Review: Ty & Ash together are why we come back to romance books time and time again.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
If you have been following this blog at all you will know of my adoration of Lia Davis’ War’s Passion, which is book 1 in this series. In fact it was the first book I was compelled to add to my Best of 2014 list. So it was with great trepidation and patience I waited for this book to be released. I’m thrilled that I was given a review copy early and this is one of the books that I actually read on my way to RomCon. And it was worth the wait, let me tell you.You know the author has you in good hands when you want to shout on a plane, “No she DIDN’T.” And I nearly did because Ms. Davis took this story to a level that I hoped she would. At this junction, let me say you need to go read War’s Passion to get the complete scope of this book’s uniqueness. There are so many insights and gems that are scattered throughout the book that you will not be fully cognizant of unless you have the back story.Ty’s story is of a man that has suffered in many ways including physical and emotional torture at the hands of a woman he thought cared for him. To make the matter worse he has lost all memory of the events during his time he was captured and brutalized. Unfortunately, he is accused of killing this woman that just so happens to be one of the Goddesses during this time and truly has nothing to say in his defense.But thankfully Ashlynn Blake has been given the task of discovering Ty’s guilt or innocence regarding the murder by fair means or foul. Ash isn’t above using every tool in her arsenal to ensure that Ty is found to be innocent because she knows that he is the one for her.There is something refreshing about seeing a story where it is the guilt/innocence of the male character being questioned. More often then not it is the role that the female plays whether this is in regards to her virtue or a petty crime that she has been accused of and very often by the actual villain. The fact that Ash has real gift of seeing a person’s true heart and intentions was a welcome part of this story.And Ty’s anguish and mistrust of woman as a whole is well founded and not something that he casually gets over when he falls in love with Ash. There is a true feeling of the journey that he undergoes during this story. And I must admit that I’m a little in love with Ty now when I wasn’t before.Now the elephant in the room is the chemistry between these two amazing characters, well I can safely say you will need a nice glass of wine or in my case, because I was reading this 30,000 feet in the air, a ginger ale. These two together are why we come back to romance books time and time again. Just amazing.Final Thoughts: Grab this book and if you haven’t grabbed War’s Passion, then what are you waiting for. The links for both are below and I truly believe you will not be disappointed in the continuing story of these dragon shifters.Fated Desire Publishing provided me with a copy of Ashes of War but nothing else was exchanged for my honest review.