A jaded warrior who doesn’t want to get involved + an irresistible she-dragon on the run.For centuries, the Guardians of Lisbon have kept shifter forces in check — dragons, vampires, and witches. Now, with their powers dwindling, they’re too busy to respond to a lone woman’s cry for help.Novice dragon, Laura Sampao, always knew her family descended from dragon shifters, but that power — or curse … shifters, but that power — or curse — hadn’t manifested itself in generations. She thought it would never happen to her.
Wrong.
Now, vampires are after her blood, and her last hope is a mysterious, jaded warrior who saves her from a brutal attack. But that’s just the prelude to a far greater danger, giving her no choice but to trust the infuriatingly gruff, handsome stranger who awakens all kinds of hidden desires.
Marco da Silva, heir to an ancient dragon dynasty, has been burned by damsels in distress before, and he’s determined not to get involved. But somehow, he just can’t resist. Before he knows it, he’s spiriting Laura off to his private island hideaway with his inner dragon vowing to keep her safe.
Why? Because his heart isn’t the only reckless force stirring in the shifter world — powerful enemies are on the move too, and they’ll stop at nothing to seize Laura — and take control of an entire continent.
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Danger lurks over Europe, where a ruthless dragon clan plots to seize power in the grandest, most glamorous cities. The guardians of old have summoned a new generation of shifter heroes to protect the castles, cathedrals, and cobblestoned streets of their ancestral homes — and to seek out the last of the Fire Maidens, women coveted by the dark lords for their royal blood. Those women are absolutely off-limits to the young warriors tasked with protecting them. But destiny, of course, has other ideas…more
This is my favorite couple in the series yet. Loved Laura and Marco. They have great chemistry. I totally recommend this series.
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If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of reading any of the Fire Maiden series, I can tell you that you’re missing out on a true gem. Each of these stories are complete and individual, but are still best read in sequence to get the full gist of it all. As usual, Ms. Lowe has blown me away with her ability to tell a story so vivid, you can follow it in your own mind. Her descriptions are perfect, her tales intense, yet filled with fun, intrigue and love. Beware though, once you start, you won’t be able to put it down. In this, Portugal, we meet Laura, as Marco feels the push of Destiny to help her in her greatest time of need. Another beautiful story from an awesome series.
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This book, is entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable. The chemistry between the characters of Laura and Marcos is wonderful. I can’t wait for more from this author. I received this book as a FREE ARC copy to read and I voluntarily leave this review.
I really enjoyed this fourth book.
No need to read in order as there is only a little overlap, usually of the next character who will be based in the next city that will be getting their story told.
Great story with an entertaining plot that took me along for an enjoyable ride.
I loved the slow fall into the realisation of being mates, even though Marco was a bit stubborn due to being burned in the past. His dragon was more astute than him. Pushing the truth at him.
The sex scenes were soft, comfortable and very enjoyable.
Great chemistry between Laura and Marco and though I have never been to Portugal or Madeira, they both came alive for me with the great descriptive scenes.
The Guardians of these two places are even more ponderous and slow than any of the previous cities and it seemed fitting that they were well shaken up.
The fact Laura has only just learned she is a dragon shifter and needs to learn everything from scratch added to my enjoyment.
Really glad Olivia is out of the picture.
Cannot wait to read Finn’s story.
This is my honest review of this book.
My favorite Maiden so far, Laura is brave and dedicated but she also has a nurturing heart. She will need all of these traits to deal with reclusive Marco. Wary, yet intensely attracted to each other their angst ramps up this witty action packed fun ride. Each installment in this series has a little different twist to go along with a new beautiful location and this one is grand. If you’re looking for a paranormal tale that makes your heart happy this is it.
Adventure, passion, and action! Will the unresistable attraction between Laura and Marco end in happiness or disaster? Evil forces abound in Portugal and it’s up to Dragon shifters Marco and Laura to stop them, or perish trying. Who will win in the end? Good or evil? Love or hate?
Another great story! You don’t have to have read the other books in this series, but it’s always more fun if you do. Anna Lowe’s books are always worth your time. The plots are new and fresh and the characters are fun to get to know. The settings are amazing and come alive. Marco & Laura’s story is a must read.
Have you ever heard a strange voice in your head? your hand. Higher. Of course you have, pick then them up. Some people would say it’s your conscious. But for Laura it was her inner beast. An awesome dragron. Her other half that appeared just a few weeks ago in her life at a time when she was not expecting it. But hey, life always throws us curve balls right? Yeah, yeah, she heard the rumors in her family about dragons and even remember or she think she remembers seeing her great grandma turning into a dragron as a child.
Her immediate family sent her on a journey to learn how to understand and come to grips with her new found powers which landed her in Portugal. Not even a couple days in trouble found her. Being chased by another dragron whonturns out to be a bad seed and a vampire she fears for her life. Not fully in control of her new form she takes to the skies as her dragron instructs her to be chased and caught in between the cross hair’s of two feuding dragons. But is the other one friend or foe? She quickly find out the new dragon Marco is her alley and knows the one, Duarte who is after her but is his cousin. Do question is, is he really on her side?
