Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon (The Embraced #3) by Kerrelyn Sparks

Gwennore has a talent. An Elf able to track down the cause of an illness and heal it, she’s a valuable asset to her people. But when the kidnapping of a young girl thrusts Gwennore into the very heart of the realm of the dragons, she discovers not only a place of power and magic, but also a haunted land, plagued by an ancient curse that all but ensures extinction to the royal family. But when she meets the smoldering General Silas Dravenko, they strike a bargain—save the country from its cursed illness, and he will return the kidnapped girl. She’s been raised never to trust a dragon, but never did making a deal with the devil feel so good…
Silas has no way of curing the family he’s loyally served for years. But when a beautiful elf, long considered the enemy of the dragons, comes bursting into his world, Silas is awakened to passion and desire in a way he’s never felt before. But can he trust a sworn enemy to save the very existence he holds dear? And can their love survive those that threaten to tear them apart?

4 Sparks Fly Stars

Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon is a standalone and is part of the Embraced series. You can read the books out of order.  I really enjoy these books, even though it’s a slow burn historical romance book. Well, kind of historical, it’s not entirely accurate since the author writes with a little slang, but it adds good humor value.

The thing about slow burn books is all the tension! Gah, you read like hundreds of pages of pent-up tension and boom you finally get to the part where you have been waiting for. There’s nothing like it. I can’t read slow burn books all the time, but every once in awhile it hits the right spot.

This is Gwennore (Gwen) and Silas story. Remember she’s the elf with the funny pointed ears? I really like Gwen. I found her really innocent and very upstanding. She’s all about being proper, at some points she is a bit frustrating because she pushes Silas away a lot, but it does add tension to the book.

I love love love Silas, I found him endearing and I love that he is a dragon. And he isn’t a dragon for a little bit, he’s actually a dragon throughout the book, which I really liked because it builds up his character. I love that he pursues Gwen and I love how much he loves his people.

So Gwen is in Silas area. And the people are sick. The queen is sick and going mad and no one knows why. Silas makes a deal with Gwen and all she has to do is stay for a month and help figure out why the Queen is going crazy.

I really like the plot of the book. I was totally into the mysterious element of the read. I was trying to figure out what was making everyone sick and why the Queen was sooooooo crazy. I felt like this really made the story and it kept my attention.

I love the side characters too, Silas’ brother, Gwen’s friends and even the previous characters in the other books make a scene or two.

Overall, it was a delightful read, a touch bit long, but you get plenty of book. If you are a fan of the series, you will not be disappointed.

An ARC was provided

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Kerrelyn Sparks apparently has issues with reality. After writing more than a dozen books about vampires, she has now completely gone off the deep end and wound up on another planet. But how thrilling that she can share this magical new world with her readers! Although she is best known (so far) for the Love at Stake series, which has hit as high as number 5 on the New York Times list and 22 on the USA Today list, she hopes her readers will love The Embraced as much as they did her merry band of vamps and shifters. To learn more about her paranormal, historical, and upcoming out-of-this-world fantasy romances, please visit Kerrelyn on Facebook, Twitter, or her website at www.kerrelynsparks.com.