Dragon Craved

Amelia and Knox sure has a shaky start to their relationship. He hates but lusts after Amelia. She desires him but is careful. Since he is her warden and she is his prisoner. Amelia’s all by herself on an island and prison full of dragon shifters. And some are out to kill her. She doesn’t know why and is puzzled on why she desires Knox. Great story on how these two get together and how Knox saves his brother along the way.

Pretty standard junk food romance. The first chapter was just the excuse to get Amelia in prison, and her position as an assistant D. A. Should have given her better negotiation powers. Amelia offered herself in trade rather than negotiating a reduced sentence and time out for good behavior? 10 years for petty theft and vandalism? As she said, “cheese and rice!” (It took a moment to realize that rhymes with…Jesus Christ). And this phrase started to rub me wrong the more it was used. Overall, Amelia seemed like an older teen who was overreaching on her skills. I think Scarlett West should have gotten her inner Law and Order on and asked someone in the field how they would approach it.

And if I wrote this, her sister would land in jail within the week anyways. That girl seemed to be making excuses to cover for her chaotic approach to life. Now that would add a plot twist.

Plus, as a law-abiding citizen, the jailors should have treated her with more respect than the average prisoner. After all, she was just subbing in. As a jailor, I might have assigned her immediately to counseling or legal advice for inmates near the end of their terms.

The romance:
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This is why we are reading the book, so here are some quotes:

“You aren’t the hottest thing I’ve seen on the shelf, so don’t give yourself a five-star prize just yet.“

"Beneath that stormy demeanor, he had a bone of concern. Maybe a pinky bone, but it mattered."

But you will see such drudgery as “His authoritative air called to my womanly instincts to have him dominate me in the bedroom“

Knox, the warden, made some extremely stupid decisions. He took Amelia along to a fight scene because he decided it would be safer. NO. Safer is far, far away from a knife or claw fight. His attraction to her battled with his common sense. His dragon was depicted as a completely separate spirit possessing his body, so Knox spent a lot of time in internal battles.

My point is that the two both spent more time mooning over each other than engaging with each other. I would like some of the internal angst removed to make a tighter plot.

The Writing:
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I actually think the writing itself was decent and had its moments. There were no typos, and I found some worthy phrases. 2 stars for that.