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Redemption of a Slave
As an omega in the 1800’s, Dante’s life was never going to be an easy one. Kept as a slave and sold from one master to another, Dante has suffered far too much cruelty, and even he would admit that the harshness of life has turned him from a civilised, obedient omega into a broken man bent on violence and revenge.
Antoine Calvet has lived a blessed life. The alpha son of a wealthy farmer, he is an anomaly among his own gender, wanting to use his position to protect those he cares about, rather than flaunting either his money or his power. So when Antoine meets Dante at a slave auction, his heart goes out to the bruised and battered man, unwilling to leave him to endure even more suffering.
But once Antoine gets Dante back to his estate, he has to wonder if he’s taken on more than he can handle. Dante’s trust in alphas has been completely destroyed, and he veers between cowering fear and outbursts of anger, unsettling the entire estate.
But Antoine is convinced that kindness can win over the hardest of hearts and that with enough time, even Dante can be redeemed. But as his quest to show Dante that he matters delves into uncharted territory, Antoine will be forced to confront the very foundations of the society he lives in, and for the first time in his life, he’ll have to question whether an omega can truly be more than just a slave.
This novel can be read as a standalone or as part of the series.
Books in the Lost and Found Book 1: Redemption of a SlaveBook 2: The RunawayBook 3: Rescue for a Rebel
This novel contains themes of slavery and rape scenes which may be disturbing for some readers.
Antoine Calvet has lived a blessed life. The alpha son of a wealthy farmer, he is an anomaly among his own gender, wanting to use his position to protect those he cares about, rather than flaunting either his money or his power. So when Antoine meets Dante at a slave auction, his heart goes out to the bruised and battered man, unwilling to leave him to endure even more suffering.
But once Antoine gets Dante back to his estate, he has to wonder if he’s taken on more than he can handle. Dante’s trust in alphas has been completely destroyed, and he veers between cowering fear and outbursts of anger, unsettling the entire estate.
But Antoine is convinced that kindness can win over the hardest of hearts and that with enough time, even Dante can be redeemed. But as his quest to show Dante that he matters delves into uncharted territory, Antoine will be forced to confront the very foundations of the society he lives in, and for the first time in his life, he’ll have to question whether an omega can truly be more than just a slave.
This novel can be read as a standalone or as part of the series.
Books in the Lost and Found Book 1: Redemption of a SlaveBook 2: The RunawayBook 3: Rescue for a Rebel
This novel contains themes of slavery and rape scenes which may be disturbing for some readers.
183 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 11, 2018
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Laura Taylor
24 books98 followersLaura Taylor is a pseudonym for Gabriel Danes. Gabriel is a bisexual, transgender writer of fantasy and romance novels. He likes watching ice hockey, reading about vampires and werewolves, cooking, and has fantasies of one day becoming a firefighter.
Gabriel lives on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Gabriel lives on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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May 6, 2020
Don’t let the Hard cover scare you, it’s actually a really sweet read
January 3, 2020
3 very confusing stars...
I truly don't know what to think of that book...
On the one hand, Master/slave stories are one of my favourites. And if the slave is a damaged, broken or abused one - healing slowly under the right Master's watchful eye - it's even better. And here we have a non-shifter Omegaverse with knotting an mpreg and possible mating bonds between Alpha Masters and Omega slaves, especially the breeding ones. On the other hand, the Omega's behaviour here was so strange sometimes, it left me quite puzzled...
The story evolves around Dante, a strong and big breeding Omega, once prized and coveted, but now treated as a mere whore. After conceiving 2 girls in a row and not getting pregnant in his last heat, he lost his Master's attention and was sent to be sold.
Antoine, an adoptive son of a wealthy Mr. Calvet, was in search of a personal Omega and stumbled upon Dante - now beaten, scarred, not much more than a rabid animal - and decided to save him...
From here the story of Antoine's slow 'taming' of Dante begins. It was more the Master's courting his slave than the Omega's attempts to please his Alpha. And as far as I can understand Dante's mistrust and hesitance towards Antoine, he was severely brutalised after all, I sometimes really didn't get his actions...
The book tries to show the world of classes, of inequalities, of social relations - but I found it neither interesting nor enlightening. Kudos to the author for such a rich world building and social background - but I think I didn't need it with this story. Dante alone was enough of a mystery for me... So, maybe that's a case of "it's me, not the book".
Anyway, it's an interesting read, with a totally unique attitude to the Omegaverse and Master/slave dynamics but not what I'm looking for in my M/s reads :)
I truly don't know what to think of that book...
On the one hand, Master/slave stories are one of my favourites. And if the slave is a damaged, broken or abused one - healing slowly under the right Master's watchful eye - it's even better. And here we have a non-shifter Omegaverse with knotting an mpreg and possible mating bonds between Alpha Masters and Omega slaves, especially the breeding ones. On the other hand, the Omega's behaviour here was so strange sometimes, it left me quite puzzled...
