Dragon Fever

Masters of the Flame #1

by Elsa Jade

He must find the heart of his dragon treasure.
She will be the treasure of his dragon heart.

The Nox Incendi dragons are dying. In a mysterious faux castle on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Rave Dorado has been struggling for centuries to find a cure for the creeping cold that is slowly turning his dragonkin to stone. Until his fiery gaze falls on a curvy, plucky female whose purity of spirit lights a flame in his icy soul…

Piper Ramirez knew a girls’ night out with her two best friends at the world’s most exclusive casino would be beyond belief…but she had no idea just how far. Inexplicably drawn to the dark and sexy Rave, she’ll roll the dice and take a chance giving him her body, though he is too much of an enigma to truly trust.

But the Nox Incendi shifters aren’t the only one with secrets in Sin City. Piper will have to open her eyes to a strange new world and Rave will have to open his heart if they want to survive the dragon fever.
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Dragon Fever is a standalone dragon shifter paranormal romance with a Happily Ever After for the heroine and her hero. Although we suspect there maybe be more brooding dragon lords longing for their mates! If you like sexy shifter love stories, you might also enjoy the “Wolves of Angels Rest” wolf shifters. Find them at ElsaJade.com

Genres: Paranormal, Dragons, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Ebooks

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 11, 2016

About the author

I grew up reading SFF, buying the biggest books I could with my chore money. While I loved the action, adventure, and exciting worlds, most of those stories were missing…kissing! Now I read and write paranormal romance and science fiction romance which I think mix the best of all worlds. I also write urban fantasy romance as Jessa Slade and sexy contemporary romance as Jenna Dales.

I spend most of my time at my computer thinking about stories, in my garden thinking about stories, or walking my dog thinking about stories. Hmm, I think there’s a theme… 🙂

Reviews

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[Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining and, in part, funny story but it could do with more fleshing out. The plot and character arcs progress ridiculously quickly. It would've been nice to see the author slow down and take some time for world building and characterisation. The heroine was an interesting character - intelligent and a bit sassy. She has this supposedly close trio friendship which is important to the plot, but it's given very little airtime and one of the trio barely speaks at all. Explore this please! The best romance novels are the ones that don't rely just on instalove and fate and whatever else, but where all facets of the story are well developed.

[Ariel Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. Just wow!

This book was fast paced and hot dragon shifter romance. Loved it and even read it in one sitting. Can't wait to read the next one!

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not too bad, not great - one reviewer astutely classified it as a brain candy.

[Sharon Richmond · Rating 5 out of 5]

What would you do if your race was dying out slowly? Just about anything right. The Nox Incendi Dragons are losing their battle to survive, only their one true mate, a solarys, can possible save them. It's a myth that they could find one in a human until...............Piper Ramirez

Piper, Esme and Anjali are on a weekend getaway for Esme's bachelorette party..Sin city here they come. But not all is what it seems to be.
The Keep is more than just a hotel/casino, it hides some deep dark secrets, but the girls are excited, that is except Esme, who has become withdrawn. When the girls get into a spat, Piper stays in the bar area while her friends turn in for the night. While trying to figure out what happened she is approached by a man, a dangerous looking man, but for some reason she trusts him. And when he offers a tour of The Keep, she agrees.

Rave catches sight of Piper on the security system, he doesn't know why but he needs to meet her. When he does, it's like she has woken his dragon. When he takes her to the gardens below The Keep, his private paradise, more than sexual tension rise. He feels like she cools the heat of the dragon. A night full of passion is only the beginning.

When Piper's friends go missing she asks Rave to please help find them. Torn between Piper and his king Bale, he sends his security teams to find them, but what they find is more dangerous and mysterious than one can imagine.

Someone is after the dragons, their ichor blood that is. Is this a trap? Or will it lead to the truth what is going on between Piper and Rave. You be the judge..

Fantastic Read.

Received a ARC Copy in exchange for an honest review. but I also bought it to support the author.
Reviewer for Nook Books and More.

[Jenny Prose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dragon shifter series is something both mythical and fascinating to me, so I love to grab these types of books.

This was a standalone shifter novel that is full length and is set in the Vegas area of the US.

I enjoyed learning about the world of dragons shifters from this author because all are a little different.

