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
by M.A. Lakewood
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He’s the alpha masquerading as town council president. She’s a shifter pretending to be human. Fate says they’re meant to be—if only they’d sit down and talk it out.
Olivia Montclair is seeking a fresh start in the small, rural town of Beckett Falls. She craves a judgment-free life among a pack and is willing to hide who she is to get it. Pretending to be human is risky, but it might get her exactly what she needs.
Ben Beckett is the pack’s elected alpha. To human tourists, he’s the town council president. To locals, he’s the kid they watched grow up and the adult they put in charge. When his wolf catches a whiff of Olivia, Ben realizes she’s a potential mate, but he has no idea just how true that is.
As sparks fly and secrets threaten to surface, their unavoidable connection deepens at a laugh-out-loud pace. To get to their happily-ever-after, Olivia and Ben must learn that true love isn’t about perfection, it’s about finding the courage to be yourself and trusting that your mate will love you for exactly who you are.
Witty banter, close friendships, shifter hijinks, and a thick slice of spicy romance make for a small-town love story full of big laughs and bigger growls.
January 17, 2026
I met the author at a craft fair and knew right then here was someone who was passionate about her writing, I had to pick it up. Such fun and so sexy. Always looking for a new series I’m glad I started reading her work and now that I’m in Becket Falls I look forward to the next chapter in the series. Fun fun fun. )
May 2, 2026
This book was so cute! It felt like a hallmark movie. I want to live in Beckett Falls so bad. This was the perfect palate cleanser. So excited to visit this world again in the next book! )
July 24, 2025
I already want to be back in Beckett Falls! I enjoyed Olivia and Ben so very much! Their chemistry is great and the story remains pretty light start to finish which is exactly what I want from a cozy romance. I adored how worried Ben was about having to tell Liv he was a shifter and how it all played out. Shifter aspect was well done too; I liked that there were many different animals people could shift to! Lastly, I enjoyed the side characters and I like that we get glimpses of who the future...
July 25, 2025
No spoiler arc review: I think a true test for how well an author writes a small town book is if you’d ACTUALLY want to live there. For me the answer is yes! From the walkable city to the delicious sounding restaurant, and we gotta throw in a random small town festival haha I really enjoyed this book! I desperately needed a light cozy break from the dark fantasy I had been reading. I loved how funny it was and I’m always a huge fan of large friend groups. I know this is part of interconnected...
July 28, 2025
I LOVED this book. I am a huge fan of shifter romances and this just hit the spot! I loved the chemistry of Ben and Olivia. I loved the town and how it was described, I can picture it in my head. The side characters were all great and made the story really have that home town feel. This is a cozy, spicy, shifter dreammmmm!!! I want to live in that town! I will recommend this book to everyone! Loved it so much, chef kisses!!!! )
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