This is the third book in the Inferno Rising series. I recommend to read it in order to get to know the stories. This is Samuel and Meira's story. Meira agrees to marry the black dragon king until she finds herself falling for the dragon warrior whom is guarding the king. This is a fantastic read with so much tension that it will drive you crazy. I suggest that you sit back and enjoy.

The Warrior King is the fourth book in the Inferno Rising series and though it can be read as a standalone I would recommend reading the books in order. The series contains an overall arc that runs in the background of each dragon's story and references are made to events in other books. Dragon King legend says the true dragon king will be mated to the phoenix but the last phoenix had four daughters, all phoenixes powerful in their own rights. Meira Amon is a phoenix that can travel between places using a reflective surface and only one person has ever seen her in a mirror when she did not want to be seen- Samael Veles. Samael is the fiercest warrior in the black clan and the black king's most trusted man. Samael is pretty sure Meira is his fated mate but she has vowed to marry his king. This begins a steamy story of two honorable people trying to fight fate and the bad guys in a sweet and sexy story full of action and temptations. The Warrior King is a page-turning and addicting story with a feel good HEA that will keep the reader coming back for more of the sexy dragon warriors. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.

A high five stars!

This is my first book in the series, and while I extremely enjoyed it as a stand alone, I will be going back and reading the first two in the series. This book focuses on the third of four sisters, Meria, who is a phoenix. We find out that each of the sisters is marrying a king from each of the dragon clans, and now it's her turn. While she doesn't love her new king, she knows he will be kind and hopes to fall in love with him. After they are married everything is thrown into one insane twist and turn after another of running for her life, with her new guardian, Samael at her side. I don't want to spoil it, but their adventure and love story is one for the ages. I will be reading this whole series and recommend you do too.

Love these dragons. This is Meria’s story. When she makes the choice to mate with the Black dragons king,, she can’t forget the dragon in the mirror. When she meets that dragon at her future mates home she is torn. Mate a king to save a kingdom, or mate for love? See what she chooses and the obstacles she must go through to get there!


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What a fantastic addition to the Inferno Series! Samael and Meira's tale is fraught with danger, heartache, and sacrifice.
*****
Rating: 4 stars
Steam: 2 flames
Genre: Dragon Shifter / PNR
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What would you do if the woman you can't stop thinking, the woman your dragon wants is marrying your king? If you are Samael, intent on doing what is right, you step aside and you hope the hurt goes away.

Meira has always done what is right and in order to unite the Blue, Gold and Black Dragon clans, the Black Dragon King needs to mate a phoenix. Months go into the planning of the mating ceremony. Meira doing what is right, even if she has dreams of another. Samael keeps his distance because he can't bear to watch the woman, he dreams about marrying another.

After the exchanging of formal vows, Gorgon (the Black Dragon King) and Meira return to his chambers to begin the mating ceremony. What is the one thing we have learned in all the books? If the phoenix does not choose the mate, completely the dragon will go up in flames.

One kiss is all that is exchanged before he goes up in flames, but just as he is dying something happens…. Yikes…not going to tell you but something happens! Samael races into the room, takes a look at the situation and fulfills his promise to the king, keeping the queen safe. Next thing you know they are teleporting through the mirror and on the run!

Samael is a warrior through and through, duty and honor are not just words but a way of life, a code. He has lost his king and is with the woman he dreams of, lovely, logical, scientific, Meira. These two have a hard path in front of them.

This book is filled with lies, betrayal, treachery, pain, and loss. I will be honest, I teared up at the end of this book, my heart broke, and then slowly started to mend.

The war with the Red false King is coming to a head and the battle has just begun. The Warrior King is filled with suspense, twists, and turns that will keep you guessing, characters I am completely invested in, and another swoon-worthy mate match, Samael and Meira are simply perfect for each other. This book and series gets my recommendation!

The Warrior King is the third book in the “Inferno Rising” series. Along with continuing the ongoing storyline where the dragon shifter clans attempt to rebel and remove the false high king, it tells the love story of Meira, third eldest daughter and phoenix, and Samael, a dragon shifter in the Black dragon clan.

