Series & Title: Imperial Knights, Book 1: Saving Penny
Author: Ariel Marie
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Publisher: Ariel Marie
Release Date: August 21, 2018
Genre: Paranormal, Romance
ARC Received From & Reviewed For: Enticing Journey Book Promotions
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Billionaire CEO of the Imperial Knights security empire, Drake Ransley spends his days in full control of every element of his life. By night, he’s a man plagued by a mysterious dream about a brown coin. As time passes, the frequency of the dream increases and the penny morphs into a beautiful woman that Drake can’t stop thinking about.
Penny Berkey has just discovered that she has won the largest payout in lottery history, but it might not be enough to keep her away from danger. The promise of a major payout awaits. Danger lurks in the shadows. A stalker looms at every turn. Unable to elicit help from the police, she turns to the best security team money can buy – the Imperial Knights.
Drake knows the moment he lays eyes on her that she’s the woman from his dreams. His wolf instantly recognizes her as his mate. With danger lurking at every corner for her, he’s all the more determined to keep her safe by any means necessary.
The same dream has disrupted Drake's nights for years and he's helpless to figure out its meaning. It isn't until the penny he dreams of changes into a woman, the same woman who comes to him for help, that he realizes why he's been having the same dream night after night: this woman is his mate. But Penny isn't a wilting flower. She isn't a submissive woman. She is incredibly strong when it counts, when it matters, the perfect compliment for a man like Drake who exerts absolute control in his life.
Penny has all the elements one might come to expect in a paranormal romance--mate, possessiveness, protectiveness, eternal love--but this one intrigued and engaged me like I haven't been in a while. The use of dreams is not a tool I come across often in this genre, at least not in the stories I've read. It's an interesting approach to connecting one mate to the other, of joining lives and forces, of building a love that is tighter and stronger than either person has known before.
This was a surprising read for me. It wasn't just the dream element; it was using something so "normal" in the human world as a catalyst for Drake and Penny to be brought together. I can imagine that winning such a huge sum of money brings out the worst in people, just like it brings friends and relatives you haven't seen in forever out of the wood works. Winning the lottery and the trouble that came with it grounded this story, keeping it relevant while maintaining the fantastical.
Ms. Marie has presented what appears to be a run-of-the-mill paranormal romance but don't let the simplicity of the synopsis fool you. This is an excellent start to this series, and a hands down recommendation for lovers of this genre. It will be equally intriguing to see how the rest of this series follows. If this first book is anything to go by, the rest will gain high marks as well.
Ariel Marie is an author who loves the paranormal, action and hot steamy romance. She combines all three in each and every one of her stories. For as long as she can remember, she has loved vampires, shifters and every creature you can think of. This even rolls over into her favorite movies! She love a good action packed thriller! Throw a touch of the supernatural world in it and she’s hooked!
She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where she currently resides with her husband and three beautiful children.
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