Marco , never wanted to get involved with another woman again. He was jaded by a horrible vile she dragon. So wronged he joined the french foreign legion. But that was not the only reasons. He did not want to follow into his family’s legacy and take his place and become a Guardian. By all rights he could be a Guardian of Lisbon on his paternal side or Madiers on his maternal side. He wanted to make his on destiny. But he could not leave Laurs stranded. The pull was too strong. Fate played him in a big way. This tell had is packed with betrayal, treason, jealous lovers, steamy love scenes, battle royals and fresh meat royal meat. What’s not to like? You do not have the love at first sight like most people want to believe but that’s what make this book so good. The characters come together. Trust me when that without me giving you all the details but just tidbits you should want to grab this book and want to find out about the grabbing the back of the necks and breathing dragon fire into the bodies and making people all hot and sealing them so that you just can have an orgasm from that alone. I don’t know about you but if I can get that from that alone sign me up. You just have to read how she describes the kiss alone. Not to mention dragon foreplay in the skies…I will end here.
Laura knew long ago her family descended from Dragon shifters but with all the family members mating with humans it hadn’t manifested itself in generations and it wouldn’t again. Oops wrong. Now laura had a crash course in vampires because they are after her, she is in trouble and she came to Portugal hoping to find someone to teach her about being a Dragon. Her only hope is a Jaded warrior but he is also a pain in the butt. Marco is heir to an anclient Dragon dynasty and a dragon shifter. He isn’t to happy about having her around because he has been burned by a woman before so he doesn’t trust. His dragon sure does. Lol. His dragon will not let him do anything but keep her safe. Plus there is danger all around. It’s a good thing finn is there to help. Ok you now know the two of them but not the story! The story is WOW. I loved the characters, the action, drama, mystery, and everything else the author put into this! An amazing adventure. I couldn’t put it down and didn’t want it to end. I can’t wait for the next book to come out I am so hooked. Voluntarily review a copy and I honestly loved it
Laura recently found out she’s a dragon and needs help learning how to deal with the changes she is going through. Marco does not want the responsibility of protecting anyone espesically a women. He has been burnt in the past and has learned his lesson but he does not hesitate jumping in to help Laura when they find out someone is after her.
The chemistry between these two is there and the attraction just continues to grow stronger as they work together in keeping Laura safe. Marco does everything he can to deny his attration to Laura but it gets harder and harder with everyday that goes by.
This story is filled with excitement and suspense. It will keep you on the edge on your seat waiting to see what happens next. I absolutely loved this story and it is a great addition to the series.
I am totally in love with the whole Billionaires and Bodyguards series by Anna Lowe! Book 4 Fire Maidens: Portugal is a solid winner in the series! This centers around Laura, a fire maiden and Marco a dragon shifter.
Laura is a dragon shifter(and unbeknownst fire maiden) but a novice about to handle everything dragon. She is the only one of her family that is able to shift in decades. She was astounded when she shifted and has been seeking help, guidance, and information ever since. Not really getting any help, it is recommended she seek out the Guardians of Portugal for help and insight. Only once there, the Guardians seem too busy to grant her an audience. There are some people that are interested in Laura though, some rather unscrupulous people. They would love to bring Laura to their side and they go after her.
Marco comes upon Laura being attacked by vampires and dragons. He helps her by getting away. When he sees she is vulnerable by not knowing what to do, he offers his help and home to keep her safe. He keeps telling himself he doesn’t want to get involved, but its not right to leave her alone either. For some reason, he knows he must keep her safe!
I really enjoyed Fire Maidens:Portugal. Marco is one closed off, grump guy! He doesn’t understand how Laura is getting under his skin, and it’s pissing him off! Laura on the other hand, was taken with Marco from the start. She was reluctant to take his help, but she truly needed it-grumpiness or not! This story had everything you can hope for! Interesting storyline, great characters, awesome local, and fun and flirty romance! All the books in the series can be read as a standalone, but you will want to read the rest because you will be hooked!
This book was given to me by the author. The review and rating are my opinion.
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Title: Fire Maidens: Portugal
Series:Billionaires & Bodyguards #4
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Anna Lowe
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
Genre: #PRN #DragonShifter
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As with all the Fire Maidens there is always a blood sucker looking to rain of her parade. Everything you can think of is in this book – Adventure, Fear, Jealousy, Action Packed, Loyalty, Hate, Love,
Intimacy, Hero’s and Strong Heroine’s. Definitely a Must Read!
Marco da Silva is a DragonShifter, who thinks the Guardians of Lisbon have forgotten what they’re duty is, lord they are so old they probably did. Marco flies into a female dragon being chased by a low life dragon. Making sure the low life leaves her alone Marco tell her to follow him, he just doesn’t have time for women, plus he just doesn’t want anything to do with them their trouble. She was trouble in spades.
Laura Sampao is a human until she shifted five weeks ago. She comes to Lisbon to see the Guardians for help. In the mean time she is being chased by vampires and dragons will she survive?
This review is my own opinion, this author is one that I love to read.