This was an okay story, it didn't hook me and keep me interested. But it was well written with minor errors or gaps in the storyline.

All in all a good paranormal romance featuring dragon shifters

[Madeline Day · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tropes & Themes
* Alchemy based magic
* Dragon shifters
* Dying race
* Fated mates
* HEA
* POC
* Woman in STEM

I really wanted to love this book; it was good not great. Piper and Rave complimented each other very well and I loved them together. From their instant connection to the HEA, their chemistry was clear and their banter was fun. There was also a decent amount of open-door spice. The story and the relationship moved fast, with the whole book taking place over just a few days.
Their love story clearly took the front seat in this book, and while sometimes that’s exactly what I’m looking for, the other plot lines were too dense for how little time was spent on them. Through these plot lines, we learn that separately they’re good people who care deeply about their loved ones.
There were a few negative comments about Piper’s size, mostly her own thoughts. The amount of negativity about herself was not necessary for the plot.
The setting descriptions were well done, making them easy to visualize.
Additionally the book ends on a cliffhanger yet this was supposed to be possible to read as a stand-alone. It’s very unclear where Piper’s relationships with her friends stand when the book ends. The fate of the Nox Incendi is also unclear.

[lyssidoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure what to expect when starting this book and found myself pleasantly surprised. I found the plot to be engaging, the characters were fun, and I suddenly need a dragon-shifter boyfriend. Solarys or soul mates or whatever you wanna call them, is one of my favorite book tropes, so seeing Rave and Piper fall irrevocably in love had me giggling and kicking my feet. Definitely fast paced which I enjoy!

[Genevieve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read.

Fated mates, dragons, warlocks and magic in a contemporary setting, sweet PNR low angst change.

“You claimed the dragon. It dings for you, burning through my hide.”

Both Rave and Piper were likable, relatable characters.

Secondary characters, Bale and Trove, their stories and mates, while predictable, should be easy reads.

[Sugarplum books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, I liked. It was perfect for valentines 💝 (heheheheheh) it was short and had just the right amount of elements for me to enjoy it. It's a nice book for when you need a break from a very heavy or intense book

[Jane]

Piper Ramirez is in Las Vegas with her two best friends Esme Montenegro. and Anjali Herne to celebrate Esme’s bachelorette party at at the world’s most exclusive casino, The Keep. The party was organized by Esme’s fiancé—
Meanwhile Rave, owner of the Keep is on a mission to save his dwindling tribe, Nox Incendi, and find a cure for his brother Bale who’s been placed under a curse, and once the curse sinks too deep, Bale would turn to stone.

[Marian · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty solid paranormal romance novella. The backstory of the disease plaguing the Nox Incendi is pretty intriguing. This first part is free for Kindle and worth checking out.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced triller

This is a fast pasted, action pact thriller. The romance is the the magic that comes as a complete surprise to everyone. The mating is a new beginning for more than just the couple involved. Good read.

[Have Coffee Need Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a thing for fated mates love stories, what could be more romantic than having someone the universe created just for you, amirite?

Piper is the third wheel in her old college friend cart. With no clue why Anjali and Esme have kept her around since graduation, she is just thankful to remain their plus one. Esme's bachelorette weekend is a reunion for the three at the super exclusive Keep Casino in Las Vegas; think ritz and glam that leaves you stinking of wealth for weeks. The place is so inconceivably staged that she can't even believe that the flame sconces are authentic, but she wears the mark of her misconception on her finger to reminds her that fire, indeed, burns. But this is only the first hurt Piper is to feel this weekend because Anjali and Esme have included her in a trip just to disclude her from their company. What witches!

Neglected and abandoned Piper decides to celebrate her pity party at the Keep bar. She is more than tipsy when hot-as-hell, man-candy Rave chats her up, buys her wine, and propositions her for a night of naughty-naughty spin the wine bottle. What red blooded third wheel wouldn't take the chance to play out of her league for at least one night?

The Keep isn't what the curvy human woman Rave is obsessing over thinks it to be. The Nox Incendi Dragons own the Keep and it's more than a home for them, it's their liege Bane's castle. Rave and his brother Bane have slowly been dying of a degenerative condition that is turning them to stone. They are suffering a coldness that nothing can counter except from the mythical Solarys; the one mate that will be his dragon's heart and fire. Rave isn't a believer of the legend but Piper does set his blood ablaze.

