Another hit for me
Sure, these are fast, light romantic reads, but Hartnady’s Bride Hunt series was among my first paranormal romance books so I have such a fondness for this universe of characters.
We met Fog in the first book of this series, Dragon Heat.. He was enamored with Azure, but he seemed to be a good sport when she chose Ice. We find out in this book that it bothered, and hurt, him more than he let on. He stumbles across a human, Riley, while hunting and learns that they were abducted by some cave dwelling dragons. Riley was able to escape, but her friend, Ashlyn didn’t. Now they just have to figure out how to save her friend without getting tangled up with each other.
I loved Riley as a main character. She did get stupid for a bit, but then come to her senses. There’s so many humorous conversations between her and Fog, and I LOVE a book that can mix humor with romance.
Fog is cocky, like most of the dragons in Hartnady’s stories, but he does have a sweetness and caring that comes through. My only question is did you really think no one was going to find out about your secret mission? Seriously? But as with all Hartnady’s stories all is well in the end and we have a satisfying HEA. Azure, Ice and Melina make appearances in this book, as do The water dragon royals; Thunder and Storm. They are bigger assholes in this book than I remember from their own stories. Egotistical? Oh yeah, but not outright jerks.
If you haven’t read Hartnady’s Bride Hunt series yet, I highly recommend it. They are very lighthearted, romantic reads. If dark romance is your thing, these aren’t the books for you.