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Embers: (Scales 'N' Spells) Kindle Edition

by AJ Sherwood (Author), Jocelynn Drake (Author), Katie Griffin (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 2,112 ratings
Once upon a time, there was a stunningly gorgeous mage named Nikki.

They were trapped by evil, horrible Jaeggi mages for ten long years until they were rescued by the brave dragon named Gunter.

The grumpy red knight swept in, carrying them off to a fair castle, where they lived happily ever after.

That’s how the story’s supposed to go, anyway. Nikki would really like to have that fairytale ending, please and thank you.

It’s too bad Gunter is oblivious and the Jaeggi are interfering. Nikki may just have to cook up some explosions to help both situations along, because they’re determined to get their happily ever after.

Is there a magic how-to guide on things that go boom?

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non-binary MC, Grumpy and Sunshine, it’s basically the air we breathe, Gunter needs a hug, Nikki likes to give them, crippling crush at first sight, Nikki has trust issues, for good reason, Nikki’s determined, Gunter is oblivious, mis-used poetry, Alric and Gunter are once again banned from drinking together, ever, schmoop, wall sex, the tongue thing is awesome, all hail Gunter’s tongue, violence, because bad guys, Nikki feels that explosions are an appropriate response to everything, Cameron and Nikki are explosion buddies, Nikki has mixed feelings on high heels, fairytales do come true
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    Scales 'N' Spells
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B099ZXFXW8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 10, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.0 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 374 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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  1. Jocelynn Drake

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    New York Times Bestselling author Jocelynn Drake loves a good story, whether she is reading it or writing one of her own. Over the years, her stories have allowed her to explore space, talk to dragons, dodge bullets with assassins, hang with vampires, and fall in love again and again.

    This former Kentucky girl has moved up, down, and across the U.S. with her husband. Recently, they’ve settled near the Rockies.

    When she is not hammering away at her keyboard or curled up with a book, she can be found walking her dog Ace, or playing video games. She loves Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, and fast cars.

    She is the author of the urban fantasy series: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. She has recently completed a gay romantic suspense series called The Exit Strategy about two assassins falling in love and trying to create a life together, as well as a MM paranormal romance series featuring a family of vampires.

    She has co-authored with Rinda Elliot the following series: Unbreakable Bonds, Ward Security, Pineapple Grove, and the Weavers Circle. She has also co-authored with AJ Sherwood the Scales 'N Spells dragon series. She can be found at JocelynnDrake.com.

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    AJ Sherwood believes in happily ever afters, magic, dragons, good men, and dark chocolate. She often dreams at night of delectable men doing sexy things with each other. In between writing multiple books (often at the same time) she pets her cats, plays with her dogs, and attempts insane things like aerial yoga.

    She currently resides in Michigan with aforementioned dogs and cats. Being in snow country gives her the excuse to stay inside and watch bl dramas, which suit her perfectly.

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Customers love this book as a fantastic conclusion to the Fire Dragons series, describing it as an emotional roller coaster with a joyous love story. They find it highly entertaining and funny, with one customer noting there's never a dull moment. Customers praise the characters, with one review highlighting the silly group of fierce/sweet dragons, while others appreciate the wonderful mate Nikki and Gunter. The writing style receives positive feedback, and customers describe the book as adorably sweet.

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46 customers mention "Storyline"42 positive4 negative

Customers love the storyline of the book, particularly appreciating its fantastic conclusion and solid plot, with one customer describing it as an emotional roller coaster.

"...The story itself was wonderful. Gunter, the clan's historian is grumpy and has longed for his mate for 500 years since the Dragon War...." Read more

"A great ending to a wonderful series. I love the seeing the un-grumpy Gunter. Nikki is the perfect mate to shake him up!" Read more

"A Smoldering Finale to the Scales n’ Spells series in Embers by AJ Sherwood and Jocelynn Drake...." Read more

"...The general storyline was ok, a bit too drawn out but the end was satisfying and I enjoyed the epilogue...." Read more

36 customers mention "Enjoyment"36 positive0 negative

Customers find the series highly entertaining, with one customer particularly enjoying following the characters Alric and Cameron.

"...This is a wonderful book, and I love the hope we're left with in the end...." Read more

"...A truly amazing book. This entire series is going to be comfort rereads for me. I can tell you that already...." Read more

"...Their training for their dragon was great. This final lived up to the other books." Read more

"...I loved this entire series, and how the author’s brought us so many different characters, all with their own twist on relationships and what it..." Read more

16 customers mention "Humor"16 positive0 negative

Customers find the book funny and satisfying, with one mentioning it's a great relaxing read.

"...This book has its hilarious moments (drunk dragons!) and its sweet tender moments as Gunter helps Nikki work through their trams and find a place..." Read more

"...The final scene between the dragons and the Jaeggi was enthralling and satisfying...." Read more

"...Beyond that glaring mistake, this book was actually a lot of fun...." Read more

"...It was really fun to read and especially in the first book it was si funny and welcome style...." Read more

16 customers mention "Likability"16 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, particularly Nikki as a wonderful mate, and one customer describes them as a silly group of fierce/sweet dragons.

