Dragos Goes to Washington by Thea Harrison – Dual Review

Dragos Goes to Washington
Elder Races series – Book #8.5
by Thea Harrison
Release Date: October 12, 2015

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 12, 2015

Description:
Dragos Cuelebre, Lord of the Wyr, needs to throw a party without maiming anyone. That isn’t exactly as easy as it might sound.

After the destructive events of the last eighteen months, the Elder Races are heading to Washington D.C. to foster peace with humankind. Not known for his diplomacy skills, Dragos must rely on his mate Pia to help navigate a battlefield of words and polite smiles rather than claws. With Dragos’s mating instinct riding close to the surface, his temper is more volatile than ever and the threat of violence hovers in the air.

Then the human spouse of a prominent politician winds up murdered and Dragos and Pia must race against time to hunt down those behind it before they are held responsible for the crime.

Barb’s Review:
Dragos Goes to Washington by Thea Harrison is book 8.5 of her fantastic Elder Races series.   This is a novella that starts off a new trilogy with two more books coming in Novemb er and December. I love this series, and always look forward to whatever Thea gives us with the Elder Races.

In Dragos Goes to Washington, the story picks up after the last full length book, which had many deaths for the Nightkind.   Because of this, all the Wyr are attending a meeting in Washington with humankind to discuss peace.

Before they leave for Washington, Dragos and Pia (we never have enough of them together) make a rash decision to try for another child, since Liam is growing up too fast. The sex scenes between these two are always off the wall, especially this drives Dragos mating urges close to the top. Heaven forbid anyone comes close to Pia or tries to offer help. LOL Time to run from the fire of the dragon.

Before they leave, Pia begins to get sick, constantly throwing up often, and she hides this from Dragos, knowing how important this meeting is. At the party, the tension is high, as they meet the humankind President and Vice President. Dragos senses the Vice President and other high ranking members are cloaking their scent, which is a danger signal to him. Before the night is out, a high ranking official is murdered, and all eyes are on the Wyr, as the guilty party. Dragos and Pia work together to find the real culprits, who are behind this new attempt to destroy the peaceful relationships of the Wyr and Humankind.

To tell too much more would be spoilers.   I loved being able to see many of our favorites again. This was a sexy, fun storyline, with action and mystery. There will also be more revelations that will lead to the next two books in this novella trilogy. I cannot wait for the next one, Pia Goes to Hollywood.

Sandy’s Review: (some information may overlap between reviews)

REVIEW: DRAGOS GOES TO WASHINGTON is the latest installment in Thea Harrison’s adult Elder Races paranormal, romance series, and the first in her three-story novella series focusing on Dragos, Pia and Liam Cuelebre. I would recommend reading this particular novella series in order although some background about the original series is beneficial for overall enjoyment

Told from third person perspective (Pia) DRAGOS GOES TO WASHINGTON follows the Wyr royal couple as they embark on a week-long engagement to Washington DC as part of a peace keeping assembly involving the Elder Races and humankind. But all does not go according to plan, when the vice-president’s husband is murdered and all clues point to a supernatural murder. Meanwhile, the mating frenzy takes over for Pia and Dragos, and our leading couple find themselves taking every available opportunity to try and make a baby.

DRAGOS GOES TO WASHINGTON has a little bit of everything-politics, discrimination, murder, betrayal and plenty of $ex as Dragos and Pia enter into the mating frenzy. The world building continues to focus on the tepid relationship between the supernatural races and humans; the race to the finish finds our leading lady in a precarious situation. The murder mystery is solved rather quickly without any fanfare or time invested into a lengthy investigation.

Thea Harrison has written a story for the fans of her Elder Races Series. We get a quick look at some of the previous storyline couples-by way of mention or presence-as well as the continued animosity between species and mankind. DRAGOS GOES TO WASHINGTON is an enjoyable novella-a quick read that follows the Wyr first family, and their attempts to maintain peace in a volatile situation.

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