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The Pretern Wars #2
A Dragon's Desire
You will wander, you will roam
SORIN: He is Zmeu, one of the great dragons of myth.
As a young dragon, he was told an important truth: Dragons do not fall in love. They definitely did not fall in love with mortal women.
It’s a lesson Sorin takes to heart. He might have had a mortal mother, but mortals had also killed her, leaving him alone.
A dragon grown, he dwells in an impenetrable castle, living a dragon’s best life. He dances with fae swan maidens, steals baubles from unknowing kings, scoffs at mortals stumbling through life wasting time on war, hate…love.
Then love finds him.
In the village of his birth, a woman teaches him a truth his dragon family hadn’t—it’s rather easy for a dragon to love.
Ever seeking solace, ever seeking home
Easy to love, yes. But understanding her? Not so easy. Sorin’s arrogance led to her death…and a curse.
Hundreds of years later, living in the New World as the world prepare for war, he is almost numb to the curse that haunts him still.
You will wander, you will roam, they’d said. He did. But seeking solace, seeking home? Home and solace were lost to him, every bit as much as his love.
As penance, he guards the mortals in his territory, as she had protected those under her care. He’ll hold off the coming war as long as possible. When the time comes to take up a sword—or breathe fire—he will. It’s little comfort, but his lost love would expect him to protect. So he does.
One night, a sudden awareness yanks him from deepest sleep. Chasing the faint magical trail, he finds a woman battling for her life. Just before a killing strike, he sees her eyes…eyes of haunting green.
The eyes of the woman he’d loved, the eyes of the woman he’d killed.
SORIN: He is Zmeu, one of the great dragons of myth.
As a young dragon, he was told an important truth: Dragons do not fall in love. They definitely did not fall in love with mortal women.
It’s a lesson Sorin takes to heart. He might have had a mortal mother, but mortals had also killed her, leaving him alone.
A dragon grown, he dwells in an impenetrable castle, living a dragon’s best life. He dances with fae swan maidens, steals baubles from unknowing kings, scoffs at mortals stumbling through life wasting time on war, hate…love.
Then love finds him.
In the village of his birth, a woman teaches him a truth his dragon family hadn’t—it’s rather easy for a dragon to love.
Ever seeking solace, ever seeking home
Easy to love, yes. But understanding her? Not so easy. Sorin’s arrogance led to her death…and a curse.
Hundreds of years later, living in the New World as the world prepare for war, he is almost numb to the curse that haunts him still.
You will wander, you will roam, they’d said. He did. But seeking solace, seeking home? Home and solace were lost to him, every bit as much as his love.
As penance, he guards the mortals in his territory, as she had protected those under her care. He’ll hold off the coming war as long as possible. When the time comes to take up a sword—or breathe fire—he will. It’s little comfort, but his lost love would expect him to protect. So he does.
One night, a sudden awareness yanks him from deepest sleep. Chasing the faint magical trail, he finds a woman battling for her life. Just before a killing strike, he sees her eyes…eyes of haunting green.
The eyes of the woman he’d loved, the eyes of the woman he’d killed.
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Published July 18, 2022
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Shiloh Walker
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My other me.... J.C. Daniels
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Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more...ah...serious vampire stories. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest.
To contact the author, please visit her website!
Thank you!
My other me.... J.C. Daniels
And an experimental me that I put to sleep. J. Dallas
Bio...
Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more...ah...serious vampire stories. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest.
To contact the author, please visit her website!
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August 31, 2022
4 Stars! Very entertaining read that I really enjoyed. This is book 2 in ‘The Pretern Wars’ series and can be read as a standalone. I never read book one but had no trouble following along. I do wish there was more of an epilogue for Gia since at first I didn’t really know what was going on with her and Amy standing outside a home. Other than that though it was a great book. Very original and not something you’ve likely read before. Sorin and Adela/Gia were all lovable and I was rooting for them to find their HEA endings! I really love a strong, sassy main female character and this book didn’t disappoint. Magical wars, a dragon shifter and his powerful fae witches, backstabbing, forgiveness, reincarnation, loss, sadness, finding your lost love, steamy ‘sexy times’ and an HEA ending all add up to be one entertaining, original and captivating read!
*I received this at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*
*I received this at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*
July 28, 2022
3.75 stars-A DRAGON’S DESIRE is the second instalment in Shiloh Walker’s adult THE PRETERN WARS paranormal/fantasy romance series. This is dragon shifter Sorin, and Adela/Witchling Fae Gia’s story line. A DRAGON’S DESIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.
