What an intriguing twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast fairytale we're all familiar with.
From the blurb:
Faerie is falling into ruin. Zyr is falling to his knees.
Reclusive and powerful, Zyr has survived millennia for his obsession, collecting the lost stories of Faerie's forbidden past. But the centuries of grief and isolation are catching up. Consumed by apathy, he's ready to die.
Or he would be, if a group of unseelie revolutionaries wasn't demanding access to his books on death magic.
Sharp-tongued, clever Robin is a typical, cubicle-dwelling human. Fae uprisings aren't his problem. Unfortunately, his brother is neck deep in planning a revolution, and Robin's not about to let the idiot get himself killed.
It just figures that on his first day helping out, people would start crying traitor, cornering a potential ally into an emotional crisis. Seeing too much of himself in the ancient dragon's hunted expression, he bosses Zyr down from a panic attack.
And becomes his latest obsession.
When Zyr invites Robin, and only Robin, to visit his library, everyone says it's too dangerous. But Robin is sure he can handle one grumpy dragon. Especially one who seems to enjoy challenging Robin almost as much as he enjoys obeying him.
Between library make outs and bondage lessons, Robin and Zyr face kidnapping, betrayal, and a world-ending plot. Surviving will take trust, honesty, and a surrender so complete, Faerie itself bends.
An Embrace of Salt & Storms is a paranormal soulbond HEA novel with no will-they-won't-they questions, heavily flavored with Beauty & the Beast vibes. It features a persnickety, bossy office worker and a prickly, reclusive dragon fae with a hoard of forbidden knowledge. There's hefty doses of dry humor and snark, sharp humor, a lot of cycles around the feelings wheel, and spice enough to give you rope burns. This is the third novel in the Fallen for a Fae series, and should not be read without first reading the previous two. Each book follows a different couple but continues an ongoing plot.
Angel's review:
I'm a sucker for re-tellings of the classic fairytale, whenever I see one, I immediately have to read it. That's exactly what happened with this book, it was described to me as a Beauty and the Beast retelling but MM with an extra twist.. and that's exactly right!
Robin and Zyr were excellent characters both were a bit bratty, very sassy, super smart, loyal, kind to those who earned their trust, and so sweet for each other. They both had high walls and weren't keen on letting others in, but they earned their place in each other's lives and it was really precious watching these two realize their feelings.
One of the aspects I loved the most and greatly appreciated was how communication was THE priority between these two men. There wasn't room for misconceptions or overthinking what someone said, or wondering what the true meaning of what they had said meant. They asked questions, they talked through their feelings always, even when it was difficult, and they never stopped communicating. I really loved that message, and I also loved how these two embraced each other's questions, and how they had open honesty with each other. It really helped add depth to these characters as well making them feel real.
Now, the romance and characters were great, but I HAVE to talk about the plot! It was SO good! There is a massive power at play, powerful beings trying to destroy Faerie, while Robin and Zyr try to solutions on how to stop it from happening. I enjoyed getting to go on this magical and mysterious adventure full of twists and turns with these characters. I thought the whole book was written very well, but especially the plotline. There were so many different things going on, different information being revealed, other people causing issues, I'm just so impressed and surprised that these two authors were able to keep track of all of that while also keeping it all enjoyable for their readers to read.
((Please note, this book does end off on a cliffhanger as far as what happens to Faerie goes. Robin and Zyr got a HEA. ))
An Embrace of Salt & Storms is currently available as an e-book
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