why cruise
There’s only one bed
Two drinks in, and I’ve already propositioned my roommate.
In my defense, I didn’t book this vacation. My best friend did, hoping a fling would drag me out of the nest I’ve been hiding in since my alpha dumped me. She neglected to mention that this was Port Haven’s infamous matchmaking cruise.
A reservation error puts me in a cabin with Theo, an omega who has spent his life being told he’s “too omega” to be taken seriously and not the right kind of omega to be wanted. I’ve spent mine letting an alpha decide what I’m allowed to want. By the end of our first night, neither of us is complaining about the mix-up or the only one bed situation.
Then we meet Justice and Ren.
Justice is a tech mogul who is this close to cracking up and being forced out of the company he built from scratch. He approaches relaxation like a hostile takeover and seems personally offended by anything he can’t control. Ren is charming, shameless, and pretending he isn’t hiding something dark. He also happens to be Justice’s first love, although the two of them insist their constant bickering isn’t flirting.
The seas get rough as we encounter exes, criminal masterminds, misbehaving alphas, and all of our emotional baggage gets upended. Is this the messiest vacation fling in maritime history or the beginning of a pack none of us knew we were searching for?
Between the Pages
I’m not going to lie, I came up with the idea for “Why Cruise” when everyone on TikTok was obsessed with the Ultimate World Cruise. But you know, I had to make it dirty, a little dark and omegaverse of course.
Tropes
- Secrets and mental breakdowns
- Fast Burn
- Pesky Exes
- Auctions and scavenger hunts
- Forced Proximity
Settings
Why Cruise happens on the Epsilon of the Seas during “Bond Voyage,” Port Haven’s infamous matchmaking cruise. We do get to visit real ports of call in the Caribbean.
Relationship Pairings
MMMF
Mackenzie is a female omega who just got dumped.
Theo is a male omega who has been unlucky in love
Justice is a male alpha about to lose his shit
Ren is a male alpha with way too many secrets
Content Warnings
This book has discussions of grooming and assault, including a character whose core belief system does not contextualize those events as unacceptable. There are discussions about events in the recent past that include violations of consent and financial abuse. Childhood abuse and how that affects the character as an adult is discussed and includes on page panic attacks and flashbacks. There is also a fair bit of gender discrimination towards both the female omega and especially the male omega. Power exchange dynamics are discussed. There is also blackmail and gambling on page.
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Bonuses and Freebies
It’s a conspiracy
Justice is struggling as pack lead after the cruise. His pack launches a conspiracy to help him.