The Beast's Reluctant Mate
A Court-Intrigue Romantasy of a Dragon's Vow and an Enemy-to-Lover Bond, and the Last Chance at ForeverBy Vaelric Nightspire
Length7h 11m
About this audiobook
Paranormal Romance — slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads.
A desperate governess must break a laird's beastly curse before her hunter brother kills him—and before she loses her heart to the monster she's meant to tame. A dragon-shifter laird trapped in a beastly form. A governess who holds the key to his freedom. And a brother sworn to destroy him. In the mist-shrouded Highlands of Skye, where ancient magic clings to the stones and secrets whisper in the wind, a dangerous bargain is struck. Elara MacKinnon, a penniless governess fleeing a shattered past, arrives at the crumbling fortress of Dun Scaith to tutor the laird's young daughter. But the laird is no ordinary man—he is Caelan, a dragon-shifter bound by a centuries-old curse that twists him into a feral beast each nightfall. He prowls the halls of his own keep, feared by his clan, hunted by Elara's own brother, a fanatical monster-slayer. The complication is brutal: Elara discovers that breaking the curse requires three impossible things—a dragon's vow of true love, a sacrifice of blood from his enemy, and a kiss given freely at the darkest hour. But the enemy is her brother, who has sworn to slay the beast before the curse can be broken. The impossible choice: Elara can save the beast she is growing to love, but only by betraying her family and risking her life. Or she can let her brother kill him, ending the curse's terror but losing the only soul who has ever truly seen her. If she hesitates too long, the beast will lose his last shred of humanity and become a mindless killer, destroying everyone she loves. Tropes: Enemies-to-lovers forced proximity, dragon-shifter hero, curse-breaking quest, forbidden love, Highland gothic atmosphere, one bed, morally grey heroine, fated mates, and a brother who hunts his sister's heart. The Curse-Breakers of Skye series continues with 'Chained by the Storm' and 'Bound by the Sea', each a standalone romance set in this brutal, enchanted land. Read on for a swoon-worthy, heart-pounding tale of sacrifice, redemption, and the last chance at forever.
Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance
Length7 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dedication
2Chapter 1 - The Laird Who Wouldn’t Look at Me
3Chapter 2 - The Beast at My Door
4Chapter 3 - The Name in the Stone
5Chapter 4 - The Beast Unseen
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6Chapter 5 - A Wound I Could Not Ignore
7Chapter 6 - The Flower I Never Asked For
8Chapter 7 - A Letter from the Sea
9Chapter 8 - The Name I Could Not Speak
10Chapter 9 - The Debt I Owe No One
11Chapter 10 - The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
12Chapter 11 - The Fever That Came Ashore
13Chapter 12 - The Secret I Could Not Keep
14Chapter 13 - The Sea That Took Her
15Chapter 14 - The Betrayer’s Bargain
16Chapter 15 - The True Name in the Cairn
17Chapter 16 - The Blood of the Wounded
18Chapter 17 - The Lullaby of the Lost
19Chapter 18 - The Hunt Before the Dawn
20Chapter 19 - The Moonrise of the Broken
21Chapter 20 - The Cost of the Cure
22Chapter 21 - The Heart That Remembers
23Chapter 22 - The Name We Claim Anew
24About the Author
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