Waking the Dragon (RBMC: Cedar Creek TX 3) by Liberty Parker-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 23, 2023

Dragon is on a mission, one with lives at stake and one he’s taken on with the intention to bring down an organization of wannabe bible thumper’s who should’ve been decimated and disassembled years ago. But as always, the government’s turned a blind eye to their devious activity, so it’s up to him to get the job done. Usually, he can keep his emotions in check when he takes on tasks such as this, but this is connected to one of his own, and he will eliminate his brother’s demons and make sure he lives the rest of his days without looking over his shoulder.

Laney was sold by her father and then was traded like merchandise by that man. Now she’s under the ruling of a cult, they own her in a way no woman should ever be. She’s been given the role of caretaker for the children, she protects them the best she can, but even her best isn’t always good enough. Now the tides have changed and they’ve given her a new assignment, one that makes her sick to her stomach, but if she fights or refuses, they’ll eliminate her, then who will watch over the welfare of the kids?

Both of them are determined to release the horde of unwilling captives whether or not they themselves make it out alive. Will they be successful, or will all of their sacrifices be for nothing?

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REVIEW: WAKING THE DRAGON is the third instalment in Liberty Parker’s contemporary, adult RBMC: CEDAR CREEK dark, erotic, paranormal romance series-a part of the multi-authored RBMC series. This is RBMC Cedar Creek president Keith ‘Dragon’ Muldoon, and Laney’s story line. WAKING THE DRAGON can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading book one PROPERTY OF WRECKER. Laney is the sister of Harper (books 1 & 2).

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dragon and Laney) WAKING THE DRAGON follows in the wake of the rescue of Harper, and the realization all was not well within the ‘religious cult’ known as The Fundamentalists of The Communion. RBMC president Keith ‘Dragon’ Muldoon has gone inside the cult in the hopes of rescuing Harper’s sister Laney but finds himself as part of the breeding program with our story line heroine. Laney knows her time has come, but her ‘spiritual connection’ to Dragon gives Laney a hope for the future. With their ability to talk psychically, Dragon’s ability to stop time and control minds, and Laney’s power to enhance, our couple are determined to forge their own happily ever after but Dragon is desperate for help, and Wrecker is pulling in several members from the other RBMC chapters, in an effort to take down The Fundamentalists of The Communion. What ensues is the building relationship between Dragon and Laney, and the potential fall-out as the cult has several members with psychic powers, and Laney is trapped behind both a physical and a mental wall.

The relationship between Laney and Dragon begins when Laney is ‘assigned’ to breed with our story line hero. Dragon is disgusted with everything The Fundamentalists of The Communion represents but there is a personal connection for the RBMC: Cedar Creek. With the hope of freeing Laney, and the other men, women and children who have been kept prisoner, Dragon must work together with a potential enemy, an enemy who is aware of everything going on. The $ex scenes are dark and raw, as our couple must ‘fake’ taking our heroine by force.

The secondary and supporting characters include fellow MC member Wrecker, as well as the ultimate evil in a supervisor called Driva, as well as security, medical personnel, and several members of The Fundamentalists of The Communion.

WAKING THE DRAGON is a story of power and control, madness and obsession, magic and the supernatural, acceptance, trust and love. The premise is dark, gritty, raw and dramatic-reads a little bit like ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’™ with women used for breeding purposes, and nothing more. The characters are desperate and dynamic; the romance is limited to the couple’s psychic connection between forced sexual assaults.

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Reviewed by Sandy