Ancient Vengeance (Ancients Rising #6)
Katie Reus
Blurb:
She’s been sheltered her entire life…
Stella is from a
fierce and ancient dragon line, but when her kingdom was invaded and half her
family slaughtered, everything changed. She’s been taught to fight, to protect
herself, but now that one of her sisters is back after being thought dead, she
realizes it’s time to make some changes. After years of being smothered, she
needs freedom, to spread her dragon wings and experience life. So when her
grandmother tasks her with a job in New Orleans, she jumps at the chance to
strike out on her own and prove herself.
He's never met anyone like her…
Dragon shifter
Rhodes is a killer. An assassin. And he’s been ordered to kidnap the dragon
princess Stella as vengeance against her clan. He’s always finished his
contracts—until he meets her. Now he’ll do anything to keep her safe. To claim
her forever as his mate. But first they’ll have to overcome the danger stalking
her—and then he’ll have to figure out how to get her to forgive him for
betraying her.
Themes: Dragons, Paranormal,
Shifters
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
I
was so excited to get to read Stella’s story, after having met her when her
long-lost sister and she were reunited in a previous novel because she seemed
like an interesting character that needed her own chance to spread her wings.
Katie Reus’s amazing series around her shifters, dragons, vampires and all the
other creatures that once secretly surrounded us humans just continuous to be
compelling, fascinating, and more sensual than even I can handle at times. Stella’s story begins with her finally
getting the chance to get out from under the thumb of her overprotective parents
as she undertakes a solo mission into the human world, hunting the thief that
stole their ancestral crown, but she quickly learns that she might not be cut
out for this super-operative stuff her sister is when she is poisoned
mid-flight. When she awakens she is in a
strange dwelling and finds herself in the company of a sexy and mysterious
protector, a Dragon shifter that she immediately trusts with not only her life
and protection but soon with her heart and soul. Rhodes however is not what he seems and has a
dark secret, which even as they work together and get closer, might ultimately
tear them apart. With enemies closing in
around them Rhodes and Stella have to decide if the truth is enough to keep them
apart or they can find a way to be together despite the way they met and his
true identity. I really loved seeing Stella
find her way, even if she ultimately stumbles and needs Rhodes to help her find
her footing and remind her that she is just as badass as her other female
relatives. She is sweet at times and
shows Rhodes a softness he’s never experiences, giving her the love she has to
offer and at the same time the protection she craves to be able to offer. I wish she had thought to ask a few more
questions up front in order to prevent her own heartache, but in the end she
gave and earned the ultimate love and learned that Rhodes was the only male for
her. Rhodes has had a seriously messed up
past, but he has made the best of it and done what he can to protect the innocents
of the world from the true bastards out there.
I enjoyed watching him offer what gentleness he had to Stella, showing
he a side of himself he’d never shared with anyone else, even at the fear of
being vulnerable. It was obvious that he
knew from the beginning he had no chance with her, but I loved seeing him open
himself despite that fear. I have to say
the passion between these two was expectedly off the charts, being two sexual
beats in their prime that had been kept from being able to share that passion
in the past and I loved seeing them be able to share with one another
finally. I am dying to find out who
comes next in the series and see who finds their perfect match. Katie Reus is magic incarnate and her writing
never ceases to draw me in every time.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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