War is coming for the dragon knights…but love may find them first.
A chance meeting with a young male dragon seals the fate of one adventurous female poacher. The dragon’s partner, a ruggedly handsome knight named Gareth, takes one look at the shapely woman and decides to do a little poaching of his own.
Sir Gareth both seduces and falls deeply in love with the girl who is not only unafraid of dragons but also possesses a rare gift—she can hear the beasts’ silent speech. He wants her for his mate, but mating with a knight is no simple thing. To accept a knight, a woman must also accept the dragon, the dragon’s mate…and her knight, Lars, too.
She is at first shocked, then intrigued by the lusty life in the Lair. But war is in the making and only the knights and dragons have a chance at ending it before it destroys their land and their lives.
Bianca D'Arc is the USA Today bestselling author of over 100 romance titles. She has been published traditionally, by a few notable small presses, and indie. Before becoming a full-time writer, she ran a laboratory, a legal department, and jetted around the country on business while working for a Fortune 500 engineering firm.
Those are my notes and I am too lazy to write a proper review... Enjoy. 15% they know each other for, hmmm, half an hour, give or take a few minutes, and they are already in love and had sex 16% after about another hour they have sex again and she thinks *quote*She knew a baby could come of what they’d just done, but didn’t care. Or rather, she kind of liked the idea of having this knight’s baby, even if she never saw him again.*/quote* 16% Come on! Seriously?! *quote*So far he had proven that he always put her pleasure and comfort before his own and that was a good quality in a man, she decided.*/quote* that hour really left its mark 22% *quote*It was obvious to Adora that her beautiful daughter was deeply in love, as was the tall young man at her side. His heart was in his eyes as he looked down at her girl, and she knew it was a long, lasting kind of love that filled his heart. */quote* What the hell was that 1/2 day made from?! Awesome? 41% the 2nd day: *quote*"I love you, Belora. Will you be my wife?" She gaped at him. She seemed hardly able speak, but the smile that spread across her soft lips was answer in itself. "Yes, Gareth. I love you too!"*/quote* . . . . . 100% It kind of continued like that till the end, with a small rescue of the mom.
Besides the suspended belief in reading a book with dragons, I had no idea that I had to suspend it even more. These people meet and fall in love in the span of minutes. And don't tell me that there is a war and bla, bla, bla; they don't even open their mouths and are already "deeply in love". WTF?
Furthermore, I haven't found a plot yet. I kept reading and expecting it to fly out of hiding, but no... It wasn't meant to be. [oh,oh! That's me looking for the plot.] All in all, the corny cheesfest and the hyper-insta-love are a great mindless[being the operative word] reading so I'll continue with book 2.
I just can't drag my rating any higher than a 2 star here. I acknowledge that despite my love of dragons and erotica I might not have been the best reader for this book. This is one of those books in which everyone is always spouting off wonderful affirmations and bad things never really happen. Despite the storyline, it's like being stuck in a church van full of kumbaya -singing mormons who only want to help you see how wonderful you really are. The feel-good factor starts to chafe after a while.
I think there is a plot that encompasses the whole series (of which there are now 7 books and 3 novellas). It's obvious that war is brewing, royal progeny are going to spring up somewhere, ect. However, there didn't really seemed to be a single plot contained within this book itself, other than lots and lots of sex. Unfortunately I didn't even think all that sex was particularly hot. It lacked details and a lot of it was same-same (for example H1 and H2 never even changed positions).
Plus everything moves exceedingly fast. Insta-lust isn't even fast enough to describe it. Within the course of one brief conversation the h and H1 met, fell in love and dispensed with her virginity. Within two days he has asked her to marry him, introduced a third party (H2) to the mix and convinced her to be comfortable with all the other voyeuristic knights. Within a day of that she's rolling with the double penetration, draconic aphrodisiacs and apparently learned to have multiple orgasms a the drop of a freakin' hat with little to no for-play. I know this is erotica. I know I have to suspend my disbelief. I know it's fantasy and all in good fun. But seriously, I could not make myself believe anything could move so quickly.