After her two older sisters fall in love and mate with two other rebel kings, Meira feels she must do her part in the ongoing battle and offer herself to Gorgon, the current Black clan’s king, as a way to help solidify the alliance between the three clans. They have a proper wedding ceremony, and when it comes time for the physical mating, Meira’s fire kills her new mate. Samael, the captain of the king’s guard, rushes Meira away to keep her safe, worried that the rest of the Black clan will want to kill her in retaliation. Through a series of adventures, including the ever present threat of the false high king, Meira and Samael come to realize they are fated mates. However, just when things seem most straightforward for the pair and what they need to do, things that had previously been hidden come to light, and they each must decide what is most important, and from that how to work together to save the Black shifter clan from ending altogether under the reign of the false high king.

I really liked this third book in the series. I enjoyed that I was unable to foresee some of the twists in the overall storyline, and that things that were predictable for the main characters to have a happily ever after were handled with care. I felt that the relationship that developed between Samael and Meira was more natural and had enough story time given to it within the overall spelling, especially since I felt book 2 (The Blood King) spent too much time on the false high king plot and not nearly enough time making me believe Skylar and Ladon were falling in love. So far, I think this is the best book in the series, which gives me very high hopes for book 4. I do not think it can be read as a standalone because there is too much back story not given as to who Meira is and what is going on in the world to get her to this point.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

THE WARRIOR KING is the third book in the Inferno Rising series, and this time it is the time of the Black Clan and Meira. She has promised herself to Gorgon, the King of the Black Clan before she realised that Samael was her mate. Of course, she has been told for years that phoenixes can choose and so she doesn't have quite as much faith in the whole 'fated mates' thing as others do. Samael, on the other hand, does believe in fated mates, but he also believes in loyalty, and so he refuses to do anything about it when Meira is with Gorgon.

This was an amazing addition to the series. I thoroughly enjoyed books one and two, but this one? This one blew them right out of the water! And I don't know why! I know it sounds like I'm disappointed, I'm not. I just wish I could say more clearly WHY I thought this one was better. Is it because I ended up in tears over the death of a faithful friend? Maybe. Is it because of the sensual, slow-burn, forbidden love romance between Samael and Meira? Possibly. Or maybe it was the intermingling of technology and magic? Could be.

Whatever the reason, I was fully engrossed in this story, fully invested in whether Samael and Meira would end up together, and even though I hoped that would be the case, I was desperate to know HOW they managed it.

Although this finishes with a HEA, it also gives us a teaser for Angelika. Bless her, I don't think she's going to have it easy either. I really can't wait for this series to continue.

Absolutely amazing and highly recommended.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

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Meira has decided to marry the Black dragon clan’s king to help bring peace and defeat Pytheios. But when things go wrong at the ceremony, Meira has to trust Samael to help her win over the members of the black dragon clan despite the whispers of her betrayal. Samael is in trouble because must protect his future queen and reunite her with his king while pushing back his instincts that tell him Meira is his mate.

This was another fun book in the Inferno Rising series. Sam is one of my favorite male protagonist so far, though Meira felt a little unfinished. I couldn’t put this book down, and I’d recommend the series to anyone who likes the shifter genre, and dragons in particular (and very smutty love scenes, because they get pretty explicit).

I would highly recommend reading the books before this on the series or you may be a little lost. I made the mistake of not reading the first in this series, and then reading one of the books in the Fire’s Edge series, thus totally confusing myself. The series are linked, and you should probably read them in a certain order.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Just like the previous two books, I devoured The Warrior King. It had so much drama, betrayal, and sexual tension throughout it. Plus, I liked seeing Meira's sisters and Maul in this one. I mean, their mates are cool too. I will admit that I was a smidge sad for Meira in the beginning. Mostly because she was choosing to marry just for the sake of marrying the King of the Black Clan dragons. She didn't find her true mate like her sisters ended up doing before her. She also didn't believe in the whole true mate thing either.

Well, she didn't until Samael. Now these two had sparks, chemistry, and so much tension. I loved and ate it all up. It wasn't hard falling for them but it was hard seeing them pretend that there was nothing going on.

In the end, it was cute and I was shocked by some things. Definitely intrigued to see what's going to happen with her sister next.

Oh the angst in this! I can’t get enough of Star crossed lovers. And dragon shifters, where can I get one of them?

This broke my heart and put it back together. Reading as Meria and Sam have to deny their feelings, just pulled at my heart strings.

This series is so good and just keeps getting better. I can tell from the epilogue, angelika’s story will be just as good!

