The Dragon King's Mate

Bad Dragon's Bride, Book 1

By: Harlow Blaze

Narrated by: Jack Calihan, Sierra Kline

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

Who’s more dangerous, her stalker or her king?

Ava

Dancing in a rowdy nightclub isn’t most girls’ career plans, but Ava makes it work. Bump, grind, flirt—easy as pie.

Her life shatters when she’s marked. A human that can have dragon shifter babies is a prize worth killing for, and her stalker is ready to be a dad.

When her apartment burns down, Ava learns a fun fact. Stalkers don’t like being rejected. And hers will stop at nothing to claim her as his own.

One man can help her.

Baz—King of the Seattle dragon shifters and definitely not a gangster. Despite the warnings to stay away from him, his protection is her only hope.

But Ava has a problem. Powerful and sexy as hell, Baz sets her soul on fire.

Literally.

Baz

Baz doesn’t have time to help humans. His sister has a target on her back, and family always comes first. Everything changes when a dancer crashes into his lap, desperate for his protection.

Ava’s sweet scent and feisty temper drive his inner beast wild. The need to mate is irresistible, but his pretty, new roommate is already running from one dragon. Seducing her for himself is, at best, morally gray.

But Baz has always been a bad boy, and rules don’t apply to the king.

At first, having her in his penthouse is delicious torture. But the longer Ava is around, the more Baz starts to soften.

And when you’re king, being soft isn’t an option.

The Dragon King’s Mate is the first novel in the Bad Dragon’s Bride series. It can be enjoyed as a standalone—featuring its own couple, steam, and a happily ever after.

Includes bonus novella, The Dragon God's Mate.

©2022 Harlow Blaze (P)2023 Podium Audio

Dangerous Dragon Shifter

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚💜
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌍
Character development: 😊😘😟🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The Hero: Baz - He is a 7-foot-tall dragon shifter King, his territory spans to the outskirts of Seattle. Lately he had been handling a lot of stray dragon shifters who had been sneaking into his territory. He was not happy about it, especially since his territory was well marked. They all had been coming in for Ruby, his sister. Most dragons didn’t like to sleep with humans as it gave them a migraine because their inner beast wouldn’t accept anything but their own kind, so they were all coming after his sister whom he protected. Though dragon females were rare since most gave birth to boys. There are so few females that this might be the last generation of dragons.

The heroine: Ava - she just moved to Seattle five days ago and she had been in a rush ever since. She left her old life behind and was grateful to her friend Starla for getting her a job, even though it was at a strip club, which is far from her trophy wife upbringing. She promised herself she would never be that person again. She had the looks and big eyes which attracted the attention of many men at the club, and she had been dealing with a stalker already as well.

The Story: Baz was told about rumors that human women were turning up with mate marks. Though he didn’t believe the rumors. Until one night a hunger hit him, and he (and his inner beast) were led to a building in Seattle. When Ava feels like her stalker is getting closer and her fear takes over, she runs and immediately sits on the lap of a man she was drawn to. She knows immediately from the raw power radiating from him that he is a dragon shifter.

I like the fact that Ava doesn’t realize that she is marked as a dragon shifter mate until she interacts with Baz. Apparently, she is a small percentage of dragon shifter, and it will bring her more attention from the male dragon shifters than she ever imagined. Her stalker is one, and now knows that Ava is marked as does Baz. I also liked the fact that Baz is seen as more of a mob boss than a king in the city.

This audiobook was done in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Jack Calihan and Sierra Kline. Sierra Kline has a soft yet feminine voice which is very pleasant. Jack Calihan has a raspy deep voice which works well for a dragon shifter. They both do a great job, and I liked the narration quite a bit.

Another weak FMC

I cannot with this character! she is the epitome of what no to be like. Not a strong female character at all. I wanted to shake her. For someone who didn't want to be a useless female character, she did her best to show that she was a useless MFC, that would rather her man fight her battle for her. Not usually a feminist but this book made me want to yell we are not that dumb!

good story

I really enjoyed this story!! I also enjoyed the narrators! I appreciate the bonus scenes to other titles in this series! looking forward to other titles! this is the first book I have read/listened by this author!!

Only made it through two chapters

Once the main character started talking about being a trophy wife and giggling, I had to bail.