This is a wonderful series where Fire Maidens are being found throughout Europe and are ready to help restore balance to the country that they are the Fire Maiden.
Laura’s just learning about her ability to shift and isn’t very good at it. She has some vague knowledge of dragon shifting in her family but no one close to her can do it. She’s in Portugal trying to meet with the guardians but they’re not replying to her requests. Unfortunately, she’s been found by some terrible shifters and tries to escape. Meanwhile, Marco, a dragon shifter, feels this tug to go out and help this person.
They are instantly at each others throats but before you know it, they are fighting the chemistry between them. This is one of the first books where the leading male, is fighting to not be with the fire maiden, even when he realizes who she is.
This book takes you on a grand ride of love and of course an epic battle scene. Will Marco be able to thaw his heart and find love with Laura? Will Laura embrace her dragon lineage? Read this adventure in Portugal to find out. Looking forward to Finn’s book!
STRONG WOMEN AND CLEVER DRAGONS.
Action packed and romanic, this story is sure to satisfy. I recommend reading this page turner in series order but it is not necessary if you dont want.
Portugal continues a whorl wind adventure around the world for dragon maidens and their fated mates. Laura is already on the run when fate hands her Lisbon, vampires and Marco. The fact that Laura manages to come looking for help by herself and is worried about what she may or may not do is just the beginning of showing how strong and independent she is. Marco was a little rough from the start and yet managed to be dashing. Laura and Marco kept moving at a good pace through the story and there was plenty of adventure with the Guardians. It was enjoyable to see them battle through together.
Like the other books in this series it takes you on
a fantastic journey as you get to know the two main
characters.
Very strong plot with well developed characters that
seem to draw you into the book.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
Laura Sampao inherited a gem from her aunt, and started shifting into dragon form. She has traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to gain an audience with the guardians, and hopefully some to teach her now to be a dragon shifter. Marco da Silva isn’t happy to see the female dragon shifter being pursued by another dragon an steps in to protect her it doesn’t take him long to realize that Laura is special, she needs guidance, and more importantly some where safe to stay.
Sexy, well written, and fun characters. Action packed, exciting, shifter romance with lots of hear, and some surprising twists in the plot. Another fantastic book in a must read series. I loved it!
I am voluntarily leaving an honest and non-incentivized review of this ARC.
This series is so fun! Love that each book takes place in a different European country! There was mention in this book that there’s unicorn shifters in Scotland, so here’s hoping there will be a book in Scotland! This one takes place in Portugal; which is somewhere I don’t know much about, so it was great to read about it. We get dragon shifters in this one! Laura very recently found out she can shift into a dragon; she knows that there are shifters out there, but she knows very little about shifter society and how to control her dragon. It’s very rare that she ends up being a shifter, but there’s something magical going with her. Since Laura is pretty clueless about all things shifter, she sets out to find someone to help her; which leads her to Portugal and Marco. This book gets right into the action with Laura finding herself in a dangerous situation, but luckily, dragon shifter, Marco, comes to her rescue. He doesn’t want to get roped into helping Laura; he had some issues in the past with deception, but he can’t really help himself. There’s a pull between them. Sweet and hot romance going on! I like that trying to resist scenario. Good connection and passion between Laura and Marco. Love the whole adventure they find themselves on; exciting action! Totally entertaining and fun story with a heartfelt romance! Excited for the next book!
New dragon shifter, Laura Sampao, has always known that her family is descendants of dragon shifters but never expected to shift herself. Now she has and needs help controlling her dragon side. Marco da Silva is heir to a guardian position in Portugal but refuses to take the seat. When he comes across Laura flying, badly, away from an enemy dragon he steps in to help. Even though he is instantly attracted he refuses to let himself become attached to any woman after his ex’s betrayal. But fighting his feelings for Laura isn’t the only fight he has to deal with.
Laura is a strong, caring, and determined woman. I quite liked her. She was determined to master shifting and used her newfound skills to save herself in the end. Marco was the strong, grumpy dragon who is distrustful of women due to his ex. Laura was just the kind of person needed to break him out of his shell and live again. I really enjoyed seeing these two fall in love and fight for it.
Now that the enemies have been pushed out of Portugal I do wonder where they will strike next and how Finn will play a part in it. Finn was an interesting character and I really can’t wait to learn more about him.
*ARC provided by the Author for an honest review.*
Makes Me Want to Visit Portugal!!
Laura is a novice dragon – the first with the ability to shift in her family for generations. She heads to Portugal to seek guidance from the Guardians, yet they do not respond before she gets “bad guys” on her tail, literally.
Marco tries to remain uninvolved but finds himself volunteering to train Laura and keep her safe, for the time-being. Laura is an apt and somewhat fearless student and gains Marco’s respect. When old enemies connive against them, they realize how much they have begun to mean to each other.
I feel like I know how to breathe fire and execute dragon maneuvers after reading this spectacular story. The background story on our characters, and the descriptions of the landscape make you feel like you are there! I’m a huge fan of all of the Fire Maidens, and this definitely added to the excellence!!
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