Audiobook Review: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha

Consort of Fire
Author: Kit Rocha
Narrator: Caitlin Elizabeth, Victoria Mei, Will Thorne, Adenrele Ojo
Series: Bound to Fire and Steel (Book 1)
Publication: Brilliance Audio (November 28, 2023)
Length: 12 hours and 31 minutes

Description: From cult-favorite writing duo Kit Rocha comes a fiery novel set in a lush fantasy world brimming with ancient magic, dangerous secrets, and erotic connections.

For three thousand years, an ancient dragon god has protected the borders of the Sheltered Lands. In return, he makes only one demand: every one hundred years, the mortal ruler must send their heir to serve as his consort…for as long as they can survive.

Sachielle of House Roquebarre is the thirty-first consort to be sacrificed to the monster who guards the mountain passes. She is young, beautiful—and she has three secrets.

First: she’s a disposable orphan trained in seduction.

Second: her handmaid, Zanya, is an assassin and the only person she has ever loved.

Third—and most dangerous: she’s cursed. Sachi and Zanya have five weeks to murder the Dragon in his bed. If they fail, the mortal king’s curse will steal not just Sachi’s life, but her very soul.

The Dragon has only one secret: he is nothing like what they have been told. And he will do whatever it takes to possess them both.

My Thoughts: This romantacy is set in a world filled with gods and scheming kings. Sachielle is sent to be the dragon's consort as part of a long-standing agreement. She must be bound to the dragon to reinforce the humans promises to respect the land. She is supposed to be the ruling king's heir.

The main problem is that the kings don't want to be restrained in their activities by their old promises to the dragon and the other gods. They hatch a plot to train a nameless orphan to seduce and then murder the dragon. Along with Sachielle is her handmaid Zanya who is also a trained assassin and backup if Sachielle isn't able to complete her mission. 

They have trained to girls using a combination of drugs and torture to complete their assignments. But if training won't hold, they have also placed a curse on Sachielle that will cause her death and the death of her soul if she doesn't complete her mission. Sachielle and Zanya are in love. They bonded through their shared desire to survive their training. Each will do anything including die for the other. 

But the dragon isn't who they have been taught he is. He's immortal but can be murdered. His goal along with his fellow gods is to protect their world. He can be cruel if cruelty is needed but he is also kind and loving. He is hoping that this consort is the one that he has been promised.

This was a lush, erotic fantasy which didn't come as a surprise once I learned that Kit Rocha formerly wrote as Moira Rogers. Fans of the erotic and fantasy will enjoy this story which was ably narrated by four different people. 

I bought this one December 24, 2023. You can buy your copy here.