"Two fine fantasies in one book"

"Heart of the Raven" by J. C. Wilder

Dani would do anything to get away from her father and uncle who treat her like a lowly slave instead of a beloved daughter or niece. When two men come into the traveler's camp, all the men begin playing games of chance and Dani's father loses everything. He settles his debt by giving Dani to Haakan, the overseer of the city of Wryven. Haaken believes she is the chosen one who can lift the curse that keeps him a raven by day and a man by night yet he fails to understand that only love can break a curse as powerful as this.

J.C. Wilder has written a beautiful fairy tale starring an innocent maiden who has the power to remove the curse of the man she loves if he will give in to his heart's desire. This magical tale will enchant the reader who loved fairy tales as a child. This is a sizzling romance by a writer who knows how to create a well-plotted story.

"Fly with a Dragon" by Rosemary Laurey

Myfanwy is left to be eaten by the Dragon of Cader Bala but instead of him accepting a virgin sacrifice Arragh frees her from her bonds and heals the wounds the villagers tried to inflict on them. He takes her far away to the mythical place of Cader Ambis, home to the world's dragons, where he intends to make her his mate. That puzzles Myfanwy for how can a dragon and a human mate?

Rosemary Laurey has a refreshing and unique voice that makes her a gifted storyteller like the bards of old. This is a morality tale that teaches as it entertains. Readers who like something different will want to read Ms. Laurey's latest and most intriguing work.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 5, 2002

Also available in e-book format from the publisher.

Summary

In FLY WITH A DRAGON by Rosemary Laurey, selected as the virgin sacrifice to the ravening dragon, Myfanwy waits as Arragh, the Dragon of Cader Bala, approaches across the sacred grove. But Arragh comes not to destroy, but to carry her off to his home and fate far, far better than death.

In HEART OF THE RAVEN by J.C. Wilder, Dani is a young woman who is sold into slavery to an Overseer of the Realm. As she is taken from the only family she's ever known, Dani makes the decision that no man, Overseer or not, could possess her heart. Little does she know that he holds the key to heart her, as she does his.