Breakneck

Dragons of Ardaine #4

by Roe Horvat

When two alpha dragons fall, everything burns—especially the rules keeping them apart.

Terrance I have a spotless record—years in private security and zero screwups—until I’m hired to protect him .

As a wildly popular actor and stuntman, Lothair is used to hiding his dragon-shifter skills in plain sight. But he’s also arrogant, treats danger as foreplay, and can’t keep it in his pants for more than five minutes. To him, I’m just a shiny new toy.

And no, I’m not attracted to my obnoxious client from hell. That would be inappropriate and unprofessional. Besides, we’re both alphas, so… no. Absolutely not.

Except Lothair has decided to test my limits in every possible way.

Lothair I don’t want a babysitter. Wherever I go, I am the most dangerous thing in the room. But as my career takes off, my unsuspecting human manager hires a bodyguard to shield me from random weirdos and overeager fans.

Lucky for me, Terry is another dragon, adorably straitlaced and just stuck-up enough for me to push his buttons. Turns out, making him unravel might be the best stunt I’ve ever pulled.



Breakneck is the fourth book in the Dragons of Ardaine series, about two dragon shifters fighting for control, until they both give in. Clashing egos, sheet-burning lust, wild nights of sharing, public stunts, and private battles. Standalone with a HEA.

Genres: M M Romance, Omegaverse, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Romance, Dragons, Erotica

376 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 25, 2025

About the author

Queer fiction author Roe Horvat was born in the former Czechoslovakia. Equipped with a dark sense of sarcasm and a penchant for Czech beer, Roe traveled Europe and finally settled in Sweden. He came out as transgender in 2017 and has been fabulous since. He loves Jane Austen, Douglas Adams, bad action movies, stand-up comedy, pale ale, and daiquiri, with equal passion. When not hiding in the studio doing graphics, he can be found trolling cafés in Gothenburg, writing, and people-watching.

Reviews

[patrícia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arc Review: Breakneck ( Dragons of Ardaine #4) by Roe Horvat
MC:Lothair & Terry 4.5⭐

The fear in his eyes mirrored mine.
Something strange was happening.
I had no idea what it was. I just couldn’t stop touching him.

Tropes & tags
Movie star/ bodyguard
Alpha/Alpha
Grumpy/Sunshine
Dragon Shifters
Sharing is caring

🔥Warning, danger, fire🔥 Goddamn, Jesus… this was wow. I haven’t read this level of heat in ages and holy fuck—no polite way to say it—this was scorching! 🥵 I kinda forgot this was a Roe Horvat omegaverse smut fest and, yeah… I read parts of it in public. Big mistake. Unless you’ve got a poker face made of steel, don’t, spoiler alert, I don’t have a poker face 😅

Beyond the expected omegaverse chaos, we get adorable romance, car chases, blackmail, dragons, found family, sweet bonding, and new friends. But don’t worry—the filth is very much the star of the show. Knotting, ridged cocks, slick, cum, milk, half-shifter sex, stamina for days, orgies, wild clubs—if your porny brain can dream it, Roe probably wrote it.

Lothair is a beautiful, unhinged sunshine with zero chill. A little lost before Terry, a little too eager to please 🥹—basically, he needed to be a good boy. And the way he slowly seduces Terry? ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🥵 That threesome with Zach? INCENDIARY. 🧨❤️‍🔥 The moment that sealed their bond for good.

Terry, on the other hand, tested my patience. His internal denial dragged a bit—it felt like watching a closeted man struggling to accept an alpha/alpha bond. Even his granddad was chill about it (boooooo). Still, once he stopped “processing,” his protectiveness over Lothair was chef’s kiss.

They fuck. A lot. Like, A LOT. Sometimes it feels like that’s all they do—but Roe’s erotic writing always layers the sex with intimacy, power play, and connection. It’s filthy, yes, but also emotional and addictive.