"Yeah for Gunter, Nikki is perfect for him. Their training for their dragon was great. This final lived up to the other books." Read more

"...This pairing, between Nikki and Gunter was interesting...." Read more

"...Beyond that glaring mistake, this book was actually a lot of fun. Nikki is wild and the way they come into the story and latch onto Gunter was so..." Read more

"I love dragons, and this series is a great one about dragons finding their mage mates...." Read more

12 customers mention "Character development"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one mentioning they are full of humor.

"...I loved this entire series, and how the author’s brought us so many different characters, all with their own twist on relationships and what it..." Read more

"...It didnt help that sometimes it felt little forced. I loved the characters, but they sometimes lost themself and they behaved and spoke..." Read more

"...Finally a win for this and all clans. Great series, loved the characters and storytelling." Read more

"...Great writing! Great character development! And the love stories were totally swoon-worthy!..." Read more

10 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one customer noting its consistency throughout the series.

"...Again, not a detraction and, in my opinion, this was very well written." Read more

"...The funny way of writing was great but it got little old quickly so it started to be less funny and I craved something more emotial and realistic..." Read more

"3 stars! This book was tedious to finish...." Read more

"...and true love (along with the occasional explosion) was brilliantly written." Read more

7 customers mention "Sweetness"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book adorably sweet.

"...Having a sexy and lovable dragon to guard them and stay with them certainly doesn’t hurt...." Read more

"...fun to read and especially in the first book it was si funny and welcome style...." Read more

"...a dearly loved series, I found the ending as magical and beautiful as the beginning...." Read more

"Been a cute series and was looking forward to the final battle. This however was just another lesson in being PC...." Read more

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  • A Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Ending, though I wish it wasn't ending
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2021
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    Nikki is non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns. There may be a bit of confusion when reading to separate Nikki's pronouns at first, but it's really not a hurdle. If you're incapable of dealing with that, then step off now.

    That being said...

    This book is long. Justifiably long. Not only is Gunter and Nikki's love story told, but also Nikki's rescue, and the culmination of the series - the vanquish of the Jaeggi. While I have read the other 3.5 books in the series, it has been a while. So, the prologue covering the rescue of Ravi which gained Nikki's freedom, along with others, was a nice to have. The book stands alone, though, enjoyment of the book and a bit more of the worldview would be assisted by reading the others.

    The story itself was wonderful. Gunter, the clan's historian is grumpy and has longed for his mate for 500 years since the Dragon War. Nikki, a rescued, untrained, untrusting mage comes along and seems to be the one person Gunter can deal with having in his library (so called dungeon). Nikki finds Gunter soothing, safe, calm, and smoking hot. From the first sight Nikki has of Gunter on the battlefield, they know Gunter is their mate, their one and only. They can't wait to be taken in Gunter's arms... so what is taking Gunter so. Darn. Long?!?!

    This is a wonderful book, and I love the hope we're left with in the end. But, I'm wondering if there wouldn't be some followup, with the way several openings were left. After all, the other Dragon clans found no mates... and all the ends created in this book aren't _really_ tied up... so, maybe? hopefully, there might be more...

    Edited 9/17/21 - Just from the author's newsletter:
    "Starting in early 2022, we will begin working on a spin-off series that focuses on the Valerii Clan (the ice dragons of Brazil).

    I don't have many details to share just yet. We haven't figured out much - not even titles of the books or the new series. I do believe we will be seeing more of Dimitri (from Embers). I also think we're aiming to keep this series at three books, but all things are naturally subject to change.

