Review: Loved this dragon tale!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
After having read more than my fair share of paranormal romance stories about werewolves, vampires, and angels, the idea of a story centered around dragons had me intrigued.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but Liliana Hart's Drakan were far more mysterious, dark, and sexy than I expected. In an unforgiving and violent world like theirs, only the strong and determined survive, and emotions are a weakness that few can afford to feel.Rena was essentially stuck with her life.  Stuck between her dragon and human sides, stuck living with a father who hates her, stuck suffering from his wrath, and stuck with powerful gifts of the mind but lacking other abilities that she craves.  Unlike most of her kind, she doesn't want to forget about her human side, and her role as an Enforcer just makes her stand out even more.  She just doesn't seem to fit in anywhere, and even though she has this darker side that calls to her, there's a part of her that has a huge heart and wants desperately to be loved. She was a misfit in every way, and in every way the perfect heroine!"I couldn't transform into a dragon, but just because I couldn't make the change on the outside didn't mean my dragon wasn't inside me."  ~Rena, Loc 1177Rena's Drakan, banished to Earth when their Realm was destroyed eleven thousand years ago, believed wholeheartedly in the Prophecy.  It was their chance of restoring their Realm, but it was also a warning of what could happen if the one called the Destroyer is not stopped.  As Rena found herself right in the middle of the fight to find and put an end to the one who would become the Destroyer, she also found herself in the arms of Julian, the mouthwatering leader of the Belgian clan of Drakon who she couldn't seem to stay away from.  He was powerful, unrelenting, and lusting after Rena like nobody's business!!  Julian was the epitome of the alpha male with his cocky refusals to Rena pushing him away, and the passion between these two was HOT!! I thought the whole "sex on the ceiling" warning was just a joke, but it's not...and I'm so glad because WOW!  Rena tried hard to resist Julian's temptations, but between that crazy blue mating fire engulfing them and her human side falling for him, she was in for a struggle.  And the whole time I was thinking "why are you bothering to fight it??!!" because well, he's just that delish!!"You lie." His voice whispered across my skin.  "Your resistance wears thin."  He ran his hand over the swell of my breast, and it sent shivers down my spine. ~ Julian Loc 2108"I didn't want to hurt Julian, and my mind didn't want to love him.  My body, on the other hand, needed his flesh between my teeth and thighs more than I needed to breathe." ~Rena, Loc 2345The gruesome violence that is essentially the way of life for the Drakan definitely warred with Rena's good side.  Not knowing much about her mother, it's as if half of her is hidden even from herself.  As this secret side of her started to reveal itself, it became clear that she's going to be one hell of a force to be reckoned with. And she's going to need to be, because Liliana Hart didn't hold anything back and it's clear this is going to be a very bumpy ride!As far as the love triangle goes, I'm not sure what I think yet.  To be honest, Noah's character wasn't around much and didn't leave much of an impression with me.  He seems almost inconsequential to the story in this first book, and I really loved where things had the potential of going with Julian.  With an ending that leaves you wondering what the rather precarious future holds, it remains to be seen if this will be Noah's chance to make his mark.  I'm in for the long haul with this series either way, but in the meantime I know whose team I'm on!!  The Rena Drake series gets an absolute thumbs up from me, and I look forward to more from Liliana Hart!