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It's not always easy being a female warrior with a nickname like Annwyl the Bloody. Men tend to either cower in fear—a lot—or else salute. It's true that Annwyl has a knack for decapitating legions of her ruthless brother's soldiers without pausing for breath. But just once it would be…

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Annwyl is always known for her strength and brutality. But when she is betrayed she has only one place to go.

When mortally injured Annwyl take refuge in a cave, the dragon Fearghus is her only companion. What she doesn’t know is that Fearghus is actually a dragon shifter, son of the dragon queen. This entire series is amazing. Filled with fantasy elements, romance and humor this definitely tops my top 5 list of shifter romance.

Do you like to laugh out loud when you read a book, because this series is for you. G.A. Aiken also writes as Shelley Laurenston and humor is the main component in all her paranormal romance novels. Dragon Actually is set in a fantasy world where dragon shifters have violent “spats” with family members and extremely human attitudes about everything from food to sex to war, while still holding on to some of the more traditional draconic myths. Although I’ve read every book Aiken/Laurenston has written, I still have a great fondness for these almost unredeemable dragons who find love…

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