I can't say that this book sticks out in any remarkable way within the fantasy/shifter/dragon genres but I really enjoyed the mythos of the Nox Incendi and the Solarys. When the plot begins to play out beyond the hook-up, the meat and potatoes of the storytelling begins. I'm all for dessert before dinner but in this case Elsa Jade sells her characters short. I disliked everyone in the first few chapters with the exception of Torch who is a secondary character. If I weren't in a good mood at the reading I would have given up on the lot of them around the time the Rave starts waxing about Piper's big booty.

If you have a yen for some light, frou-frou dragon loving you could pick this up and not regret the time spent. I prefer Donna Grant's Darkest Flame to this one. Kellan is a much more interesting first series hero than Rave, and I like that Grant's Dark Kings are set in the same world as her other series which allows the reader to get a lot more depth to her characters. Elsa Jade's characters may not have felt quite so one dimensional at the beginning of the book if she had a better fleshed out world.

[Bluebelle-the-Inquisitive (Catherine) · Rating 3 out of 5]

“I assume we’re just busting in the door,” he said.
Torch gave him serious side eye. “Nooo,” he drawled. “That would be tacky. We’re going to wait until they order takeout and are all distracted by yummy fried things or pepperoni things. Then we are going to bust in the door.”
“I assume you’ll confiscate their takeout.”
“Wouldn’t want to leave evidence.” — Rave and Torch

Take my rating and review with a grain of salt, I was reading it between midnight and 3ish am. Not a bad book but what I call fictional popcorn, Dragon Fever is one of those books that is just enough to keep the mind occupied. Definitely has its place in the world but is ultimately forgettable. You will likely want to slap the hero, Rave Dorado, for his pigheadedness. Like the heroine, Piper Ramirez, for her sass and intelligence (even if she doesn't get nearly enough chance to show it). And likely see the stories for the rest of the series. It's not badly written but not brilliant either some of the lines made me smile. Particularly from Torch, Rave's cousin and his second in command. The plot is a simple soulmate plot with a twist. Without his soulmate, Rave will eventually turn to succumb to the genetically passed-on condition, petralys and turn to stone as his king and brother Bale is.

I'm trying to keep to this review as short as possible. So I said I liked the writing or the quotes so I'll add some here.
• “At least we know what time it is, Miss Clocks-Are-a-Construct-of-the-Patriarchy.”
“Well, they are,” Anjali said. She sketched one fingertip skyward, all dozen tin bangles on her wrist falling toward her elbow with a clatter. “The arc of the celestial bodies and the flow of the seasons should be enough to guide our days and nights.”
“Uh huh,” — This says so much about Anj and I really like it as a woman. Of the three Anjali is the hippy child. (Piper and Anjali)
• She knew she shouldn’t stare, but she’d never been approached by such a gorgeous man. No, gorgeous wasn’t quite right. On some other man those sharp cheekbones and taut jaw would be gorgeous, the tousled cocoa-brown hair would be modish.
On this man… It was like the covalent bonds of carbon: in one incarnation, carbon bonds made graphite, soft and black, but one small shift in the bonds created diamond, hard and glittering and crystal clear. — I have to include this as an effective use of profession or training as a way to describe a man. It's just pleasing phrasing too. (Piper)
• “No more please and thank you and polite words. Just…fuck yeah.” — There is such blatant want and need in this one line as is the precise point. (Rave)
• “Geothermal heat and angled mirrors keep everything alive.” A note of diffidence crept into his voice. “Even things that shouldn’t be here.”
She plucked the wine bottle from his lax grasp and took a long swallow. Yet another gasp as the reckless rush of wine swirled through her.
She turned within the confines of his embrace and held the bottle to his mouth. “Maybe these things shouldn’t be here, but they want to be here,” — I'm only including this because I want to say that this place, Rave's space, his grotto was the highlight of the story for me. It's stunning and suits Piper, suits a mate of Rave even though he built it and protected it a sacred well before he met her. (Rave and Piper)
• “Quite the prize you’ve found, brother.”
She shot a narrow-eyed glare in the direction of the lurking shape she could almost but not quite make out. “I’m no one’s prize.”
“Sharper than Damascus steel, more precious than gems,” Bale said. “Clearly a pain in the ass.” — I really like the relationship we see between Bale and Piper. They both comment on it, they are similar. Bale resects her and together they do gang up on Rave. I imagine Piper could play an interesting role in Dragon Fall, Bale and Esme's story. (Bale and Piper)
• “Lars wouldn’t…” She put her hand over her mouth and realized she couldn’t say something she wasn’t sure she believed. Slowly she lowered her hand. “He might. He’s always gotten what he wanted. He wants Esme, always has.”
“Then maybe it’s time we see what Esme wants.” — I appreciate this interaction. That idea of impulsively thinking they wouldn't but knowing on some level that is a lie. Piper is one who wants to see the best in people, Lars (the series' ongoing villain) makes it so hard. Rave's line is equally good acknowledging the import of Esme's wants and free will in the situation. (Piper and Rave)