    We will have more details about the Valerii in the spring of 2022."
    So, YAY! More dragons to come!
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  • Raven reads
    5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing end to this series!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2021
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    As sad as I am to see the last book in this series, I am also stoked! And what a way to end a series with a bang! I want my very own dragon. I might be a mage. Wonder if I could make my way to Germany for mage testing? Oh my gosh I love these books! We met Nikki at the end of Blood and knew they were going to rock Gunter’s world in all of the best ways. They are terrified of the Burkhard mages at first, but the love and kindness eventually wears them down. Having a sexy and lovable dragon to guard them and stay with them certainly doesn’t hurt. And Gunter finally has a reason to venture forth from his library dungeon. This book sees the final battle to take down the monstrous Jaeggi once and for all. This book has its hilarious moments (drunk dragons!) and its sweet tender moments as Gunter helps Nikki work through their trams and find a place of their very own among the clan. A truly amazing book. This entire series is going to be comfort rereads for me. I can tell you that already. I can’t wait for the follow up series.
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  • Faith Priddy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic conclusion
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
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    Yeah for Gunter, Nikki is perfect for him. Their training for their dragon was great. This final lived up to the other books.
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  • cassie
    5.0 out of 5 stars They lived happily ever after
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2025
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    A great ending to a wonderful series. I love the seeing the un-grumpy Gunter. Nikki is the perfect mate to shake him up!
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  • Stace894
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Conclusion leaving me wanting more!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2021
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    A Smoldering Finale to the Scales n’ Spells series in Embers by AJ Sherwood and Jocelynn Drake. Embers finally gives us the story of the grumpy dragon we have all come to love in Gunter and his mate Nikki. When Nikki escapes from the Jaeggi who have been holding him hostage for power since he was a child, he’s thrown into Gunter's arms for safekeeping. Nikki feels an instant connection for the dragon, but I loved how Gunter was totally oblivious to what was going on between the two in their early stages. Nikki claims Gunter long before Gunter realizes what Nikki really is to him. Gunter and Nikki work thru their individual insecurities to form a strong mate bond. We are brought to the conclusion of the long fought battle between the Jaeggi and the dragons, bringing all of our favorite dragons and mages back together to the Grand Conclusion to the story. I loved this entire series, and how the author’s brought us so many different characters, all with their own twist on relationships and what it takes to make them work. I hope that they continue to bring us stories of Dragons and Mages from the other clans so that we are able to get updates on our favorite characters and the children from these fantastic pairings!
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  • Rosemary
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bang up ending
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021
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    This has been a great series and I'm a little sad to see it end but it definitely ended on a bang. In this book, the scene with Gunther and Alric drunk shifting was pure gold. I laughed so hard I was crying. I was also very glad that Ravi was prominently featured in the book. He was always my favorite. The final scene between the dragons and the Jaeggi was enthralling and satisfying. To be honest, though, I was a little uncomfortable with Nikki's pronouns in that sometimes when they were used I was confused as to whether it was about a group or just Nikki. I had to go back and reread portions several times. However, that was my problem and really did not detract from the overall story. Also, I would have liked to know what happened with Lina and her family and the others rescued from the Jaeggi. Again, not a detraction and, in my opinion, this was very well written.
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  • Morag McKell
    5.0 out of 5 stars As good as I expected, loved it! 😊
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2021
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    The final book in the Scales 'N' Spells series, it's a wonderful finale to a series I absolutely love 😊

    I love Nikki, such a bright, energetic, mischievous and creative character, but understandably has a lot of issues. Gunter is so caring, patient and loving as Nikki works through their issues.

    All the dragons and mages are there, working towards achieving their goal of defeating the evil Jaeggi clan 😊 I would recommend reading the series in order, to understand who all the characters are, and how they relate to each other (and because I think they're great, fun stories!) 😀
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  • Tabea D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gelungener Abschluss
    Reviewed in Germany on December 20, 2021
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    Embers ist der gelungene Abschluss der "Scales 'n' Spells" Reihe von A J Sherwood und Jocelynn Drake. Wir dürfen hier Gunthers Geschichte lesen: wie der etwas grummelige Bibliothekar des Feuerdrachen-Clans seinen Herzensmenschen findet. Besonders gefallen hat mir an dieser Geschichte, dass Nicki, die zweite Hauptfigur, ein nicht-binärer Charakter ist. Auch wenn es am Anfang etwas ungewohnt war, habe ich mich schnell an die Pronomen they / them gewöhnt (hab das Buch auf englisch gelesen) und es hat Spaß gemacht, zu verfolgen, wie eben das Spiel mit Nikkis nicht binären Eigenschaften dem Charakter noch mal einen besonderen Pepp verliehen hat. Nikki ist frech, schlagfertig, liebt Explosionen und mischt den ruhigen und eher zurückgezogen Gunther auf eine gute Art und Weise auf.
    Die Rahmenhandlung, die sich über alle 5 Bücher erstreckt, wird in diesem Buch zum Abschluss gebracht. Alle lieb gewonnenen Charaktere aus den vorangegangenen Büchern tauchen wieder auf. Ich würde daher empfehlen, den Roman nicht ohne die vorherigen Romane zu lesen.
    Insgesamt ist die Geschichte spannend, lustig, sexy, liebevoll und emotional - kurz: unterhaltsam und sehr zu empfehlen für Leser, die Fantasy und m/m - Romance mögen.
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  • Mercedes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!
    Reviewed in Spain on September 17, 2021
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    Read the whole series in a week, it's addictive! And I totally LOVED each and and every couple introduced. I wish there would be another book just to see the turbulences of parenthood in the clan. No doubt I'll re-read this series, it has it all: action, romance, mages and dragons!
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  • Shruthi Vijayan
    5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing read
    Reviewed in India on March 3, 2022
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    I'm thrilled to have come across this series. Fantasy, romance and a good story, this is precious. I recommend this book wholeheartedly. ☺️
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing
    Reviewed in Australia on November 26, 2022
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    Lovely series and so refreshing to see a nonbinary love interest! Hope to see more books soon. Keep up the great work!
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