Dark Alpha's Temptation (Reaper #9)
by Donna Grant
Blurb:
There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a
brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up,
I’m coming for you…
Carrying Death's
orders is my sole duty. I've never had reason to question her, even if I
disagreed. But Kyra's fierceness and willpower sheds light on my mission. She
drives the darkness of my world away. The answers to the Others' goals lie in
her past. For Kyra, I will risk going against Death's wishes. For her...I will
battle the past and the future itself.
Themes: Paranormal, Fae
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Grant returns to the world of the Fae and her
Dragon Kings, directly after the shocking events of the last Dragon King book
(Fever) and we are all still in a lot of awe of the way that story went
down. That being said there was really
no telling where she was going to be taking us in this next Reaper novel so we
were all on the edges of our seats waiting quite impatiently to find out just
what’s next. Grant has a magical skill with her ability to interweave all of
her series and characters into the beautiful tapestry of the world that emerges
from her imagination and with each story it just becomes more and more elaborate
and amazing to readers. Dubhan and Kyra’s
story is no less than previous stories for being a bit shorter than I would
have liked. There was plenty of the
expected drama and heartache, but I would have loved more time for them to
build their relationship a bit more slowly.
Kyra witnessed something she never should have one chilly Irish morning
at the Light palace and has been obsessed with the man—and his comrades to an
extent—that she saw that day fighting the beasts she never believed
existed. Dubhan knows he’s being
followed but can’t quite pin down the elusive fae until finally she slips up
and he catches the female that has been haunting his steps for far longer than
he realized. Soon he realizes that she
might be the key to uncovering the truth of the Others and finding a way to
defeat them, but bringing her into the fold puts her directly into the path of
Death and only with a bit of sneaky and well-planned action can they stay alive
and together. I really enjoyed Kyra’s cockiness and her ability to lead Dubhan
on a wild chase, but under all that she had a vulnerability and need to belong
that made her the perfect match for him.
She was a woman that definitely needed to find her true purpose and
being able to assist in the battle to end all battles is one that definitely gives
her something to sink her teeth into.
Her interactions with Death were hilarious and showed that sass can be
endearing at times, but I also enjoyed seeing her and Dubhan as they worked
together to find solutions to the puzzles that were put before them. Dubhan was
a male that has some problems, mainly that he got caught and has been followed
without his knowledge for a long-time, not a good thing for a Reaper. He was
an alpha badass like you would expect from any Reaper, but his warrior
arrogance didn’t overpower his willingness to use his brain and recognize that
Kyra was the best person for the job despite her not being fully into his
world yet. I enjoyed seeing him embrace her fully and find a way to make her
one of them and he shows her that she was loved and needed as more than just a
resource; when her world turned upside-down, in the end she was able to lean
on him and he gave her all the support she could ever need. The passion between
these two was there from the very beginning, even when they didn’t even realize
the other was there consciously, but when they come together the conflagration truly
is a sight to see. I loved every second
of this short novella and I am DYING to see what comes next in this crazy world
of Fae, Warriors, Druids, and Dragon-shifters, not to mention all the other
amazing creatures that seem to cross their paths. The battle seems to be getting only more and
more complicated and there doesn’t seem to really be an end in sight (YAY!)
which means there can only be more greatness to come.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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