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Dragon Lore #1
The Dragon's Heart
"We're dragons. We don't do the mushy friend thing." - Daniel Dragon Lore, #1 The dragon-shifter king will do anything to keep his mate alive...even if it means war. After millennia as king of the dragon-shifters, Daniel Ashborne wants a little peace and quiet, especially from the beautiful Hollywood starlet who haunts his memories. His escape tactics end abruptly when he is called to the ER to save the one woman he wants to forget, but who now bears his mark. Shelby Kincade's life and movie career were nearly destroyed when Daniel vanished a year ago. Now he's back, claiming they have been accidentally mated. Getting over him once was hard enough, but she must choose either the life of her dreams or the man she can't live without. With peace finally on the horizon between the dragon-shifters and the Hunters, an assassination attempt on the dragon king and his mate shatters everything. Tensions rebuild as Daniel and his loyal team of shifters try to discover who put out the hit. Enemy and ally lines are crossed, but in the end--after the battle ash has settled--no one could have foreseen who has plotted for their own gain. CONTENT Graphic fight scenes, lots of great sex, and hot, hot, hot dragon men. A Lyrical Press Urban Fantasy Romance
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First published August 31, 2013
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September 30, 2019
It didn't surprise him he'd chosen Shelby as a mate. It surprised him he'd done it unconsciously, because he prided himself on his absolute control, but now that she was back in his life he remembered how much he'd liked her. He'd never met a woman who could match him in temper without being a total bitch. More, he'd never met a woman who actually liked him.
Another great shifter read! This shifter world that Ashe created held different elements than many other shifter novels I've read so far. The history of dragon shifters and Hunters was unique, compelling, and their interactions were far from innocent and untarnished. The characters themselves were multi-dimensional and fascinating, and all had me guessing what their true intentions were and if they really were who they seemed. Daniel portrayed himself as the almighty and forbidding Dragon King, affected only where his unintentional mate was concerned. Shelby was such a great match for him; she was strong and unafraid to show her emotions and stand up to him, which is exactly what he needs to finally overcome his trepidations.
Their journey was a hard-fought, battle of wills that neither could deny or walk away from. However, all that angst and constant push-and-pull helped to create an ending that was just so so sweet and worth all of the tears and heartache. I could not put this story down for long, and while Daniel and Shelby's story is complete in this novel, the ending left me wanting to read on in order to figure out the fates of the other characters I've come to care about as well. I'd recommend this novel to readers who enjoy shifters stories with tall, dark and brooding alphas and their just-as-stubborn mates.
February 24, 2015
This review has been edited slightly to make it easier to read. All content and opinions are still the same. Originally posted on 10th December, 2014.
This book was so painful and confusing I actually bailed on it at the 50% mark (I skimmed the ending, it didn't improve). Finishing books even when I don't like them is a point of pride for me, so to not do so pretty much shows how much I hated this one.
It was a pretty standard shifter Twu-Wuv mating PNR that didn't deviate from industry standard. Bossy alpha-jerk "hero", super pretty but kind-of-a-doormat "heroine", and a bit of a "fighting evil" plot where the Evil is evil just 'cause.
After the prologue it starts weirdly, with the characters of Seren, Cage and even Daniel being introduced as if we should already know them . We quickly get told that Shelby is Daniel's mate even though he didn't realise it because they'd only had sex twice, but...
We then spend the first 35% of the novel with Daniel and Shelby dancing about the massive misunderstanding that drove them apart a year before the start of the story. At first Shelby tries to ask what happened back then, which seems reasonable since it almost ruined her life, but she is repeatedly shut down by the growly arsehole-ism of Daniel because his pride got a boo-boo and that's way more important than anything else (plus if they don't talk the author can continue to stretch the artificially manufactured "tension" almost indefinitely).
Despite both clinging to the idea that the other hates them, they immediately realise that one night of dinner and hot sex was enough to understand the depths of the other's soul and know they want to be together forever (though not enough to avoid misunderstandings, obviously). Naturally they both fail to mention this to the other one, therefore perpetuating more easily fixed misunderstandings.
That's around 30% of the novel where nothing happens except some yelling in a massive, yet sparsely furnished, studio apartment. The other 5% is the very beginning where Daniel starts a fight in a biker bar just 'cause he'sa badass an idiot.
After the yelling instead of talking about the past, they start to make a little progress by yelling about how dragons are solitary beasts that don't have friends... Except that doesn't make any sense because they were designed at the dawn of time (by a goddess no less) to encourage and protect humanity, which is kind of hard to do if you don't spend time around anyone. Shortly after this new and exciting round of "why the hell do I care" Luca, ahenchman fellow dragon warrior, gets word that they aren't safe where they are anymore and have to move right now (since Luca has been watching them have almost-sex and yelling all this time and isn't shown doing anything, I have no idea how he learns this). So they go to the roof, the "hot" guys turn in to invisible dragons, and they fly off to some luxury mountain cave apartment thing somewhere else in the greater L.A area.
At this point I decided I'd had enough and deleted the book off my kindle. That is £1.50 and several hours of my life I am never getting back.
Do I recommend this? NO! I do not recommend this to anyone. Not even die-hard PNR readers. It's a contradictory, confusing mess and I can list a dozen other PNRs I didn't like but are still infinitely better than this for you to read. Just don't do it to yourself. How on earth this has managed to get the seventeen 4 and 5 star reviews it already has is beyond me.
This book was so painful and confusing I actually bailed on it at the 50% mark (I skimmed the ending, it didn't improve). Finishing books even when I don't like them is a point of pride for me, so to not do so pretty much shows how much I hated this one.
It was a pretty standard shifter Twu-Wuv mating PNR that didn't deviate from industry standard. Bossy alpha-jerk "hero", super pretty but kind-of-a-doormat "heroine", and a bit of a "fighting evil" plot where the Evil is evil just 'cause.
After the prologue it starts weirdly, with the characters of Seren, Cage and even Daniel being introduced as if we should already know them . We quickly get told that Shelby is Daniel's mate even though he didn't realise it because they'd only had sex twice, but...
