Lord's Fall

Lord’s Fall by Thea Harrison (Book 5 of the Elder Races series)    298 pages

During the first book of this series, Dragos, dragon and leader of the wyr demesne, violated a treaty with the Elves by chasing Pia into Elven territory.  Since then, trade agreements have fallen and both demesnes have lost money. While the Elves want nothing to do with Dragos, they have invited Pia to visit them, since some of them remember her mother quite fondly.  Pregnant with their child, Pia doesn’t really want to leave Dragos, but knows this meeting could help smooth things out with the Elves.  But it turns out to be anything but easy.  An ancient force is at work and set to greatly disrupt the world unless Pia, Dragos, the Elves, and the Wyr can work together to stop it.  Pia and Dragos are still learning how to be a couple and save the world at the same time.  This series continues to be a favorite of mine.  Several of the secondary characters are becoming more developed, just adding to the fullness of this world.  I would recommend starting at book one and reading all the books in order, including the short novellas, to get a real sense of the complexities of this world.