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Dragonfire

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this was really interesting.. differnt in some ways and sexy and sweet.. lol the writing is amazing as always because this author is amazing.. i loved the paranormal aspects and i loved the dragons.. mmm yummy lol

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A lot happens in this book. There is very little romance in this book. Yes Roman and Sabine end up together and there is a little romance but mostly this book is about the bigger story. We find out so much in this book and also have way more questions. We find out who their enemies are sort of. I think Camlo is one of my favorite new characters in this series. I do hope we see more of him in the following books. I look forward to reading more because I am no more curious on whats going to happen and why.



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I absolutely love Donna Grant. She is extremely creative and her vivid descriptions and detail bring everything she writes to life. Her Dark Kings series has been my favorite series for quite some time and I always anticipate the next book. That being said, and although I love Donna Grant, I had a hard time getting into this book. I enjoyed the back story of Roman and V but I had a difficult time relating to the Romani woman, Sabina, that Roman falls for and to Sabina's brother Camlo. Perhaps it is because I am not familiar with Romani culture or that I am confused by how Camlo is child like one moment and then wise seeming the next but I found myself often putting the book down and coming back to it later. If you are a Donna Grant or Dark Kings fan you will definitely want to read it as part of the series but you may not find this book as engrossing as others in the Dark King series.

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I was a little leery coming into the series starting with book 14. However unlike other series I have read, you know there’s a backstory, but I didn’t feel lost. It just made me that much more eager to read the other 13. I love the character development, the plot was enticing And kept me wanting more. I highly recommend this one click, you won’t regret it.

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I received a free copy of this book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.

This story of dragons and dragon kings is filled with surprises. The characters are well defined and believable. Which is quite a feat since I don’t really believe in dragons, especially shape shifting ones.

We first find out about the dragons when Camlo, a challenged young man, sees two of them flying in the night skies above his home. He tells his sister, Sabina, but she doesn’t see them. Sabina and her brother live alone in an isolated farm where Camlo takes care of animals and Sabina designs and creates jewelry as her livelihood. She and her brother live a quiet life on the farm, just the way she likes it.

But that is about to change in ways she never saw. Which is a little strange since Sabina is a Romani Gypsy with the Sight. She simply refuses to see it. When Roman and V enter her life Sabina will willingly make dramatic changes. She realizes she has the power to help them, for Roman and V have their own mission to accomplish. Because they are dragons, and their mission can change the world they live in as well as Sabina’s and Camlo’s.

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In Ms. Grant's version the Romany gypsies became wanderers to escape the justice of the dragon kings or at least that's the tale that Sabina had from her grandmother. In this exciting chapter in dragon king history, Sabina gets to go to the land of fire and ice and fulfill the prophecy that her Romany grandmother had once shared with her.
Sabina and her brother live a fairly isolated life in the Carpathian mountains. She's a jewelry designer leveraging the internet to create a client base for her customized offerings. Her brother is simple devoted to the animals he rescues. Sabina has no time for magic and the tales that her grandmother once told her until two dragons fly over her property and show up as humans at her door.
Suddenly her quiet brother is full of information and choses to accompany the two men to fulfill the quest for the sword. It will take Val, Roman, Serena, her brother and a couple of other dragon kings along with their allies to find and retrieve the sword. As the group journeys to where it began, Val's homeland, the land of fire and ice we get to experience what happened that fateful night when the sword disappeared and despite the multiple times over the centuries Val has searched for it he's been unable to find it.
Once again a dragon king calls his magic and fails. What is stronger than a dragon's magic? We learn more about a sinister plot that was hatched centuries ago with druids, fae and humans wielding an unholy magic that seems to be emerging in the form of the wooden dragon and other artifacts designed to sow destruction and bring down the human, dragon alliance.
For a while I felt that this series was a bit flat but excitement seems to be building up again.