We then spend the first 35% of the novel with Daniel and Shelby dancing about the massive misunderstanding that drove them apart a year before the start of the story. At first Shelby tries to ask what happened back then, which seems reasonable since it almost ruined her life, but she is repeatedly shut down by the growly arsehole-ism of Daniel because his pride got a boo-boo and that's way more important than anything else (plus if they don't talk the author can continue to stretch the artificially manufactured "tension" almost indefinitely).
Despite both clinging to the idea that the other hates them, they immediately realise that one night of dinner and hot sex was enough to understand the depths of the other's soul and know they want to be together forever (though not enough to avoid misunderstandings, obviously). Naturally they both fail to mention this to the other one, therefore perpetuating more easily fixed misunderstandings.
That's around 30% of the novel where nothing happens except some yelling in a massive, yet sparsely furnished, studio apartment. The other 5% is the very beginning where Daniel starts a fight in a biker bar just 'cause he's
After the yelling instead of talking about the past, they start to make a little progress by yelling about how dragons are solitary beasts that don't have friends... Except that doesn't make any sense because they were designed at the dawn of time (by a goddess no less) to encourage and protect humanity, which is kind of hard to do if you don't spend time around anyone. Shortly after this new and exciting round of "why the hell do I care" Luca, a
At this point I decided I'd had enough and deleted the book off my kindle. That is £1.50 and several hours of my life I am never getting back.
Do I recommend this? NO! I do not recommend this to anyone. Not even die-hard PNR readers. It's a contradictory, confusing mess and I can list a dozen other PNRs I didn't like but are still infinitely better than this for you to read. Just don't do it to yourself. How on earth this has managed to get the seventeen 4 and 5 star reviews it already has is beyond me.
September 1, 2014
Overall, I wasn't happy with this book. There was too much of a bipolar behavior between the leads that, even in a modern/urban fantasy, just wasn't believable. The character Shelby was this supposedly strong, vibrant woman but was inept at the simplest of tasks and the character Daniel was unbelievably ignorant as to how mating works within the dragon realm. I can't honestly be sold on the idea that this guy has existed for as long as he has, as a leader of his dragon kin, and not known those kinds of technicalities, especially given that he insisted that having a mate would be a weakness to him. I found too many tropes in the piece, with the women being petite and the men being gargantuan. The pop culture references made left me thinking they might as well have been plugs as author favorites and could have been handled much differently. Instead of saying someone looked like character from a wildly popular movie series, just describe him. Instead of plugging in a specific TV show, describe what they are watching, like the canned laughter or the scene the actors are recreating.
I had a big problem with how Shelby's care was handled in her first few scenes, in the retcon which brought up her half sister and father, and the strange fascination Shelby had with holding onto knives. I had an even bigger problem with the overuse of certain words, like snort, grunt, or snarl. I understand the need to convey the animalistic side of the dragon characters, but it was also coming from Shelby's interactions. It made the characters seem like they were capable of only two or three emotions, or that the emotions they were built to express were all or nothing.
Most of the combat scenes were believable, up to the point of laying waste to the Big Boss' dungeon. I get that most organizations have layers of men (or creatures) since defense is important, but it just didn't seem practical with keeping to a modern day fantasy. The romance in this book did not feel natural in any measure. It was forced in many spots, like the idea was to make them stand around close enough to each other so that they'd get over their hatred to the other. The sex scenes were often overtly heavenly or animalistic, I just couldn't buy into those moments as anything but a trope actions.
If this was a universe that will be extended into other books, I doubt I would pick up any others. As interesting as the prologue lore was, the way it was handled in this book left me feeling it was underdeveloped and would expose the same weakness as what I've already seen through Daniel's grasp of his universe. There was no drive for me to cheer on the lead pair. I was continually asking why they were choosing to not push to break the magic that bound them together, that they kept getting more passive to the idea as the book progressed. It seemed like it wasn't an important enough idea, irregardless that both were not okay with the idea of being the other's life mate to begin with, so it'd be best to just bone the pretty girl and call it a day. I believe they only explained that it would take death to break the bond, but that was as far as the concept was pushed.
I had a big problem with how Shelby's care was handled in her first few scenes, in the retcon which brought up her half sister and father, and the strange fascination Shelby had with holding onto knives. I had an even bigger problem with the overuse of certain words, like snort, grunt, or snarl. I understand the need to convey the animalistic side of the dragon characters, but it was also coming from Shelby's interactions. It made the characters seem like they were capable of only two or three emotions, or that the emotions they were built to express were all or nothing.
Most of the combat scenes were believable, up to the point of laying waste to the Big Boss' dungeon. I get that most organizations have layers of men (or creatures) since defense is important, but it just didn't seem practical with keeping to a modern day fantasy. The romance in this book did not feel natural in any measure. It was forced in many spots, like the idea was to make them stand around close enough to each other so that they'd get over their hatred to the other. The sex scenes were often overtly heavenly or animalistic, I just couldn't buy into those moments as anything but a trope actions.
If this was a universe that will be extended into other books, I doubt I would pick up any others. As interesting as the prologue lore was, the way it was handled in this book left me feeling it was underdeveloped and would expose the same weakness as what I've already seen through Daniel's grasp of his universe. There was no drive for me to cheer on the lead pair. I was continually asking why they were choosing to not push to break the magic that bound them together, that they kept getting more passive to the idea as the book progressed. It seemed like it wasn't an important enough idea, irregardless that both were not okay with the idea of being the other's life mate to begin with, so it'd be best to just bone the pretty girl and call it a day. I believe they only explained that it would take death to break the bond, but that was as far as the concept was pushed.
November 5, 2014
Daniel and Shelby's story is a hot, emotional ride you will want to read again and again. Daniel is king of the dragon shifters. He wants to avoid movie-star Shelby, who he became accidentally mated with a year earlier. But an assassination attempt on her, and on him, binds them together. The suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat, the chemistry between Daniel and Shelby is sizzling, and I felt like I was experiencing everything along with them. The cast of characters is awesome. I love how the guys kept insisting that "dragons don't do the friend thing" but they all had each other's backs and obviously cared for each other. I want more books in this series! Eden Ashe is a rock star at fantasy/paranormal romance!
