All The Write Stuff: Ruined Beta

Can this pack help heal her heart, or is she doomed to forever be ruined by Alphas?

Ruined Beta

A Sweet Omegaverse Romance Book 5

by Romy Lockhart

Genre: Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance

Leanne Leto spent most of her life running from the truth. Now that her biggest secret is out in the open, she vows to get over her bone-deep fear of Alphas to make a fresh start in Cressidan City.

Admitting what she truly wants out of her life, she starts the career she’s always craved. The only trouble is, she’s forced to work closely with Alphas who know every detail about her past.

Falling for the men she works with isn’t part of her plan, but she’s not sure she has the strength to resist their allure. Can this pack help heal her heart, or is she doomed to forever be ruined by Alphas?

Interview

What inspired you to write this book?

I stumbled upon the omegaverse subgenre a few years back, and I was really intrigued by the thought of writing something that was basically shifter romance minus the transformation into animal forms. Since I was already writing reverse harem shifter romance, I liked the thought of creating another world with a few differences to what I was used to.

I spent some time doing this, coming up with my Sweet Omegaverse series of standalones which contain interconnecting characters and plot points. The romances in this series are sweet and spicy, and the plots are twisty with some dark elements.

Ruined Beta is the story of Leanne Leto, who was introduced in Secret Omega. Leanne has been through a lot and has slowly been working to turn her life around. She wants to be a good mother and find some purpose in her life, but she doesn’t expect to meet her fated mates when she moves to the city to be closer to her daughter.

Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in Ruined Beta?

Leanne is the female lead. She’s a Beta in her thirties, and the last thing she expects is to find out she has a pack of true mates, but that’s what happens when she interviews for a job at a detective agency in the city.

E.A. is an Alpha in his mid-forties who has become obsessed with taking down the man who killed his mother. While at times he seems cold and calculating, he cares for his pack deeply.

Spencer is the other detective in the agency. He’s an Alpha with a clear moral compass so he often finds himself at odds with E.A.’s methods.

Echo is E.A. and Spencer’s Omega true mate and their assistant/receptionist. He’s sensitive and sweet, and he’s used to being a peacemaker.

Toshi is the agency’s computer expert. As a Beta, he’s used to being an outsider, but Leanne’s arrival changes everything for him.

What can we expect from you in the future?

Well, the next book in the Sweet Omegaverse series is Wanted Beta, which is the story of Secret’s best friend from Secret Omega. Beth Moore also makes an interesting appearance in Ruined Beta and her story starts right after the events that take place in this novel. This book is coming out at the end of March.

At the end of January, I have a new release set in the same world that’s got a little bit of a different twist. Switched tells the story of a quiet Omega who switches lives for a week with her wild twin sister and finds her true mates while she’s pretending to be someone else.

Then, the next book in my Hybrid Shifter series is coming out in the middle of February. Omega Rescued tells the story of Ophelia, an Omega wolf shifter who was introduced in Moon Cursed. Her pack promise to help her free her mates from the man who has them captive, but first they’ll have to find out where they’re being held, and she’ll have to work out her feelings for the mute Beta she’s been attracted to ever since she was rescued.

Anything specific you want to tell your readers?

Although the series is a sweet omegaverse, the sweetness in this context relates to the feel of the romances in these stories. The novels do get steamy once the characters meet and start to connect, and the books are all high heat by the end! The male characters also have intimate relationships with each other in most of these books (the only exception being Lost Omega), as well as with the female main character. There are some dark issues touched on in all of these books with the plots revolving around abuses of power from the antagonists.

What formats can readers find your books in?

All my books are available on eBook on Amazon, and all the Hybrid Shifters and Sweet Omegaverse books are available in Kindle Unlimited, with paperbacks available now or coming soon. The first three Sweet Omegaverse novels are also available in audiobook, with book four coming to audible in February: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRJMZFHH

Ruined Beta is a standalone sweet omegaverse romance with adult characters, serious steam, and an HEA.

EXCERPT

I get to my feet, not sure if I want to step into the Alpha-filled office or make a dash for the exit. I’ve already allowed Echo’s pretty face and sexy voice to fluster me. He’s definitely not the kind of guy I’ve ever gone for, and it makes me wonder what I’ve been missing out on.

He smells good, too, and it takes me a second to realize that’s because he’s an Omega.