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I made the mistake of picking up book 14 without reading the rest of the series. There were so many characters in this story that I was meeting for the first time and I could tell there was a lot to their stories that I wasn't up on. That being said, I still enjoyed Dragonfire. Grant is a good writer with a vivid imagination. I found Sabina and Roman to be interesting, well-developed characters. There was much going on and I'd have liked a little more time with just the two of them to watch their attraction turning to love. Camlo was especially interesting with his connection to the animals.

Dragonfire has lots of tense suspense and an epic struggle to overcome the magic of the "Others".The love Roman has for Sabina gives him the strength to fight out of the prison he's trapped in at one point. What woman wouldn't swoon to have a man fight that hard to save her? Sabina is strong and capable but can't do it all by herself and having the support of the hot dragon king is welcome.

This story is much bigger than the one book. Readers of the series will no doubt love the book and get a lot more out of the rich slate of supporting characters and the entire situation. Those who haven't read the series will still find plenty to enjoy.

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I always love a good dragon story and psychic powers! A good balance between romance and character development and action. While always best to read the books in order, it can be read as a stand-alone. I will certainly continue reading this series.

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Amazing Series! This is Sabina and Roman’s story, there is a large cast of characters and you would enjoy the series more if you read it all. V is out to find his sword and Roman is with him, they find Camlo, who is Sabina’s brother and know they will need his help. Amazing journey and great catching up with the others in the series. I was hooked from beginning to end. I loved it!

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I am a fan of this series, but this book dragged on terribly to me. I liked Sabina. She wasn’t some damsel in distress, and she wasn’t rash in situations she was not educated in. Roman was cool, V was just kind of there, and Camlo was sweet. The problem was the majority of the book was spent talking about what they needed to do, instead of just doing things. I also thought it was weird that the conflict and the sword that needed to be obtained weren’t really about Roman. He was connected because he is a dragon and V is his friend, but it wasn’t his personal issue. Because it was so much about V and Sabina’s Romani family it seemed like V should’ve had a much bigger role in this book, instead hanging of around in the background like scenery or unconscious. Also I wish they said what Camlo’s disability was. I was also disappointed with the side stuff focused on the Fae. Usually those chapters have things occur that affect the overall story, but like the rest of this book it was just a lot of talking not doing.

I’m not giving up on the series, but I do feel like this was a waste. If you’re a fan you could read the first chapter and the last two chapters and get everything you need to be up to date for the next installment. Finally I wish the writer would combine the multiple series. Because although each series focus on different species, the overall story is all encompassing. I wish there was a name for all of the species and the books were ordered by release date so a new reader would easily follow along. They could still keep the numbers as is, like how Sherrilyn Kenyon does with the Dark Hunter books and their offshoots.

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Nice continuation of the Dark Kings series. It's heavy on characters, dangerous situations, and angst but light on the romance....which was fine with me. I thought Roman and Sabina were good together.
This book is considered a stand alone, however, I've read the last few books in this series, and knew most of the characters, but I still got a little lost a time or two....although it did not take away from my enjoyment of this book.

All in all, I thought this was an excellent addition to the series and recommend it and the Dark King (and the companion Reapers) series.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias.

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This is Book 14 in the Dark Kings series. The way the book starts, you think it’s going to be Vlad’s story but it’s Roman’s story. It tells the background about Vlad but Roman takes over the story. Sabina has the Sight and her grandmother tells her the story that has been passed down through her family about the Dragon Kings. Now she, along with her brother, Camlo, get to meet Roman and Vlad, who are both Dragon Kings. But she wonders about the truth of that carried down tale and whether its really been told correctly. This book has so much exciting drama happening in it. It kept me on the edge of my chair as I read it. Now I’m going back to catch up on the first of the Dragon Kings! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book that I received from Netgalley.

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This story can be read fairly as standalone - romance, but There is more in it when you consider plot That follows events in The whole meaning.
Roman and V are looking for V's sword That was stolen Long Time ago. This will put Sabina on their way. She is a gypsy. She has Powers.
What is Her part in everything? And how everything will go when their paths cross?
Good read, not as steamy as I expected it to be but still really Good with entertaining characters and plot.

