A review by madisonwfairbanks
Ancient Warlord by Katie Reus

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Ancient Warlord by Katie Reus

Ancients Rising series #10. Paranormal dragon shifter romance. Can be read as a stand-alone. 

The Nova Realm is a fierce matriarchal dragon world. The dragons are warriors, and assassins. The dragons have opened up their world to humans and others. Mia has been invited to live there because of her artistic talent. Tiber is a warrior and assassin guard, in charge of training the new warriors and protecting the kingdom. 

Tiber knows Mia is his mate but he doesn’t know how to recover from her hearing him make a couple of rude comments about humans. Tiber vows to protect, possibly kill, a vampire threat to Mia, and she’s glad to have his protection. The more time she spends with Tiber, the more she likes him. Her laughter delights him and his dragon. 

Now to just get rid of the vampire so they can move forward. 

Ok, it’s a bit more complicated than that. 

For me, their romance is sweet. He will do anything for her. From cooking and keeping her fed, to wrapping her in his dragon form to keep her warm. 

Lots of funny quips. My copy is filled with highlights of comments that had me laughing out loud. Mostly their inner dialogue but Mia isn’t shy about speaking her mind. 

Plenty of steamy sexy times. Many reinforcements of how he and his dragon feel about her. 

Absolutely loved this couple’s romance story. I want a dragon!

Um…not really. I’ll stick to reading about them. Too large to fit in my tiny apartment. 

Give me all the books for sure. 

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