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 Lexi C. Foss
Welcome to Carnage Island. Home of brutal chaos. Blood and tears. And nefarious schemes.
A half-breed. A reject. A wolf without a mate.
My family doesn't want me. My alpha disowned me. And my mate rejected me.
So I’ve just been given a new pack assignment. Carnage Island. Home to the worst of wolf kind. Vicious. Cruel beasts. Wicked deeds.
I’m not one of them. But I’m not a Nantahala wolf either. I’m something distinctly other: an Omega trapped in an Alpha’s skin.
One step toward my fate, and all the males turn their heads. I’m fresh meat. Property to be claimed.
Hide and seek is now a game of life and death. With claws and teeth. And malice and pain.
Only the strongest will survive. Enter at your own peril.
Author’s note: This is a dark shifter story with omegaverse undertones. Three Alpha males, one Omega female. There will be biting and violence because these Alphas will stop at nothing to protect their mate. And she’ll claim them back just as fiercely.
August 8, 2025
LOVED EVERTHING ABOUT THIS ONE! The characters, the antagonist you loved to hate, the story arc, the politics, the danger, the sweetness..... It's a slightly different shifter society with three packs and an elder council that hears disputes or charges against shifters and renders decisions or punishment for all the packs. But there are differences between the packs...not just in the shifter politics and how each is run, but also in the type of wolves ..in one pack, the Blackstone, all alphas...
December 27, 2022
4/5⭐️ 3.5/5🔥 MFMM/RH/multi POV/dark-ish/wolf shifters/omegaverse vibes/knots/violence/murder/biting/marking/DP/standalone/HEA Clove was rejected by her intended mate after her first shift proved her to be from a different pack line than what they were originally lead to believe. This caused her pack to cast her out and exile her to Carnage Island. An island for all the rejects… An island known for its ruthless packs filled with uncontrollable Alphas. Trapped in her wolf form, how will she...
June 14, 2025
A highly entertaining story with drama, suspense, betrayal, deceit and romance woven together to create an enjoyable read. I loved every minute of the scenes between them even though it seemed to not be going in the direction I wanted at times. The author did a great job of executing the revelations to enhance the plot. ) One person found this helpful
January 22, 2026
I kept seeing this book advertised on fb and kept putting it off for some reason. Until I was in the middle of another book that wasn't grabbing my attention and then I saw the ad again and thought \"why not?\" This was honestly the first book in MONTHS that grabbed me immediately and I couldn't put it down. Seriously, I'm talking lost sleep and late for work because I wanted to finish \"just one more chapter!\" The world building was exquisite with great detail and explanation going into the...
November 20, 2024
There was nothing wrong with the story. The characters weren’t un-engaging as I did find myself invested enough for the climax to be anxiety ridden and nerve wracking. Although the dual POVs bouncing back and forth by minutes pulled me out of the story as it made me impatient. That wasn’t really because of character issues though. There are some actions done by the three alphas that I had issues with. There’s a “punishment” that occurs but as the rule Clove broke wasn’t told to her until the...
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