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This is another wonderful well written story in the Dark Kings series, Ms Grant has surpassed herself, Roman and Sabina are destined to be together.

I received a copy from Netgalley and I am voluntarily leaving my own honest opinion

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Once again I am thrilled to be able to enter the world of the Dragon Kings and their mates, experience the troubles and explore the strange situations that they find themselves in. Roman's realization is a simmering burn that slowly reveals itself as the danger of finding V's sword increases. Add in Camlo, a human male who speaks to animals, various characters who's role forwards the story, and a romance that bursts into flame.

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Amazing paranormal romance, extremely well written with many twists and turns.

Definitely a must read.

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This novel was wow. So freaking good. V is going out to look for his sword again and because disaster strikes every time he goes it alone Roman has decided he will be going with him. That's all well and dandy until they meet the gypsy descendants of those whole stole his sword originally. They go back to Roman's land where they learn that the sword has been hidden deep in a mountain. But the fae and druids who seem to be behind everything will not make it easy but then again when has anything been easy for the dragon kings. Will getting the sword back solve any of their problems or only create more questions?

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It’s been such a long time since I’ve absolutely loved a book in this series. I’ve been following it since the warriors and that has to be over 30 books ago. I’ve been feeling like this series is dragging and lacking that spark that I first saw. This book has restored that faith for me. And it was simply because there’s a new aspect in this book that Donna has never written in this series before or any that I know of.

Sabina is a gypsy. When she was a child she was always moving around until tragedy struck and her mother moved them somewhere where the could build a life. Her mother had another child, Camlo. He is developmentally delayed; a child in a mans body. That part really spoke to me because of my profession. What I loved most was that the Kong’s, Rhi, and Eilish never batted an eye at it. They accepted it without any problem and that’s what gave me faith again. So simple but true.

Now to the story... Sabina’s ancestors were responsible for taking V’s sword. What seemed as a hostile move to V was a move to save mankind for Sabina’s ancestors. There was always more to it but V could never remember.

Roman has made it his mission to help V no matter what. He believes that they all owe it to him, especially Roman himself. They leave to V’s homeland hoping to find the answers they need. They find Sabina and Camlo. Camlo seems to be the key to V figuring out what he can’t remember. Camlo is half Romani and can speak to animals. He already knew everything that was to know about the King’s but never told Sabina. She shielded him all his life that she pushed aside her sight where Camlo accepted it fully.

They both leave their home to help V knowing that it could cost them their lives but they believed in righting the wrongs done to him. While doing this, Sabina begins to accept her gifts as she should have. She also grows closer to Roman and we all know how that’ll go. They’re really good for each other and their chesmistry is awesome!

They manage to succeed at getting V’s sword but it doesn’t end happily. There are still things that need to be done and with the Others being brought into the light only makes things super complicated.

We’re nearing the end of this series so things are only going to amp up from here!

Side note:
I LOVE that V is the basis for Dracula! You’ll see....

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Ready for another one from this author she delivers big time with this one. Using Roman to send the warmth flowing to get us started along with Sabina you are whisked away with this one. Entering into this world you satisfy the need for magic and love along with the adventure that unfolds. Trust and seeing what love can do is demonstrated to the fullest in this. It will set a yearning at times for such a relationship as this that builds. From the moment you enter into this one until the last word you are given more than a treat to satisfy the need.

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I luuurrrvvvere dragons!!! So, I really don't have anything bad to say here. Like I've stated on reviews before I've read a lot of Donna Grant's books in her different series, and the Dragon Kings are my favorite so far and they don't disappoint! This is Roman and Sabina's story and though I felt the chemistry was a little lacking, I still loved it. Why? Because its DRAGONS!!!! Lol. Love me so dragons!
The only problem I have is that I am all over the place with this series and I really need to buckle down and play catch up. Lol. Another great read. 4 solid stars!!!

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