Dragon Bound

Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Book 1 of the Elder Races series)  312 pages

Pia is running very scared because her despicable ex-boyfriend blackmailed her into using a trick she can do to steal something from Dragos, Leader of the Wyr races who is a dragon shifter and one of the oldest creatures in the world. No one steals from a Dragon and gets away with it, so the hunt is on.  This is the beginning of one of my favorite books and of a wonderful continuing series.  Harrison has a way of pulling you into a world where humans have known about other races for years and the many different types of creatures have conflicts, border disputes, and long-held grudges. Pia is half human and half wyr shifter, but how we find out about that identity is part of the wonderful storytelling.  Action and romance are equally developed as we follow Pia and Dragos’ adventures.  Humor also plays a part, so the intensity of the action is relieved by a few laughs.