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Dragon Warriors #1
Captive Mates
He’s a dragon alien warrior who believes in fated mates…
But she’ll never be anyone’s mate ever again.
Rory has powers that no other dragon possesses, but he can’t control them.
Until he meets her.
Arya learned the hard way to trust no one—especially her suitors. After her sweetheart’s betrayal leads to the murder of her rebel brothers, her soul burns for retribution. When she’s awakened from a magical sleep by a dragon claiming her as his own, she refuses to give him her heart
An enemy hellbent on intergalactic conquest will force these two to fight together, and maybe even fall in love.
Captive Mates is the first book in the action-packed Dragon Warrior scifi alien romance series. If you like possessive alpha shifters, action-adventure romance, and kick-butt heroines, then you’ll adore M.L. Guida’s stories of resiliency.
But she’ll never be anyone’s mate ever again.
Rory has powers that no other dragon possesses, but he can’t control them.
Until he meets her.
Arya learned the hard way to trust no one—especially her suitors. After her sweetheart’s betrayal leads to the murder of her rebel brothers, her soul burns for retribution. When she’s awakened from a magical sleep by a dragon claiming her as his own, she refuses to give him her heart
An enemy hellbent on intergalactic conquest will force these two to fight together, and maybe even fall in love.
Captive Mates is the first book in the action-packed Dragon Warrior scifi alien romance series. If you like possessive alpha shifters, action-adventure romance, and kick-butt heroines, then you’ll adore M.L. Guida’s stories of resiliency.
- GenresScience Fiction Romance
159 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 4, 2019
About the author
M.L. Guida
57 books259 followersVampires, demons and witches! I love to write about these dark entities and the darker the better. My characters are plunged into worlds where they experience torture and mayhem, but even in a world of darkness, true love survives. I write both, sci-fi, contemporary and historical paranormal stories.
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January 2, 2020
I think the notion of fated mates makes a reader easily get into a plausible love story between this modern dragon and a Scottish sleeping beauty. Definitely makes you want to keep reading!
January 6, 2020
Good action and strong storyline
Contains subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some including adult language and violence.
I love that this story is connected to another series by M.L. Guida (Zalaria), but it felt like I was missing a lot, because this story also has threads from another series by multiple authors (Magic New Mexico).
Sorry if that sounds confusing, so I will try to explain. The heroine and her two sisters have been placed under a spell that can only be broken by a kiss from their true mate. This occurred during one of the Magic New Mexico stories. The background is kind of explained, but it would have felt more satisfying if I could have read those stories. Unfortunately they are not in KU. Her true mate is one of three brothers that are dragon shifters from Zalaria.
I gave the story 4 stars because of the action and storyline. The lines from the heroine can be a little hard to interpret at times due to the heavy brogue used.
Contains subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some including adult language and violence.
I love that this story is connected to another series by M.L. Guida (Zalaria), but it felt like I was missing a lot, because this story also has threads from another series by multiple authors (Magic New Mexico).
Sorry if that sounds confusing, so I will try to explain. The heroine and her two sisters have been placed under a spell that can only be broken by a kiss from their true mate. This occurred during one of the Magic New Mexico stories. The background is kind of explained, but it would have felt more satisfying if I could have read those stories. Unfortunately they are not in KU. Her true mate is one of three brothers that are dragon shifters from Zalaria.
I gave the story 4 stars because of the action and storyline. The lines from the heroine can be a little hard to interpret at times due to the heavy brogue used.
April 9, 2021
Boring
For me it felt shallow. I can't pin down exactly why I didn't care for this. The Scottish speaking parts threw me off because some of the speech was just wrong . Using words that wasn't supposed to be in there.like donna for haven't and some words that were just edited errors. We just briefly touched on her past and what happened to her people and his reluctance to wake her wasn't explained.just not a lot of depth or fleshing out .Didn't feel the supposed connection between the two they just fell in bed together without any pull toward each other 🤷😒
Not reading anymore books in series cause I just don't care about the people or if they beat the bad dragon 💀
For me it felt shallow. I can't pin down exactly why I didn't care for this. The Scottish speaking parts threw me off because some of the speech was just wrong . Using words that wasn't supposed to be in there.like donna for haven't and some words that were just edited errors. We just briefly touched on her past and what happened to her people and his reluctance to wake her wasn't explained.just not a lot of depth or fleshing out .Didn't feel the supposed connection between the two they just fell in bed together without any pull toward each other 🤷😒
Not reading anymore books in series cause I just don't care about the people or if they beat the bad dragon 💀
February 18, 2021
When the action only hooks you half way through the book..... there’s a problem. While the story was good, the action in the beginning took forever. It really seemed to drag on, which considering it wasn’t even 200 pages made it that much harder to focus on the story.