The story evolves around Dante, a strong and big breeding Omega, once prized and coveted, but now treated as a mere whore. After conceiving 2 girls in a row and not getting pregnant in his last heat, he lost his Master's attention and was sent to be sold.
Antoine, an adoptive son of a wealthy Mr. Calvet, was in search of a personal Omega and stumbled upon Dante - now beaten, scarred, not much more than a rabid animal - and decided to save him...
From here the story of Antoine's slow 'taming' of Dante begins. It was more the Master's courting his slave than the Omega's attempts to please his Alpha. And as far as I can understand Dante's mistrust and hesitance towards Antoine, he was severely brutalised after all, I sometimes really didn't get his actions...
The book tries to show the world of classes, of inequalities, of social relations - but I found it neither interesting nor enlightening. Kudos to the author for such a rich world building and social background - but I think I didn't need it with this story. Dante alone was enough of a mystery for me... So, maybe that's a case of "it's me, not the book".
Anyway, it's an interesting read, with a totally unique attitude to the Omegaverse and Master/slave dynamics but not what I'm looking for in my M/s reads :)
January 31, 2019
3.5 Stars
The first part was kind of brutal, but the story morphed into more hurt/comfort (and then fluffyish romance) than the expected slave/master. But still a good read. Pretty good world-building as well; I wondered about how/where the children were reared and while I am not a fan of that aspect of this A/B/O society, I can sort of see the purpose.
Loved how Sex, Orientation & Gender are distinct and discrete.
I did find it odd that there were some hints dropped in random places regarding future changes in society where the imbalance of power is evened out some, where Omegas were given more autonomy, where their rights are recognized...threw me out of the character POV with that bit of omniscience. BUT it was appreciated considering we as readers aren't privy to that fight. Yet. (I'd totally read a follow-up, set in the more recent past, with a different A/O couple, where this comes to fruition - were the author to write it!)
The first part was kind of brutal, but the story morphed into more hurt/comfort (and then fluffyish romance) than the expected slave/master. But still a good read. Pretty good world-building as well; I wondered about how/where the children were reared and while I am not a fan of that aspect of this A/B/O society, I can sort of see the purpose.
Loved how Sex, Orientation & Gender are distinct and discrete.
I did find it odd that there were some hints dropped in random places regarding future changes in society where the imbalance of power is evened out some, where Omegas were given more autonomy, where their rights are recognized...threw me out of the character POV with that bit of omniscience. BUT it was appreciated considering we as readers aren't privy to that fight. Yet. (I'd totally read a follow-up, set in the more recent past, with a different A/O couple, where this comes to fruition - were the author to write it!)
January 21, 2019
I don't see a ton of reviews for this so I wanted to leave one. This worked for me. Is it perfect? NO. There's really no sense of the historical here even though it is set in historical times. It could be contemporary (add a iphone and go). There is a nice balance of showing vs. telling and there are things that happen that make you gasp or say something out loud. The alpha/omega part is well done - not overly explained but good enough. It is a bit darker - and the romance is much more subtle so those who like something that is full on romance may not love this one.
I would read another by the author and it would be great to see what happens in this world in the future!
I would read another by the author and it would be great to see what happens in this world in the future!
July 10, 2020
Sadly, I keep trying to like mpreg, because it's so prevalent in the world of Alpha-Omega (which I *DO* love) but every time I attempt a book with an mpreg plotline, it just... doesn't do it for me. This one was good, I enjoyed the overall story and the writing style, but the mpreg bits just... squick me out, I guess. Which I wish wasn't the case, because I feel like that's somehow being sexist of me or something, but imaging a man essentially pooping out a baby isn't even remotely sexy to me, but mpreg novels always seem to try and make it this romanticized, sexy thing and... it isn't. For me, at least. But, again, as the headline says... if you're an Omegaverse, mpreg fan, you'll enjoy this one.
August 10, 2022
The book was fine, pretty much what you expect.
Here's what I don't get: the title.
Redemption can only occur to sinners. The slave MC in this story hasn't sinned, he's enslaved and had a terrible life in a terrible society having been treated terribly.
I have come across this notion before in the m/m genre, a sad (for many different reasons) MC being "redeemed" really meaning "their life becomes less shit/or good/HEA/HFN". I'm not happy with this use of the word because it implies some sort of inherent sinfulness on the part of the gay (or slave) MC. This is too similar to the way marginalised people have been viewed over millenia.
Also, why don't they tell Adalene about why?
Here's what I don't get: the title.
Redemption can only occur to sinners. The slave MC in this story hasn't sinned, he's enslaved and had a terrible life in a terrible society having been treated terribly.
I have come across this notion before in the m/m genre, a sad (for many different reasons) MC being "redeemed" really meaning "their life becomes less shit/or good/HEA/HFN". I'm not happy with this use of the word because it implies some sort of inherent sinfulness on the part of the gay (or slave) MC. This is too similar to the way marginalised people have been viewed over millenia.
