MADFALL: A Duo of Dragon Shifter Novellas by Grace Draven and Dana Marton

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 17, 2018

Grace Draven’s DRACONUS:

Four years ago, Leida was the golden-voiced favorite of a dragon lord until she stole a single treasure and vanished without a word. Magnus Silverclaw is a long-lived earth dragon skilled in the ways of magic. Furious over his human mistress’s betrayal, he has sworn retribution and when she is captured, he has his chance. Leida is dragged before a dragon tribunal for high treason where the punishment is death.

But time hasn’t dimmed her love for Magnus, nor cooled the fires of their mutual attraction. Throwing herself at the dragon’s mercy, Leida is horrified to learn her fate: a bespelled silver collar set with gems and four years of servitude to her former lord. The revenge is everything the earth dragon could wish except for one thing – his beautiful mistress refuses to divulge the reason for her deception. Leida of the Glimmer South has a carefully guarded secret that can either reunite her with Magnus, or tear them apart forever…

~Draconus was previously published by the now-defunct Amber Quill Press.~

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DRACONUS by Grace Draven

NOTE: Draconus was originally released as a stand alone in 2005

REVIEW: DRACONUS by Grace Draven is an adult, paranormal/fantasy romance story line focusing on dragon lord Magnus Silverclaw, and his former human mistress and servant Leida of the Glimmer South, who disappeared four years earlier. Finding the ‘dragon’ whom she loved in a passionate entanglement with another woman, Leida took what wasn’t hers to take, and headed to places unknown. Four years later, captured and now a prisoner of the dragon she loved, Leida would beg mercy for her life but in doing so must reveal a secret that would change the dynamics of her relationship with the dragon she loved.

Magnus is an alpha male; a dragon lord revered by all he commands but loved by the only woman who has escaped his hold. Leida has loved her dragon lord from the very start but jealousy, envy and a lack of communication force Leida to run to save her heart.

DRACONUS is a quick read; a story of betrayal, misunderstanding and heartbreak; secrets and revelations. Grace Draven pulls the reader into a story of romance and forgiveness. There is limited world and character development-I was hoping for a little more information about the missing years for both of our story line characters. The premise is entertaining; the romance seductive and passionate.

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Dana Marton’s DRAGON LORD:

Draknart is the scourge of the countryside, a dragon well accustomed to defeating and devouring all the knights and sacrificial maidens sent his way. But when another maiden turns up at his cave, he finds that she’s not the easy meal he expected. Einin of Downwood is fierce and unafraid… and she’s armed for battle. Intrigued, Draknart realizes that not only does his intended victim arouse more than just his appetite, her arrival is could be fortuitous in more ways than one.

Flood, famine and war has ravaged the village of Downwood, and the local priest blames Draknart’s evil influence. Hoping to lift the curse on her village, Einin seeks out the dragon with the aim of being a slayer rather than a sacrifice. What she doesn’t know is that Draknart is a dragon under a fairy queen’s curse himself, doomed to transform to a man from midnight until dawn. To her surprise, Draknart offers her a bargain, one that might help her village – but at a high cost. With few options and even fewer resources at her command, Einin has no choice but to make a deal with a dragon.

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REVIEW: DRAGON LORD by Dana Marton is an adult, paranormal/fantasy romance story line focusing on dragon Draknart, and human female Einen of Downwood.

Einen is an anomaly in her village; a strong, independent young woman who would become Downwood’s most recent virgin sacrifice to the giant dragon who lived under the mountain. To his own shock and dismay Draknart would discover that he was quite attracted to the scrappy, little human, a surprise that comes at a cost for both man and beast. Cursed to live a dual life as both man and beast, Draknart prepares to make a sacrifice of his own. What ensues is the building friendship and relationship between Draknart and Einen, as they prepare for what lies ahead.

Dana Marton reveals the backstory and history for both of our leading characters-from Einen’s struggles to survive to the events leading up to Draknart’s curse by the gods. The premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is passionate and captivating; the characters are colorful, charismatic and sassy.

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Reviewed by Sandy