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Dragon Guards #8

Her Dragon's Heart

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Book 8 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series.

What do you get when you combine one head-strong dragon shifter with a young woman whose past won’t stay hidden? Then add a coven of demon-raising wizards and a Fate that will not be denied? The perfect recipe for sizzling romance, spine-tingling intrigue, sword swinging action and swoon-worthy love. Enter the world of the Dragon Guard…Forever be changed.

This book contains explicit sexual material and violence. It is only suited for mature readers 18 years of age and older.

136 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 10, 2015

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Julia Mills

261 books1,439 followers
Mom of two rockin' girls, Reader of everything, Author of The Dragon Guards series and many more surprises to come!

I am a sarcastic,sometimes foul-mouthed, not afraid to drink a beer, always southern woman with 2 of the most amazing teenage daughters,
a menagerie of animals and a voracious appetite for reading who recently decided to write the storied running through her brain. I read my first book, Dr Suess' Cat in The Hat by myself at 4 and was hooked.
I believe a good book along with shoes, makeup and purses will never let a girl down and that all heroes of all the books
I have ever read or will ever write pale in comparison to my daddy! I am a sucker for a happy ending and love some hot sweaty sex with a healthy dose of romance.
I am still working on my story but believe it will contain all of the above with as much SPICE as I can work into it. CHEERS!

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Profile Image for Angela (Angel's Book Nook).
1,684 reviews975 followers
December 11, 2024
~ 3 Her Dragon Heart Stars ~

Her Dragon’s Heart is book eight in the Dragon Guards series by Julia Mills. It was a fairly good read in the series. We get dragons, witches, and shifters.

I always have a good time returning to this world, with its sexy dragons and the one woman whom the Universe has created for them. I like that the books are quick reads.

Her Dragon’s Heart was an enjoyable book. The romance is an insta-love/attraction, so everything happens quickly. My main issue was that for most of the book our couple was apart and it just did not feel like they had the time they need to get to know one and other. The author does indicate at the begging of the story that our couple has spent a lot of time together, a few months, but something felt off to me. When they do get together the sensual scenes are steamy.

This was a nice installment and even though it was not my favorite, I still enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next book. If you enjoy dragons, then I recommend giving this series a try.

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1,566 reviews55 followers
September 28, 2015
DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINING !!!
Title: Her Dragon's Heart
Series: Dragon Guard
Designation: Book Eight of Series, Can Be Read As Standalone
Author: Julia Mills
Reading Platform: Kindle Unlimited
My Rating: FIVE DRAGO-LICIOUS STARS*****
Wow! The very talented Julia Mills has stolen our hearts once again with Her Dragon's Heart, the eighth riveting release in her bestselling mega-hit Dragon Guard Series. Like many of her other loyal fans, I have followed this series since the very beginning and can't seem to get enough of the wonderful adventures of the super sexy Dragon Guard. I love it! Although this book can be read as a standalone, I would highly recommend reading the books in order. You'll never regret it but you may just find that you also have become a die-hard Julia Mills fan! The story is exciting, thrilling, fast-paced, action-packed, suspenseful, romantic and seductive. And did I say sexy? No? Well, it's seriously sexy!!! The dialogue flows effortlessly and the narrative is exceptionally well written in the third person with multiple points of view. There were a few errors that could be easily corrected with a good edit but nothing that detracted from the story. The characters are fascinating, captivating, engaging and endearing. The heroes are brave, loyal, swoon-worthy alpha males and the heroines are beautiful, intelligent, courageous and fiercely independent females. Each book features a different dragon guardsman finding his true mate, the one woman the universe made just for him. In this story, we have handsome dragon shifter, Jace MacQuaid of the Golden Fire Clan and his destined mate, lovely nurse and white witch Melanie Rose Whelan, who just happens to be the granddaughter of the Grand Draoi of the Dorcha, a coven of wizards and witches who worship demons. Oh my! Jace first met Melanie four months ago when he was first assigned to guard duty at the hospital but was hesitant to pull the trigger on a relationship with the beautiful nurse and now, he may be too late. Oh no! Jace had no clue of Melanie's true identity - until now and she's just been abducted by her malevolent grandfather and he has some very evil plans for his only granddaughter. Oh my goodness! Now, Jace will have to find and rescue her before he can propose! That is, after he tells her he's a dragon! Will Jace be able to find Melanie before it's too late??? I wonder??? What's a little magic, mayhem and a plot to rule the world among enemies??? Buckle up my lovelies! Here we go again! Handsome dragon shifter-check! Beautiful inexperienced white witch-check! Evil grandfather and coven of demon worshipers-check! Danger, drama, action, adventure, magic and evil machinations-check! Sweet romance and fated love-you bet! That and a whole lot more! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!
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2,038 reviews6 followers
December 4, 2018
Melanie Whelan has been hiding her true self from the world in the guise of her passion for helping people, as a nurse. She has hidden her gifts for fear of being discovered by the one person you would never imagine could hurt you. Granddaughter to one of the strongest men in Black Magic the leader of Dorcha. But the closeness of ones true love can make your shields go down and 20 years are lost in that moment of weakness, even if only in thought

