Alpha's Fire
(Shifter Ops, #4)
by Renee Rose & Lee Savino
(Shifter Ops, #4)
by Renee Rose & Lee Savino
I’ve waited 1000 years for my mate. If she rejects me, I’ll burn down the world.
She woke the dragon.Every maiden dreams of being rescued by a handsome prince from a deadly dragon. But I am the prince and the dragon.Ancient courtship rituals demand I steal my bride away. Imprison her in my high tower. Show her my treasures, my vast lands and armies.I’ve done all that, and she still refuses me. She says she can’t see herself with a man who still thinks Istanbul is Constantinople.I must woo her, and I don’t know how. But beneath my beating human heart, a dragon sleeps. And when he wakes, no one can stop him from destroying the world.No one but her.
~ BOOK REVIEW for Alpha's Fire ~
****(4) out of 5 Stars
I was totally prepared to just hate Gabriel, especially after he kidnapped Tabitha. Not to mention his various interactions with the Black Wolf pack, including previously kidnapping Adele, basically trying to kill Rafe, etc. What I had not planned on was feeling at all sympathetic to Gabriel's plight. He's been searching for his mate a very long time though; long in the sense of recent events, not to mention long over the course of his lifetime.
At first, Tabitha is none too happy with him either. And she spends her time doing nothing but trying to figure out how to escape, even attempting to do so on more than one occasion. Because she is not the type of woman who wants to be held captive or even just kept, regardless of what amazing things she is surrounded by.
Other than their physical attraction, there is not much to persuade Tabitha to hang around, because while Gabriel wants to give her the world, he does not want to share any part of himself with her. He thinks he's being strong and brave; she thinks he's being deceptive and withholding.
Part of the issue is that he has old-fashioned ideas about love and courtship; very old, as in Middle Ages old. In fact, considering where and when he came from, his attitude is actually quite progressive. But it does take quite a bit before he realizes just how much he has to change in order to be a part of Tabitha's modern world, and to have any chance of keeping her.
Luckily, he does finally begin to loosen up, and even more importantly to open up around her. Once she feels that he is really trying to make a connection, they finally have a real chance at coming together in any meaningful way. Not that outside factors don't come in to play, however, that certainly shake things up; and that's before we even get to the dragon!
I received a free eBook copy of this title from the Author and Social Butterfly PR,
and have willingly provided an honest review.
and have willingly provided an honest review.
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