May 15, 2014
Dragon's have always fascinated me, ever since I started reading the fantasy genre, believe it or not, well before romance. Their power and magic, their longevity and solitude. Their wisdom and strength. Treasures. Pack that into a dragon-shifter and you have my ideal man. Or fantasy man. :-) Minus the scales.
The story starts with a prologue taken from the Chronicles of the Egregoroi that entices me immediately as a fantasy lover. Since The Dragon's Heart is Book 1 of the Dragon Lore series, the story sets up a cast of characters that are interesting and engaging. Especially Daniel's loyal team of dragons, fierce and sexy, they have stood by Daniel for millennia against another species called the Hunters.
Even though Shelby, the heroine of the story, is a movie star in Los Angeles, and someone I normally couldn't identify with, at the time of the story she is just a regular gal like you and me, going through a whole heck of trouble. And sure, everyone can relate to that. And she loved Daniel before she even knew he was a dragon. I think I'd make myself fall in love (if I didn't) with all the sexiness of that man if he wanted me LOL.
Shelby and Daniel's relationship is rocky to start. There are reasons and confusions for it so understandable, but can't give much more away here. But their chemistry is sexy and hot right off the bat. Layered with action and suspense, the story takes us from a modern hi-rise apartment to a high-tech weapons-infested dragon cave lair to a safe house and finally to the tunnels and underworld of LA, where the story climaxes with a massive battle scene between the shifters and the baddies. Swords and fire and hand-to-hand combat. Brilliant. Especially with the great twist at the end. Didn't see that coming.
I feel almost intimate with this story. Not because I'd love a sexy dragon shifter for my very own. My gawd, would I. And not because I had an intense fascination with dragons before I even read it. No, the intimacy I found in The Dragon's Heart stems from the heart of the book, so aptly named.
Favorite scene: When Shelby rides Daniel.... As a dragon. Their flying, of course!
The story starts with a prologue taken from the Chronicles of the Egregoroi that entices me immediately as a fantasy lover. Since The Dragon's Heart is Book 1 of the Dragon Lore series, the story sets up a cast of characters that are interesting and engaging. Especially Daniel's loyal team of dragons, fierce and sexy, they have stood by Daniel for millennia against another species called the Hunters.
Even though Shelby, the heroine of the story, is a movie star in Los Angeles, and someone I normally couldn't identify with, at the time of the story she is just a regular gal like you and me, going through a whole heck of trouble. And sure, everyone can relate to that. And she loved Daniel before she even knew he was a dragon. I think I'd make myself fall in love (if I didn't) with all the sexiness of that man if he wanted me LOL.
Shelby and Daniel's relationship is rocky to start. There are reasons and confusions for it so understandable, but can't give much more away here. But their chemistry is sexy and hot right off the bat. Layered with action and suspense, the story takes us from a modern hi-rise apartment to a high-tech weapons-infested dragon cave lair to a safe house and finally to the tunnels and underworld of LA, where the story climaxes with a massive battle scene between the shifters and the baddies. Swords and fire and hand-to-hand combat. Brilliant. Especially with the great twist at the end. Didn't see that coming.
I feel almost intimate with this story. Not because I'd love a sexy dragon shifter for my very own. My gawd, would I. And not because I had an intense fascination with dragons before I even read it. No, the intimacy I found in The Dragon's Heart stems from the heart of the book, so aptly named.
Favorite scene: When Shelby rides Daniel.... As a dragon. Their flying, of course!
July 6, 2025
The Dragon's Heart (Dragon Lore, #1) by Eden Ashe is a Paranormal Romance with a good bit of Suspense/Action.
I would also classify this as New Adult. The sexual situations are just enough to need the qualification. I would NOT classify this as adult, nor erotic, etc. In my eyes, that puts this book in the 18 to 25 age bracket.
My 2 stars is based on the Goodreads rating, which makes this book 'It's Okay'. I liked the premise. The beginning was awesome and got me excited about reading it. Then it began to deteriorate. It became excruciatingly repetitive. I literally found it putting me to sleep from the repetitions of the H/H thoughts.
My second big problem with the story was the extensive amount of unnecessary words. This hindered the flow of the story.
Ex. #1 of repetitions,
"Even now, the possessiveness he felt for her scared the shit out of him, screwed up his thinking. He knew he’d kill for her. Die for her."
It is repeated so often and in so many ways, it becomes meaningless and boring. The same thing happens with Shelby's character and other elements in the story.
Ex. #2 of unnecessary words,
"It shook him to the very core of who he was to realize he wanted to make this work with her."
Should read,
"It shook him to his core to realize he wanted to make this work."
This was the smallest sample I could find. If all the unnecessary words were blue penciled out, then used to up the speed, action, suspense, world and character build, this story would have easily been a 4 to 5 star read!
There are also various editing errors in the form of missing words, etc. I don't know who Ms. Eden Ashe's editor is. Nor do I know who she uses as review and ARC readers. But they should all be ashamed of themselves.
I would also classify this as New Adult. The sexual situations are just enough to need the qualification. I would NOT classify this as adult, nor erotic, etc. In my eyes, that puts this book in the 18 to 25 age bracket.
My 2 stars is based on the Goodreads rating, which makes this book 'It's Okay'. I liked the premise. The beginning was awesome and got me excited about reading it. Then it began to deteriorate. It became excruciatingly repetitive. I literally found it putting me to sleep from the repetitions of the H/H thoughts.
My second big problem with the story was the extensive amount of unnecessary words. This hindered the flow of the story.
Ex. #1 of repetitions,
"Even now, the possessiveness he felt for her scared the shit out of him, screwed up his thinking. He knew he’d kill for her. Die for her."
It is repeated so often and in so many ways, it becomes meaningless and boring. The same thing happens with Shelby's character and other elements in the story.
