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Accidentally Paranormal #9
The Accidental Dragon
From national bestselling author Dakota Cassidy comes the latest in a series that "gets better and better with each book" (Bitten By Books).
Firefighter McAllister “Mick” Malone knows he has a protective streak, especially when it comes to his deceased best friend’s sister, Tessa. But after twenty-five years of verbal sparring, Mick can’t help but notice that their recent arguments have started to feel a lot like foreplay. And while Tessa knows exactly what to say to get him going, Mick is thrown for a loop when he actually starts breathing fire.
Antique-store owner Tessa Preston has loved Mick Malone since she was ten years old—not that she’d ever admit it. Fighting with Mick is the only thing keeping her from an embarrassing romantic confession, but when the sexy firefighter accidentally ingests some ancient dragon scales masquerading as powdered aspirin, Tessa finds herself handling something much hotter than long-simmering sexual tension…
Firefighter McAllister “Mick” Malone knows he has a protective streak, especially when it comes to his deceased best friend’s sister, Tessa. But after twenty-five years of verbal sparring, Mick can’t help but notice that their recent arguments have started to feel a lot like foreplay. And while Tessa knows exactly what to say to get him going, Mick is thrown for a loop when he actually starts breathing fire.
Antique-store owner Tessa Preston has loved Mick Malone since she was ten years old—not that she’d ever admit it. Fighting with Mick is the only thing keeping her from an embarrassing romantic confession, but when the sexy firefighter accidentally ingests some ancient dragon scales masquerading as powdered aspirin, Tessa finds herself handling something much hotter than long-simmering sexual tension…
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Dakota Cassidy
167 books1,945 followersDakota Cassidy is a national bestselling author with over thirty books. She writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedy, grab-some-ice erotic romance, hot and sexy alpha males, paranormal shifters, contemporary kick-ass women, and more.
Invited by Bravo TV, Dakota was the Bravoholic for a week, wherein she snarked the hell out of all the Bravo shows. She received a starred review from Publisher Weekly for Talk Dirty to Me, won an RT Reviewers Choice Award for Kiss and Hell, along with many review site recommended reads and reviewer top pick awards.
Dakota lives in the gorgeous state of Oregon with her real life hero and her dogs, and she loves hearing from readers!
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Invited by Bravo TV, Dakota was the Bravoholic for a week, wherein she snarked the hell out of all the Bravo shows. She received a starred review from Publisher Weekly for Talk Dirty to Me, won an RT Reviewers Choice Award for Kiss and Hell, along with many review site recommended reads and reviewer top pick awards.
Dakota lives in the gorgeous state of Oregon with her real life hero and her dogs, and she loves hearing from readers!
Connect with Dakota online: https://twitter.com/DakotaCassidy https://www.facebook.com/DakotaCassid...
Join Dakota Cassidy’s Newsletter The Tiara Diaries! Join here: http://mad.ly/signups/100255/join
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February 11, 2015
4.5 stars
During a routine argument with his deceased best friend’s sister, firefighter Mick Malone accidentally ingests dragon scales and Tessa suddenly finds herself handling something much hotter that long-simmering sexual tension in this mesmerizingly fun and exciting paranormal romance.
Tessa has been in love with Mick Malone since she was ten years old and fighting with him is the only thing keeping her from an embarrassing romantic confession and Mick certainly hides his feelings from her by keeping her at arm’s length but being overprotective at the same time. The reader can’t help but get caught up in all the spark flying drama that ensues when a heated argument suddenly turns explosive…literally as Mick actually breathes fire. These strong bewitching characters give new meaning to the words flash fire and hot flashes as they grab the reader’s attention and refuse to let them go and the fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers simmering with lots of suspense, excitement, humor and passion.
The well written scenes and details capture the imagination and bring the story to life as the well orchestrated suspense and excitement draw the reader in. The author spices the story up with lots of snarky dialogue and chuckle inducing situations and of course the drama queen trio that always brings lots of fun to every OOPS situation. Who would have thought that one little mistake could lead to such major problems, Mick and Tessa sure didn’t as they had no idea that the paranormal world existed and their situation is a hard pill to swallow especially as it suddenly becomes more complicated when an insane soul thinks that the couple could be her ticket out of hell.
Once again, Dakota Cassidy wrapped me up in her spell as she weaved this fascinating story with her unique quirky world and entertaining characters and of course, I can’t wait to find out what she comes up with next.
- Eva
During a routine argument with his deceased best friend’s sister, firefighter Mick Malone accidentally ingests dragon scales and Tessa suddenly finds herself handling something much hotter that long-simmering sexual tension in this mesmerizingly fun and exciting paranormal romance.
