Review: Scorching Dragon Shifter Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
Because I adore dragon shifter stories and stories with a military hero/heroine, I couldn't pass up the chance to read this one.  It jumped right in with little set up which is fine since it did feed me the back story eventually.  It was novella-length with a blurb that made it clear what the tone of this story would be so I wasn't expecting too much in the way of character development and background which is good because it went exactly as I imagined- fast and steamy with a bit of action and the rest.Cora, a happy go lucky type, gets herself into trouble neck deep and runs to her late brother's best friend and fellow Marine, Stig, for help.  It doesn't hurt that she has a thing for him and plans to persuade him to give her a chance while she's hiding from her dangerous problems with him.Cora's arrival is at the worst possible time for Stig.  He's an immortal dragon who has kept his identity a secret and for the next eight days his dragon is going through his heat.  Stig has always been attracted to Cora, but kept a hands-off thing because she is Hector's little sister and more important, she's human.  Unfortunately, his dragon half doesn't see things that way.  Stig's dragon wants Cora.The plot and pacing worked for me and I commend the author for using her shortened page length well.  There was enough of a backstory presented throughout the book so I didn't have trouble following things and the plot development and pacing helped keep my interest. The story was told from alternating points of view which helped me get to know the two primary characters better.  Unfortunately- and its probably just me, Cora came off as a ditz and a character that didn't do much for me.  From the trouble she landed herself into to the way she heedlessly pushed Stig before racing off in the opposite direction just left me unamused.  She wasn't awful, but I just couldn't get into her.  The sizzling passion between Cora and Stig and Stig himself were great so Cora was just a minor niggle.It was an enjoyable read and I would recommend it to others who enjoy dragon shifter romances on the spicy side.My thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book.