Drace

Brides of Driegon, Book 2

By: Ava Ross

Narrated by: Tawnia Murray, Teddy Hamilton

Can a fierce alien dragon warrior claim his mate before she’s stolen from him forever?

Aria: Determined to overcome my scaredy-cat status, I make a dare-me checklist. First on the list? Sign up for the Driegon mail-order bride selection. I didn’t expect to be accepted, or to fall for one of the Driegons—a seven-foot-tall, scaled alien with wings, claws, a tail, and a gruff voice that makes my knees go weak. But when one of my challenges results in Drace and I being captured by a rival alien clan, it’s going to take a big dash of bravery on my part to save us.

Drace: The moment I met Aria, I knew she was my fated mate. With heartspire blood roaring through my veins, I’m eager to join with her in the Torrent. But we’re captured and taken to a secret encampment far from the subterranean Driegon kingdom. There, I’m forced to battle for my life in a combat ritual older than time. If I win, we are free to leave. And if I lose? Death for me and another warrior will claim Aria as his bride.

Drace is book two in the Brides of Driegon Series. This standalone, full-length romance has heat, aliens who look and act alien, a guaranteed happily ever after; no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

©2022 Ava Ross (P)2022 Podium Audio

Lots of action!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙🖤💜💚💖
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 😠😘🤓🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Aria - She came to be the bride of a Dreigon, though she is an introvert, she is shy and suffers from social anxiety disorder because of how she was treated by her mother while growing up. She knew from the start that she was interested in Drace, but every time he approaches her, she gets scared and runs away.

The Hero: Drace - Drace wanted no other but Aria, but thought she was repulsed by him when he reached out to touch her hand and she fled. He followed her and found her talking to herself, actually practicing talking to him. From that point, he knew he would wait, no matter how long it took for her to get up the nerve to actually say those things to him.

The Story: Drace was the leader of the King’s Elite Guard and was in charge of protecting the castle and its inhabitants. Aria has this list of dares that she is trying to accomplish to get back to the person she used to be before her mother kidnapped her and made her afraid to touch people. Drace hears something, and finds Aria diving into the river, though she doesn’t realize there are dangerous creatures in the water. They end up going over a waterfall and she has to touch him to save him.

The story gets pretty good when they end up kidnapped by a rival tribe who have a shortage of women and want Aria as a breeder. The action gets interesting and the two of them are stuck together trying to save themselves. I like how they get to know each other and help each other through their issues.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Tawnia Murray. Teddy is one of my favorite male narrators, with a deep sexy voice and he is great at showing emotion through his voice. Tawnia has a clear voice which worked well in this book also.

how the main character grows

i love that power play between the couples. I love the world that was created.

I just love the voice of Teddy Hamilton. S0 Drace

This is the 2nd book of the Draconian series. Drace is the head of the elite security for the royal family. It's been 6 days that the 4 earth women came to their planet looking for love and mates. Drace saw Aria and his horns and himself are drawn to her. He knows she is his fated mate, but needs to touch her to activate the Torrent. Anyways, Aria has her own trauma and doesn't like to touch because of her mother.

good

good book. I definitely recommend. All of these books have a little steam with romance and some action to go with it.

not bad

it was okay
not as good as the first book
this was very repetitive with the mf continuous monolgue. the fear of being touched got silly after awhile.
could have been shorter by 2hrs.
it had a hea.
it was okay but could have been better.