The Rogue King by Abigail Owen | ARC Review

Publication Date: July 30th 2019

Genre: Adult, Paranormal Romance

Source: Entangled Publishing

Synopsis:

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.

A steamy, action packed paranormal romance story filled with sass, dragon politics, fights and tons of paranormal creatures! 

My oh my, I never thought I could want more dragon shifters and shifter romances than after completing this book and falling down quite a deep Paranormal Romance hole. I do not know how I have never heard of Abigail Owen before or any of her books. Right after I finished this book I jumped into the novella of the other series, Fire’s Edge which intertwines with this one.  Now I should get to the review I guess instead of just gushing and rambling! 

” Predators didn’t like it when more dangerous predators showed up.” Dragons were as dangerous as anything supernatural got, and they didn’t play nice with others.”

I was really unsure what to expect when picking up this book. I was of course drawn in by the cover and the idea of dragon shifters! This far exceeded my expectation and now Abigail Owen is a new found author love! 

This book was filled with all of those elements I love, fierce female character, great world building and so many paranormal elements. The world developed by Owen was so intriguing. The structure of the dragon clans and the politics added complexity to the overall story making it so much more than just a steamy romance.  As the story unraveled the world slowly opens up letting us in to more of the backstory and problems currently happening causing Kasia to a very valuable character. 

” You are woman worthy of out phoenix legacy, but don’t let history control you . Find your own way in this world.”

I would say this was slightly enemies to lovers trope. Brand was a man on a mission of revenge and will stop at nothing. His desire for revenge makes him quite the interesting love interest. With revenge on the mind, secrets in his past and a romance that is forbidden the sexual tension makes this a page turner.  I adored Brand! 

Kasia is nothing short of my favorite kind of female character. She is fierce and sassy and wildly independent. With a past she cannot ignore and a future that has been foretold for her, the protection of her loved ones keeps her trying the best she can to reveal her secrets. But even she cannot fight the pull she feels towards someone she shouldn’t. 

Overall this book is a great first book that is filled with action, multiple fights, unexpected twists and characters you cannot help but to completely adore. This book has my of my new all time favorite characters and the relationship they have with Kasia is so heart warming. There is a variety of paranormal creatures/shifters in such a complex world hidden from the normal humans. The dragons have such a unique backstory and structure to their clans that adds some thrilling political intrigue and set up for what should be an amazing series. The romance was hot and I cannot wait for more from this pairing as well as seeing what happens next. This is a perfect read for any paranormal romance lover and those who need more dragons in their lives! 

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