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The Eburosi Chronicles #7
The Lion Mistress: Book 3
For the revolution to succeed, he’ll have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Favian of Draebard has been a Seer since he was thirteen. His visions are never wrong.
Now, he’s leading a slave revolt along with a crazy shapeshifter, a ghost with an attitude problem, and the most stubborn, amazing woman he’s ever met.
The good news is, it looks like they might succeed.
The bad news is, he’ll have to die before they do.
But if Favian tells the others what the future holds, he knows they’ll move heaven and earth to stop it happening—even if doing so sentences untold thousands to subjugation and slavery at the hands of an evil tyrant.
He'd always suspected that destiny could be one seriously cold-hearted bitch. Now he's sure of it.
* * *
The Lion Mistress: Book 3 is the concluding book in this reverse harem/poly romance series arc. It’s full-length at 93,000 words, and ends with an HEA.
A special note for reverse harem lovers: I had never heard the term “reverse harem” when I wrote this series. It was always conceived as a poly romance story, just like The Horse Mistress . That said, it features one amazing woman who ends up with three adoring men at the end, and she is the glue that holds the four of them together.
The pace is medium burn, and the books contain strong LGBT content. If you dislike M/M, you’ll dislike this series.
Favian of Draebard has been a Seer since he was thirteen. His visions are never wrong.
Now, he’s leading a slave revolt along with a crazy shapeshifter, a ghost with an attitude problem, and the most stubborn, amazing woman he’s ever met.
The good news is, it looks like they might succeed.
The bad news is, he’ll have to die before they do.
But if Favian tells the others what the future holds, he knows they’ll move heaven and earth to stop it happening—even if doing so sentences untold thousands to subjugation and slavery at the hands of an evil tyrant.
He'd always suspected that destiny could be one seriously cold-hearted bitch. Now he's sure of it.
* * *
The Lion Mistress: Book 3 is the concluding book in this reverse harem/poly romance series arc. It’s full-length at 93,000 words, and ends with an HEA.
A special note for reverse harem lovers: I had never heard the term “reverse harem” when I wrote this series. It was always conceived as a poly romance story, just like The Horse Mistress . That said, it features one amazing woman who ends up with three adoring men at the end, and she is the glue that holds the four of them together.
The pace is medium burn, and the books contain strong LGBT content. If you dislike M/M, you’ll dislike this series.
400 pages, ebook
First published February 19, 2018
16 people are currently reading
75 people want to read
About the author
R.A. Steffan
85 books503 followersUSA Today bestselling author R. A. Steffan lives in New Mexico, where the sunsets paint the mountains purple, and roadrunners roam the desert endlessly in search of their coyote victims. When she’s not busy writing stories about people loving each other in all sorts of different and interesting ways, she can be found taking care of her small menagerie of critters.
A rebel to the core, she is currently sticking it to the man by illegally harvesting graywater from the kitchen and bathroom sinks to water trees outside. This fearless disregard for societal norms extends to her writing, as well. There, you will find polyamory along with straight, gay, bisexual, and non-gender conforming love of all flavors. You will also find families of choice, profound friendships, adventure, danger, and good triumphing over evil.
That, and sex. Lots of sex. Most of which is not the vanilla variety.
If any of that appeals, sign up at http://www.rasteffan.com/ to get a free starter library featuring the first books in several of her series. You can also follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RASteffanAut..., or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RA_Steffan.
A rebel to the core, she is currently sticking it to the man by illegally harvesting graywater from the kitchen and bathroom sinks to water trees outside. This fearless disregard for societal norms extends to her writing, as well. There, you will find polyamory along with straight, gay, bisexual, and non-gender conforming love of all flavors. You will also find families of choice, profound friendships, adventure, danger, and good triumphing over evil.
That, and sex. Lots of sex. Most of which is not the vanilla variety.
If any of that appeals, sign up at http://www.rasteffan.com/ to get a free starter library featuring the first books in several of her series. You can also follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RASteffanAut..., or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RA_Steffan.
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October 29, 2020
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#21 on Read All the Books on Audible Escape Before It Poofs
Satisfying wrap up. There are plenty of plot holes that come across as hand wavy but I've come to expect that in the series. The strong points are the relationships and how they evolve.
#21 on Read All the Books on Audible Escape Before It Poofs
Satisfying wrap up. There are plenty of plot holes that come across as hand wavy but I've come to expect that in the series. The strong points are the relationships and how they evolve.
July 4, 2019
I was curious to see how this series would get wrapped up and eagerly started reading this book. Book 3 was a great ending to this series. We see the main characters join the slave rebellion and fight for what they believe in and we see some other familiar faces as well. It was a story focused read with quite some tension and build up as we come closer to the moment they storm the palace. There's still some room for the romance as well and to see how the characters deal with this together.
The Lion Mistress Book 3 is a bit more story focused than the previous two books. A lot of the character development and relationship building has been done in the previous books and with the slave rebellion gaining strength and moving forward a lot of the story focuses on that. I liked that earlier in the book there's still a great scene of the three of them relaxing when they visits some ancient stones and the accompanying hot springs it was a nice break from the tension and more story focused pace. As for the rest of the book until the end there aren't many of those moments. I kinda missed seeing them just be together, but it made sense with the focus and scope of the story.
