Malac by Ava Ross

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An alien dragon king meets his fated mate in a woman from Earth. With conflict brewing in the kingdom, will he be forced to make a heart-breaking choice?

Bella

When I came to the subterranean kingdom of Driegon as a mail-order bride, I didn’t expect the dragon king to sweep me off my feet, take flight, and claim me as his mate. He says a mythical mating ritual called the Torrent proves we’re fated. Yeah, sure. Then I find out he’s almost engaged. He insists he’ll find a way for us to be together, but I’ve fallen for pretty lies before, and I won’t give my heart again easily.

Malac

To end a war among the factions of my Driegon people, I must marry the daughter of a rival warlord. I’ve accepted my fate. Until I meet Bella, one of three Earthlings brought to my kingdom as mail-order brides. One touch, and my blood roars through me—the first sign of the Torrent. We’re fated and I ache to claim her, yet I cannot betray my people. But the heart of a dragon will not be denied.

Malac is Book 1 in the Brides of Driegon series. This standalone, full-length story has on-the-page heat, aliens who look and act alien, a guaranteed happily ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Malac

A whole new world!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚❤️💜
Steam: 🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌏
Character development: 🤓😉☺️😍
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Style: Dual Narration

The Hero: Malac – he is the king and his uncle, who is his advisor, has asked him to marry the daughter of a rival warlord in the Zoad clan, in order to bring peace to the land. Though he wanted to hold out for a love match through the torrent. A torrent match is like a fated mate which is very unlikely since a plague killed most of their females.

The heroine: Bella – when the plague that killed most of the females in the kingdom of Dreigon also killed the majority of the males on Earth, the King of Dreigon found that the dreigon’s and humans of Earth are compatible and can form Torrent bonds. So, Bella decided to be one of the first twenty women to go to Dreigon to find a mate.

The Story: The dreigon people are different than humans, they are scaled and reptilian and have to get used to the ways of humans. Though they are physically and genetically compatible and humans would not die carrying a clutch of dreigons. Malac knows as soon as he is introduced to Bella that she is his torrent mate.

Bella is a bit damaged due to the fact that her ex-boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend and they ran away to Las Vegas. So she has some pretty severe abandonment issues and is afraid to fall in love again. Though she wants to have children so joined the lottery to come to Dreigon. I didn’t like her character all that much since she was so fearful but also she was brash in some ways, but she wasn’t too bad. I did like Malac, though the Dreigon males were a bit too different from humans for my liking.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Tawnia Murray and Teddy Hamilton. I like Teddy Hamilton’s voice and style. He has a sexy voice and shows a lot of emotion through his voice. Tawnia Murray has a kind of deep voice for a woman, and it isn’t my favorite, but she isn’t bad either.

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