Dragon Fortune is book two of the series, and it was nice to visit some familiar friends and make a couple of new ones. Baby dragons always add to the intrigue and we all know what a egg-sitting dragon is like! No one wants to visit, that is for sure! As with most of Baumgartner's books, the characters make the story. The plots always have a mystery, intrigue and the world building is in-depth without being boring.
Two months ago, the dragon Aarat drove out the evil mages. Now, Lisette needs to free the other dragons — and also help Remy deal with any dangerous magical artifacts left behind in the smoldering ruins of Lord Hanley's estate.
But before they can sift through the rubble, another mage arrives in the harbor. With Aarat busy protecting a dragon egg, it is up to Lisette and Remy and the rest of the freeholders to protect Harbor Crag in any way they can.
Dive back into the magic and adventure in Dragon Fortune, book two of The Dragons of Harbor…
The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews is classic Andrews story telling, meaning it has it all. Great setting, twists and turns, plots and subplots and fantastic characters. It's so easy to root for the characters in this story--a German Shepard affected by magic, a main without enough magic, but they both have the guts to keep moving forward no matter the dangers. There's a sense of found family and yet it doesn't leave behind existing family. Not to be missed urban fantasy.
We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be.
Adaline is a Talent. Ten years ago, she had a happy marriage and a job she loved. The invasion shattered both. Now she works for the government, searching the breaches for magic metals and medicine to help…
I don't generally like time-travel books, but this whole series drew me in. I don’t know if it’s typical time travel or not since I don’t read much time travel, but the focus is squarely on surviving, learning and trying to figure out how the time travel worked in the first place if only to leave an uncomfortable time. Mick is about twelve, but there’s no high school angst. He’s pretty lost, but he’s young enough to get his feet under him and start learning how to cope. There’s a wonderfully plotted mystery underneath the troubles–who is trying to manipulate time travel? Why and how does it result in the deaths of some of the unsuspecting travelers? I’m on the third book now, about halfway through. I don’t think Mick is going to find a way home. But I think he’ll find acceptance in his situation. Book two had its own mystery and so does book 3. Well-written, good stories. I like the artwork too. It looks like an illustration done to match the book/series.
Mick Conway is tired of mourning his mom and wondering when his dad will finally come home. He's tired of moving to live with yet another aunt or uncle and having to change schools and friends each time he moves. And, as much as he loves his baby sister Emilia, he might be a little less tired if somebody else would take a turn getting her back to sleep at night.
He isn't tired of electricity, functional sewer systems, or a world with some respect for the laws of physics. But he doesn't realize how much he cherishes those things…
There’s a lot of magic in the world, but a single touch from me and any enchantment is ashes to ashes, dust to dust. People want me dead, but the homeless are hard to pin down. At least that was true until I made a foolish mistake and rescued a caged mountain lion shifter. My null is no threat to him, but those who wanted him captured are after me now. Carlos didn’t realize the danger when he hired me to buffer him from magic that could put him back in a cage. I didn’t realize the danger of being part of a partnership. Sure, it’s better than being hungry on the streets, but it’s more dangerous for both of us. Carlos is strong and fast; I’m quick and sneaky. But will Carlos trust me enough to keep me hidden when he finds out what I am? And can I stay free long enough to protect him?
Audio narrated by Lori Barkin available late Jan 2026!