Also, why don't they tell Adalene about why?
May 20, 2022
This really grew on me the more I read.
I appreciated that the horrible experiences of Dante were not super long in length (doesn't make it better really) so that his healing process felt more natural, rather than like magic dick or something. He still had a long path to go and many traumas, but it wasn't overloaded.
I enjoyed the slow growth of their relationship throughout the book - so slow it kind of crept up on me. So well done! And very sweet as they built a rapport and a romance overall.
This had a fascinating historical aspect - it was more interpersonal, with the alpha-beta-omega dynamics being more servant/master. Belowstairs drama, jostling for position, it reminded me a bit of Downton Abbey. Like a tiny bit. Idk that's my only reference point.
Great tension throughout the book despite the self-contained plot line - no massive external things.
I loved the biology in this book - so well thought out, and it wasn't introduced overwhelmingly! Only when relevant. Rarely do authors put this much thought into omegaverse dynamics, and this had a particularly fascinating spin.
It could have used less ellipses at times.
The world dynamics - 1800s dystopian omegaverse essentially - I'd love to see more of. There was some movement towards addressing some of that, and I'm definitely curious to see how it plays out in the next book.
Overall, a captivating read that really grew on me over the course of the story. Definitely recommend to fans of semi-dystopian omegaverse.
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I appreciated that the horrible experiences of Dante were not super long in length (doesn't make it better really) so that his healing process felt more natural, rather than like magic dick or something. He still had a long path to go and many traumas, but it wasn't overloaded.
I enjoyed the slow growth of their relationship throughout the book - so slow it kind of crept up on me. So well done! And very sweet as they built a rapport and a romance overall.
This had a fascinating historical aspect - it was more interpersonal, with the alpha-beta-omega dynamics being more servant/master. Belowstairs drama, jostling for position, it reminded me a bit of Downton Abbey. Like a tiny bit. Idk that's my only reference point.
Great tension throughout the book despite the self-contained plot line - no massive external things.
I loved the biology in this book - so well thought out, and it wasn't introduced overwhelmingly! Only when relevant. Rarely do authors put this much thought into omegaverse dynamics, and this had a particularly fascinating spin.
It could have used less ellipses at times.
The world dynamics - 1800s dystopian omegaverse essentially - I'd love to see more of. There was some movement towards addressing some of that, and I'm definitely curious to see how it plays out in the next book.
Overall, a captivating read that really grew on me over the course of the story. Definitely recommend to fans of semi-dystopian omegaverse.
Read more reviews on my blog:
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December 26, 2024
No words, no thoughts, not what I thought this was going to be about, 3 stars ✨
November 13, 2024
3/5 ⭐
Muy difícil de calificar. No estuvo mal, pero sinceramente por la sinopsis esperaba... otra historia completamente diferente.
La construcción de los aspectos sociales en este omegaverse es muy buena, a excepción de algunos detalles confusos. La narración también es buena; acorde a la época donde está ambientada la historia.
Dante me gustó como personaje. Siento que es alguien a quien no terminas de conocer del todo, pero que igualmente te encariñas de él; sufres con él, te alegras por él, etc... Tiene un mundo interior complejo y creo que su historia está bien construida. Antoine, sin embargo, se me hizo un personaje aburrido y soso. No llamó mi atención en lo absoluto y, la verdad, esperaba mucho más de él. No hizo gran cosa durante todo el libro, simplemente portarse como un ser humano decente. Pero su presencia no genera ningún impacto en la historia. Ayuda a Dante a recuperarse de su horrible pasado y le devuelve parte de su autoestima, lo cual fue muy dulce y hermoso... pero esperaba más de él.
El romance es, en el mejor de los casos, súper desapasionado. En la narración se explican muchas cosas, pero no se muestra mucho. El smut es descrito de forma muy directa, apática, poco sentimental, y casi clínica. O al menos yo lo sentí así. Tal vez haya sido la forma en la que está escrito el libro, intentando evocar el periodo de tiempo en el cual se desarrollan los acontecimientos. Pero es que el romance tampoco está ahí... Vino a aparecer un par de capítulos antes de terminar. Dante y Antoine juntos simplemente no me hicieron sentir nada. No hubo conexión. No hubo intimidad más allá de lo sexual. No hubo una chispa de romance en sus interacciones.
Diría que el foco de la historia ni siquiera es el romance como tal. Es más bien un viaje histórico ficticio que toma características del omegaverse promedio y crea en torno a ellas toda una sociedad jerarquizada, con leyes, normas, expectativas y prácticas bastante cuestionables. A todo esto se le añade un romance de por medio que pone a prueba algunas de estas convenciones sociales, pero lo primero termina teniendo más importancia que el desarrollo del vínculo entre los protagonistas. Repito: no estuvo mal. Pero esperaba algo diferente.
