Review: A Nice Start to a Dragon Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
This novel contains explicit sex, sex in water, four super-hot dragon brothers, and a curse born from magical power that has left them wondering who they are all their lives.Prologue from the novella:Five hundred years ago, using her own vampire blood and ancient magic, the vampiress Carmen brought forth the birth of the last four elemental dragon princes, or Zir, from the last of the elemental dragon's egs.Cursed by an enemy who wanted their power, they were condemned to take human form.  There are no females among them, and so each is destined to live with an unrelenting urge to find his elemental mate.  For she is the key that will unlock their history and their destiny.To this day, no Zir has found his mate.(L. Danes, 2013).When two of the dragon brothers discover a wreck in Blood Cove, neither Jordan nor Ferrous expect any survivors.  The carnage was just too great.  Human remains scattered everywhere; some whole and others in pieces.  Then they hear the faint heartbeat.  How is this possible?  When Jordan locates the living body, he finds her broken and completely beyond saving.  In order to show her mercy, he bites her, injecting her with his poison, which will cause her to pass on peacefully.  After disguising the carnage on the shores of Blood Cove, the brothers head off to London.Three days later, at a wedding celebration, the Duke of Hudson stands before the London elite and announces his bride, the Duchess of Hudson.  It is then that Jordan realizes that not only is the woman from the island, she is also his mate.  Now, Jordan must find a way to convince her who she is and come to an agreement with the Duke.  But things aren't going to be that easy!This novella has very intense erotic content.  I didn't mind it but there is a lot of it considering the book is only about 138 pages so keep that in mind.I love dragons - They are one of my favorite paranormal creatures, second only to vampires.  I wasn't disappointed in this first book of the "Dragon's Fate" series.  The plot was pretty solid and each character was developed quite well.  The descriptions of scenes and characters throughout the novella were great.  I was able to visualize everything in my mind as I moved along.The only real problem I had was that that last 1/4 of the book seemed a bit rushed - a common problem I tend to see in novellas.  Overall, though, I loved the novel, its premise, characters, and story line.  I'm not an expert, by any means, but the historical aspect of the novella seemed to be intact and on target.  I'm not the type of reader that questions accuracy, though.  It's fiction and each author has the right to embellish or contort reality to fit the story they want to tell."Waterfall" is a fantastic first novella in the Dragon's Fate series and I can't wait to read about the next dragon brother.(Review copy courtesy of the author, in exchange for an honest review)