Tessa has been in love with Mick Malone since she was ten years old and fighting with him is the only thing keeping her from an embarrassing romantic confession and Mick certainly hides his feelings from her by keeping her at arm’s length but being overprotective at the same time. The reader can’t help but get caught up in all the spark flying drama that ensues when a heated argument suddenly turns explosive…literally as Mick actually breathes fire. These strong bewitching characters give new meaning to the words flash fire and hot flashes as they grab the reader’s attention and refuse to let them go and the fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers simmering with lots of suspense, excitement, humor and passion.
The well written scenes and details capture the imagination and bring the story to life as the well orchestrated suspense and excitement draw the reader in. The author spices the story up with lots of snarky dialogue and chuckle inducing situations and of course the drama queen trio that always brings lots of fun to every OOPS situation. Who would have thought that one little mistake could lead to such major problems, Mick and Tessa sure didn’t as they had no idea that the paranormal world existed and their situation is a hard pill to swallow especially as it suddenly becomes more complicated when an insane soul thinks that the couple could be her ticket out of hell.
Once again, Dakota Cassidy wrapped me up in her spell as she weaved this fascinating story with her unique quirky world and entertaining characters and of course, I can’t wait to find out what she comes up with next.
- Eva
May 20, 2015
Here's the thing: IMMACULATE CONCEPCION, DRAGON EDITION.
January 28, 2016
I love this series. Cassidy is magic at bringing abundant and genuine love and warmth into her books, it almost feels like it fills up the room when I'm reading them. The romance between the couples is always nice, she writes great characters that are funny, real and likable, and of course I want them to overcome whatever their problem is and get their HEA. Tessa and Mick were enjoyable, though they didn't get as much time as characters in one of her other series might because this book was crowded with the rest of the family coming in and out to help them overcome the demon who was after them. But that was great by me because the heart of the book and the series is the Accidental family. Nina was the star of this one, that soft marshmallow inside covered by the hard chocolate shell. But much of the family showed up to help save the day, including Marty and Wanda, Archibald and Carl, Darnell and Casey, and more for brief appearances. The warmth and humor and love and loyalty that these people feel for each other is wonderful to experience. Most romance novels are all about the couple (or triangle) and the reader is supposed to be fantasizing about their own romance and true love and whatever, but with this series I wish I could be a part of this crowd of crazy but wonderful people who love each other so much. But at least I get to experience it every once in a while when a new books comes out.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the laugh out loud funny! The books are always funny, but this one really got me when Tessa and Frank were singing show tunes in Hell. Tessa's The Sound of Music lyrics were priceless. And I'll never hear The Circle of Life again without hearing, "Pennsyyylllvaniaaa!" Too funny.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the laugh out loud funny! The books are always funny, but this one really got me when Tessa and Frank were singing show tunes in Hell. Tessa's The Sound of Music lyrics were priceless. And I'll never hear The Circle of Life again without hearing, "Pennsyyylllvaniaaa!" Too funny.
February 7, 2015
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy
Dakota Cassidy is one of the authors I tend to grab the newest book for as soon as it comes out. Her books are always a wonderful mix of sweet, sexy, and seriously funny. THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON is full of fun sexy paranormal hijinks and a breeze to read through. I tend to finish the Accidentals series in one sitting in part because of the excellent comic timing, weird situations, and quirky characters but also because I tend to have a hard time pulling myself away from the story.
THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON features another way someone can become a supernatural and by the ninth book in this series I am kind of amazed by all of the ways someone can become not human. I'm waiting for someone to be sneezed on and turned into a fairy in the next book. Tess and Mick have a love-hate sort of relationship and I kind of loved their dynamic as they just really know how to push each other's buttons. The way these two crazy kids finally get together was really funny to read especially waiting to see what else these two are going to have to do as a result of Mick accidentally becoming a dragon.
THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON is a fun, satisfying story and one I will definitely be going back to read whenever I feel the need to read something that will have me smiling at the end.
Dakota Cassidy is one of the authors I tend to grab the newest book for as soon as it comes out. Her books are always a wonderful mix of sweet, sexy, and seriously funny. THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON is full of fun sexy paranormal hijinks and a breeze to read through. I tend to finish the Accidentals series in one sitting in part because of the excellent comic timing, weird situations, and quirky characters but also because I tend to have a hard time pulling myself away from the story.
THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON features another way someone can become a supernatural and by the ninth book in this series I am kind of amazed by all of the ways someone can become not human. I'm waiting for someone to be sneezed on and turned into a fairy in the next book. Tess and Mick have a love-hate sort of relationship and I kind of loved their dynamic as they just really know how to push each other's buttons. The way these two crazy kids finally get together was really funny to read especially waiting to see what else these two are going to have to do as a result of Mick accidentally becoming a dragon.
THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON is a fun, satisfying story and one I will definitely be going back to read whenever I feel the need to read something that will have me smiling at the end.
February 7, 2015
The characters are really what makes these books, and I went back and upped my star rating on this series because of several reasons:
- I still look forward to seeing what the "old" gang are up to. Marty, Nina, and Wanda were sort of an odd trio at the start (Nina my forever favorite) and now they've all had their HEA endings, but they aren't finished by a long-shot. They go around helping other people who end up in predicaments similar to their own accidental intro to the paranormal. It's nice to have the familiar in with the new--even in the same familiar formula.
- They might be a fluffy, light, mildly guilty pleasure read, but I *enjoy* them. After some dense reading or more serious things, it's one of the best palate cleansers. It makes me laugh and 'aww' and just be happy in the fact that everything will be okay in the end.
- Nina <3
- I still look forward to seeing what the "old" gang are up to. Marty, Nina, and Wanda were sort of an odd trio at the start (Nina my forever favorite) and now they've all had their HEA endings, but they aren't finished by a long-shot. They go around helping other people who end up in predicaments similar to their own accidental intro to the paranormal. It's nice to have the familiar in with the new--even in the same familiar formula.
- They might be a fluffy, light, mildly guilty pleasure read, but I *enjoy* them. After some dense reading or more serious things, it's one of the best palate cleansers. It makes me laugh and 'aww' and just be happy in the fact that everything will be okay in the end.
- Nina <3
August 29, 2019
Tessa was annoying and I wanted to ring-her-neck but later through the book, she grew on me. But the book itself was amazingly funny and great
May 7, 2015
Original Post: THE ACCIDENTAL DRAGON by Dakota Cassidy: Smoke, but No Fire for Me
http://fangswandsandfairydust.com/201...
Two friends discover there’s more to the world and their relationship than they ever dreamed possible.
Book provided by publisher for review. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinion presented herein is my own except as noted.
This is a strange book. It is supposed to be funny, but I didn’t find much that was amusing to me in its pages. It’s supposed to be steamy, and I will give it that. But, I thought it suffered from shallow world building and two dimensional characters. The whole thing felt haphazard and thrown together.
We start off with two people who become dragon shifters. But we’re never really told what they look like other than they have wings and can breathe fire.
The handy-dandy vampire is supposed to be a hard-shelled, but ooey-gooey on the inside character. To me she just seemed rude and acerbic for no good reason.
The events are interesting, starting off with a fire in Tessa’s store caused by, they realize, her friend having breathed fire into it. But from there the events are screwy and madcap, but at no point did I laugh.
There’s a subtext of why these two characters pining for each other cannot be together but it is built up too much for the degree to which it matters and solved by a literal deus ex machina.
Part of what feels shallow maybe that I have not read other books in the series. Nonetheless, I remain unimpressed and probably wouldn’t pick up another of these.
http://fangswandsandfairydust.com/201...
Two friends discover there’s more to the world and their relationship than they ever dreamed possible.
Book provided by publisher for review. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinion presented herein is my own except as noted.
This is a strange book. It is supposed to be funny, but I didn’t find much that was amusing to me in its pages. It’s supposed to be steamy, and I will give it that. But, I thought it suffered from shallow world building and two dimensional characters. The whole thing felt haphazard and thrown together.
We start off with two people who become dragon shifters. But we’re never really told what they look like other than they have wings and can breathe fire.
The handy-dandy vampire is supposed to be a hard-shelled, but ooey-gooey on the inside character. To me she just seemed rude and acerbic for no good reason.
The events are interesting, starting off with a fire in Tessa’s store caused by, they realize, her friend having breathed fire into it. But from there the events are screwy and madcap, but at no point did I laugh.
There’s a subtext of why these two characters pining for each other cannot be together but it is built up too much for the degree to which it matters and solved by a literal deus ex machina.
Part of what feels shallow maybe that I have not read other books in the series. Nonetheless, I remain unimpressed and probably wouldn’t pick up another of these.
February 16, 2015
Oh this was a fine read. It can be read as a stand alone - although you would, perhaps, get more out of the experience if you had at least met some of the characters in previous books!
So this was book 9 of this series - and who knew there were so many ways to accidentally become paranormal. Ms Cassidy, does a great job delivering the craziness of this particular episode with her usual sass and style. No spoilers here, but the two main characters in this tale, have to overcome some paranormal strangeness and (literally) have to go to hell and back to resolve their situation, and achieve some peace and quiet.