Their relationship status should honestly read:
“No more alphas, but we fuck omegas together—and only together.” 😈

I actually loved the logic behind their need for omega lovers: because they’re both alphas, their dragons crave the act of breeding, and shared omega bonds satisfy that instinct. It gives us hot, primal threesomes and foursomes that somehow still feel romantic. Only Roe could pull that off.

If I had one wish? An epilogue. The ending leaves the door open for possible omega mates—or maybe even dragon babies—and I’d have killed for a glimpse of that future.

And I have to mention that bachelor-party orgy. Picture this: five omegas in decadent lingerie and two horny dragon alphas ready to wreck the place. Nuff said. 🍆🍆🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🔥☄️🧯🚒❤️‍🔥👩‍🚒🧨🎆🎇💦💦💦💦💦🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

I haven’t read the previous books in the series, and it didn’t matter—but now? Yeah, I might have to. Because dragon shifters this hot? 🫠🔥

Oh, yeah.
We fucked like monsters, claws tearing at fabric, wings flapping. My ass squelched with an abundance of lube and his precum. He roared when he came inside me. He flipped me around and sucked me into his throat. Holding him by his horns, I fucked his mouth, and he gulped my cum down, his tail swishing and spiraling in the air like a cat’s.
I looked up into the mirror above the bed, at the image of us together, with our horns, claws, wings, and tails, doing unspeakable things to each other like two demons from hell. We looked beautiful… Immortal.
I loved half-shifted sex. I was so much more sensitive in this form.

I received a copy of this book from Roe and am voluntarily leaving a review.

⚠️Author Content Warnings
This MM omegaverse romance features two alpha dragon shifters who become fated mates. Their relationship is not open—they don’t have sex with other people when they’re not both present—but they enjoy watching and encouraging each other during sexual encounters with omegas. They share several omegas during the story and participate in orgies, which are depicted in detail.

Triggers
The death of a parent is mentioned as a character’s memory. Sex work, mild physical violence, kidnapping, blackmail, vehicular assault, and the use of a gun in a threatening way are depicted. No gore, heavy injury, or death is described on page.

🔥Kinks
alpha-alpha
two alphas switching
orgies, taking turns, DP
alpha mates inviting omega lovers
half-shifted sex

❣️Book Safety & Content
Cheating: No
OM/OW Drama: No
Sharing: Yes
Third-Act Breakup: No
Role Dynamics: Versatile
POV: 1st person (dual)
Format: Series book 4, but can be read as standalone
Ending: HEA
Angst Level: Low
Spice Level: High heat
Communication: Strong
Pining: None
Ages: 35/28

[Sandy Kay]

I LOVE the Dragons of Ardaine series and am sad to learn this one includes sharing, so, just noting to myself this one is not for me. I heartily recommend the rest of the series, as well as this one if sharing (no doubt in a good, healthy way, this author excels at positive erotic writing!) does not bother you! It sounds like it's a welcome part of the romance.

Just not something I'm into, sigh. Hope the next is back to 1-1.

Much appreciation to the author for the CW on sharing!

[Vanessa GLP · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5✨

[Cadiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roe Horvat is a master at writing smoking hot omegaverse with all that you'd expect to get from such a setting.

This latest entry in his Dragons of Ardaine series fills that element perfectly, there's sex and more sex and a teeny bit more sex just on the side.

However, he's also an expert in having a strong narrative that drives along all the sex and here's no exception. Although, and this is why it's 4* and not a 5* read for me, I think I expected more from the situation of bodyguard/protectee than I actually got.

Now, that's not to say I didn't thoroughly enjoy this book, I clearly did, but I would have liked maybe a bit more of the conflict of being attracted to the person who's life you're guarding, as well as maybe more on the controversial element of them both being dragon alphas.

Having said that though, I liked Terrance from his previous appearance as Leo's bodyguard and I was fascinated by Lothair, so the pairing totally worked for me from the start.

I also loved that, once they realised they were mates, there was no shilly shallying around, just total commitment to working things out and making sure they did all they could to communicate.

