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Dragon warrior Clatcher Reyes is still getting used to his new relationship. The one where he is with two men. He loves Roman, the former leader of the dragon warriors, and Kendrick, the playful fox shifter, but Clatcher fears he is the third wheel, and his fears are becoming noticeable to the men he loves.

Kendrick Ainsely knew that Roman mated with the both of them, and then Kendrick found himself loving Clatcher as well. Now he needs to show Clatcher that he is an equal part of their relationship, and so important that if he were to leave, nothing would ever be the same.

Roman cannot stand the thought of being separated from either man. He dealt with that before, and it nearly destroyed him. When an old stalker returns to the castle, intent on taking Kendrick for himself, Clatcher and Roman will work together to find their mate, before they lose a key piece of themselves forever.

 

Book Review

This is the second book that book focuses on the unusual triad between dragon warriors Roman and Clatcher, and the ex-dragon now fox shifter Kendrick; book eight in this series was the first. I was relieved to see them get more air time. Their history and relationship are complicated, and while book eight ended well for the three of them, there were enough issues and emotional hurdles I could see still ahead of the three men. This volume allowed me to see how they deal with those problems, while mention of the “old stalker” made me hope they’d finally be able to deal with Ailiwen, the shape shifter who killed Kendrick. And while it revealed Kendrick’ special power to return to life, even if no longer a dragon, it also caused Roman unbelievable grief, since they are mates.

Clatcher is the real focus of this book. With Roman having been in love with Kendrick for years, and them having been mates, he cannot help but feel he is intruding on a private relationship. Yes, thy have both told him they want him to be pat of it, but he is having trouble believing that. He is afraid they’ll kick him out at any moment. It was good to see more of his thoughts, since he still felt a little like a stranger to me a the end of book eight. That is definitely no longer the case for me after this book, and I like him a whole lot better now too!

Roman has brought the two other men together, since he mated both of them, then thought he had to make a choice when Kendrick came back from being dead. Even though he went with Kendrick, since he’d been his mate first, he missed Clatcher. So seeing Clatcher withdraw, now that they are supposed to be happy and together is hard for him. He tires to figure out what to do when events overtake them. Ailiwen is back, the Templars are attacking, and Clatcher has been injured, almost killed. Almost losing Clatcher makes Roman realize, on a much deeper emotional level than before, how much he really loves him as well as Kendrick.

Kendrick, despite the difficult beginning he had as he went from loving Aris, the high dragon, to Roman, really grew on me in book eight. His suffering, followed by his selfless gesture to ask Clatcher to join their relationship showed what a big-heated guy he really is. And his efforts to find out what the problem is with Clatcher in this book show that again. And I loved the way he stood up to Ailiwen when the time came! His mental strength and fighting spirit are what saved him from a worse fate, I think, even if he is physically no longer as strong as a dragon.

If you like slightly complicated three-way relationships with lots of drama and tension, if you want to know how Roman, Kendrick, and Clatcher are getting on now that they are together, and if you’re looking for an action-packed read with lots of hot shifter-on-shifter-on-shifter action, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 35671 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	20-September-2014
Price	$4.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.bookstrand.com/a-new-kind-of-life