Once again, the stand out character for me, was Nina. OMG - hilarious writing. Her gruff, no nonsense, take no prisoners attitude is fantastic...loved it. And the other characters were also good - dont get me wrong - but Nina was my favourite.
So this was book 9 of this series - and who knew there were so many ways to accidentally become paranormal. Ms Cassidy, does a great job delivering the craziness of this particular episode with her usual sass and style. No spoilers here, but the two main characters in this tale, have to overcome some paranormal strangeness and (literally) have to go to hell and back to resolve their situation, and achieve some peace and quiet.
Once again, the stand out character for me, was Nina. OMG - hilarious writing. Her gruff, no nonsense, take no prisoners attitude is fantastic...loved it. And the other characters were also good - dont get me wrong - but Nina was my favourite.
August 16, 2015
Super funny...loved this adventure! I have thoroughly enjoyed this book series. I laugh out loud while reading them. Love all of the characters... but I think Nina will always be my favorite!
April 3, 2018
"We are chaos times eleventy billion.... she won't lack for some crazy, effed-up love."
September 6, 2018
Things just get weirder and weirder with the girls oops team. Amazing series that I will be very sad to finish.
February 21, 2019
Rating: 3.5
This series is a fun urban fantasy series where each book centers on someone who accidentally becomes a paranormal being. I've only read one other (the one with the genie) and I remember enjoying it so I picked this one up. The story itself is pretty stupid. A guy becomes a dragon without knowing why and his love interest conveniently does to. These two characters started out as annoying me with their constant childish fighting. I was worried it was going to be like that through most of the book. But they grew on me by the end. The story was way out there and if I had taken it seriously at all, I probably would have hated this book. Luckily, I didn't.
Nina stole the show for me. She was hilarious and the creativity of her potty mouth cracked me up. The main character, Tessa, even became funnier for me towards the end. I do like the dynamic of all the characters, however, if you haven't read the other books, you don't really know who anyone is. I think this is one where it would be better to read them in order. Regardless, this started off as a story that I just thought was bad. And it was to a point. But the dynamic of the characters and well, Nina, saved the day. I seriously love her.
I will probably read more from this series and I would recommend for someone who wants some light-hearted urban fantasy. :)
Reread? Probably
Challenges:
2019 Goodreads Challenge
2019 Pop Sugar Challenge - Featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
This series is a fun urban fantasy series where each book centers on someone who accidentally becomes a paranormal being. I've only read one other (the one with the genie) and I remember enjoying it so I picked this one up. The story itself is pretty stupid. A guy becomes a dragon without knowing why and his love interest conveniently does to. These two characters started out as annoying me with their constant childish fighting. I was worried it was going to be like that through most of the book. But they grew on me by the end. The story was way out there and if I had taken it seriously at all, I probably would have hated this book. Luckily, I didn't.
Nina stole the show for me. She was hilarious and the creativity of her potty mouth cracked me up. The main character, Tessa, even became funnier for me towards the end. I do like the dynamic of all the characters, however, if you haven't read the other books, you don't really know who anyone is. I think this is one where it would be better to read them in order. Regardless, this started off as a story that I just thought was bad. And it was to a point. But the dynamic of the characters and well, Nina, saved the day. I seriously love her.
I will probably read more from this series and I would recommend for someone who wants some light-hearted urban fantasy. :)
Reread? Probably
Challenges:
2019 Goodreads Challenge
2019 Pop Sugar Challenge - Featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
March 10, 2015
I can't get enough of the Accidentally series by Dakota Cassidy. The women in these books are just downright awesome.
18693758If you can't guess from the title in this installment we are faced with an accident that leads us to a dragon. But not just one Dragon we get two for the price of one. And the mystery as to how it happened and what the big bad guy was after and who the big bad guy is was satisfying even though I scratched my head a little bit at the first reveal and then read more than just the most recent "refresh your memory page" in order to remind myself as to who some of the characters were. I will note though that's part of the joy. We get not just Marty, Wanda and Nina but Carl the zombie, Archibald the former vampire man -servant, KC and Darnell the demons... and the list goes on. All of those wonderful characters from the first installment(s) always make an appearance with each additional book and it's awesome. But, on to the new. Here the setting happens to be Vermont. And our potential love story is between a shop owner and firefighter who are already both in love with each other even though neither one of them will admit it.
