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Forbidden Honor: Dragon Royals, Book 1
by May Dawson
About this book
In my world, dragon shifters rule. Dragon shifters are always royals. They’re always male. They’re always assholes.
An orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel.
Instead, I grow wings. Breathe fire. Throw the world into chaos.
No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training.
The Dragon Royals are not a welcoming bunch. These princely scions of the four ruling families have been training to fight the plague-crazed Scourge since they were toddlers. Every girl in the city dreams of winning the heart of one of the dragon nobles, but they only care about each other.
Jaik, the cold-hearted hero who never smiles and never falters. Arren, who kills without mercy and guards his friends fiercely. Lynx and Branick, the twin spymasters with deadly swords. Talisyn, with the beautiful cruel mouth and endless bravery.
By night, I’m the servant they flirt with. I’m the one stealing Jaik’s heart and kissing Talisyn and antagonizing Arren. All the while, Branick and Lynx fret that I’m a spy, sent to destroy the Royals.
By day, I’m Lucien Finn, the man they despise and the dragon shifter they have to fight alongside.
These royals are determined to make me fall, and the princes play dirty. Can I ignore the pull they have on my heart and kick them off their thrones?
Or will they break the maid... or kill the man? What will it do to us all when they finally discover the truth about who I truly am?
If cocky dragon shifters, steamy scenes, and snarky heroines who refuse to choose anything less than ALL their heart's desires offend...then back away. Otherwise, scroll up and dive into the adventure alongside Honor.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
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Reader Reviews
October 15, 2021
Definitely my new favorite May Dawson book! From the start of this one, I can tell this is going to be an amazing series. This book will blow you away ~ it is sooooooo fantastic! Honor is definitely one of my favorite FMCs. She’s strong, snarky, brave, intelligent, independent, and she loves her sister more than anything and she will risk everything to protect and take care of her. Descriptions of Honor’s day-to-day and home life kind of remind me of a Cinderella tale – with strong, sexy dragon...
June 11, 2025
This book is fabulous, and I rarely say that about any book. There are a few small errors, some typos, if that matters to you, but those are few and far between, thank goodness because that is a pet peeve of mine, too. The reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because near the end of the story, when Honor is detained by her step parents, an entire scene is left out. Without giving away spoilers... we know it's coming, and we know it will be bad, but then all of a sudden, the characters are on...
December 29, 2024
4.5 stars!!!! Cute quick read! Seriously had to read start to finish in one day!!!! Love the dialogue super witty & steamy!!!!! No grammatical errors which is always a plus! The story flowed nicely!!!! Definitely can sense the connection loved that! Omg their fathers were such tools can’t believe them! Props to the author for creating such realistic & engaging characters & plot!! The chemistry between our main characters was AWESOME!!!! Loved the forbidden romance trope!! Possesive male alpha &...
July 4, 2024
The story is very well detailed with all of the things that makes a book worthy of reading, mischief, loyalty, shifters, adventures, familial love, steamy sex and defiance towards authorities. The main character is so well written that it just makes you fall in love with her, she is so witty and funny that it also helps make the book flow. This is sort of a reverse harem type (which is very steamy and fun) but it’s nothing concrete yet. But definitely read if you are into a main female...
January 13, 2022
This book was everything I love about paranormal romance and had me hooked from the beginning. I was initially hesitant to read this as the “pretending to be the opposite sex” angle typically leaves me frustrated, but if that’s stopping you like it was me, please reconsider. May Dawson writes it in a way that is witty, magical, and fun instead of annoying, childish, and confusing as I’ve read in the past. Honor and the princes are complex characters in the best way possible. Multiple love...