Jace MacQuaid has been paralyzed by the knowledge that his one true mate has appeared to him by magic. The young Guardsman is so paralyzed that he can't even talk to her and he knows that she must feel it too. Only the danger she falls into now spurs him into action to save the woman he is destined to spend the rest of his life with and it matters not who she is.

This is a wonderful story full of love, action and determination.
Profile Image for Anna Salamatin.
516 reviews3 followers
July 12, 2015
This is Jace and Melanie's Story.
Jace MacQuad is an amazing bronze dragon, and also the youngest of the dragon's. He has found his mate.... Melanie Whelan is a nurse and works at the hospital. She has a past that she ran from 20 years ago, and a secret she keeps a tight lid on, but.... all of that is about to change, and....... all hell is about to break loose when Jace finally gets up the nerve to go and speak to Melanie, and with any luck get her to see that they are mates, Her past has caught up with her and she is kidnapped. ...The whole Dragon Guard, with Kyra's help in locating Melanie is beside Jace as he goes to get the one the universe has made just for him.................
Afterall......"Fate Will Not Be Denied"
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Author 37 books92 followers
December 29, 2015
Book: Her Dragon's Heart (Dragon Guards #8)
Author: Julia Mills
Publication Date: 7/10/2015
Reviewed by: Tammy Payne- Book Nook Nuts
My Rating: 5 Stars


REVIEW
In this story we get the youngest of the guards Jace and his soon to be mate Melanie. Well that is not happening so fast as Melanie has been kidnapped. Melanie has hidden her magic for many years but now her grandfather the King of Dark Magic and of witches has found her and had her brought to him. Now its up to the Dragon Guard men to save her. Melanie and Jace already have a very strong bond and they are not even mated yet so its with hope this bond will help the guard find her. Another fantastic book in this series
Julia Mills
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953 reviews
December 9, 2018
Enter a dragon guardsman, they fight to protect all from evil. He found his mate while recovering from injuries at the hospital. He was a chicken and kept waiting for the right time to talk to her. He kept watch over her and their bond grew. Then one night, he didn't hear or feel anything through their growing bond. She didn't know what it was about him that drew her but she couldn't let him get too close especially with her past. Do they make it? What's her past?
Profile Image for Samantha.
632 reviews
December 3, 2018
Each story seems to be similar, but yet there is a enough difference to be enjoyable. I am loving how all the past stories are included. This way you keep seeing new guards find their mates, but you still see the other characters grow, but still can be stand alone books. Jade is the youngest of the Dragon Guard and Meli Rose is pure with an evil background. Can't wait for the next
Profile Image for Monica.
2,079 reviews
December 27, 2015
This was much shorter than the other Dragon Guard series. However, that doesnt take away from the story at all! I've loved Jace's character from the other books. He's started out small and had gotten a bigger role as the books go along. He's the youngest of the Dragon Guards. He's a bronze dragon and is oh so sweet. Too cute and sexy...wait...can they be both cute and sexy? Oh yes they can! He's known who his mate is for awhile and has watched over her and has gotten to know Melanie Whelan a nurse who works at the hospital. She appears human but she is nothing but. She's a witch in hiding and has wanted to live a normal life after living a horrific life with her Grandfather. He's NOT a nice man. Craves power...thing is he's not always been that way. He's been the loving Grandfather years ago when she was little and just craved power and it changed him. Jace and Melanie are very drawn to each other...he knows why but he's wanting to give her time and also trying to get up the nerve to tell her everything. However, before he can do that she is kidnapped by her Grandfathers minions. Ha...I said minions which thats what they are. He wants her power sooo bad but has come up with a detestable way of getting it without sacrificing her which is whats hes done previously with others. Now that his mate has been kidnapped he calls on his fellow guardsmen and Kyra to help find her. Love love Kyra. LOL. Melanie has sensed Jace but not sure what it means but tries to talk to him durng her captivity hoping he hears her. Which he does as he gets closer to her. Once she finds out he's a dragon...she passed out lol. Not so much because of that but after everything its taken its toll and hello the man she loves is a dragon. It was a bit much for her! He he. Anyways....their love wont be denied and neither will these wonderful mates Jace and Melanie. He's so romantic and sweet. Loved the book. Guess who finds their mate???????? Oh yeah Liam! I feel so bad for Melanie's childhood best friend Hannah. Her Grandfather put something so very evil in her. I cant WAIT for the next book! I also can't wait to see mates for the Blue dragons Rian and Rory....they are so funny and hot! Secondary characters once again are so awesome and just make the book(s) better in this series. Loved it!
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509 reviews2 followers
July 13, 2015
Jace MacQuaid has met his mate - Melanie Rose Whelan (a nurse and white witch) who has been hiding from her evil coven. There is such a strong bond between them because they are in love with each other. Jace can feel her emotions and some of her thoughts. All of a sudden, he can't get anything from her and knows something is terribly wrong. He goes to her apartment and sees there was a struggle. Her grandfather, who is the head of her coven has had her kidnapped. He needs a relative - Melanie is the only one left - to sacrifice so he can gain her powers and strengthen his again. He's head of the Dorcha Coven and he's evil and uses black magic. That was why Melanie ran away from the coven and didn't use her magic so he wouldn't find her but he finally did. Jace and his friends track Melanie to where she is being held. Can they save her and get her away from her grandfather? Will they have their happy ending? There is plenty of mayhem and action. Liked all the other stories in the Dragon Guard Series, this was a fantastic one too. Can't stop reading it until you are finished!
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648 reviews21 followers
October 5, 2015
I really do love Dragon shifters and this series has been a bit hit and miss for me and the 8th instalment kind of left me wanting a bit more. It was a shorter one which I feel puts a bit of a rush on things and leaves it a little underdeveloped. Jace had been mention in previous books as one of the younger Dragons so I cant say I was expecting him to get his own book.
I guess my main issue was that the couple spent nearly 70% of the book separated with little interaction, and while some of the inner dialogue gave us a little back history, maybe a couple months of them seeing each other I felt they needed more time to get to know each other better before the whole insta-love thing. It felt very rushed when the h was rescued with no real explanation and while I get the whole fated mates things, why bother if that's the easy quick answer to everything.
I did like reading about all the past characters and the newer ones as well.
This definitely isn't one of my favourites of the series so hopefully the next one is better (and longer).
425 reviews2 followers
July 21, 2018
This book was artfully crafted and uniquely designed to pull you into the pages where secrets and fairytales live and dreams come true for those who believe!