I did like H1 and H2 (H2 probably most of all). I like the mother and Jarred. I liked the dragons. I liked the interesting Wyre life...sorry Lair life. The idea of two men per woman is an interesting one, though male pairing would seem easier. (I don't think I'm the first review to point either aspect out.) I didn't care for the h though. The h, I might point out, who isn't even important enough to have her own name in the book's description, so you can imagine how much effect she has in the book. No, despite liking many of the disparate part of the book I didn't like the book as a whole. Others do. I can't say I cared much for it.
Dragons! Very cool. This world - a little strange.
Dragons are paired up with Knights to protect the borders of the kingdom. The Knights and Dragons are able to communicate telepathically and empathically. So Rule #1 of the world is that a Dragon can't mate unless their Knight mates first. Otherwise, the Knights will go insane from the crazed lust they experience from dragon sex. If the knight has a mate then they just go running in search of each other like their hoo haa is on fire when the dragons get busy. (You would think they would give each other a heads up or something.) Rule #2 is that the Knights can only mate with a female that can talk telepathically with dragons which is rare in this world. This leads to Rule #3 which I will get to in a moment.
So the dragon finds a sweet innocent Mary Sue while hunting deer and finds out she can telepath with dragons. He thinks I have to have her for my knight - or I might never get some action. The dragon plunks Mary Sue in front of Handsome 1 and they immediately go to town with marathon sex containing simultaneous orgasms that last for hours. (Don't worry, Dragon breath heals any soreness so they can get right back to it.) When they come up for air, he asks her to marry him and she promptly says yes. Then he drops Rule #3 on her. By the way, when you and I mate, then my dragon is going to mate, and by default then that dragon's knight becomes your other husband. Let me introduce you to Hansome 2.
Mary Sue eyes Hansome 2, thinks he is equally hot and says, "Um, Ok" and Hansome 2 joins the fun.
The characters and relationship is about as deep as a puddle in a drought. I have a question. Why can't a Knight mate with a woman that can't speak to dragons??
There is a little bit of a plot of a neighboring kingdom planning to invade with an acid spitting snake army. There is a side story lead into a future book with Mary Sue's mom which was more interesting to me since she didn't fall over spread eagle at the sight of a Knight. She and a Knight seem to be developing a relationship at a more reasonable pace with a bit of interest and kindness at this point.
I might read the next to see if the series gets better with a little bit more world/plot development and more mature characters - and to see if Mary Sue's mom likes threesomes.
Bianca D’Arc takes readers into an alternate world where dragons exist. In this unique world, dragons are bounded to their knights in a way that makes them both experience what the other is feeling. When Bolera, a fair maiden goes out to hunt a stag for some food for her family, she comes across a huge dragon named Kelvan who tries to steal her latest game. As they argue over who made the kill, they decide to see Sir Gareth, the dragon’s knight to settle this matter.
Bolera and Sir Gareth experience an instant attraction to one another. Sometimes I felt that the dialogue between the characters was a tad bit cheesy, but this book does have a fairy tale feel to it. Their romance blooms, and soon Gareth wishes to make Bolera his for eternity. The mating rituals for the dragon knights are very different. Going into this book I knew there would be ménage in it, but in the first half of the book, the three major characters are Bolera, Sir Gareth and Kelvan, the dragon. For a second there, I thought she was going to have sex with the dragon! But no, fear not...there’s none of that in this book. :)
This is where Lars enters. Lars is the knight that is bounded to Kelvan’s new mate. Since dragon and their knights are connected on a visceral level, when a knight finds his mate, the dragon is now able to mate as well. So since Gareth found his new wife is Bolera, Kelvan can now find his own mate. Kelvan’s new dragon mate also has her own knight, Lars. Lars feels the erotic pull through his bound with the dragons and soon, he can’t resist the urge either.
Essentially, if the binding goes right, Bolera, Sir Gareth and Lars will all be mated while still being connected to their newly mated dragons as well. Together, they make their own family. While complicated at first, this story was a very unique take on dragons. I don’t think I’ve read any dragon book so deliciously intricate.