It was exciting to see how this goal that Kahtrael always worked toward finally come true. It did at times feel more like her quest than that of the others. And in some way I could relate the most to Favian's perspective who at first mostly goes along with it because of the others. While the whole slave rebellion was a great goal it just wasn't able to make me care as much as the battle for north Eburos did at the end of the horse mistress. Nevertheless I was still plenty invested in the story and these characters even if I cared less for the city of Rhyth than Dreabard.
I liked how later in the story Favian takes a more active role in the rebellion and we see how spread his faith among the people of Rhyth. I also appreciated how the events and way things happen felt quite realistic. This book also has quite some focus on Favian, who has seen a vision of the future and knows what's going to happen to him and knows that he can't tell anyone. Favian is one of my favorite characters in this series and I was afraid to find out what would happen to him, but tried to trust there would be a happy ending of some sort. I just couldn't see how. All I can say is that I thought it was handled well. Although the whole vision and spirit world thing still stays a bit vague at times.
There are some interesting developments toward the end of the series, some big events and some exciting twists I hadn't expected. There is also an interesting twist or actually two surrounding Kathrael's spirits, but one of those felt a bit late. While it made sense given the events, I still would've liked to see things develop a bit more there as it felt a bit sudden now. It felt slightly off this way for me somehow.
It's definitely a great ending to the series. It kept my attention and I was both exciting and a bit afraid to see how everything would play out. The big plot points are wrapped up, but still enough details are left open so you can image what will happen next. The ending is great and there is a bonus epilogue story in the box set that shows another sex scenes and a glimpse of the future. I like seeing how these three stuck together and are there for each other, even with the more story focused plot it's still clear how close they are.
I also was pleasantly surprised to see some familiar faces form the Horse Mistress series again. It was a nice touch and I like how closely these series are intertwined and I would recommend to start with the horse mistress series.
To summarize: This was a great ending to the lion mistress series. It was with both excitement and a bit of fear that I followed the three main characters as they prepare to battle for the freedom of the slaves. This book is a bit more story focused than the previous two, which makes sense given the focus. There is a great scene with the three of them relaxing early on toward the start, but besides that it's more story focused. I like how close these three are and how much they care about each other and that's clear throughout the whole book. I liked how this book wrapped things up and the ending was great. It was fun to see some familiar faces from the horse mistress books as well. This was a great series and I am excited for the Dragon Mistress series which comes next!
The Lion Mistress Book 3 is a bit more story focused than the previous two books. A lot of the character development and relationship building has been done in the previous books and with the slave rebellion gaining strength and moving forward a lot of the story focuses on that. I liked that earlier in the book there's still a great scene of the three of them relaxing when they visits some ancient stones and the accompanying hot springs it was a nice break from the tension and more story focused pace. As for the rest of the book until the end there aren't many of those moments. I kinda missed seeing them just be together, but it made sense with the focus and scope of the story.
It was exciting to see how this goal that Kahtrael always worked toward finally come true. It did at times feel more like her quest than that of the others. And in some way I could relate the most to Favian's perspective who at first mostly goes along with it because of the others. While the whole slave rebellion was a great goal it just wasn't able to make me care as much as the battle for north Eburos did at the end of the horse mistress. Nevertheless I was still plenty invested in the story and these characters even if I cared less for the city of Rhyth than Dreabard.
I liked how later in the story Favian takes a more active role in the rebellion and we see how spread his faith among the people of Rhyth. I also appreciated how the events and way things happen felt quite realistic. This book also has quite some focus on Favian, who has seen a vision of the future and knows what's going to happen to him and knows that he can't tell anyone. Favian is one of my favorite characters in this series and I was afraid to find out what would happen to him, but tried to trust there would be a happy ending of some sort. I just couldn't see how. All I can say is that I thought it was handled well. Although the whole vision and spirit world thing still stays a bit vague at times.
There are some interesting developments toward the end of the series, some big events and some exciting twists I hadn't expected. There is also an interesting twist or actually two surrounding Kathrael's spirits, but one of those felt a bit late. While it made sense given the events, I still would've liked to see things develop a bit more there as it felt a bit sudden now. It felt slightly off this way for me somehow.
It's definitely a great ending to the series. It kept my attention and I was both exciting and a bit afraid to see how everything would play out. The big plot points are wrapped up, but still enough details are left open so you can image what will happen next. The ending is great and there is a bonus epilogue story in the box set that shows another sex scenes and a glimpse of the future. I like seeing how these three stuck together and are there for each other, even with the more story focused plot it's still clear how close they are.
I also was pleasantly surprised to see some familiar faces form the Horse Mistress series again. It was a nice touch and I like how closely these series are intertwined and I would recommend to start with the horse mistress series.