I like Torch, he honestly made me laugh a couple of times. He is my fave character in the book by far, I love the friend/family member that is willing to call the alpha idiot on his stupidity and make him see the light. As such I think some of what was so offputting about this book was not actually to with the Dragon Fever story itself, but rather the preview of the second book in the Masters of the Flame series. Dragon Fate is Torch and Anjali's story. Honestly the Torch in Dragon Fever and the Torch in Dragon Fate feel like two different people. We know that Torch is head of security for both The Keep and the Nox Incendi, he inevitably has a harsh streak. What I didn't expect was for the first chapter of Dragon Fate to be Torch using his dragon to essentially torture Anjali with flight. I guess we are just seeing the two sides of him, his business side and his tribe side but it's like chalk and cheese. Should it have impacted me and my reading of Dragon Fever as much as it did? No, definitely not. But here we are.

“This is just too bizarre. I can’t even… I don’t know what I expected to happen.”
“Well, you came to Las Vegas for a girls’ night out. Presumably you expected to take some chances, lose more than you could really afford, and make some questionable choices that you wouldn’t have to talk about once you left here.”
She blinked again. “Check, check, and check.”
Which one was he? — Piper and Rave

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[Meiwilli · Rating 2 out of 5]

On the fence...

This is not an exciting dragon shifter tale. In fact it’s more like a Vegas experience that stays in Vegas.

The characters are not well defined or really interesting. The relationship between Piper Ramirez and Rave Dorado is rushed and uninteresting. Piper’s friends, Anjali and Esme are equally uninteresting.

What is interesting is the cursed affliction the Nox Incendi Dragons suffer; the petralys, which turns the mysterious ichor that runs through the dragon’s blood to stone, causing a slow and painful death. Rave is desperately searching for a cure for the tribe. Running out of time to save his king/brother Bale, Rave meets his true mate—solarys, in Piper who cures his mild form of petralys, after having sex with him of course.

So while Rave has languished in his lab trying to find a cure, the cure to keep him from turning to stone falls in his lap and cures him; but not the one in most need...Bale, after which it’s hard to get drawn in to “poor-pitiful-me” Piper’s woe of insecurity and self loathing when more importantly Bale is dying! Nonsense!

Curious to find out if Bale will survive, I am going forward in this trilogy to book two in hopes that it can live up to the implied potential it has.

On my Were Scale of Hotness, 2 stars.

[D Call · Rating 3 out of 5]

Science and magic mix in this shifter romance

MY RATING SYSTEM
5 stars--WOW
4 stars--would read again
3 stars--was good, won't read again
2 stars--read it, but didn't enjoy it
1 star--didn't finish, it was so awful

Do I need to read books before this one: no
Cliffhanger: a little

SUMMARY
College roommates have come to Vegas for a girls weekend before Esme marries. Piper feels, "Esme was letting her wealthy family guilt her into marrying one of their even wealthier business associates. Anjali was slaving at her nutty uncle’s head shop instead of pursuing her art. Only Piper was sticking to her post-college game plan: turn her chemical engineering degree into a good, steady job, and never again let anyone tell her what she could or couldn’t be. But even she felt like she wasn’t quite…there." Piper CBS to talk Esme out of marrying Lars Ashworth.

Rave is the general manager of The Keep, an exclusive casino. He's also brother to Bale, the king of Nox Incendi, the dragon shifters. Bale is dying of petralys, as will they all. "Turning to stone—first emotions, then sensation, then body going cold and still—was the curse of their tribe." Rave has been studying their blood for centuries to find a cure. Bale tells Rave to search for his solarys.