Ex. #2 of unnecessary words,
"It shook him to the very core of who he was to realize he wanted to make this work with her."
Should read,
"It shook him to his core to realize he wanted to make this work."
This was the smallest sample I could find. If all the unnecessary words were blue penciled out, then used to up the speed, action, suspense, world and character build, this story would have easily been a 4 to 5 star read!
There are also various editing errors in the form of missing words, etc. I don't know who Ms. Eden Ashe's editor is. Nor do I know who she uses as review and ARC readers. But they should all be ashamed of themselves.
April 24, 2015
Dragon's Heart was a mixed read for me for a few reasons. First, I felt lost when the story began because you're just thrown into the book. You get a few pages of the overall history of dragons and hunters but otherwise the story itself just kinda pops up. When past events are mentioned and people are cited for whatever reason, I had no clue what was being talked about. That took away from the story for me.
The characters themselves weren't my favorite either, because they felt too wishy washy. Daniel is suppose to be the leader of the Dragons, but he doesn't appear to be able to do much at all. He's a hot head and very suspicious to the point of being annoying. However, as the story unfolds you sorta forgive him for his idiotness because he does care about his people. The main heroine Shelby was just too perfect for me. She was just so great, yada yada an so on. Other than being a Hollywood starlet she seemed like a tart overall. She talked to people like they were children and didn't say what she really felt.
What I did like about the story was the uniqueness of the concept of Dragons,Hunters and baddies all trying to fight over humanity. The backstory was interesting as well, the idea of a goddess creating humans because they were like gems to her is fascinating. I actually really liked the side characters, I'd totally read a book based on them because they felt more solid and relatable.
In a way, this book vaguely reminded me of"The Black Dagger Brotherhood" by JR Ward but dragon style without all the product name dropping and gangsta slang. So, overall I liked it and can put aside some of the issues I had with it since it's a first in the series. Ill give the next book a shot, because the author does know how to create a cool story.
The characters themselves weren't my favorite either, because they felt too wishy washy. Daniel is suppose to be the leader of the Dragons, but he doesn't appear to be able to do much at all. He's a hot head and very suspicious to the point of being annoying. However, as the story unfolds you sorta forgive him for his idiotness because he does care about his people. The main heroine Shelby was just too perfect for me. She was just so great, yada yada an so on. Other than being a Hollywood starlet she seemed like a tart overall. She talked to people like they were children and didn't say what she really felt.
What I did like about the story was the uniqueness of the concept of Dragons,Hunters and baddies all trying to fight over humanity. The backstory was interesting as well, the idea of a goddess creating humans because they were like gems to her is fascinating. I actually really liked the side characters, I'd totally read a book based on them because they felt more solid and relatable.
In a way, this book vaguely reminded me of"The Black Dagger Brotherhood" by JR Ward but dragon style without all the product name dropping and gangsta slang. So, overall I liked it and can put aside some of the issues I had with it since it's a first in the series. Ill give the next book a shot, because the author does know how to create a cool story.
d-n-f
February 19, 2017Daniel thinks Shelby tried to have him killed. There's no reason for her to want him dead, but he was at her house when an assassin showed up and so obviously she's the one that hired them to kill him. Because a Hollywood starlet would know how to hire immortal assassins that target dragons. Uh okay.
So Shelby and Daniel are mated. She ends up being cool with it after a little panic attack brought on by the knowledge that dragons are real. But Daniel is like "Nope. Can't have a mate. I'm the king and I can't have any weaknesses. No distractions. My people need me sane and responsible, not crazy in love." So he's going to break the mate bond. Which will kill him.
Every reason he has for not having a mate is completely invalidated by the fact that his other option is death. His people need him? How's he gonna be king and lead his people when he's dead?
There have been quite a few of these WTF moments while reading this. And I'm left feeling like the hero is just really fucking dumb. Daniel is thousands of years old - he's a fucking KING for god's sake - there is no excuse for this level of stupidity.
It's driving me insane and I just can't really stand to put up with it anymore. This was a freebie on Kindle, so it's not surprising or much of a loss.
So Shelby and Daniel are mated. She ends up being cool with it after a little panic attack brought on by the knowledge that dragons are real. But Daniel is like "Nope. Can't have a mate. I'm the king and I can't have any weaknesses. No distractions. My people need me sane and responsible, not crazy in love." So he's going to break the mate bond. Which will kill him.
Every reason he has for not having a mate is completely invalidated by the fact that his other option is death. His people need him? How's he gonna be king and lead his people when he's dead?
There have been quite a few of these WTF moments while reading this. And I'm left feeling like the hero is just really fucking dumb. Daniel is thousands of years old - he's a fucking KING for god's sake - there is no excuse for this level of stupidity.
It's driving me insane and I just can't really stand to put up with it anymore. This was a freebie on Kindle, so it's not surprising or much of a loss.
February 4, 2014
Once again my predilection for anything shifty brought this book to my attention. I admit I was more than a little intrigued by the fact that there were dragon shifters in this story, even as much as I was drawn to the promise of a fabulous storyline. I mean, dragon shifters…how can you go wrong?
The Dragon's Heart introduces us to Daniel Ashborne, dragon-shifter king extraordinaire. Daniel is a guy's guy. He is tough as nails and doesn't take crap from anyone. He also doesn't trust anyone, with good reason. Enter Shelby Kincade, the woman who rocked his world and who he is now inadvertently mated to. How does that happen you ask? Apparently Daniel doesn't know how to count (haha).
This book had all the elements of a great story, including mystery, drama, laugh out loud moments, and some incredibly sexy love scenes. Add that to the smooth but descriptive writing, and Eden Ashe has a great start to what appears to be a promising series on her hands. I really enjoyed the world of the dragon shifters she created and the detail that she put into her characters. I look forward to more from this series.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Dragon's Heart introduces us to Daniel Ashborne, dragon-shifter king extraordinaire. Daniel is a guy's guy. He is tough as nails and doesn't take crap from anyone. He also doesn't trust anyone, with good reason. Enter Shelby Kincade, the woman who rocked his world and who he is now inadvertently mated to. How does that happen you ask? Apparently Daniel doesn't know how to count (haha).
