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Blood Oath
Blood Oath
The Darkest Drae
Fantasy, Dragons
self-published
November 7, 2017
Kindle
302
Everything I know is a lie.
I’m an ordinary mortal girl. Lord Irrik is a depraved dragon shifter. King Irdelron is an immortal tyrant.
In the disease ridden land of Verald, life is mapped out much like the established rings of our kingdom. Everyone has a role…
Me? I’ll be uselessly serving potato stew for the rest of my life because I can’t make anything grow.
But starvation brews rebellion.
When the king strikes, I’m captured by Lord Irrik. Instantly, I’m embroiled in a deadly game. One where I’m desperate to understand the rules.
Because nothing makes sense anymore.
Now, I'm not only fighting for my life . . . but a love that could be the key to my freedom.
What if the truth means you’re not who — or what — you thought you were?
Simply Spellbinding… 
Raye Wagner and Kelly St. Clare have teamed up to produce a fabulous fantasy, Blood Oath. This first book in The Darkest Drae Series was like a spider weaving its web in my head.
I was so taken by the rich writing that brought to life the characters and their world that I did not notice how entrapped I was in the plot until I tried to put it down. I just couldn’t do it! It was the perfect mix of action, intrigue, and character introspection that kept me on the edge of my seat. It is actually one of those books that I will go back and reread because I know I missed details in my desire to find out what happened next (I’ll save that for right before book two comes out!)
This book is marketed for teens and young adults but adults will also find the story compelling. If you are a parent of a teen be aware that there is some gruesome torture implied. It is all tactfully written but it is an integral part of the plot line. It’s also available for free on 
Raye and Kelly do superb job of developing the main character, Ryn. Her progression, from naive teen who thinks she grasps how the world functions and her place in it, to hardened survivor, who still hasn’t lost her empathy for others and kindles a tiny spark for love even though her world has been shattered, is encouraging. I could not help but root for her and feel for her as she went through such dark and horrific experiences to ultimately find out that nothing was as she thought; her life or who she was. 
But from this suffering comes the knowledge that she is powerful, the unheard of mix with the ability to change the world. Bring on book two!!!!
Tanya’s love for books has been a lifelong passion that she likes sharing with others. Reading is also the thing that relaxes her after a day of juggling the many responsibilities that come with being being wife to an amazing man, mother to four great kids spread around the world, business manager, and farm hand on their place in southwest Missouri; home to Akaushi cattle and a menagerie of pygmy goats, horses, chickens, dogs and cats.
