Second Chance Omegas (Second Chance Omegas 5)
Author: Will Okati
Cover Art: Bryan Keller
BIN: 010723-03486
Genres: Action Adventure, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Themes: 2nd Chance Romance, Gay, New Adult, Sex/Gender Shifters & MPreg
Series: Second Chance Omegas (#5)
Book Length: Box Set
Page Count: 394
Second Chance -- a small town where anything can happen -- and it usually does.
Only You: Once upon a time a teenaged Alpha fell in love with a pretty Omega from the wrong side of the tracks. Zachary was everything Alex wanted -- sweet, sassy, and sexy as hell. Alex would have married that boy if Zachary hadn’t run. When the secrets they’ve been keeping come to light, will they shatter their bond for keeps, or bring them together in a forever kind of love?
Yes, You Are: Everyone assumed petite Darian would be an Omega, and big, athletic Coby would be an Alpha. When they met as teenagers, they had no reason to doubt that was who they’d be. But everyone was wrong. Opposites attract like lightning and steel rods when they meet again in Second Chance, but do they have what it takes to overcome the unexpected for the long haul?
Come for You: Gabriel, a dreamer and a librarian, is so shy and introverted that he’s still a virgin Omega at twenty-five -- but he can’t help wishing for a fairy-tale Prince Charming. Meet captivating quarryman Alpha Wynn. For them, it’s love at first sight. But the happy ending is harder to come by. Who will rescue who?
Take You There: Ethan teaches music at the university. He’s not looking for Mr. Right, just Mr. Right Now. A quick, dirty alley encounter should have satisfied him. But now Ethan can’t get Blue out of his mind. The smoldering musician who caught Blue’s eye and what they did in the alley, should have been enough. Until Ethan finds him. And then, everything changes. Again.
Praise for Only You (Second Chance Omegas 1)
"If you’re a fan of lovers snagging a commitment with their soulmate and creating not only one new life together, but two, you’ll love this sweet, naughty I’ll-follow-you-through-thick-and-thin love story."
-- 5 Stars from Amanda A., Amazon Review
"This inspiring story reminds the reader that it is never to late to find love if you are willing to accept what is in front of you."
-- 4 Stars from Teresa, Fallen Angels via Amazon Review
"...will Alex and Zach take the opportunity and let love reign, or will their love be lost forever? I really enjoyed this story and the characters. Their emotions and angst felt so raw and real."
-- 5 Stars from alias11, Amazon Review
"If at first you don’t succeed hope for a second chance. Alexander and Zach get their do over and this time it’s good. Hurt feelings, sacrifice and resentment get put through the test of time and just when it seems as if these negatives win, they don’t. Our heroes get their second chance and take it bringing a nice happy ending. Short but sweet."
-- 4 Stars from Tappy, Amazon Review
"This is a smoking hot and thoroughly enjoyable read. With some seriously steamy sex, two vibrant and interesting characters and a whole bucketload of baggage and history between them this is a fun and easy read I feel should appeal to many people."
-- Fern, Long and Short Reviews
"This is a beautifully written tale with twists, turns and some painful truths. The ending is happy, thank goodness!"
-- 4 Stars from Shee Reader, Boy Meets Boy Reviews
"There were memorable characters in each book of the series and as the books were short, I thought the author did a very nice job of giving each one a complete voice. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants touching Alpha/omega love stories (complete with babies)."
-- 4 Stars from R. Keebler, Amazon Review
"Great box set! I liked seeing more of the characters from the previous books as they made cameos."
-- 4 Stars from Carrie Krogh, Amazon Review
"What a fantastic collection of books... I love when a book can make me feel something, and this book definitely did that. Overall this is a lovely collection of books about Alpha's and Omegas finding their person, and making a family."
-- 5 Stars from Angel, Amazon Review
"I enjoyed these stories separately and this is a good boxset to have them all in one place. It's worth getting."
-- 4 Stars from DLB2572, Amazon Review
"An entertaining and enjoyable read."
-- 5 Stars from M Sneyd, Kobo Review
"I enjoyed seeing how omegas and alphas may not always be what they seem, but it is their heart and strength that gives them their titles. If you enjoy experiencing the life and loves between alphas and omegas this story is one for you!"
