Review: “He said he loved her”
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
“For the Love of Her Dragon” Book #4 (Dragon Guard Series) Julia MillsIn her previous book “Haunted by her Dragon” we are introduced to a feisty little White Witch of the earth Kyra, (she practices white magic) and she’s one feisty little fire ball with a mouth of a sailor. We also find out she is Royce’s intended.  But what we didn’t know was all the back story for these two and what a back story it is.Royce and Kyra’s story opens with Royce MIA or actually living in a cave for the past 13 days hiding from his intended.  When his brother Rian, Head Elder of the Blue Thunder Clan of Dragon Shifters comes a calling again is when you learn of the back story with Royce and why he will not allow fate to win.  You see when he was young it was a close family friend who lived among their clan and helped raised he and his brothers and was also a White Witch who for some unknown reason allowed the power of dark evil magic take her over and single handedly dealt the most tragic and traumatic blow to his family. Royce has never let this go.  As much as he saw the good in Kyra she was a witch and there was no way he was going to plan a life and a future with a witch and chance history repeating itself.Kyra St. Croix was the daughter and heiress of Grand Priestess Calysta St. Croix, the leader of the oldest and most powerful coven of Earth Witches in the world. Kyra passed every test that was thrown at her when her right of succession had been questioned, completely based on her father being human.  Kyra had a strained relationship with her mother at best.  So on her fiftieth birthday when the dragon tattoo appeared and her mother wanted to parade her in front of every dragon clan to find her intended mate Kyra bolted.  She lived on her own for 25 years when fate would have it and she met her destiny.The first few chapters of this read had me choking up 4 different times.  My heart ached for them.  Royce was so stubborn and when he finally blew up with his brethren Kyra was there to hear it all.  The hurt he inflicted on her was beyond belief.  The look he saw in her eyes at that moment crushed his heart.  But what was said was said.  After some soul searching and a spiritual visit from his mother Royce set his sights to make it right. Knowing he would have to earn her trust.  He knew she was his fated one and he needed to make things right.As the reads continues you hear about a Prophecy where a powerful white witch, sworn to the earth, of regal lineage must mate with a dragon of royal descent marked by devastating loss and the heart of not one clan but two.  We don’t find out what this is all supposed to mean but I noticed in the Epilogue it is brought up again.  So maybe just maybe we’ll find out.  Poor Kyra gets a visit from her mommy dearest.  The battle continues to bring down Andrew and OMG what a battle.  At least one of the main bad guys a Master Wizard is disposed of with the help of Kyra’s Aunt Della.  BUT Andrew gets away.My absolutely fave part of the read was when Kyra literally has Royce dropping to his knees as he proposes to her.  Here are his words and I so melted; “Kyra, mo ghra’, every second that we were apart the hole in my heart grew larger, until I was sure I would cease to exist without you.  Having you here, really here, is a blessing and one I will not squander.  I know our life together won’t be perfect, nothing worth having really is, but it will be ours and anything we have together is better than the pain of being apart. You are the best part of me, the light of my soul and the completion of all that I am, man and dragon.  I love you with every beat of my heart, every breath I take, and every thought that I have.  All I want is to be by your side, to be your mate, to love you every day that I draw breath and even the ones that come after.  So I ask you, Kyra St. Croix, will you be my mate, now and forever……Always together?”Judging by the Epilogue the next book should be jammed pack with action.  Seems a lot will be happening with Devan.  Andrew is working his way up to something and Kyra’s mother has been kidnapped, but by who is the question.  I can’t wait for this read.