The Elder Races Book 8.5: Dragos Goes to Washington by Thea Harrison

Elder Races Book 8.5

Dragos Cuelebre, Lord of the Wyr, needs to throw a party without maiming anyone. That isn’t exactly as easy as it might sound.

After the destructive events of the last eighteen months, the Elder Races are heading to Washington D.C. to foster peace with humankind. Not known for his diplomacy skills, Dragos must rely on his mate Pia to help navigate a battlefield of words and polite smiles rather than claws. With Dragos’s mating instinct riding close to the surface, his temper is more volatile than ever and the threat of violence hovers in the air.

Then the human spouse of a prominent politician winds up murdered and Dragos and Pia must race against time to hunt down those behind it before they are held responsible for the crime.

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

A beginning to another arc of short stories, Harrison does not disappoint with this one! We are back to Pia and Dragos and happy to see that they are facing the challenges the world has thrown at them, together. Not only do we get a look at the rest of demesnes and how each group is handling the hardships of the last year and a half, we get an update with the couple that started the series. 

(Spoilers!)

Our couple is trying again to have another baby! Yay! Boy? Girl? Dragon? Or the rare possibility of Pia's rare Wyr form - a unicorn? Obviously too soon to tell. And the idea of a Wyr pregnancy is rare enough as it is. But then again for our Powerful couple, that may not be a problem. 

Pia and Dragos finally form more than just a lover-relationship. They have become husband and wife. They have a son together. And now you see them having a real partnership. They are hard at work fighting to keep their people safe. This short story opens the story for new challenges that are beginning to surface, all while giving an update on our favorite couple.