There’s also a great introduction to the next book in the series, which will feature Bolera’s mother, Adora. Despite my initial hesitation about this series, I think I enjoy the world enough to read more about it!
WARNING....ranting and spoilers and swearing lots of swearing ahead
Oh god what was that? You know as soon as I finished I had to delete from my kindle app. I wanted to so badly not finish this book. If it wasn't for 2 challenges I would have. BAD BAD BAD..
Potential yes, story wise it could have made for a good story, sex on every page almost doesn't make a good story, heck it was mostly just sex with some story for seasoning. And it wasn't even good sex. It was just ugh....you just met literally just met. You got taken by a dragon and now you'er having sex with the knight that rides it... you were a bloody virgin and now your fucking some dude who was in the river....oh and better yet....what a day after you're engaged.....rage rage rage... so much...ugh...the dragon feels the pleasure of it's knight and it's mates sex because it can't fuck it's own mate until his knight has one because the knight is linked to it and he'll go mad if he doesn't have his own mate to fuck while the dragon is off getting it on with another dragon. Don't get me wrong I'm no prude and I've read my share of erotica but this was just bad.
I don't want to give it any star rating. 0 STARS OUT OF ALL THE STARS S Only reason I gave it a star is because it's required for my challenge completion post.
A good little romance easy to read, creative. No one gets mad about socks on the floor, has insomnia or indigestion troubles, or even tangles in their hair. Now that’s a world worth visiting!
The knight/dragon theme of Maiden Flight suggests a historic fantasy. Except for terms like "sir" and "milady", the speech and mores (particularly of the females) seem a complete mismatch with the middle ages time frame. I really hate it when a supposedly historic book has very little historic accuracy (even in a fantasy).
Also, the plot consists of lots and lots and lots of sex with a little sprinkling of story. The world building seems overtly to be an explanation and framework for making lots of menage sex the focus of the book. I actually enjoy hot menage sex in my reads, but (silly me), I want it in the context of a good story with adequate literary foreplay to make development of the relationships somewhat believable.
I may sample one more book of this series because I have enjoyed other series by Bianca D'Arc (Tales of the Were, Brotherhood of Blood and The Redstone Clan)--just in case some of the issues are resolved in the sequels...
OMG This was atrocious. I couldn't even read the whole thing. No setting the scene. No lead ins or development. No FINESSE.
Here are the first few pages
Belora: Yay I shot a deer! No dragon don't take my deer! Fine I will chase after you and confront you even though you are who knows how many times larger than me...with sharp talons, pointy teeth and fire breath.
Give it back beasty! Its mine!
Dragon: You make a good point, but let me take you back to my gorgeous knight partner so he can decide who gets it even if I really don't need it and its not that hard to get another one.
Belora: Oh no the dragon has carried me off and... OH! Look at the gorgeous view. And look, there, hundreds of feet below me is the Knight. Wow, he makes me react like no man ever has before. I'm so turned on....even though I cant even see him that well.
Dragon: Knight, meet Belora.
Knight: Ooooo she's pretty.
Dragon: Okay I will go catch another deer (because hunting is a piece of cake) and leave you two alone so you can F***
I had high hopes for this book coming into it because I love dragon shifters and I'd heard about this series for a while now. Unfortunately I was disappointed. There was a lot of great potential, but the character development and the way it was written was way too simplistic for me. Belora meets Gareth and is instantly attracted to him, they argue a bit and then she gives him her V-Card on the ground...? Then with Lars, it's even less than that. I like menage stories, but this was just too unbelievable. Also, it was just way too convenient that Belora could heal dragons. I understand what relevence it has to the story, but c'mon -there could have been more development there rather than the deux-ex-machina ending of her sweeping in to heal Tina with complete success and they discover she's of royal blood... WTF? So much potential, but it's wasted on a rushed story with mediocre menage sex scenes, useless Bella swan-esk heroines and underdeveloped heroes. Not impressed.
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Entiendo que todo debía moverse rápido por ser una novela corta, pero ah-ah, hay formas. Todo fue: ¡Oh, hola! - Es mi comida - ¡Te amo! - Ah no, claro entiendo que debemos vivir los tres juntos, por lo que no, no hay problema! - This may sound crazy but I love you and we just met. Baby Jesus, al menos algo de duda ¿no? O sea pudo haber tardado un poco en aceptar esa relación por muy sexy que fueran los dos.