3.5 out of 5 stars

The Warrior King was another solid addition to the Inferno Rising series. I liked Meira and Samael well enough, they were both very loyal, duty driven, kind souls. Sometimes that extreme loyalty proved to be difficult when in opposition to their own wants and desires. I think it was just a bit more difficult to connect with these two for me. They spent a lot of time and effort bottling their feelings and closing themselves off which I understand but sometimes outwardly they came off a bit more robotic than some of the other more fiery characters seen previously.

I enjoyed the furthered overall series plot with the dragon war against the Pytheios. Seeing old faves and getting to know others more is nice. I'm really dying to see the big showdown with Pytheios! The ending was a sweet little surprise. I liked that ending for this couple especially. It just fit so nicely. I look forward to all that Angelika's book has in store for us next!

ARC from NetGalley

2.5 stars

This wasn't bad but also wasn't good. There was nothing glaringly awful, but it was very predictable and entirely forgettable. It has that sort of churned-out paranormal romance vibe. There is sex in this book, and it was eh. It was okay, nothing stellar. I can forgive a mediocre plot in a PNR if there are some well-done steamy bits, but eh.

Eh.

Warrior King is the 3rd book in the Inferno Rising series and I have to say my favorite so far. I loved both Meira and Samael so much! They have this strong sense of duty that both choose duty over their own heart. Meira offered her hand to the King of the Black Clan to assist in the revenge against King Pytheios, who murdered her parents. Samael Veles had pledged his life and loyalty to the very king that Meira had wed, and his dragon is not happy. Samael may have found his mate, but his loyalty to his king will not allow him to claim her. But as they are on the run together to try to figure out what happened to their king, their attraction and their mating bond could no longer be denied.

Meira and Samael’s story was such a joy to read, in their hearts they knew they belonged together but it was duty over love until they could not fight it. The story is action packed and there are some twists and turns that definitely had me turning the pages. Overall, a great read and looking forward to reading the 4th phoenix sister’s story.

Thank you Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

The series was interesting to start with but with the introduction of four phoenixes to the story, it has gotten even more interesting and so fun to read.

When the last book shows that Meira was willing to mate with King Gorgon, when you can see that Samael is her true mate, and yet the alliance between them is necessary - you just don't know how they will end up together!

When they are forced to hit out together, they can't hide their attraction and that they really are true mates. Yet, Gorgon is still in the picture and so many other complications!

I love seeing Rune involved and getting a bit more of his story.

A few secrets are revealed and the loss of one characters is just so sad, while another makes a huge sacrifice. I am not going to give away any more spoilers than that - you need to read it for yourself and enjoy the whole experience!

Another great book in the series! Meira and Sameal are destined for each other,... However Meira has made the decision to marry Gorgon the King of the Black Dragons, and Samael is loyal to the king.. hes been like a father to him so there is no way hes going to do anything about the feelings he has for Meira.

After Meira and Gorgon marry some major things happen, and Meira and Samael end up on the run.. They are going to do whatever they can to stop the Rotting King, who has some tricks up his sleeve.. Things that are going to throw all the dragon kingdoms in to chaos..

Through this story we get to see Meira really starting to believe in herself, and realize that although she is different than her sisters she still has some skills.. Which I mean being able to move through mirrors, and being a wiz with technology is nothing to sneeze at, I also enjoyed seeing Samael let go a little bit and show the feelings hes had for Meira ever since the first time he saw her. Once they admit that they do have feelings for each other their chemistry is explosive.

. Its full of action, awesome fight sceens, and steamly love scenes. Also we get to see more of Maul my favorite hellhound, a goat, and a clan of gargoyles..

Starting this book I was so curious how Meira and Samael were going to end up together.. Meira is so determined to marry Gorgon and help unite the dragon kings against Pythos.. and Samael is determined to be loyal to Gorgon and not let his feelings get in the way of what Meira and Gorgon are trying to do.. The journey was long and crazy.. I mean especially at the end this thing happens and I was like OMG.. but they do finally end up with their happily ever after which was really beautiful..

I can't wait to read the next book in the series and see whats going to happen next!!!

I've really been enjoying this series and this was my favorite so far. Owens has created a great paranormal world with each story building on the last.. The Warrior King again gives us a sexy, strong hero and a similarly strong, capable heroine.

Samael is the epitome of torture alpha males. He's more stoic than almost anyone you'll meet. He's so honor-bound and loyal that he would willingly, but not happily, give up the one woman he can love to his king. He's the best warrior and a great leader but even while confident in his abilities he doesn't view himself as good as he is.