-- 5 Stars from Teresa, Amazon Review
"I loved the premise of this book... really sweet. I definitely recommend this book. 5 stars."
-- 5 Stars from Nina Diab, Amazon Review
Praise for Yes, You Are (Second Chance Omegas 2)
"With two different, but very strong and well fleshed out characters this is a quick and enjoyable story that I really got into. I got easily hooked on Darian and Coby and cheered for them both as they grew together and forged a strong and long-lasting relationship together. With plenty of satisfying sex scenes this was a great read and one I will enjoy again in the future."
-- Fern, Long and Short Reviews
"I liked the way Okati played with opposites here throughout the book. Not only in the MCs’ appearance being opposite of what gender they expected to be, but also in how opposite these two characters think and act. I liked both the MCs and watching them figure each other and themselves out."
-- 4 Stars from Kris, Joyfully Jay Reviews
"This story was good in that the main characters meet when they are young and seem to be something that neither turns out to be. Accepting yourself and accepting that you can find the one for you in a form that may not meet social expectations was the lesson of this to me. And a good lesson it was."
-- 4 Stars from avidreader4ever, Amazon Review
"I challenge you not to like Darian and Coby, two people who fly in the face of society's expectations in the best possible ways. I like their courage, their chemistry, and their ability to forge their own path. I like that they can have entire romantic conversations by handing each other a Snickers bar."
-- 4.5 Stars from Coffee <3, Amazon Review
"Darian embraced his alpha but Coby struggled to know who he was as an omega. The story is about their growth as individuals and as room mates. Can they meet the emotional social challenge with Grace? Nice flow. Great characters. Nicely done!"
-- 4 Stars from C. B., Amazon Review
"It is nice to read about not assuming things based on appearances."
-- 4 Stars from Debbie Bengston, Amazon Review
"I had a fun time reading this. From the beginning Darian made this entertaining. A potty mouth fun size alpha and a huge adorable omega...this matchup was beyond interesting....it kept this a page turner. Coby and Darian was delight and I absolutely loved Darian's alpha friend Oscar. Loved their romance and really loved their ending...that surprise at the end was a delight."
-- 5 Stars from Latecia M Jennings, Amazon Review
"I really enjoyed this story. Darian and Coby are total opposites to what their bodies portrayed. Coby is small and everyone thinks he'll be an Omega but he ends up being an Alpha and Darian is a big omega.I really like how the author portrayed them. I really liked how they grew as individuals."
-- 4 Stars from Janet L. Hunt, Amazon Review
"I loved the premise of this book."
-- 4 Stars from Nina Diab, Amazon Review
Praise for Come For You (Second Chance Omegas 3)
"I knew within the first couple of pages that I was going to adore this book. I really like the characters I liked that they were total opposite in some respects but when they came together it was like the perfect ying and yang. This book is beyond beautiful. My heart is just singing at the thought of reading this again."
-- 5 Stars from Mako2931, BN Review
"This is the sweetest, most emotionally charged thing I’ve read in a while. The name says it all but the waiting is stressful. Gabriel has the faith. Wynn promised and that’s good enough for Gabriel. Their beginning, middle and the conclusion all happens in a short story but it’s full! Very, very good!"
-- Tappy, Booksprout Review
"Great book!"
-- GabbiRose, Booksprout Review
"Gabriel, is a shy introverted librarian, who dreams of Prince Charming coming to sweep him off his feet and showering him with love. Alpha, Wynn a quarryman, sweeps Gabe off his feet and does indeed shower him with love. They meet with resistance and a lack of support from family. But they use love as their foundation and their treasure... they demonstrate the Blessing of character testing. Nice story. Tense but refreshing."
-- 5 Stars from C.B., Amazon Review
"This book is such a wonderful mix of fairytale love and real-world challenges. I loved the way Gabriel and Wynn clung to each other and their love, even when family and others around them didn't always support them. They know what they know, and they know what love is worth. When tragedy strikes, will that love and the promises they've made one another be enough to see them through? Oh, so many emotions in this one (and a few tears). I loved it all and the wonderful HEA. Short, quick read, but a very full and complete story."
