Ancient Enemy (Ancients Rising #2)
by Katie Reus
Blurb:
Ancient dragon
shifter Rhys awoke from his slumber hungry for revenge against the witch who
killed his sister. When his hunt takes him to the rebuilding city of New
Orleans, he finds a woman he can’t keep his eyes off—but she’s a witch. While
Rhys wants to despise all of Dallas’s kind, even he can’t deny that she's
beautiful, kind and…adorable. And her pet baby dragon only increases his
fascination with the sexy woman. Protective instincts he never knew he had take
over him as they hunt powerful monsters. He’s forced to confront everything he
thought he knew about witches as his life is turned upside down.
But he wants her
anyway.
Dallas Kinley is
used to being hated because of what she is. Witches have always been the
pariahs of the supernatural community. Until now, when the world needs
rebuilding. Even though she wants to keep her distance from Rhys, vampires and
humans are dying in New Orleans, so she vows to help him hunt down those
responsible. But finding the enemy comes at a heavy price, because Dallas is
hiding a terrible secret. As they race against the clock to find the murderers,
she can only hope his need for revenge won’t rip them apart. Especially when he
finds out what she’s been hiding from him.
Themes: Paranormal, Witches, Dragons, Shifters
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
The saga continues with an all new story of Magick
and mayhem that brings together a witch and a sexy dragon shifter that will
come together to change the world. Katie Reus has a way with world building
that is magnetic to readers and keeps readers coming back again and again to
her series. This new series began with
an event that that changed the world and left the paranormal coming out of the
shadows in order to protect mortals and lead the world out of the darkness. Dallas
has hidden her light for a long time, keeping her magic to herself for the most
part because witches were second-class citizens in the paranormal world, but as
soon as Rhys sees her he knows she is special. Rhys and Dallas are forced to
work closely together for the good of their new community, but Rhys has an
ulterior motive that might just tear their newly forming bond apart at the
seams. Rhys knows he wants Dallas, but
letting go of a grudge he’s held for millennia is truly difficult beyond
imagining even if he knows it may cost him the single most important thing in
his long life. The heat between Rhys and
Dallas was wonderful to experience from the very beginning, but the issues
between them kept them apart for too long.
Rhys is a good male, with a strong need to protect and avenge those he
loves, but he also needs to learn that sometimes we have to let go in order to
move on and find happier times. I loved seeing him growing under the heat of
Dallas’s love and it was amazing to watch him kicking butt and taking names to
protect his woman. Dallas has a fierceness and bravery that belies her
sweetness and loving nature, but you can see from her connection to her pet and
the earth that she is the type of Earth Mother personality that one just does
not fuck with. She will use everything
at her disposal to protect those she deems as in need of her help and certainly
those she loves. She was the perfect
match for Rhys and I enjoyed getting to see her bloom and expand on her magic
as she came out of the shadows and found her place in the world. I am really looking forward to the next story
in this series and cannot wait to find out which Dragon falls under love’s
spell next and who will be wielding the binding magic. Great work, once again,
Katie.
*eBook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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