JALON by Crea Reitan
Van Doren #5
Dark MM Romance
October 15, 2026
👑Dark MM Romance
💜Age Gap
👑Son’s Friend
💜First Times
👑Double Bi-Awakening
and so much more!
I want him for selfish reasons.
I’ve spent the last thirty years building an empire for my family. I never want anyone I love to find themselves in the same position I was when my parents left: a failing company, an Estate in ruins, and my four brothers under seven for me to raise.
The world sees a king – infallible, untouchable, and unshakable. Knowing how to control my features and wearing a suit like armor, no one can see the scars of the mistakes I’ve made nor do they know I’ve conducted all my relationships like business transactions.
Right up until Levis Li turned my life inside out in the best possible way. Then the fool decides to use himself as live bait for a doctor killing his patients.
This is a LGBTQIA+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.
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Jalon by Crea Reitan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Jalon, is the ultimate Van Doren. He has created the Van Doren empire. Kind, compassionate, and not afraid to get his hands bloody. Levis, sensible, sweet, and such a bad boy for his Jalon.
Levis and Jalon were interesting. I didn’t expect that Jalon would be as open to experimentation as he was. I did like that they worked up to the full blown relationship and that the family was accepting of it. Jalon’s parents were a surprise. I also like Levis’ daily gifts. One burning question was answered so that was good.
I didn’t get into the story until I was almost halfway through. It felt lacking. Which was disappointing. As a Van Doren story it was okay, however I expected more from the “final” original Van Doren stories. The book also seemed to end abruptly.
My original thought was that I’d have to rate this 3 stars but as I contemplated the scope of the book. The inclusion of almost every family member (I loved Emerson) and the wolves, I decided I could give it a 4.
Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…
When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!
CONNECT WITH CREA: https://linktr.ee/creareitan
