Taulan

By: Celia Kyle

Narrated by: Todd Mrozek, Mandy Lane

Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's Summary

He wants to return to Preor and she wants a job, but you don't always get what you want.

Lana Cooper is down to her last hundred dollars, has no job, and her clunker of a car has finally clunked out. How has her life become such a cluster of horribleness? Oh, right. A guy. Only she doesn't get a chance to beg for a job. Nope, one walk along the beach changes everything. Oh, she has a job now...as the mate to a hot, hunky Preor dragon male.

Taulan sen Pavon is anxious to return to his home on Preor. Yes, he'd journeyed to Earth in hopes of finding a human mate, but now...now he would like to heal in the privacy of his aerie. Wings destroyed and body damaged by an explosion, he has no desire to watch others find joy with their mates while he remains unworthy and alone on a ship filled with thousands. But then he finds Lana. Lana with her alluring smile, sparkling eyes, luscious body, and whose mere presence initiates the Knowing.

Can he live long enough to claim her? Can she see past her father's prejudice to love him? Both questions are pointless because there are still Preor who despise the joining of humans and dragons. They will stop at nothing to drive a wedge between the races. Including murder.

©2016 Celia Kyle as Erin Tate (P)2017 Novel Audio Inc.

Enjoyed

I enjoyed reading this book. But I have listen to it's narration several time already. The actors draw you in and really bring the story to life. They've made me want to get the other narration for this series.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Quality fluff

Yes, this is worth your time if you want quality escapist fluff. Alien male/ earth female/ the knowing that this is your soul mate. Kudos to the narrators of the audio version!

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Love this story.

Love the story. I enjoy the word play and the adult theme of this book.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

A Step Up from the First

I thought the first book in this series was...ok. It wasn't my favorite, but it was good. Taulan has bought me into the series and I am definitely picking up the next book. Taulan is a dragon with no wings, a male who feels he has nothing to offer because of his physical shortcoming. He's strong, just moody enough, and a great male lead in the book. My only complaint is that the books are pretty short, they leave me wanting more, but maybe that's a good thing. It's a fun, light listen. Worth the cost for a few hours of fun.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

love this series

the performance was awesome, the story enthralling. I cannot wait for the next in the series!

great book

I loved this book and couldn't stop listening. The characters were awesome and in love that brought tears to my eyes !

Hot and Sweet Dragon Romance

A wonderful universe full of a rich environment of different aliens and humands. This novel has taken the dragon sifter sterotypes and threw them away. These boys have thier wings all the time and they are hot! The relationship between the main characters is sweet. Yet they still face conflicts and misunderstandings. There are plenty of hot moments but the book is very much plot driven. A wonderful read for all Dragon lovers.

My favorite from Celia Kyle thus far!

Where does Taulan rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In the top 1/2, but Taulan as a character is DEF in the top 10.

What did you like best about this story?

How Taulan is stripped of his wings and has to rebuild himself. This transformation is so beautiful.

Any additional comments?

Overall Rating:★★★★ ½
Performance (Mandy): ★★★★★
Performance (Todd): ★★★★★
Storyline: ★★★★ ½

Narrator Review (Mandy):

Every time I listen to Mandy I swear I’m transported into whatever kinky world she’s created for me. In this case, she’s the victim of a dragon hottie. Yaaasss. Well, “victim.” Hur hur.

Mandy brings a contemporary vibe to sci-fi romance. Why can’t I stop listening to her?!! She’s this delicious poison I can’t get enough of. I’m not usually this engulfed in female narrations. Where did this woman come from?!

Let’s talk about the basics. Mandy has a killer voice. Period. I mean, she could speak Gibberish for all I care. I am obsessed with her tone. Not too deep, not too high. Mandy radiates balance between quality and performance.

Speaking of performance, Mandy is my go-to narrator this month. I am just blown away by her versatility. You’d think I’d eventually run out of things to say about her…yeah…no. She’s flawless, her timing is perfect, her children and male interpretations are unreal, I can’t help but visualize myself braiding her hair while she reads to me, and did I mention her ability to narrate children?

AND! On top of all that, let’s talk technique. Her flow in chapter 4 is the same as chapter 10. Gah I love this. She attacks her articulation, her cadence is parallel to none and I’m going to stop blabbering because I have another Mandy Lane audiobook to listen to. K bye.

Narrator Review (Todd):

This has to be my favorite performance by Todd. How on earth does he pronounce all of these words?! I’m pretty sure he’s smizing at me with his tunnel-boring gaze from inside my headphones. There is steam spouting from my ears. Todd is channeling his inner Christina Aguilera because he’s my genie who wakes up when I press ▶ and speaks swoony foreign words to me.

Todd really surprised me with his interpretation of Taulan’s character. I was expecting a hunk of epic proportions, but Todd took it to an entirely new level. He dragged his voice through the mud for this one, my friends. Hungry but not gravely, deep but not raspy. Totally…dragon-like. Is “dragon-like” a thing? Yes.

Taulan showcases Todd’s ability to embody a character. I became Taulan. I saw what he saw, my hands touched what he touched. People! Audiobooks aren’t supposed to be this real. Todd brings life to passages and texture to words.

Book Review:

Taulan is practically dead. I mean, he’s scorched to itty bitties and he’s lost all sense of self. He had traveled to earth to find a mate, but there’s nothing he wants more than to heal (or die) in privacy...mateless.

As the Primary Warrior of the third fleet (you’re swooning), it’s his duty to protect. While in battle, he is severely disfigured and now he’s lost all purpose in life.

"He’d made his choice. He would return home to lick his wounds and then finally throw himself off a high aerie like any other male in his situation would."

How does one start over?

Lana, our sweet heroine, is in desperate need of a “restart” button. After having been in an abusive relationship, she just wants to start fresh…meaning, get a job. She’s totally broke! When luck never finds her, she decides to take a stab at life in our hot alien-dragon world…and a life with Taulan.

Umm, does she even want to go? I’ll take her place.

LOL. Personally, I think she had a few other options, but if an irrecoverably wounded man presented himself to me from the depths of holy hotness, I may consider tending to his wounds. 😏

As their “arrangement” becomes more than survival, and love drives their actions, Taulan has to overcome his insecurities to protect Lana. And we’re talking about Celia Kyle here—NOTHING is bland with this woman! Expect a heart-stopping romance that will tie you up in knots.

Taulan is my favorite Dragon of Preor. He’s wounded (figuratively and literally) and, my God, Todd Mrozek couldn’t have done a better job narrating his character. Call me infected. The Knowing has struck and I’m a wee bit obsessed right now.

Taulan steals the show in terms of character development, but Lana acts as a catalyst for his transformation. Her character arc is beautiful as well, but the wounded dragon…le sigh.

Gag! And let’s not even mention all the things trying to tear these two apart! Will Taulan fly again? Will he send Lana back to earth?

What about those who seem to hate the idea of Taulan and Lana together?

Taulan embodies self-sacrifice. Our lovers succumb to each other and share their burdens in such a unique way. Lana and our dragon hottie are sent on a journey of self-discovery, only to find themselves in one another.

No flying dragons!

spoiler alert but needs to be said! So far I have listened to two books in this series and the the Dragon shifter Hero looses the use of his wings and can no longer be in Dragon form. The story would be more entertaining and magical if the dragons could shift, fly and meet the expectations of the listener. It is sad that it cripples the HEA. IMO, I want to see healthy, happy, manly DRAGONS...not damaged ones that lose their Dragon and abilities.

Fantastic!

loved this. I've read this more than once but hearing it read aloud is wonderful.