Review: Sexy, Scottish dragon-men :)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
Despite this being a continuation (or spinoff) of the Dark Kings series, I wasn't lost which can happen many times if you don't follow a series in order. In fact, it got me intrigued enough to go back and read anything I may have missed.Denae Lacroix works for a special ops team of the British government called M15. She was recruited from the states because she has a photographic memory. That, combined with her fighting skills, is what caught the eye of the recruiters of M15. Or so she thought. She is assigned to a special case - she and her teammate are told to infiltrate Dreagon Industries territory on a very unclear case. M15 wants to take Dreagon down, badly. With little to no instruction, Denae takes her assignment, and that's where this story begins. Something happens, which lands her right smack dab in the middle of not only Dreagon lands, but the dragon manor.There were so many elements I liked about this short story. The military/covert ops aspect, dragon shifters, Scottish men (who are actually the dragons), and some steamy romance really made for an enjoyable few hours' time (which is all it took to read this!). I especially liked the relationship and the slow (almost agonizingly so) pace of development between Kellan and Denae. Because of something that happened millennia ago, Kellan loathes humans and mortals, and Denae is nothing but a mere human. I always like when enemies are "thrust" together in situations such as this because I like watching the couple move from hate to understanding, and eventually (hopefully) to the HEA. Makes the relationship more exciting to me.This short story is part one of four (Darkest Flame 1-4). They can be purchased alone as serials, or they can be purchased together in full-novel form (Darkest Flame). The Flame stories are part of the Dark Kings series and I plan to go back and read from the beginning, not for the sake of understanding this particular book, but to experience more dragon shifters falling in love :)**eARC received on behalf of the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.