It’s his perfume I’m smelling; the natural scent that attracts his mates and plays havoc with everyone else. I can’t quite identify the scent, but it’s making my mouth water and my body warm up.

Oh, wow. I had no idea Omegas could be so compelling.

And I thought Alphas were the dangerous ones.

I seriously need to be careful around this guy.

He opens the door wide for me, and I nod at him before I step into the office.

“This is E.A.,” Echo introduces, gesturing to the man behind the desk.

He gives the thinnest sliver of a smile. His skin is paler than Echo’s and his eyes and hair are so dark they look black. His cheekbones are sharp enough to cut glass. He looks like he could be a vampire, in the kind of movie where they actually kill people.

“And that shadow in the corner is Spencer.”

“Hi,” I murmur as I glance from the vampire to the other Alpha.

This guy seems more casual and less imposing, even if he’s more muscular and he can’t seem to stop frowning. From his clothes, and his stature, he could have just walked off the set of an action movie. The first scene, before his white shirt starts to get messed up by the plot. He’s blond and tanned and he probably has perfect teeth. I’m not sure I’ll get to find out about that last thing, though. He doesn’t look like he’s in the mood to smile.

“I’ll let you all get acquainted,” Echo murmurs before he backs out of the room.

He closes the door, and I swallow.

I’m alone with two Alphas.

I fight the urge to shiver as I look back at E.A. Shultz.

He has a compelling stare, and an energy I’m drawn to without understanding why.

Vampires aren’t real, Leanne.

Maybe that popcorn was bad.

Or the side effects of my pain pills are kicking in.

Something’s not right here.

I’m standing in front of two Alphas in an enclosed space, and instead of feeling nervous about what they might do, I’m thinking there are all kinds of things I’d like them to do.

It’s nerves making you feel weird, that’s all.

Pull yourself together!

Neither of these guys want to fuck you or kill you.

I’m a dull, boring Beta, and all I’m here for is a job opportunity.

The self-talk helps, but neither of them seem to want to start the interview.

E.A. stares at me for a long moment before he stands up and gestures to the chair opposite him.

“Please. Sit.”

“Don’t get too comfortable,” Spencer adds.

The tension in the room isn’t all on me, then.

For some reason, the action movie hero isn’t pleased.

I sit down, and E.A. does the same before he glances over at Spencer.

“Sit down or leave.”

He doesn’t sound like he particularly cares which option Spencer picks.

Right now, I’d prefer it if he decided to leave.

He frowns harder before he tugs the chair next to E.A.’s off to the side of the desk and sits down.

“Don’t mind my partner,” E.A. tells me. “He thinks I’m being a prick, but he doesn’t know I had no intention of being dishonest with you about this job.”

Oh my God. Does everyone in this city think I’m an asset because I was Frank Palmer’s last victim?

I sink back in the seat. “Don’t tell me. You only want to hire me because of what happened to me?”

“I told you this was messed up,” Spencer growls at his partner.

E.A. gives me a cold smile. “I’m going to make you an offer, and I think you’ll want to take it.”

“What’s the offer?” I ask, ready to get up and leave.

“Help us bring down the biggest human trafficker in the country,” he starts. “I know your sister and her friends are working to make the Omega academies safer, but until we can stop the traffickers, every Omega is at risk no matter where they are or how safe they seem.”

The blood drains from my face. He knows about Secret, and he’s using her status as an Omega to threaten me. It doesn’t matter if he’s asking me to help with something that sounds worthwhile. He’s also making it clear he knows what will hurt me if I don’t say yes.

“You’ll stay the fuck away from my sister,” I snap back at him, pushing the chair back as I get to my feet. “Or I’ll make sure you go out the same way Frank Palmer did.”

I march out of there, so angry I could hit something.

Or someone. I step out onto the street, and I see the blue-haired guy from yesterday morning coming toward me, with a baseball cap in his hand. He looks up, and I smack him in the stomach with my purse.

“That’s for tailing me! Asshole!” I storm away without looking back.

I’m so done with this fucking job hunt.

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About the Author

Romy Lockhart writes paranormal reverse harem and M/F contemporary romance. All of her books contain steamy scenes between consenting adults. All of her reverse harems have harem ever afters, and all of her romance novels have happy endings.

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