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Mountain Fire (Elven Kingdoms 4) by Donna Grant-review

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Mountain Fire (Elven Kingdoms 4) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 11, 2025

He’s the fire I crave—and the danger I can’t escape.

I entered a hidden city of power and secrets, only to find myself consumed by him. Body and soul.

Strong, unyielding, and impossible to resist, he commands everything around him—including me. Every movement, every word, every heated glance pulls me deeper into his orbit.

His touch scorches, his gaze dragging me closer to the edge where passion and danger collide.

Darkness lurks around every corner, but desire is the deadliest temptation. I never meant to surrender my heart.

But some flames are impossible to fight.

And in this world of shadows and lies, I must face what’s burning between us before it destroys us both.

••••••

REVIEW:MOUNTAIN FIRE is the fourth instalment in Donna Grant’s adult ELVEN KINGDOMS paranormal/ fantasy series- a spin off from the author’s numerous interconnected Dragon Kings and Dark Kings series. This is human female Inej, and Mountain Elf Manu’s story line. MOUNTAIN FIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but for backstory and cohesion I recommend reading the series in order. Several characters cross over from the other series for familiarity.

SOME BACKGROUND: The Elven Kingdoms are being threatened, and their people, including young children and women are going missing. There is the torture and trafficking of humans and elves, and the existence of Moon, Star, Dark , Mountain and Wood Elves as well as Healers and Readers. Someone is abducting and forcing the elves and humans into slavery, and there are those working from within and from the outside hoping to rescue and make a change. The Council of Masters continues to seek power and control, while the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and the CCD (Counter Corruption Division) work diligently to find the people involved.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Inej and Manu, MOUNTAIN FIRE follows in the wake of the rescue of our story line heroine, a woman sent on a mission to destroy a man she believes is responsible for the pain and suffering of so many lives but Inej is unaware of the truth, and our heroine will find herself falling in love, and at the mercy of the Elf whom she was sent to kill. Manu suspected Inej was hiding a secret; her arrival in the mountains felt forced and unprepared but Manu felt a pull to the woman who had the capability of breaking his heart. As the threats to his people became more deadly and dangerous, someone else was taking aim at the woman with whom Manu was falling in love.

The world building focuses on the protection of the Elves, and the rescue of the most vulnerable. Manu is a warrior determined to take down the people responsible but the threats are becoming more personal, taking aim at our story line heroine.

The relationship between Manu and Inej is predicated upon a lie; Inej was sent to destroy the man she believes was responsible for the loss of so many lives, and in the end, it will be someone else more powerful and determined to ravage a community struggling to survive. Inej never expected to fall in love with her target, but falling in love meant walking away and losing it all. The $ex scenes are seductive and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of supernaturally diverse secondary and supporting characters including several types of Elves, as well as the appearance of Con, King of the Dragons, and his mate Rhi.

MOUNTAIN FIRE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is spirited; the characters are determined, desperate and magical.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Rising Sun
Dark Heart
Storm Wood

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Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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AFTER MIDNIGHT (Skye Druids 7) by Donna Grant-review

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AFTER MIDNIGHT (Skye Druids 7) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 16, 2025

She was always my weakness. Now she’s my only hope.

She was my salvation once—wild magic in her blood, fire in her kiss, and a body I still dream about. I touched heaven with her.

Then dragged us both to hell.

Now she looks at me like I’m the enemy. But I see the way she trembles when I get too close. Feel her power pulse when I say her name.

She hasn’t forgotten.

And I’ll make damn sure she remembers.

An ancient evil is rising beneath Skye—older than our magic, and twice as ruthless.

Only she and I can stop it. We’re bound by fate, fueled by everything we never stopped wanting.

She doesn’t trust me. Doesn’t want to want me.

Too bad. Because I’ll fight for her. Claim her.

Ruin her all over again—if that’s what it takes to keep her safe.

This isn’t just about saving the world. It’s about us.

What I destroyed.

What I’ll never let go again.

•••••

REVIEW: AFTER MIDNIGHT is the seventh instalment in Donna Grant’s contemporary, adult SKYE DRUIDS paranormal, romance series, set in the author’s numerous interconnected series. This is Knight / Druid Kurt ‘Saber” Barclay and Druid/Knight Sabryn Beaumont’s story line. AFTER MIDNIGHT should not be read as a stand alone as each successive instalment builds upon the previous stories. I also recommend reading DARK ALPHA’S COMMAND (Reaper 15) for back story and cohesion. Several characters from the author’s other series including Reaper Balladyn and Druid Rhona (Dark Alpha’s Command) appear as secondary characters.

SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier, betrayal and vengeance forced a take-over of power on the Isle of Skye but someone or something is killing the Druids, not only on the Isle of Skye, but around the world including Edinburgh Scotland. With the focus on the death of the Druids on the Isle of Skye, Balladyn and Rhona (Dark Alpha’s Command /Reaper 15) begin an investigation that reveals a danger targeting the Druids on the Isle of Skye.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Kurt and Sabryn, using present day and memories from the past, AFTER MIDNIGHT follows several intersecting paths including a fight for power and control between the London Druids, and Druids of the Isle of Skye. There is more than one group taking aim at the Skye Druids but not necessarily all for the same reasons. Someone wants revenge for betrayal, while the other demands submission in an effort to control. The London Druids are desperate to enlist the Skye Druids and their descendants into their organization but the Druids of Skye are willing to die before turning against the people they love. As the Skye Druids fight for their lives, Kurt finds himself caught between his love for our story line heroine, and the reality of his own betrayal years before.

The world building is complex, elaborate and multi-layered such that some previous knowledge of the series is highly recommended. The story line bounces between locations, events, characters and ongoing threats, with the mention of previous betrayals and double dealings, in the fight for control, enemies both alive and dead, as well as the various forms of evil that never ends.

The relationship between Kurt and Sabryn is one of second chances. A betrayal, lies and the divulging of the truth set Sabryn and Kurt on a path of discovery, a path in which one of the other may not survive but is Sabryn is unable to forgive our story line hero, there may be no future for anyone on Skye. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and test.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, magical and often questionable secondary and supporting characters: Carlyle and Devon (Song) , Elodie and Scott, Rhona and Reaper Balladyn; Krisi, Callum, and Finn, Elias and Bronwyn, Willa and Jasper ,Ferne and Theo, Filip , Sabryn’s brother Parker; their controlling and demanding mother Diana; former Skye Druid Edie, and Druid Georgiana, with the mention of the Ancients, the Dragon Kings, the Macleod Druids, the Edinburgh Druids, and London Druids, and the Fae. The requisite evil has many faces including the wind, the Mist, The Grey, and the shadows.

AFTER MIDNIGHT is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, magic and mayhem, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is detailed, complicated and thorough; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate, determined, dynamic and energetic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Iron Ember
Shoulder the Skye
Heart of Glass
Endless Skye
Still of the Night
Blood Skye

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Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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DRAGON FORGED (Dragon Kings 10) by Donna Grant-review

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DRAGON FORGED (Dragon Kings 10) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 8, 2025

He is fire and fury. I am forbidden to want him. But some fates refuse to be denied.

I have seen the war that will tear our realm apart. As a seer, it is my duty to stop it, and the path to peace is clear—until him.

The Dragon King is dominance and destruction, a force of nature my gift didn’t foretell… and one I cannot escape.

He is dangerous—untamed, possessive. And the one man I cannot afford to want.

Yet every glance, every searing touch, threatens to unravel the future I’m fighting to protect.

Loving him could mean my ruin.

Wanting him could mean the end of everything.

But when betrayals rise and destiny shifts, one truth becomes clear: I saw the war. I never saw him.

And now, I don’t know if I can stop what’s coming… or if I even want to.

•••••

REVIEW: DRAGON FORGED is the tenth instalment in Donna Grant’s adult DRAGON KINGS paranormal, fantasy romance series set in the author’s multi-interconnected series. This is Dragon King of Sea Green Hector, and seer Emilia’s story line. DRAGON FORGED can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

SOME BACKGROUND: For tens of thousands of years the Dragons have lived and ruled on Earth but a war between the dragons and humans forced the Dragon Kings to send the other dragons through a portal into an unknown world. Fast forward to present day, the portal has been revealed, and the Dragon Kings have been reunited in Zora, with their family and kin, but hoping to have left their struggles behind, there is always a new enemy taking aim at the Dragons Kings.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspective (Hector and Emilia) DRAGON FORGED follows in the wake of the discovery of a cave, an entry into an unknown world known as Highvale. Dragon Kings Hector and Marcus were bored, and decided to explore Iron Hall, the underground city they knew little about but a force compels Hector to travel further where he will find himself a virtual prisoner in the village of Highvale, where his magic is locked and he is unable to return to the Iron Hall. Emilia is a powerful seer, and believes she is working for the good of the people of Highvale but within hours of Hector’s arrival, Emilia begins to discover there is more to Hector’s entrance than she could have ever imagined. Hoping she has not been betrayed, Emilia finds herself working to free our story line hero, a man who is trapped in more ways than one.

