold but love is earned.
In a world where omegas sell their heats for profit, Adrien is a university student in need of funding. With no family to fall back on, he reluctantly allows the university’s matcher to offer his virgin heat for auction online. Anxious, but aware this is the reality of life for all omegas, Adrien hopes whoever wins his heat will be kind.
Heath—a wealthy, older alpha—is rocked by the young man’s resemblance to his dead lover, Nathan. When Heath discovers Adrien is Nathan’s lost son from his first heat years before they met, he becomes obsessed with the idea of reclaiming a piece of Nathan.
Heath buys Adrien’s heat with only one motivation: to impregnate Adrien, claim the child, and move on. But their undeniable passion shocks him. Adrien doesn’t know what to make of the handsome, mysterious stranger he’s pledged his body to, but he’s soon swept away in the heat of the moment and surrenders to Heath entirely.
Once Adrien is pregnant, Heath secrets him away to his immense and secluded home. As the birth draws near, Heath grows to love Adrien for the man he is, not just for his connection to Nathan. Unaware of Heath’s past with his omega parent and coming to depend on him heart and soul, Adrien begins to fall as well.
But as their love blossoms, Nathan’s shadow looms. Can Heath keep his new love and the child they’ve made together once Adrien discovers his secrets?
REVIEW:
Okay, I have to be honest, these covers are awful and look so horridly cheesy, but since I have enjoyed Leta Blake’s previous omegaverse work, I decided to give her pen-name a try. While the story wasn’t bad, it was one of those reads that bordered on more sex than actual plot. The story desperately lacked substance and when anything substantial came about, it was quickly resolved, and usually with sex.
The concept for this omegaverse story is unique, I haven’t come across this type of story line before. I was intrigued by the fragility and innocence surround Adrien. I was also interested in the motives behind Heath’s choices. As soon as I learned that Heath decided to keep Nathan’s identity a secret, I knew this wasn’t going to end well. So some aspects of the plot are predictable. But the bonds that formed between Adrien and Heath feel real, if not overshadowed by so many secrets and sex. When they do communicate, they truly seem to listen to and care what what the other has to say.
Once everything is revealed, I didn’t like how it all played out. While there is a tender, tentative relationship blooming between Heath and Adrien, I thought Adrien was too quick to forgive. Heath did a lot of damage and he didn’t deserve to be so easily forgiven. And while these two were sizzling in their chemistry, there was just too much sex. There was no build-up and eventually the scenes started to feel repetitious.
I wanted more substance, I wanted Adrien asking Heath the tough questions and him having to answer them. I also felt like the issues with Heath’s family were left unresolved and I wanted more closure on that end. Overall, it wasn’t a terrible read but definitely not something I would pick up again.
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