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Harper's Mountains #5

Blackwing Dragon

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****Don't miss the epic finale of T. S. Joyce's bestselling Harper's Mountains series****

Kane Reeves is being hunted. He has done well to keep hidden all these years, but Damon Daye has finally come to collect on the blood debt of Kane’s father. Damon has sent a great Bloodrunner Dragon after him, and Kane can see his death coming. But his huntress is beguiling and sweet, and Kane is drawn to her in ways he can’t explain. And as he gets to know the sassy beauty, she feels less like the death of him, and more like his destiny. Too bad she’s a Bloodrunner, the mortal enemy of his ancient clan, and on a collision course to end his life.

Rowan Barnett has been charged with the protection of the Bloodrunner Crew while the alpha is unable to shift. The problem? The crew has chosen the wrong dragon for the job. She has no trust for her unstable inner monster, and now she’s lost her treasure. But when a mysterious and unlikely hero decides to help her out, she begins to think everything happens for a reason. Dark Kane’s eyes are terrifying, he feels like a beast, and he looks at her like he could just as easily kill her as kiss her, but there is something about him that Rowan can’t resist. Something that’s calling to her dragon and putting them both on a path of mass destruction.

And now Rowan will have to figure out how to protect the world from the last Blackwing Dragon, while protecting the man she loves from himself.

Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences.

365 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 2, 2016

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T.S. Joyce

160 books3,449 followers
T.S. Joyce is devoted to bringing hot shifter romances to readers. Hungry alpha males are her calling card, and the wilder the men, the more she'll make them pour their hearts out. She werebear swears there'll be no swooning heroines in her books. It takes tough-as-nails women to handle the shifters of Bear Valley.

She lives in a tiny town, outside of a tiny city, and devotes her life to writing big stories. Foodie, bear whisperer, ninja, thief of tiny bottles of awesome smelling hotel shampoo, nap connoisseur, movie fanatic, and zombie slayer, and most of this bio is true.

Bear Shifters? Check
Smoldering Alpha Hotness? Double Check
Sexy Scenes? Fasten up your girdles, ladies and gents, it's gonna to be a wild ride.

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Profile Image for Kodie Mackay.
1,196 reviews69 followers
February 10, 2017
Definetly my favourite of the series, Saved the best for last!!

There is something to be said for a broken hero. And Kane is most definetly a broken man. All I wanted to do through this book is slap him upside the head while cuddling him as close as I can! Through circumstances that could not be helped he ended up with the worst kind of punishment known to man/shifter. He was hollow and past the point of caring for his life when Rowan showed up. Honest to god thought she was there to kill him!! The poor girl is scared of life and he though she was going to kill him!!.
As fate would have it there was something far more greater at bay.
Rowan reminded me so much of a female version of Ryder! Except she's so scared of many things. Poor girl is submissive with a dominant dragon inside her.. Can you imagine that confusion?. Not to mention she has had some absolutely terrible things happen to her which just intensified her fears. Aside from when she was terrified though she was absolutely hilarious!! I mean holding your belly at her fruity antics funny!! Can you imagine the dark and broody Kane who has no friends with the hilarious goofball that is Rowan?. It. Is. Freaking.... Hilarious!!

This book broke my heart and glued it back together all in one. I'm not going into the storyline because it would ruin it but just know it is definetly worth reading and god everything was great the chemistry, the angsty bits, the funny moments and the amazing side characters. It all fit together so seamlessly I was gutted it finished. However no need to fear there is a blackwing series!!!! I know I'm so excited!!

