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The Dragon's Heart (2014)

by Eden Ashe(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1493740148 (ISBN13: 9781493740147)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Lyrical Press, Inc.

series

Dragon Lore

review 1: *I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. May contain spoilers*Shelby Kincade is a famous actress. Daniel Ashborne was once her bodyguard. He also happens to be a dragon shifter in a world where dragons and Hunters just may be on the brink of a new war. And he just so happens to be the King. When Daniel's new mate is shot at a film premiere, he's called into the hospital by his sister dragon-who happens to be married to and pregnant by a Hunter (subplot there). Unaware that oral sex counted as the 3rd time required to be mated to someone, Daniel is now confronted with either living with his new mate or breaking the bond. At first neither is happy about the bond, and Daniel and his dragon friends (though they all deny that dragons don't do the "friend thing") go ... moreout of their way to protect Shelby who wants the bond broken as much as he initially does. This is no easy task, considering dragons mate for life and a bond cannot be broken without one partner dying. Little by little however, they do fall in love with each other and support each other in their own endeavors regarding the war and Shelby's career. I was a little annoyed that Shelby cried as much as she did. I understand it's a shock to the system being shot, healed by your new "husband" for all intents and purposes - especially since it was accidental - your father who didn't acknowledge you your whole life is trying to kill you and there's a dragon/Hunter war, but pull it together and grow a spine woman! That's honestly the only reason I gave this a 4 instead of 5. Daniel goes hot to cold often as he tries to convince himself she is better off without him, but there's that lesson. No one should presume to know what's best for someone else. You love who you love, and I really love that no matter what happened or how much she did cry, Shelby slowly got stronger and stood by Daniel. No.Matter.What.A long time rival is finally put in his place, but not before an enormous battle which quite honestly I enjoyed. Sword fighting= yeah :) ! Dragons tearing each other apart? More fun! I like that the dragons aren't perceived as evil as they often are. Sure they have tempers, but hey they're dragons ;) (Although I'd love to read about a white ice dragon).I quite liked that Seren is a doctor, a dragon and married/mated to a Hunter. She's a small little thing in human form, but she's a hellion! Do not piss this woman off, or she will put you in your place-man or woman, dragon or human. When her mate, Adrian Cage is not found at the end of the battle everyone assumes the worst. I hope there are more books after this one, as there are loose ends that need to be tied up. Cage is never accounted for at the end of the book and Seren has about a month and a half left before her baby is born. I'm curious as to where Cage is, and whether or not the baby will be treated as a "bridge" between the war.
review 2: The Dragon Lore series gets off to an intriguing start in this unique dragon-shifter story where a small band of sexy heroes fights to keep humans safe from other renegade dragon-shifters. Into this war comes comes two lonely souls who think they're unworthy of happiness but who have been connected to by fate. For dragon-shifter king, Daniel, life has been harsh after being trapped for hundreds of years by a duplicitous human woman trained in magic. It's left him feeling unsure of women's motivations, and because of the nightmares and other residual symptoms of his previous entrapment, he doesn't want someone he cares about having to deal with the emotional fall-out. Daniel is a gruff but sexy hero who's thought of Shelby constantly since they parted but doesn't want to bring her into his world though fate has something else planned. He doesn't handle emotions well but will do whatever's necessary to keep her safe from a villain who's closer to her than they think in a bloody and intense conclusion with big ramifications. Daniel may not always live up to what a romantic hero is but he's always entertaining even as he's constantly pushing Shelby away.Shelby was on the cusp of stardom when her steamy one-night stand with Daniel changed her life completely. Her reputation is now tarnished and fate has tied her to Daniel for all eternity when her being shot brings them back together where she'll learn the unwelcome truth about him and his friends. Shelby doesn't take no easily as Daniel continually tries to push her away, but she struggles with the truth about him. She goes from shrieking to being turned-on by what he is. With all his negative feelings about himself it's going to be a battle to get him to admit his feelings for her, but the intense feelings she harbors for him will help her win him over.This story has an interesting premise jusy hinted at early on, but the middle section drags on a bit too long in the back and forth battle for Daniel and Shelby's future. Along with steamy sexual interludes, that are reached after a drawn-out bout of sexual tension, comes a mystery surrounding who tried to hurt Shelby and its far-reaching ramifications creates a suspenseful and fast-paced ending that leaves the door open for more intrigue in the future. On a whole this was an entertaining book with a few small quibbles. With so many sexy and appealing dragon-shifters yet to find their HEAs there's plenty of stories yet to tell in this series and I look forward to reading them.3.75 STARS less

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