This book had all the elements of a great story, including mystery, drama, laugh out loud moments, and some incredibly sexy love scenes. Add that to the smooth but descriptive writing, and Eden Ashe has a great start to what appears to be a promising series on her hands. I really enjoyed the world of the dragon shifters she created and the detail that she put into her characters. I look forward to more from this series.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 8, 2014
I received this book from the author in return for an honest review. I am a part of the review team at The Paranormal Bookshelf.
Category: paranormal romance, shifters, dragons.
Spoilers: No
Book 1 in the Dragon Lore Series
I adored this book. It had me on the edge of my seat from the minute I started reading it.
Shelby is an actress and Daniel is a dragon, they're from two different worlds. After Shelby is shot in the shoulder they find out Daniel has accidentally mated them together. He is angry because he thinks she tried to have him killed the night they mated and she is angry because he killed the someone in her rooms and then escaped the ambulance he was in never to be seen again.
As they are forced together by the shooting they slowly come around to the idea that maybe the conclusions the both jumped to that night weren't quite correct...
An awesome tale of a couple overcoming their preconceived notions about each other to try and find happiness together.
But be careful there is a slight cliffhanger at the end of this book that leaves you craving the next story.
Category: paranormal romance, shifters, dragons.
Spoilers: No
Book 1 in the Dragon Lore Series
I adored this book. It had me on the edge of my seat from the minute I started reading it.
Shelby is an actress and Daniel is a dragon, they're from two different worlds. After Shelby is shot in the shoulder they find out Daniel has accidentally mated them together. He is angry because he thinks she tried to have him killed the night they mated and she is angry because he killed the someone in her rooms and then escaped the ambulance he was in never to be seen again.
As they are forced together by the shooting they slowly come around to the idea that maybe the conclusions the both jumped to that night weren't quite correct...
An awesome tale of a couple overcoming their preconceived notions about each other to try and find happiness together.
But be careful there is a slight cliffhanger at the end of this book that leaves you craving the next story.
July 13, 2015
Title : Dragon's Heart
Dragon Lore Book 1
Author : Eden Ashe
Reviewed by : Stephanie Jordan
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Eden Ashe had me from the second page on. I just couldn't put the book down. I had to finish it I fell in love with Daniel the Dragon King. A King who had no friends. #1 Dragon's don't have friends. #2 Dragon's put up with a solitary life. Shelby was an actress and good one at that. But someone is trying to kill her, but who. As I said before this is must read ! You won't be disappointed. I was gifted this book for a honest and truthful review.
Dragon Lore Book 1
Author : Eden Ashe
Reviewed by : Stephanie Jordan
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Eden Ashe had me from the second page on. I just couldn't put the book down. I had to finish it I fell in love with Daniel the Dragon King. A King who had no friends. #1 Dragon's don't have friends. #2 Dragon's put up with a solitary life. Shelby was an actress and good one at that. But someone is trying to kill her, but who. As I said before this is must read ! You won't be disappointed. I was gifted this book for a honest and truthful review.
December 11, 2015
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Tamika,
This one was awful. Really awful.
Tamika,
This one was awful. Really awful.
May 20, 2018
Oh my, I’m still fanning myself at the heat in this book – what a wonderful way to escape. The book’s description accurately states the story outline. However, the blurb doesn’t give away the actual content. This book made me laugh out loud one minute and cringe the next, the emotive nature of the writing is excellent, as is the pace from page to page. A wonderfully written paranormal romance that ticks all the boxes for enjoyment.
March 31, 2014
Hot, Sexy and Addictive!
Forget other shifter types, the dragons have it in spades in Eden Ashe’s first instalment of The Dragon Lore Series, The Dragon’s Heart! If I had to sum up this book in three words they would be HOT, SEXY and ADDICTIVE! Readers who love urban fantasy or paranormal romance are well advised to check out this novel.
The Dragon’s Heart is a fast paced read which is full of emotion, action and suspense. I liked how the author brought the hero and the heroine together early on in the novel and how she portrayed the conflict arising from their past and the misunderstandings between them. Daniel is clearly a hero torn between his attraction to Shelby, whom he accidently mated (and I loved how this ‘accident’ happened!!!), and the events which prompted him to vanish from her life and his duties as Dragon King. Daniel is one sexy dragon-shifter whom I fell for straightaway. Without giving too much away this tortured alpha has a reputation for being ‘difficult’ and with good reason based on experiences throughout his long life.
Shelby is not your usual kick-ass urban fantasy heroine, which I found refreshing. Instead, she is petite and has an air of vulnerability beneath her professional façade. I found her to be the perfect mate for Daniel however, as she does not shy away from putting him in his place and facing up to the shock of realising that the world of Dragon shifters exists. I loved how Daniel falls for her despite his best intentions and how Shelby adjusts to her new reality. There are many scorching scenes between the couple which I lapped up – Eden Ashe has a very active imagination when it comes to the ‘what, where and how’ and I now want my very own dragon shifter to fly with! Aside from the romantic tension in the tale, the main conflict is whether or not Daniel and his warriors can discover who is behind the assassination attempt on Shelby and who wants them both dead, as they are not giving up. There are some surprises in store and I enjoyed the action and suspense.
As this is the first book in the series the author spends some time describing the creation of the guardian race of shape-shifter dragons and also the Hunters, an elite team of immortal humans set up to keep rogue dragons under control. Aside from Daniel and Shelby, whose romance is central to this novel, we are also introduced to a number of other characters, one of them a Hunter, and a swoon worthy collection of dragon warriors allied to Daniel. I am hoping that Eden Ashe will pen another tale in The Dragon Lore Series very soon, so I can get up close and personal with these warriors again!
I won a copy of this novel in an author giveaway which did not in any way stipulate the requirement for a review. The opinions given in my review are my honest opinion after reading the book.
