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Tully Sullivan just woke up in a strange place, surrounded by people she’s never met. Which is bad enough. But then the strange people insist they are dragons. And, worse, that she is also a dragon, named Ysolde de Bouchier, one of the most notorious figures in dragon history.

She doesn’t buy it. She can’t breathe fire or shapeshift. She’s not even bothered by gold. But they’re adamant. And she’s in trouble.

Because these dragons also want to sentence her to death.

If she’s going to survive, Tully realizes she is going to have to find a way to solve the crimes she’s being accused of. Even though they happened in a past she has absolutely no memory of living.

Okay, when I read this book, I thought it was a continuation of the Silver Dragon series, and in a way it was.  Gabriel, the Silver Dragon wyvern, still wants Baltic dead.  After all, he’s already supposed to be dead!

I did not expect Tully to be Ysolde.  I never really believed she was dead, but I certainly didn’t think she was murdered and then brought back to life.

This book had a lot of “Say what?” moments.  However, it did explain the back story regarding Baltic.

As I said, I did not realize it was the beginning of a new series.  If I had, I might have waited until the entire series was published before reading it.  That’s what I did with the Silver Dragons and it worked out very well.

As a matter of fact, that’s what I recommend.  Read the first seven books:  four Aisling Gray and three Silver Dragons.  Wait for the entire Light Dragon series to be published so you can enjoy them all together.

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May Northcott is at the end of her tether. Her demon boss has moved in and is making life hell. Her scorching hot dragon lover seems to think everything can be solved with a fiery kiss. And worse still, she’s being shadowed by her ditsy twin sister — a naiad who simply can’t seem to stay out of trouble. The arrival of a nearly-dead man on May’s doorstep could be the final spark that sets light to their tinder-box world. And with dragon war imminent, it’s looking increasingly like it will be up to May (and her watery shadow) to stop it before the fire consumes them all, and their lives end up in smoke!

This is the final book in the Silver Dragon series, although I didn’t realize it at the time.  May is still having issues with her demon lord, but since he is nearly powerless in his current form, it’s nothing she can’t handle.

Although this book did wrap up most of the relationship issues between May and Gabriel, it seemed to be designed more to setup the storyline for the next book in the “series.”  I originally thought Love in the Time of Dragons was the fourth book in the Silver Dragon series.  However, it turns out to be the first in the Light Dragon series.  The two books flow so seamlessly together that it was hard to tell.

I cannot wait for the next book to be released!  The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons is due out in May 2011.

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Though May Northcott’s heart belongs to Gabriel, leader of the silver dragons, being stuck in Abaddon has significantly cooled down her love life. Especially since a demon lord is trying to woo her. Looks like May will have to barter to gain her freedom and fulfill her destiny by Gabriel’s side…

This is the second in a set of three books.  I did not read any of the books until all of them were published and I am very glad I did so.  These books flow one right into the next.  They are so entertaining I would have hated to have to wait on any of them.

I liked Gabriel in the original Aisling Gray series and I am pleased that he has found his mate even if she comes with some issues.  I mean, what kind of story would we have if there wasn’t some type of conflict?

You have to admire an author that can almost make you like a demon lord.  He is not evil in spite of himself.  He is just evil, but for some reason, I think I like him.

And speaking of demons, Jim the demon Newfoundland dog is back!  The books would not be nearly as much fun without his snide comments.

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This is the first in a group of books that I read while on vacation.  For some strange reason I actually wrote about my vacation in my journal instead of the books I was reading.  LOL

Anyway, I am going to have to work from memory on when exactly I read these books.

Playing with Fire is the first in MacAlister’s Silver Dragon series.  This series is a spin-off of the Aisling Gray series which is a favorite of mine.  I was delighted to find that Aisling and the dragon septs show up in the new series, not to mention Jim.  Jim, the demon Newfoundland dog, is the most important character in the books to me.

Gabriel Tauhou is the wyvern of the Silver Dragons.  His sept is under a curse that no mate to a silver dragon shall be born.  Enter May Northcott.  She wasn’t born because she is a doppelganger, a being created by her twin.  Has Gabriel found his mate?  There is only one problem.  May was bound at creation to a demon lord.  It seems Gabriel can’t get a break.

I actually waited until all three books in this series were released before I read them.  I did not think they could be as enjoyable as the original series, but I was happy to be proven wrong.  The storyline flowed well between books and there was enough description to remind me of key plot features.

I do not like the character May as much as I do Aisling.  I think it is because she has something of a defeatist attitude.  To offset that, I like Gabriel much more than I do Aisling’s mate Drake.  It all balances out I guess.

Either way, I highly recommend this series.  It is not a stand alone however.  To really understand and enjoy it, you will have to read the Aisling Gray series first.  The title of the first book is You Slay Me.