Must Love Dragons

Theresa Nichols is a woman trapped in a dragon's body. She wants a relationship (and sex, most definitely sex).

Zeke Siccardi is a PI trying his best to escape his past as a dragon slayer. His online relationship with Theresa has moved to a situation where the two of them want to meet.

When he finds her he finds that she has a contract on her life and he wants to do something about it.

It's entertaining but not great.

Theresa Nichols has been trapped in her dragon form for the past 200 years since an upset with the Goblet of Eternal Youth. So when an opportunity arises to go on a real live date with her cybersex boy-toy Zeke Siccardi, she makes a deal with Satan to regain her human form. She soon discovers, however, that her online boyfriend is a dragon slayer (reformed, but every one of his instincts still screams at him to kill her), and that she has at least one contract out on her head. He must battle against his own instincts and his loyalty to his slayer group to protect the woman/dragon whom he just might love from a painful death and the Chamber of Eternal Horrors.

The second book in the Goblet of Eternal Youth series continues the quirky, show more zany twists of the first novel (as should be obvious from the title). The slayer/dragon attraction offered a way to get the characters into bed quickly without having to forfeit the gradually growing emotional connection between the two of them. They don't actually have sex 'that counts' until towards the end of the book, and for once this mechanism didn't seem like a cop-out (much). I was irritated by Theresa's commitment-phobia, but it's not the main thrust of the novel, and Zeke's guilt, while pivotal to the novel, is not harped on a lot (that would have killed the comic aspects, wouldn't it?).

It was great fun to watch the relationship between Satan and Iris evolve, and the dynamic between Theresa and Zeke was interesting (though not really my favorite). This could stand alone for the most part, but some of the nuances would probably be lost. I recommend reading in order. Not the best series, but enjoyable, rereadable, and I'll be picking up the third in the series (what can I say, the Rivka is my favorite character). show less

This saucy little romp is the perfect beach book for dracophiles. Less corse and more fun than the Anita Blake stuff, it features a Satan that you practically root for, a dragon you would die for and a hero that every woman can relate to. I read this after David, and enjoyed being able to quote and quasi-quote from it ("thus again proving that *I* am Satan). Just overall fun.

Theresa is acting as the interim guardian of the Goblet of Eternal Youth while the Guardian is away on her honeymoon, but does that get her any thanks? No. Instead she is stuck in her dragon form and starving at the home of a forgetful physicist. She can't even order take out because of her guardian duties which she DOES take seriously, even if no one believes she can be responsible.

Zeke is a dragon slayer who has taken an oath to slay dragons no more. However, that oath is seriously strained when he meets with Theresa. The sparks literally fly between the two when they meet, but can they overcome their inherited urges to kill each other to team up and save the world?

Must Love Dragons was a cute continuation of the story introduced in show more Rowe's Date Me Baby, One More Time. Theresa is a bit stuck on herself but for some reason you just have to forgive her for her narcissism because she's so vulnerable (for a dragon) and self-conscious. I enjoyed reading the story and will definitely be more than happy to read Rowe's other stories in this series. show less

Better than book one, it is still very silly. The Devil is less annoying and the simpering Guardian of book one never makes an appearance. YAY!
This book is just fun. Theresa is developed more in this novel and Becca is another developing character who be make an interesting book herself.

Must Love Dragons by Stephanie Rowe was an enjoyable read. This book picks up where Date Me, Baby, One More Time ends. The focus this time is the dragon, Theresa, and her exploits with her cyberlover Zeke. The character of Theresa is amusing and engaging. She lives in the moment without a lot of thought to the consequences of her actions. When what she's done catches up with her, she strives to correct her mistakes. In the course of the book you actually see the character grow. Her love interest isn't all that compelling, but he has his place as does his history. The lovesick Satan is amusing as well. I just have a hard time with the syntax the author uses in his dialog. I'm not sure if he's affecting some sort of accent or not. show more

Overall, I liked this book better than the first one in the series. I do like the way the author takes a minor character from the first book and moves on to more detail with the second book. I know the third book also picks up with another character and moves forward. show less

Second in the series and an improvement over the first one (Date Me Baby, One More Time). Theresa's character has so much more spunk than Justine's and this one focused on her. The book wasn't as silly as the first one, thankfully, and there was a somewhat decent storyline. Not a bad read, but not great either.