Forget other shifter types, the dragons have it in spades in Eden Ashe’s first instalment of The Dragon Lore Series, The Dragon’s Heart! If I had to sum up this book in three words they would be HOT, SEXY and ADDICTIVE! Readers who love urban fantasy or paranormal romance are well advised to check out this novel.
The Dragon’s Heart is a fast paced read which is full of emotion, action and suspense. I liked how the author brought the hero and the heroine together early on in the novel and how she portrayed the conflict arising from their past and the misunderstandings between them. Daniel is clearly a hero torn between his attraction to Shelby, whom he accidently mated (and I loved how this ‘accident’ happened!!!), and the events which prompted him to vanish from her life and his duties as Dragon King. Daniel is one sexy dragon-shifter whom I fell for straightaway. Without giving too much away this tortured alpha has a reputation for being ‘difficult’ and with good reason based on experiences throughout his long life.
Shelby is not your usual kick-ass urban fantasy heroine, which I found refreshing. Instead, she is petite and has an air of vulnerability beneath her professional façade. I found her to be the perfect mate for Daniel however, as she does not shy away from putting him in his place and facing up to the shock of realising that the world of Dragon shifters exists. I loved how Daniel falls for her despite his best intentions and how Shelby adjusts to her new reality. There are many scorching scenes between the couple which I lapped up – Eden Ashe has a very active imagination when it comes to the ‘what, where and how’ and I now want my very own dragon shifter to fly with! Aside from the romantic tension in the tale, the main conflict is whether or not Daniel and his warriors can discover who is behind the assassination attempt on Shelby and who wants them both dead, as they are not giving up. There are some surprises in store and I enjoyed the action and suspense.
As this is the first book in the series the author spends some time describing the creation of the guardian race of shape-shifter dragons and also the Hunters, an elite team of immortal humans set up to keep rogue dragons under control. Aside from Daniel and Shelby, whose romance is central to this novel, we are also introduced to a number of other characters, one of them a Hunter, and a swoon worthy collection of dragon warriors allied to Daniel. I am hoping that Eden Ashe will pen another tale in The Dragon Lore Series very soon, so I can get up close and personal with these warriors again!
I won a copy of this novel in an author giveaway which did not in any way stipulate the requirement for a review. The opinions given in my review are my honest opinion after reading the book.
August 5, 2015
An OK read..
Seriously? Ms. Ashe thought it would be good to have the hero, Daniel, be 6’8” and the heroine, Shelby, be 5’2”? I really couldn’t wait for them to get to the sex part so she could write it like their difference in height was no problem at all. Think about this: When he’s on top of her her face is pressed against his chest, or lower. And he would break his neck bending over to kiss her, or he could just pick her up every time he wanted a kiss. Good grief, give it some thought before you write that stuff. “When you’re nose to nose your toes are in it and when you toes to toes your nose is in it.” Wait, wait, wait. There is one more thing I absolutely, positively HATE. That’s, “chin length hair” on a man. AND especially not a man 6’8”. That is the most feminine haircut imaginable.
Except for a few things the book was OK. Daniel was gruff and acted like a mean basta*d when he was really just a big teddy bear, at least where she was concerned. And Shelby was so sweet and beautiful and funny and so strong she didn’t take his crap, no matter how bigger he was. I did miss some kind of reaction from her as to how he looked, but there was nothing, so I went with the feelings and description from other dragon books I’ve read. Really, for all the shifting and description of it they could all have been any shifter. It was a little disappointing. And there was a whole lot of “snorting” going on. Someone “snorted” in the book 70 times. That’s a lot.
There was some excellent sexual tension and some good sex scenes, too. It was interesting trying to figure out who shot Shelby, and why. And the more time they spent together the stronger the sexual attraction was. Fortunately, they didn’t have sex until about 50% so that made the book much better.
I loved the other dragons: Seren and Cage, Luca, Dallas, Broderick and Bain. I’m going to read Dallas’s story now to see if I’m willing to go on with the series, if there is one.
I got this book through KindleUnlimited.
Seriously? Ms. Ashe thought it would be good to have the hero, Daniel, be 6’8” and the heroine, Shelby, be 5’2”? I really couldn’t wait for them to get to the sex part so she could write it like their difference in height was no problem at all. Think about this: When he’s on top of her her face is pressed against his chest, or lower. And he would break his neck bending over to kiss her, or he could just pick her up every time he wanted a kiss. Good grief, give it some thought before you write that stuff. “When you’re nose to nose your toes are in it and when you toes to toes your nose is in it.” Wait, wait, wait. There is one more thing I absolutely, positively HATE. That’s, “chin length hair” on a man. AND especially not a man 6’8”. That is the most feminine haircut imaginable.
Except for a few things the book was OK. Daniel was gruff and acted like a mean basta*d when he was really just a big teddy bear, at least where she was concerned. And Shelby was so sweet and beautiful and funny and so strong she didn’t take his crap, no matter how bigger he was. I did miss some kind of reaction from her as to how he looked, but there was nothing, so I went with the feelings and description from other dragon books I’ve read. Really, for all the shifting and description of it they could all have been any shifter. It was a little disappointing. And there was a whole lot of “snorting” going on. Someone “snorted” in the book 70 times. That’s a lot.
There was some excellent sexual tension and some good sex scenes, too. It was interesting trying to figure out who shot Shelby, and why. And the more time they spent together the stronger the sexual attraction was. Fortunately, they didn’t have sex until about 50% so that made the book much better.
I loved the other dragons: Seren and Cage, Luca, Dallas, Broderick and Bain. I’m going to read Dallas’s story now to see if I’m willing to go on with the series, if there is one.
I got this book through KindleUnlimited.
October 11, 2017
This book is addicting. Once I got started reading, I wasn't prepared to stop until I had finished the whole thing. It has action, intrigue, lust, love, and dragons. What more could you want? My heart broke for Daniel and everything he'd survived. I was in complete sympathy with Shelby in wanting to prove to him that he was worthy of love. Shelby's just such an amazing little spitfire. She gets all the best sassy dialogue that had me laughing in the most unexpected places. There is so much more going on in this world that I'm now highly motivated to find out more about it, both before and after this book takes place.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this edition.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this edition.
