Dragon Gladiators Series:
Dragon Gladiators
Dragon Betrayed  ( May 31st)

Octavia Alexander is a Librarian, and a little more.  She has an ability to use playing cards to her advantage.  She can use them to heal, protect and even kill.  One day, she is minding her own business when four large sexy, yes she took the time to look, masked men after her.  She does not know what they want, just that what ever she throws at them they deflect.  Taken, she is transported back in time.  There she finally see's the men's faces, and she is shocked to learn it is her childhood best friends, Raiden, Cobalt, Nevada and Azar, who one day just disappeared and broke her heart.  What did they want with her? How did they break through her magic? Time Travel, the librarian in her so happy to be here, Really!! And since when did her guys become so dangerously hot?!!!

I am giving Dragon  Gladiators a 4.5.  I enjoyed the main character Octavia so very much.  She has such funny dialogues with herself.  We all talk to ourselves, and her conversations had me cracking up.  There was a couple times she got on my nerves, but it was understandable.  It was not enough to make me dislike her at all, or take away from the story. Tavia is funny, strong,  spunky, and will become a fierce Gladiatrix.  When she is first taken, she learns that her captors are her childhood friends.  She also learns that she has traveled back in time, the nerd in her loves this, and that her friends are dragons.  Each with their own ability.  Raiden a lighting dragon, Cobalt a metal dragon, Nevada a Ice dragon and Azar a fire dragon.  They had to disappear because the powers that be created Dragon Gladiator Games in order to control their numbers.  You have to win a 1,000 games to be free.  The guys had to have a fifth and since she had magic she would be chosen either by them or another team.  They of course want her on their team.  But there is danger to the group that only has 11 more battles to win.  Not only can they die in the ring, they have to keep their eyes out for assassins.  With precious little time, the group sets out to train Octavia with her new playing deck of cards. She is seriously going to be bada@@, and when she finally does get to fight. You are cheering her on, going you go girl! The guys are all hot, and alpha males.  Each has a different personality that is exactly what she needs. They quickly fall back into their friendship with alittle more.  After all they are not the same little boys that they used to be, they grew up.  Struggling with the her attraction, after all how can she kick butt in the ring if she is checking out how huge the guys muscles are? The guys reveal a secret at the end, as to what she is to them really.  There is also a pretty good cliffy, that will leave you going  WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!!!!  Good thing we don't have long to wait to find out.  Overall I would definitely recommend Dragon Gladiators!!