Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic (Cambric Creek, #3) by C.M. Nascosta

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lowell Hemming is stuck.
Grounded from his job as a photographer, this globe-trotting werewolf is pulling his hair out being back in his small hometown, with no end to the current situation in sight. The first Hemming to leave Cambric Creek in several generations, he’s feeling the pressure from his mother to move back home permanently, is chafed by his inescapable family name, and hasn’t gotten laid in months. When he picks up an intriguingly-worded flyer, he hopes that his boredom is about to come to an end.

For the first time in her life, Moriah has an open door of possibility before her. Recently divorced, she owns her own home, her interior design business is thriving, and she’s free to do what she’s always wanted — travel the world. There’s only one thing holding her back — the desire to have a child. After trying for years, to the erosion of her marriage, she’s ready to put her dreams of travel aside and take drastic measures to get the one thing her heart desires above all else.

Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic offers a unique service — trigger a heat, and breed with a werewolf in a controlled setting, right before the full moon. Their success rates are higher than multi-species IVF, cheaper than adoption, and more enjoyable than most trips to a clinic.

When Moriah picks a handsome, dark-haired werewolf out of a catalog, it seems as easy as buying a pair of shoes. She doesn’t count on liking him. He’s funny, he’s sexy, and once she takes his knot, Moriah isn’t sure if she’ll ever be able to see their relationship as a transaction.

When Lowell gets the call that he’s been chosen by a clinic patient, all he’s looking forward to is scratching a physical itch and possibly unlocking a new medical kink. Catching feelings is not part of the contract. But when he meets the gorgeous little redhead who’s picked him, walking away from her after he’s fulfilled his end of the contract is harder than he thought.
Hard to think of leaving . . . and it’s not the only thing she makes hard.

Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic

Between Fur and Fertility

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💚💜💙❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: 😋🙂🤨🤣
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration type: Dual Narration

🛡️ Audiobook Review: Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic (Hemming Brothers, #1)

Author: C.M. Nascosta
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Narrators: Eva Caine and Jack Calihan

🦸🏻‍♂️ The Hero: Lowell

Lowell is a globe-trotting photographer and a werewolf, chasing stories for major media outlets. Though the pay isn’t glamorous, his passion for the craft keeps him going. When a human pandemic halts travel and pauses his career, he returns to Cambric Creek—a town where supernatural and human species coexist seamlessly. Back home, Lowell must confront not only his stalled career but also the complicated legacy of his well-known family.

🦸🏼‍♀️ The Heroine: Moriah

Moriah, newly divorced from her reptilian husband, is determined to pursue her dream of motherhood. Years of failed attempts—including IVF—have left her heartbroken but resolute. When she learns about the moon-blooded breeding clinic, where human women can conceive with werewolves, she sees a chance to reclaim her future. Enter Lowell: virile, magnetic, and unexpectedly compatible.

🔥 Plot Dynamics

Moriah begins fertility treatments and selects Lowell as her match. Their initial interview sparks undeniable chemistry, but both carry emotional baggage beyond the clinic walls. Moriah reevaluates her marriage and rekindles her long-buried desire to travel. Lowell, meanwhile, faces the uncomfortable truth that his brothers see him as immature and self-absorbed—a man who has avoided responsibility under the guise of chasing adventure. Together, they must decide if their connection is more than transactional.

🌟 What Worked

• The premise is compelling: Moriah’s desperation for a child adds emotional weight and urgency.
• The steamy scenes deliver on intensity and passion.

💔 What Fell Short

• Lowell often reads less like a seasoned adult and more like a reckless teenager, undermining his appeal.
• The narrative lingers too long on the characters’ failures, slowing momentum.
• A major dealbreaker: intimacy occurs while Lowell is in werewolf form, which crosses into bestiality territory.

🎙 Audiobook Narration

Told in dual POV with dual narration, Jack Calihan and Eva Caine bring the story to life. Calihan’s gravelly timbre suits a werewolf but feels older than Lowell’s character. Caine’s soft, natural delivery is warm and engaging, perfectly capturing Moriah’s vulnerability and strength.

💭 Final Thoughts

A bold concept with undeniable heat, but uneven character portrayal and problematic choices kept it from fully landing for me.

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