I will not be reading the rest of the series.
I will not be reading the rest of the series.
March 29, 2021
Well written! A few typos, but nothing major. The reason I docked a star is because I felt like there was the potential to really flesh out the romance arc and I wanted more sweet/sappy/steamy scenes. The action was nice, and the world building was good. Overall a great read and I flew through it in a night.
December 4, 2020
Trying to feel like you belong
The characters throughout this book will take you through twist and turns throughout their story with evil chasing them and one of them trying to figure out where she is and the other trying to show her she's his fated mate.
The characters throughout this book will take you through twist and turns throughout their story with evil chasing them and one of them trying to figure out where she is and the other trying to show her she's his fated mate.
December 21, 2019
Arya is a warrior but she has to go us against Ian along with Rory a dragon destined to be her mate but not without a fight. Good story took me a little to get used the accent but it was good.
January 1, 2020
This was a Kindle freebie that I ended up skimming and deleting. Not necessarily a bad book but I just couldn't be bothered to finish it.
January 19, 2020
Mates
I found this book accidentally and I am glad I did. I look forward to reading the next book in the series .
I found this book accidentally and I am glad I did. I look forward to reading the next book in the series .
January 28, 2020
Alien Shifter Fated Mates
This was a good story. I would have given 5 stars, but it needed better editing. There were a lot of words missing, making it a little difficult to follow.
This was a good story. I would have given 5 stars, but it needed better editing. There were a lot of words missing, making it a little difficult to follow.
May 3, 2020
Interesting idea, but there was a lot of mistakes.
Interesting idea, but there was a lot of mistakes. The mistakes pulled me out of the story and confused what was happening.
Interesting idea, but there was a lot of mistakes. The mistakes pulled me out of the story and confused what was happening.
November 29, 2020
Very interesting book
This book held my interest from the first to last page.
The storyline is complex, which I like. It has great characters. The plot is outstanding.
This book held my interest from the first to last page.
The storyline is complex, which I like. It has great characters. The plot is outstanding.
July 11, 2021
Just ok
Interesting storyline. However could really use editing. Also more research into the Scottish dialect. I found that improper wording took away some of my enjoyment.
Interesting storyline. However could really use editing. Also more research into the Scottish dialect. I found that improper wording took away some of my enjoyment.
November 4, 2021
Slow burn. Interesting.
November 3, 2019
Three sisters were asleep in the tower in suspended animation from the year 1746, taken through time right after the Battle of Culloden. One of them was Rory’s mate, Arya MacFarlane. Today the dragon warrior alien was supposed to wake Arya but tried instead to tell his adoptive mother he had slept late, needed to practice his weapons skills, and would wake her that evening -- but his mother insisted he wake her now. He knew that as soon as his mate woke, evil Ian – the darkness who hunted all of them -- would know and would attack to steal her powers. Ian had already killed the mortal forms of the Fates, but their powers lived on in Rory and his brothers.
From the practice field below the tower, Lauchlan and Fergus watched him intently. If Rory refused to wake his mate, they might walk away from their mates as well. He had no choice but to accept his destiny. He felt a presence as he climbed the stairs and the hair on his neck stood up. Arya and her sisters floated in the air, and Rory heard the voice of Rillo, the most powerful Fate, speak firmly in his mind the command to kiss her. He did so and lightning flashed through him, flames bursting through his fingertips.
Rory fell to his knees and the tip of a sword touched his chin as Arya glanced at her sisters Faye and Elsbeth who still floated in the air. Rory told her he was her mate, but Arya doesn't know if she can trust him or not. Can he prove he is speaking the truth that he is her mate? She knew men were liars.