October 14, 2017
I loved this book. Daniel and Shelby were so funny together. Him trying to convince himself he couldn't have her and her glaring at him and telling him she was staying. I also liked the other dragons (not friends, dragons don't have friends. Lol.) who fought with him. Daniel is the king, but his companions fight with him out of loyalty, not fear.
I can't wait to see what happens in the next book. All of the other dragons need mates now, right?
I can't wait to see what happens in the next book. All of the other dragons need mates now, right?
January 13, 2015
I would give this book 3.5 stars. Even though this was book one in the series I kept having the feeling that I was missing a book for fourth this one. They would make reference to people and events that I thought I should have already read about.
September 5, 2015
Anyone who knows me, knows I have a thing for dragons. Make them shape shifters and I’m a goner.
I really enjoyed Eden’s world and found myself wrapped up in her characters. I did want to smack Daniel, repeatedly, for waffling so much but it was a fun ride!
I really enjoyed Eden’s world and found myself wrapped up in her characters. I did want to smack Daniel, repeatedly, for waffling so much but it was a fun ride!
September 22, 2014
Wow! Wow! Wow! Hooked me from the get-go and never let go. I loved it!
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December 26, 2014Free 12-25-14 (PNR)
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May 28, 2017
Eden Ashe's "The Dragon's Heart" is a lengthy yet oddly satisfying read. She presents her dragon shifting males as somewhat typical alpha males; they don't talk too much, expect others to jump when they speak, are huge and muscular, and highly protective of females - especially a 'mate', no matter who she is mated to. And an awful lot of words are devoted to dragon king Daniel's inner fight about letting protagonist Shelby go to live a life without him, for her own good, even though he doesn't feel like he can let her go. At times, this grouchy, broody and moody dragon male made this reader think of Angel - portrayed by the delightful actor, David Boreanaz, from the Buffy world ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; Joss Whedon, Creator; TV; 1997-2003) and just like Angel, wasn't sure if she wanted to slap him or kiss him!
There are a few grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in the story, but not enough to toss a reader from the tale. Ashe builds the story very slowly, almost tediously slow, at times. The plot felt a bit convoluted with all the tiny twists and turns, and with those minute details it became confusing quite often. While the world Ashe created for her dragon stories is an interesting and visually appealing place, and the settings are descriptive enough to easily imagine, at times it almost seemed like pieces of the story was missing or told in an earlier tale, but nope... this is the first book of the planned series. However, dialogue between the characters was fairly natural and moderately unique to each character. Shelby with a temper is loads more interesting than terrified Shelby, and love scenes between Shelby and Daniel were quite sensual and sexy.
The battle at the end of the story was quite a let down for this reader, after the considerable buildup. Antagonist Alexi was a one dimensional character, at best. All readers are told is that power corrupted Alexi and we are never shown any aspects of his personality or his 'evilness'. Readers are also told the antagonists son, Micah, has no soul, but we are never told why or how this happened to Micah. At this point, this reader cannot positively say she will continue with the series, but will not 'not' recommend the story, either. It was a semi-entertaining way to pass the evening.
There are a few grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in the story, but not enough to toss a reader from the tale. Ashe builds the story very slowly, almost tediously slow, at times. The plot felt a bit convoluted with all the tiny twists and turns, and with those minute details it became confusing quite often. While the world Ashe created for her dragon stories is an interesting and visually appealing place, and the settings are descriptive enough to easily imagine, at times it almost seemed like pieces of the story was missing or told in an earlier tale, but nope... this is the first book of the planned series. However, dialogue between the characters was fairly natural and moderately unique to each character. Shelby with a temper is loads more interesting than terrified Shelby, and love scenes between Shelby and Daniel were quite sensual and sexy.
The battle at the end of the story was quite a let down for this reader, after the considerable buildup. Antagonist Alexi was a one dimensional character, at best. All readers are told is that power corrupted Alexi and we are never shown any aspects of his personality or his 'evilness'. Readers are also told the antagonists son, Micah, has no soul, but we are never told why or how this happened to Micah. At this point, this reader cannot positively say she will continue with the series, but will not 'not' recommend the story, either. It was a semi-entertaining way to pass the evening.
February 26, 2019
The last year of Shelby’s life has been hell. She finally is seeing light at the end of the tunnel. That is until it almost becomes the final light to a destination she isn’t ready to arrive at. But can the man who loved her last save her now?
Dragon’s Heart is first in Eden Ashe’s Dragon Lore series. Daniel would not be too sad if he never saw Shelby again. After all she did try to have him killed. Or did she?
I enjoyed meeting Shelby and Daniel. Their road to happiness was by no means easy. I mean the last time Shelby saw Daniel he was at death’s door. I guess now it is her turn. But when Daniel saves her life, she refuses to allow anything to separate her from him not that Daniel is back in her life. And that means Daniel too! I love that Ms. Ashe gave us such a spunky character in Shelby. She is strong and determined, even if she is human. And Daniel isn’t quite sure how to handle that. But I love that Ms. Ashe decided he was going to learn with a quickness! Shelby has hidden so much but with Daniel she can be herself and that is precious to her. I love that she fights with and for Daniel. I love that Shelby shows Daniel he is more than he thinks. I love to see Daniel finally decide Shelby is worth what having a mate means for him and his people. I love that Ms. Ashe allowed Daniel to see that he and Shelby are much stronger together.
I enjoyed my entry into this world Ms. Ashe is creating. And while this is my first time reading her words it will not be the last.
Five Shooting Stars
Dragon’s Heart is first in Eden Ashe’s Dragon Lore series. Daniel would not be too sad if he never saw Shelby again. After all she did try to have him killed. Or did she?
