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    One Flew Through the Dragon Heart: Favan & Flew, #1

    By C. S. Johnson

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    About this ebook

    A Chinese Legend. 

    A British Secret. 

    Star-Crossed Lovers with Incompatible Magic.  

    Brixton Flew works as a professor of wielder instruction at Rembrandt Academy, hoping to erase the regrets of his youth along with the resulting debt. But when he comes face to face with his biggest regret—the woman who broke his heart, Adelaide Favan—Brixton soon realizes his troubles have only begun.

    Unable to control her magic, Adelaide knew leaving Brixton was the only way to protect him when they were younger. Now she discovers he is the key to recovering the Dragon Eyes, a legendary treasure connected to her magic and her family's disgraced legacy—and she knows the risk is great, to both his life and her heart.

    With others seeking the power of the Dragon Eyes, Brixton and Adelaide must outwit their foes and face down their families to save London from an ancient legend that sleeps beneath the magic portal in their city.

    But the renewed passion growing between them may prove to be the greater peril ...

     

    One Flew Through the Dragon Heart is the first book in a new steampunk series by C.S. Johnson, blending together history, romance, mecha-dragons and magic against the glittering backdrop of 1880's Victorian London.

    FROM THE BOOK:  

    It seemed impossible that Brixton could both remember and forget everything about their first kiss as her lips parted under his once more.  

    The same heightened desperation called to him as her softness melted effortlessly against the tautness of his body. He tasted the same soft, malty sweetness of her mouth, feeling the fullness of her lips as they flowered beneath his. Her body curved into his, her fingers gripping his knuckles. He heard her same, muted sigh of pleasure as their joined hands collapsed between them, and he felt the same heady rush as they collided into each other.

    But this time was different, too. He resisted the urge to run his hands down her body, to gather her against him. Before, he had been too intoxicated by the taste of her to wonder if she could handle the full extent of his passion; this time, he was overwhelmed, but he was all too aware of what it was like to lose her.

    The equal power of their magic diminished as he began to be consumed. It could have been years or seconds since their last meeting; he had wanted her then, and he only wanted her more now.

    The engines behind them sparked; the ship began to sink. Brixton felt his own destruction become increasingly inevitable before she reluctantly tore herself away from him.

    His voice was a husky whisper as he stared into the silver seas of Adelaide's gaze. "I've missed you." 

      

    WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:  

    "I've certainly loved every minute of this story, and I can't wait for the next book in this series!" ~ Pris, Goodreads Reviewer

    "An interesting and enjoyable historical, steam-punk story full of magic, dragons, legends, history, friendship, family, loyalty and love." ~ Zany Bibliophile Book Blog Review

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC. S. Johnson
    Release dateDec 21, 2018
    ISBN9781948464161
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    C. S. Johnson

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    • 4/5
      What a delicious piece of alternative history steampunk fiction One Flew Through the Dragon Heart was! In addition to an inclusion and blending of Chinese and British histories, there was a star-crossed lovers romance to be enjoyed as well. Brixton Flew and Adelaide Favan met while in school and although their friendship was rocky at the start something did develop between them that was stronger than the forces that divided them, but for the last several years, on Brixton’s side of things, all he felt was anger and betrayal over Ada’s desertion of him.Everything Ada had done in the past was to protect Brixton and to please her family. Even then though, Ada’s loyalty to her family was more about Ada getting the help that she needed in order to control her magical side. The last thing that she ever wanted was for Brixton to get dragged into her family’s struggle to reclaim their legacy but through events that neither of them could have predicted Brixton happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Once he knew he had found Ada again, there was no way that he was not getting answers to the questions that had been buzzing around his brain for years.Brixton and Ada were a great combination! Especially because they both had magical abilities and it was those abilities that were the source of tension between them, even if Brixton was ignorant to Ada’s true ability and their magical incompatibility at the start. I very much enjoyed that magical compatibility was an issue that was explored in depth in this book, it introduced a fascinating subject to consider. Also, the idea behind how magic was introduced in Britain was quite interesting and very creative. Did I forget to mention that there was a dragon in this story and who doesn’t love a book with a dragon?! There was a lot to love while reading One Flew Through the Dragon Heart and it was a magical journey indeed!This review is based on a complimentary book I received from R&R Book Tours. It is an honest and voluntary review. The complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.
    • 5/5
      It's a ridiculously fun and sweet romance, mixed with magic and mech-dragons. I really enjoyed getting to play with the alternative history in the world-building behind this one, but I've kept my signature complicated fun, family dysfunction, and true love.

      Here's the blurb I have (so far!):

      Brixton went silent as his chest tightened, his heart clenched, and his fingers shook.
      He had only just barely stopped himself.
      He had come so bloody close to saying her name.
      It was appalling to think after nearly four years he still thought of her—thought of her, dreamed of her, but never spoke of her.
      How could he? Remembering her was like lighting himself on fire and forgetting how much it burned.


      A Chinese Legend. A British Secret. Star-Crossed Lovers with Incompatible Magic.

      Brixton Flew works as a professor of wielder instruction at Rembrandt Academy, hoping to erase the regrets of his youth along with the resulting debt. But when he comes face to face with his biggest regret—the woman who broke his heart, Adelaide Favan—Brixton soon realizes his troubles have only begun.

      Unable to control her magic, Adelaide knew leaving Brixton was the only way to protect him when they were younger. Now she discovers he is the key to recovering the Dragon Eyes, a legendary treasure connected to her magic and her family's disgraced legacy—and she knows the risk is great, to both his life and her heart.

      With others seeking the power of the Dragon Eyes, Brixton and Adelaide must outwit their foes and face down their families to save London from an ancient legend that sleeps beneath the magic portal in their city.

      But the renewed passion growing between them may prove to be the greater peril ...

      One Flew Through the Dragon Heart is the first book in a new steampunk series by C.S. Johnson, blending together history, romance, mecha-dragons and magic against the glittering backdrop of 1880’s Victorian London.