Taken by the Horde King

Zoey Draven — 2022

To save Dakkar, she must lure him to his deadly prison. Instead, she finds herself wearing his chains… As a fatal curse continues to spread over the planet of Dakkar, I make a deal with an alien witch who claims she can stop it. Her price? The heart of a horde king. Only the horde king in question is the fiercest male I’ve ever seen, with glowing demon eyes, a god-like body crafted in battle, and a cold, cruel grin that promises destruction. Yet when I offer myself to him, all under the premise of luring him back to the witch, his touch sets my blood on fire. His dizzying kiss makes the world spin. Instead of fear, I feel hot and unwanted desire, awakening instincts that tell me I’m his. When he discovers my ultimate betrayal, the enraged horde king vows he will take me as his prize, that I will wear his chains, and that I will serve him in whatever way he wishes. And as the dangers on Dakkar loom, I find myself craving my wicked, wicked ruin...all at the hands of a horde king I should’ve never crossed.

Reviews

Lover of Romance @addictedtoromance

Feb 17, 2025

My Review (May contain spoilers, Fair warning upon reading this review)

Taken by the Horde King is the fifth installment in the "Horde Kings of Dakkar" and I am not sure why I took so long to continue the series as I have really enjoyed it. Probably not quite to the level as many other readers have, but I love the epic fantasy world feel to these stories. This is definitely one of my favorites of the series. I think its one of the better books to read in my opinion. I do think you will probably enjoy it a bit more if you read book 4 "Broken by the Horde King" though.

Taken by the Horde King is a twist of the heroine is involved in a plot where she is being forced to capture Rowin who is one of the Horde Kings. Mina has been abused most of her life since her father died, and she has a stutter so she is treated as less then and just as a cheap commodity and not someone with power and magical abilities. When she and her people capture Rowin to be sacrificed by the witches, she is drawn to him and feels remorse over what she has contributed to. From the first moment they met, both felt an instant connection. And when she helps him esscape, he takes her captive, wanting to take out revenge on her.

The romance between these two was just beyond beautiful. I couldn't get enough of what these two become together. And man their bond was so thrilling, toe curling goodness. I felt so drawn to these two, probably more than any other couple. I am not sure exactly why. I think I just resonated with the heroine so well. She is damaged, and abused and she is fairly softer and I really admired that from her. She has her own strength of course, but I loved how genuine she felt. She is the best heroine this author has written in my opinion. I literally had no issue with her. She has such a gentle sweet spirit but with a spine of steel that has taken abuse for years and still has a heart of courage and will protect those she loves with such fierceness.

Overall I found Taken by the Horde King to be such a special story and if you love epic fantasy with a historical barbarian type culture I highly recommend these. I can't wait to read the finale next week!!!!