I enjoyed meeting Shelby and Daniel. Their road to happiness was by no means easy. I mean the last time Shelby saw Daniel he was at death’s door. I guess now it is her turn. But when Daniel saves her life, she refuses to allow anything to separate her from him not that Daniel is back in her life. And that means Daniel too! I love that Ms. Ashe gave us such a spunky character in Shelby. She is strong and determined, even if she is human. And Daniel isn’t quite sure how to handle that. But I love that Ms. Ashe decided he was going to learn with a quickness! Shelby has hidden so much but with Daniel she can be herself and that is precious to her. I love that she fights with and for Daniel. I love that Shelby shows Daniel he is more than he thinks. I love to see Daniel finally decide Shelby is worth what having a mate means for him and his people. I love that Ms. Ashe allowed Daniel to see that he and Shelby are much stronger together.
I enjoyed my entry into this world Ms. Ashe is creating. And while this is my first time reading her words it will not be the last.
Five Shooting Stars
November 9, 2017
Filmstar meets Dragon Shifter, and through a series of events they are separated for a year. When they meet again because Shelby has been shot and needs her Dragon's support, the old feelings - pardon the pun - are fired up again. Daniel needs to find out who was the intended target really.
A good story, well told, with likeable and - considering the story - quite realistic characters. Daniel is a bit too broody for my taste, and I would have liked to have the different types of magic (?)/abilities (?) they dragons have a bit better explained: is it something that's different for each dragon, what kinds of magics or abilities are there, etc.
All in all, though, a quite enjoyable read which ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, so the reader knows there is more to come. That said, the story can be read and enjoyed on its own.
Do I want more of this series? Definitely.
A good story, well told, with likeable and - considering the story - quite realistic characters. Daniel is a bit too broody for my taste, and I would have liked to have the different types of magic (?)/abilities (?) they dragons have a bit better explained: is it something that's different for each dragon, what kinds of magics or abilities are there, etc.
All in all, though, a quite enjoyable read which ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, so the reader knows there is more to come. That said, the story can be read and enjoyed on its own.
Do I want more of this series? Definitely.
October 3, 2018
A very unique tale on dragon shifters – who mate for life after having sex three times with the same person. Daniel doesn’t realize that he mated to a beautiful celebrity, until she’s attacked and dying in the hospital. Only her “mate” can give her the energy she needs to survive. When she does come to, the story gets humming along.
I enjoyed the story, but it had some inconsistencies that didn’t make sense to me. First of all, there is way too much anger and angst in Daniel and even though he’s close to going feral, some of his emotions are a bit over the top and repeated. As for Shelby, she’s pretty sassy, but she accepted Daniel back a little too fast – from an extreme hurt to an extreme love.
A nice suspenseful read, that’s not a perfect shifter book, but with enough humor and sass that it kept me entertained. Reviewed by Cyrene
I enjoyed the story, but it had some inconsistencies that didn’t make sense to me. First of all, there is way too much anger and angst in Daniel and even though he’s close to going feral, some of his emotions are a bit over the top and repeated. As for Shelby, she’s pretty sassy, but she accepted Daniel back a little too fast – from an extreme hurt to an extreme love.
A nice suspenseful read, that’s not a perfect shifter book, but with enough humor and sass that it kept me entertained. Reviewed by Cyrene
September 14, 2021
I enjoyed the book, it was different from the usual shifter stories. Writing is very simple, the plot is nothing very elaborate.
I gave it 4 stars because the book had a flow for me otherwise it's a 3 star for me. I felt I might give 5 stars when started reading but by the end, I felt something is a miss at times. The climax seemed rushed and the villain who was supposed to be evil didn't get the feeling though. Investigating her shooting would have been interesting. I was like you could find her sister or father and ask why are you not doing it. Another complaint I have is heroine is too forgiving.
I gave it 4 stars because the book had a flow for me otherwise it's a 3 star for me. I felt I might give 5 stars when started reading but by the end, I felt something is a miss at times. The climax seemed rushed and the villain who was supposed to be evil didn't get the feeling though. Investigating her shooting would have been interesting. I was like you could find her sister or father and ask why are you not doing it. Another complaint I have is heroine is too forgiving.
June 14, 2017
This wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. A bit simplistic and not always making sense but I did like the plot, it just needed a bit better execution.
I was a bit fed up with all the negativity from Daniel and Shelby seemed to believe about dragons very easily without hundreds of questions.
Improved towards the end but I was left a bit confused about everything.
What happened to Cade?
Not rushing to get next book.
I was a bit fed up with all the negativity from Daniel and Shelby seemed to believe about dragons very easily without hundreds of questions.
Improved towards the end but I was left a bit confused about everything.
What happened to Cade?
Not rushing to get next book.
July 1, 2017
Dragon's Heart - Dragon Lore
Daniel is funny because of his moodiness and trying to fight his attraction to Shelby the actress. Shelby has her fighting spirit so I adored her. All the dragons Seren, Micah, Gabriel, Luca, Dallas, Bain and Broderick had different personality and shown real human emotions.
Daniel is funny because of his moodiness and trying to fight his attraction to Shelby the actress. Shelby has her fighting spirit so I adored her. All the dragons Seren, Micah, Gabriel, Luca, Dallas, Bain and Broderick had different personality and shown real human emotions.
October 10, 2017
A real page turner
You will find yourself turning the page trying to find out if Shelby can tame Daniel who turns out to be a dragon and who has mated to her by accident. After saving her from a gunshot wound Daniel has to protect her and try to figure out who would want her dead. You will have to read the book to see if love can overcome all obstacle
You will find yourself turning the page trying to find out if Shelby can tame Daniel who turns out to be a dragon and who has mated to her by accident. After saving her from a gunshot wound Daniel has to protect her and try to figure out who would want her dead. You will have to read the book to see if love can overcome all obstacle
March 6, 2018
Great read. I enjoyed it very much. Emotional, suspenseful, fun and so much more. I enjoyed the way the characters interacted with each other in the different situations in their lives. It kept your attention and made it hard to put down. I recommend it. I was given a review copy and voluntarily review it.
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