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A Subtle Dragon: A Regency Gaslamp Fantasy (Dragons of Mayfair Book 3) Kindle Edition

by E.B. Wheeler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 3 of 3: Dragons of Mayfair

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It was a Tuesday the first time someone tried to kill Lady Amelia Chase.

Lady Amelia is resigned to enjoying one last London Season before her family declares her hopeless and banishes her to the countryside. She doesn't expect to catch anyone's attention—and especially not that of a masked man intent on killing her. Her unwelcome pursuer brings her attention of another sort from the sly and mysterious Earl of Blackerby. Lord Blackerby deals in secrets, and Amelia has a few of her own she'd rather not share. But she'll have to decide whom she can trust, because with the anti-magic Luddites plotting a bold gambit, the fate of England and its dragons hangs in the balance.

Book Three of The Dragons of Mayfair

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09YHNRGLT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rowan Ridge Press (April 20, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 20, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3386 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages

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E.B. Wheeler is the author of over a dozen books of history, historical fiction, and historical fantasy, including Whitney Award finalists Born to Treason and A Proper Dragon and Whitney Award winner Cruel Magic. She also writes short stories, essays, magazine articles, and scripts for educational software programs, and has won several awards for her short work, including the Segullah Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction. The League of Utah Writers named her the Writer of the Year in 2016. She has a B.A. in history with an English minor from BYU and graduate degrees in history and landscape architecture from Utah State University. In addition to writing, she sometimes teaches history and consults about historic preservation, and she loves gardening, folk music, fiber arts, reading, and exploring the Intermountain West with her husband and kids.

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Glenda

very good

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024

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I hate that this series ended. I liked this book best of the three books and consider it to be well done.

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JKom

The action-packed finale of the Dragons of Mayfair series

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022

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I really enjoyed Bk 1 but was disappointed in Bk 2. Eliza and Parry just never sparked any real chemistry together, and neither had any depth. At the end of Bk 2 you knew just as much about them as you knew in Bk 1. The gradual change in Bk 1’s Westing, is totally missing in Bk 2. I was hopeful that Bk 3 would do better, as Blackerby has been given a lot of attention in this series.

Bk 3 has the twin focus of Blackerby’s romance with Lady Amelia, and the attempts to capture and stop the rebels who are anti-dragon. Unlike Bk 2, we do get some insights into Blackerby’s romantic musings about Amelia, as well as her timid feelings about him. This helps, although the romantic element remains subordinated to the climactic discoveries about elemental magic, adult dragons, and their interactions with mankind.

The threat of revolutionary ringleader Shaw and why he would steal an ancient relic has prospects for a fine mystery, but little attention is given to any details that would give context. It would have been interesting to know what his thinking was, or at least, how he discovered the relic’s power – which nobody else knew anything about – as well as how he identified who could both activate that power and could be inveigled into joining his group of rebels. But we never get any such enrichment; everything is a fait accomplis here.

In summary, the historical aspects are adapted well into the storyline, and the dragons are... well, dragons! There must be a bad dragon story out there somewhere, but lovers of dragons, which is just about everyone, will enjoy their appearances here. Their appearance is satisfying, even though we still have no idea why they want to help protect mankind.

I liked that Amelia gave such good advice to Blackerby in controlling his elemental power. That was a nice touch, and redeemed her otherwise passive, self-deprecating personality. We do get the feeling that like Westing and Phoebe, they make a good pairing.

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Birdie

Dragon Fight

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023

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I enjoyed this third book in the series. I like that the less perfect characters got a place of importance and found happiness. The fight scene was great and I loved the way the story focused on the history of the white tower. I look forward to seeing what the author does next.

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023

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I highly recommend this series as innovative and delightful. The author has skillfully entwined all three books into a very enjoyable read.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2023

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This is my first book by this author, and I have to say I loved the historical aspects of it ESPECIALLY because the author could play around with what was deemed appropriate for the time thanks to dragons and magic.

The plot moved along quickly, and there was an intriguing mystery that grew over the second half of the book. It felt realistic—the way the earl conducted his investigation.

My only hiccup was the ending. Throughout the book, we’ve been able to see Amelia’s insecurities. At the end of the book, it was very much a George Heyer ending. [spoiler: Everything ended after the suggestion of marriage.] I felt there was no resolution concerning Amelia’s unhealthy, thinking.

Overall, I liked it enough that I’m going to read more from the author

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Wokachilla

First one is the best

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2022

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Eh... I really liked the first book. Though Phoebe struggled with her magic, she was so true to herself. In this book... the bare bones are really promising. You have Blackerby with his shadows and Amelia is a smart, observant woman. However, like the last story, really don't feel the chemistry. I don't think Amelia and Blackerby ever really engaged in any conversation about each other. It was a romance with no build.

SPOILERS!!! Amelia is confronted by two men. She very intelligently stabs one in the throat with her fan... then just stops. She doesn't even try to attack the other man. It's only after he grabs her that she then tries to wiggle free. Seriously? Another book where you don't really get to understand the magic people have. Blackerby's shadows can apparently learn secrets, but he doesn't ever seem to use that usefully. I felt it really didn't make a lot of sense. Also, we now have a Chaos dragon coming out of nowhere. There aren't even any records anywhere about a chaos dragon, but someone speculated about it, so by Joe, they were right! And Deborah! I know she's supposed to be dramatic, but man, she was annoying. Also, Blackerby's dragon went from a she to a he... that was weird. So... I felt let down by the series as a whole, but that's me. It's not a bad book, but I'm picky.

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Alicia Van De Kop

I need more!

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023

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I've devoured three books so swiftly. I do hope we get to visit this world again. So engaging. A delightful romp