Muy difícil de calificar. No estuvo mal, pero sinceramente por la sinopsis esperaba... otra historia completamente diferente.
La construcción de los aspectos sociales en este omegaverse es muy buena, a excepción de algunos detalles confusos. La narración también es buena; acorde a la época donde está ambientada la historia.
Dante me gustó como personaje. Siento que es alguien a quien no terminas de conocer del todo, pero que igualmente te encariñas de él; sufres con él, te alegras por él, etc... Tiene un mundo interior complejo y creo que su historia está bien construida. Antoine, sin embargo, se me hizo un personaje aburrido y soso. No llamó mi atención en lo absoluto y, la verdad, esperaba mucho más de él. No hizo gran cosa durante todo el libro, simplemente portarse como un ser humano decente. Pero su presencia no genera ningún impacto en la historia. Ayuda a Dante a recuperarse de su horrible pasado y le devuelve parte de su autoestima, lo cual fue muy dulce y hermoso... pero esperaba más de él.
El romance es, en el mejor de los casos, súper desapasionado. En la narración se explican muchas cosas, pero no se muestra mucho. El smut es descrito de forma muy directa, apática, poco sentimental, y casi clínica. O al menos yo lo sentí así. Tal vez haya sido la forma en la que está escrito el libro, intentando evocar el periodo de tiempo en el cual se desarrollan los acontecimientos. Pero es que el romance tampoco está ahí... Vino a aparecer un par de capítulos antes de terminar. Dante y Antoine juntos simplemente no me hicieron sentir nada. No hubo conexión. No hubo intimidad más allá de lo sexual. No hubo una chispa de romance en sus interacciones.
Diría que el foco de la historia ni siquiera es el romance como tal. Es más bien un viaje histórico ficticio que toma características del omegaverse promedio y crea en torno a ellas toda una sociedad jerarquizada, con leyes, normas, expectativas y prácticas bastante cuestionables. A todo esto se le añade un romance de por medio que pone a prueba algunas de estas convenciones sociales, pero lo primero termina teniendo más importancia que el desarrollo del vínculo entre los protagonistas. Repito: no estuvo mal. Pero esperaba algo diferente.
February 6, 2025
Not to brag but I think I could have handled this whole situation about 100 times better than Antoine and as someone who normally can get behind the miscommunication trope it doesn't work when one of your main characters is just dumb. I didn't love the world building and I think Dante was done a little dirty by still getting turned into a barefoot constantly pregnant omega but that appears to be just me
April 29, 2022
idk what i was expecting but it definitely wasn’t this.
February 9, 2019
Wow, this story was amazing. It wasn't the sweet light omega-verse crossed with historical that I was expecting, but was more about the inequality of our real history, complete with second and third-class citizens of both genders (or as it's stated here, all three genders, with women being either beta or omega). There were two times that the author slipped into "that was then, but I'm from now" -- one was a reference to the story taking place 70 years before a shift in equality -- which ripped me out of the story, but otherwise, this made me think more of Les Miserables than any candy-flavored omega or shifter omega story I've read before. Excellent job!
**Please note: I have REALLY enjoyed most of the candy-flavored omega stories and shifter omega fluff I've read -- no dis here!
**Please note: I have REALLY enjoyed most of the candy-flavored omega stories and shifter omega fluff I've read -- no dis here!
July 7, 2019
4 STARS
Great read, exactly what I needed! Dante and Antoine were super cute together! I wish this wasn't a standalone and more books were set in this world.
Great read, exactly what I needed! Dante and Antoine were super cute together! I wish this wasn't a standalone and more books were set in this world.
February 25, 2023
Loved this!
This was such a good read. There are some harsh treatments mentioned in the beginning, but once Antoine gets Dante as his a love blooms slowly. I read it in one night, staying awake late just to make it to the end. I will definitely recommend this book to others.
This was such a good read. There are some harsh treatments mentioned in the beginning, but once Antoine gets Dante as his a love blooms slowly. I read it in one night, staying awake late just to make it to the end. I will definitely recommend this book to others.
January 22, 2024
5⭐️ 3🌶️
MOOD: dark, challenging, hopeful, tense,
TROPES: hurt/comfort, master/slave,
GENRES: historical fantasy, omegaverse, lgtbq+
FAV QUOTE: But now he'd found the answer...and it was both better and worse than he'd expected. The simple answer was there was nothing wrong with him.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dante (omega) and Antoine Calvet (alpha)
AUTHOR'S WARNING: This novel contains violence, graphic r*pe scenes and themes of slavery which may be disturbing for some readers.
This was way better than I expected. I stumbled upon a random quote from TikTok and decided to give this story and author a chance. I was not disappointed. The world-building is amazing and I can't stress that enough. The world makes me angry and that's one of the ways I know the author did a good job of creating this omegaverse and societal structure. The writing style drew me in and captured my attention - I read this over the course of 2 days; I couldn't put it down.
