Review: Interesting start to a series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
I received this book from the author and the Good Reviews Group in exchange for a honest review.My Thoughts:  I liked the characters except the heroine sometimes aggravated me.  I will expand on that later.  The author's world building was unique.  The villain and his accomplices were truly evil and menacing.  I will read any sequels since many of the characters intrigued me in the book(especially Baal and Lucian).  The romance was lacking in my opinion.  This is the reason I don't have many fated mates romance novels on my shelves.  Often, they meet and are immediately jumping into bed together.  I need more build up in a relationship.The Heroine:  She was dumped at the alter and is wary of getting into another relationship.  I did not see this.  She meets the hero at a bar and later that night he rescues her and he walks her home.  He checks up on her and asks her on a date.  After the date, she immediately has sex with him.  They are essentially together after that.  That is why I said the romance was lacking.  In order to keep me interested in a romance, I need some kind of conflict, problem, or dilemma for the hero and heroine to overcome.  It provides more angst and emotion.  Later in the book, when the hero reveals the truth to her she tells him she needs time to think, but in the next instant she is back in bed with him.  It made no sense to me. Make up your mind!!! She also misjudged him and thought he was controlling when in actuality he was trying to protect her.  It seemed ungrateful on her part.  He was a great hero and at times she was unappreciative of him.Terms:1.  Draki - Dragon Shifter.2.  Chosen One - a human who over the centuries have helped the guardians.  In exchange, they are well cared for their whole lives.3.  Vandeldor Realm - where the guardians, gods, and other creatures live.4.  Guardians - Vampires whose task it is to safeguard the human realm from evil.5.  Zarek - Supreme God and creator of the guardians.6.  Flashing - another word for teleporting.7.  Aidyn - Prince and future King.8.  Daria - Aidyn's mother and Queen.The Background:  Drayos(an evil Demon) took all the guardians mates and used them to carry his spawn.  They were all consumed by darkness forcing the guardians to kill them.  He also placed a curse on the guardians creating an imbalance within them that eventually would darken their souls and turn them evil.The Story:  Odage(Draki)attacks Daris and kills her.  Aidyn takes her place as King.  During his coronation ceremony, Marcus (the hero) is told by Zarek that he has a new mate who is human.  He is reluctant to accept a new mate since he had to kill his previous one.In New Orleans, Odage is abducting humans in order to impregnate them.  He has an evil plan to take over the world.  he has help from an unlikely source which I will not reveal.Marcus and other guardians are dispatched to New Orleans to investigate a human woman's disappearance.  While there, he encounters his mate Cassie.The rest of the book deals with Marcus and Cassie's relationship and the guardians quest to defeat Odage's evil plan.  The book ends on a cliffhanger.Overall, a competent start to a series.  I hope the future books have more romance in them.