The world building traverses between Highvale and Iron Hall. Rhi is forced to venture through to a world she knows nothing about, a world that has trapped Hector but all is not as it appears to be, and Hector pushes Rhi to warn the Kings about the magical powers, powers that feel familiar yet not.

The relationship between Emilia and Hector begins as a betrayal in which Emilia if the impetus to bring Hector to Highvale but Emilia suspects her part in the lure is more of a ruse, and deception plays a role in the death and destruction of the people in power. As Emilia begins to trust the man to whom she betrayed, Hector begins to focus on the possibility of his own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and seductive.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar, colorful and magical secondary and supporting characters many of whom we have met throughout the numerous interconnected Dragon Kings/ Dark Kings series. We are introduced to a young orphan Teo, as well as several members of the Highvale Council, and Emila’s best friend Agathi. The requisite evil has many faces.

DRAGON FORGED is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, manipulation and magic, forgiveness and love. The premise is inviting and intriguing yet a familiar story line thesis; the characters are stubborn, vulnerable, animated and resilient; the romance is impassioned.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Prequel-Ignite the Magic
Dragon Revealed
Dragon Mine
Dragon Unbound
Dragon Eternal
Dragon Lover
Frost Dragon
Dragon Kiss
Dragon Born
Dragon Marked

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Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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Storm Wood (Elven Kingdoms 3) by Donna Grant-review

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Storm Wood (Elven Kingdoms 3) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 13,2025

Deepest loyalty. Fiercest defiance.

I never wanted to fall in love. My sister’s disappearance damaged me for such things. I’ve devoted my life finding her—no matter where that leads me.

I could never have imagined it would bring me to him. A human with haunting celadon eyes and a determination that rivals my own. He’s strong, brash, and gorgeous.

Maybe that’s why I was caught off guard when he acknowledged that I was a covert agent. It’s a secret few know, and if word gets out, I’m as good as dead.

Too much rides on my identity remaining hidden. I have no choice but to help him navigate the perilous depths of the Below—and all who reside there.

But the lines that were once so vivid between us slowly begin to blur. We have only each other to survive and trusting him with my life is one thing. With my heart…that’s something I can’t even consider.

Yet, I can’t stop wondering what his lips would feel like against mine. I can’t help the ache I feel to be near him. And I can lie to him, but not myself. I crave his hard body next to me.

I never wanted to fall in love…but he stole my heart before I had a chance to safeguard it.

Now fate is pulling us apart, but I intend to fight for him. For us.

Even if it means my death.

•••••

REVIEW:STORM WOOD is the third instalment in Donna Grant’s contemporary, adult ELVEN KINGDOMS paranormal/ fantasy series- a spin off from the author’s numerous interconnected Dragon Kings and Dark Kings series. This is Wood Elf Farah, and human Rohan’s story line. STORM WOOD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Rohan and Farah STORM WOOD follows Rohan and Farah as they go in search of someone they lost. Days earlier,having worked undercover for the group known as the DIA Farah escaped the Masters of Mortham but in doing so found herself injured and recovering at the home of two human siblings. Struggling to heal, Farah continues to focus on the future, and the rescue of her sister Nitya, a future that now included Rohan. Rohan’s younger sister is also missing, a possible victim of the elven slavers. Thousands of people have gone missing from his village, and with only a dozen remaining, Rohan is determined to bring home the people he lost. As Rohan and Farah begin their journey together, Farah will discover she is a wanted elf, a price on her head, and someone may be pointing a finger in her direction.