Profile Image for Amanda.
1,069 reviews
August 4, 2016
I've been waiting for this since the first time we met Kane in Bloodrunner Dragon. Never would have ever guessed at Kane's backstory- and that is what makes Joyce an amazing author. When an author writes a ton of books, sometimes things get a bit stale. Joyce never does. I'm a complete fangirl, and have zero shame.
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2,079 reviews
August 5, 2016
This made me laugh and cry as usual. I LOVED Kane and Rowan's story! As much as I love Damon there are times I wanna reach in and smack him around. I've learned little by little that there are REALLY GOOD F'IN REASONS he does what he does. We might not like it at the time or understand some things but there are excellent reasons. This was a prime example. He saved Kane's life all those years ago because he KNEW who he was going to be for Rowan and he wanted her to have him. He needed that for her. There were times I wanted to shake Rowan in this book. She was weak and woe is me sometimes in the book. She used that damn "treasure" as a security blanket I call it a fake treasure. Everyone tried to get her to let it go but she was too damn stubborn. Ha...well her Daddy and Great Grandfather are the same way. What happened to her as a teen was horrible. I could really understand and get a glimpse of why she was that way. She was a kid! Kane...what happened to him? Oh that was much worse BUT it needed to happen to save his life. As horrible as it is for a shifter to lose their animal it needed to happen for various reasons. Otherwise they would have killed him altogether. I CRIED like a freakin baby when I found out what happened to him and his dragon. I was angry too. Let be honest I was angry for him and at Damon until I understood it from all perspectives and had all the facts. She kept away all the facts til the end. Ha. I loved how Kane claimed her first. Rowan isn't weak. She's really not. She's a badass dragon and needed to let a lot of things go and just get f'in angry. Oh...she did that alright. I loved their story. Rowan gave back his dragon! I cried then too. Damn tears! Anyways, I was so squeaky excited when the book ended but damn it...its not the end. Thank God! Kane's Mountains y'all! We got another surprise as well but I'll leave that up to y'all to read this fab book! Thank you so much T.S. Joyce. You've done it again for me!
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843 reviews296 followers
November 3, 2016
This book can definitely be read as a standalone and is more a part of the follow on series (Kane's Mountains. In fact I would encourage new-to-this-author readers to start here and continue on just like I did accidentally.
I think the word you see most in reviews of these books (and the next series ) is surprising. And it is surprising to read a paranormal shifter romance, one of scores of shifter romances written by the same author, and instead of brain dead formulaic writing you get really funny dialogue and unique characters. This one and Blackwing Wolf were my favourites. The heroine in Blackwing Dragon is excellent! And the hero in Blackwing wolf is a great example of a Beta hero done right.
When I went back and tried some of this author's older stuff I wasn't so impressed. They tended to be shorter, had less appealing characters and had continuity problems. I think this author has just gotten better with time.
Profile Image for Keri.
2,103 reviews121 followers
April 15, 2017
Rowan was so funny. First I thought the airport scene was the best and then we get to the hotel and then is was the restaurant and then we all go serious. But by far she was a great character. My only niggle, I wish the ending could have been drawn out a little more.
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1,680 reviews
November 27, 2017
Loved the characters and story execution with this one!!!
Profile Image for SheLove2Read.
3,103 reviews203 followers
November 24, 2018
Absolutely fantastic read! There's something to be said about a tortured (literally) hero and a heroine who won't give up on him. Love, love, loved it!

And that cover? Swoon.
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14.4k reviews543 followers
January 14, 2019
Rowan drove me a bit nuts at the start. Her continual chatting about nothing, the way she jumped around during the inane chatting made me want to slap her, even as I laughed because Kane was having the same reaction as me. As the book went on Rowan got a bit better for me. I started to like her light hearted attitude, liked that she was able to get Kane to think about something other than wallowing in his life.

I really liked the change that Rowan brought in Kane at the end, even if it was a bit iffy for awhile. Kane needed that connection again and to realize he had lots of people around him that cared for him.
Profile Image for Marsha Keeper Bookshelf.
4,290 reviews88 followers
August 5, 2016
Reviewed at Shifter Haven

Every time I finish one of T. S. Joyce’s stories I declare that one is my new favorite – it happens every single time, so I figure I’m on a pattern with her stories because Blackwing Dragon is no different. This one will rip your heart out and then give it back to you whole again and so much stronger than before.

Rowan is a Bloodrunner Dragon, from one of the most powerful families around… well, what there is left of them. But right now she’s not feeling so strong, she’s downright nervous and scared. She’s leaving her home in Damon’s Mountains and her crew, the Grey Backs to head out for Harper’s Mountains temporarily. Harper is pregnant and cannot shift, the Bloodrunner crew needs a strong dragon protecting them while their Alpha is unable to shift in order to protect her unborn baby. Damon has sent her with the strong belief that she can handle anything or anyone. Rowan wishes she believed the same.