Dante's story is heartbreaking and Antione's growth/social awareness over the course of the book provides a hopeful note to a dark and unforgiving world.
I did read this directly after another MM omegaverse story (contemporary instead of historical) that I enjoyed less - for a variety of reasons - but one the important differences was the use, or lack of use, of Author Warnings, CW, or notes. Both stories contained sexual assault and violence but with Redemption of a Slave, I had that information from the start so I could decide to read it or not (I almost didn't).
MOOD: dark, challenging, hopeful, tense,
TROPES: hurt/comfort, master/slave,
GENRES: historical fantasy, omegaverse, lgtbq+
FAV QUOTE: But now he'd found the answer...and it was both better and worse than he'd expected. The simple answer was there was nothing wrong with him.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dante (omega) and Antoine Calvet (alpha)
AUTHOR'S WARNING: This novel contains violence, graphic r*pe scenes and themes of slavery which may be disturbing for some readers.
This was way better than I expected. I stumbled upon a random quote from TikTok and decided to give this story and author a chance. I was not disappointed. The world-building is amazing and I can't stress that enough. The world makes me angry and that's one of the ways I know the author did a good job of creating this omegaverse and societal structure. The writing style drew me in and captured my attention - I read this over the course of 2 days; I couldn't put it down.
Dante's story is heartbreaking and Antione's growth/social awareness over the course of the book provides a hopeful note to a dark and unforgiving world.
I did read this directly after another MM omegaverse story (contemporary instead of historical) that I enjoyed less - for a variety of reasons - but one the important differences was the use, or lack of use, of Author Warnings, CW, or notes. Both stories contained sexual assault and violence but with Redemption of a Slave, I had that information from the start so I could decide to read it or not (I almost didn't).
January 23, 2019
I realize that Dante had a hard life as an Omega slave after he was sold, but I found him exhausting. The first half of the book is depressing even though, after being bought by the wonderfully kind alpha, Antoine, Dante's situation improves exponentially. I found his self deprecation and doubt and constant worrying trying...which is bad to say after what he'd been through but there it is. Things improved once he and Antoine get together in a genuine way, but he was still hemming and hawing all through the pregnancy, and there was constantly something new to blame his old alpha for. The most interesting part of the book for me was the use of the alpha bite during childbirth...that was a new one...and the different take on bonding. The fact that the omegas didn't even raise their children after I endured all of that was mind boggling and disappointing. Also, Antoine is a saint. Also, I kept forgetting this was supposed to be 1800. There was literally nothing to indicate the time period. 3 stars.
February 10, 2020
Absolutely a favorite of all time, five stars after multiple re-reads.
Review to come.
Review to come.
January 4, 2020
Truth be told I get considerably more satisfaction from the cover of this book than anything else.
I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn’t this!
The story morphed from a harsh beginning into hurt/comfort genre exploring the relationship between omega slave Dante and his alpha master Antoine.
Just as I thought I was getting the hang of the book it hurtled headlong into a fluffy romance instead. In my opinion there seems little to no regard for character building. I could not grasp what the draw is between one protagonist and the other.
I think that’s what I am most disappointed about. This story is full of potential only to become flaccid as it veered between one genre and another.
I lost respect for the alpha/omega world-building after discovering their tried and trusted method of discernment of status is based on the arbitrary length of a person’s penis.
(Spoiler- Apparently all omegas have small members whilst alphas sport an appendage of seven inches or more(). My mind boggles and not in a good way.
My suspension of disbelief did several double takes and I guess it was around there or shortly before that I stopped reading and began skimming pages.
Sadly, I never really managed to re-engage with either protagonist.
Clearly this is a well enough written book so I tend to think it’s me rather than the story that’s at fault, perhaps it’s a joke that is lost in translation.
I can confidently predict that I won’t be returning to this particular omegaverse and I wave Antoine and Dante farewell without so much as a backward glance.
I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn’t this!
The story morphed from a harsh beginning into hurt/comfort genre exploring the relationship between omega slave Dante and his alpha master Antoine.
Just as I thought I was getting the hang of the book it hurtled headlong into a fluffy romance instead. In my opinion there seems little to no regard for character building. I could not grasp what the draw is between one protagonist and the other.
I think that’s what I am most disappointed about. This story is full of potential only to become flaccid as it veered between one genre and another.
I lost respect for the alpha/omega world-building after discovering their tried and trusted method of discernment of status is based on the arbitrary length of a person’s penis.
(Spoiler- Apparently all omegas have small members whilst alphas sport an appendage of seven inches or more(). My mind boggles and not in a good way.
My suspension of disbelief did several double takes and I guess it was around there or shortly before that I stopped reading and began skimming pages.
Sadly, I never really managed to re-engage with either protagonist.
Clearly this is a well enough written book so I tend to think it’s me rather than the story that’s at fault, perhaps it’s a joke that is lost in translation.