While Rave is with the night managers, he sees a flash of gold on the CCTV. He looks again, sees 3 women, and he zeroes in on one. He nearly mows down Torch, the youngest dragon and the head of security, in his haste to get to her.

In the bar, Esme says it's too late, she's already agreed to Lars, and people like you wouldn't understand. Anj doesn't believe in dreams anymore, either. The girls leave Piper at the table. Piper, the daughter of migrant field workers, has a Ph.D because these 2 girls taught her to dream big.

Rave joins her at her table. They try a new wine, then he takes her to the heart of The Keep, his private garden. The next morning, Rave's ichor shows remarkable healing and Piper's friends are missing.

EVALUATION
It starts pretty typically: girl who doesn't consider herself very pretty arrives, instant attraction, etc. What's unique is the plot behind Esme (which I can't reveal) and that Anjali is tapped into this secret world. It's almost urban fantasy, except without much world building.

Character development is weak. All we know of Rave is he's a scientist; Piper is, too, and she wants to be useful, not a drain. It is nifty that she describes his looks in terms of covalent bonds.

Setting is weaker; the most described place is the garden, but not one plant is identified. And we don't get to see his treasure.

RECOMMENDATION
This is for adults who want to feel there's hidden magic inside themselves, ready for the right dragon to find.

FAVORITE QUOTES
“I felt [our connection]. It scared me. That’s why I left.” With a sharp breath, he strode toward her, taking her arms. “I never meant to scare you, Piper.” She looked up at him with a wry smile. “Like, by charging at me and grabbing me?”

Rave was focused on his solarys, his true mate, the heart of his treasure. The pain in his butt.

If she slammed the gate a little harder than was really appropriate considering the thing was probably worth millions of dollars, well, probably all poor fairy tale girls had a temper, just nobody ever mentioned it.

POSSIBLE TRIGGERS (SPOILERS)
Sex: multiple scenes
Language: 21 F words, 4 Lord's name in vain, 8 S words
Violence: kidnappings, guns, knives

[Carly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an exceptionally quick read. A couple hours and it’s over. Because of its brevity, characters were not given enough time to evolve and grow. In many ways, this felt like a slice of a bigger novel, and we’re missing some essential character development.

I liked the blend of science and alchemy. We have Piper Ramirez, a chemical engineer, who meets Rave Dorado, manager of The Keep, a high-rolling casino in Las Vegas. She’s got scientific know-how; he’s got a dragon-disease. That alone could have been fascinating. Could science help the dragon, triumphing over magic and alchemy? Alas, no. We fall back on alchemy. I would have liked the science to have been stronger. I realize that’s asking a lot. It’s harder to write accurately about scientific principles—easily disproven—than it is to embroider on alchemy, changing it to suit the needs of a story.

A lot of the book is eaten up with describing The Keep. While interesting, character development suffers. Apparently, there were only 168 pages allotted for this book and character growth fell to the side. I felt very little for Piper and her two BFFs. I’d never have guessed they were BFFs if the writer hadn’t told us so. They did not behave as friends ought, let alone best friends. Their behavior at the beginning of the book was off-putting and even though it was explained away at the end, I had no real interest in the trio of women.

I liked the language used by the writer. Petralys is the dragon disease that turns its victims to stone. Interesting choice of disease terminology. As Piper tells us, “petra” does mean stone (I believe it’s Latin). Petra is also a city in Jordan, a World Heritage site, that is a city carved out of stone: incredible! And the name, petralys, brings to mind paralysis which is a kind of immobility. An excellent word choice!

The word, solarys, is also an interesting choice. It’s close to “solaris,” Latin from “sol” (sun). In this book, it means one’s soulmate, a dragon’s soulmate in particular. That should be something bright, like the sun.

And I like the “mot l” neon sign that seems to define a mottled motel. Another nice visual.

I did have a hard time with Piper suddenly being able to fly a jet, despite her name (as in Piper Aircraft). When she needs the skill, the writer tells us of her experience flying her father’s old crop duster and somehow the skill of flying this older model crop duster translates perfectly into the ability to fly a personal jet (Raytheon Beechcraft? Cessna Citation? Gulfstream? Leer? We aren’t told, but the owner’s a ba-zillionaire).

