Review: Sizzling Dragons Box Set by Alisa Woods 3 of 5 stars

Sizzling Dragons Box Set by Alisa Woods
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Great value boxset containing the first three books in the series.

#1 - Kiss of a Dragon - 3*

Lucian is the Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke who is trying to live with the implications of a ten-thousand-year-old treaty that says that if he does not spawn a dragonling before the end of his 500th year, he (and the treaty) will die. Although he is a triplet, he is the eldest by a hair's breadth but he cannot face the horror after the failure the last time he tried. Lawyer Arabella was saved from death in a dark Seattle alley by an incredibly beautiful man who arrived on golden wings. Having been taken to his lair her eyes are not open to the existence of immortals. He says he will only set her free if she finds him a mate, but in fact, they both need each other and they can only succeed if they find a love between them that is True.

This was a lovely story even though some of it was filled with Lucian feeling huge amounts of self-pity and avoiding the truth that was right in front of himself. I loved the way that they helped each other through various problems and the way they actually listened to each other. This story had a lot of promise and almost lived up to it but in the end, failed to quite make it. Enjoyable but I felt very frustrated through much of the story. Contains explicit sexual content.

Heart of a Dragon - 3*

Lucian is the Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke and needs to spawn a dragonling to uphold an age-old treaty and extend his own life. However, he is still in the dilemma of loving Arabella and yet not being able to be the cause of her death. Can he find another woman to love him and have his child or is he doomed to die and break the treaty?

This was an extension of the first book in the series and sees it continue the story of Lucian and Arabella. I loved the way that the whole family became involved and how they all managed to get him to see sense. However, I was irritated that this story is being continued into yet another book. Yes, I want to know how it finishes but I am not prepared to buy the third book to find out how it all ends - not when many other authors/series cover this in just the one book. So yes it was well written, but I was irritated with the self-pity and the attitude that Lucian had. In the end, I almost felt like shouting in frustration. Contains explicit sexual content.

#3 - Fire of a Dragon - 4*

Lucien is the Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke and needs to spawn a dragonling to uphold a treaty to keep the mortal world safe from the Dark Fae. He is mated to human Arabella and she is now expecting a dragonling. As they wait for the impending birth (which is much faster than a human) there is a succession of gifts for the expected child. However, nothing is simple in their part of the world - can Arabella give birth safely to this much-loved child?

This was a fairly simplistic story in that it featured a lot of explicit sexual content between Lucien and Arabella, some information on the pregnancy and birth, some complications and a surprise at the end. Well written and easy to read, this was the final part of the story of Lucien and Arabella.

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