Series: Inferno Rising #1
on July 30, 2019
Genres: Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Shifters
Pages: 400
Format: eBook
Source: ARC
Kasia Amon is a master at hiding. Who?and what?she is makes her a mark for the entire supernatural world. Especially dragon shifters. To them, she's treasure to be taken and claimed. A golden ticket to their highest throne. But she can't stop bursting into flames, and there's a sexy dragon shifter in town hunting for her...
As a rogue dragon, Brand Astarot has spent his life in the dark, shunned by his own kind, concealing his true identity. Only his dangerous reputation ensures his survival. Delivering a phoenix to the feared Blood King will bring him one step closer to the revenge he's waited centuries to take. No way is he letting the feisty beauty get away.
But when Kasia sparks a white-hot need in him that's impossible to ignore, Brand begins to form a new plan: claim her for himself...and take back his birthright.
Each book in the Inferno Rising series is STANDALONE:* The Rogue King* The Blood King * The Warrior King
A solid start to a new series, Abigail Owen has crafted a fascinating world fraught with clan politics and filled to the brim with all kinds of paranormal goodness. Owen has done an excellent job of introducing readers to the complex world that Brand and Kasia live in. I have read my share of shifter books but this is the first time I’ve been introduced to a phoenix and I’m here for it! I love the idea of different legendary creatures as shifters. Dragons are fun but I like variety.
I’ve crowed about it before and I’m going to do it again… I love strong, sassy heroines! There is a fine line to walk with Kasia’s character and I felt the final result was the perfect blend of strong yet fallible. Brand is a charming combination of broody, thoughtful alpha-male, with a healthy dash of respect for his female lead. I love his fierce protection of Kasia while still allowing her to make her own decisions. I mean, he will bitch about it, especially if she is putting herself in danger, but he will be there in begrudging support. Off the charts chemistry between Brand and Kasia had me hook line and sinker. The steamy bits were on point and worked as a complement to the story rather than hijacking the romance into erotica territory. Don’t get me wrong, it was erotic but there was so much more to the story.
As great as this book was, I was a little confused with the world building as it pertains to shifters. Is the shifting magic based? There were comments about silent shifting and of course his clothes/backpack magically appear when he is human again so it would have to involve magic in some fashion. I have other questions that I suspect Owen will answer in future books so I’ll just need to wait for the next book in the series.
Final thoughts? The Rogue King is an exciting, sexy start to the series Inferno Rising. The epilogue shows all the signs of the next book being an enemies-to-lovers romance and I am here for it! I may or may not have been jumping up and down after reading it and I hope we don’t have to wait too long to meet all the other sisters!
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