Now, it's important to know that these books are not for the squeamish. You have to have a stomach for the oh so nice and steamy sex scenes as well as ears of steel because Nina's ability to cuss makes the dirtiest, foulest mouth sailor look like Mother Teresa. Although some of her turns-of-phrase which are swearing are the most awesome phrases and I so wish I could use them in my every day life – unfortunately that straight-up-honest-unabashedly-the-truth that she spews with all that cussing mixed in would probably get me fired from my day job. But there definitely were a number of times where I thought "that's an awesome quote - I need to remember that one" only to think the same thing a few sentences or paragraphs later. Just to prove how wonderful it is I added a new little feature to the page for this book called favorite quote. And I think I might just have to adopt it for those books with really well written (not in a grammatical sense, necessarily, but in a "wow, that's an awesome quote and I would love to say that in real life" sense) dialogue.
As a reminder, these books fit into the category where we have a cast of characters all working around a paranormal romance, but each individual book has its own unique story line despite common threads and small connections book to book. There is no big bad conspiracy/whatever that's going to end the world. Each one of these is its own individual story start to finish, with an appropriate epilogue at the end showing us the happily ever after. And the epilogues are some of the best chapters in these books.
Ms. Cassidy doesn't shy away from a very juicy sexy seen or two. And while I noted that these books are definitely for the mature audience, they are typically limited in the number of seems like that that we get. I think we got three in this book. Each one of them could make a girl blush easily however. You don't have to worry about it being smart cover to cover because they're definitely is plot and a lot of other stuff going on as well.
This installment sees Mick and Tessa turned into dragons. Mick is a firefighter and Tessa owns an antique shop. Mick was best friends with Tessa's brother before he was killed in a fire. Note: I thought the mystery was going to have something to do with Mick's death, and was pleasantly surprised that it didn't. Instead the story took a different, more fun (I think) path. Just as the accident happens, our OOPS ladies show up and swoop in to help with the transition into the world of all things paranormal (aka all things crazy). They need to figure out the how and why of this accidental turning. And Mick and Tessa fight the fact that they are totally in love with each other - she because she's convinced he sees her just as her brother's little sister and he because right before Tessa's brother died Mick got an earful about how Tessa was too good for Mick from Tessa's brother. And so Mick treats Tessa as a little sister he needs to watch over and take care of and he has to fight his love, and lust, the entire time. True to formula, they figure out the mystery, have to have a battle to save the day (or one of the characters, or something less than saving the world), they admit their feelings, and we get the fairy tale ending. And some steamy pages to solidify the relationship. All is well with the world.
While none of these paranormal romance books are Jane Austin, these are written well enough to conjure excellent mental pictures of both setting and characters. The plot holes are usually pretty minimal. And they are just a pure joy to read. I dare anyone to attempt to read this book and not smile frequently, laugh often and just feel happy as can be when you put it down. And that is exactly why I love these books, and loved this installment. I smiled from cover to cover, laughed a ton and had to use the book to fan away some heat more than once!
I love these books. I really just hope that there's another one coming. I would take another vampire, werewolf, Genie,dragon, shifter of another kind… Or we can get us a witch, ghost, angel, phoenix, fairy… Let's face it there's a lot of room for a lot more books because the realm of paranormal creatures is huge and I really just hope we see at least a few more from Miss Cassidy.
18693758If you can't guess from the title in this installment we are faced with an accident that leads us to a dragon. But not just one Dragon we get two for the price of one. And the mystery as to how it happened and what the big bad guy was after and who the big bad guy is was satisfying even though I scratched my head a little bit at the first reveal and then read more than just the most recent "refresh your memory page" in order to remind myself as to who some of the characters were. I will note though that's part of the joy. We get not just Marty, Wanda and Nina but Carl the zombie, Archibald the former vampire man -servant, KC and Darnell the demons... and the list goes on. All of those wonderful characters from the first installment(s) always make an appearance with each additional book and it's awesome. But, on to the new. Here the setting happens to be Vermont. And our potential love story is between a shop owner and firefighter who are already both in love with each other even though neither one of them will admit it.
Now, it's important to know that these books are not for the squeamish. You have to have a stomach for the oh so nice and steamy sex scenes as well as ears of steel because Nina's ability to cuss makes the dirtiest, foulest mouth sailor look like Mother Teresa. Although some of her turns-of-phrase which are swearing are the most awesome phrases and I so wish I could use them in my every day life – unfortunately that straight-up-honest-unabashedly-the-truth that she spews with all that cussing mixed in would probably get me fired from my day job. But there definitely were a number of times where I thought "that's an awesome quote - I need to remember that one" only to think the same thing a few sentences or paragraphs later. Just to prove how wonderful it is I added a new little feature to the page for this book called favorite quote. And I think I might just have to adopt it for those books with really well written (not in a grammatical sense, necessarily, but in a "wow, that's an awesome quote and I would love to say that in real life" sense) dialogue.
