Review: WITCHES, MAGES & DRAGONS - OH MY!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2013
I received a copy of "To Have & To Hold" by Mackenzie Lucas to read in exchange for an HONEST review.  This is a 90 page novella length story featuring magickal witches, mages and shapeshifting dragons, retailing at $2.99 (cha-ching!).Cate & Grayson have been married four years; the first two will idyllic until his 38th birthday when he unexpectedly changed into a dragon.  Since his first shift was so late in life, he wasn't trained to control his dragon and inadvertently hurt Cate.  She, in turn, magickally locked him into the third level of their house to give him a year to get a grip.  In the meantime, Grayson's business partner & best friend, Michael, was hoping to start a relationship with Cate - at the same time he was embezzling from and besmirching Grayson's name and reputation.For a novella, Mackenzie Lucas was able to put a lot of information into the story as she sets up the "mythology" of this dragon mage world.  (I looked online at her website but didn't see any "Coming Soon" mentions, so I don't know if she's going to follow-up by developing a series or not.)  It was interesting to hear about dragon mage schools and their protocol for different scenarios (sorry - don't want to risk any spoilers!) and it shows a great paranormal mindset and imagination!Since I am not a faithful peruser of dragon shapeshifter stories, I have to admit to having some confusion about some things (Hoards?  Aren't mages supposed to be the "bad" guys?) that actually made me wonder if this was part of a series that I had missed reading the "intro" style book.  It's not; it's its own book - but parts of it made me feel as if I was coming in 2 minutes after a conversation had started, and I didn't want to be embarrassed by asking what was being discussed.  If you like the dragon shapeshifter genre, this was a really good romance, especially if you're looking for a quick read & a standalone story.  If you are looking for a SERIES featuring dragon shapeshifters, try out the G.A. Aiken - Dragon Kin series (there's about 8 of `em at this count).