War’s Passion by Lia Davis
Book #1: Sons of War Series
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My Rating: 4½/5 stars
My Review:
I think you all know I have a deep, deep love of all things dragon so coming across Lia Davis’s Sons of War series was sort of an embarrassing squeak moment. I’ve now read each of the books twice and can’t say I’m done with them. Here’s the lay of the land:
Gwen: Fifteen years ago, her parents were killed in an unprovoked attack by three men, one of which was able to shift into a large, black dragon. With high hopes for starting over, Gwen and her adopted sister, Elle move into a fixer-upper on the coast of Maine. Within just a few days, Gwen finds herself right back in the middle of her worst nightmare, surrounded by dragons. Unlike last time however, these dragons seem to be friendly.
Markus: ggggrrrrr!!! As the son of Ares, Markus and his brothers were literally born into violence. In the centuries since their birth, Markus and his brothers have been tasked by Zeus to watch over the Descendants, those half-mortal children whose other parent just happens to be a god or goddess. Meeting Gwen is the first time in centuries Markus has been glad of his assignment and if he is going to make her his mate, he’s going to have to get her to trust him.
Garrick: aka Gary to those who want to piss him off. Garrick is 100% batsh&t crazy and is hell bent on bringing down the Olympian deities and his brothers. Oh, yes, Markus and crew are Garrick’s brothers and Garrick will stop at nothing to see them all fall. Garrick’s crazy sort of happened over night when his mate, Sophia was taken from him. In that moment, Garrick became convinced of his brother’s betrayal and hatched a plan to kill them all. In order to do that, Garrick has to collect as many of the Descendants as he can, unlock their bound powers, and get them to do his evil bidding.
The Descendants: Across the world are children and adults just like Gwen, half-mortals with gifts that were bestowed upon them by their other, Olympian parent. The gift(s) each Descendant has is dependent upon the identity of their Olympian parent. In the last great war, the Olympian deities discovered their descendants with unbound powers posed a serious threat to their existence and so, the Descendants had their powers bound and Zeus forbid the deities from having any direct contact with their offspring. Most of the Descendants, Gwen included, know there is something different about them but don’t quite know the entire story. Garrick, being a Son of War does know the full story and desperately needs people like Gwen in order to pull off his ridiculously crazy plan.
The Bottom Line: Yeah, I love dragons to a disturbing degree and Lia Davis is only encouraging my obsession with her Sons of War series. Gwen is an interesting character and she becomes more so as she gains her powers but the real interest lies in the actual Sons of War. Markus and his brothers are all kinds of varied and angry, and hot. Though they are stick on Earth they have made the most of their time and become successful business men and protectors of their town. They have also spent their years on Earth looking for Garrick in order to stop his madness. As Gwen and Elle (and others) come into the Sons’ lives, and the Olympians are once again able to have direct contact with their descendants, the need to stop Garrick becomes critical. War’s Passion has loads of backstory, just the right amount of action and mayhem, some steamy naughty bits, and the promise of more awesomeness to come. For all intents and purposes, War’s Passion comes to a full and complete end but as you will see, the Sons of War story is far, far from over.

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War's Passion is the first in a new seductive series that merges Greek mythology and dragons with the contemporary world.
After losing her parents in a brutal attack by a monster straight out of her nightmares, Gwendolyn Preston tries to pick up the shattered pieces of her life. Along with her best friend, she moves to a small fishing village on the coast of Maine to find a new life away from the nightmares that haunt her. Just when she believes her life could go back to normal, the deliciously dark and handsome Markus Sullivan disrupts her hopes to grieve in peace. Markus drew the short straw when it came to being the liaison between his father, Ares--god of war--and his brothers. When he discovers that the earthbound demigods, known as the descendants, have banded together to start another rebellion against the gods, it becomes his number -ne priority to stop them. That is until he meets Gwen, the granddaughter of Aphrodite and the next target of the descendants. Together their path is rife with passion and danger. It might take more than the son of war to win this battle...Gwen herself.©2014 Lia Davis (P)2015 Lia Davis
- Listening Length5 hours and 38 minutes
- Audible release dateJanuary 28, 2015
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Listening Length | 5 hours and 38 minutes |
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Author | Lia Davis |
Narrator | Michael Ferraiuolo |
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Audible.com Release Date | January 28, 2015 |
Publisher | After Glows |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B00SWDBAEW |
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2014
This is a new series by Lia - Sons of War. It is about the sons of Ares, God of War, who were sent to Earth to keep peace - watching over the descendants to prevent more wars. I really enjoyed this story. Sometimes books that are more fantasy are hard for me get started with or follow or I get distracted by the explanations needed at the beginning. But this did not happen with War's Passion. The author balanced the new information I needed to learn to understand about the gods and dragons with a plot. The plot got me hooked right away and I wanted to keep reading to know what would happen next! And now a bit about the story...
After watching her parents brutal death at the hands of a dragon, Gwen has had a hard time coping. She knows she is a descendant of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, and her best friend / adopted sister Elle is the granddaughter to Nyx, Goddess of Night, so the whole man turning to a dragon in her living room didn't make her crazy. But still she has had a hard time trusting people and dealing with panic attacks. After leaving a small town in Nebraska, she ends up in Maine and not with one dragon after her, but five dragons. Except these dragons are different. She doesn't fear them as she does the man who killed her father. She actually totally overcomes her fear, with lots of help from Elle and Markus and puts together a plan to avenge her parents death.
Favorite quotes:
- She shouldn’t encourage him, shouldn’t be allowing him to kiss her, to touch her. He was a dragon, the son of Ares, and dangerous. Yet, she wanted more of him. No, she craved more. It was crazy. They just met.
- Man, she was a mess when it came to Markus. She was also in jeopardy of losing her heart to the man, or having it broken into a billion pieces.
