Karen Tomlinson

love Owen. I loved Owen since we first met him in Beginnings when he was framed along with Connor for the death of an SBI agent, Miss X. He was screwed back then and has had that same awful luck ever since.

Here we finally get to see where his life is going with Selina, the female he saved, along with her baby, from the demons and the demon general, Berith, during the Demon War fought in the Shadow Sentinels series. We saw the instant connection he had with this female shifter, and I, for show more one, have wondered where this would go, considering he took enough interest that he even named her infant son Devon.

Well, apparently, Selina had issues with his attentions. Those issues, which I won't name since that would be telling, caused poor Owen more grief than one shifter should have to deal with in one lifetime. And it darn near broke him.

And, Selina, one of the many females stolen by those denizens of the underworld to procreate so their children's souls could feed the demon hordes, has suffered so much that her spirit might never recover. She has her half-demon son to love and raise, which keeps her going, but the psychological damage that was done to her during her internment might ruin her for any future mating.

Put these two together, and you have a recipe for disaster. How can these apparent soulmates possibly work through all these deep-seated issues and hope to come out whole on the other side? And what is to become of poor little Devon while they are busy trying to pull themselves together?

Karen has woven quite the storyline here, giving us tragedy, comedy, action, intrigue, love, hate, death, and maybe, just maybe, a happy ending. That remains to be seen. In the meantime, getting to that possible ending is one heck of a thrilling ride. In her own special way, Karen has taken a love story and incorporated so much more into it that we know for certain there is more to come, that Owen's and Selina's stories aren't the last she has to tell.

And with that in mind, I can honestly say she's on a roll here! And I'm going along for the ride!

Excellently done, as usual, Karen Tomlinson! Excellently done, indeed! show less

A Bond of Destiny and Dragons is a prequel to the YA fantasy series The Goddess and the Guardians. There are three books in the series so far. This book has a little bit of everything....warrior fae, fire-breathing dragons, gods and goddesses, shape-shifters, wizards, plus greed, betrayal, power struggle....definitely action packed!

This is the first book in the series I've read. I found it well-written and interesting. The action and battle sequences definitely kept my attention! Nothing show more like deadly magic and angry dragons to liven up a fantasy story! There is definitely a lot of world building and character development in this prequel to the series. Although it is setting the stage for the main series, it works well as a stand-alone story as well. And it's definitely a good place to start reading the YA series.

There is a lot going on in this story. Many warring factions, intrigue, and a complex fantasy world. So much in one book often becomes cumbersome and confusing, but Tomlinson pulls it off with style. The story kept my interest from beginning to end.

I enjoyed this story and have added the series to my tbr list. I'm looking forward to reading more about this magical world!

**I voluntarily read a review copy of this book via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.** show less

WOW, Hold onto your seats as book one will take you on a roller coaster ride of your life! I felt sorry for Diamond who was a half-breed, motherless,and she tormented all of her life except for Tom who was a skinny rail thin boy that boys waned to torment him as well. With the war approaching neither were prepared for it. I MUST READ BOOK 2

*I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book*

I had a really hard time getting into this book. My first problem was that when I got the book I didn't realize it was a book 2 so I didn't read book 1 first. I had to push myself thru the book and it took several days to read when normally I could have read a book this size in one day. That being said, the book did improve later which held my attention a bit more. Overall, the book is ok but by the time I actually got interested, it was almost show more over. For a good chunk of the book, I thought I was going to rate this book with 2 stars but the ending actually bumped it up to 3. I don't know if I want to go back & read book 1 or continue with the series. show less