Angelika: A phoenix with no flame.

Airk: a dragon afraid to shift, king of the White Clan

I am sure sparks will fly in the conclusion to the Inferno Rising series and it sure has been one wild ride with the characters as they find their destiny.

High King Pytheios wants Angelika.

Angelika Amon’s three phoenix sisters are happily mated with their dragon counterparts. She wonders if she will ever find her mate? It seems she has spent her whole life waiting for this or that and she was done with it. She wants something. In this case, it s Airk and she was going after him. Their innocence in the sex department is sweet, sexy, and HOT, as they discover each other.

Abigail Owen has a way with words and this was only one of Angelika’s comments that cracked me up:

“Oh, Gods, do not think about fucking the hot, lonely, dangerous dragon shifter.”

I have spent some time with the dragon clans in their world and loved every minute of it. Not only do we have dragons, but we have many other wonderful supernatural characters that are well represented: phoenix, werewolves, gargoyles, hellhounds, witches, trolls…and when one is taken I mourn them.

I am so happy that I was there at the beginning for the Inferno series by Abigail Owen. She did a wonderful job of wrapping up the series in a spectacular fashion. Do I want a happy ever after? You bet! Did I get it? Yes, but it came at a cost. Even you may shed a tear or two or three.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Cursed King by Abigail Owen.

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I don’t know how to say goodbye to the Inferno Rising Series. By saying goodbye to Inferno Rising, I’m also saying goodbye to Fire’s Edge, which means I’m saying goodbye to all my favorite dragon shifters. A whole species! Sounds silly, I guess, but it is truly heartbreaking for me.

Airk and Angelika really did well as the final pair in the series. Angelika, the final phoenix, unsure of her place or her ability to fulfill any destiny, since what good is a phoenix with no powers? And Airk, after having been locked away and tortured for over 500 years, a shifter afraid to shift, sees his inability to shift as reason enough that he’s unfit to be the White Dragon Clan king. What a pair! Watching them struggle through the war against Pytheios, trying to unite the clans to bring down the rotting king, all the while fighting their deep-seated love for each other, was an exercise in frustration to say the least. But an amusing exercise as well.

Abigail Owen first caught my attention with The Mate, book 1 in Fire's Edge series, and that was all it took. I was well and truly caught. I devoured every book I could and waited impatiently for each new one to come out. And I have loved every single one. At one point it occurred to me that she had written other series as well, so I started reading in backwards order, going all the way back to Svatura, her first series. It's always a joy watching a young author blossom, but watching it backwards? Now, that was fun! I’m so glad I did, too. Because Abigail Owen has grown to become one of the top PNR/UF writers out there, and she’s finally getting recognition for that. Closing out another series, a partner series to Fire’s Edge, is so hard because I always fall in love with the characters and the worlds she creates. But I have a feeling we’ll see more from this world in novellas or incorporated in other series’ down the line.

However, no matter what Abigail comes out with next, I have no doubt in my mind that I will love every word.

Excellently done, Abigail Owen!!! Excellently done indeed! ( )

The Cursed King by Abigail Owens
Last book, #4, of the Inferno Rising series. Paranormal dragon shifter romance.
Angelika, the last Phoenix sister to mate. Strategic or for romance? She offers herself to Airk, a white dragon. Airk has never let his dragon free considering his 500 years of captivity and doesn’t trust that he ever will. Angelika deserves more than he can give. At least until he has some competition.

The ultimate goal of of the dragon clans the sisters have mated into, is to defeat the dragon that killed their parents, Pytheios. His witch has made a false Phoenix, tricking, killing and cheating his way to High King.
This story is a relief in a way. Finally, we get to see this monster defeated. That’s not really a spoiler as this is the conclusion to the series. And it’s romance. While the whole series aims at this goal, Pytheios takes up only a portion of this story. Mostly this is Angelika deciding she wants to be an important part of the battle and not just hidden away. And wow, she stands up and becomes an influencer. Airk is a bit angsty but that is to be expected after his being held prisoner for so long.
A sexy romance between Angelika and Airk repeats as he says “no” until they find their way.
A satisfying conclusion to a hot (lots of fire with dragons and Phoenix) and sexy paranormal romance series.

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