-- 5 Stars from Alias11, Amazon Review
"This story weaves together strands of the past and present Gabriel and Wynn share: the present full of peril, the past a source of hope. It's charming and emotional and keeps you invested right up to the HEA (I cried a little bit, it hit that hard). It's impossible not to love Wynn and Gabriel, and to want the best for them: they weather a lot, but keep going with a love that is shades of fairy tale, shades of real life hard work, determination, and care."
-- 5 Stars from Coffee <3, Amazon Review
"So many feels... This was good. True Love at its best. From start to end this book grabs your attention and keeps it. Gabriel and Wynn's love story is told in the present and past. Everybody seem to doubt their love but these guys persevered through all the hard times. Plenty of happy moments and some dicey moments but this ended so well, that I was relieved with a smile on my face."
-- 5 Stars from Latecia M. Jennings, Amazon Review
"Wynn came into the library where Vincent (Gabriel) it was love at first sight! Great book!"
-- 5 Stars from Sara S., Amazon Review
"Gabriel wanted to find his one and he did. And it did not matter what anyone else thought, Gabriel and Wynn are it for one another. And it was their sense of connection that sustains them through some precarious situations that they face in life. This was so positive in a real life kind of way."
-- 5 Stars from avidreader4ever, Amazon Review
"I particularly like the MCs in this one. I liked the way they worked together, and their romance, though quick, absolutely works."
-- Kris, Joyfully Jay Romance Reviews
Praise for Take You There (Second Chance Omegas 4)
"...so much about the characters and their personal situations was refreshingly different it really grabbed me into the story as a whole early on... I felt this gave the whole story a really different perspective and helped me be really eager to see how it would all unfold. I also adored the depth of emotion throughout the whole story."
-- 4 Stars from Fern, Long and Short Reviews
"This is a remarkably sweet (with plenty of heat) story that begins with a hookup and develops into something much more important and lasting. Ethan is clearly a nice guy and very thoughtful, especially for an Alpha, but Carter was for me, the heart and soul of the story..."
-- 4 Stars from Coffee <3, Amazon review
"From start to end, this was good. I really love how this author tells a story...I was pulled in from the start and was all involved with Carter and Ethan finding their way back together. Their instant connection was special and very HOT and that there was no way they couldn't be together. I loved how Ethan just "got" Carter...figured out his quirks and wanted to show him he was all in for him."
-- 5 Stars from Latecia M. Jennings, Amazon Review
"I liked both Ethan and Carter aka Blue. Their chemistry was strong and they turned out to be just what the other one needed."
-- 5 Stars from Avidreader4ever, Amazon Review
"I liked Ethan and Carter. I liked that Carter is an omega dragon who owns an antique and repair shop. It goes perfectly with a dragon's need to hoard things. "
-- 4 Stars from Carrie Krogh, Amazon Review
"The chemistry between Ethan and Carter/Blue was scorching. They are both wonderful characters both separately and as a couple. Carter is haunted by demons, but Ethan is so patient and understanding with him. I loved them together. Their love story was really sweet. I definitely recommend this book."
-- 5 Stars from Nina Diab, Amazon Review
"...a sweet story with plenty of heat. I loved the dynamics between Ethan and Carter. They are perfect for each other. I love the story from beginning to end."
-- 4 Stars from Jocelyn Whaley, Amazon Review
"Take You There was such a sweet and tear-jerker romance. I love how Carter and Ethan got their second chance at true love and a family they've always wanted."
-- 5 Stars from J's Reviews, Amazon Review
"A short story of new beginnings and love when you least expect it. Sometimes you feel unworthy but love has other ideas. Sweet with a little drama and a whole lot of happily ever after."
-- 4 Stars from Tappy, Amazon Review
Second Chance Omegas
Will Okati
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Copyright ©2023 Will Okati
Excerpt from Only You
“Coffee, sir?”
“As much of it as you can fit in a cup. No cream but double the sugar. Please.”
The train attendant shook his head, but with a smile and a finger briefly pressed to his lips as he passed over not one but two Styrofoam cups filled to the brim. He was an Omega too, in his mid-thirties by the look of him, and he wore a black jet widower’s ring instead of a wedding band. Things weren’t much easier for the widowed than the unmated or separated. He understood.
Zach took a grateful gulp, not caring that the coffee was hot enough to scald his throat, and asked, “How far behind schedule are we?” Stretching his legs at the next station would do him good; they ached when he stayed still for too long.