Kane is dark, powerful and gives off dangerous vibes just by glancing at him. When the panicked Rowan keeps popping up in his life, at the airport, seatmates on the plane and then a desperately afraid dragon who cannot get to her treasure since the airline misdirected her luggage. To say that Kane was not thrilled would be an understatement. He is the embodiment of the strong, silent type – Rowan is a bubbly, nervous chatter bug who has no filter nor cares if you don’t want to talk.. she will make up for your lack just fine.

On the surface, no two people could be further apart. Yet, there is something there between them – a connection that Kane hasn’t felt in years and one that Rowan is definitely wanting to follow up on – if he’d just stop being so grumble-ly and grumpy.

And that is as far s I’m willing to go for an introduction to this amazing couple. Both have secrets. Each has had horrible, unspeakable things happen to them Rowan knows that Kane is her mate before he acknowledges it, but he acts on it first. They are a contradiction in motion, and at times their determination to do what’s right for the other gets them in trouble and heartache.

Throughout their story we will see Rowan grow, especially in confidence, and see Kane begin to accept that he sin’t as dark as he believes. These two need each other to complete themselves. But before that can happen there’s going to be sadness, danger, heartbreaks and one epic battle.

It’s never easy to see a series come to a conclusion. When it’s good you just want it to continue forever. Blackwing Dragon brought Harper’s Mountains to a close in the most amazing, satisfying way.

And the excellent news is that mid-September 2016 we will have Kane’s Mountains starting – a new series, with some old friends and new ones to come to love.

Blackwing Dragon is a story that you need to read for yourself. No one can do justice to a story the way your own imagination can. Pick this one up and get lost in an amazing journey for Rowan, Kane and the entire Bloodrunner Crew. It’s simply amazing… and I would highly recommend this entire series.
Profile Image for Cheril Olmsted.
329 reviews10 followers
September 23, 2025
The mystery of Kane is solve in Blackwing Dragon by T.S Joyce. This book was amazing.

Kane is the last Blackwing Dragon. Son to the immortal dragon Marcus. The same Marcus who tried killing Damon. Rowan is the great granddaughter of Damon and daughter to the Gray Back Alpha Creed. Which means she is also a very dominate dragon. The only problem she is a submissive human and doesn't like her dragon very much. Both Roe and Kane are very broken due to situations they both been through in their past. They are instantly drawn to each other and form an unbreakable bond.

Will their love be strong enough to fix the broken dragons inside of them??

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3,210 reviews67 followers
September 19, 2022
H has lost his dragon, a leg and his place in the world. He's isolated, grieving and very angsty. The sweet h, also a dragon that is submissive and clutzy, she's afraid of being a dragon. I loved seeing her grow stronger and smarter, as she helps the H to find himself. I also liked Damon being kind and a great role model for dragons.
Profile Image for Amanda.
2,455 reviews103 followers
May 28, 2019
Wow what a perfect ending for Harper's mountains. I loved Kane and Rowan so damn much and , their back stories we're heart breaking 😭
4.5/5 ⭐

"I'm Dark Kane, Rowan. I'm nobody's hero ."

"her Dragon scratch at her skin, writhing to touch their mate. Pleading to ride him, to bite him. To claim him. Dragon or no, Kane was theirs."

"It was the day she stopped being the princess in the tower, and became the dragon instead."
Profile Image for Dik Verhoef.
100 reviews2 followers
December 10, 2025
Blackwing Dragon (Harper's Mountains Book 5)
4.5/5 ⭐

Wow! This was a perfect ending for the Harper's mountains series.
In this book we see the love story of Kane and Rowan. Kane is from the Blackwing Dragon line and Rowan is from the Bloodrunner dragon line, they are mortal enemies. Kane has lost his dragon. Will their love be strong enough to fix the broken dragons inside of them?? I loved this story about Kane and Rowan so much. Their backstories are heartbreaking to read 😭 but was worth it in the end!
Profile Image for Megan.
3,606 reviews45 followers
October 25, 2018
I found this interesting this is Kane's story when he isn't part of her mountains as such..