The fierce warrior Arya is from another time and is struggling to understand the truth of what is going on. She had a bad experience trusting a man in her past that causes her hesitate. But it is crucial that she opens her heart to trust again so that she and Rory can battle together against the evil Ian who will kill them to prevent their interference in his plans to rule over the dragon planet Zalara and Earth. Can they stop him? Can Rory convince Arya of his love and devotion to her?
This was a good story with a touch of humor and suspense to draw the reader in. The story line was clever and well-paced. Grab your copy and see if Ian can be defeated or if he will take over the two worlds!
From the practice field below the tower, Lauchlan and Fergus watched him intently. If Rory refused to wake his mate, they might walk away from their mates as well. He had no choice but to accept his destiny. He felt a presence as he climbed the stairs and the hair on his neck stood up. Arya and her sisters floated in the air, and Rory heard the voice of Rillo, the most powerful Fate, speak firmly in his mind the command to kiss her. He did so and lightning flashed through him, flames bursting through his fingertips.
Rory fell to his knees and the tip of a sword touched his chin as Arya glanced at her sisters Faye and Elsbeth who still floated in the air. Rory told her he was her mate, but Arya doesn't know if she can trust him or not. Can he prove he is speaking the truth that he is her mate? She knew men were liars.
The fierce warrior Arya is from another time and is struggling to understand the truth of what is going on. She had a bad experience trusting a man in her past that causes her hesitate. But it is crucial that she opens her heart to trust again so that she and Rory can battle together against the evil Ian who will kill them to prevent their interference in his plans to rule over the dragon planet Zalara and Earth. Can they stop him? Can Rory convince Arya of his love and devotion to her?
This was a good story with a touch of humor and suspense to draw the reader in. The story line was clever and well-paced. Grab your copy and see if Ian can be defeated or if he will take over the two worlds!
November 12, 2019
I loved the series "Dragons of Zalara". Imagine my surprise when I dive into this book to find names of characters in Dragons of Zalara in the story. While both series are independent of each other (as far as book one reveals), each series are able to enticed and hold the reader's attention and enjoyment. Glad I found this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 9, 2019
good story plenty of action took a little longer to read for me only because of the old English ayra uses I received an arc of this book via booksprout in exchange for a voluntary review
October 11, 2019
I loved this shortish story and I love the Scottish brogue it’s my favourite I guess you can call it a language lol. Rory doesn’t want to wake up his fated mate but he does and she doesn’t take too kindly to it by having a sword at his throat. Arya was betrayed by her love and now she doesn’t trust anyone and has closed her heart off to love especially when a dragon shifter Rory kisses her and wakes her up and tells her that she is his mate. Arya has been in a magical sleep for centuries so when a dragon proclaims that she is his mate she doesn’t believe him and she won’t give her heart away that easily but as the two of them train and spend more time together Arya’s walls start to crumble but she is still determined to get her revenge. A fantastic start to a new series and I highly recommend this book it’s definitely well worth the read.
November 4, 2019
Well written and incredible story-line. This has an incredible balance of romance, drama, adventure, action, humor, danger, suspense, and romance. This is a wonderful start to the series and a great sci-fi read.
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November 2, 2019
This is a simply awesome sci-fi romance! I loved it!! It is full of everything you need... romance, laughs, drama, emotion, drama and adventure... Plus handsome dragon warrior mates!
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 14, 2019
First of Fate
Always on the lookout for a new series to sink my teeth into and this was way worth it.
If you have read the other series "Dragons of Zalara" you will recognize some of the characters.
This is Rory and Arya's story taking place after she has been woken.
This book was so good I read it in one sitting without a break.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Always on the lookout for a new series to sink my teeth into and this was way worth it.
If you have read the other series "Dragons of Zalara" you will recognize some of the characters.
This is Rory and Arya's story taking place after she has been woken.
This book was so good I read it in one sitting without a break.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 6, 2019
The first book in the Unveiled Dragon Rider series a well written story and I want to read the next book. This is Arya MacFarlane who has been in a magical centuries-long sleep and dragon-shifter Rory’s story there is suspense, drama, danger,evil, a villain, and romance. I enjoyed reading. I read a copy of this book through K.U. and I am voluntarily reviewing.
December 26, 2019
The continuation of Touch of the Dragon - The first dragon wakes his mate and has to prove to her he is trustworthy even though he can't control his powers and she doesn't want anything to do with him , then evil descends upon them and the excitement begins
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