“About half an hour, at this point."
Wishing wouldn’t make the wheels turn faster, but with nothing to look at outside in the dark, Zach adjusted his position so he could get a better view of the passengers in his car. Like most Omegas, he wasn’t very tall. Some new folks had gotten on and others disembarked while he’d dozed, and he liked wondering what their stories were. Two young Alphas who acted like frat bros; interesting, they weren’t the usual size for Alphas, but small and compact and they weren’t at each other’s throats but laughed and joked like best friends. A couple that had to be recently married from the way they could barely resist climbing all over each other; an Omega with a contented smile, probably on his way back home, and --
Oh.
Oh, God.
Zach’s heart jumped into his throat and wedged stuck there even around the burn of his beverage. Three rows ahead, dark wheat-blond hair and a profile almost as familiar as his own turned to smile at the attendant as he refused their offer of coffee. It couldn’t be, it couldn’t be, he hadn’t seen that profile since he was eighteen, but --
He’d changed -- well, he’d grown up, the way everyone did, the bones of his face maturing from soft boyish cuteness to strong, masculine definition. A short beard, trimmed and shaped, that suited his strong, stubborn jaw. The kind of casual suit that would have cost the equivalent of a month’s rent in Manhattan. Elegant hands with sturdy knuckles and deft fingers, and a smile that lit up the train.
He did and didn’t look a thing like the boy Zach remembered but it was, it was, it was him.
Alex.
Zach would have known him anywhere, even if he’d shaved his head and started scowling instead of smiling. If he closed his eyes, he could feel those hands on the bare skin of memory. After all, you never forgot your first.
“I love you. And I know you love me too.”
He should stop staring. Alex would sense it any second now, and he might look around, and --
His gaze drifted back up, drawn like a moth to a flame.
Alex. Oh, Alex.
Zach’s body twitched with the first pangs of arousal, wanting what he’d had once upon a time. He remembered it all, and he remembered it perfectly. He dreamed about it, when he slept. The taste of Alex’s skin, the softness and hardness of his mouth and how his eagerness had nearly rubbed the insides of Zach’s thighs raw. The fullness, almost too much and too tight, when he slid inside Zach.
“I love you. And I know you love me too.”
Anger slowly took alarm and unhappiness’s place – anger, and frustration with himself. Zach should have sensed this train was to be avoided. Dodged. Something! And Alex, sitting there as if he didn’t have a care in the world – it was everything Zach had wanted for him, the entire reason he’d left Alex in the first place, but seeing it in the flesh opened all those old wounds back up and made them bleed afresh. The pain from that moment of saying no to what Alex had offered with all his big, warm heart cut sharper than any knife – but he’d had to. You didn’t do that to your first boyfriend, did you? Take him up on a marriage proprosal and tie him down to a shitty life based on a few promises made in the afterglow?
He’d done the right thing by saying no, leaving, and giving Alex his freedom. Zach knew that. Was sure of it. Even if none of that had ever made him feel any better about it.
They must have been traveling farther and faster than Zach had realized, or he was more out of it than he’d known. Between one blink and the next the train’s PA system crackled to far-too-loud life again, announcing they’d reach their next station at Second Chance in ten minutes. Second Chance? What kind of name was that for a town?
Alex looked up at the speaker, nodded in an absent sort of way, and stood to open the overhead compartment. He took out a bulging messenger bag and slung it over his shoulder and stuffed a pair of thick gloves and a warm knit hat in the pockets of his coat. This would be his stop.
Zach caught his lip between his teeth, torn between – it was pure foolishness, the idea of going to him -- and sanity, staying right where he was.
Let it go.
Zach would have, really he would. But as Alex walked past him – always so eager to do things, that one; he would start heading for the exits before the train had even come to a halt -- he only made it two steps past Zach’s seat before he stopped. As Zach’s heart sank down past the pit of his stomach he saw Alex pause, then turn to look back.
He stopped, just like Zach had, blank with surprise. “Do I know you?”
Zach held his breath. Could he lie? Yes, but this new, matured Alex would have the life experience not to believe him, and he hadn’t changed nearly as much as Alex had. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
“I do know you. I know your face,” Alex said. His voice had matured with the rest of him as he aged, going from sweet to firm with a raspy vocal fry on the edges. “Zach?”
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