See this was great. This is the way I like this type of smutty erotica written, not plot heavy, and every plot move just bring us quickly back to some weird dragon sex scene. Gimme gimme more.
Were the sex scenes the best I've read, no. Was the plots the best I've read, no, however this was so readable and had me laughing, page flipping, and as aroused as dragon knight m/f/m smut can make a nubile, untested, dragon healer maiden such as myself.
When Belora successfully shoots a stag,she is annoyed when a dragon flies off with it. She gives chase and demands the return of the kill. The dragon, Kelvan, learns that she can communicate with him and takes her to his knight. So begins this enjoyable and steamy romance, the first of a series. My only complaint is that it feels rushed, that the story could have been developed in greater detail and events could have been spun out over a longer time period allowing the reader to become more immersed in the lives of those who live and work with dragons.
When I read Bianca D'Arc's Maiden Flight I couldn't help but compare life in the lair to life in the weyr, as in dragon's weyr. I don't know if the author intended the story as a more liberated, or at least kinkier response to Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern, I'd be astonished if some parallel wasn't meant.
And the sexual aspects of McCaffrey's Dragonriders world really did need to be addressed, but we'll get there later.
Meanwhile, about this particular set of dragons, instead of thread and a red star, we have a brewing war, and a young woman poaching game to feed herself and her mother, only to have her kill stolen right out from under her.
Make that stolen from above her, by a dragon. And she starts an argument with the beast! (Clearly she's never seen the t-shirt "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well with ketchup"!)
Belora knows the dragon is not a beast. Her mother's childhood friend was a dragon, so Belora has grown up on stories of Mama Kelzy the dragon. From her mother, Belora has inherited the rare ability to speak to dragons, mind to mind. Kelvan, the dragon who poached from the poacher, is enchanted with the spitfire. So much so that he entices her to fly with him to meet his knight, Gareth.
Belora goes along with Kelvan because she really needs that meat. She hopes that Gareth will hear her out. Kelvan brings her because women who have the dragon-speaking gift are rare, and there are extremely few women in the dragon lair.
Kelvan is being selfish. He can't claim his mate unless his knight is mated. He hopes (and it turns out that he's right) that Belora will be Gareth's destined mate.
But Belora and her mother have lived a relatively isolated life. Belora is not just a virgin, she has less idea than most women of what to expect from lair life. (And yes, we've heard this before, on Pern again)
The knights, the dragons, and the lairs that support them have come up with some very creative, not to mention kinky solutions to the scarcity of women in the lairs. Will Belora's growing love for Gareth help her to overcome her shock at a range of sexual experiences that her life had never prepared her for?
Escape Rating B-: Maiden Flight read a bit like two stories glued together. And maybe it was. This was originally written in 2006 and recently revised and updated.
The scarcity of women in the lair provides a thinly veiled excuse for the menage. On the other hand, why not? All the knights are men (although why that is required is a whole other question that was never answered) and there are very few women who can hear the dragons. And dragon sex is so overwhelming (shades of Anne McCaffrey again) that the dragons can't mate unless their knights are mated. Dragons, of course, do come in both sexes. Instant menage, every time. (I do wonder if any of the knights are going to be gay in later stories?)
For someone who has never even been in love before, Belora is awfully accepting of everything that happens to her, and everything happens very, very fast. Including at least one lovemaking session where the dragon participates. Just a bit. It's not quite as "eww" as it sounds, but this is not a dragon-shifter we're talking about here. It's an actual dragon. And Belora was totally inexperienced less than a week prior.
It was better than the initial dragon mating in McCaffrey which only escaped being rape because the right dragon won the flight. In D'Arc's world, the woman has to give consent first to both the men and the entire arrangement before hand. The consent may not be 100% informed, but it is way ahead of force majeur.
