Ancient Warlord (Ancients Rising #10)
Katie Reus
Blurb:
Mia knew about the things that go bump in the night long before the world fell into chaos. As a human artist living in a world full of dragons, she should feel out of place. But she’s never felt more at home here—until an obnoxious, bossy dragon shifter makes it clear she doesn’t belong. His cruel words dredge up memories she’s determined to forget.
And turned his
world upside down.
As a former
warlord turned assassin, dragon shifter Tiber has never been great with
women—and the moment he meets his mate, he sticks his foot in his mouth in the
worst way. Now she hates him, and he has no idea how to make things
right—especially since every time he opens his mouth, he makes things worse.
But when it’s clear that someone wants to get rid of his feisty human, he
dedicates his life to keeping her safe. If anyone wants to get to her, they’ll
have to go through him—and he’s made a living out of destroying his enemies.
Whether Mia likes it or not, she’s his to protect and this grumpy dragon will
do whatever it takes to prove they’re fated to be together.
Themes: Dragons, Vampires, Paranormal
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
If
you’ve ever wondered what happens when a Dragon puts his foot in his mouth,
wonder no more. Katie Reus takes us into the fabulous and new world filled with
Dragons in this new addition to her Ancients Rising series as she shows us that
even men that have lived for literally millennia still don’t understand how to
handle women. I am a huge fan of this ever-evolving series, one that began with
her other shifter series and has flowed organically into this amazing series
filled with Dragons, shifters, vampires and humans all trying to exist in a
world that is changed and continues to shift every day. One of these big
changes is that the Dragons have opened their home world to select visitors,
and our heroine has escaped there to get away from an ex that was making her
life hell. As she navigates her new home, dealing with dragons that hate
humans, even though she is undeniably attracted to one grumpy dragon male, and
trying to succeed in her career. I am looking forward to the next book and
hopefully will get to see more of Tiber’s guard members because they are
definitely characters, but whatever comes next will definitely be entertaining
and engaging as always.
Mia
is settling nicely into her life in Nova, the realm of the Dragons, even if
there are some of them that think that humans are useless and don’t belong in
the realm. She is happy creating her art and making friends with the Dragons
that embrace her presence and treat her as a friend, even though every time she
sees the warrior Tiber her emotions and body spark and she wants him as much as
she dislikes him. Tiber never meant to
insult Mia—and he certainly never meant to hurt her feelings—and discovering she
was his mate makes it even more imperative that he figure a way to make things
right between them. When danger begins
to stalk her, he immediately steps in to protect her and as they spend time
together in close quarters, he is finally able to convince her that not only is
he sorry for hurting her, but he wants her for his own. Can she forgive him and find a way to allow
him into her heart or will this millennia old warrior be destined to lose the
one woman meant to complete his life? Or even worse will her enemies take her
away from him before he ever even has a chance to prove his love?
Mia
and Tiber were hilarious together, each of them continuously either saying the
wrong thing or misunderstanding the others’ words or actions, leading to
confusions and squabbles that only built the passion and heat between them
until they finally hit combustion point.
Mia is coming off a bad relationship, one that sent her running to Nova
where the Dragons are just allowing special visitors, in the hopes of being
able to relax and work on her art in peace. When her past comes back to haunt
her, she decides to run again, but she doesn’t realize that the grumpy dragon
she’s attracted is going to attach himself to her and she won’t be running
alone ever again. Mia is smart, sweet, beautiful, and funny but she truly is a
lovely soul, offering forgiveness, love and ease to Tiber and his friends and
giving them a chance to see what a human, not interested in taking advantage of
the dragons could add to their lives. Tiber is a grumpy asshole in the
beginning, letting age-old prejudices almost cost him his mate, and taking far
too long to come to terms with the fact that Mia is his mate. Once he finally
begins listening to his inner dragon, recognizing that Mia is meant to be his,
and that protecting her at all costs is the only thing he can do, his strength
and determination is undeniable. He is also shrewd, caring, strong, and
fearless when it comes to most things, but when it comes to understanding his
own emotions, it definitely took him way to long to embrace his love and admit
to Mia that she was his.
Ancient
Warlord is one of those stories where you are
constantly shifting from one emotion to the next, laughing at the idiocy of
males one second, tearing up at the hurts of the heroine the next, and then on
the edge of your seat in suspense the next.
In the end you learn a lot about Nova and the Dragons that call the
realm home, but most importantly you learn that love can overcome the oldest of
ingrained hatreds if you listen to your instincts and open your heart. Mia is
an artist with an open heart, but how can she fight the pull she feels to the
one dragon that so badly insulted her, even if he is one of the hottest males
she’s ever seen. Now that her ex has
found his way to Nova and is making her life hell again, its time for Mia to
move on and she doesn’t mind if the hot dragon tags along, especially now that
he’s showing a different side of himself—one she might just be able to fall in
love with. Tiber hates that he hurt
Mia’s feelings with his careless words, but now that her lie is in danger there
is no other, he will trust her safety too, and if he has to basically kidnap
her to keep her safe, well who is going to stop him? Tiber will put everything
on the life for the woman that will be his mate, the most precious treasure to
his dragon and the only woman that can complete his life, and he will do anything
to earn her forgiveness. The fire and sparks between these two were fabulous as
they argued, fought one another, and ultimately found their balance as lovers
but through every moment their passion was blatant and unquestionable. I am looking forward to the next book, hoping
we might have gotten a glimpse of the couple in this story (*wink wink, nudge
nudge, Katie*) but whatever comes next, I know I will be first in line to sign
up for a copy. Nothing beats Katie Resu’s ability to drag you into a story
filled with dragons, vampires, magic, danger, passion, and love from page one
to “The End” and I guarantee you’ll love ever minute.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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