The secondary plot was a bit obvious, but it worked to cause some additional tension and I liked how it was resolved and I very much loved the way these dragons went all mushy for the other!

#ARC kindly received from the author, I am voluntarily leaving a review

[Leyanis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know this author is known for their omegaverse and crazy sexual scenes, BUT DAMN!

Never thought I would get to a point in my life where I'm reading a book and thinking 'this is WAYYYYY too much sex'. I guess I have reached the age.

[♥ Rebecca ♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not sure how I feel about this. I think it’s my first alpha/alpha romance. I was totally fine with that aspect. And there’s lots of sharing, and I’m ok with that too. But the way that Terry and Lothair talked about needing a third, specifically an omega, and they said they felt incomplete without it, was really giving “Bi’s can’t be faithful.” I was really side eying them for that. 👀

In the end it’s still just the two of them. But they’re confident that they’ll find their omega one day and have children. There’s a note from the author that says there’s a story where they find their omega on Patreon.

Also I felt like in a world with fated mates it was weird to throw all the rules out the window in the last book. I was glad to see that alphas could be mated with each other in this one. When the book started I wasn’t sure how it was gonna play out because it seemed it had to be an alpha/omega pairing because of how it worked before. But I was glad to be proven wrong. But then we find out that people can have multiple mates, and there can be all sorts of poly configurations and age gaps. I just feel like it was weird for a world with fated mates. That this story might have made more sense in a different series. But I think it’s maybe just a me problem. Because I’m very logical and rule oriented. It just seemed really weird to me.

This had some pretty stellar smut content though.

[124356789 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dnf @50%
This authors recent work is just not as good as their earlier books. Their newer stories are generic, very sex heavy, forgettable.

[Kerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked both Lothair and Terrance, but this was my least favorite book in the series. There was very little going on plot-wise--mainly sex, sex, and more sex. The whole story behind why Lothair needed protection in the first place was predictable and easily resolved. I thought more would come from Lothair's and Terrance's need for an omega (since they were both alphas), but even that was left open-ended. However, Lothair and Terrance were easy to love, so the book was enjoyable.

Read May 25, 2026

[Jorge · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stats, a great start but could not continue to read it.
I know it was my fault for not reading other books on this universe/series but I was expecting an alpha/alpha without surprises and then we get to know since pretty early that they will end up looking for a third and that's when this book that was 4 stats or more end up falling for me, at least it's not trying to deceive but with this my hopes for this series is gone, so to keep searching for alpha/alpha books!

[True Loveislovereview · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Lothair Courtemanche is an alpha dragon shifter, he’s an actor, a stuntman, and more thing. He has received a pile of threats and needs security.
Here is where Terrance Harbinger steps in, as a bodyguard. Terrance is also an alpha dragon shifter, a secret from humans.

Terrance knows who Lothair is and he doesn’t like him one bit. Indeed, he’s not happy with this job.

What happens when two alphas bond? Gosh, that was awesome.
Terrance is still the protective bodyguard, there’s a serious threat.

Dang, what a hot read, besides all the hotness it also has a great storyline, and of course flawlessly executed!

[Jessica Swan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was good but my least favorite of the series.

[Charlize M]

DNF

[Edga · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was keen to read this, intrigued by the idea of two Alpha males being mates. Lothair is described as wild sunshine, chaotic, and an arrogant actor, while Terrance is a straitlaced, protective bodyguard who initially dislikes his client. I did enjoy the emotional bond development amidst the chaos that is their lives.

The action scenes are welldone, which keeps the story engaging, beyond the copious amounts of sex. Roe is known for his books being extremely explicit and steamy, so I knew what to expect. However, sex featuring wild nights of sharing (consensual interactions), made it a massive 'no no' as far as I was concerned. Call me prudish, but I hate sharing in my romance. Still, it's well written, full of action, and a guaranteed, if hard won HEA. I must admit that I skimmed parts of the story, and it's not one I'll read again.

NB: Obviously, I didn't read the warning about the sharing and all that, my bad, but still not for me.

