Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan – 1st in the “Dragonfury” series
Apparently, I had purchased the first 4 books in the Dragonfury series through an Audible sale and forgotten all about it. So far I neither like nor dislike this series. I’m neither connected nor disconnected to the characters/story. It’s not a bad book by any means. It’s definitely very sexy. The dragons are actually sort of a dragon/vampire mix, which gets a bit weird for the storyline. Instead of sucking blood, they suck a womans energy. They are super strong, live a very long time, heal quickly, and can’t go out in the sun. But they aren’t vampires. Just normalish men who shift into dragon form. There are no women dragons. The men have sex with a human and that produces their dragon-baby-heir which always a boy. And it’s very common for the mother to die during childbirth. I get it that books will have a lot of similarities when written in the paranormal world. But this book reminded me a lot of J. R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series. For instance, instead of doggen (maid/butler) they have a fairy type person who acts just like doggen do. And they talk and act just like BDB. Even call their boots “shit kickers” and wear leathers, just like in BDB. Another reader called this book a “ripoff of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”. She wasn’t wrong, for sure. These dragons are basically vampires who just happen to turn into dragons but don’t drink blood. All that being said, I still find this book to be sexy and will continue reading the series. Or at least the next 3 books since I purchased them. I think the series and the author have potential. However, I suggest she starts a series that is more unique to her own style versus copying from BDB.
Synopsis
A clandestine race of half-dragon, half-humans known as dragon-shifters lives among us.
Bastian, leader of the Nightfury dragon clan, is sworn to protect humankind at all costs. For him, honor and duty always come first. When the clan dictates he take a human mate to sire a son, he falters, aware that for a human to birth a dragon-shifter she must die. Myst, the woman given into his care, is the most extraordinary he’s ever met, and though he can’t bear the thought of harming her, he is bound by duty. Myst loves her life in the human world, but Bastian has captured her heart in an instant of electric connection. But Bastian and his warriors are in the middle of a deadly battle with the Razorback dragon-shifters, intent on killing every Nightfury clan member—and the humans they protect—the fate of their world and ours hangs in the balance. An extraordinary blend of action, fantasy, and steamy romance, Fury of Fire brings to life a dangerous new world intertwined with the survival of humanity, all while exploring the meaning of honor and the nature of true love.
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