Miera sees herself as less of a warrior and not as strong as her sisters but she is, just in her own way. She's clever, her magic is strong and she's perfectly capable of being the Queen. She's exactly like Sam in that she's not even willing to admit their destined for each other because she's offered herself to his King to further the war against the " Rotting King Pytheios". She's also built amazing alliances including her sisters, her hound, her gargoyle protectors, etc. all of whom prove invaluable in the war.

Does it get much more starcrossed than two people who feel their destiny but fully well intend to stand by their decisions and loyalties? Can anyone be more perfect for another than these two are for each other? Is it possible to find that one great love AND further the fight for the good guys in a devastating war? You'll have to read the book to see but I promise it will be entertaining, gripping and answer these and more questions.

Okay, I should have read the first two books before this one, but I figured it out well enough. This book has a different couple than the others so we see their story unfold from the beginning. Meira is the third phoenix sister and it's her turn to mate a dragon king. She's promised to Gorgon, the Black Clan king, but she has an intense attraction to his top warrior Samael.

When things get crazy, Samael takes Meira on the run to keep her safe. In their time together, they explore their bond and grow closer. I loved their connection and the idea of fated mates. Sam is so protective of Meira, yet he also knows she's powerful and let's her do what she needs to do. Meira also gains confidence from Sam and comes into her strength.

This had good pacing and some cool dragon fighting scenes. I like the different clans and how the phoenixes fit in. I plan to go back and catch up with the other books, then see how things end up in book four!

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

After I realized that I started the series way into a world that was already built, I backtracked and now completely understand 100% of what this world really is.

Even without knowing that, these books are well written and informative enough that I did realize I didn’t start at the right point. This is book 4 in this specific series so I do recommend going back to read them all!

This book is about the sweet sister, Meira. The one who loves technology but also loved the medieval lifestyle. Her mother sent her off to stay with the Gargoyles knowing she would be cared for and most comfortable. Her give of being able to see and transport through mirrors allowed her to keep track of her sisters and know what was happening in the world. That lead her into making a choice to mate with the King of the Black dragons.

On her wedding day, everything went wrong. She pines for another man, Samael, but is committed to mating Gorgon and when she is about to tie herself to him in a way that is permanent the worst happens he burns up in her flames. Samael has to choose between protecting his mate or his clan. A difficult choice but ultimately protects Meira while trying to find a way to fix things.

Their relationship is an interesting one. He is loyal to his King but craves his mate. He is so conflicted and she is as well that they want to do what’s right rather than what’s fated.

Personally I didn’t like Meira like I do her sisters. I love her quirkiness but I feel like her bravery is a little forced and conflicts with who she is. I have no problem with that in the grand scheme but I wish she was more sure of herself. Samael is a typical alpha and I don’t feel a connection to him either, kind of a bland character in my opinion.

I did enjoy the read though! Things definitely take a turn for the worst in this book so I can’t wait to see what Angelika brings to the table!

Thank you Entagled Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Going into this book I didn't know (and foolishly didn't check) that this was the third book in a series. That explains most of my struggles with it. I still haven't had the chance to read the first two, but I will, for the very simple reason of being fair to this book and ultimately adjusting my review (hopefully).

Like I said I struggled, oh boy, big time! The book follows Samuel Veles, a warrior, soldier, a commoner. He has risen into the ranks of the Black Dragon Tribe and gets the position of trust from the king. This is where knowing the world would have helped. And Meira, rare phoenix and hacker genius. Understanding both roles of each tribe, each king and the main villain. For me, they all felt underexplained. I couldn't really see any type of worldbuilding, or understand the setting. Was it urban fantasy, since they use computers? Where do they live, how come human don't see dragons flying, do they know dragons are around? And sooo many questions... But I keep this as an open comment until I read rest of them.

What I cannot get over, however, was the fact these two main characters were written so badly. Meira was getting skills and abilities in a blink of an eye. Every time plot comes to an impasse, she gets a new one to solve it. Samuel goes with like a lost puppy, where he is there to protect her. They seemed both too rash and too slow, the way they made decisions and interacted, changed so many time I couldn't follow. Want you, don't want you, we are fated mates, we aren't I don't feel, I feel all... It was just confusing and not very consistent

The overarching story I found interesting, so that would be a reason why I would go back and read the rest of this series, but I'm not in a rush... As I said, the struggle was real...

Love this series! It has danger, intrigue, excitement with a touch of steamy sex along the way. I can't wait to see what happens to Angelika.