That being said, I still loved McCaffrey's Dragonriders and was almost as swept away by that scene as Lessa was. Maturity is not all it's cracked up to be sometimes. (For a completely different view, read my friend Draconismoi's post on The Draconic UnMentionables at Book Lovers Inc.)
In the case of Maiden Flight, I found the teasing hints of a possible relationship between Belora's mother Adora and General Jaden very teasing indeed. I'm looking forward to their story.
Storyline Dragons are paired with Knights to help keep the Kingdom safe. Because humans bond with the Dragons, they can feel the mating frenzy so Dragons can't mate until their paired Knights mate; but human females that can bond with dragons are rare so when one is found they usually mate with 2 Knights.
Conflict There is minimal conflict. A slight skirmish between the dragons and another species which results in Belora's mother being convinced that she needs to stay in the Dragon's lair. And Belora has to decided whether or not she can handle mating with 2 Knights.
My Thoughts Ugh. Insta-love. Not just once, but twice. I don't even know if I want to continue with the series.
I didn't love this book or the one after it. I bought the first three as an e-book set thinking they would be great. It had tons of potential with the Legend of the Seeker or The Adventures of Merlin kind of world, but it fell a little short.
I even gave the second book a chance,hoping I'd like it better, but I ran into the same issue. Great story potential but a little disappointing. They both did not seem to have smooth transitions, and the story jumped too much. For example, when the knights fell in love. The author did explain it away, but I felt like it was not enough.
I always on the look out for books with Dragons, so was happy to find this series. I enjoyed it. The world is quite unique. It has dragons and Knights that are bound in a way that makes them both experience what the other is feeling. The romance happens quickly, definitely insta-love. I like the characters. It was a fun, light read. A book not to be taken seriously. I'm looking forward reading more in this series, especially as there may be hints of a future book.
I'll be honest, I was disappointed in this book. I had really high hopes for it, but within the first couple pages I started to realize this isn't what I was hoping for. It's not that it's a bad book, it really isn't. I was just looking for something with more humor and less lets do it within the first couple of minutes of knowing each other. Really though, the blame is on me, I didn't realize this was erotica, so the whole storyline makes sense. Also, there is no shape-shifting, there is dragons, but no one turns into said dragon, so that tag is uncalled for.
This review is long over due, so not a great review due to memory lapse.
This was very flowy and prose.
The dialogue felt awkward and forced.
I wasn't expecting this to be a story about the main female, AND her mother and the relationship her mother gets.
The men... I liked them.
The dragons... I liked them.
The females? I liked them.
I don't remember anything that really bugged me, other than it was very prosy, and flowy and felt forced at times. It wasn't that special. But I don't think it was that awful.
I wish now I had properly reviewed the book after I finished reading my (paid for, which I note only because that would make my opinion more valid somehow? I don't get it, either.) copy of it. Instead I went with my shoot-from-the-hip grumpy shelving method. Ah well.
This is an enjoyable erotic dragon world which I will be happy to revisit. The characters are all very likable but the dragons who mind link and share pleasure with their knights are especially so. The writing lags in places and the heroine is a bit vapid as is the hero. There just isn't a lot of depth here but the sexy times are well done and with fun twists.
Although the story line was interesting, with interesting characters, I would classify this one as 'fantasy/porn'! I must admit I'm more of the 'fade-to-black' type when it comes to reading novels with romance. I'd like to have little something left to my imagination!!
This book is an interesting world written badly. The concept was intriguing, but was ultimately let down by shoddy writing and a complete lack of plot. The perspective kept shifting and for the first chunk did actually follow the main girl and first guy, but quickly devolved when it became more her mother’s story. And guy two didn’t even factor in until it was revealed to the oblivious girl she would need to marry two guys. It was mentioned in the blurb it was a m/f/m story but in story it felt shoehorned, like a last minute thought to make up for the fact NOTHING WAS HAPPENING! Zero character development and absolutely no chemistry besides “INSTA-LOVE” and the guys basically emotionally and sexually manipulated her into complying with the threesome relationship. She literally just went along with it because her vagina and libido told her to. Also the one big thing that could have been considered plot didn’t even happen to her. Again it was her mother taking centre stage when her story is supposed to be in book 2, so why was half book 1 in her perspective when we were meant to be following the blossoming relationship her daughter was having with two dragon knights? I honestly have no clue.