[Clari · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars rounded up
I went into this craving an alpha/alpha couple who would fight a lot because of their alpha natures but ultimately be obsessed with each other. Perhaps this just wasn’t the right book for me. It was well written in classic Horvat style with a lot of smut. I think I just wasn’t feeling the obsession - even though they’re mates, their dragon wants to see their mate breed another random omega. Personally just not my thing. There is a disclaimer at the start of the book that they like sharing but only when the other is in the room but I feel like it doesn’t encompass the full extent of it properly. I took it as sharing for titillation, but the way it was written, the sharing was a NEED.

It was an easy fun read but make sure it’s up your alley.

[Mal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Erotica at its finest, no one does Omegaverse like Roe Horvat. I loved Lothaire and Terry, complete opposites in many ways but so perfect for each other. I love an alpha brat when it’s done when and Horvat created a sublime character in Lothaire, perfect energy. Terrence was the grounding solid presence and such an interesting Alpha, so protective. This book is singe your kindle hot but it has humour and care and connection and fantastic side characters. Highly recommend reading it, it can be read as a standalone but this is an awesome series so I recommend all of them.

[Amos24601 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I swear, I haven’t read a Roe book I haven’t loved. These two alphas sure know how to put on a show. I’m not usually a huge fan of group play unless it’s done well, and I was loving it here. Roe somehow manages to write scenes like this that still leave room for tenderness between the MCs.

There’s so much heat, protectiveness and love in these pages that I could start the book all over again and not be bored. As always, a fantastic read.

[⭐Toonasa⭐ *Romance Book Lovers' Haven* (For long and deep.... reviews!)]

I read some chapters from the book as the blurb grabbed me! I wanted to checked it oht without obligation lol. I loved the scenes of them getting together, meeting fam & hea! It's very hot & there's sharing, but I liked how it's handled. I'll read this book someday fully!

[Cabert A · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's books like these that make me think we need to refactor the romance.io spice scale. After all, 4/5 is 2 explicit scenes, and 5/5 is "several." So this book has gotta be about a 10/5 on that scale. I've read erotica with fewer sex scenes.

I know I'm making it sound like a bad thing, but I did enjoy the intensity and variety here, and I chose it because I enjoy the occasional non-monogamous couple, so I was intrigued by the sharing. I just figured I'd let you all know what you're getting into.

As far as the story, it was lower angst, which works well for me, while still including quite a but of deep emotional development between the characters. I particularly enjoyed Lothair meeting Terry's family.

It makes me want to read the rest in this series. Roe never disappoints!

[Pragya _v_Th.. · Rating 3 out of 5]

never have i said this but dMAN THIS WAS SO MUCH SEX, LIKE CALM DOWN BOYS

[Esmee · Rating 3 out of 5]

65 procent. geen zin meer. begon saai te worden, had veel korter gekund. was wel erg hot. maar ik vond het niet zo leuk dat ze zoveel anderen hadden en dat ze toch een omega nodig hadden.

[Abigail Beckwith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here's Roe Horvat's "Breakneck." It's the fourth novel in her Dragons of Ardaine series.

["When two alpha dragons fall, everything burns—especially the rules keeping them apart.

Terrance I have a spotless record—years in private security and zero screwups—until I’m hired to protect him .

As a wildly popular actor and stuntman, Lothair is used to hiding his dragon-shifter skills in plain sight. But he’s also arrogant, treats danger as foreplay, and can’t keep it in his pants for more than five minutes. To him, I’m just a shiny new toy.

And no, I’m not attracted to my obnoxious client from hell. That would be inappropriate and unprofessional. Besides, we’re both alphas, so… no. Absolutely not.

Except Lothair has decided to test my limits in every possible way.

Lothair I don’t want a babysitter. Wherever I go, I am the most dangerous thing in the room. But as my career takes off, my unsuspecting human manager hires a bodyguard to shield me from random weirdos and overeager fans.

