Someone’s got a secret…

…but I’LL never tell. Xoxo

Annwyl the Bloody has problems. She can’t decide if her terrible name or her homicidal half-brother is a bigger pain in the ass. I’m leaning toward the former, if only because it sounds like she has serious problems with her cycle. In actuality, it’s probably her brother since he and his men are always trying to kill her. In fact, that’s the true source of “the Bloody” portion of her name – more often than not she’s got the blood of her enemies on her in some amount. The thought of that just sets off my inner Charming Potato warning.

And, just to take your mind off that rather unfortunate imagery, here’s one of Charming’s pals:

Fearghus is a rather fearsome dragon who just wants to be left alone. He’s returning to his cave one day when he happens upon Annwyl fighting off yet another attack from her brother’s men, the difference being that this time she’s losing. For some reason he can’t understand, he interferes and saves Annwyl. Of course, there is a side benefit – all of those yummy soldiers for lunch.

Sensing Annwyl is gravely wounded, he uses dragon magic on her to keep her from dying until his sister Morfyd, a dragon witch and healer, can arrive and care for her. Annwyl is feisty and a fighter. She doesn’t take to being injured very well, so she gets mouthy with Fearghus. He finds this rather intriguing and different. Usually people are just scared of him.

Dragon and human… hmm. How, exactly, is that supposed to work? Turns out the dragons have a secret: they also have a human form. Fearghus doesn’t share this fact with Annwyl though, and it gets mighty confusing for her when she develops feelings for both of his forms, independently of each other. Quite the meet cute, eh?

Look, just do yourself a favor and read it. It’s fun and funny, with a strong, feisty heroine, and a hero who loves her for being exactly who she is. It’s also a story about relationships, good and bad: dragon/dragon, dragon/human, political, romantic, platonic, you name it, and it’s in there.

Hat tip to my childhood pal, @elisamaza76, for the recommendation. I may actually forgive her for getting all of our collective romance novels thrown away when she was busted with them by her mother.