Review: Another fantastic entry to the Dragon Kin series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 13, 2013
Full disclosure: Shelly Laurenston is an auto-buy for me.  I adore her humor and her wit.  The worlds she has created with her Dragon Kin series (under the name G. A. Aiken) and her Pride series are fantastic.  They're raw, engaging and hilarious.  So yes, I'm a fan of her work, and I am not disappointed in this latest entry to the Dragon series.The Premise[from publisher] Braith of the Darkness likes going through life unnoticed. Not an easy task for a She-dragon of royal descent. But the evil plots of her father are turning her quiet, boring life upside down, and she has now become the enemy of the most vicious queen her kind has ever known. But for once, Braith won't have to fight alone. Not when the warrior dragon of her dreams is willing to risk everything to save her neck.Addolgar the Cheerful wishes he could say he's helping the pretty royal strictly for honorable reasons--but he'd be lying. It's not his fault, though! He didn't tell Braith of the Darkness to have the most delicious tail he's ever seen! Yet before Addolgar can get his very strong claws on that tail, heads are going to roll. Just hopefully not theirs. . .The GoodYes, they're dragons, but other than the occasional reference to scales, claws and flying, the main focus of the story is on the characters themselves, their thoughts, feelings and their motivations. Braith is a wonderfully strong heroine who manages to be shy yet powerful.  She is honorable and saves the hero just as much as he saves her.  Addolgar is an easy going, hunky dragon that Braith has loved from afar for a long time, but he's pretty much oblivious to it.  The secondary characters, many of whom you are introduced to in earlier books in this series, really enrich the story and their snarky banter is as good as ever.The Just OKI would have preferred a bit more definition to Addolgar's personality.  I think that the love scenes, while still hot, have been better in other entries in this series.  Yep, that's about it.The Bottom LineIf you love Shelly Laurenston/G.A. Aiken's writing, you will not be disappointed in this book. If you've never read her books, I'd start with the first ones in each series (Dragon Kin Series: Dragon Actually; Pride Series: The Mane Event or Magnus Pack Series: Pack Challenge).  Even if you've never tried paranormal romances, these are ones to give a shot - I don't think you'll be disappointed.