Lucky for me, Terry is another dragon, adorably straitlaced and just stuck-up enough for me to push his buttons. Turns out, making him unravel might be the best stunt I’ve ever pulled."]

I looove how different each book in this series is. There's a very similar formula, but it's not formulaic. It's all very unique and fun. Especially this one. At least the previous alphas new what was happening to them when they met their fate mates; these two were in their own little just-till-Monday lust-turning-into-more love bubble, not even realizing all of the weird and new things that were happening was fate.

They encouraged each other in the best of ways: be braver and be bolder, be safer and be smarter. They helped each other grow. They gave each other a safe place to be themselves, to explore their futures.

Trigger Warnings: memory of death of a parent, sex work, mild physical violence, kidnapping, blackmail, vehicular assault, use of a gun, and more.

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[Ashley Dead.inside_but_reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is Book 4 in the Dragons of Ardaine series they are written as standalones so you don't need to read them in order. I would check the CWs of this as well it's not dark but there are some heavy topics.

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Lothair is an up and coming star that has been been coping with the redundancy of life by plowing through every willing body that he has come across. He is just living that hedonistic lifestyle to the fullest. That is until his manager gets him a strict bodyguard because he is now receiving threats against his safety. Terrance knows about Lothair's reputation and is less then excited to be taking on his detail as a live in guard. Lothair though is MORE than excited to push every button Terrance has in order to find out what will make his stony exterior crack. These two start a battle of wills which Terrance swiftly looses when Lothair starts taking him to his special parties that include many many naked people 😉😏 but the more Lothair and Terrance are together the more the bond between the two of them forms until something snaps in place that neither of them was expecting.
Now on top of trying to stay safe Lothair and Terrance have to navigate this new connection they have and what it holds for their future together if there is one.
Whew this one was hoooottt 🔥🔥🔥 from beginning to end so prepare your self, but after that lol these two were just like 2 little puzzle pieces coming together. Terrance needed to let loose a bit and Lothair DEFINITELY helped him do that but Lothair needed the stability that Terrance brought so it was perfect. The little mystery with the plot and the bad guy had me glued right up until the end and I loved seeing all the side characters from the other stories! Just a great add to the dragon series with these two 😍

[Book Fairie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dragon Shifter Omegaverse
Movie star/ bodyguard
Alpha/Alpha
Grumpy/Naughty sunshine
Omega sharing
Shifted shenanigans

The Dragons of Ardaine are my favourite characters and series of Roe's books because you get world building lore, heat and shifters and inhuman characteristics (both personality-wise and physically) PLUS the finest of omegaverse writing all in one delicious package. Breakneck is a bit different to the other books in the series as Lothair and Terrance are an Alpha/Alpha pairing, whereas the other three are all Alpha/Omega, so without a sudden heat and compulsive bonding period which forms the focal point for books 1-3, this one has a lot more out-of-the-bedroom plot in it, as our alphas get to know each other, then fall in lust, then love and beyond. That's not to say it's lower in heat. In fact there's so much sometimes it ends with fade-to-black, not something you usually get in this author's books! Our horny alpha dragons are at it like rabbits; with omegas, with each other, constantly. Yes there's sharing - lots of it - and not just one night stands either, but that's Terrance and Lothair's love language: sex with omegas, never other alphas, always together. The lack of an epilogue had me hoping the door is open for a followup book for T & L - having read Double Match I know Roe can write hot AND loving poly relationships fantastically, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! The story and MCs totally stand alone, but having read books 1-3 many times I adored the amount of minor (and not-so-minor) crossover references and cameos there were from previous books.

[Shannon Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The next book in Roe Horvat's Dragons of Ardaine series is here!! And wow, Breakneck is my new favorite of the bunch! I love them all, but this book just has such an extra something to it with all the headbutting and shaninnigans these 2 alphas fight their way through, before giving into the irresistible urge to devour each other in the fun way 😉

As much as I have adored the other books having an alpha dragon shifter and human omega be fated mates and watching them fall in love, here we have 2 alpha dragon shifters as fated mates... and I'm so here for it! It doesn't start off smooth or sweet, since we have Terrance, working as a bodyguard to the wild Lothair, who is an actor and stuntman that is hellbent on getting under Terrance's skin and driving him crazy. But of course in doing so, they build up oodles of sexual tension until they both can't help but give into it - and it's such a fun ride!

