Black Pearl Dreaming by K. Bird Lincoln

Koi is taking her father back to his homeland of Japan.  She thinks he has dementia and wants to help him.  The closer they get to Japan, the more antsy he gets.  He tells her to stay away from the Black Pearl.  She has no idea what that is...

World Weaver Press sent me a copy of this book to read for review (thank you).  It is being published today.

She soon learns there are warring political factions and they are using her father as a hostage to make her do what they want.  The Black Pearl is a dragon and they want to move it.  They want her to wake it enough so they can do that.  She almost loses herself in the dragon's dreams.  Her father comes to help her and he becomes unconscious but he's alive.  She gives the dragon peace which messes up the political factions.

Her boyfriend has lied to her, her father is comatose and she has to talk fast to get to go home.  Home is full of trouble, too.  Hope her dad wakes up soon!

Dream Eater by K. Bird Lincoln

This is fantasy filled with mythological creatures, gods, and a war between good and evil.  Koi has always known if she touches someone and makes contact with them, she sees more than she wants to.  She picks up fragments that make her dream about their wishes and hopes.  Some of the things she sees are real, real bad.  So she stays away from people.  But not everyone wants her to kept her skills hidden; they want her to use them.

World Weaver Press and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published April 4th.

Her father was Japanese but her mother wasn't.  What she doesn't know is that she has inherited an ability from her father that's been hidden from her.  What's worse is that the enemy knows she has this skill and he wants to use it.  All she knows is that this professor is a bad man and has killed two people she can see in her dreams.  She doesn't want more dreams like that.  But he's on her trail.

Then she meets a Japanese man who is very nice and willing to help her with her father but she's not sure why she trusts him.  Should she?

She meets more than one monster in this story.  She also finds that the gods have a funny sense of humor and certain rules to follow if you want to not lose something important to you, like her father.

By the end of the story, she's no longer innocent about her power.  She's also concerned about it makes her feel when she uses it.  It will be interesting to see where Koi's story goes next.