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Briar Boleyn
The Cursed King: Inferno Rising, Book 4
by Abigail Owen
About this book
Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan of dragon shifters, spent half a millennium being tortured by the false High King Pytheios. The only reason he's alive is a curse—the man to kill Airk will be consumed in his own fire. Which is why Pytheios kept Airk alive, barely, unable to shift in his prison cage, driving the creature half of him into madness. Airk escaped, but he'll never be truly free. What good is a king who can never let his feral dragon loose, never fly, and never lead his people? He's better off dead.
Angelika Amon is the last unmated phoenix. The problem? She has no powers. Zip. Zilch. Angelika hates being dormant, especially now that her three sisters are blissfully mated to powerful dragon shifter kings and are very much part of the fight to take down the rotting king Pytheios, their parents' killer. What good is a useless runt of a phoenix in a battle to save the dragon kingdom?
Desperate to find some way to help, she offers herself to Airk as a mate—just for political leverage. But a dormant phoenix is no damn use to him, just like a dragon who can't shift is no use to her. Until Pytheios sets his sights on Angelika for himself . . .
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
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Reader Reviews
October 25, 2021
This book and the entire Inferno Rising series is a life, love, and death affirming masterpiece encompassed in a beautifully crafted paranormal romance. The Cursed King has a little bit of everything - sweet moments, fan your face steam, dangerous excitement, tragic pasts, cut throat and loyal supernatural creatures, strong family ties, nail biting fight and chase scenes, and even some chuckles, all set against the backdrop of the continuing war between dragon clans. Airk and Angelika’s love...
July 24, 2025
This was a great ending to the story! I gave it 3.5 stars though because I felt the conflict between the 2 main characters was a little too much whiplash for me. The author did a great job of wrapping up this storyline and paying tribute to all of the characters. ) One person found this helpful
March 14, 2025
Wow, what a finale! Cursed King was everything I hoped for and more—a breathtaking, emotional, and utterly perfect conclusion to the Inferno Rising series. Abigail Owen delivered romance, action, heartache, and triumph in the most spectacular way! Angelika Amon, our bold and determined heroine, has always felt like the odd one out. While her phoenix sisters wield incredible powers, she’s a dormant phoenix, seemingly without abilities of her own. But that doesn’t stop her from wanting to fight...
October 25, 2021
Rating: 5 stars Steam: 3 flames Genre: Dragon Shifters / PNR ***** And then there was one remaining unmated phoenix left. Angelika… can she tame the broken, feral dragon shifter, Arik? Oh. My. Goodness! This book was everything I had been waiting for since I first picked up The Rogue King and watched as each phoenix had found it’s true mate… and the battle for the true High King raged on. Now it is Angelika’s turn, but what will happen to the last unmated phoenix that has none of the special...
October 25, 2021
This is the 4th and final book in the Inferno rising series, and while each book can be read as a standalone to get the most out of the series I would recommend reading the entire series in order. I loved the romance between Angelika and Arik.. There was so much chemistry and a whole lotta angst as Arik refuses to let himself feel anything for Angelika. So when they finally get together its so satisfying. Almost from the very first page its action packed, but everything ramps up even more the...