I like the reference to Carménère wine. Although it was developed in France (it's a Bordeaux, a member of the Cabernet grape family), the largest producer of the wine today is Chile (although Washington state grows the grape as well). The wine—and grape—has a fascinating history.

I rated this book a solid 3.5 stars, despite its serious lack of character structure and growth, and rounded up because it’s better than a 3-star book. The plot held my interest and while I despise cliffhanger endings—and this borders on cliffhanger-ism—I’m still interested in the other two books in this trilogy. The evil villain is still “out there.” Piper’s friends are probably still in danger. And what of Bale? Is he essentially dead? I have high hopes that our scientist will bring her environmental knowledge into play and save the day for the dragons. Now that would be high drama, indeed!

[Megan Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rave Dorado has been struggling for centuries to find a cure for the slow fossilization of the Nox Incendi dragons. Pressure has mounted since their leader Bale is quickly succumbing and he has no new ideas for how to restore the ichor in their blood. Meanwhile Piper Ramirez hopes that she can use this bachelorette getaway to The Keep, a new fancy casino of the Strip, to convince Esme Montenegro to abandon the wedding and restore their friendship with Anjali Herne. Her initial attempts go badly, and she is happy to be distracted by the handsome general manager who interrupts her pity party. After an unbelievable one-night stand, Piper didn’t expect to interact with Rave again, but she is forced to give his name to access the facilities security cameras after her friends appear drugged and then go missing. On the other hand, Rave knows that this woman has awoken his desires and wonders if she is a solarys, destined mate which keep the fires of dragonkin alive, and how he can exploit that to save his clan.
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I like the setup and general premise of this one. It mixes a bit of alchemy and shifter tribal culture. Dragons in Sin City kind of make sense given the elaborate decorations allowed and the financial gains of gambling houses. The need to find a cure prompts some sympathy and allowance for less-than-ideal circumstances. People do weird things on vacation, especially bachelorette parties which have them thinking about regrets, relationships, and the future. In that way, it is an easy-to-read paranormal erotica entry. In execution, however, it has too main issues. The first is that the characters are a bit wonky. They behave unrealistically and awkwardly. They try to do this we are monsters but good guys. We are devious ladies but for the right reason. We have cliché never felt special heroine along with the fated mates insta-lust routine. She is supposed to be grounded, scientifically minded, and responsible—but that description doesn’t match her actions. Rave similarly doesn’t match his details. He has a laboratory and is a dragon but doesn’t believe the legend regarding his race or have standard protocols to allow for meaningful experimentation. He has this alleged martyrdom complex that just makes him seem like a jerk. All this is complicated by the second issue. Two days is not enough for all the things the writer wanted to shove into the plot. Perhaps you can forgive your true love after he hands you off to another man without consulting you, but not in two hours. You can’t like someone (or take them seriously) when they are like my best friends are drugged and missing, it’s urgent, now let’s talk about you and bang. Everything needed a bit more time to grow. This rundown of it was a bit nonsensical despite the merit to the content.

[Tabitha · Rating 4 out of 5]

The FMC is feeling a bit lost. It’s the weekend of her college friend’s Vegas bachelorette party, and she can’t figure out why her friend is getting married, and why it feels like work and reality have dragged them all away from their dreams. I thought at first this FMC just had some growing up to do, but the story is more like a metaphor. The MMC has a different problem. He, and every other dragon shifter, are slowly turning to stone. He’s been searching for years to find a cure, using science on a problem that is distinctly magical, and he’s gotten nowhere. Y’all already know where this going. (🎵 he was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious? 🎵)

So, to prevent her dreams from dying a slow death under the boot of capitalism and to prevent a man’s heart from slowly crystallizing, two must fall in love. I am so glad that we didn’t get a whole miscommunication/betrayal/whatever type plot from these two. MMC never lies to FMC, he tells her as much as he is able to even when he’s not ready to tell her the whole truth yet. When they are attacked and betrayed by the villains, he doesn’t blame her for an instant. When they are separated, she doesn’t lose hope that he will come to her rescue. I love that.

