Fifteen years ago, before the Fall that nearly destroyed the world and outed the paranormal beings, tiger shifter Harlow and her "family" were black operatives protecting all shifters. Until one of her team, an ancient warrior, stole, then broke her heart. Though she loved him beyond all else she was forced to kill him - or so she thought.

For Aodh, the only thing that saved his sanity after being imprisoned by a witch for all those years was his plan to find Harlow and learn why she and their team deserted him! Little does he know that she believes him dead as does everyone else who loved him.

ANCIENT WARRIOR by Katie Reus is one of those unexpected books that pulls you in and makes you feel as if you are really a part of this world. Harlow has mourned Aodh for all this time, so much so that she has not dated anyone or let herself go and enjoy life. When she tries, she comes face-to-face with an irate warrior who wants to know why he was abandoned. Then he is going after the witch who had imprisoned him. Nothing goes the way he expects and when he finds out the truth, he finds his family again. As they all go after the witch who was strong enough to keep a dragon shifter prisoner and use his strength as her own, they encounter more than any of them expected, including a romance that no one saw coming!

ANCIENT WARRIOR is a warm, frightening, amazingly hot, and sweet read. You get to see more of the past characters from Katie Reus' Ancient Rising series. And of course, we get to have fun with the little dragons and get caught up in the world that is trying to repair itself, survive, and maybe - if they are lucky - find love. I can't wait to see where Ms. Reus takes her fans next.