Delivered by the Defender

A Kindred Tales Novel

By: Evangeline Anderson

Narrated by: Mackenzie Cartwright

Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

This is a super-plus-length novel, almost 135,000 words long

A woman alone on a dangerous planet, where females must have male protection to survive.... A warrior intent on keeping his vow never to call a bride.... When Selena is framed for a crime she didn't commit, can Valen save her? And will he lose his heart in the process?

The vampire and the violinist...

Selena Bates' ex was as boring as they come - entirely too vanilla for her adventurous tastes. Now she's getting a chance to visit a whole new planet where nobody is vanilla. On Ma'shorka Centra, all females are required to have a "Seal of Independence" prominently displayed, or a male Master who is responsible for keeping them in line. Unfortunately, Selena is single, but a girl can dream, can't she? And anyway, she's determined to have the adventure of a lifetime, playing her violin for the emperor himself.

Valen is a Defender - the Kindred version of a lawyer. He's also a Pitch-Blood Kindred - the only kind of Blood Kindred who actually needs to drink blood. Having taken a vow never to call a bride, he is intensely irritated to find that he is sitting next to a tempting, curvy Elite on the interstellar shuttle to Ma'shorka Centra. Determined to ignore her, he gives Selena the impression that he's a world-class jerk. However, when she gets attacked at the alien spaceport and her Seal of Independence is stolen, Valen comes to her rescue. But there's one big problem - without her Seal, she needs a "Master" - and guess who has to step up and help her out?

Valen is determined to keep his vow, no matter how tempting Selena is. But when she is framed by the vengeful Third Empress for a crime she didn't commit, only he can defend her in the crooked Ma'shorkan High Court. Will Selena have to serve her sentence of "a hundred thousand lifetimes of hard labor"? And will Valen be able to resist the tempting little Earth female?

You'll have to listen to Delivered by the Defender to find out.

©2021 Evangeline Anderson (P)2021 Insatiable Press

Fun story!

I liked the plot for this book. I got lost in the story and loved hating the male dominated planet. I found both lead characters likeable. Selena was mildly self conscious, but not annoyingly so. I also appreciated that she didn't speak like a teen when it came to her body and desires. Velan was also likeable. He was a little broody, but well balanced with kindness. The one issue I had with him is that once again the author had the male lead who made a vow to never be bonded. This has been an over-used characteristic of many of the Kindred Tales novels. It would have been enough of a conflict to just have his being a Pitch Blood Kindred and would have made the story sound more original. Overall, I really liked the book. It was a fun listen.

The narration was OK, though I find that narrator reads very slow. I recommend increasing speed to at least 1.30x to make the pace more natural. She does a great job of bringing each character to life with their own voice and personality.

With friends

Like that who needs enemies! I just kept thinking through all of that, that her friend wasn’t a good friend. Knowing the planet she’s sending her friend to, she doesn’t prepare her or safeguard her. I would never speak to her again.

Interesting Storyline

This story would have ended as soon as I stepped off the shuttle and discovered the backward laws of this planet; good thing Evangeline has quite the imagination to keep it going. Mackenzie does a great job with narration; although I miss Martin’s narration and wish Mackenzie and Martin could narrate Kindred stories. Awaiting the next Kindred story to release hopefully soon!

Not a typical Kindred

Struggled to finish story but still good. A more misogynistic story than I would normally liked.

Loved this book!

I don’t know how she keeps doing it! Amazing writer and storyteller! I loved this story so much! You made me want to look into BDSM! 😉 Mackenzie did a great job! (once she dropped the “ British” accent) ❤️. This black girl loves Evangeline! Thank you!