The Mate

Abigail Owen

Sep 2018 · Fire's Edge Book 1 · Sold by Entangled: Amara

About this ebook

A prequel to the scorching paranormal romance, The Boss.

Maddie Thompson’s life just fell down a rabbit hole. Finding out she's a dragon shifter was one thing—she never quite fit into the human world, and this new reality feels...strangely right. However, discovering the next step is to choose a mate, and if she chooses wrong she'll die, is the other side of crazy. Especially when she already left a piece of her heart with someone who didn't want it.

To say dragon enforcer Fallon Conleth was shocked when the Mating Council summoned him as a potential mate for a newly found dragon doesn’t quite cover it. A mate is rare and precious and many dragons never find theirs. Fallon isn’t sure he’s worthy of the honor, not when so many deserve it more. He’ll just go through the motions and return home alone...until he sees Maddie. The human woman he reluctantly let walk away.

Fallon already broke Maddie's heart once, but if he can't convince her that they're meant to be, she'll die... and he won't be far behind.

Each book in the Fire's Edge series is STANDALONE:
* The Mate (prequel)
* The Boss
* The Rookie
* The Enforcer
* The Protector

Ratings and reviews

The Mate is a fantastic introduction to the new Fire’s Edge series by Abigail Owen. Fallon and Maddie are feisty, compelling characters that grab reader’s attention right from the start, the relationship is not an easy one as there are not only does these two have a past that is interfering, but the present and future could have deadly consequences so making a decision to move forward in a mating is suspenseful and unnerving which keeps readers holding their breath in anticipation of what will happen. Not only the romance holds readers hostage with suspense but another dragon wants Maddie for his own and there is political unrest in the dragon world that could endanger Maddie and Fallon as well. The thrilling fast paced plot keeps readers glued to the pages as they introduced to a fascinating, energetic new world of dragon shifters with some unique elements that make these dragons quite a bit different from others. So while the story may be short, it packs quite a punch and has gotten me very excited about this new series so now I am off to read the first book right now.

The Mate is my first Abigail Owen read, and I do believe I will be reading more by this author. The Mate is about a dragon shifter in modern times named Fallon and an arsonist investigator turned she-dragon in waiting named Maddie. These two have a history and most of the book is the two of them both embracing and getting past said history. There is a little action, some drama, a good bit of world building (this is a prequel), romance, steam, and of course, dragons. If this is your thing, totally worth giving the book a go. It's well written, with few editorial errors, and thank goodness not in first person! Both main characters have points of view in the story so it's also not one sided.

Well written story line. I only found a few minor errors; a wrong name, a misspell, & a couple missed words in a sentence; but that was it. It's rare to find a book with so few mistakes. Nice job everyone. The story was short, too short. I wanted more, lol! There seems to be a bigger story line going on in the background, along with the main mating story. If the rest of the series is this good, I've found a new author to enjoy. Can't wait to read the next book!

About the author

Award-winning paranormal romance author Abigail Owen grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She loves to write witty, feisty heroines, sexy heroes who deserve them, and a cast of lovable characters to surround them (and maybe get their own stories). She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own personal hero, her husband, and their two children, who are growing up way too fast.