I can confidently predict that I won’t be returning to this particular omegaverse and I wave Antoine and Dante farewell without so much as a backward glance.
April 20, 2022
That cover is sooooo misleading. I was expecting dark and twisted and received sweet and sad. Kinda good surprise, I’ll admit.
It’s omega verse and mpreg, so be aware.
It’s omega verse and mpreg, so be aware.
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June 20, 2024
A fun twist on the typical omegaverse
Dante and Antoine are living in the 1800’s. That, in and of itself, makes this story and series unique among omegaverse tales. It was fascinating to learn how this society treated its omegas. While many stories have omega slaves or second class citizens, I found the way omegas were treated in this world to be especially difficult.
One event changed Dante’s life forever. The harshness he experienced at the hands of brutal alphas made him angry and violent. Antoine however, saw something worth saving. It was this something that had him bringing Dante back to his estate. The patience and care Antoine shows Dante is as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking.
It was incredible to see Dante go from a wary omega to his best self by the end of the book. The road wasn’t easy, and even though Antoine made his share of mistakes along the way, the relationship these two have by the end, is one I was so glad to see them achieve.
Dante and Antoine are living in the 1800’s. That, in and of itself, makes this story and series unique among omegaverse tales. It was fascinating to learn how this society treated its omegas. While many stories have omega slaves or second class citizens, I found the way omegas were treated in this world to be especially difficult.
One event changed Dante’s life forever. The harshness he experienced at the hands of brutal alphas made him angry and violent. Antoine however, saw something worth saving. It was this something that had him bringing Dante back to his estate. The patience and care Antoine shows Dante is as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking.
It was incredible to see Dante go from a wary omega to his best self by the end of the book. The road wasn’t easy, and even though Antoine made his share of mistakes along the way, the relationship these two have by the end, is one I was so glad to see them achieve.
January 16, 2026
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: 2.75
Point of view: Dual, 3rd person
TROPES & TAGS
Omegaverse
Mpreg
Alpha X Omega
Owner X Slave
Historical Setting
Forced proximity
Slow burn
High Angst
SPICE AND KINKS
6 scenes
D/S dynamic due to the context
Knotting
multiple orgasm
• Dynamic: Strict top-bottom roles
TW/CW
On page rape
dubcon
slavery
violence
THOUGHTS
This book was hard to finish, not because it was a bad book, but the themes of the book were heartbreaking. Please mind your triggers before reading this.
Spice: 2.75
Point of view: Dual, 3rd person
TROPES & TAGS
Omegaverse
Mpreg
Alpha X Omega
Owner X Slave
Historical Setting
Forced proximity
Slow burn
High Angst
SPICE AND KINKS
6 scenes
D/S dynamic due to the context
Knotting
multiple orgasm
• Dynamic: Strict top-bottom roles
TW/CW
On page rape
dubcon
slavery
violence
THOUGHTS
This book was hard to finish, not because it was a bad book, but the themes of the book were heartbreaking. Please mind your triggers before reading this.
July 9, 2020
Historical omegaverse
It was an ok read. I liked the basic story and the authors writing style. I never really warmed up to Dante or Antoine. I found this omegaverse very different. The breeding omega, who is just a favored slave. And omegas who give birth to their child don't even hold it at birth, just hands it off and go on about their life. Sorry but not my cup of omega tea.
It was an ok read. I liked the basic story and the authors writing style. I never really warmed up to Dante or Antoine. I found this omegaverse very different. The breeding omega, who is just a favored slave. And omegas who give birth to their child don't even hold it at birth, just hands it off and go on about their life. Sorry but not my cup of omega tea.
September 30, 2022
This world was almost too unpleasant to read about, and while I ended up enjoying the story well enough, I didn't love it, and I'd rather pivot to something that makes me glad I read it than go on to the next in series... at least for now.
October 3, 2018
Sweet slave/master story
Unlike most other MPREG A/B/O universes, this story was more of a master/slave hurt/comfort story. Interesting world building. Very recommended.
Unlike most other MPREG A/B/O universes, this story was more of a master/slave hurt/comfort story. Interesting world building. Very recommended.
October 7, 2022
Engaging. Interesting. Good character development. Plots hangs together.
December 3, 2025
I'm always pretty wary about master x slave stories. It's a very fine line between a healing romance and a perpetration of violences (regardless of how gently they are done.) So with Redemption of a Slave I have some mixed feelings despite the 4 stars I've given as a rating. Our male omega, Dante, starts this story off by being sold by his previous master and then whored out for months to increasingly violent alphas. When Antoine, our male alpha, meets him, Dante is actively being raped by a guard. This was such a violent read.
