Dark Prince’s Captive

A Realm of Dragons & Scrolls, Book 1

By: Anna Zaires, Charmaine Pauls

Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Sebastian York

One minute, I'm in a hospital, about to kick the bucket, and the next, I’m in a weird jungle teeming with ridiculously oversized bugs and demon-like lizard people determined to enslave me. Nope, I didn’t die. And no, sadly, it’s not a hallucination.

I'm pretty sure it's going to end badly, but then a darkly gorgeous, terrifying man steps through a portal and dissolves the lizard dudes where they stand before carrying me away.

Apparently, he's a prince with scary superpowers… and I'm his fated mate.

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A whole new world

What a captivating new world Anna and Charmaine have created. It drew me in from the start. It had fascinating characters. The narration was top notch with CJ Bloom and Sebastian York. The bring the story to life. I loved listening to this audiobook! Excited to find out what happens next.

What a creative qorld

I love both these authors. I have to say, Elise annoyed me i understand she was dying in the beginning. Now she finds herself on another planet and she was ungrateful, hard headed and frankly immature at times. Auran despite his alpha ways tried to understand her not kmowimg what was going on but she was not helping. An abrupt ending but the story will continue.

Audio was fantastic Sebastian York and CJ Bloom did a spectacular job

Strong start to the series!

This is the first book in the A Realm of Dragons & Scrolls series. It's a strong start to the series! Aruan and Elsie’s story is intriguing, complex, entertaining, and captivating. The characters are well-developed and engaging, and I really enjoyed the tension between them. The pacing is engaging. The world-building is enthralling, and the supporting cast adds a lot to the story. CJ Bloom and Sebastian York deliver an outstanding and dynamic performances that elevate the experience. I enjoyed it and look forward to listening to Dark Prince’s Mate, the next in the series, to find out what happens next.

Good start and great world building!

Good start to a new series and the world building is great! Elsie on earth is at death’s door and then boom! she’s on an alien planet with her health restored and an alien prince’s mate! Aruan is possessive and protective of Elsie. His powers are very interesting and so are those of his siblings.
Lots of mysteries and secrets and I have lots of questions. Hoping book two will answer some of those questions.

CJ Bloom did good in her narration, especially her portrayal of Elsie and her feistiness.

Sebastian York’s voice fit for the powerful Aruan. The sound of his voice and his performance always makes my ears happy. No complaints.

Interesting story

I really wasn’t sure what to expect with this book, but I did think it was going to be more fantasy than sci-fi. Overall, I enjoyed the story, but it did take a couple of chapters to recalibrate my expectations. Now that Elsie has come to accept her fate I’m hoping we see a little bit more dragon/fantasy storyline.