Also this world’s religion seems to play an important part (because they keep thanking the Mother for pretty much everything), but nothing is really explained. I mean there don’t seem to be any sort of religious practices that would usually be practiced by knights, or there would be if this story were being based on actual knights and not just convenient for the story knights. In fact nothing is explained besides; dragons exist, there’s a young king, noble knights, a vaguely medieval world and an newly evil neighbouring kingdom who have giant man-eating snakes they’re starting to train to start the supposed war. Snakes vs. Dragons basically. Also what the average John knows about dragons is never made clear either, I mean most societies would want to know more about the people protecting them and would at the very least know some information/the basics about them through societal osmosis, or the rumour mill. Also the king is mentioned but never really factors in.
If you like meet cute-insta love with no substance, no plot and said meet cute-insta love being basically abandoned halfway through this is your book otherwise don’t bother.
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Having indulged in a few favorites recently, I was feeling up to something new as I sat waiting for the car at the dealership today. This one was another one of the bargains I picked up on Amazon and I was in the mood for a light read. (I'm still on that not-Regency kick, with a few exceptions. Fair warning.)
Maiden Flight, which is the first in a series, is set in a fantasy world where dragons bond to knights, who are supposed to serve and do all sorts of knightly things (protecting the innocent from marauding creatures, etc.). The knights are exclusively men, although the dragons are a mix of male and female, and it appears (although I'm not 100% sure) that for a man to take a woman as his mate, she must be able to hear the dragons.
The added complication, of course, is that because of the bond between a dragon and his knight, the dragons cannot mate until their human half has an appropriate outlet for the feelings the act inspires. And since the knights are exclusively male and women who can hear the dragons are rare, this typically means that marriage to a dragon knight involves two husbands.
Needless to say this is a somewhat steamy book. The focus is heavy on the dilemma of convincing the heroine to take both Gareth and Lars as her husbands and the secondary issue of convincing her mother, Adora, to move to the Lair as well (there's some very heavy foreshadowing for the next book) but not a lot of character development or romance. All parties involved fall in love immediately, because fate. The writing style mimics this somewhat, with the focus very much on telling the reader what's happening.
Still, even if it was more erotica than romance, there were still some interesting ideas and I'd read the next one in the series if it were available on Kindle Unlimited. It's very much a "what you see in the description is what you get" sort of book so if the description intrigues you, I'd pick it up if the price is reasonable. (Free is always a reasonable price for me.) It definitely met the "light read, bit of fluff" criteria for my read today.
Very unique take on dragons and their knights/riders.
Each dragon pair is m/f but they have male knights they bond with. In order to keep their riders safe they (the dragons) can only mate when their riders find a bride to share. And not just any bride but their fated mate. Which is why so many dragons and their knights are single in the Lair.
This is book one and sets up the plot for the series. Tensions are rising as a new king seeks to use skiths (snake like monsters) to invade the kingdom and start a war.
Belora is found by dragon, Kelvan, who brings her to his knight partner Gareth. Gareth knows from his first look at Belora that she is his mate. And Belora proves to be one of the rare humans who can communicate with dragons via mind speech.
The dragons in this series are very sentient and communicate freely with any human who is able to hear them via mind speech.
The main pairing in this book is Belora with Gareth and Lars. But we see the beginnings of a relationship with Belora’s mother, Adora and Jared.
A mfm fated mates romantic fantasy with dragons, magic, monsters and happily ever afters. High high erotic heat, instalove and sharing. Magical healers and uncovered secrets. Found family and comforting touch.
Multiple povs told in third person
Characters-
Belora - human with healing power Adora - human with healing power and Belora’s mother, had been practically raised by Kelzy when younger
Lady Kelzy - dragon leader of the Border Lair, Kelvan’s mother, blue green dragon Sir Jared Armand - human general of the Border Lair, Kelzy’s knight partner
Gareth Kelvan - blue green dragon and partner to Gareth
Lars Rohtina - red gold dragon female and partner to Lars, mated to Kelvan
I read it, but it took me a few days. I picked it up and put it down so much because it was ridiculous. I'm dying of laughter because I reviewed it on iBooks and four days later, someone gave it a 5 star review and called the author "inspiring." Sorry sister, but I can't agree with you on that.
