There are the bones of a genuinely fun paranormally romantic adventure story here, but it wouldn’t fit into the tight romance formula. This is, unfortunately, not what this story wants. Gena Showalter is a successful romance author, which means she knows exactly what her readers want (to get to the action quickly). Grace is a spunky thrill junkie who has taken some time off from her flight attendant job to go trekking through the Amazon rainforest to find her missing brother (the brother works for an archaeological company which specialises in debunking or proving ancient myths). He also has basically zero feelings, and (it’s unclear whether this is a result of childhood trauma or the magical mist he’s guarding) sees only in black and white and can neither smell nor taste. He has a tragic backstory, as his entire family were murdered by an army brought through by the last human who came through unkilled. Heart of the Dragon is a paranormal romance between a super hot Atlantean were-dragon (Darius von Dragon en Kragin) and a voluptuous yet elfin mortal human redhead (Grace Carlyle).ĭarius is one of the two Guardians of Atlantis, were-dragons who make sure no humans come through either of the portals to the underwater island and kill any who do. I’m really sorry, everyone, but in deciding to write these reviews I also apparently decided to slowly explore exactly what I want and don’t want in a trashy novel, and you, in choosing to read my aimless musings, have chosen unwittingly to join me in this endeavour. One day, the wife picked one up and read it, hoping for some frothy, trashy* fun. Once upon a time, a husband found two incredible-looking books in a free bookshelf and brought them home to his wife.

Heart of the dragon by gena showalter