The focus of this seventh book in the ‘Dragon Hearts’ series is yet another couple that is not having an easy time of it. The issues started more recently than Jason and Kraigan’s (who are still happily together after the last two books’ excitement), but Nathan and Tatsu are not exactly seeing eye to eye. Tatsu is still half in love with Kraigan, and has been insufferable ever since he took a bullet for him. Nathan is the only healer who will even touch this ill-mannered and aggressive dragon warrior. They can feel the physical attraction sizzle between them but they are blind to what else is going on. And they sure take their time waking up to smell the roses!

Nathan is a dedicated healer, and normally isn’t let near any of the dragons. But then Tatsu becomes so impossible to deal with, he is the only one left ready to put up with him. This works well for Nathan, since he secretly really likes the gruff man, but when he finally gets close enough to touch, so to speak, Tatsu runs away and ignores him. Until Nathan finds out he must be part-shifter, since he is now pregnant and carrying Tatsu’s egg. Nathan has a very hard time putting up with Tatsu’s sudden protectiveness, even if it makes sense in light of the old-fashioned human-hating dragons still being pretty powerful. Nathan’s real problem is trying to figure out if he can deal with sharing a life with Tatsu, who is still in love with Kraigan.

Tatsu may be a powerful dragon warrior and physically very strong, but he has issues in the emotional department. He keeps telling himself there is no hope for him and Kraigan, now that the other dragon is mated, but he can’t quite get himself to believe it. On the other hand, he does feel attracted to Nathan, just for some fun and games, of course… And then there is the fact he will have a child with Nathan. That means he feels entitled to take over as Nathan’s protector, but he is too dense to understand what else is going on. I wanted to grab him by the shoulders and shake him until he wakes up.

If you like stories about stubborn warriors who control their bodies but can’t understand their own emotions, if you believe two stubborn men who fight all the time can learn to love each other, and if you’re looking for a read that is as entertaining as it is hot, then you will probably like this novella.


NOTE: This book was provided by Siren Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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