The dialogue. Just...the dialogue. It hurt to read it. The main character, Belora, is unbelievable. The author tries to paint her as strong and capable, but it's a veneer. This chick rolls over faster than the town floozy trying to make a quick $50. ...Not that I have a problem with that.
I can't tell if there was a plot, or if this was meant as a quick, mindless romp of a story. The way the whole story flowed was odd. And it didn't get the juices flowing. I was so annoyed with the dialogue and the vague plot that it did nothing for me.
The thing is, it could have been good. The premise is good. The author could have done a lot with this, but it was like she just threw something together, taped it up, wiped off the coffee stain, and said "Here's that thing you wanted." and then wandered off to work on something else.
The whole thing left me thinking "Are you kidding me?? I wasted $.99 on THIS? I could have had a chocolate croissant instead!"
Miss D'Arc, if you do read this, I don't mean any disrespect. Being a writer is no easy thing. You have good ideas. After reading this particular book, I am gun shy about buying anything else of yours. I really hope I am wrong and that this was a one off thing.
First in the Dragon Knights series. War is coming for the knights, dragons, and a damsel who is not quite in distress, but finds her heart’s desire in the strong men of the Border Lair. A chance meeting with a young male dragon seals the fate of one adventurous female poacher. The dragon’s partner, a ruggedly handsome knight named Gareth, takes one look at the shapely woman and decides to do a little poaching of his own. Sir Gareth not only seduces her, but falls deeply in love with the girl who is not only unafraid of dragons but also possesses the rare gift to hear their silent speech. He wants her for his mate, but mating with a knight is no simple thing. To accept a knight, a woman must also accept the dragon, the dragon’s mate … and her knight too. She is at first shocked, then enticed by the lusty life in the Lair. War is in the making and only the knights and dragons have a chance at ending it before it destroys their land and their lives. But there’s nothing a knight enjoys more than a noble quest and winning the heart and trust of a maiden is the noblest quest of all. This was not a bad first book. The story was enjoyable and the characters likable. Nothing really exciting or unique but also not boring or stale.
Intermingling stories with the mother and the daughter even though the book is supposed to be about the daughter. We learn more about the mother and the relationship with her dragon than those the blurb is about.
It's a menàge marriage, but H no#1 doesn't even explain that to the h before he proposes and she accepts after them knowing eachother one day and he has taken her virginity. He didn't even take her virginity with the knowledge it was his 'one and only'. No he just really needed to fuck her and during the sex he would get to know if she was his future wife or not. Mutual ONS sex with her thinking this would be the only time the saw eachother.
The life in the Lair is all about menàge marriages between 2 knights and 1 woman, with nudity and sex in the open as a natural behaviour and as a kindness towards the single knights that doesn't have a woman.
No romance. Just magical pull between the humans and sex. No show, more tell. Wrong focus. No real plot.
I took a gamble in reading this book and it did not pay out.
For those who liked the book and the series; "Good for you. Glad you found a book you liked." But I will keep looking else where.
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No me fascinó. Este 1er libro de la serie "Dragon Knight" está claramente como introductorio a la vida entre los caballeros y dragones y sus respectivas parejas. Y parece que tengo este rechazo a estos primeros libros, te dan tanta información sobre el mundo en que te quieren situar que se vuelve aburrido.
Sinceramente me divertí leyendo mucho más cuando hablan sobre la protagonista y nos mostraban lo que ella tenía que dar, más que situarnos demasiado es su relación con los dragones y caballeros. Fue más entretenidos en las escenas de acción, e incluso la madre era más interesante que la misma protagonista.
Igualmente me gustó la historia, y una vez leídos este primer libro espero que el segundo sea mucho más emocionante ahora que ya sabemos cómo se manejan las parejas en este mundo de dragones y caballeros.