As a reminder, these books fit into the category where we have a cast of characters all working around a paranormal romance, but each individual book has its own unique story line despite common threads and small connections book to book. There is no big bad conspiracy/whatever that's going to end the world. Each one of these is its own individual story start to finish, with an appropriate epilogue at the end showing us the happily ever after. And the epilogues are some of the best chapters in these books.
Ms. Cassidy doesn't shy away from a very juicy sexy seen or two. And while I noted that these books are definitely for the mature audience, they are typically limited in the number of seems like that that we get. I think we got three in this book. Each one of them could make a girl blush easily however. You don't have to worry about it being smart cover to cover because they're definitely is plot and a lot of other stuff going on as well.
This installment sees Mick and Tessa turned into dragons. Mick is a firefighter and Tessa owns an antique shop. Mick was best friends with Tessa's brother before he was killed in a fire. Note: I thought the mystery was going to have something to do with Mick's death, and was pleasantly surprised that it didn't. Instead the story took a different, more fun (I think) path. Just as the accident happens, our OOPS ladies show up and swoop in to help with the transition into the world of all things paranormal (aka all things crazy). They need to figure out the how and why of this accidental turning. And Mick and Tessa fight the fact that they are totally in love with each other - she because she's convinced he sees her just as her brother's little sister and he because right before Tessa's brother died Mick got an earful about how Tessa was too good for Mick from Tessa's brother. And so Mick treats Tessa as a little sister he needs to watch over and take care of and he has to fight his love, and lust, the entire time. True to formula, they figure out the mystery, have to have a battle to save the day (or one of the characters, or something less than saving the world), they admit their feelings, and we get the fairy tale ending. And some steamy pages to solidify the relationship. All is well with the world.
While none of these paranormal romance books are Jane Austin, these are written well enough to conjure excellent mental pictures of both setting and characters. The plot holes are usually pretty minimal. And they are just a pure joy to read. I dare anyone to attempt to read this book and not smile frequently, laugh often and just feel happy as can be when you put it down. And that is exactly why I love these books, and loved this installment. I smiled from cover to cover, laughed a ton and had to use the book to fan away some heat more than once!
I love these books. I really just hope that there's another one coming. I would take another vampire, werewolf, Genie,dragon, shifter of another kind… Or we can get us a witch, ghost, angel, phoenix, fairy… Let's face it there's a lot of room for a lot more books because the realm of paranormal creatures is huge and I really just hope we see at least a few more from Miss Cassidy.
May 10, 2023
Fun
This was a fun book. It kept me pretty interested, even during finals week. The characters were great and I love Nina. But, this author always makes the guys goofy. That's the nicest way I can phrase that. They're kind of annoying. Not the best leading men but the ladies always rock.
This was a fun book. It kept me pretty interested, even during finals week. The characters were great and I love Nina. But, this author always makes the guys goofy. That's the nicest way I can phrase that. They're kind of annoying. Not the best leading men but the ladies always rock.
May 6, 2017
4.5 stars
Another great story in the Accidentals series. I accidentally (heh) read out of order because I couldn't remember what number I was on while at the library. I'll go back and get the right one this time. But I still love this series and Cassidy for writing it <3.
Another great story in the Accidentals series. I accidentally (heh) read out of order because I couldn't remember what number I was on while at the library. I'll go back and get the right one this time. But I still love this series and Cassidy for writing it <3.
September 14, 2022
What happens when you make googly eyes at your crush apparently a dragon egg shoots out and mayhem ensues. This was definitely one of the craziest of the series can't wait to see what other shenanigans our ladies get into next.
May 11, 2017
eeew. absurd plot. not funny to me. too ridiculous to take Serious. felt rushed.
July 16, 2017
Nina is my spirit animal.
September 18, 2018
One of my favorite series! The characters are amazing, so well written, and freaking hilarious! Dakota is a great author! I highly recommend checking this series out!
gave-up-on
June 3, 2019I just couldn't do it anymore. I had to give up on the stupidity and the gratuitous cursing.
March 9, 2020
Fun read
Lol, how refreshing to find a new author who writes with the seams of reality splitting with laughter. Enjoy 👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏💜
Lol, how refreshing to find a new author who writes with the seams of reality splitting with laughter. Enjoy 👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏💜
January 11, 2021
I guessed it. I knew Noah was in love with Mick. In the last book, I had thought the insecure friend had feelings for the main character but I was wrong then.