The world building is, once again, detailed and complex, focusing on the torture and trafficking of humans and elves, and the existence of Moon, Star, Dark and Wood Elves; Healers and Readers. Someone is forcing the elves and humans into slavery, and our couple are hoping to free the people they love. The Council of Masters continues to seek power and control, while the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and the CCD (Counter Corruption Division)

There is a large ensemble cast of interesting and often questionable secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to DIA agent Sun Elf Ravi and his lover Yasmin (Rising Sun 1), Arya and Jai (Dark Heart 2) , Dark elf Dain, Solil and Durga; Rohan’s sisters Lita and Kalyani; and Farah’s sister Nitya. The requisite evil has many faces.

The relationship between Rohan and Farah begins as enemies to frenemies to compatriots then to lovers, as our couple endeavor to rescue their missing siblings but the deeper our couple journey, the more dangerous and familiar the enemies. The $ex scenes are limited yet  intimate but I did not feel the growing attraction or sexual energy.

STORM WOOD is an interesting story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and dysfunction, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing and captivating with a familiar writing style and assertion; the romance is limited; the characters are energetic and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Rising Sun
Dark Heart

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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Dragon Marked (Dragon Kings 10 ) by Donna Grant-review

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Dragon Marked (Dragon Kings 10 ) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 15, 2025

I would sell my dragon soul to possess her…

From the moment I saw her, she held me enthralled. It was more than her beauty. It was in the very way she looked at the world.

The way she looked at me.

She saw me as no one ever had. The scars I tried to bury, the wounds no one else knew about. She saw the worst parts of me—and she didn’t look away.

Together we pursue a shared nemesis. While a terrifying foe stalks us at every turn.

Whatever enemy dares to get close, I will slay. Whatever path she walks, I will be beside her.

For I am hers. Utterly. Completely.

She’s my greatest temptation. The other half of my soul.

My mate.

••••••

REVIEW:DRAGON MARKED is the ninth instalment in Donna Grant’s adult DRAGON KINGS paranormal, fantasy romance series set in the author’s multi-interconnected series. This is orange dragon Merrill, and Druid Katla’s story line. DRAGON MARKED can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

SOME BACKGROUND: For tens of thousands of years the Dragons have lived and ruled on Earth but a war between the dragons and humans forced the Dragon Kings to send the other dragons through a portal into an unknown world. Fast forward to present day, the portal has been revealed, and the Dragon Kings have been reunited in Zora, with their family and kin, but a new war is on the horizon between the Dragons, the Divine and the people of Stonemore.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspective (Merrill and Katla) DRAGON MARKED focuses on the return of Merrill. For months Merrill has been the enslaved by a woman known as Villette but Merrill’s choice to remain with Villette has been his own until the day Merrill comes face to face with his future in the guise of Katla, a Druid who is unaware of her powers. Katla was once under the control of the same woman who once controlled our story line hero but Katla struggles with the guilt of those she broke and destroyed, and our heroine is determined to destroy Villette on her own. Merrill believes he is unworthy of the friendships and family he created as a Dragon King, having lost his ability to control his rage but falling for a woman who is just as broken as he, Merrill see a future with Katla, even though he believes, he has not future as a King. As Merrill and Katla journey towards their fate, the unknown entity and the Orgate warriors take aim at our story line couple.

Once again, the world building is detailed and complex, therefore I recommend reading the series in order. Merrill and Katla are determined to destroy the woman who has destroyed so many lives but circumstances change when Merrill and Katla face their own demise.

The relationship between Merrill and Katla begins acrimoniously as both are struggling with what happened and why. Having been taken prisoner and forced to work with a woman determined to take down the Dragon Kings, Merrill and Katla must come to terms with their past, and redirect their anger going forward. The lone $ex scene is passionate.

Again, there is a large ensemble cast of energetic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including several Dragon Kings: Con and Rhi, Varek, Ulrik and Brandr, and many more.

DRAGON MARKED is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, manipulation and freedom, sacrifice and love. The premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is subtle and seductive; the characters are broken yet determined.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Prequel-Ignite the Magic
Dragon Revealed
Dragon Mine
Dragon Unbound
Dragon Eternal
Dragon Lover
Frost Dragon
Dragon Kiss
Dragon Born

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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BLOOD SKYE (Skye Druids 6) by Donna Grant-review

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BLOOD SKYE (Skye Druids 6) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 11, 2025

The only choice is surrender.

In my world, magic and danger go hand-in-hand. It has from my earliest memory. Magic was currency, and if you have it, you have power. I was shaped by some of the most influential Druids into a lethal weapon. Their weapon.