I think this book is somewhere between 4 and 5 stars for me. It met my expectations while avoiding common pet peeves, which means it’s securely above average imho, but I think for it to get a perfect 5 star rating you have to have the je ne sais quoi—something that truly surprised me, or evoking some other strong emotions. But it’s not a bad book, and I’ll read the others in the series.

[Karen Voitik · Rating 5 out of 5]

>Book Review – Dragon Fever: Mating Fever

>I am an independent reviewer. This book is the1st in the Masters of the Flame series and ends in an HEA for the couple, but not the storyline. Three girlfriends go to Vegas for a bachelorette party and two of them disappear. Esme is engaged to a man neither of her friends really like. Piper is going to spend the weekend trying to talk Esme out of the marriage. Anjali is just going to have fun. At the casino resort The Keep, Piper catches the eye of the owner, Rave. When her friends disappear, Rave and his men are the ones who help her find out what is going on.

>Rave is a dragon. He is studying how to save his kind from turning into stone. If a dragon cannot find his true mate, they will eventually turn to stone. His brother and dragon king, Bale is already half stone. Rave is working tirelessly to try and find a scientific cure for his kind. When Rave meets Piper, he realizes she is his true mate. Their romantic scenes in the garden were awesome.

>As Rave and Piper learn the truth regarding Anjali and Esme’s disappearance, a whole new plot starts to form involving warlocks and dragon blood. This story is both romantic and exciting. The dragon Torch is introduced as an enforcer. I can’t wait to see him in future stories. The descriptions of the garden, the casino, and especially Rave’s tattoos are so vivid. This book is very well written.

>This book is appropriate for an adult audience. I am giving the book 5 stars. Rave and Piper are so good together.

[Mary Kirkland · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books starts off with Piper and her two girlfriends going on a night out to a Las Vegas casino where she has a bit of a fight with her friends who leave her at the bar. Rave is watching the cameras and spots Piper alone and he is pulled towards her. She has no idea who he is when he introduces himself to her and buys her a drink. Since he owns the casino he can order the good stuff for them. They feel a pull towards each other and she ends up following him back to his lair, yes lair because he's a dragon shifter but she doesn't know that.

After spending the night together Rave goes back to his lab where he finds he has found a cure for his people turning to stone or he thinks. But things are not that easy because Piper is his mate and there are others who put her in danger.

Secrets are revealed and truth's have to be realized which can be hard to swallow.

While this started off a little slow, I'm glad I stuck with it because it got a lot better. I really liked that it was set in Las Vegas where I live. There was dragons, bad guys, romance, danger and a curse that hopefully will be healed once all the brothers find their mates. I'm looking forward to reading the next book now.

[Linda Rorex · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Mating Fever series by Elsa Jade. Rave Dorado is a dragon shifter from the dying Nox Incendi clan. For centuries, he’s searched for a cure to the creeping cold an affliction that turns his dragon kind to stone. His quest leads him to a faux castle on the outskirts of Las Vegas, where fate throws him a curveball. Piper Ramirez is a woman going out with her college girlfriends for a girl’s night out to celebrate their friend Esme's bachelorette party at the Keep an exclusive casino. She is drawn to Rave the manager of the Keep in ways she cannot explain, their connection ignites something ancient and powerful. Rave’s dragon instinct scream that Piper is the daughter of migrant workers and his solarys, his destined mate whose spirit can reignite the flame within him. Piper is caught between desire and distrust, unsure if she can give herself to someone so enigmatic. Sin City holds more than just secrets and slot machines; dangerous forces threaten both their lives and the future of the dragon kin. This story is a blend of romantic destiny and elemental magic, with each dragon’s survival hinging on finding the one who can awaken their true flame. I really enjoyed this fascinating paranormal romance novel.

[Alejandra Guerrero · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't bad, I'm not sure about the characters though... I mean, Piper is supposed to be "Latina" (more generic, impossible) but her name is not. She's supposed to be the daughter of an immigrant, but her mannerisms and the way she speaks don't convey that. Throwing a Spanish phrase or two (one of which is Mexican, by the way, so I guess her father was Mexican) doesn't make a character Latino. There's a whole ideology behind, a culture that would mix with her American education; it's difficult to explain, but I just couldn't see Piper as the daughter of an immigrant. Her friends are horrible, Anjani is a horrible person, and the other one is as bland as flour. And just as white. And I'm supposed to like them enough that I buy the next books? Poor Torch and poor Bale, since they are the ones to be paired with them, I guess, as they are the only other dragons we meet. Talking about Torch, he's an ass. Rave is not bad, but his "self imposed martyrdom" (literally called that by another character) is just stupid. And he's supposed to be the intelligent one, who has spent centuries researching and experimenting.

