Book Blurb
Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser.
Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George.
Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.
Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George.
Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Ember and Dante are dragons and siblings which is very unusual in the world of dragons. They have been training in the Talon organization since they were hatched. Now they are being placed at Cresent Beach, CA for the summer to learn how to really blend in with humans. They have the summer for a bit of freedom before training really begins again. Ember is excited and takes up surfing since she isn’t allowed to fly.
Unfortunately Talon changes plans and sends two adult dragons to start their training early. Ember is disgusted with her freedom being curved and her trainer is a horrible female. A rogue who is in the area is very tempting when he invites her to break the rules and learn the truth about Talon.
Unbeknownst to anyone two soldiers from the Order of St. George are in town looking for a female sleeper. Tristin and Garret are two of the best dragon slayers in the order. They were chosen to infiltrate the teen scene at the beach in order to find the dragon. Their mission is to destroy it. Garret is chosen to get closer to Ember to see if she is the sleeper. Ember, on the other hand, is struggling with her training and Talon, itself. She knows she doesn’t know the truth about all Talon does. Something isn’t sitting right. When she learns what her position in Talon will be, she is shocked and knows what she must do. Betrayal rips Ember’s world apart as she tries to save herself from the enemies who would destroy her.
I like this author and was excited to read this first book in a new series. I love stories about dragon shape shifters and this book did not disappoint. You are placed into a war that has been occurring for centuries. An organization of Dragons that is not on the up and up. A young female hatchling that is caught in the middle who has emotions like a human.
There was intrigue and deception. Undercover infiltration of the enemy and questioning of the beliefs of two major organizations make for an exciting story. I liked all the characters. All were well written and necessary to progress the story. The story clipped at a great pace and I couldn’t put it down. I wasn’t sure what would happen next or how the characters would react. As a reader I learned to think Talon and the Order of St. George were the same in the terms of how they controlled their followers. I can’t wait to see Ember fight back. This should be a fun series to read. I give this book a 5 out of 5.
Book Blurb
Ember Hill left the dragon organization Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues. But Ember can't forget the sacrifice made for her by the human boy who could have killed her—Garret Xavier Sebastian, a soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George, the boy who saved her from a Talon assassin, knowing that by doing so, he'd signed his own death warrant.
Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order's headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember's own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George.
A reckoning is brewing and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly. Soon Ember must decide: Should she retreat to fight another day…or start an all-out war?
Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order's headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember's own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George.
A reckoning is brewing and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly. Soon Ember must decide: Should she retreat to fight another day…or start an all-out war?
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Garret Xavier Sebastian is a soldier of the order of St. George charged with treason. The order was founded and still remained to kill dragons. Garret attacked his partner and allowed three enemy dragons to escape. He will face the firing squad at dawn. He wouldn’t change what he did. Now he questions the truths of the order.
He is shocked when Ember and Riley show up to break him out of the chapter house of the order. They are sorely outnumbered and barely make it out alive. With the order on their tail they head to Vegas to hide in plain sight. Riley wants to meet up with his contact and get information. Things get dangerous when two lost hatchlings show up and Talon has a new plan to get Ember back. Dante is charged with bringing her back.
Riley, Ember and Garret walk into a trap. When Ember learns of the betrayal, she is devastated and everything in life changes.
I really like this series. This is the second book. It takes up where the first one left off and gives a lot of back story information about Riley/Rogue. The flashbacks give the reader a lot of information about Riley’s story, how he met Wes and what made him leave Talon.
This book is full of action, intrigue, battles and racing against time to survive. Enemies become friends. Friends and family became enemies. It is a fast paced story that I couldn’t put down.
The love triangle that exists gives it a different dynamic. Riley and Garret both have feelings for Ember. Riley appeals to her dragon side while Garret appeals to her human side. I like both characters so I’m not sure how I want that part of the story to go.
I’m excited to see what happens next. I am completely hooked. I give this book a 5 out of 5.
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