Until the night they betray me—and I wind up in the hands of my enemy.

He’s nothing but a job for me. To him, I’m the key to finding his father. Too bad I know nothing.

But right now, he’s the only thing keeping me alive, so I’ll do whatever it takes. Yet, if we’re going to survive, it means doing it together.

I’ve never allowed myself to care, to feel. To hope. He shows me a world that was always just out of reach, one I was never meant to be a part of—and a love that burns bright enough to scorch the earth.

Together, we will bring an empire to its knees.

••••••

REVIEW:BLOOD SKYE is the sixth instalment in Donna Grant’s contemporary, adult SKYE DRUIDS paranormal, romance series, a spin off, set in the author’s numerous interconnected series. This is Druids Carlyle and Devon aka Song’s storyline. BLOOD SKYE should not be read as a stand alone as each successive instalment builds upon the previous stories. I recommend reading DARK ALPHA’S COMMAND (Reaper 15) for back story and cohesion. Several characters from the other series including Reaper Balladyn and Druid Rhona (Dark Alpha’s Command) appear as secondary characters.

SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier, betrayal and vengeance forced a take-over of power on the Isle of Skye but someone or something is killing the Druids, not only on the Isle of Skye, but around the world including Edinburgh Scotland. With the focus on the death of the Druids on the Isle of Skye, Balladyn and Rhona (Dark Alpha’s Command/Reaper 15) begin an investigation that reveals a danger targeting the Druids on the Isle of Skye.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Carlyle and Song, BLOOD SKYE focuses on the search for Carlyle’s father, and Song’s sister. As a member of the Skye Druids, Carlyle and the others have been targeted by the London Druids, a group desperate to take control back on the Isle of Skye but hoping to gather information, Carlyle and his best friend Finn find themselves confronted by a woman named Devon, who has led the London Druids to Carlyle’s front door. On the run together, Carlyle and Devon find themselves struggling to comprehend the world in which they live, a world that is beginning to crumble as someone else is determined to take control but all is not as it appears to be when Carlyle and Devon aka Song, must come to terms with the reality of what and whom they discover, a reality that reinforces the betrayal and vengeance by the people they once loved.

The world building is , once again complex, and follows several pathways including the building but tempestuous relationship between our story line couple. Devon struggles to trust the man with whom she is falling in love, and Carlyle finds himself at a disadvantage when Devon begins her final journey alone. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar, magical and powerful secondary and supporting characters from several of the interconnected series: Druids, Reapers, Esther The TruthSeeker and Henry the JusticeBringer, Elodie and Scott, Edie Rhona and Balladyn; Krisi, Callum, and Finn. The requisite evil has many faces.

BLOOD SKYE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, family, friendships and relationships, acceptance and love. The slow building premise is detailed, intricate and dramatic; the characters are desperate and determined; the romance is limited and subtle. BLOOD SKYE ends on a multi-layered cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Iron Ember
Shoulder the Skye
Heart of Glass
Endless Skye
Still of the Night

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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The Uncrowned King (The Bastard Duology 2) by Donna Grant-review

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The Uncrowned King (The Bastard Duology 2) by Donna Grant-review

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I would burn the world for him…

My people have been hunted to extinction by dragons. I am the last of my kind. Forever running. Forever alone.

Then I met him. Dangerous. Carnal. Dragon And utterly magnetic. I had no defenses against the passion that claimed us. Each time his lips touched mine, each time his arms held me, I fell deeper.

And I fell hard.

My mortal enemy became my world. The very reason for my existence.

My one and only.

Until our forever was violently snatched away. Now, I’m hunted, once more.

But I’m not running this time. I’m fighting for love.

For him.

A hellhound facing her past. A dragon reclaiming his throne. Forbidden lovers will face the ultimate test.

••••••

REVIEW:THE UNCROWNED KING is the second instalment in Donna Grant’s adult THE BASTARD paranormal, fantasy duology set in the author’s Dragon Kings world. This is the continuing story of Dragon Derek, and hellhound Kora. THE UNCROWNED KING should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events of THE BASTARD KING. I recommend reading the Dragon King series in order as there is an ongoing premise including the search for a missing King, and the history as to how the dragons came to live in Zora.

