Plaything or Protector? Can't a Man Be Both? When 19 year old Evander Torres impulsively jets off to Peru after a bad break-up, he expects a reunion with his roots. And maybe a few cooking lessons at Estrellita, the Torres family's tourist-trap restaurant.
What he doesn't expect is to embark on a quest straight out of his grandfather's legends. But when disaster strikes the family business, Evan must embark on a journey up the mountain, braving the trials of a hero in order to request the help of a mythical creature he isn't convinced is real.
Tariqa, a fiery, red-haired dragoness with a spicy personality to match, seems to have leaped straight out of the fantastical stories Evan loved as a boy. With a fierce nature and a heart yearning for something—or someone—she never thought she'd find, Tariqa's only hope for release from the eternal task she's bound to is a love as legendary as she is.
As Evan navigates the trials of the mountain, each one bringing him closer to Tariqa, he realizes that the final trial might just be a battle of the heart. With a woman who dominates his fantasies and commands magic itself, can Evan embrace both sides of himself—surrendering to Tariqa's desires while standing as her defender in the mortal world?
This sweet romantic adventure explores self-discovery, self-control, gentle femdom, and heroic hearts while asking the Can love truly conquer all, even for a dragon?
Peter North has been writing "serious" SF&F adventures for many years, under another name. But there's only so long a guy can be serious before he starts to go a bit mad.
This is where Peter comes to play.
Inspired by Sword & Sorcery of old and HaremLit of new, Peter North's books are a place where men (and open-minded women) can come to experience the intersection of Fantasy and fantasies.
I actually give this one 3 1/2 stars, but that’s not an option. The author takes a little too much time getting to the romance, but the chemistry between the two romantic leads is solid. It does have heavy power play aspects to the relationship, so if that isn’t your cup of tea be prepared.
The ending is rather weak, which is why it doesn’t get a full four stars. I do wish there had been something more to the secret that is revealed; it’s obvious and flat, ultimately.
I also wanted a little more actual dragon to the dragon, but that might just be me. Showing the difference between her and her human lover would have added depth to their growth and eventual bond.
A very cute romance story with some good "gentle-femdom" scenes. The MMC is a young man and the FMC is an older and more mature woman. There's a good handful of explicit scenes near the tail-end of the book and it finishes with a classic "Happily Ever After" type of finale. The love interests don't actually meet until the halfway point of the book, but that just helps us get to know more about the male love interest and see how much of a bottom/sub he is. His recent breakup with his high school sweetheart, spurred on his journey to South America was in order to find himself.
The story takes place in a small tourist town in the Andes Mountains of South America. Its easy to see that a lot of effort went into the world building and the setting. Many books in the "Romance for Men" book niche tend to focus on North American towns and cities, so reading about a South American city, felt new and exciting.
The romance dynamic was sweet and aggressive without being overbearingly sweet. The MMC had to endure both physical and mental trials before getting to meet the FMC, and throughout the challenges he slowly builds himself up and learns about what he wants in life. The FMC is aggressive and actually put her hands on him once, but is ultimately very supportive and loving
Having a less dominant male main character is such a breath of fresh air in the romance genre. I'm so happy to see a morsel of fresh content in an ocean of similar male-dom/fem-sub stories. The world needs more romance stories with dominant women & less-than dominant men. Peter North knocked it out of the park with this installment & I hope that he gets the recognition that he deserves.
It's a serviceable enough "Find your Destiny" kind of story, with plenty of light humor, cute romance, and interesting character moments. Nothing too groundbreaking, but it works nicely.
I have various quibbles. It's a bit heavy-handed with the cosmic symbology: it feels like everything is stars/comets related. The little bits of Spanish language added in also feel a bit off: it feels like it's either a non-native speaker just tossing Spanish in for spice, or it's a native speaker dumbing it down a little too hard. And there are parts where it feels maybe a little padded or repetitive, most prevalently regarding the "intimate" scenes.
But overall, it delivered on the blurb well enough, and I came away more or less satisfied. As long as you're already interested in the descriptive blurb, I'd offer a light recommendation.
This was one of the most adorable things i've read in AWHILE
I'll try not to spoiler anything, but the buildup in this story was different than i expected from the blurb and what someone might see as how the story might go. I was very pleasantly surprised in how the story and characters grew on me as i read.
The build up was FANTASTIC, i teared up near the end and i'm writing this review because of that reason. I gotta go message the author about this story!
If I'm honest, the only disappointment was that it wasn't longer. The romance was so good and the spice scenes were written VERY well as well. I just want more of all of this
If you are on the fence about reading this, READ IT. It is 100% worth your time, i assure you
I'm not usually into femdom but this author did it in a way that felt nice. Other then annoying typos throughout the whole series I hope there are more. Check the out
Read as part of a book club assignment. It’s a “Find your Destiny” style book with a lot of cosmic references. Overall, I thought it was decently cute but it had several typos and read juvenilely.
The main characters only meet halfway in with a whole lot of setup. What I disliked the most was the choice to make the relationship "written in the stars" and basically prophesied. It takes away from the depth of the relationship. Felt just a bit cheap in that regard.