Heart Of The Dragon - Gena Showalter

Heart Of The Dragon - Gena Showalter

Paranormal Romance - 376 Pages
Atlantis Series, Book One

From Back Of Book: Searching for her missing brother, Grace Carlyle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populated by mythological monsters - or find herself facing a sword-wielding being whose looks put mortal men to shame.


But there he was, Darius en Kragin, one of a race of shape-shifting warriors bound to guard the gates of Atlantis, and kill all travelers who strayed within its borders.


Now Grace's life was in his hands, and Darius had to choose between his centuries old vow and the woman who had slipped beneath his defenses and stolen the heart of Atlantis' fiercest dragon.

My Review: As the first book in Gena Showalter's Atlantis series, it really sets the stage.  It introduces the reader to Atlantis (at least one version of it) as well as to many characters that will be seen repeatedly throughout the series.  While Darius and Grace are the main storyline, there is also a subplot between Grace's brother Alex and Teira, the wife of Javar, another dragon.  There is a lot that happens in this book, though even as such, it flows well.  I quickly became attached to several characters in the book, besides just Darius, Grace, Alex and Teira.  The storyline will make you laugh one minute, cry the next, and want to kick some vampire booty within seconds.