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The Worlds of Magic, New Mexico
The Touch of the Dragon
She wants to keep her powers safe. He wants to use them. Can two hearts from different worlds mend their differences to unite in a passionate love?
Sunshine was only born five years ago. Her boundless power aged her almost overnight to a beautiful young woman. Only she can control the time travel amulet that will lead her to save three dragon eggs that possess the powers of the Fates.
But her enemy is pursuing her.
Rhain is a Bravian dragon and bent on stealing the amulet for his father. But his father’s growing obsession is wearing down on him. He wants to escape, but being flung through time isn’t what he expected.
Can the enemies to lovers open their hearts or will their past tear them apart?
104 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2019
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M.L. Guida
57 books259 followersVampires, demons and witches! I love to write about these dark entities and the darker the better. My characters are plunged into worlds where they experience torture and mayhem, but even in a world of darkness, true love survives. I write both, sci-fi, contemporary and historical paranormal stories.
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April 24, 2020
In this Magic, New Mexico series novella, dragon shifter Rhain is working for his obsessive father, Ian, and a cruel voodoo priestess in order to find a magical amulet.
Sunshine is part dragon but doesn’t have the ability to shape shift. After a witch tasks Sunshine and Rhain for an urgent mission—they have to save the lives of three sisters who are fated mates to three unborn dragons—she has no choice but to trust Rhain with her life.
I really liked Sunshine and Rhain. They were strong, intelligent, and personable characters.
A little bit of background info… Several authors are writing for the Magic, New Mexico series and are creating their own mini-series within the larger group set. This book sets up the next three books to come in Ms. Guida’s individual series. After a little bit of research online, I realized the dragons in this story are from the same race of dragons in another series from Ms. Guida. Even though I haven’t read those books, I wasn’t confused reading this novella. The amount of world building was kept to a minimum, but there was enough to keep me interested.
There are, however, some loose ends/unanswered questions. Why did Marta abandon Theo, and what’s going to happen now that she’s back? How did Ian and the priestess escape the town? With luck, these questions and more will be cleared up in later books.
This story needs an edit to fix misplaced commas, misspellings, and the wrong form of a word being used, and to add in missing words. Content and plot-wise, everything flowed well. The pacing is fast and kept driving the narrative.
Overall, I enjoyed this story for the characters and plot.
3.5 Stars
Sunshine is part dragon but doesn’t have the ability to shape shift. After a witch tasks Sunshine and Rhain for an urgent mission—they have to save the lives of three sisters who are fated mates to three unborn dragons—she has no choice but to trust Rhain with her life.
I really liked Sunshine and Rhain. They were strong, intelligent, and personable characters.
A little bit of background info… Several authors are writing for the Magic, New Mexico series and are creating their own mini-series within the larger group set. This book sets up the next three books to come in Ms. Guida’s individual series. After a little bit of research online, I realized the dragons in this story are from the same race of dragons in another series from Ms. Guida. Even though I haven’t read those books, I wasn’t confused reading this novella. The amount of world building was kept to a minimum, but there was enough to keep me interested.
There are, however, some loose ends/unanswered questions. Why did Marta abandon Theo, and what’s going to happen now that she’s back? How did Ian and the priestess escape the town? With luck, these questions and more will be cleared up in later books.
This story needs an edit to fix misplaced commas, misspellings, and the wrong form of a word being used, and to add in missing words. Content and plot-wise, everything flowed well. The pacing is fast and kept driving the narrative.
Overall, I enjoyed this story for the characters and plot.
3.5 Stars
August 7, 2020
The Touch of the Dragon (Magic, New Mexico Book 8)
Another Awesome job of storytelling!!! Jump into the world of Magic New Mexico and the special people who love and love there!! Don't miss out on a single book from this series!!
Another Awesome job of storytelling!!! Jump into the world of Magic New Mexico and the special people who love and love there!! Don't miss out on a single book from this series!!
September 3, 2023
I loved it! I am going to reread these many times I'm sure. I just love how I keep reading until the end then wonder how I finished it so fast. Something about them seem to keep me hooked & probably will for a lone time. They are just great!
October 11, 2022
I was a little slow getting into the story but once I got further into it I really enjoyed it. This is a fascinating mix of science fiction and paranormal.
November 5, 2023
Touch of the Dragon review
I like the series; however, there is a lot of grammatical error throughout the text. These errors made it jumpy and not a smooth read!
I like the series; however, there is a lot of grammatical error throughout the text. These errors made it jumpy and not a smooth read!
October 7, 2019
An amazing story about time travel and saving dragons in Magic, New Mexico
Theo and Gwen adopted sunshine when she was an egg. Sunshine was only born 5 years ago and had an accelerated rate even for a dragon. She carries and amulet that an alien sorcerer dragon wants. This sorcerer Dragon son, Rhain tries to get the amulet for his father. But his father is evil.
Sunshine is sent through Time to Scotland's past along with Rhain. They are tasked with finding the three mates to the dragon shifters. But along with all the problems they have including escaping Rhain's father. Will they fall for the mate bond in spite of their world differences, save the dragons along with their mates, and find their way back to Magic?
These characters are unique, funny at times, stubborn, and relatable. The plot is fast-paced time-traveling drama with romance, and a villain included.
There's some more additional characters that are in this town of Magic, New Mexico. I love the fact that there are different stories from different authors about this town. That makes it so fascinating to collect and read these books.
Very highly recommended for a fascinating series about a town that I would love to live in. I would have a difficult time choosing a character to be. What would you choose?
bookwormsuzy
Theo and Gwen adopted sunshine when she was an egg. Sunshine was only born 5 years ago and had an accelerated rate even for a dragon. She carries and amulet that an alien sorcerer dragon wants. This sorcerer Dragon son, Rhain tries to get the amulet for his father. But his father is evil.
Sunshine is sent through Time to Scotland's past along with Rhain. They are tasked with finding the three mates to the dragon shifters. But along with all the problems they have including escaping Rhain's father. Will they fall for the mate bond in spite of their world differences, save the dragons along with their mates, and find their way back to Magic?
These characters are unique, funny at times, stubborn, and relatable. The plot is fast-paced time-traveling drama with romance, and a villain included.
There's some more additional characters that are in this town of Magic, New Mexico. I love the fact that there are different stories from different authors about this town. That makes it so fascinating to collect and read these books.
Very highly recommended for a fascinating series about a town that I would love to live in. I would have a difficult time choosing a character to be. What would you choose?
bookwormsuzy
June 24, 2019
I love the stories in Magic, New Mexico...This one is really good...Sunshine has grown into a beautiful young woman and powerful with the amulet. Rhain is tired of his father's obsession with the amulet! He thought his father wanted it to bring life back to their planet but he found out something different. Definitely recommend this..it's the start of a good series.
August 7, 2019
Loved this book. They started off as enemies and eventually became fated mates. They are sent on an almost impossible quest that they won’t be able to survive without the support of each other. Can’t wait for the next book in this new series.
June 27, 2019
If you like dragons, dark magic, a quest, a love story and a future of more stories to be told you'll love this.
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