Drakaina's Fire

Drak Defense Co. Book 1

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Pub Date 25 Mar 2022 | Archive Date 8 Sep 2022

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Daphne

My existence is one of constant danger. I am the oldest, the leader of a race of immortal warrior women. We are the stuff of myth and legend, with the ability to shift into powerful beings, The Drakaina. But now we are being hunted by Apollo's Champions, our greatest enemy from times long past, who we had thought stamped out of existence over a hundred years ago.

When General Everett DuBois enters my life, he turns everything upside down. His very presence ignites a primal fire within me, but I don't have the time to give into it. My sister Michelle has just been captured, our enemy is back from the dead, and for the first time in twenty-five hundred years, the continuation of my people's immortal lives is on the line. And yet, the mating call beckons me... and my Drakaina is determined to answer it.

Everett

Daphne Drak is the defense contractor I'm assigned to investigate, and I never fail at my assignments. All part of making sure the taxpayers are getting what they paid for. At thirty-five, I’m the youngest General in the history of the armed forces. I'm used to getting my way. But this woman won't even return my calls, even as she sets my blood on fire with her emerald eyes and luscious curves.

Daphne completely derails not only my assignment, but my life of military discipline, schedules, and routines. You can run all you want, Daphne. I WILL catch you.

Daphne

My existence is one of constant danger. I am the oldest, the leader of a race of immortal warrior women. We are the stuff of myth and legend, with the ability to shift into powerful beings...


Advance Praise

"Drakaina’s Fire by Raven Lovelace presents the reader with a kaleidoscope of mythical, immortal warrior women, paranormal phenomena, romance, suspense, secrets, and a constant action/adventure upheaval. The main action impetus is the abduction of one warrior woman by a long-ago evil cabal once thought defeated.

The two main characters are Daphne, head of Drak Defense Co., a twelve-woman mercenary force, and Everett, a U.S. Army general, ordered to learn and report on the secrets of the warrior women. Both fit the stereotypical mold of “beautiful” humans.

An internal force, the Drakaina, controls Daphne’s search for a mate. That Daphne exercises no control, eliminates the sexual tension expected in a contemporary romance; the standard-fare erotica surfaces at regular intervals.

If Daphne has a supernatural power, so does Everett, labeled the gift.

Despite an occasional unexplained jump in logic, the alternating first person point of view between Daphne and Everett ups the narrative intensity. Events become linked to a huge ball of yarn where the string never ceases to unravel. Short of perfection is the “love” story between Daphne and Everett. It impresses one as contrived to the point of being unbelievable, and in a sense, plastic. The romance contrasts markedly with the action and adventure where scientific and science-fiction facts are filtered through an imaginary sifter that delights when it is repeatedly shook."

"Drakaina’s Fire by Raven Lovelace presents the reader with a kaleidoscope of mythical, immortal warrior women, paranormal phenomena, romance, suspense, secrets, and a constant action/adventure...


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Drakaina's Fire by Raven Lovelace.
Drak Defense Co. Book 1.
Daphne
My existence is one of constant danger. I am the oldest, the leader of a race of immortal warrior women. We are the stuff of myth and legend, with the ability to shift into powerful beings, The Drakaina. But now we are being hunted by Apollo's Champions, our greatest enemy from times long past, who we had thought stamped out of existence over a hundred years ago.
Everett
Daphne Drak is the defense contractor I'm assigned to investigate, and I never fail at my assignments. All part of making sure the taxpayers are getting what they paid for. At thirty-five, I’m the youngest General in the history of the armed forces. I'm used to getting my way. But this woman won't even return my calls, even as she sets my blood on fire with her emerald eyes and luscious curves.
I really enjoyed this book. Loved the little dragons pictures in the book. Can't wait for the next book. 5*.

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Daphne is a Drakaina, she’s also the leader of a group of mercenaries who happen to be all females. When she’s visited by General Everett whose on a mission to find out what makes these women so successful, He gets more then he bargained for?

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This was a fun read. A completely new view on Dragon's or should I say Drakaina's. Raven combined 2 of my favorite genres. Paranormal with Dragon's and military. I look forward to reading more by Raven Lovelace.

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Overall I really enjoyed this book. I loved that there was a strong FMC who didn’t need a man to save her every time she turned around, the bond between this FMC and her sisters, her sense of duty and fierce loyalty every step of the way. I loved that her sisters obeyed her every order knowing she wanted nothing but for them to be safe and sound at every turn. One thing I thought was odd, most “normal” people would’ve at least been in a little shock after finding out what Daphne was and some of the situations they were put into, why wasn’t Everett? As much as I’d like to believe his inner being kept that from happening, I feel like at least for a few minutes he’d have lost his cool and maybe panicked a little. It seems a bit weird for him to just take it all in stride and never doubt it for a second. The romance aspect of the book was overall well written and thought out, although they did act a little bit like teenage lovebirds in some ways, that’s pretty common for shifter mates in most books I’ve read. All in all I enjoyed the book and plan to read the next one eventually.

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An enjoyable paranormal novel filled with strong women, sass, adventure, and romance. I loved reading this story of a female dragon and the man that fell in love with her.

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Drakaina’s Fire is an excellent sci-fi fantasy fated mate romance with tons of action. Our MC Daphne Drak is the stuff of myths and legends part of an immortal race Daphne has become the leader of her family. They are a large group of mercenaries strong warrior women who always compete their mission.

Everett is the youngest general in the history of the armed forces and is drawn into a plan to snoop on Daphne and her family. But Everett become ms embroiled in a dangerous political battle that derails his ordered life and sets fire to the blood in his veins. I enjoyed this fated mate story that reads well as a stand-alone and look forward to reading future books in the series. I highly recommend it if you love dragons, fated mated and lots of action.

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