This book won't be for everyone, since there is some sharing, but I loved that about it! These 2 are mates, and we get to see them bond and fall hard for each other, it's just that they are extra adventurous in the bedroom and still like to play together with omegas. And let me tell you, the scenes with just the 2 of them, as well as the scenes with another, they are all so friggin hot! Like scorching 🔥🔥 omgggg... amazing!!

But of course, aside from all the fantastic spice, it's a beautiful love story that melted my heart more than once. It's also adventurous and funny, with lots of great side characters too. I love these 2 guys so much and can't get enough of them! I really hope we get to see more of Lothair and Terrance down the road 🥰

[The Secret Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4
Steam: 5
PoV: dual, 1st person
Genre: paranormal romance, omegaverse, MM
Tropes / tags: bodyguard / client, fated mates, opposites attract

I love when two alphas fall in love with each other, and Terry and Lothair definitely made it entertaining!

Going from body guard / client to lovers and fated mates was quite the bumpy road for these two, Terry wasn't Lothair's biggest fan initially and Lothair didn't make Terry's job easy either. The tension between them was high, and I kept waiting for them to snap. Luckily I didn't have to wait long for it, and I loved seeing them give in to the chemistry and attraction that had been sizzling between them!

The suspense plot and mystery with Lothair's stalker kept things interesting as well, and I loved how protective Terry became of Lothair - even if they were both alphas and shifters. The opposites attract was still strong here though, with Lothair being somewhat of an unhinged sunshine while Terry was a bit of a strict grump. Their differences made it an entertaining read, and seeing them figuring things out was both fun and hot.

Breakneck was a smoking hot addition to the Dragons of Ardaine series! There was a lot of spice in this one, and there are some sharing of omegas on page as well. The romance part was fast paced and very sweet - I spent a lot of time smiling at my Kindle with these two!

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I received a complimentary copy of this book, and these are my honest thoughts and opinions.

[Mandy (MP Book Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrance, a disciplined private security professional with a spotless record, is assigned to protect Lothair — a famous actor and stuntman who also happens to be a dragon-shifter. Lothair thrives on danger, arrogance, and chaos, treating Terrance less like a bodyguard and more like a challenge. Though both are alphas and bound by rules that should keep them apart, Lothair relentlessly tests Terrance’s limits, pushing him toward attraction he refuses to admit. For Lothair, unraveling his straitlaced protector might be the most thrilling stunt of all. Their clash of personalities ignites sparks that blur the line between duty and desire, turning protection into temptation and threatening to burn down every rule that stands in their way.

I loved this story about two alphas whose collision of duty, chaos, and desire threatens to consume them — and the rules meant to keep them apart. I also loved how the story asked whether love can coexist with responsibility, or if desire inevitably undermines duty. It was also interesting that in this story true intimacy required surrender — even for those who define themselves by power. At its heart, this story is about two alphas whose collision of duty, chaos, and desire threatens to consume them — forcing them to decide whether breaking rules leads to ruin or to freedom. Easy to read and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

[Gale MR · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore Roe's books—that rich, decadent, dirty style of writing that makes a reader's head spin. I have no idea how the author combines eroticism with all the emotions and deep feelings, turning them into a unique, truly captivating read.
Sharing is caring, and I couldn't agree more. These dragons were not ashamed to admit their needs and desires, they did not hide from their undeniable attraction to each other (well, Terence tried, but failed miserably to resist), they did not deny the primal lust and impulses of their nature. Not only that, but they felt so secure, their bond - so strong and unbreakable, that the inclusion of omegas wasn't considered like a threat, but simply a way to enhance their already heated dynamic. The passion, the mating pull, the clash of dominance between two alphas — everything just kept building up in undeniably thick intensity throughout the plot expansion. This is what I like in stories - no mincing words, no quiet fretting, no maddening pinning when everything could be solved with a simple, honest conversation. I laughed so much with this book, surrounded by all the warmth Lothaire and Terrance brought in, complete with attitude, snark and some brrodiness. It was a pleasure to read something so dynamic, so intense, and so fast-paced. A real, dragon-sized, breathtaking race from start to finish.

