Dragon Rising (The Hidden 0.6)
by Jaime Rush
Blurb:
Clues
left by her missing father lead Lyra to a gorgeous, mysterious Caido, a
descendent of fallen angels. When she discovers that his brother is also
missing, she's determined not to let the exasperating man shut her out.
The
last thing Archer needs is an emotional Dragon at his side, especially one
whose heat reaches beyond the icy walls he, and all Caidos, must erect for good
reason. Working together? Smart. Falling in love? Foolish…and inescapable.
Review:
Dragon Rising is the second short introductory novella setting up the new series by Jaime
Rush. The first novella introduced
us to this strange world that coexists along with ours, primarily in south
Florida and the island off its coast where these magical entities makes their
homes. As always Rush builds her characters and introduces us to the magic of
her world a bit at a time. We met the
heroine in the previous story where her brother rediscovers his love during a
quest to find their missing fathers. Unusually, Lyra’s story takes place
simultaneously as her brother's and the ending for Dragon Rising wraps up the
short story arc that the novellas shared.
Lyra
is working to find her missing father and suspects there might have been more
to his disappearance than everyone suspects.
Suspicion of his having an affair with another man’s mate and them
running away together has made Lyra paranoid about finding out the truth before
it’s too late. In an effort to solve the mystery, she enlists the help of a
mysterious Caido named Archer, whose brother is also missing. The minute they
are together both of them are faced with the intense attraction that
unexpectedly flairs between them, but that attraction causes danger around
every corner. Archer has issues on top of issues especially with his desire for
Lyra, a desire he cannot act on. When
their investigation drags them into danger and both their lives are at risk the
passion between them leads to a love that neither of them can deny and a
destiny that they were meant to share.
Though
a very short story, Dragon Rising is a good introductory novella to the new
series. The continued story arc of the
two novellas that are prequels to what I think will be a great series leave me
with an intense desire to get this story really started. It’s masterfully written and full of twists
and turns. Lyra and Archer’s story is passionate and though the hurdles they
face are big ones, knowing that they are both strong enough to work together
and overcome them leaves you with no doubt that they will have a long and happy
life together. I would have loved for
Lyra and Archer to have a full length story, but all-in-all it is a great
story. I’m really looking forward to
what’s next in the Hidden series and can’t wait to learn more about this
magical world.
For info about the first novella in this story arc see my blog at: Dragon Mine
Rating: 3.25 stars
Rose Rating:
Thank you for the lovely and well-thought out review, Michelle! And I confess that after I'd written Lyra and Archer, I wanted them to have a full-length story too! I really pulled my hair out trying to figure out how to extract them and replace them, and it just wouldn't work. ::SIGH:: But wait until you meet Ruby and Cyn...
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