Does Size Matter? Are Short Stories in a Series Worth the Read?

DRAGON ON TOP

If you’re a fan of the series, then you may already be familiar with Bram and Glheanna but you may be pleasantly surprised to find that Aiken explores more of her world and the creatures that inhabit it. I definitely enjoyed reading this one!

About: Try a little dragon tenderness.

I am Glheanna the Decimator. I am a warrior. A soldier. I know no fear. No pain. No mercy. I do, however, know acute embarrassment! How could I not after getting dumped by a bastard dragon in front of my own troops? So I tuck tail and return to my cave, drowning my sorrows in ale—as is my family’s way. But instead of leaving me to my misery, I’ve been summoned to the Dragon Queen’s court.

As if my life wasn’t pathetic enough, Her Majesty now has me escorting the highborn Bram the Merciful through dangerous territories—not exactly the best use of my military training. And just so he can negotiate with enemy dragons instead of battling them? Honestly, what has my world come to? Then again…Bram is quite easy on the eyes. And the perfect distraction for what ails me. Perhaps I’m looking at all this the wrong way. Maybe there is a place for a little “mercy” in my life…

STROKE OF MIDNIGHT

Fans of Adrian will already know that she pens some tightly- written stories. Lots of suspense, lots of action and romance and that’s why I’m confident when I say that Adrian delivers some of the best written shorter stories out there. Her ability to get straight to the point and hit all the right notes makes me excited for this novella in the acclaimed Midnight Breed series.

About: Born to a noble Breed lineage steeped in exotic ritual and familial duty, vampire warrior Jehan walked away from the luxurious trappings of his upbringing in Morocco to join the Order’s command center in Rome.

But when a generations-old obligation calls Jehan home, the reluctant desert prince finds himself thrust into an unwanted handfasting with Seraphina, an unwilling beauty who’s as determined as he is to resist the antiquated pact between their families.

Yet as intent as they are to prove their incompatibility, neither can deny the attraction that ignites between them. And as Jehan and Seraphina fight to resist the calling of their blood, a deadly enemy seeks to end their uneasy truce before it even begins….

BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN

The Charley Davidson series is told strictly from the heroine’s POV so what is interesting about this particular novella is that the author is writing it from the hero’s POV. Not only is this a fantastic and unique idea, but it also gives greater insight into Reyes’s character.

About: All his life, Reyes Alexander Farrow has suffered the torments of the damned. Only one thing has given him hope: the woman who radiates a light that no mortals can see; a light that only the departed can see...

Told from his point of view, BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN chronicles the first time Reyes ever encountered Charley, and how their relationship has been the one thing that can either save him or doom him.