With Hearts of Flame (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Dark Academia Romantasy Novel of Vampires and Dragons Featuring Stenciled Edges and Illustrated Endpapers (Bloodwing Academy, 4)
Briar Boleyn
Dark Guardian
by Christine Feehan
About this book
Jaxon Montgomery is a woman who has spent her life perfecting the art of survival. As a battle-hardened policewoman with a background in Special Forces, she is accustomed to being the hunter, not the prey. However, when a lethal setup leaves her targeted for death, her controlled world shatters. Forced into a corner, she must place her life in the hands of Lucien, a mysterious, primal stranger who commands the shadows and moves with the predatory grace of a wolf.
This installment in the legendary Carpathian series is a masterclass in the shifter genre, masterfully blending high-stakes action with a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers dynamic. While Lucien is the quintessential dominant alpha, his connection with Jaxon is defined by a rare, tender patience that sets their romance apart. Unlike many tales in the genre, Jaxon remains a fierce, independent partner who stands as an equal to her powerful protector rather than a damsel in need of rescuing.
Fans of paranormal romance will find themselves captivated by the intense chemistry and the atmospheric, mystical world-building. It is a deeply emotional, page-turning journey that has cemented itself as a perennial favorite among readers for its perfect balance of heart-pounding danger and sweeping, romantic devotion.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B00GFSQGIQ
Reader Reviews
March 15, 2015
This book will pull on all of your heartstrings with the perfect love of this particularly amazing couple! I have read every single one of the books of this particular series and I have come back to this particular book, because, it's all about this amazing Carpathian man who has held out from the darkness to his soul in order to keep his twin brother from turning into the dreaded vampire, that is wholly evil!!! When his twin brother has finally found his own personal lifemate, he feels that he...
May 12, 2015
I so enjoyed Lucien & Jaxson's story. He was great, of course he was a dominant alpha, but so tender, loving and patient with her. And so romantic too, I mean decorating his home as per the images he had picked from her mind, and the ending he gave her was perfect. Jaxson (for the most part) was my kind of heroine: beautiful, strong, resourceful and very smart. I loved reading about how she adapted about now being Carpethian and using her new powers. And I was very grateful (that unlike the...
August 3, 2021
After what happened in some of the later books, where women were treated as second class citizens or run over by the men in the books, in this one the heroine is a partner and a strong, independent woman. In a later book a relationship started off with a semi-rape sexual assault scene and it was sickening. Almost stopped reading her books forever after what happens to Gabrielle when she meets her “lifemate”. Be forewarned because it could be a triggering event/scene and was really disgusting...
August 7, 2011
so i really am a die hard dark series fan but, yes there is a but. i have read some books out of order. do here goes my review . i feel that this book was wonderful just like i am preety much used to with this story line. I kind of wish that there was a bit more stuory in this book but it was a still a good read. i was having some issues with the stories after dark possesion i believe it was because all of a sudden the stories were not sexy they were actually quite vulgar and I really do not...
December 15, 2025
The four books from Christine Feehan are good reads and continue her sci-fi writings. Easy reads, paperbacks used or new are worth the expense. Quick delivery helps as well. )