- she couldn’t let her fears rule her. It was time she grew a backbone and stood up to the monsters.
- It wasn’t good when love and war came together to visit.
- Why the hell did he have to be so complicated? One minute he was charming, the next he withdrew behind his internal walls.
- And nothing, or no one, was going to get in his way of having what he wanted.
- “Love, you’re a goddess. You were never normal.”
- "It’s not going to be easy. I’ll push you to your breaking point to prepare you."
- I’ll deal with you later. In my bed. Gwen met Markus’s gaze as he spoke those words telepathically. Heat spread through her like wildfire. Biting her lower lip, she thought back to him, I look forward to it.
After watching her parents brutal death at the hands of a dragon, Gwen has had a hard time coping. She knows she is a descendant of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, and her best friend / adopted sister Elle is the granddaughter to Nyx, Goddess of Night, so the whole man turning to a dragon in her living room didn't make her crazy. But still she has had a hard time trusting people and dealing with panic attacks. After leaving a small town in Nebraska, she ends up in Maine and not with one dragon after her, but five dragons. Except these dragons are different. She doesn't fear them as she does the man who killed her father. She actually totally overcomes her fear, with lots of help from Elle and Markus and puts together a plan to avenge her parents death.
Favorite quotes:
- She shouldn’t encourage him, shouldn’t be allowing him to kiss her, to touch her. He was a dragon, the son of Ares, and dangerous. Yet, she wanted more of him. No, she craved more. It was crazy. They just met.
- Man, she was a mess when it came to Markus. She was also in jeopardy of losing her heart to the man, or having it broken into a billion pieces.
- she couldn’t let her fears rule her. It was time she grew a backbone and stood up to the monsters.
- It wasn’t good when love and war came together to visit.
- Why the hell did he have to be so complicated? One minute he was charming, the next he withdrew behind his internal walls.
- And nothing, or no one, was going to get in his way of having what he wanted.
- “Love, you’re a goddess. You were never normal.”
- "It’s not going to be easy. I’ll push you to your breaking point to prepare you."
- I’ll deal with you later. In my bed. Gwen met Markus’s gaze as he spoke those words telepathically. Heat spread through her like wildfire. Biting her lower lip, she thought back to him, I look forward to it.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 6, 2014
War's Passion
Lia Davis
Son's Of War book 1
When you know Greek Mythology then you know the God of War is none other then Ares so you guessed it this hot guys are the son's of war.
Markus on of the son's of war has stepped up in the role of leader here on earth. with four of his brothers they protect the veil (Seth, Drake, Zavier, and Tyson). Sent as punishment to earth by Zeus for a murder that almost destroyed Olympus.
Gwendolyn Preston was raised knowing she was the granddaughter of Aphrodite but after watching her parents die in a nightmare made situation, A black as night dragon killing her father and 2 others killing her mother what girl wouldn't have anxiety issues and doubt all around her as to what she saw. Plus always wondering why Aphrodite didn't help her son when he needed her most.
Gerrick another son of war has sworn to avenge the death of his mate and unborn child and take over Olympus by using the earth bound descendants of the gods and goddesses.
Can this odd team figure out how to put a stop to Gerrick?
hat happens when Zeus resend the ban for a few Gods and Goddesses to reach out to their earth bound children how will Gwen take meeting her Grandmother?
Can they Figure out how to get pass the curse to not mate with a descendant for Markus knows Gen is his?
And last can Gwen get past all that has happened in her life put her trust in others and most important a dragon, To find what she was meant to LOVE?
This book as a wonderfully well written story and the plot i loved i can't wait to read the next in this wonderful awesome series by LIA DAVIS she has never one to disappoint with her works. Every story a unique touch in every word.
Lia Davis
Son's Of War book 1
When you know Greek Mythology then you know the God of War is none other then Ares so you guessed it this hot guys are the son's of war.
Markus on of the son's of war has stepped up in the role of leader here on earth. with four of his brothers they protect the veil (Seth, Drake, Zavier, and Tyson). Sent as punishment to earth by Zeus for a murder that almost destroyed Olympus.
Gwendolyn Preston was raised knowing she was the granddaughter of Aphrodite but after watching her parents die in a nightmare made situation, A black as night dragon killing her father and 2 others killing her mother what girl wouldn't have anxiety issues and doubt all around her as to what she saw. Plus always wondering why Aphrodite didn't help her son when he needed her most.
Gerrick another son of war has sworn to avenge the death of his mate and unborn child and take over Olympus by using the earth bound descendants of the gods and goddesses.
Can this odd team figure out how to put a stop to Gerrick?
hat happens when Zeus resend the ban for a few Gods and Goddesses to reach out to their earth bound children how will Gwen take meeting her Grandmother?
Can they Figure out how to get pass the curse to not mate with a descendant for Markus knows Gen is his?
And last can Gwen get past all that has happened in her life put her trust in others and most important a dragon, To find what she was meant to LOVE?
This book as a wonderfully well written story and the plot i loved i can't wait to read the next in this wonderful awesome series by LIA DAVIS she has never one to disappoint with her works. Every story a unique touch in every word.
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Romantic at heart
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 5, 2014
Well what can i say this is the start of a brand new series for Lia Davis and from what i can tell in the book its looking to be yet another brilliant series. Although the story is centered around Markus and Gwen finding love but we also see the start of another 2 relationships. Cant wait for more and i would highly recomend this to any romance fans

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A new must read author for me.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 3, 2014
I haven't read any of Lia Davis's stories before this one but this story has made me a fan. If you like dragons, and frankly who doesn't, greek mythology and hot romance, you can't go far wrong with this story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 30, 2014
Great series so far looking forward to the next book have just downloaded it so going to read it now