Told from third person perspective, covering several hundred years, A DRAGON’S DESIRE focuses on Zmeu dragon Sorin, a powerful beast who, hundreds of years earlier, fell hard for a human, a need that eventually killed the woman he could never love. Cursed to wander the world without friendship or love, Sorin eventually takes refuge in America, considering sleeping for all eternity. Fast forward to present day wherein Sorin, who now lays claim to a vast territory in the United States, is drawn to a stranger, a stranger who bears a striking familiarity to the woman he lost. Enter Gia, a witchling/Fae, a powerful supernatural in her own right but a woman who is protecting a young boy from a fate bestowed upon him by a powerful curse. As Gia, Sorin, Amy and her young son Wyn Bitterbirch, journey away from the hate that follows, a build up to war is directed at anyone not considered normal by human standards.
There is a war approaching, a war between the humans and ‘preternatural’ beings including witches and dragons, shifters and Fae. The revelation of ‘something other’ has provoked the fear of the unknown, and a war to decimate anything or anyone not of human blood is about to take hold, killing millions and destroying thousands of lives.
The relationship between Sorin and Gia is one of second chances, of a sorts. Gia is the embodiment of Adela, the woman Sorin wanted as a mate but a woman Sorin destroyed by his need and lust. Not necessarily a story of reincarnation but a tale of transmigration in which Adela’s memories, soul and magic are now a part of someone else. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.
We are introduced to Amy, and her son Wyn Bitterbirch, a young boy who is a halfling Fae. The requisite evil has many faces.
A DRAGON’S DESIRE is a story of lust and need, obsession and revelation, discrimination and speciesism, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining, dramatic and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are powerful and strong.
Told from third person perspective, covering several hundred years, A DRAGON’S DESIRE focuses on Zmeu dragon Sorin, a powerful beast who, hundreds of years earlier, fell hard for a human, a need that eventually killed the woman he could never love. Cursed to wander the world without friendship or love, Sorin eventually takes refuge in America, considering sleeping for all eternity. Fast forward to present day wherein Sorin, who now lays claim to a vast territory in the United States, is drawn to a stranger, a stranger who bears a striking familiarity to the woman he lost. Enter Gia, a witchling/Fae, a powerful supernatural in her own right but a woman who is protecting a young boy from a fate bestowed upon him by a powerful curse. As Gia, Sorin, Amy and her young son Wyn Bitterbirch, journey away from the hate that follows, a build up to war is directed at anyone not considered normal by human standards.
There is a war approaching, a war between the humans and ‘preternatural’ beings including witches and dragons, shifters and Fae. The revelation of ‘something other’ has provoked the fear of the unknown, and a war to decimate anything or anyone not of human blood is about to take hold, killing millions and destroying thousands of lives.
The relationship between Sorin and Gia is one of second chances, of a sorts. Gia is the embodiment of Adela, the woman Sorin wanted as a mate but a woman Sorin destroyed by his need and lust. Not necessarily a story of reincarnation but a tale of transmigration in which Adela’s memories, soul and magic are now a part of someone else. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.
We are introduced to Amy, and her son Wyn Bitterbirch, a young boy who is a halfling Fae. The requisite evil has many faces.
A DRAGON’S DESIRE is a story of lust and need, obsession and revelation, discrimination and speciesism, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining, dramatic and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are powerful and strong.
September 10, 2022
Sorin found love only to loose through arrogance and death. Gia has lived for vengeance only to find it doesn't heal all wounds. But together will they find peace?
A Dragon's Desire is second in Shiloh Walker's The Pretern Wars. I enjoyed getting to know Sorin. His past was painful but his heart was pure. His actions hurt not only him but others. I love that he took responsibility for things that were not necessarily his fault. Secrets caused death but Sori5refused to use that as an excuse. I love that Ms. Walker allowed Sorin to find peace and love. Gia may not remember everything but she knows Sorin is important to her. She will not run from their past even if she doesn't quite understand. I love that Ms. Walker allowed this list souls to find each other. The have a joint purpose even while they find their footing.
I enjoyed this story and look forward to more in this series.
A Dragon's Desire is second in Shiloh Walker's The Pretern Wars. I enjoyed getting to know Sorin. His past was painful but his heart was pure. His actions hurt not only him but others. I love that he took responsibility for things that were not necessarily his fault. Secrets caused death but Sori5refused to use that as an excuse. I love that Ms. Walker allowed Sorin to find peace and love. Gia may not remember everything but she knows Sorin is important to her. She will not run from their past even if she doesn't quite understand. I love that Ms. Walker allowed this list souls to find each other. The have a joint purpose even while they find their footing.
