I loved this book. Great world building and wonderful characters. I haven't read much of this series- though I've read many other of Miranda Martin's books, but I'm really loving these Draconian males. I love the balance of dominant and submissive in them- as a part of their culture. They are sweet and protective and treat females like queens- only their own queens have taken advantage of, scarred, and abused them. This book was an adventure. I loved both Meric and Stacy. He's reluctant to trust another queen- no matter how drawn to Stacy he is. 5 stars.

Stacy has almost given up on finding love. After escaping an arranged marriage back on earth, she signed up to become an interstellar bride, only to be kidnapped by aliens. After being saved by Draconians, she volunteers to join the crew of a battleship as their doctor. The captain has caught her eye, but he is standoffish & then outright tells he her he has no plans to fall under the power of a queen& breed again.Meric had been a breeder for a Draconian queen & has the physical & emotional scars to prove it. He has survived & risen to the rank of captain through much effort. He has 4 scions who survived their queen & he will protect them, even from the new queen on his ship. However, when they come to the rescue of an allie, they then have to chase after & find an enemy ship, which may hold an ancient enemy of the Dracons. But they have to find it first.They have several stumbling blocks to get over, some caused by themselves, but once Meric starts to get rid of his fears about human queens, there is no stopping him.This is a good book that I enjoyed reading. To understand the backstory, I recommend reading the previous book in the series.

These two kept tugging at my heartstrings, especially the first half. Meric has had such a hard past with the Draconian queens that he has a really hard time trusting that the human women aren’t like that. But I loved how the males around him were always trying to get him to open his eyes and actually see how they were, especially Stacy. It may have taken some time to get there but when he finally accepts the truth, his courting is very precious.Stacy is wonderful. And I totally get where her insecurities came from. After being rebuffed by Meric and finding it really hard to know if the males are actually interested or just being polite, she just focuses on her job. She’s blunt and not always diplomatic but she cares. I love seeing how she grew confident as she was put in charge of more things.These two were fantastic together. It very much is a slow burn for them and their spicy scenes are few but they are great and a wonderful addition to this series. Can’t wait to continue and see where this adventure takes me.I did receive an ARC from Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.

Excellent story. Meric and Stacy have to work to understand each other -- to be expected with alien cultures. And especially when Meric had been so abused by his Draconian queen. I loved the story of him being gently won over with a lot of help from his friends.

A wonderful story. The Draconian males rever their queens but their Queens treat them horriably. Meric is very learly of the human queen as they don't know how viscious they could be. Will Meric let down his guard and pick Stacy as his new queen? Ennjoyable story.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.