Rogue Dragon
Rising
Outside the Veil #1
by T.J. Shaw
Goodreads blurb: Twenty-three year old, Amari Hawke, is thrust
into the world of two-soul shifters when she is injured and kidnapped by
trackers outside the veil, beyond the safety of her homeland. Unable to
remember her past, she trusts no one and relies on instinct to survive. As her
awakening approaches, the first time she will transition into her animal, she
must evade rogue shifters trying to capture her.
Now free from the King’s Army, powerful dragon lord, Jaxon Blackthorn, seeks a peaceful life. Intent on building his lands into a viable plantation, away from war and bloodshed, he is reluctantly pulled back into the fight when he defends the mysterious shifter with no past against an unseen enemy.
As evil threatens to destroy the entire realm, can the battle-hardened warrior and coming-of-age noblewoman accept their differences to forge an alliance that will ultimately unite the shifter nations?
Please note: Both Rogue Dragon Rising and the subsequent novel, Sleeping Dragon Stirs, end in cliffhangers. The third book in the serial trilogy, Alpha Dragon Awakes, provides a satisfying conclusion to Jaxon and Amari’s story, but broader story arcs continue into the Outside the Veil series. Sleeping Dragon Stirs has an early November release date and Alpha Dragon Awakes is set to release in late December, 2018.
Now free from the King’s Army, powerful dragon lord, Jaxon Blackthorn, seeks a peaceful life. Intent on building his lands into a viable plantation, away from war and bloodshed, he is reluctantly pulled back into the fight when he defends the mysterious shifter with no past against an unseen enemy.
As evil threatens to destroy the entire realm, can the battle-hardened warrior and coming-of-age noblewoman accept their differences to forge an alliance that will ultimately unite the shifter nations?
Please note: Both Rogue Dragon Rising and the subsequent novel, Sleeping Dragon Stirs, end in cliffhangers. The third book in the serial trilogy, Alpha Dragon Awakes, provides a satisfying conclusion to Jaxon and Amari’s story, but broader story arcs continue into the Outside the Veil series. Sleeping Dragon Stirs has an early November release date and Alpha Dragon Awakes is set to release in late December, 2018.
About the Author: As a child, TJ thrived in the Arizona
desert. By the age of five she was riding horses through cotton fields and by
eleven bought her first motorcycle, a Honda 125cc dirt bike. Growing up with
teachers as parents meant traveling during the summer. Hiking, backpacking, fly
fishing, climbing pyramids, surviving earthquakes, and flying in hot air
balloons were just some of her adventures. An avid day dreamer, she would lose
herself in mystical worlds and far off places limited only by her imagination.
After choosing an academic scholarship over an athletic basketball scholarship,
she graduated law school and accepted a position as a Deputy County Attorney.
However, prosecuting felony crimes was not as exciting as she hoped, so she
traded in her briefcase and the courtroom for a Glock and patrol car. She
worked the road as a police officer for five years and now tells officers what
to do as a policy writer for a police department. TJ writes from her heart by
incorporating her dreams and experiences to create strong, passionate
characters who must overcome personal flaws to survive against the challenges
of traversing through magical realms, undiscovered planets, and apocalyptic
catastrophes.
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My Thoughts - 5 out of 5
Unicorns - I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review
based on what intrigues me!! Yes, I got a review copy of this
book, but no one tells me what to think, feel, or write about any book! I bought this book, and I can’t wait to read
more of this author’s work!
The
cover is great, and it is what drew my attention to this book because I have
never read this author before.
This
is the first book in a serial trilogy, and this means that there are 3 parts
that go together to tell one story, and they end in cliffhangers until the 3rd
book. Some people may not like serials,
and if you are one of them wait and read all 3 books together once they
publish. This is for adults only and
does have sensitive topics including abduction and selling people.
This
is a unique shifter world where not all shifters can handle the transformation
and those who don’t go rogue and hurt people.
In this world, shifters are divided into carnivores and herbivores where
carnivores tend to protect those under their care. Amari lives in the Veil, but she ventured
outside. Now she is hurt, and she has
amnesia. All sorts of chaos and
adventure happens to her along the way, and she has secrets even she doesn’t
know about. This was a quick read that I
loved, but I hated when it ended. I can’t
wait to read the next part!
I
highly recommend to any shifter fan who want a new and unique world where you
won’t know what will happen next!
Interested in reading???