Dragon Shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt seriesWhat reviewers are saying:Amazing start to a new series!Hot, cocky, and only out for some fun.I impatiently wait for each new release and have never been disappointed!Storm, dragon prince of the Water tribe, has decided to take part in the Bride Hunt for the first time. Does he want a mate? Hell no! Simply put, he’s … tribe, has decided to take part in the Bride Hunt for the first time. Does he want a mate? Hell no! Simply put, he’s bored, and the hunt sounds like a whole lot of fun. Also, he could do with a human to warm his bed. Once their allotted time is over, she needs to be on her way. He’s far too young to be tied down. The female he wins is welcome to try and change his mind if she feels like it. Try being the operative word.
Jolene is sick of human men. All they want is sex. None are interested in committing to anything long-term. At thirty-four she’s done waiting for her dream man. She wants a husband and a family, and she wants them now. Jolene is thrilled when she’s accepted into the shifter dating program. She’s even more excited when she discovers the shifters are not wolves, as she first thought, but dragons. Who even knew dragon shifters existed? Finally, men who actually want to settle down. Men who aren’t afraid of a woman who knows exactly what she wants.
What a disappointment when the guy who wins her turns out to be an arrogant A-hole. It’s all a game to him. He doesn’t want commitment. What’s worse is that she’s stuck with him for the next couple of weeks. It sucks that she’s a little attracted to him. Okay, okay, make that, a lot attracted to him. He might be an ass, but he’s a gorgeous ass.
Should she try and change his mind about not taking a mate? Forget it! She has better things to do. Chasing after a man isn’t one of them.
Should she make his life a living hell? That’s more like it. Right now she’s got nothing better to do anyway.
Is there a chance of her falling in love with him while doing it? Dammit, but it’s a distinct possibility.
Guaranteed HEA! No cheating.
Contains hot alpha males and therefore strong sexual themes/language
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Oh, the chemistry!
We meet Storm, the dragon prince of the Water tribe and Jolene in this first book of the Water Dragons series. Storm decides that he wants to take part in the Bride hunt, although he doesn’t really have any intention or desire to take a bride. He’s bored and looking for a little fun. Jolene, on the other hand, is dead serious about finding her forever mate. she’s done wasting time on the wrong guys. From the moment they meet, sparks fly! Jolene gives Storm a well deserved run for his money while Storm learns what it’s like to have sexual attraction turn into so much more! Will he let her go or try and keep her, that is the question. What a great start to this series!
If I were to pick the one thing that really stood out in this book for me, it would be the chemistry and sexual banter. These two were hilarious! Finding a great romance is awesome. Finding a great romance with humor, serious chemistry and a little action and danger thrown in all equals perfection in my book!
This books guarantees a HEA along with a lot of hot alpha male attitude! Language and sexual themes are present. Well worth the read and a definite 5 stars for me!
Golden boy and sweet lips
Good start to this new series by Charlene! Storm is bored with most aspects of his life and has decided to join the next hunt, where the dragons each fight over the human females for a chance at mating and whelps. However, Storm gets more than he bargained for……Jolene is almost thirty-five, she literally is all about work and more work! She gets accepted into the shifter breeding program and is stunned when it turns out that it’s dragons, which wasn’t what she was expecting. Storm is clearly a player and has it written all over him with his body language and cocky attitude. So when Jolene turns him down, he finds himself feeling challenged and tries to put his best foot forward:)
Interested to see what happens next with the humans that are coming into their territory!
A funny, snarky, opposites attract, sexy story about two people set in their ways. Storm is an egotistical, bored, spoiled prince who is looking for some sexy fun and a total commitment phobe. Jolene is a career driven woman desperate to get married and have children. Be careful what you wish for and think you want!
We are back with the dragons and what a book it is. We get the water dragons; Storm is bored, so he decides to do the bride hunt to give himself something to do. However, he doesn’t realize that he might find his one and only.
Jolene is looking for the one. She wants to get married and have children. Jolene finds that dragons wish the same thing, or at least that is why they do the bride hunt. Little does she know that Storm is just doing it to give himself something to do. When Jolene finds out that Storm is not going to marry her or even try to get to know her to marry her Jolene decides he can go to h*ll and Jolene will find someone else. Too bad, Jolene has to stay with Storm for the next three weeks, or she will be sent home and have no way of being chosen by anyone. So what will happen between these two who are very headstrong? A lot of laughs and sighs. Loved this story!
I know I am not partial to Charlene Hartnady’s work, I’m fond of all her series.
And this book is a must read for me as it is the redeeming of a too full of himself player.
It made me thought about Lance, with a different heroine and setting.
Jolene is a nice and kind heroine, she might be a little pushy but she knows what she is looking for. She has no time for cad, she wants to settle down before it is too late for her. The shifters program is maybe her answer.
Well, until she was won by the wrong dragon, a jerk who thought only to get fun during the bride hunt.
I loved to see Storm works for once to win her as she from the beginning understood what he was!
Storm is all puffy chest and hyper ego, never he had to fight before to attract a woman, as Jolene says, she is the one in control, her hormones can go to hell, she didn’t sign up for less than love, family and kids.