[Melanie S · Rating 5 out of 5]

dragon fever cures dying dragon?

Dragon fever, the relentless and insurmountable desire of a dragon for his solarys (fated mate), is a myth. The solarys is a myth. And the Nox Incendi dragons are dying of a curse that turns them slowly to stone. Rave Dorado, younger brother of the king, has devoted his life to a scientific search for a cure to his liege's malady. His efforts are interrupted by the arrival of three human females at the dragons' Keep - and by their attempt to kill one of the dragons. Fortunately for the blindly loyal Rave, the interruption also reveals the true nature of the lethal illness, and the existence of a real solarys - and she's HIS! These revelations take time - precious time that dying dragons don't have. Piper the pip-squeak, go-along girlfriend of the other two women, grows up, stands up, and speaks out - and teaches one very old dragon some recently discovered old truths. Hot romance, fast action, dramatic twists - this is a superb start to a trilogy that dragon fans will devour, and then beg for more.

[Susan Pugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masters of the Flame 1

Wow! this was nothing like I was expecting. It was fantastic. 3 girlfriends go on a bachelorette party to the "Keep" on the edge of Vegas, paid for by the groom. They have drinks then Esme and Anjali go off leaving Piper alone with their drinks. The Keep is a very exclusive Casino. It is owned and run by the Nox Incendi dragons. They are slowly and painfully dying out, turning to stone. Rave is struggling to find a cure, Bale, his brother and Lord is getting close to the end. They have been hidden for hundreds of years, but with no females born Rave is getting desperate. He sees Piper alone and is drawn to her. They talk and drink wine then he takes her to his secret garden, where they give in to their attraction to each other. Then they part ways, until Piper discovers her friends are missing and demands his help. Elsa Jade, an author to read again.
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[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rave is a dragon shifter trying to save his brother, the King of his clan. Piper is just out to have a bachelorette weekend with her friends. Piper Anj and Esme have been friends since college. Esme is marrying a rich, powerful. controlling man. Piper has her mind set to break them up, anyway possible. After an argument, Piper is left alone at the bar the first night there. Rave is drawn to her but why? She's just a human. Could she be his solary? His sole mate? His chance to beat the curse killing his family that turns them to stone?
I really liked this story. It had action, sexy dragon shifters, mystery and even a few naughty bits. Yeah, you know the pattern of this type of book, boy sees girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy gets girl, but the journey is always the fun part. And this was a journey that I kind of didn't see coming.

[Simone S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Should Have Started With The Second Book

The author is great with writing, this is my first book by this author. But this trope of plain Jane boring female leads ending up with the smoking hot male lead is tired. Through. Needs to be buried in a ditch. I immediately connected with Anjali and Torch so I will be purchasing that book but I'm not looking forward to more of the word 'cock'. I just despise that term for men's genitals in romance novels lol.

Oh and these quick 'we've only known each other two days but we're destined to be together for eternity' romances are just not my cup of tea. I know this is the trope common with paranormal romance but it's terrible. I have very little criticisms for the writer, they did a great job, characters didn't make me hate them and plot is really interesting. Dragons are awesome. Thanks for writing!

[H.B. Jasick · Rating 5 out of 5]

While attending a bachelorette weekend with her two best friends, Piper meet the mysterious Rave. He’s the manager of The Keep, the high end casino they are staying in. He’s irresistible, and sexy, and everything she needs...for the night. When Her friends go missing, she turns to him to find them, while fighting the overwhelming feelings she forming for him.
Rave is desperate to save his leader, who is slowly turning to stone. An ailment that threatens to overtake all of his brothers. When he finds Piper, he soon realize she might be the key to save them all.
This book was everything. It was sexy, romantic, suspense, and all around full of magic: I will definitely be reading the rest of this trilogy, and I’ll absolutely be checking out more from this author. This world was fantastic. I’m hooked, and I’m desperate for more!