Guest Review: Dark Embers by Tessa Adams

Posted August 27, 2010 by Book Binge Guest Blogger in Reviews | 3 Comments

Tracy’s review of Dark Embers (Dragon’s Heat #1) by Tessa Adams

Prince Dylan MacLeod is one of the last pure-blood dragon shape- shifters-and ruler of a dying race, the Dragonstar clan. It falls to him to protect his people and their ancient magic. But he has one important duty: to provide an heir…

Like all dragons, Dylan, who has a dark, rampant sexual appetite, can only procreate with his destined mate-for whom he’s searched for the last five hundred years. But his quest is delayed when a disease sweeps through the Dragonstars, and Dylan must venture to the human world to find a cure. He tracks down bio-chemist Phoebe Quillum, never imagining the beautiful scientist would be the mate he’s been seeking. But even with the fate of the clan on their shoulders, Phoebe and Dylan are overcome by their sexual desire.

Their passion turns to something truer, but when Phoebe is kidnapped by Dylan’s oldest enemy, he must risk everything for his love and his clan…

Dylan approaches Phoebe because he’s desperate. His people are dying and he can’t figure out why. His people do not want him to reveal the fact that they’re dragons to anyone but as king Dylan can’t sit by while his clan diminishes person by person. Dylan is instantly taken with Phoebe and manages to convince her to head to New Mexico and work with his healers to find a cure for the deadly disease.

Phoebe has just found out that her grant for her research at Harvard has been pulled. She’s practically frantic to find funding so that she can continue to find a cure for Lupus – the disease that claimed both her mother’s and her sister’s lives. When Dylan shows up and offers her three million dollars to help him she’s ready to pounce on it. But Dylan scares her – almost as much as he turns her on just from looking at him. After knowing Dylan a short time she gives in to her lust and so begins a sexual affair. But she’s only in New Mexico for three weeks and then she’ll head home. Will she be able to say goodbye to Dylan when her research is completed?

The first book in the Dragon’s Heat series and it’s a good one. I thought that the chemistry between Dylan and Phoebe was well done as was the relationship that Dylan has with his people. Though we only get to see a handful of the dragons, mostly Dylan’s sentries, the bond is quite obvious – and the loyalty solid.

I had a couple of editing niggles with the book and quite a few questions at the end of the book (that I can’t reveal without giving out major spoilers) but other than that found it a quick and easy read that was definitely entertaining. I will definitely be reading more of this series in the future.

Rating: 4 out of 5

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This book is available from NAL. You can buy it here or here in e-format.