[LauraSt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breakneck is book four in the Dragons of Ardaine series and… oh my GOD. I was not prepared.

This book felt like getting hit with dragon fire, dragged into an alpha storm, and loving every single second of it. Two alpha dragons trying (and failing) to pretend they don’t want each other? Inject that right into my bloodstream.

Lothair is wild sunshine with no brakes. Beautiful, chaotic, needy in the cutest way, and constantly testing Terry’s sanity. And Terry? Sir, your stubbornness almost had ME pacing the room, but the moment he finally surrendered and let himself feel everything for Lothair… I had goosebumps. His protective side is unreal. Phenomenal. Chef’s kiss.

And the intensity between them? Listen. Roe Horvat knows how to write heat without it ever feeling empty. Every moment between them had emotion, tension, power, vulnerability, longing… all layered together so perfectly I was kicking my feet like a teenager.

The story itself was such a ride. Movie-star chaos, danger around every corner, dragons showing off, found family moments, action scenes, sweet bonding, hilarious dialogue, and moments that genuinely made my heart melt. I wasn’t expecting to fall this hard for them, but here we are.

This book gave me everything. The fire, the tenderness, the connection, the chaos, the devotion.

One of my favorite reads in the whole series. Absolutely five stars from me

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF, unfortunately. I really liked the characters, despite thinking their relationship didn’t get enough development before they mated, since they mostly just fucked random omegas at the beginning and barely did any bonding. The only time was at the mountain lake, and that was very short.

What really got me to stop reading was when the story established that relationships between alphas aren’t complete without an omega. Despite LITERALLY being fated mates, just the two of them isn’t fulfilling enough. It’s a shame their relationship isn’t considered valid enough; it’s a romance book, but there’s nothing romantic about that.

It’s something I noticed a lot of authors do. They’ll write a book about a romance between two alphas, but they’ll still come up with some excuse to make them fit some form of heteronormativity. I’ve seen a book that turns one of the alphas into an omega, I’ve seen a book that establishes one of the alphas is a ‘special’ type that’s more aggressive, I guess to justify the other one being the ‘submissive one’ that always gets fucked (even though they’re both alphas…), and this book, that makes it explicit a relationship between alphas, even though they’re fated mates, still needs a third, an omega. It’s quite lame and frustrating.

I’m still giving it two stars because like I said, I did like Lothair and Terry. They’re cute.

[Lindsey Middlemiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favourite of the series!

Thoroughly enjoyed this dragon shifter omegaverse book!

As always for this series, the main characters are well-rounded, flawed, and lovable. The supporting characters are brilliant. The setting just adds to the story. The action is fun and thrilling. And it's hot!

But I especially loved that this was a truly queer book – the male-only omegaverse worlds Roe Horvat writes are always brilliant, but the Alpha/Omega relationships can feel hetnormative to me (yes I understand the queer history and subtext of the OV sub-genre!). With an alpha-alpha couple, an open relationship (they have sex with each other AND share omegas), and a recognition of polyamory for both their relationship and others, this felt truly queer. And I loved it!

In this, you'll find:
●MM Dragon Shifter Omegaverse
●Two Alphas
●Stunt artist film star
●Bodyguard
●Bi-awakening of the alpha/omega type
●Open relationship (shared partners when both present)
●O.rgies
●Free climbing
●Some violence, car crash, carjacking
●Blackmail of secondary character over BDSM
●Mention of past forced pregnancy of parent
●Mention of past death of parent from cancer
●Discussion of growing up outside your culture