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A woman who’s convinced she’ll never find a man is suddenly in
the arms of her dream lover, a Dragon King, just as he and all his friends are
preparing to go to war.

All Claire wants is a man, but she keeps winding up with jerks.
Of course she’s noticed the gorgeous Dragon Kings, the dragon shape-shifters who
live nearby. Claire knows something of the Kings and their secrets because her
best friend is married to one, but she never expects to attract any of them.
She’s drawn to V, the enigmatic King who’s mostly slept for centuries. Trying
to help him acclimate, his friends arrange for V to spend time with Claire,
hoping they’ll connect and give him something to focus on. Claire and V’s
chemistry is electric, though Claire is convinced his interest will be
fleeting. Meanwhile, a powerful enemy is rising against the Kings, and Claire
becomes an unwitting pawn in a dangerous game. Her uncertainty regarding V’s
feelings makes it difficult to feel welcome in the Dragon Kings’ tight
community, yet as V and Claire grow closer, it becomes clear that their bond
strengthens V, his magic, and everyone around them. Grant’s Dark Kings series
is a deeply drawn world that revolves around dragon shape-shifters but is also
inhabited by a variety of other magical beings who are fighting against the
control of a power-hungry few. The cast and canvas are fascinating, and the war
is obviously brewing. However, the central love story has little conflict
beyond V’s wavering or Claire’s bad romance history, and her evolution from weepy
self-described lonesome loser to insecure partner to steel-spined mate may make
readers wonder what he sees in her at first and where she came from in the end,
despite attempts to explain it.

A surprising miss in a notable series.