To summarize: This was a great ending to the lion mistress series. It was with both excitement and a bit of fear that I followed the three main characters as they prepare to battle for the freedom of the slaves. This book is a bit more story focused than the previous two, which makes sense given the focus. There is a great scene with the three of them relaxing early on toward the start, but besides that it's more story focused. I like how close these three are and how much they care about each other and that's clear throughout the whole book. I liked how this book wrapped things up and the ending was great. It was fun to see some familiar faces from the horse mistress books as well. This was a great series and I am excited for the Dragon Mistress series which comes next!
April 8, 2019
Because of how much I enjoyed each installment of The Horse Mistress, my first experience with the world of the Eburosi Chronicles, I went ahead and bought the full collection of the next adventure as one book. I have no regrets about that decision. This world gave me one of the most intense book hangovers of my life, and I now consider myself a solid fan of the author.
Kathrael, Favian, and Ithric's story continues the saga of the city of Rhyth, with interesting tie-ins to events in previous tales. Each character experiences a complete character arc, against the backdrop of an epic quest. Magic, politics, and religion combine to create a fantastic female-driven epic fantasy that is not to be missed for fans of epic fantasy who are bored with the typical treatment of female characters.
Steffan does an amazing job balancing the world-building with the smaller moments between the characters. The sex, when it does occur, is quite steamy, but the focus always remains on the connections between the characters rather than erotica for erotica's sake.
Though it's possible to read this without reading The Horse Mistress first, I think you'd miss out on some great details because Carivel, Senovo, and Andoc make more than token appearances. Instead, be prepared for a deep dive into some fantastic epic fantasy that breaks all the molds.
Kathrael, Favian, and Ithric's story continues the saga of the city of Rhyth, with interesting tie-ins to events in previous tales. Each character experiences a complete character arc, against the backdrop of an epic quest. Magic, politics, and religion combine to create a fantastic female-driven epic fantasy that is not to be missed for fans of epic fantasy who are bored with the typical treatment of female characters.
Steffan does an amazing job balancing the world-building with the smaller moments between the characters. The sex, when it does occur, is quite steamy, but the focus always remains on the connections between the characters rather than erotica for erotica's sake.
Though it's possible to read this without reading The Horse Mistress first, I think you'd miss out on some great details because Carivel, Senovo, and Andoc make more than token appearances. Instead, be prepared for a deep dive into some fantastic epic fantasy that breaks all the molds.
June 6, 2022
Ratings - completed series:
#1 The Lion Mistress: Book 1: ★★★★☆
#2 The Lion Mistress: Book 2: ★★★★☆
#3 The Lion Mistress: Book 3 (this book): ★★★★☆
#1 The Lion Mistress: Book 1: ★★★★☆
#2 The Lion Mistress: Book 2: ★★★★☆
#3 The Lion Mistress: Book 3 (this book): ★★★★☆
January 15, 2024
Wonderful
The Eburosi Chronicle’s are a true delight. It’s almost like opening 1 present after another with each turn of the page!! The characters are so relatable they’re almost tangible enough so that you can accompany them in their journeys!! Do t pass up one of the most memorable stories ever!!!!!
The Eburosi Chronicle’s are a true delight. It’s almost like opening 1 present after another with each turn of the page!! The characters are so relatable they’re almost tangible enough so that you can accompany them in their journeys!! Do t pass up one of the most memorable stories ever!!!!!
February 19, 2018
Finally
This seiries is amazeballs and I have been waiting for this book. So good did not want to put down (late for work this morning) I love the relationships between the characters. Read read read get them all.
This seiries is amazeballs and I have been waiting for this book. So good did not want to put down (late for work this morning) I love the relationships between the characters. Read read read get them all.
August 16, 2019
Interesting stories, great trilogy
The characters were well done and fascinating. An original spin on shape shifters. I love to polycules and polyamory. Enjoyed each bit in all 3 books.
The characters were well done and fascinating. An original spin on shape shifters. I love to polycules and polyamory. Enjoyed each bit in all 3 books.
January 5, 2020
This series is a story intensive paranormal fantasy romance for sexually open minded audience. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
August 28, 2022
This book is truly epic. I read it as fast as I could, and it made me cry 3 times. So good!
December 17, 2019
Awesome!
I was not disappointed in this! Sometimes the endings of series like this can be a little dissatisfying but this was so much better than I expected. I love the character development and relationship developments they have. The mix of fantasy and religion always fascinates me. This author does such a great job of making the characters and setting realistic. I feel like I could actually visit Rhyth and Draebard. Just little details here and there really make everything come to life.
And again the reverse harem is very unique and the book as a whole seems very LGBTQ+ friendly, which I love. I definitely am going to read more by this author!
I was not disappointed in this! Sometimes the endings of series like this can be a little dissatisfying but this was so much better than I expected. I love the character development and relationship developments they have. The mix of fantasy and religion always fascinates me. This author does such a great job of making the characters and setting realistic. I feel like I could actually visit Rhyth and Draebard. Just little details here and there really make everything come to life.
And again the reverse harem is very unique and the book as a whole seems very LGBTQ+ friendly, which I love. I definitely am going to read more by this author!
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