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 Hazel Paige
They thought she was prey. They never expected her fire.
Rowan Mills has survived by keeping one truth buried—she is an omega, rare and coveted, forced to suppress her nature in a world where discovery means possession. For years, she’s hidden in plain sight, clinging desperately to her freedom.
Until one routine checkpoint changes everything.
Exposed to an elite alpha military unit, Rowan is captured and claimed by four men who could not be more different—or more dangerous. Captain Cade Green, their commanding officer, is all sharp control and ruthless discipline, a man who demands obedience and accepts no defiance. His brother, Staff Sergeant Killian Green, is a scarred giant ruled by instinct, feared for his ferocity yet harboring a quiet, aching tenderness. Lieutenant Talon Grayson—a rare shifter—struggles beneath a fragile veneer of composure, the wolf within clawing to answer Rowan’s call. And Staff Sergeant Ryker Bennett is the unit’s tempter—shameless, dirty-mouthed, and endlessly teasing, a man who turns sin into a game Rowan is never sure she’ll win.
Forced into service alongside them, Rowan vows not to break, not to bend, not to surrender. Desire becomes a weapon, submission a battlefield, and Rowan finds herself torn between resisting their dominance and surrendering to the fire they ignite. She is determined to escape before she loses herself—and before the walls she’s built around her heart crumble. Because deep inside, locked away and waiting, are secrets even she never knew she carried…secrets that could change everything.
Dark. Addictive. Possessive. This is a story of control, power, and a woman who was never meant to submit.
May 19, 2026
I'm definitely hooked! I love the promise of an enemies to lovers, but more so the back of forth longing of security to freedom and back again. )
January 13, 2026
I’m new to the omegaverse and this was my first introduction to it, and I loved it! I finished this book in a night, it’s a quick read and easy to get absorbed into the world. I can’t wait for the second one to come out. I love a strong FMC, and a ‘why choose’ story line. )
May 11, 2026
Listen, I’m one for the classic ‘omega getting caught’ story. We have some good potential mates, banter, back stories, and mostly good world building. I enjoyed the general lay out of the book and the dystopian setting. But, this story lacks a plot. The entire time I was reading, I was wondering “what is the plot?” “is it her escaping?” “does it have to do with the doctor?” “why did she set her self up multiple times for failure?” “what is her end goal?”. I was genuinely confused and flustered...
December 9, 2025
I devoured this book in 24 hours! It sucked me in immediately & I could NOT put it down. The writing style, the pacing, the characters, the story, all of it gave me everything I look for in a book! This is a why-choose, Omegaverse romance set in a dystopian world, in a Military setting with paranormal elements. (All of my favorite genres in one book!) I am so excited to see what happens next with Rowan & her Alphas in book 2. Even more so, since we were left on a cliffhanger at the end of book...
January 17, 2026
Ma'am.. how dare you leave us on that cliffhanger! I literally DEVOURED this book! I'm so excited for book two! )
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