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Raven: Part One

Forbidden Desires, Book 8

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Raven: Part One

By: Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
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Bertram Drake, the most mysterious Drake brother, leads a life shrouded in secrecy. Taken from his brothers at a young age and shaped into a weapon to be used by the dragon council, he has one sole purpose: obey the orders given to him, no matter what they might be.

Once a perfect jewel of the Pedigree, Sorin’s sparkle has been dulled. Taken from his cloister and sold regularly to the highest bidder, he has learned two vital truths.

The first: that dragons are monsters who will stop at nothing to get what they want. And the second, most terrible truth of all: that egg madness is a lie—omegas are not saved from a lifetime of pain even when they are separated from their eggs.

When Sorin’s newest buyer mysteriously dies, Sorin sees it as his chance to escape from the hellish life he’s been forced to lead. The only obstacle? A handsome agent of the council who has been tasked with ending his life.… and who has custody of his eggs.

Raven: Part One is a 100,000 word omegaverse mpreg-ish romance set prior to the events of the Forbidden Desires series. It contains action, adventure, heartbreak, laughter, and more than its fair share of steam. For maximum enjoyment, Raven: Part One is best listened to following the events of Clutch, Bond, Mate, Swallow, Magpie, Finch, and Peregrine.

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©2023 Piper Scott & Virginia Kelly (P)2025 Piper Scott & Virginia Kelly
Paranormal Romance Fiction Dragons Heartfelt Fantasy

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This is a fascinating series, one that has blown me away from the first book “Clutch” and it is definitely a binge worthy series, so if you haven’t started yet, what are you waiting for? The writing, plot and world building is absolutely brilliant, as are the character growth and development, from the get go. Raven is the series finale and in this book the authors give you Bertram Drake and Sorin/Raven’s story, both characters have appeared in earlier books, but little is known about them, so the authors take you back in time to their beginning, singly and how they are connected. I won’t give anything away, but my opinion of both characters was unfavorable in the earlier books, especially Raven, yet that has shifted now that their true selves and motivations have been revealed. I still have some unanswered questions and am hoping all the pieces fall in place in the second part, because there is definitely more to come. Piper Scott and Virginia Kelly, that you for this amazing story and wild and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 Michael Ferraiuolo delivers an outstanding performance, bringing the characters and story to life from the pages to your ears. He has a complete understanding of the characters he is portraying, giving each a voice that is both fitting and believable. His take on the two leads is absolute perfection, grasping every aspect of their personality, and he is just as amazing performing the roles of all the side characters, too. You can hear how much heart he puts into his performance as he captures all the characters’ emotions and has you feeling them all. Ferraiuolo is a versatile voice artist and an entertaining storyteller who elevates this already brilliant story to another level. Thank you for another fantastic listen.

Brilliant & Fascinating! Story, Series & Narration

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My heart shattered into a billion pieces when reading Raven’s story. His past wasn’t pretty: it was full of pain, despair and helplessness. Crossing paths with Bertram put Raven on a new path.

Bertram and Raven’s story began decades ago and they’ve spent more time apart, than together. Will they get their HEA before Raven is lost? I hope so because I’m rooting for them.

Narrator was amazing as always!

Amazing

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Wow, we've been waiting for these two books for so long, and then I wasn't sure I wanted to read them and complete the series.

So even though this is book 8 of 9, it's actually the prequel; well, both these books span hundreds of years and a lot of ground. These are definitely not standalone, as you need to have read the others to understand the family.

Expertly written, and I have loved these books since I first found them over 4 years ago.

We finally meet Bertram Drake and follow his life, not through a decade or two but over a few centuries. His and Sorin's lives have not been easy; they are far from it.

If you start book one, you will be addicted like the rest of us. Just brilliant.

Read in December 2023
Listened in April 2024

Michael Ferraiuolo did a fantastic job bringing this book to life; I did speed up to 1.20 on Audible, which is usual for me.


Raven: Part One
Forbidden Desires, Book 8
By: Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
Series: Forbidden Desires, Book 8
Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

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🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.20 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free from GRR at my request. My review is my opinion and an honest review - neither the author nor GRR influenced my opinion.

MM Dragon serial - just brilliant

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In this book we follow Bertam and Sorin aka Raven. Raven has been the villain in previous books. We've seen him do some horrible things and we finally get his story. Part one takes place in the past and unfolds Sorin's tragic backstory.
I wasn't a fan of Raven in the previous books but after reading his book I'm team Raven all the way. He's my favorite character in the series. My heart ached for him. I cried multiple times while reading this book. I'm not going to spoil anything in this review but I can say that this book was amazing. Sorin's strength was inspiring. The narrattor was brilliant and did a fantastic job bringing this powerful story to life. I really really loved every minute.

Absolutely amazing!

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I love the jigsaw puzzle aspect of this entire series, but especially how these 2 MCs fit into everyone else's books, how we get to see the story behind the scenes, fill in MOST of the blanks, if not all. Basically, Part One ends where Clutch begins - we get to see what came before, everything that led up to it, and wow the bombshells dropped & head-scratching moments! My heart broke for both of these guys over and over, I can't wait to see how it plays out in Part Two! While reading (and rereading) the previous books in anticipation for Raven's release, naturally, I had 'ideas' of what was going on - I had absolutely NO CLUE it was anything like what it actually was. Absolutely phenomenal characters and story-telling.
Michael Ferraiuolo outdoes himself with accents, character voices/emoting, spot on and entertaining and engaging as ever. Beautiful performance of excellent material!

The end of an era - part one

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