He was not an easy one to like at first, so proud of his little self and not aware of anything except himself.
It was fun to see him work to become someone else than the selfish one he has always been.
Jolene didn’t deserved him, but slowly he will try his best to become a better friend if not more.
In all it was a very good introduction to this new series with a new background plot.
Slow Burn – Must Read – Loved it!
I have been reading Ms. Hartnady for years now, since the beginning with “The Chosen” series. If you’re looking for a paranormal with a little bit of everything, she can definitely offer you that. She doesn’t limit her stories to just one shifter species, she incorporates them all. Each book is creative and completely unique as the characters she writes. She just has a way of keeping you enticed so you don’t want to put the book down.
Storm was arrogant but honest about his intentions in what he was looking to see happen from the beginning. Jolene didn’t have to like it but she did respect it. She challenged him like no other and made him work for every inch of headway from the start and finally managed to relax a bit and enjoy her time with him. Jolene was a very strong character and was able to follow through with her goals. She knew what she wanted, stayed true to herself and did not settle for less. This story is so good.
I will say this, I read one review where the person was complaining about the use of the word f***. In reality the word is actually not used that often throughout the book and when it was it was applicable. I think she blew it out of proportion and anyone who reads her review will definitely think the wrong thing. Honestly, she has a problem with the word f***, but she didn’t say a single word about, shall we say, some of the character’s sexual proclivities. Are you kidding me?
She obviously needs to purchase her books from the Christian, Pure and Wholesome section. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with that genre, I actually read this type of story occasionally myself and am a fan of Natalie Dean. I would even recommend starting with the “Hero Hearts” series. The series is historical & contemporary based so you get a variety of authors to choose from and timelines. It is rare to find any book outside this category or historical’s that doesn’t use foul language. When you are telling a story, sometimes those words are necessary. Even our beloved historical’s use their own brand of foul language.
The point is, THAT reviewer is clearly choosing from the wrong category and should not be publicly complaining about something that is a personal issue for HER. It wasn’t about the book, it was about her personal issues. ALL of my books must be HEA’s and I hate cliffhangers. But when I read one I didn’t leave my review based on what my personal issues were. I left my review based on the quality of the book. How developed were the characters? Did the plot keep have any twist, did it keep me engaged throughout? Were there any favorite moments and were there any characters that made a lasting impression on me? Yes, authors want our personal opinions but we still need to maintain some professional decorum.
These are the situations that author’s try to avoid, the very reason they agonize over their descriptions. They need to give you the, what I call the “red flag” moments, while gaining your interest in their story without giving it away. If they are professional enough, they will make every effort to include all those important details. If you see something that your not sure of, you can Google it or contact them directly for clarification. THAT reviewer certainly didn’t read the description as it clearly stares, “Guaranteed HEA! No cheating. Contains hot alpha males and therefore strong sexual themes/language.”
I really hope you do not let THAT review become a deterrent in deciding whether or not you are going to read the book, or any of Ms. Hartnady’s books. I would hate for anyone to turn away the opportunity to read based on that.
I have NEVER had contact with the author, I am NOT a beta reader for her nor do I do her ACR (advanced reader copy). I’m just a fan who happens to enjoy reading her books and thinks that review was a cheap shot.
I hope you give the book a chance and that you enjoy it as much as I have. Happy Reading!
This was such an amazing book! Ms. Hartnady has done it again. My favorite thing about the book was that it was not insta-love with Jolene and Storm. Jolene did not even particularly like Storm. I loved the back and forth banter between the two. I like how each of the books are different, and all of the characters have there own unique personalities. Storm was a player, and had no intention of settling down. He was so different than the other dragons. I definitely recommend this book, and all of the series!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book.
The Prince not ready to commit, his chosen female with her biological clock ticking.
Storm, the Dragon Prince, decides that he is bored and has signed up for the hunt. So he is supposed to capture a female but has no thoughts of following through with mating her. His brothers try to talk some sense into him of the importance of the hunt. But Storm is just too cocky to listen to them.
Jolene happens to be the lucky one that catches his eye or as far as she in concerned, the unlucky one. She tries her best to convince Storm to let her go so that another dragon who is serious about mating and having a family can choose her. But he is finding that there is something about Jolene that he likes. Once he has her at the castle, the instincts the dragons are governed by when they have chosen a female and not yet mated her start affecting Storm. Jolene is not putting her guard down even though she finds him very attractive. She will not let him take her since he doesn’t want to commit to a relationship. He only wants one thing and that’s the way of a player.
Things start changing little by little but not enough for her. She even returns back home without having gotten a mate. Storm starts going through some changes but he is still afraid because his father accidentally died and his mother died from a broken heart. You can’t help but enjoy seeing his changes and his actions.
I have enjoyed the story line from the start of all the books beginning with the vampires, then the wolves/shifter, to the elves and now the dragons all seeking human mates. Have loved reading them all. Love the humor Charlene injects into her books.
Recommend.
I received an ARC copy of the book and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.