SOME BACKGROUND: For tens of thousands of years the Dragons have lived and ruled on Earth but a war between the dragons and humans forced the Dragon Kings to send the other dragons through a portal into an unknown world. Fast forward to present day, the portal has been revealed, and the Dragon Kings have been reunited in Zora, with their family and kin, but a new war is on the horizon between the Dragons, the Divine, the people of Stonemore, and a woman known as Villette

Told from omniscient third person perspectives including Derek and Kora THE UNCROWNED KING continues to focus on the search for Derek-who is the mate to Kora, and under the control of Miena, a powerful Star Person who is taking aim at the dragons and Dragon Kings but Derek, and his brother ‘Gordon’ are unfamiliar to the Dragon Kings, and Con, unfamiliar in a way that is unnatural and wrong. Having found then once again lost the man that she loves, Kora must go in search of our hero, a dragon who has target Kora and the Kings.

The world building is, once again, complex and detailed, following several paths, several fights and battles, and a layer of mistrust that runs dangerous and deep.

The relationship between Derek and Kora is tempestuous throughout the series as Derek is lead to believe Kora is the enemy; that the Kings killed his mate; and his obedience has been commanded by the only woman he has ever known. Often times left to his own devices, Derek struggles with the memories that may or may not be real but memories that threaten his future with the woman he once loved. The lone $ex scene is passionate.

Once again, there Is a large ensemble cast of powerful, magical and supernatural beings, all of whom we have met in the numerous interconnected series. Con and Rhi return, as well as their children Brandr and Eurwen; and Villette, Eurielle and their sister Miena.

THE UNCROWNED KING reveals a potentially new path and new ARC with the inclusion of hellhounds, the Star People, and the new clan of dragons under Derek’s command. The premise is intricate and thorough; the romance struggles in the face of lies and mistrust; the characters are desperate and magical.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE BASTARD KING

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Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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DARK HEART (Elven Kingdoms 2) by Donna Grant-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 13, 2024

Deepest passion. Darkest betrayal.

Once, she was my world. The only one I loved. Then it was all ripped away—including my freedom.

Vengeance kept me alive. It paved every step, shaped every plot.

Until I finally caught her.

I learned that line between love and hate is wafer-thin. Where once my dreams were filled with revenge, now that I have her, all I think about is the intoxicating passion we once shared.

But there’s no turning back the events her capture has set into motion. It unravels a carefully constructed world, one where enemies surround me.

Everyone, that is, except her.

Now, we only have each other—and the love that once united us, to fight our way to long-buried truths that will change everything.

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REVIEW: DARK HEART is the second instalment in Donna Grant’s adult ELVEN KINGDOMS paranormal / fantasy romance series, , a spin off, set in the author’s numerous interconnected series including Dark Kings and Dragon Kings. This is Dark elves Arya and Jai’s story line. DARK HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives DARK HEART follows Dark Elf Arya as she goes in search of the man she loves. Approximately four years earlier, while working undercover for the CCD, the Dark’s Counter Corruption Division, Arya is thought to have betrayed the man that she loved, pushing Jai out of her life and into the arms of someone else. Having spent several years searching with her partner Dain, in the hopes of finding Jai, Arya is about to walk into a trap, setting into motion, her capture and torture at the hands of the people in charge but Arya will quickly discover that the betrayal by someone else sparked Jai’s hatred towards our story line heroine, and a ransom for her capture was only the beginning of her spiral out of control.

The world building is complex and detailed, focusing on the trafficking and torture of slaves, and Jai was once at the centre of the destruction of so many lives. There is a council of Masters seemingly battling for control including the capture of our story line heroine, but Arya’s love for Jai is threatened by a lifetime of lies and betrayal.

The relationship between Arya and Jai goes from enemies to friends to lovers but someone else is waiting impatiently for Arya to be pushed out of Jai’s life. Jai believes Arya betrayed him and their love, and therefore is determined to make Arya pay for years of heart break and pain. The limited $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful and magical secondary and supporting characters including Jai’s childhood best friend Priya, Arya’s CCD partner Dain, the not quite human female Reva, as well as the return of Yasmin and Ravi (Rising Sun 1), and Dragon King Kendrick and his mate Esha. The requisite evil has many faces.

DARK HEART is a story of secrets and lies, jealousy and obsession, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic and dark; the romance is predicated upon a past relationship; the characters are lively, determined and dangerous.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one RISING SUN

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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