And while Antoine gives Dante a few days to heal from his latest rape, he's completely ignorant that the slave omegas may actually not like being used. He doesn't understand that Dante's lack of arousal might not actually be a medical issue but instead just the man not being aroused. In fact, while Antoine encourages Dante to be honest with him. He "mates" with Dante for weeks before asking straight forward if Dante actually likes being physically with him. While Dante didn't say anything prior to that (and how could he since he's a slave and any rebuffing of mating by his "owner" could result in physical punishments and/or being resold), Antoine has mated with him numerous times without Dante's consent. I understand that in the context of the book, omegas are not allowed as slaves to provide or withdraw consent since they are property, it still makes my skin crawl that Dante was being essentially raped for much of this relationship. I will commend the author for the fact that Antoine immediately backed off, apologized profusely, and then went basically celibate outside of omega heats once he learned that omega orgasms were more forced than anything.
Honestly, once Antoine opened his eyes and started learning about the actually problems with the alpha x omega dynamics, and he started making changes for himself, I was able to settle more comfortably into the story. There was significant character growth with Antoine that made the relationship between him and Dante believable. From the start he was a kind man but seeing him learn and work to fix prejudices and injustices where he could was nice growth to read.
I really did enjoy this despite the discomfort it gave me through much of it as well. I'm not sure if I'll continue this particular series from the author, but the writing skill is there and I'll definitely be reading more omegaverse from them.
And while Antoine gives Dante a few days to heal from his latest rape, he's completely ignorant that the slave omegas may actually not like being used. He doesn't understand that Dante's lack of arousal might not actually be a medical issue but instead just the man not being aroused. In fact, while Antoine encourages Dante to be honest with him. He "mates" with Dante for weeks before asking straight forward if Dante actually likes being physically with him. While Dante didn't say anything prior to that (and how could he since he's a slave and any rebuffing of mating by his "owner" could result in physical punishments and/or being resold), Antoine has mated with him numerous times without Dante's consent. I understand that in the context of the book, omegas are not allowed as slaves to provide or withdraw consent since they are property, it still makes my skin crawl that Dante was being essentially raped for much of this relationship. I will commend the author for the fact that Antoine immediately backed off, apologized profusely, and then went basically celibate outside of omega heats once he learned that omega orgasms were more forced than anything.
Honestly, once Antoine opened his eyes and started learning about the actually problems with the alpha x omega dynamics, and he started making changes for himself, I was able to settle more comfortably into the story. There was significant character growth with Antoine that made the relationship between him and Dante believable. From the start he was a kind man but seeing him learn and work to fix prejudices and injustices where he could was nice growth to read.
I really did enjoy this despite the discomfort it gave me through much of it as well. I'm not sure if I'll continue this particular series from the author, but the writing skill is there and I'll definitely be reading more omegaverse from them.
October 27, 2024
This is such a difficult book. Not only the themes are difficult, but the novel takes no easy roads.
I am absolutely okay with dark themes, and I also readily am able to accept what specific events might mean within the context of a setting or a story. I fully expected this book to follow a lot of other great stories with similar themes, and I was surprised when it took a much harsher approach. Almost a defeatist approach - by 70% in I learnt to reign in my expectations of freedom for all omegas, and equality and just wished I could see the two protagonists at least create their little oasis of equality.
I adored how Dante and Antoine are living two parallel lives, and how Dante does not ever lose sight of how unfair and cruel his situation is. Not only how he has been treated, but also how the whole societal way of dealing with omegas is simply unfair and cruel. And yet, he also is dragged around by what he has learnt - to see him both dreading and hoping for specific things was heartbreaking.
And Antoine's povs were probably my favorite because of how slowly he finally understands. It is not easy, and his kindness is not presented as a "solve it all" bandaid, but it is often presented as an arrogant pair of sunglasses that is blocking him from seeing how the real world is.
The only reason why I decided to give this novel 4 instead of 5 stars was that in general I am not a fan of pregnancy, and the book spends a lot of time with it, but also because I thought the story lacked interactions between Antoine and Dante. The most important interactions are there, of course, but there is a big part of the book where the two meets and we never get to see the more domestic side of things, which would have helped me understand how Antoine fell for Dante (it seemed to come out of nowhere) or how Dante started to trust Antoine a bit more. The irony of it is that I did not notice how much I was missing this until we got a domestic scene of Antoine teasing Dante after picking up his clothes for him.
I am absolutely okay with dark themes, and I also readily am able to accept what specific events might mean within the context of a setting or a story. I fully expected this book to follow a lot of other great stories with similar themes, and I was surprised when it took a much harsher approach. Almost a defeatist approach - by 70% in I learnt to reign in my expectations of freedom for all omegas, and equality and just wished I could see the two protagonists at least create their little oasis of equality.
I adored how Dante and Antoine are living two parallel lives, and how Dante does not ever lose sight of how unfair and cruel his situation is. Not only how he has been treated, but also how the whole societal way of dealing with omegas is simply unfair and cruel. And yet, he also is dragged around by what he has learnt - to see him both dreading and hoping for specific things was heartbreaking.