Jace and Melanie's story is about the secrets to those that are trying to destroy the world and their story is extraordinary, enchanting, enthralling and endlessly entertaining where stubbornness and determination to rise above conflict with a heart of gold and a core of steel to get to where love and happiness lives!

One of Your Greatest Fans,

Lena deLeon
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57 reviews3 followers
January 7, 2018
Amazing Read

If you love dragons and happily ever after, then you'll love this book!!! But if you're any normal person and have read the first 7 books to this series, then you already know this book rocks!!!! Every book in this series has had me laughing, crying, and cursing! Julia is an amazing author and never disappoints. I'm now moving on to the next book 😀
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1,841 reviews
January 11, 2017
Very Good Read

This is a quick sensual read with action, danger, murder and mayhem. A dangerous problem from her past has kidnapped her and Jace must find her. This is an exciting entertaining read. Enjoy I did.
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4,342 reviews5 followers
August 18, 2018
The...

The younger guardsmen are finding mates, but their paths are no smoother! The big bad wizard has a nefarious plan, will the guards be able to locate him in time to stop him?
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1,925 reviews4 followers
December 12, 2021
Jace and mel

Book 8 jace is a new guard in training been in the background a few times in the last few books and Mel is a nurse who I think has showed up a little.This is a short read no more than 124 pages but it felt longer.All past books was about bad Dragon Andrew gone dark with dark wizards magic and also hunters and dark wizards, but now Andrews dark days are gone.we have a new evil (but still hunters and dark wizards)grandfather to Mel is after her magic and not giving up and kidnapped her and unknown to her done something to her best friend to help him (hannah ready for next book) Liam jaces friend saw Hannah at the save Mel attack and realized she is his mate but something is in her.This is ok but I miss the original characters a few are in this helping him but being a short read not much just for the repetitive stuff
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4,684 reviews85 followers
March 8, 2019
I love this series! Jace started off as a side character in the series and has gradually grown into his own with this book, "Her Dragon's Heart." The youngest of the Dragon Guard, the bronze dragon has known who Melonie was for quite some time, keeping watch over her thinking she's human. Melanie, on the other hand, is a witch trying to keep hidden in the human world at the hospital from her grandfather who has turned evil from his quest for power. Even though this book is shorter than some of her previous ones, there is no less adventure or romance in it's delivery. I get the same thrill each time I read one of Julia Mills Dragon Guard books knowing that "There are no coincidences, The Universe does not make mistakes and Fate will not be denied."
1,007 reviews9 followers
September 25, 2020
Rescuing his mate

