Drakon’s Promise
by N.J. Walters
Blood of the Drakon #1
Publication Date: December 5, 2016
Genres: Adult, Entangled: Otherworld, Paranormal Romance
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Synopsis:
Darius Varkas is a drakon. He's neither human nor dragon.
He's both.
He's also the target of an ancient order who want to capture all drakons for their blood. When fresh, a drakon's blood can cure any illness and prolong a human's life, and the Knights will stop at nothing to get it.
When librarian Sarah Anderson stumbles across a rare book belonging to the Knights of the Dragon, she's quickly thrust into a dangerous world of secrets and shifters and things she never would have believed possible. When the Knights realize Sarah has a secret of her own, she becomes just as much a target as Darius. Her scary dragon shifter just might be her best chance at survival.
You know those books that captivate you so much that you forget what time it is and just read and read? This is one of those books.
This is my first book from this author so I didn't know what to expect. I do love good paranormal romance and I just couldn't pass up the dragon part of this story. I'm so glad I read it.
Fast paced and fascinating, I didn't want to put it down. Dragons where here thousands of years ago and they had the ability to take human form. Add human females and the Drakon came to being. Part dragon, part human, they were left behind when the dragons returned to their world. This world is rich with possibilities for many great stories to come. I can hope that the brothers each get some time to take center stage in books of their own.
I loved the characters. Sarah is a strong women who does humanity proud. She can't sit by and not warn Darius. She is brave and determined. I liked how she stood up to Darius and refused to let him just take care of her. She wanted a part in the job. And Darius is adorable in a strong Drakon way. He's not used to reacting to women this way and his beast is just as drawn to her. Trust comes quickly and the heart become involved almost as quickly. Together they are better.
The writing is well done. I enjoyed the multiple POVs. I love reading from Darius' POV the best but we also get Sarah and the villain's POV. And speaking of the villain. I did not like him, not one little bit. Or his son. Or his security team. No. None of them. They are the type people you hope will have an unfortunate accident because they are only concerned for themselves.
Someone I do love? Tarrant. He's right up my alley will all his technology loving ways. I'd love to spend time in his bat cave playing with all his toys!
When you just want a book that will draw you in and hold you there till the very last page, then you want this book. And I so hope the rest of the series comes quickly and is equally as good.
Excerpt
“Sarah, it’s vitally important I get that book. I need you
to think about the security at work. Cameras, guards, alarms, everything.” He’d
need to get schematics of the building and more. But he’d start here, with his
best inside source. Of course, if she was working with the Knights, this might
be nothing more than an elaborate plot to capture him.
It was a risk he had to take.
“You don’t need to know that,” she began.
Darius caught her face in his hands and cradled her cheeks
in his palms. “I do, Sarah, I really do. I’m not worried about my life, but
those of people close to me.” That was the most he could give her.
“No, you don’t.”
Disappointment seeped into him, and he released her and
straightened to his full height. “How much?”
“What?” She sounded bewildered, but he wasn’t buying it. If
she wasn’t willing to give him the information he needed, it was because she
wanted something. In his vast experience with humans, that meant money in one
form or another. It used to be gold and jewels. Nowadays, it was more likely to
be a simple bank transfer.
He put his hands on his hips and simply stared at her,
trying not to get lost in her chocolate-brown eyes. They appeared so innocent.
“How much for the information?”
She jumped to her feet and glared at him. “You son of a
bitch. I’m risking a lot to warn you about the book and everything else.”
“That doesn’t answer my question.” No way could he let her
go until he had the information he needed. “The quicker you give it to me, the
faster I can pay you. Then you can leave.”
She fisted her hands at her sides. “I ought to let you pay
for it.” Then she fumbled with her knapsack and yanked open the zipper. He
wondered if she had a weapon of some kind, and cursed himself for not searching
her earlier. Not that it would do her much good. Most conventional weapons, at
least any that could fit in her bag, wouldn’t do much damage to him. But it
would piss him off.
She reached inside the bag and, instead of a weapon, pulled
out an old, leather-bound book. She thrust it against his stomach, and he
caught it before it dropped to the floor.
“Here’s your damn book. I smuggled it out of work at great
personal risk. You’re welcome.” She stepped around him and strode to the
elevator. Sarah slapped her palm against the panel, but nothing happened. Only
he could make it work.
Darius stared at the book and then back at the very angry
woman waiting for an elevator that would never come.
An unusual sensation enveloped him, one he’d rarely felt in
the thousands of years he’d been alive. It was shame with a hint of
bewilderment.
He might have just made the biggest mistake of his life.
ABOUT N.J. WALTERS
N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.
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