The Daredevil

Black Cat Circus, Book 1

By: Duckie Mack

Narrated by: Zachary Zaba

Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

As a teen, Drake ran away and found the Black Cat Circus, he thought it was his ticket out of town. Instead, he found a family and discovered a magical world he never knew existed. Becoming the Daredevil was a perfect fit for him and the adrenaline-loving beast within.

Now, ten years later, he’s returning to the town he left as a kid and it’s stirring up a lot of emotions. A shy but sweet man with a camera captures his attention completely. Even Drake’s dragon craves him.

Eli is a journalist who hides behind a camera and his words as he records the world he lives in but rarely takes part in it. He gets assigned the traveling circus that comes to town, when he longs to do something more meaningful.

When Eli meets the Daredevil, everything changes. He’s drawn to the fearless man, but there’s something familiar about him too. Drake reminds him of a wild boy he crushed on in school.

Eli embraces the adventure as Drake pushes him out of his comfort zone, but as these two grow closer, it becomes harder for Drake to hide who he is. Can Eli accept a man with a soul of a dragon?

The Daredevil is a missed connection, opposites attract, paranormal MM romance with light exhibitionism. It is part of the Black Cat Circus multi-author series that features found family and a magical cast of characters. Each book can be listened to as a standalone but is better enjoyed as a series.

©2023 Duckie Mack (P)2024 Duckie Mack

So so good

The Daredevil is the first book in the multi author paranormal series Black Cat Circus and what a great start it is. This is Eli and Drakes story. Eli is a journalist who would rather live behind his camera and story. Drake is the Daredevil of the Black Cat Circus. These two make me just love them. I loved the heat and low angst of this book. Duckie Mack has a way with portraying characters that I love. Once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down and hated to see it end. Duckie Mack is an amazing author and I look forward to whatever she writes next. If you get the audio narration, Zachary Zana does a wonderful job of narrating this book. He makes the change in characters seamlessly. I can't wait to listen to the next book he narrates. I would definitely recommend this book and series.

Love these boys!!

I loved this book when I read it, and Zachary did an amazing job of bringing these darling boys to life! The circus, the romance, the spice! This book has something for everyone: magic, love, found family, and a very sexy Ferris wheel 🤣 welcome to the BCC!

Sweet Yet Sexy

This is such a sweet and sexy start to this multi-author series. I really enjoyed following along as Eli & Drake's relationship developed and the made their way to their HEA. The audiobook for this one made experiencing this story so much more enjoyable. Great narration from Zachary Zaba.

I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion

great narration

Eli, a very sweet photographer of the local paper. He received an assignment to cover the BCC circuit that was in town. Drake, the daredevil of the circus. Drake has reservations returning to his hometown. That he left 10 years ago to find BCC.

I listened to the audio book narrated by Zachary Zaba. Not only did I love this story, but I loved the narration. Zachary narrated all the characters and did a fantastic job.

This is my 2nd in this series. I look forward to other stories.

Dragon Born

Drake & Eli
Rating: 3.3 ⭐

- Paranormal
- Human/Dragon Born
- Found Family
- Mate Bond
- Opposites Attract

Verse: Yes
HEA: Yes
POV: Dual
Breakup: No

audio made a great story better

Audio update
Will be first to say Zachary zaba is not one of my goto narrators, but I was pleasantly surprised with this audiobook. He gave each of these characters their own voice. Making you want the rest of the series made to audiobooks as well. He made them more real and just all the more fun. Cannot waits to see what he does with the remainder of the series.
book Review
Two paths cross once again on the start of the remarkable journey of the Black Cat Circus. We meet Drake, the daredevil, a man with no fears, never planned on returning to his hometown. Elijah, who never planned to leave and always wanted to hide in the shadows, ran into each other, and fate entwined them from that moment on.
The Black Cat Circus is a series of outcasts that make their own family of acceptance and love. Each man finds their mate along this journey of low angst stories to fill your heart with happiness and hope. I'm just kicking myself for not trying these books sooner.

The circus is always fantastic!

Zachary did a fantastic job narrating this fun, hot story. This is the beginning of the Black Cat Circus series and the entire series was so good in book form and having it in audio just takes it to the next level.