Channon MacRea has dedicated her years to studying the legendary dragon tapestry. It has become an obsession as she spents days and nights trying to crack the Old English symbolism that is on it.

Sebastian is a dragin slayer trapped between two worlds and holds the key to solving the mysteries of the tapestry.

In order to uncover these mysteries Channon follows Sebastian into an alternate world. One that is filled with intrigue, magic and danger. ( )

A quicky. Get in, get off, get out. It's amazing how the author mixed romance, action, and history in this short story. I agree with the other readers that it was well written and concise. Of course, missing links are inevitable but the characters were introduced gradually but the main focus is the hero. Sherrilyn Kenyon adds drama to her heroes and like other reviews mentioned, hers are the perfect embodiment of women's fantasy. They are all physically pefect, with an interesting history, but deep down they're lonely and miserable. Greek mythology slightly injected and provided a good basis for the hero's origins. Very good time-travel romance, 5 stars for a short story! ( )

I found Dragonswan to be an interesting departure from Sherrilyn Kenyon's usual writing style. I admit that I have only read a handful of her stories, but of the ones I have read to date, her style seems to be a combination of humorous and touching. Dragonswan had a little of both of these characteristics, but seemed much more serious in it's presentation of the mythological angle. It is the third book in the Dark-Hunters series, and I think that perhaps it is meant to present some extra history of that fantasy world. I'm a very detail-oriented person and consider myself to be pretty good at following complex story lines, but there were many names of characters and species that seemed to come out of left field when they were first mentioned, leaving me dazed and confused. Admittedly, a second read-through of certain passages cleared up some of my befuddlement, but I still finished the story feeling like there were gaps in the narrative and more questions yet to be answered. Perhaps some of these issues will be addressed in future Dark-Hunter installments, but I came away from this story with the feeling that they probably won't.

I liked both Sebastian and Channon, but felt like their characters were not fully developed. I am usually quite accepting of the concept of paranormal creatures falling instantly in love with their soulmate, but it didn't really work for me here. I think there were several reasons for this. One is that I am simply not a big fan of the hero and heroine falling into bed with one another at the first available opportunity, unless they have some prior relationship (e.g. friends, co-workers, etc.). Another reason is the previously cited lack of character development, which made it difficult for me to grasp their love connection, especially for Channon who was human and as such still had the free will to choose. That's not to say that Sebastian wasn't appealing. He certainly was, at least on a physical level, but I just didn't feel like I had enough background on him to form a deep emotional bond with his character. Lastly, Sebastian was initially not happy when the mating mark appeared, even though he had experienced more peace and pleasure with Channon than any other woman in his very long life. I also don't recall him ever telling Channon that he loved her, which is usually a must for me. On the plus side, Sebastian and Channon's scenes together were fairly romantic and the love scenes were spicy, but just seemed to lack Ms. Kenyon's usual flair for combining steamy passion with heart-stopping tenderness. Overall, I thought that Dragonswan was a good story that I mostly enjoyed reading, but I thought that it would have been much better as a longer novella or perhaps even a full-length novel, where more details could have been added to fill in some of the blanks. Even though Dragonswan didn't quite capture my attention like the first two stories in the Dark-Hunter series, I still look forward to continuing it soon.

Note: Dragonswan was previously published in the anthology, Tapestry, before being reprinted in this single-volume format. ( )

A were-dragon male falls in love with, and is claimed, by a modern-day, female medieval scholar. ( )

A short and sweet story about Sebastian, the Drakon, and Channon, the human. They meet, fall in love, travel in time and must figure out a way to stay together. ( )