• Dagger's Hope

  • The Alliance Book 3
  • By: S. E. Smith
  • Narrated by: David Brenin
  • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,034 ratings)

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Dagger's Hope

By: S. E. Smith
Narrated by: David Brenin
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Dagger is a Trivator warrior. He is known for his dark and dangerous edge, making him the perfect warrior for impossible missions. He fears nothing, until he meets a young, delicate human female who wakens his heart. Her gentle touch, soft voice, and her shy sense of humor touch him in a way he never thought could happen. The thought of anything harming something so beautiful and fragile fills him with terror.

Jordan Sampson is slowly adjusting to her new life on a strange planet far away from war-torn Earth. She had been 17 when she was brought to the Trivator's home world of Rathon along with her older sister, Jesse, and younger sister, Taylor, a couple years earlier. Fear, confusion, and uncertainty of what the future holds threaten to drown her as she tries to fit in. There is only one hope that keeps her going. It is the handsome alien male that stirs something deep inside her and makes her feel whole.

When Dagger is captured during a mission and sold to the illegal fight rings, it is only the memory of Jordan that keeps him going. Time blurs as he slowly sinks deeper and deeper into a world of violence and pain until he becomes more animal than Trivator.

Jordan knows Dagger is out there, somewhere. She can feel him in her heart. The heart she gave to him the first time he held her protectively in his arms.

When she discovers where he is being held, she refuses to let anything stop her from rescuing him. What Jordan doesn't realize is that she has been Dagger's hope during his captivity. The one thing that holds the thin thread to his sanity.

The fight to save Dagger takes Jordan on a journey that she hopes they both survive. The star system is a dangerous place for a young human female and a damaged Trivator warrior. Can Jordan reach Dagger in time, and if she does, can she heal his shattered soul?

©2015 S. E. Smith (P)2015 S. E. Smith

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Fantastic ~ Loved Dagger and Jordan's Story!

Dagger and Jordan's story was great! In some ways, it was refreshingly different, because it was not the usual tension between the H/h where one of them is not willing to admit or give in to their feelings for the other. From the beginning, Dagger and Jordan knew they had feelings for each other, and would eventually be together. During the time Dagger was missing, Jordan never gave up hope, and knew in her heart he would be found. After he was rescued, they came together and worked as a team.

While Dagger and Jordan were marooned on a remote planet, another spaceship called the Crystal landed with three Frenchman, one who was a half robot named Jarmen D`ju. Not sure where these characters actually came from, but thought they were funny. It also peaked my curiosity to see if they are actually apart of other series by S.E. Smith's. So, now I will definitely have to listen to her other series, just to see if these characters appear in one of them or if this was just odd encounter with them.

As usual, the narration is fantastic. David Brenin always delivers a five star performance.

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Dagger and Jordon's story WOW!!!

What did you love best about Dagger's Hope?

The way the author weaves what you learned in book two into Dagger's Hope there are parts of the previous story that you see from Jordon's perspective now. I love that although Jordon's character seems mild and fragile she is more than able to take care of those she loves it the quite one's you really have to look out for!

What did you like best about this story?

I gotta say I loved the resolution of Kessin ( not sure on that spelling ) aka the bad guy. You see it coming yet don't quite see the whole design until it's over but how perfectly fitting an ending for him I think I cheered!!

Have you listened to any of David Brenin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Well.I have listened to the first two book's in this series which he also performed and as always he does a spectacular job you feel the personality and emotion in each character as he brings them to life .

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Jordon first gets into the fight arena and sees what hell Dagger has been living in and at the same time Dagger believes he's seen Jordon but then he thinks his mind has snapped I cried for Jordon to be so close yet unable to help and Dagger struggle to hang on if only to kill those that are running the H***Hole his prison.

Any additional comments?

Again an excellent story both in the story itself and the performance but be sure to start at the beginning with Hunter 's Claim because the way these stories weave together is magical.....

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Love this series. 5 Stars

I love these Heros, they are so loyal and loving and touch all at the same time. I can't wait to listen to Saber story!

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Loving the Series

I took a long to read the serious and I can't wait for the next one

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Just ok, will not continue

If these were not on audible escape, I would have stopped after the first. Since they are I made it this far but that's the end for me. Too much of the same stuff and I can't hear the "marriage" vows again.

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Dagger and Jordan. Yawn

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Teenagers maybe

Has Dagger's Hope turned you off from other books in this genre?

Turned off by S.E. Smith for sure. Silly dialogue, this book is just totally unbelievably ridiculous.

What didn’t you like about David Brenin’s performance?

Slow painfully boring narration. Had to speed up on my iPod, and narrator still butchered the women's voices.

Any additional comments?

Listened to the first book and it was OK, and read the reviews for this book and so many were good that I thought I would try a second book. So much filler at the beginning of the book I couldn't believe how boring and uninteresting it was. Makes me question the positive reviews, done with this author.

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It was good

Is there anything you would change about this book?

When an author is fond of a phrase, and uses it continually, it may be overlooked while reading; however, in an audio book that phrase becomes like nails down a chalkboard. I picked up the "spoke in a husky voice" -phrase in book Two, Razor's Traitorous Heart, and unfortunately in remains in book three.

Aside from being "too husky," the book was working for me, until the ship with the French men and the robots showed up. I'm still don't understand what that was. Now, I will admit I haven't read through all of S.E's books; so I'm not sure if it's a spin off or not. It just left me confused,but their ship was cool.

I did like all the flashbacks. I thought they were executed perfectly. Jordan was a very decisive young woman, and I liked that she took action when she felt she needed to. Dagger didn't stand out much to me other than the fight ring; his personality was typical Trivator Warrior.

Overall the book was good and it gets three stars from me....Sara

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Love this series!! I can't get enough...

This story had me on the edge of my seat and sucked me in word for word! The emotions between Dagger and Jordan are so moving that at one point I felt my own heart hurt. I won't say at what point because it may be different for everyone, but I will say for me it was toward the beginning on the planet where Dagger was a fighter and Jordan found him after so many years of searching for him. From that point I couldn't stop listening, laughing and loving their story more and more. Can't wait the listen to the next...my only disappointment it that the stories can't go on and on...leaves you wondering what happened next for them.

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Science Fiction meets romance ...

At first I did not think that the two would be compatible but S.E. Smith has managed to ensnare an old sci-fi buff like myself, into the combined world of science fiction and romance.

The tale was well woven to keep me entertained, to the point of actually completing the book in less than my usual time. Dagger and his amite, will bring me back to seeking out other works by the author.

Well worth the listen, or read, depending on which you prefer.

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Domestic nightmare

So disappointed. Boring boring boring. Was anticipating a sweet love story since their connection started earlier in the series but this story had no suspense tension our passion.

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