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April 1, 2021
Once again, Dakota Cassidy does it! <3
February 27, 2023
dragon
This is a great series. All the characters are so much fun, they are friends, love and support each other. I’ve got to check I think I miss a couple of books in this series
This is a great series. All the characters are so much fun, they are friends, love and support each other. I’ve got to check I think I miss a couple of books in this series
January 12, 2025
Loved It!
Who does not love a dragon! I love dragons. And this book had a wonderful plotline. Lots of things happening. Plus an exciting ending. Awesome book.
Who does not love a dragon! I love dragons. And this book had a wonderful plotline. Lots of things happening. Plus an exciting ending. Awesome book.
July 23, 2018
2.5 stars =Okay. I have read at least one earlier book so was familiar with the paranormal trio helping the two accidental dragons to get their wings under them. Still it was rough getting used to the tough potty mouthed Nina all over again.
March 4, 2017
The Accidental Dragon is the 9th installment of Dakota Cassidy’s “Accidental” series. I have honestly skipped several just having not been overly interested in the story, but since this had to do with dragons I picked it up.
The Accidental Dragon is an entertaining and quick read. Tessa and Mick are childhood friends who have been in love with each other since they were kids, but have been hiding it their whole lives. As a result of the unrequited tension, they argue and fight which leads to some comedic moments.
Overall I thought this was a good addition to the Accidental Series. It involved some of the original characters; Nina, Marty, Wanda, etc. These books are fun and funny at the same time, however for me more and more the language of some of the characters makes these book less enjoyable.
The Accidental Dragon is an entertaining and quick read. Tessa and Mick are childhood friends who have been in love with each other since they were kids, but have been hiding it their whole lives. As a result of the unrequited tension, they argue and fight which leads to some comedic moments.
Overall I thought this was a good addition to the Accidental Series. It involved some of the original characters; Nina, Marty, Wanda, etc. These books are fun and funny at the same time, however for me more and more the language of some of the characters makes these book less enjoyable.
July 17, 2016
Setting: Vermont, USA. "Contemporary"
Genre: Paranormal Rom-com
This is #9 in the Accidentally Paranormal series and, being me, the first I have read.
Mick was Tessa's brother Noah's best friend, and the 3 practically grew up together. Mick and Tessa always had a teasing kind of relationship. You know, pulling pigtails, messing with boyfriends, being a sexist jerk (or just like a brother's actions over the years). Now, 3 years after Noah's death, the relationship is more contentious, with Mick constantly checking in and telling Tess what to do, who to date, what kind of car to drive, and being generally controlling. And her reaction isn't to roll over and say "Yes, master". One day he is in her store, yelling about her boyfriend (whom she had already dropped, but she didn't tell Mick that) and he gets a headache. Tessa tells him the aspirin powder is in the bathroom next to the flower and he takes the packet next to the shower. He continues his fussing and suddenly breathes fire, burning down her antique store. Luckily, the ladies from OOPS (I can't remember what the acronym stands for, but it has something to do with the paranormal) are nearby and start the paranormal training at once. Then Tessa grows wings! So now both of them are dragons. And the story is all adventurous, with fires, a variety of odd characters, a trip to hell... You get it, right? But you know what I really, really hated about this book? The epilogue! I usually love a good epilogue that wraps things up, answers those little leftover questions. This did not do that. My big question was, where in heck are two dragons going to work? He was a fireman - is that a good job for a fire-breathing dragon? She had an antiques store - is that a good place to sprout wings when dealing with a difficult customer? Yeah, she liked this, she liked that, and she liked those - seriously, "like" was used so many times in the epilogue that I almost stopped listening (but I held out to see if she liked her work, to no avail).
Anyway, the book had an interesting plotline, the dialogue was often funny, and the characters were likable. The writing was refreshingly good, with a nice, tight style and only subjective errors (you know - he, him, she, her, who, whom, like that).
This was the audio edition (which wasn't one of the edition choices, but I have the ebook too). The production was pretty good, but the narrator was a flat-out average.
Genre: Paranormal Rom-com
This is #9 in the Accidentally Paranormal series and, being me, the first I have read.