And Antoine's povs were probably my favorite because of how slowly he finally understands. It is not easy, and his kindness is not presented as a "solve it all" bandaid, but it is often presented as an arrogant pair of sunglasses that is blocking him from seeing how the real world is.
The only reason why I decided to give this novel 4 instead of 5 stars was that in general I am not a fan of pregnancy, and the book spends a lot of time with it, but also because I thought the story lacked interactions between Antoine and Dante. The most important interactions are there, of course, but there is a big part of the book where the two meets and we never get to see the more domestic side of things, which would have helped me understand how Antoine fell for Dante (it seemed to come out of nowhere) or how Dante started to trust Antoine a bit more. The irony of it is that I did not notice how much I was missing this until we got a domestic scene of Antoine teasing Dante after picking up his clothes for him.
July 19, 2022
I've read a lot of omegaverse and mpreg in my life so when an author can give me something new it's always a treat. The world of Redemption of a Slave had a fairly typical dynamic where alphas are in charge, omegas are the very bottom of the class system, and betas are somewhere in between. What was new were the slight changes to how the biology of alphas, omegas, and betas worked. It was enough to make it feel totally unique. I especially enjoyed how important betas are to the whole omegaverse ecosystem. The reveals of the biology quirks came up in an organic way too which was nice.
Biology and world building aside, the romance in this book was very sweet and very slow burn. The omega main character had gone through a lot so the time and space between the two main characters felt necessary for the romance to develop and made it more believable instead of having a magical healing alpha or whatever. They were very cute together even if the societal structure made their interactions kind of annoying at first since the omega literally did not have any power to say anything.
Which leads me to the slavery/omega rights aspect. Omegas are bought and sold in this universe and the book's message was ultimately "wouldn't life be much better if alphas weren't such huge buttwads and actually used the natural complementary biology between alphas and omegas to make omega lives better??" which I believe is a build up for the second book and its focus on omega rights.
A solid entry in the medium brow omegaverse category. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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Biology and world building aside, the romance in this book was very sweet and very slow burn. The omega main character had gone through a lot so the time and space between the two main characters felt necessary for the romance to develop and made it more believable instead of having a magical healing alpha or whatever. They were very cute together even if the societal structure made their interactions kind of annoying at first since the omega literally did not have any power to say anything.
Which leads me to the slavery/omega rights aspect. Omegas are bought and sold in this universe and the book's message was ultimately "wouldn't life be much better if alphas weren't such huge buttwads and actually used the natural complementary biology between alphas and omegas to make omega lives better??" which I believe is a build up for the second book and its focus on omega rights.
A solid entry in the medium brow omegaverse category. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Read this review and more on my blog: https://horsetalkreviews.blogspot.com/
May 23, 2020
This story...tore me. I'm not sure how to feel. This is one of the few omegaverse stories I've read, and I'll admit that's mostly because mpreg isn't my thing. But I like to give genres I don't hate right off the bat at least a few chances to convince me. In a way, this one did that. Kind of. But it also...didn't.
Let me see if I can explain, starting with what didn't sit well.
There was a content warning at the beginning, alerting the reader to rape on page. Which, as long as there's warning, I don't generally have issue with. However, the beginning of this book played off like rape kink porn and truly didn't need to have so much detail (and in primarily telling not showing fashion) because...my next complaint is the main characters of this story have zero development and are flat as pancakes. So, going into the detail the author went into at the beginning provided no character development nor did it really set up any of the future plot (while it would have if Dante had more character development, I'm sure).
But...I enjoyed the overarching storyline. It sagged a little in the middle, and again at the end. It genre-flipped from a brutal non-con at the beginning, to a Master/slave without what I'd call a real M/s relationship, then on to a bit of an out of nowhere fluffy romance.
I read the entire book without wanting to DNF, so don't get me wrong. It kept my interest, it just...could've been done better. Overall, it was a bit meh, and a bit okay. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to any of my reader friends, but I am sure there will be people out there who enjoy it far more than I did.
Let me see if I can explain, starting with what didn't sit well.
There was a content warning at the beginning, alerting the reader to rape on page. Which, as long as there's warning, I don't generally have issue with. However, the beginning of this book played off like rape kink porn and truly didn't need to have so much detail (and in primarily telling not showing fashion) because...my next complaint is the main characters of this story have zero development and are flat as pancakes. So, going into the detail the author went into at the beginning provided no character development nor did it really set up any of the future plot (while it would have if Dante had more character development, I'm sure).
But...I enjoyed the overarching storyline. It sagged a little in the middle, and again at the end. It genre-flipped from a brutal non-con at the beginning, to a Master/slave without what I'd call a real M/s relationship, then on to a bit of an out of nowhere fluffy romance.
I read the entire book without wanting to DNF, so don't get me wrong. It kept my interest, it just...could've been done better. Overall, it was a bit meh, and a bit okay. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to any of my reader friends, but I am sure there will be people out there who enjoy it far more than I did.
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