Veena’s review of Fever (Dark Kings, Book 16) by Donna Grant
Urban Fantasy published by St. Martin’s Paperbacks 29 Oct 19
Kelton may actually be one of my favorite kings, well after Constantine and Ulrich and.. okay, so I have a lot of favorites – but, really, he’s pretty up there on my list, considering he hadn’t been on the radar screen before his story. He’s a grumpy old dragon who has spent most of his time sleeping and is not quite ready to accept this new and changed world where some of his brethren have found mates. That just sets him up for a rude awakening, and Bernadette is just the woman to do that.
This a must-read for fans of the series but also a great one for new readers to jump into, because the author does a quick synopsis when Kelton gives Bernadette a history lesson.
Bernadette is an anthropologist who’s been armed by the fae queen with material to prove that dragons are real. Kelton is assigned to check out the authenticity of her claims. He’s hooked but still leaves to goes back home, but soon Bernadette follows him. As he tries to identify her source, he fills her in on the history of the Dragon Kings and slowly falls in love, as well as falling in line with the plotting of the Fae Queen.
For readers keeping up with the series, Constantine has disappeared and when he appears, he’s quite changed and unlike himself. Has he really been harnessed or is he playing a long game?
Rhi is finally coming into her own, as her past and present seem to be converging. Balladyn has finally accepted that perhaps she will never be the one for him, but he is willing to align the dark fae to fight at her side. The Dark Fae and the Kings make unlikely enemies, but I guess the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
This is a very exciting book, closing up many open questions and intriguingly opening new paths for the series to follow. Unfortunately, despite personal speculation, Rhi’s dragon king is still a mystery.
I absolutely can’t wait for the next book in the series.
Grade: A+
Summary:
His kiss was fire and passion. She shivered, wondering how he knew just how to touch her, to
send her spiraling into an abyss of pleasure…For centuries, the Dragon Kings have lived among mortals, forsaking their true selves. But for Kelton, hiding in the realm of shadows—and existing only in the world of dreams—is no longer an option. A human woman claims to know that he, like other dark warriors of his kind, is real. That the legends about these powerful, seductive men with hearts ablaze are true. And that, with just one embrace, Kelton could destroy her…or love her until the end of time.
Bernadette Davies is an anthropologist who knows better than to fall into the arms of a Dragon King. But how can she resist Kelton when he’s so willing to share his secrets and bare his soul? He hasn’t met a beautiful, trustworthy woman like Bernadette in…forever. But once they give into their mutual desire, their worlds will never be the same. Soon Bernadette must face her dilemma: Should she expose the truth about Kelton in the name of science? Or join him in his battle with the dark forces—in the name of love?
No excerpt available.
