Teaser Tuesday - The Blood King - Abigail Owen

“What could be better than a smoking hot dragon shifter and a kickass phoenix? Throw in complex world building and a sizzling attraction and you have a sizzling dragon ride from beginning to end.  A fun, thrilling romance for anyone who loves paranormal.”  ~NY Times Bestselling Author, Alexandra Ivy

The Blood King

(Inferno Rising #2)

By Abigail Owen

Ruthless dragon king Ladon Ormarr must keep his throne—and his people—safe from the cruel High King at all costs. With war on the horizon, he’ll need a miracle to protect his clan. Luckily, the fates have dropped the irresistible Skylar Amon right into his lap.

Or so he thought. Because the last thing this phoenix wants is him.

A phoenix mate is the ticket to securing his throne, but this fiery Amon sister detests Ladon, doesn’t stick to protocols, and regularly offends his warriors and advisers.

Skylar also has no intention of sticking around, nor does she believe in the whole destined-mates thing. But if it means taking out the High King who murdered her parents, she’ll put up with the too-sexy-for-her-sanity Ladon…temporarily.

Their mating bond may make them want to tear off their clothes, but outside the bedroom…well, Ladon is positive the fates hate him. Just as he starts to win over the mercurial phoenix, everything goes to hell when the High King makes his final move. And Ladon will burn down the world to keep the mate he is unwilling to live without.

 

 

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Official published review:

Stay with me
I can’t believe it’s over! This book was so intense that the ending snuck up on me. Before I realized it we were led to the lead in on book three, oh my goodness I can’t wait to read that story!, and I hadn’t even gotten a chance to regain my equilibrium from the epic and emotional scene before it. And it was amazing! The author pulled out all the the stops, keeping us in a constant state of emotional intensity and dangerous excitement, with this book. Her characters are so realistic in their actions and thought processes that I could imagine dragons hidden in the clouds around the world. I love that we got to see more of the phoenixes and the leaders who will shape the future of the author’s world. I know there are only two more sisters to save, but I hope there are more books because I need to know that some of the crew get their HEAs as well. This is one of those books that leaves you satisfied and yet desperately awaiting the next installment, and I absolutely loved it. I can’t wait to read the next book by this author.

5 stars

GR BB

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3421781709

Mimicking her posture, he crossed his arms and smiled back. “You shouldn’t have revealed your presence to me, little firebird.”

Those blue eyes took on a hungry expression that sent an answering, inappropriate, inexplicable heat rushing through her, both the look and her reaction resulting in a reverberation of shock that pounded through her like an avalanche.

She returned his watchful stare with a narrow-eyed glare of her own, trying to cover her reaction. “And why not?” she challenged.

“Because now you’re mine.”

Silence settled over the room so thick it turned deafening. Skylar snorted to cover her sharp inhale. “Like hell.” She leaned around him to address Kasia directly. “I’m getting you out of here.”

The corner of the eye close to the scar twitched. “I can’t let you do that.” Ladon clamped a hand down on her arm.

“Bad idea, Ladon—” Kasia’s warning came too late—a warning for the king, not Skylar.

Before Kasia finished talking, Skylar rotated her hand in his grasp to grab his wrist in return. At the same time, she turned her hips, a move that shifted both his grip and his angle in relation to her, pulling him off-center and sideways. Needing him down fast, she followed up with a kick to the back of his knee. That should’ve put him on the floor, except his knee wasn’t there when she struck.

Ladon released his hold and spun out of her reach. She backed up quickly, needing to reset and reassess. Damn, he was fast for such a big man.

Ladon held out a hand to stay the men around the table who all appeared ready to step in and help subdue her. “I’ve got this.”

“Keep telling yourself that.” Good. He was still underestimating her.

“I don’t want to force you,” he said, circling her slowly. “But I can’t let you leave.”

“You don’t have a choice.” Skylar prowled to the left, studying the way he moved, determined not to admire the powerful grace of his body, anticipating his attack.

Ladon lunged for her, and she blocked, then followed with a knee to his ribs. His grunt at the contact was music to her ears, but she’d gotten too close. He flipped her around and got an arm around her neck.

Luckily, he held her up against his body. Using his grip as leverage, she slammed her head backward, right into his nose.

“Fuck.” His grip loosened.

She shot a hand straight up in the air, then stepped back in to him, spun, and brought that arm down over both of his, breaking his hold and trapping his arms under hers. At the same time, she brought her other elbow across, intending to smash it into his face.

But he bodily lifted her with both limbs still stuck under her own. He tossed her back, away from him, then glared across the space between them. Ladon wiped his elbow under his nose, leaving a crimson streak of blood on the sleeve of his otherwise pristine button-down shirt, as well as across his face. “You’ve been trained.”

“No shit.” Dragon shifters were bigger, stronger, and faster. Her mother had been no dummy.

Crossover Series – Fire’s Edge

Love the kings and clans of the Inferno Rising series? Wonder what’s happening over in the colonies where Enforcers protect and defend dragon shifter’s way of life? Check them out in Abigail’s Fire’s Edge crossover series!

 

https://abigailowen.com/abigails-books/fires-edge/

Award-winning paranormal romance author, Abigail Owen, grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing). However, she swiftly discovered that writing without imagination is not nearly as fun as writing with it.

No matter the genre, she loves to write witty, feisty heroines, sexy heroes who deserve them, and a cast of lovable characters to surround them (and maybe get their own stories). She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own personal hero, her husband, and their two children, who are growing up way too fast.

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