Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Breaking Barriers

SERIES: Hart Medical Center #1

AUTHOR: Shea Balik

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 144 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 11, 2020

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Detective Jamal Tuma was used to life not going his way. As an omega in an alpha dominated world, he’d experienced more than his fair share of bigotry when he’d decided to enter the police force. His life had been put in danger more times than he could count for no other reason than alphas above him thought it wouldn’t matter if he’d died on the job. Yet, in the six years he’d been a cop, he’d never come quite so close to death as he did when an alpha doctor didn’t feel it necessary to treat his gunshot wound.

Brace Jacobs had never given much thought to the omegas in their world. As a doctor, he’d taken an oath to heal, no matter their color, creed, sex, or even their omega status. But not everyone felt the way he did. It didn’t sit well with Brace, but he didn’t go out of his way to fix the problem, either. That was until Detective Jamal Tuma came through those doors and nearly died with Brace’s hands deep in his body as he fought to save the omega.

Warning: Hijinx and mayhem will ensue, as these two fight the world around them, as well as their own ridiculous preconceived notions, as they hope to build a future together. But that might be easier said than done when there are stalkers, assholes, idiots, and one very determined Patient Care Coordinator, who will kick everyone’s ass while planning a circus, if that’s what it takes for them to begin Breaking Barriers.

REVIEW:

After reading the lead in…book 0, I KNEW this was going to be one hell of a series and I was right! After seeing the omega Shale come in and kick ass to an alpha doctor who deserved it, I knew this was going to be perfect. Once again, omegas are cast in a bad light. They are less than anyone else, although they are the ones that work the hardest and have to fight the hardest for everything. But these omegas are here to prove, they are not only the best at what they are doing, they are much better than the alphas who are trying to demean them.

If you haven’t read the book 0, you need to. It gets you a good setup going into this one. You don’t have to, I suppose, but if you can, it will help. I think it’s with the prolific works. I don’t remember. Anyway, when I read the 0, I knew things were going to be tough. Ronan Hart, is the next Hart to be ‘in control’ of the hospital, and it’s falling apart around him, because his father didn’t care about it when he was in control. And now Ronan’s hands are full trying to fix everything, with the board hounding his every step. And the next bad thing, has now just hit. An asshole alpha refuses to treat a cop who’s been shot in the line of duty, just because he’s an omega. Well, Brace stepped in after treating another gunshot wound and barely saved Jamal’s life. But he’s been a coma and no one knows why. But Shale has implemented some new things at the hospital and now Jamal is awake. And in trouble. 

Omegas like Jamal and Shale are what make this book. And the alphas that are the good one, the ones trying to do the right thing and make sure everyone is equal. But Jamal and Shale have a backbone like you wouldn’t believe and they know how to take care of business, no matter what everyone seems to throw their way. And believe me, some days it’s hard. Very hard. Especially for Jamal, being a cop that no one wants to help because he’s omega. Except for his partner, Gal. But even Gal, Jamal is worried for because Jamal is getting crap assignments and stuff that Gal has to put up with for being his partner. So, yeah. I admire these omegas. They are going to prove that omegas are just as good as alphas, even if it kills them on the way out. They are just as good and as important and I love it.

This is going to be one hell of a series. The battle between alphas and omegas, the ensuing drama at the hospital. It’s all adding up to be one hell of a series. And after reading these, I can’t wait for the next one.

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