I enjoyed this story and look forward to more in this series.
August 8, 2022
A Dragon’s Desire is book 2 in the Pretern Wars series and is Sorin and Adela/Gia’s story. Their story is somewhat of a second chance that actually started hundreds of years earlier when an arrogant dragon falls in love with a mortal woman. Sorin’s actions end up leading to the death and destruction of Adela and the village she had sworn to protect. Realizing what he had done, he swore to continue to protect the village Adela was bonded to.
It is now the early days of the Pretern wars, the late 1990s, a weary Sorin is in America, so tired of war and blood starts to come alive again when he is face to face with a woman who had striking similarities to his lost love.
We follow along their journey as they remember what they meant to each other and as they face the coming war. They are confronted with evil and betrayal but fight it together. We also see sacrifices and heroes made. A very enjoyable read.
Thank you Netgalley and Independent Publishers Group, Shiloh Walker, Inc for the complimentary copy of A Dragon’s Desire. All opinions are my own.
It is now the early days of the Pretern wars, the late 1990s, a weary Sorin is in America, so tired of war and blood starts to come alive again when he is face to face with a woman who had striking similarities to his lost love.
We follow along their journey as they remember what they meant to each other and as they face the coming war. They are confronted with evil and betrayal but fight it together. We also see sacrifices and heroes made. A very enjoyable read.
Thank you Netgalley and Independent Publishers Group, Shiloh Walker, Inc for the complimentary copy of A Dragon’s Desire. All opinions are my own.
August 29, 2022
4.5 Stars
This is book 2 of the series but can easily be read as a stand alone. Parts of the book overlap timelines form the first book. This is a story about love that lasts through time. It is about courage and the willingness ti fight for those who cannot. It is about a love so deep, not even death can take it away.
Sorin and Gia have that love. They battle the oncoming humans who want the Preterns abolished. They plan for a future and leave the world a better place in their wake. I loved the story. But the epilogue has me so intrigued. I can't wait to find out where these two end up and where their friends and family land.
Wonderful story!
Complimentary copy provided for a honest review via Netgalley
This is book 2 of the series but can easily be read as a stand alone. Parts of the book overlap timelines form the first book. This is a story about love that lasts through time. It is about courage and the willingness ti fight for those who cannot. It is about a love so deep, not even death can take it away.
Sorin and Gia have that love. They battle the oncoming humans who want the Preterns abolished. They plan for a future and leave the world a better place in their wake. I loved the story. But the epilogue has me so intrigued. I can't wait to find out where these two end up and where their friends and family land.
Wonderful story!
Complimentary copy provided for a honest review via Netgalley
September 6, 2022
Ready for heartbreak? This is a Shiloh Walker romance so brace yourself for angst. There are dragons, lost loves, and horrible humans. This book can be read as a standalone.
Sorin is a byproduct of a dragon and human love. This book immediately starts on a sad note and pretty much continues on this melancholy note until the bitter end.
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Sorin is a byproduct of a dragon and human love. This book immediately starts on a sad note and pretty much continues on this melancholy note until the bitter end.
To read the rest of my review, click on the image below to see it on my website.
July 31, 2022
A dragon falls for a mortal and his arrogance led to her death and a curse. Hundreds of years later, he met another woman who has the same eyes of the woman who loved him. ..
It's sexy, steamy and fun of course. Love both main characters. Both are head strong and smart. Great chemistry... it literally sizzles...
Thanks to the publisher for the arc.
It's sexy, steamy and fun of course. Love both main characters. Both are head strong and smart. Great chemistry... it literally sizzles...
Thanks to the publisher for the arc.
February 28, 2023
Good solid read
I really liked the setting of this story. I could see something like this happening in real life. It is a very believable setting. For me the main characters were great, but the supporting characters fell flat. I am very curious about Wyn. I hope the boy gets his own story one day and gets to find out more about his dad's family.
I really liked the setting of this story. I could see something like this happening in real life. It is a very believable setting. For me the main characters were great, but the supporting characters fell flat. I am very curious about Wyn. I hope the boy gets his own story one day and gets to find out more about his dad's family.
July 20, 2022
Oohh for me you have done it again, loved the backstory, loved the characters and the golden dragon that has manners. Cannot wait to find out Wyn's future.
Would say there are some edits that have been missed otherwise highly recommended!
