Review:
Dragons Among the Eagles
Dragons Among Us opened a door to
the possibility of secret societies, creatures of legend and a whole world
unseen by the human population. The
Dragons story continues when Cyre and Aleda return to Portland from the Dragon
Council in China. For Aleda, returning
to life as usual is not an option. With
all of the turns and twists she has recently experienced “normal” is out the
window. Her newly discovered dragon
senses and the ever present reporters’ curiosity will keep her on the move
discovering just how close to home the Shifter troubles really are. As she realizes how hard it is to keep her
secret life separate from the human world she will have to depend on old friends
to help her mesh the two worlds safely. Dragons Among the Eagles is an excellent
sequel that will hold your attention until the very end and leave you craving
more. Well done Ms. Kraemer for
delivering yet another awesome book!
Worthy of a 5 Angel Eyes rating
L. Nickels
Excerpt for
Dragons Among the Eagles by C.L. Kraemer
She
rubbed her palms against her eyes and blew out a weary breath. The one bright
spot of her email inbox had been Cyre’s answer. Aleda picked up a pen and put a
star on Friday, Sunday and Monday of her calendar. Her stomach flipped and she
couldn’t help but smile. It would be absolute heaven to fly wingtip to wingtip
with him. Snuggling in front of his big screen TV watching movies until they
fell asleep--could life get any better?
She
doubted it. Meanwhile, she felt as though her eyes were bleeding. She’d been
sitting in front of her computer sifting through the letters from a different
set of far-fetched enthusiasts than the usual Bigfoot sighters. The frightening
part was the similarity to her initial meeting with Cyre described in some of
the letters. They were certain they’d seen the dragon pictured in the shots on
the inner page of the paper.
Aleda
stood up and stretched her hands over her head, twisting from side to side and
bending to alleviate the kinks. Cyre needed to see these letters. His innocence
could get him killed if he wasn’t more cautious.
Shaking
her hands to get the blood flowing, Aleda decided to go for a walk. The day had
dawned with misty skies but being in the house this long was making her feel
claustrophobic. Fresh air and a brisk walk would clear her mind.
Her
life was just beginning. She was going to live to be seven hundred fifty years
old. Was a master’s degree really
necessary? In the next seven hundred twenty-five years was the advanced degree
going to make a difference in her lifestyle choices? Most of this argument was
moot. Her inheritance included the home where she lived and enough money to
survive. But could she keep her things and not be suspect?
Aleda
began to jog along the riverfront with the overload of questions invading her
mind. Soon she was listening to the rhythmic slap, slap, slap of her shoes
against the pavement leading up the west hills toward home. All thoughts of
what she needed to do, wanted to do were lost in the joy of misty rain rushing
against her face, wind playing with her long, dark hair and the rush of
running.
Aleda
reached the top of the hills and slowed to a walk, letting her breathing even
out and pulling in deep breaths of crisp, clean air. Her life had changed, that
was certain, but she could handle it. After all, her history certainly hadn’t
been fairy tale. The trauma of her childhood, a mother who abandoned her when
she was barely three and an aunt, who tried to beat the wicked out of her,
hadn’t succeeded in breaking her down. Why should simple lifebumps such as
learning she was a dragon/human shapeshifter who was going to live to be seven
hundred fifty years old beat her?
Aleda dragged herself up the
steps and unlocked the front door. The light on her phone was blinking
furiously.
“No
way am I checking that.”
The
thought of a hot shower enticed her and articles of clothing dropped to the
floor with each footfall along the hallway. Donning dry clothing, Aleda moved
to the couch to flip through the news channels.
A
television helicopter was circling the scene of an accident. Several police
cars were visible and an ambulance was arriving. The newscaster was warning
folks to avoid the area as there would probably be delays. Suddenly, the
picture went black and the sound vanished.
Aleda
blinked. What the…?
“Sorry folks, we’re having some
technical difficulties. We’ll keep you updated as we get the information. On a
different note…”
That was
strange.
Her phone rang and she groaned. Before
she looked at her caller ID, Aleda knew who was on the other end of the line.
If she didn’t answer, he would call and leave messages all night.
“Hello,
Warren.”
“Aleda.
Tell me you’ve been watching the news.”
“Yes,
Warren. I’ve been watching the news.”
“Good,
then I won’t have to bring you up to speed on the accident on I-205. Get over
there as fast as you can.”
“Why,
Warren? The news just warned everyone to stay away. The traffic will be
horrific. Besides, we don’t do everyday fender-benders. What’s so special about
this?”
There
was a hesitation on the line and Aleda’s stomach plummeted to her toes.
“You
know I listen to a police scanner all the time.”
“Uh-humm.”
“The
scanner was going wild before they shut it down. There were three different
agencies on the frequency and each one made the same shocked statement about
this accident.”
“Get
to the point, Warren.”
“Aleda,
I want you to get over there and find out the truth. Go now and get back to me
tonight. This is the story that could put our paper on top.”
“WARREN!”
“What?”
“What
is so important you want me to cover an accident?”
“The
police reported the deceased driver of the vehicle was…”
Aleda
heard him swallow, pull in a deep breath and continue.
“…half
human and half dragon.”
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