Book Blurb:
He’s sworn to protect the very entity she was born to kill…
Next in line for the Drakon throne, Theo Masters is the most powerful half human, half dragon in the world. Royal power is the last thing he wants, however. He lives as a human and runs the Legion Security Company. But his new client—a mysterious, beautiful human from a small African village—and the unknown danger she faces may forever change the quiet life that he’s chosen.
Shola N’Gara exists to kill the dark spirit that is attempting to demolish her people. It’s her purpose and her destiny. The gorgeous protector who taunts her with his sexy voice and body is not—especially after he shifts into a magnificent black dragon with turquoise eyes.
A rise in demon activity and the brutal murders Theo’s agents have been reporting start to add up. Someone is making a play, and it’s big enough to change the course of the world as they know it. Now Shola must choose between her destiny and her heart. And Theo must decide if standing by the woman he’s fallen in love with is worth facing his father in a battle to the death.
This book is approximately 77,000 words
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Release Date: November 4, 2019
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Awaken the Dragon is the first book in the new Legion series by A.C. Arthur. As a fan of her Shadow Shifter series, I was looking forward to settling into a new world. Well let me tell you, I might just need to move to this little fictional town of Burgess.
It has everything: a tortured hero, mysterious villains, a strong heroine, and a multi-talented supporting cast that could break off into their own story at any time.
Theo and Shola are dynamic characters with a lot of depth. I like how neither of them were portrayed as perfect. They also weren’t afraid to express their confusion as to why they were so attracted to each other. Most of the time one or both characters keep their feeling hidden until almost the end of a story. From the beginning, these two were pretty honest with how they didn’t know how to handle their attraction, and what it might mean moving forward.
This is a true paranormal story. There are several different species that are featured throughout, as well as some new ones I haven’t encountered before. It’s a whole new world that I cannot wait to get more of.
Favorite Scenes: Chapter 12
Camden rose from the seat. The bastard didn’t just stand, but elevated away from the chair as if he planned to float right over the desk to get in his face. Oh how Theo wished that would happen, every part of the beast was ready to strike, all he had to do was let it be.
In the next moment Camden rested his knuckles on the edge of Theo’s desk and leaned in closer. He glared down at Theo, gold eyes sparkling in warning. Theo did not move or blink, he simply waited.
“I want her brought to me, tonight. Do you understand? Here’s the address. If she’s not there by dawn, consider yourself warned.” Camden spoke the words in an even tone and flashed those signature canines as the cherry on top of his thinly veiled threat.
Theo kept his gaze on Camden. He flattened his hand on his desk and then quickly flipped it over. A fireball emerged in his palm, flames reaching up until they almost licked the lapel of Camden’s jacket.
“I’m not one you want to threaten, Mr. Camden.” Camden jerked back, almost stumbling over the guest chairs behind him in his haste to put distance between himself and the flames. Obviously he didn’t like fire. Every part of Theo’s body felt the heat and welcomed it. He kept his eyes on Camden as he slowly came to a stand and walked around the desk, bringing his fistful of flames with him. As he stepped forward, Camden backed away, until he was against the door.
“You don’t scare me,” Camden spat. “You have power and so do I. Are we really going to see who’s the strongest? You might not like the outcome.”
Theo smiled. It was a slow and evil smile even though he couldn’t see it himself. But he knew it well, had mastered it in his first hundred years on this earth. He closed his hand and the fire disappeared, but he didn’t cease his approach, not until he was nose-to nose with the vampire.
“You want her, bring your power and try to take her.
I. Dare. You.”
Camden bared his full mouth of vampire teeth and hissed a response before vanishing into the air. Theo spoke into the communicator, “Isla, capture every one of those bastards that’s still in this building. Now!”
He stalked back to his desk and was just about to transfer the full file that Magnum had sent to his desk platform when he caught whiff of a new scent. His head shot up, the beast’s eyes quickly blinking over the human’s. His nostrils flared and the sample of heat he’d just shown Camden re-ignited like an inferno inside of him.
“No,” Theo whispered and ran toward the door
~Awaken The Dragon/A.C. Arthur
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