Mick was Tessa's brother Noah's best friend, and the 3 practically grew up together. Mick and Tessa always had a teasing kind of relationship. You know, pulling pigtails, messing with boyfriends, being a sexist jerk (or just like a brother's actions over the years). Now, 3 years after Noah's death, the relationship is more contentious, with Mick constantly checking in and telling Tess what to do, who to date, what kind of car to drive, and being generally controlling. And her reaction isn't to roll over and say "Yes, master". One day he is in her store, yelling about her boyfriend (whom she had already dropped, but she didn't tell Mick that) and he gets a headache. Tessa tells him the aspirin powder is in the bathroom next to the flower and he takes the packet next to the shower. He continues his fussing and suddenly breathes fire, burning down her antique store. Luckily, the ladies from OOPS (I can't remember what the acronym stands for, but it has something to do with the paranormal) are nearby and start the paranormal training at once. Then Tessa grows wings! So now both of them are dragons. And the story is all adventurous, with fires, a variety of odd characters, a trip to hell... You get it, right? But you know what I really, really hated about this book? The epilogue! I usually love a good epilogue that wraps things up, answers those little leftover questions. This did not do that. My big question was, where in heck are two dragons going to work? He was a fireman - is that a good job for a fire-breathing dragon? She had an antiques store - is that a good place to sprout wings when dealing with a difficult customer? Yeah, she liked this, she liked that, and she liked those - seriously, "like" was used so many times in the epilogue that I almost stopped listening (but I held out to see if she liked her work, to no avail).
Anyway, the book had an interesting plotline, the dialogue was often funny, and the characters were likable. The writing was refreshingly good, with a nice, tight style and only subjective errors (you know - he, him, she, her, who, whom, like that).
This was the audio edition (which wasn't one of the edition choices, but I have the ebook too). The production was pretty good, but the narrator was a flat-out average.
February 10, 2015
A vampire, a werewolf, and a half vampire-half werewolf walk into an antique store…
Nina, Wanda, and Marty are out for a small ski vacation in Vermont. If you’ve read any of the other Accidentally Paranormal books, you know this can only mean trouble. Mick is in the antique shop to warn his best friend’s sister off her current boyfriend, which of course leads to yet another argument between Mick and Tessa. This is their worst one yet, as Mick ends up lighting Tessa’s shop on fire. Apparently, he’s turned into a dragon. Lucky for him, the women of the OOPS team are there to assist. This leads to another dragon, a magical egg, the expression of hidden feelings, and all kinds of craziness.
While Ms Cassidy doesn’t shy away from series issues in her books, the blend of humor and build your own family dynamics keeps this series at the top of my reading for fun list. All the characters bring something special to the page, not only for their supernatural qualities, but for their ability to bring togetherness to any group dynamic. While this story is Mick and Tessa’s, the whole paranormal family plays a part.
Mick and Tessa have been in love with each other for years, but something happened when Tessa’s brother (Noah) died and now it seems the two are destined to be at odds. I really liked where Ms Cassidy took us with their journey. I was surprised with the source of the main conflict for Mick when it came to Tessa, and I appreciated their love all the more because of it. Mick and Tessa have to literally go to Hell and back to get their HEA. We see an old nemesis, which was also a surprise, and many of the characters from the past books during the course of the story. If you’ve enjoyed the other Accidentally books, you’ll appreciate how well The Accidental Dragon and Mick and Tessa fit in with the rest of the menagerie that makes up OOPS. If you haven’t read the series, it can stand well on its own as you learn to navigate the paranormal world with Mick and Tessa :)
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Nina, Wanda, and Marty are out for a small ski vacation in Vermont. If you’ve read any of the other Accidentally Paranormal books, you know this can only mean trouble. Mick is in the antique shop to warn his best friend’s sister off her current boyfriend, which of course leads to yet another argument between Mick and Tessa. This is their worst one yet, as Mick ends up lighting Tessa’s shop on fire. Apparently, he’s turned into a dragon. Lucky for him, the women of the OOPS team are there to assist. This leads to another dragon, a magical egg, the expression of hidden feelings, and all kinds of craziness.
While Ms Cassidy doesn’t shy away from series issues in her books, the blend of humor and build your own family dynamics keeps this series at the top of my reading for fun list. All the characters bring something special to the page, not only for their supernatural qualities, but for their ability to bring togetherness to any group dynamic. While this story is Mick and Tessa’s, the whole paranormal family plays a part.
Mick and Tessa have been in love with each other for years, but something happened when Tessa’s brother (Noah) died and now it seems the two are destined to be at odds. I really liked where Ms Cassidy took us with their journey. I was surprised with the source of the main conflict for Mick when it came to Tessa, and I appreciated their love all the more because of it. Mick and Tessa have to literally go to Hell and back to get their HEA. We see an old nemesis, which was also a surprise, and many of the characters from the past books during the course of the story. If you’ve enjoyed the other Accidentally books, you’ll appreciate how well The Accidental Dragon and Mick and Tessa fit in with the rest of the menagerie that makes up OOPS. If you haven’t read the series, it can stand well on its own as you learn to navigate the paranormal world with Mick and Tessa :)
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