I liked the twist, it was really interesting and heartbreaking. I'm a big fan of Kane's I always was, hes the mysterious bad boy but good boy.

This couple are a perfect match.
Profile Image for Amanda.
326 reviews14 followers
August 29, 2020
Awesome

Love this series! Amazing! I can’t wait for it to continue into the next series. I don’t know how I will feel about the vampires. I guess I’ll find out.
Profile Image for Barbara "Cookie" Serfaty Williams.
2,705 reviews5 followers
February 15, 2019
Blackwing Dragon (Harper's Mountains Book 5)

The love story of Kane and Rowan. Kane is from the Blackwing Dragon line and Rowan is from the Bloodrunner Dragon line, they are mortal enemy. Kane has lost his dragon. Can Rowan save Kane? Can Kane and Rowan find love? Ok story.
2,535 reviews87 followers
August 2, 2017
Kane is known as Dark Kane for a reason, but there is something many of the shifters don’t know about him. Rowan is scared to leave Damon’s mountains after being kidnapped when she was younger. Both are labeled as dangerous shifters. Will Kane be able to prove that Rowan is stronger than she thinks? Will Rowan be able to help Kane find his dragon?

OMG, love Kane and Rowan together. These two were perfect together. Despite Kane’s reputation and how dangerous he thought he was, he was a big softy when it came to Rowan. Loved when Rowan found her lady balls and her personality was awesome in the fact that she was so protective, but saw a better side of people. Great book and cannot wait for more from TS Joyce!
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264 reviews21 followers
September 2, 2016
Hands down my favorite story in the entire franchise... (Blood runners , boar landers, gray backs etc.)
Blood runners being my favorite group out all the shifter series ts Joyce has written.

Rowan is the most energetic breathe of fresh air. Fearless and filter less shes a great addition to the series.

I've been curious about Kane but never enough to want to hear his story or seek out his HEA... This has changed my opinion of him in so many positive ways. Plus his physical character description doesn't hurt ;)

His conversation with Damon on the phone so emotional ❤️❤️ it.

This is a great story excited for more to come!
Profile Image for Cheres.
43 reviews
September 8, 2016
Love love love

Loved this series I'm so upset that it's over. I grew to love these characters and hearing about them the way the connected as a crew how each of them had to conquer obstacles to prove to themselves and there mate that they were good enough for them even though they all a litre messed up one way or another. I'm going going to miss the hell out of reading about them but also I pleased with the way things turned out for everyone especially for Kane. And I can't wait to read the first book in his series black wing dragon.
Profile Image for Jamies.
642 reviews3 followers
July 19, 2024
READY FOR MORE!!! I totally saw a new series being born from this but was wrong about the direction it was going! I like that Rowan isn't a natural alpha female, she's bubbly and giggly and not the picture of huge dragon lady. Kane has so many secrets and I'm glad he learns to open up throughout the book. Saying it loud for the people in the back SO READY FOR MORE OF KANE'S MOUNTAINS!
23 reviews
August 6, 2016
Awesome book

I've read all of your books. They keep me entertained and enthralled. I love when books can make me laugh or cry! Keep going with these! I can't wait for the next ones! You're a terrific writer!
Profile Image for Natalie.
4,806 reviews13 followers
August 7, 2016
Blackwing Dragon

Oh these hot men , with equally hot, mind twisting stories. The cover of the book alone captivated me. I absolutely recommend reading all these books, I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
Profile Image for Dina.
693 reviews5 followers
August 28, 2016
Awesome

Loved it ! Fun sweet exciting and full of surprises. I couldn't put it down until I had read it all. Can't wait to read more
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161 reviews20 followers
May 30, 2020


Summary: Minor but necessary spoiler: the blurb of this book gives a slightly different impression of the plot than reality. People passing this book over because they aren't into spy/assassin plots - read this book.

Fantasy shifter romance set in contemporary US. Wounded, solitary dragon shifter Kane falls for bubbly but PTSD suffering Rowan. Can they find healing with each other? Some sex scenes, some very vague kidnapping flashbacks.


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