Raised to Kill
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4.3 • 86 Ratings
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Publisher Description
All her life, Allara Ke'ta'nu has been raised and trained with one purpose in mind--to kill a member of the Kindred High Council and avenge the Blood Feud which has raged between her people, the Q'ess, and the Kindred for generations. But in order to do that, she must first get close enough to kill. And what better way to get close than to marry the enemy?
Brand is a Beast Kindred who has just become a provisional member of the High Council. When the Q'ess announce they will end the Blood Feud with a marriage of one of their maidens to a Kindred warrior, he agrees to take her as a wife, since he is the only unmated member of the Council. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love...
Raised on tales of Kindred cruelty, Allara believes that Brand will be rough with her on their wedding night. When, instead, he introduces her to the Kindred concept of the Claiming Period, a slow dance of seduction begins. Can Allara hold on to her sense of purpose and do her duty as mandated by her people? Or will she lose her heart to the gentle touch of her new husband?
You'll have to read Raised to Kill to find out...
Customer Reviews
Kindred Tales 32
Evangeline Anderson- Raised to Kill: Kindred Tales 32
Brand is a Beast Kindred who serves on the High Council aboard the mothership. He has been asked to mate with a female from Q’ess in order to end a generations old blood feud. They requested only one from the High Council and since Brand is the only unmated male he believes he is the obvious choice. He will claim the female in the traditional Kindred way over four periods, Touching, Bathing, Tasting etc.
Allahabad is a daughter of one of the 7 great houses on Q’ess who has been trained since a young age to kill the kindred she will get mated to so that they will get revenge for one of their females who generations past never returned. Allays has been through a horrible ritual as well as years of brutal brainwashing. When it comes time to be mates she is determined to do her duty despite the fact it will probably mean her own death.
Brand surprises his new female with patience and kindness which totally surprises her. She had been brainwashed to expect a painful forced breeding which is totally the opposite of what she experienced. Their adventure sends them on a mission where they continue to bond despite Allara’s situation. She is also very drawn to music and she discovers Brand’s beautiful voice even more enticing.
The story has a lot of excitement, an original storyline, some new worlds to discover, surprises, and of course the author’s special brand of $educing the characters and her audience! Another great dive into the Kindred world!