Jace realised that Melanie was his mate when he first saw her but wanted to let her get to know him before surprising her with the fact that she was his and he was a dragon shifter. Melanie had secrets of her own as she was a white witch and in hiding from her evil grandfather who is a black magic wizard. Getting abducted and taken back to the coven she was brought up in wasn't what she expected but for some unknown reason she felt like Jace knew and was on his way to rescue her. I would highly recommend this book and hope that other readers enjoy it as much as I did.
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647 reviews4 followers
January 21, 2025
A female witch and a male dragon shifter warrior!

A female witch has had her magic hidden for eighteen years so that she could stay hidden from her evil grandfather. She is a nurse at a local hospital where two female doctors work that are mated to male dragon shifter warriors. A dragon shifter warrior has been on protection duty for the doctors and has found his mate. You will have to read the book to find out what all happens to everyone. Plenty of twists and turns in this story. Happy reading!
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43 reviews
September 6, 2017
Great Series!!

What a fun read. The camraderie and dedication the dragons have for each other make you long for that sense in our own lives. It is rare that an author wakens our emotions and dreams of "a better way of life". This series seems to have acheived that. Obviously I am a Fan! As long as you are writing I'm reading. What else can I say other than if you miss this series you are really missing out.
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125 reviews
May 26, 2018
INTERESTING SERIES, BUT BECAME REPETITIVE AFTER A FEW BOOKS
After reading a few of these, I decided to write one review for all of them. I found these books to be pretty good, if somewhat formulaic. If a reader is looking for a good story with some drama & where the main characters go through some terrible things, but ultimately end up together, I think they will enjoy this series of books. It is sometimes nice to read a "happily ever after" story.
710 reviews1 follower
July 10, 2019
This was a short story and couldn't seem to decide where it fit in the timeline. For the main part it obviously took place after Andrew and Emma's story but there was one glaring continuity problem and that was Sydney. The story itself was okay and serves as a bridge to the next arc but I just find continuity issues unforgivable for an author. These are their stories and they should be able to keep them straight.
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Author 2 books7 followers
October 3, 2019
Remember, be nice to dragons because you are crunchy and taste nice with ketchup!

Her Dragon’s Heart: Dragon Guard Series #8
By Julia Mills
Kindle unlimited purchase
This is book 8 of what is a great series. This is Jace and Melanie's story. Everyone has baggage: Jace well he's a dragon, Melanie well let's just say her grandfather is out there. "You can pick flowers and you can pick your seat, but you can’t pick your relatives."
Book 9 here I come!
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1,060 reviews4 followers
March 30, 2022
Hidden magic

Jace can’t seem to be able to tell Melanie that he likes her. One day he kisses her, and the bond connects and starts to grow. Then it cuts off. He takes his best friend Liam and tries to find her. When he finds it leads to the Blue Thunder land he has to call in reinforcements. Can they find Melanie before it is too late? Can he convince her to be his? Will he learn her big secret? Come on in and find out.
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1,102 reviews5 followers
February 22, 2018
Another Wonderful Addition

Each story seems to be similar, but yet there is a enough difference to be enjoyable. I am loving how all the past stories are included. This way you keep seeing new guards find their mates, but you still see the other characters grow.

Until Next Time.... Tabi
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1,256 reviews12 followers
May 22, 2021
Great read

Jace and Melanie story will pull you in you cant pick who your family is or how people can turn but you can grab onto the light of love to carry you threw. This is what Jilia Mills writes with such emotions that love will help your over come great trials ..... i cant wait to read more
729 reviews7 followers
July 6, 2017
LOVED IT

As I move on to books about some of the younger dragons I really enjoy the fact that the original Dragon Guard and the big cats are still in the story. I'd miss them if they were gone.
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40 reviews1 follower
December 2, 2017
Great

Another great book just don’t get any better. Can’t wait for the next. Exciting lots of love and loyalty. A book you can’t put down and a series you can’t wait to read the next.
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1,463 reviews8 followers
February 7, 2019
Couldn't put it down!

The faith that these two had for each other was amazing. You just want to be around them to feel their vibe. There were definitely some scary hold your breath parts. But it was worth it in the end.
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4,972 reviews45 followers
November 23, 2019
Another dragon finds his soulmate even though this time there are definitely fireworks as he is headstrong and she is a woman with a past that is not prepared to be hidden. Lots of drama and struggles but a HEA at the end. Well written and enjoyable.
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