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Publisher:
Berkley
Release Date:
July 3, 2007
Genres:
Erotica
Shape Shifter Paranormal Romance
Fantasy
ISBN:
eBook
9781429541923
9781429541930
9781429541916
Print
9780425215890
Kindle
No
ISBN
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
April 2008
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Lisa
Singleton inherited her late Grandmother’s apartment along with everything in it
- including the full-size dragon her Grandmother never warned her was
living in the guest room! Caleb has been set as Lisa’s protector by the witches
who control him, a task he doesn’t mind at all- especially when she talks to him
and lets him have the remote for the TV.
OK, so it is a little unusual for a Golden Dragon, known as a powerful warrior,
to enjoy life as a couch potato. But it is even more unusual to have a dragon
living in your spare bedroom. Then again, things get even stranger when that
dragon suddenly turns into a human hunk and settles himself comfortably and
naked on the living room sofa!
When the infamous Black Dragon and an evil witch both target the innocent Lisa,
Caleb will do anything to save the beautiful human woman he has come to love
more than life itself.
Why, oh WHY did it take me so long to read this wonderful book that I have had
languishing away on my book case for so long??? I bought DRAGON HEAT,
the first story in Allyson James’ DRAGON SERIES, months ago.
Unfortunately, I had not yet found time to move it up my too-large (no
complaints, though) to-be-read pile. But it was certainly very near the top,
since I have a particular penchant for any story that has dragons in it, whether
they are the shape shifting variety or not.
Lucky for me, the sequel to this story came to me for
review, giving me the perfect excuse to move DRAGON HEAT to the
top of that TBR pile! All I can say is, this series is now on my pre-order
list! OK, that’s not really all I can say about it; I’m way too long-winded for
that.
One of the things I love best about this book is that, while it is not a comedy,
Ms. James’ infuses it with a good dose of natural humor throughout the story.
As a person who finds humor in most real-life situations, I really appreciate
that quality in the books I read. I mean, come on, the situation lends itself
easily to laughter. A remote control wielding dragon living in a woman’s
guest-room? Plus, the juxtaposition of the comedy alongside the darker nature
of the story as the villains attempt to destroy Lisa and Caleb keeps the story
very entertaining.
The author delivers several twists to the plot, at least one of which I never
suspected, but totally enjoyed when it happened. Having been bred on mystery
novels growing up, I am pretty adept at figuring out the surprises in a story,
so I always appreciate when an author manages to pull something over on me in a
manner which is logical.
I really can’t praise this story enough. For those of us who relish a romance
with a great dose of fantasy, paranormal and suspense, DRAGON HEAT
is a story not to be missed!
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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