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Nothing was supposed to wake half dragon, half human Lucius from his Deep Sleep. Nothing. And yet something, or rather someone has. The unexpectedly attractive human not only touched him. She kissed him. Now Lucius is awake, and more powerful than he has ever been in his 4,000 years of existence. And once he finds out who led her to his cave, he’ll deal with his 300 years of hunger…
College professor Raine Carson spent her life obsessed with myths and legends. And now she’s woken one up. Only, Lucius is nothing like anything she’s ever seen or read about in her history books. Because this man is part sexy badass and part terrifying…monster. Yet she wants him with a hunger like nothing she’s ever felt before.
Lucius used to be part of the Forgotten Brotherhood—a ruthless group of paranormal assassins. Now he’s unsure if his former Brothers are their allies…or enemies. All he knows is that someone is hunting him, and Raine is just as tangled up in this mess as he is. And he’ll protect her—even if it means unleashing his Dragon and all of its power.

I have read three previous books in the Forgotten Brotherhood series. So when I was able to get an ARC of ‘Ancient Desire’, I couldn’t resist. Unfortunately life happened, and I hadn’t been able to start reading until now.. and although it took a moment to get back into this world.. I found myself easily hooked.

In ‘Ancient Desire’ we meet Raine, a professor who recently took time off to write a book. Raine has always been kind of a loner, and her work and passions are what makes her happy. So when she gets invited to visit a side of a dragon statue, she can’t decline. Unfortunately it is all a trap, and she finds herself trapped in with the statue. Soon Raine learns the dragon statue isn’t a statue at all.

Drakon Lucius has been in a deep sleep for centuries, and now the unthinkable has happened.. A young human woman walks in and wakes him up. Not on purpose of course, but still. Soon Lucius and Raine learn there is a reason they have been put together.

After reading a lot of contemporary romance novels, it was fun to read a paranormal romance for a change. I loved getting back into the world of the Forgotten Brotherhood. Sure, the romance and connection between Lucius and Raine was a bit sudden, and moved very fast. But I really enjoyed their connection.

The best part of this book was definitely how we get to read this book through both Lucius and Raine’s point of few. It was definitely giving me butterflies to read about Lucius feelings for Raine. And it really made this book fascinating to read.

The suspense part was a bit short, and left me with a lot of unanswered questions. But overall this book made for a very entertaining read

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About N.J. Walters

Once upon a time N.J. had the idea that she would like to quit her job at the bookstore, sell everything she owned, leave her hometown, and write romance novels in a place where no one knew her. And she did. Two years later, she went back to the bookstore and her hometown and settled in for another seven years.

One day she gave notice at her job on a Friday morning. On Sunday afternoon, she received a tentative acceptance for her first erotic romance novel and life would never be the same.

N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

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Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram