ARC REVIEW Dragon's Heat by Crystal L. Shaw

Dragon's Heat is part of Crystal L. Shaw's Shifters of Shadow Falls universe. It is the first of the Dragon story arc following the last three dragon shifters alive finding their mates. The underlining problems with the rebel vampires trying to overthrow The Assembly are not very prevalent in the story the man Protagonist is there and he does play an important part, but was looking forward to finding out more about it and whats going on. Instead I get a dragon shifter who says he's only playing at the Dom role so his brothers won't think he's too attached to the little mortal and not assume she's mate potential; but at every chance he gets even in the privacy of his room he is very very Dom. She calls red to stop the role playing during an argument but he still does it. Make up your mind.

The rebel vampires are trying to win over the remaining dragon shifters to there side. The Arrington Brothers couldn't care less about their politics what piqued their interest was the mention of possible mates that The Assembly is keeping in their possession. Drago is interested his biological clock is ticking and he wants to settle down and have little baby dragons of his own. He's all for raiding The Assembly until the vampires bring in another gift of slaves and one of them is a potential mate. Drago snags her up before his brothers notice and wants to claim her before they can. Kara has known nothing but cruelty her whole life and the attentions of the dragon shifter is a little more than she's prepared for. Deep down in her heart she knows she can trust him but from past experiences her brain is warning her to be cautious. She is willing to play along with his Dom/sub role playing if it will keep his brothers away from her she even likes it bit. Drago has kept his true intentions from her and when she finds out that betrayal of trust can ruin everything for them.

Overall, I look forward to see where this is going with the other brothers especially how it left off, but this one lacked something I think once all three are out it will make for a better story being able to read all three straight through.  

ARC REVIEW Mated to the Werewolves by Crystal L. Shaw

Book Five of Crystal L. Shaw's Shifters of Shadow Falls. I have not read any of the other books in this series and I do feel like I've missed out on something but just picking this up and reading it was fine, it isn't imperative that you read the others but it's a good idea. This is the first book by Shaw that I have read and I hope it's not the last. I'm not crazy over first person but I make exceptions if the story is good enough. The story at times felt a little rushed the action was succinct and I kind of wish there was a bit more detail. The niece and nephew kind of disappear halfway through. I could of passed on the whole delivery part, been there done that really don't want to read about it. There was a lot of detail there.

Jude Black was sent to spy on the rival pack. Shadow was once alpha to the Shadow Falls pack but was so horrible a new, and rightful, Alpha took control. Shadow then created a new pack full of junkies and worthless equally horrible werewolves. Shadow so intent on being the best takes a mate that isn't rightfully his. Lena was told by a seer that she would mate an alpha and help him create a strong pack, Lena was mislead when introduced to Shadow. Shadow took her and lied to her made her life hell and now that she is pregnant with his pup, she knows her time living is running out. Jude was surprised when he discovered his mate was already mated and pregnant, what made it even worse was the way she was treated. she was chained, practically starved, and obviously the victim of physical and verbal abuse. Jude had to risk everything it just to save her.

Lena was uncertain when the male came to save her she didn't know what he wanted or if she was even going to survive at the hands of a rival pack. Hesitant at first but slowly realizes that this new pack was nothing like Shadows or even her birth pack she was even more shocked to discover that Jude is her mate. She couldn't feel the connection right away but Jude worked slowly to gain her trust and with that trust she started to feel the connection. Things don't get any easier, Jude is made aware that trouble in his birth pack is stirring and it has to do with the rebel vampires wanting to turn against The Assembly. Jude and his brothers must finally go back home and face the father who tried to kill them.

Overall, I loved the story, there were elements of it I wasn't crazy over. But I do want to read the others.