Author: S.L. Prater Victoria Aston (Narrator), Liam Price (Narrator)
Series: Fae Tricksters #1
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication Date: October 24, 2023
Edition: Audiobook, 07:44:53 Runtime
Source: Library
Purchase: Amazon US | Barnes & Noble | BAM
Edition: Audiobook, 07:44:53 Runtime
Source: Library
Purchase: Amazon US | Barnes & Noble | BAM
Synopsis:
Mating is a matter of politics for Night, not the heart. To prevent a forced union that will plunge the Lunar Court into war, he must find and bond his true mate.
When he lays eyes on Rain, he knows the shy forest witch is the bond mate he's been searching for. Unprepared for the intensity of his attraction, Night makes an offer that would keep his priorities straight and his court safe: a marriage of convenience. Any eligible woman—mortal and immortal alike—would leap at the chance to become the powerful duke's bride.
But Rain isn't interested.
She’s lived outside of society too long to ever fit into Night's world of shapeshifting tricksters and back-stabbing politicians. And Rain demands more than the trappings of marriage. She wants a match with heart.
Night doesn't have the luxury of time to change his mate's mind. War looms closer and the Lunar Court is caught in the middle. Out of options, the fae duke sees only one choice.
Kidnap his bride.
The fae Duke of Night doesn't believe in love—but he'll claim his mate nonetheless.
When he lays eyes on Rain, he knows the shy forest witch is the bond mate he's been searching for. Unprepared for the intensity of his attraction, Night makes an offer that would keep his priorities straight and his court safe: a marriage of convenience. Any eligible woman—mortal and immortal alike—would leap at the chance to become the powerful duke's bride.
But Rain isn't interested.
She’s lived outside of society too long to ever fit into Night's world of shapeshifting tricksters and back-stabbing politicians. And Rain demands more than the trappings of marriage. She wants a match with heart.
Night doesn't have the luxury of time to change his mate's mind. War looms closer and the Lunar Court is caught in the middle. Out of options, the fae duke sees only one choice.
Kidnap his bride.
The fae Duke of Night doesn't believe in love—but he'll claim his mate nonetheless.
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I don't listen to audiobooks often (almost never), I can be picky with narrators, but this one was very good. It has two narrators for the dual-POV, sometimes it came across a little robotic, but that might have more to do with me listening to it at 1.25 speed. It's also a pretty short audiobook, 8 hours.
Now, on to the book itself. It's a slightly generic plot. But I don't mind that. I like the characters, I like Rain more than Night. She has a mysterious backstory she doesn't remember all of her past, I like her familiar. A snarky demon, named Bernard, who takes the form of a cat and loves cheese.
Night, he's... fine. He is more focused on his duty than he is about matters of the heart. I mean, he clearly loves Rain, but he doesn't want to admit it. This is a slow burn, the attraction is there from the start, but it takes a while for them to get intimate.
I also like that there's more to this book than the romance. The romance, while it is a big part of the story, is the driving force to preventing a war. A war with the Unseelie and a race of humanoid dragons. I also was really greatful that the FMC had friends, a whole group of them.
This book leaves off on a pretty big cliffhanger, and I look forward to getting to the next book, whenever my library gets that audiobook that is.
Now, on to the book itself. It's a slightly generic plot. But I don't mind that. I like the characters, I like Rain more than Night. She has a mysterious backstory she doesn't remember all of her past, I like her familiar. A snarky demon, named Bernard, who takes the form of a cat and loves cheese.
Night, he's... fine. He is more focused on his duty than he is about matters of the heart. I mean, he clearly loves Rain, but he doesn't want to admit it. This is a slow burn, the attraction is there from the start, but it takes a while for them to get intimate.
I also like that there's more to this book than the romance. The romance, while it is a big part of the story, is the driving force to preventing a war. A war with the Unseelie and a race of humanoid dragons. I also was really greatful that the FMC had friends, a whole group of them.
This book leaves off on a pretty big cliffhanger, and I look forward to getting to the next book, whenever my library gets that audiobook that is.
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