Claimed by the Horde King

Horde Kings of Dakkar, Book 2

De: Zoey Draven

Narrado por: Lia Langola, Aaron Shedlock

She broke their laws. Now, he has come to punish her...

In my human settlement on the hostile plains of Dakkar, I am an outcast, a strange girl orphaned since birth, alone, and dreaming of a life I don't have. I hunt to survive, though it is forbidden, though it breaks the strict Dakkari laws that we all must follow.

When my desperate actions catch the attention of a Dakkari horde king - a cold, powerful, and merciless warrior leader, with eyes like flint and a body like steel - he seeks to punish me...and he succeeds.

But then he does the unexpected.

Instead of taking my life, he claims me as his own.

He steals me from my village and brings me back to his battle-bred horde. There, I warm his bed. I make bargains with him on starry, cold nights. I look into his grey eyes and see not a monster, but a demon king who captures my soul.

But demons have a way of never letting go...and as the cold season descends upon Dakkar, I begin to wonder if I even want him to, even when it hurts.

Claimed by the Horde King is a full-length SFR novel with an HEA. It is the second book of the Horde Kings of Dakkar series.

©2019 Zoey Draven (P)2020 Zoey Draven

I loved this audible!

I have fallen in love with Zoey Draven’s books. I loved this one and the first book. This is definitely a good listen. I highly recommend these books, they won’t disappoint.

Omg!

My gods these books are amazing. And this one. Sh*t this one hurt. But give me more. Please never stop!

“The Horde always comes first!”

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚❤️💜
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌎
Character development: 🤓😉☺️😍
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The Hero: Seerin - he was a Dakkari Horde King, and he watched the girl hunt. It was illegal to hunt, and she was good at it, she had created her bow and arrows with skill. He knew he must take her since she broke the law of their world. He had to make an example of her and could not grant her mercy. Hunting was punishable by death.

The heroine: Nelle - she was a human on the planet Dakkar, she hunted for food in the dark forest, so that she didn’t starve. She knew it was against the laws her people were supposed to live by, but it would be the only source of meat for her village, but she didn’t know that a Horde King was nearby watching her. When humans wanted to settle on the planet, they agreed not to hunt, though farming hadn’t worked, and they were starving.

The Story: Nelle sold the grounder she caught for one credit which would get her a bowl of broth. The man that made the deal, told her a way she could get an extra credit. She was a woman alone, but declined, reminding him what happened to the last man that tried to get with her. The following morning, Nelle finds out that a Horde came through and saw her out hunting and wanted her. She walked to what might be her own execution and just felt numb.

“This was the only life I had, the only one I’d known. I mourned that now. I’d dreamed of other things, things I knew I would never have…like family, a safe home, companionship, love. I wanted to laugh at that foolish dream. Love didn’t exist in a place like this. It never could.”

The Horde King stood in front of hundreds of Horde warriors, all of them massive and scarred. His chest was bare and sculpted and had gold tattoos, blonde hair and grey eyes. He sentenced her to five lashes, but only one if she would tell who else from the village had been hunting. She wouldn’t talk and got sentenced five lashes. After 3 lashes, Nelle decided she would let go of all her worries, angers and fears so she could find peace and die, then she dared the Horde king to give her the last two. He did not. He took her with him instead so she wouldn’t die of her wounds.

The story was good, and I liked that the two main characters got to know each other before things got steamy. They spent a lot of time together talking and asking each other questions. The world building was terrific. Nelle walked around the camp for a few days, just noting everything she saw. I liked the fact that she gets a job with the weapons maker and kept busy during the cold season. Seerin had a lot on his shoulders and there were a few side storylines that were interesting.

This book was told in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Lia Langola and Aaron Shedlock. Lia is a good narrator with a low, but soft voice which is very pleasant, and she does a terrific job. Aaron has a soft, masculine voice and is one of my favorite male narrators.

🌻Boy, this was an emotional book!🌻

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻V from Kansas🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

This was a well written book, although there were a lot moments that tugged at your heart strings. Both the Hero and Heroine grew up feeling like they were outsiders, in their communities. She was an orphaned infant and he was a bastard son of a prostitute. There love was a hard fought battle, due to emotional scars, and when they finally begin to find happiness, prejudices, in the Horde, force them apart. It’s a tough road to a reconciliation, due to mistrust and crushed hearts.

This book wasn’t the lite, fun listen, that book was but, I did enjoy it and am looking forward to the next book, in the series!

Sooo good

So good. You will not be disappointed with the balance of sex, drama, romance and adventure. Had to restart it once I finished.

love it!

i want more books from these series soon!! the storytelling is incredible and the characters are more interesting. Mel story is a good example, she didn't give up and had her own inner light and courage. I'm looking forward to the next hoard King series!!

I loved the dual POV

The first book in this series was only from Lunas POV. I liked getting both sides of this story, and I liked having two narrators.

This story was not as smooth sailing at the first one. They had a bit more angst and more of a rough road than Arokan and Luna did. The first book introduced us to the world and their ways, but this book dove into how hard it might be for their kind to accept humans into the fold. It also revealed to us how maybe their king is not the best king the Dakkari could have. I see potential with this series. There seems to be an undercurrent if dissent. We only got a glimpse but I’m eager to see where this goes.

I don’t know if I loved this book quite as much as the first because in the first story Arokan knew he wanted Luna and nothing would stop him. But in this one Seerin knew he wanted her but let things stop him and influence him. I like the decisive “she’s mine!” stories a little more. But I still really enjoyed this one too. It needed to be different.

loved it

I was super excited to read the second book in this series. it was great just like the first book. I absolutely love Aaron Shedlock voice 😍. The author did so wonderfully yet again

Ila

I love this book the 1st 1 didn't have it I can't wait to read the next 1I really enjoyed it also did a great job Thanks

series just gets better and better

This series just gets better and better. Seerin and Nelle have some similars in the fact they are both outsiders. Seerin is the son of a kepted lady who has a different coloring that normal Dakari. He has blonde hair and light colored eyes. Because he is not of "royal" blood (not even knowing who his father is)- he was not suppose to enter the trials to become a Horde King. However, his mother, being the king's favorite concubine, swayed the King to grant him entry. No one expected him to complete the trials, but he did and was made a Horde King. Nelle is a human who was abandoned as a child and raised by her mother's friend, who was not very affectionate at all. She has fought for all she has, which is not much. She hunts to get credits to eat. Hunting is against the Dakari law, so Seerin is sent to punish her. However, he ends up saving her and taking her as a captive. The story is great and well done. Adding the male narrator (Aaron Shedlock) is the chef's kiss to the series. I hope they keep Lia and Aaron as narrators . they are fantastic!!