Would say there are some edits that have been missed otherwise highly recommended!
July 28, 2022
3.75 stars-A DRAGON’S DESIRE is the second instalment in Shiloh Walker’s adult THE PRETERN WARS paranormal/fantasy romance series. This is dragon shifter Sorin, and Adela/Witchling Fae Gia’s story line. A DRAGON’S DESIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.
Told from third person perspective, covering several hundred years, A DRAGON’S DESIRE focuses on Zmeu dragon Sorin, a powerful beast who, hundreds of years earlier, fell hard for a human, a need that eventually killed the woman he could never love. Cursed to wander the world without friendship or love, Sorin eventually takes refuge in America, considering sleeping for all eternity. Fast forward to present day wherein Sorin, who now lays claim to a vast territory in the United States, is drawn to a stranger, a stranger who bears a striking familiarity to the woman he lost. Enter Gia, a witchling/Fae, a powerful supernatural in her own right but a woman who is protecting a young boy from a fate bestowed upon him by a powerful curse. As Gia, Sorin, Amy and her young son Wyn Bitterbirch, journey away from the hate that follows, a build up to war is directed at anyone not considered normal by human standards.
There is a war approaching, a war between the humans and ‘preternatural’ beings including witches and dragons, shifters and Fae. The revelation of ‘something other’ has provoked the fear of the unknown, and a war to decimate anything or anyone not of human blood is about to take hold, killing millions and destroying thousands of lives.
The relationship between Sorin and Gia is one of second chances, of a sorts. Gia is the embodiment of Adela, the woman Sorin wanted as a mate but a woman Sorin destroyed by his need and lust. Not necessarily a story of reincarnation but a tale of transmigration in which Adela’s memories, soul and magic are now a part of someone else. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.
We are introduced to Amy, and her son Wyn Bitterbirch, a young boy who is a halfling Fae. The requisite evil has many faces.
A DRAGON”S DESIRE is a story of lust and need, obsession and revelation, discrimination and speciesism, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining, dramatic and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are powerful and strong.
Told from third person perspective, covering several hundred years, A DRAGON’S DESIRE focuses on Zmeu dragon Sorin, a powerful beast who, hundreds of years earlier, fell hard for a human, a need that eventually killed the woman he could never love. Cursed to wander the world without friendship or love, Sorin eventually takes refuge in America, considering sleeping for all eternity. Fast forward to present day wherein Sorin, who now lays claim to a vast territory in the United States, is drawn to a stranger, a stranger who bears a striking familiarity to the woman he lost. Enter Gia, a witchling/Fae, a powerful supernatural in her own right but a woman who is protecting a young boy from a fate bestowed upon him by a powerful curse. As Gia, Sorin, Amy and her young son Wyn Bitterbirch, journey away from the hate that follows, a build up to war is directed at anyone not considered normal by human standards.
There is a war approaching, a war between the humans and ‘preternatural’ beings including witches and dragons, shifters and Fae. The revelation of ‘something other’ has provoked the fear of the unknown, and a war to decimate anything or anyone not of human blood is about to take hold, killing millions and destroying thousands of lives.
The relationship between Sorin and Gia is one of second chances, of a sorts. Gia is the embodiment of Adela, the woman Sorin wanted as a mate but a woman Sorin destroyed by his need and lust. Not necessarily a story of reincarnation but a tale of transmigration in which Adela’s memories, soul and magic are now a part of someone else. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.
We are introduced to Amy, and her son Wyn Bitterbirch, a young boy who is a halfling Fae. The requisite evil has many faces.
A DRAGON”S DESIRE is a story of lust and need, obsession and revelation, discrimination and speciesism, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining, dramatic and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are powerful and strong.
August 14, 2022
I enjoy this new series by Shiloh Walker. This story takes us into the past where Sorin falls for a human and ends up cursed after her death. He gets another chance when he meets Gia.
I liked this book, however, I really loved the first one.
I liked this book, however, I really loved the first one.
October 7, 2022
good
Dorian dragon shifter finds love but looses his love fast forward hundreds of years .sorting the dragon wakes to a troubled time and the scent of his beloved
Dorian dragon shifter finds love but looses his love fast forward hundreds of years .sorting the dragon wakes to a troubled time and the scent of his beloved
May 18, 2023
Excellent
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the continuity of souls, Adele to Gia, and Sorin finding her. The characters were strong and interesting.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the continuity of souls, Adele to Gia, and Sorin finding her. The characters were strong and interesting.
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