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He snatched me from the jaws of death for one reason—to be his. I was a dead king’s sacrificial bride, until his murderer claimed me as his. Zabriel invaded my country of Maledin on the back of a monstrous, fire-breathing dragon and took me prisoner. The lethal Zabriel towers over me in steel plate armor, and he could easily crush the life out of me—but the Flame King isn’t interested in harming me. Instead, he destroys everyone who has hurt me in a storm of fire and vengeance. There’s malignant rot deep within my country. My family has vanished along with whole villages of people. As I desperately try to find those who are missing, my body and heart awaken under a powerful and alarming force. Zabriel sets my soul ablaze every time he growls, “Mine.” He calls me his fated mate. The rarest. The most vulnerable. The one he craves to possess and protect. When evil forces in Maledin threaten everyone I know and love, there’s only one person who is strong enough to help me defeat them, and the only place where I’m safe from an ancient foe is in the arms of the Flame King. Author’s note: The Flame King’s Captive is a slow-burn non-shifter MF o'verse romance set in a fantasy world of magic and dragonriders. Zabriel is a jealous and possessive hero, and Isavelle is a strong but sweet innocent heroine. This is the first book in the Fire and Desire trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger.
A sacrificial bride stolen from death's door becomes the prize of her captor, the very man who murdered her king. The lethal Zabriel, a dragon-riding warlord, claims Isavelle, the intended bride of a dead king, not to harm her, but to exact vengeance on those who wronged her. As Isavelle searches for her vanished family amidst the rot of her country, she finds her body and heart awakening to Zabriel's possessive claim,
The premise sets up a high-stakes fantasy romance with a possessive hero and an innocent heroine, typical of the 'fated mates' subgenre. The author's note indicates a slow-burn development of the central relationship, focusing on themes of protection and possession. The inclusion of dragons, magic, and a quest for vengeance suggests a plot driven by both romantic tension and external conflict. The cliffhanger ending is designed to propel readers into the subsequent books of the trilogy, ensuring continued engagement with the series' overarching narrative.
Page Count:
514
Publication Date:
2023-06-22
Publisher:
Independently published
ISBN-13:
9798399388397
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