Dragon shifter Keelin Petronilla spent centuries in force hibernation dreaming of freedom. Now she is awake and living life on her terms. She has escaped her clan for an unruly wolf pack, tends bar for a half-demon, and loves every minute of it all. Then a powerful supernatural attacks her sending her world BEYOND THE DARKNESS and has her seeking help. She knows he will help, but will he smother her the way her family always did?

Former black ops agent Bran Devlin is a born dragon Alpha and leader of a fierce clan. He never planned to be mated but now that he has found the feisty princess his plans are undeniably changed. One problem ... she doesn't want a mate. He's willing to play along and court her until something dark and dangerous marks her for death. Then all playing is over. He will keep her safe ... and he will keep her.

BEYOND THE DARKNESS takes us back to author Katie Reus' amazing Darkness series. It is a fascinating and fun read that pulled me in as I reacquainted myself with past characters while adding new ones to my favorites list. I loved Keelin; she is tough, smart, knows what she wants and just enjoys life. And Bran is one smart dragon, he might be an alpha and overprotective, but he knows that for Keelin to be happy she must be free. The love falls slowly but the sex is hot and heavy as Keelin works very hard to stop the mating from actually happening. Though she is more than willing to let him court her and that in itself leads to a lot of steamy. I have to admit though I loved their story and meeting with her family, even her rather scary parents, I kept looking for more of Bo and Nyx on the pages. Nyx's secret comes out in this book because it helps Keelin and Bran escape the evil that wants them both dead. I can't wait to read the next edition of the series. This one is on my TRA shelf.

Book Summary

Now that she has her freedom, she’s not giving it up.

Dragon shifter Keelin Petronilla spent centuries in forced hibernation dreaming of one thing: freedom. Now she’s living life on her terms—she’s ditched her clan for an unruly wolf pack, she tends bar for a half-demon, and she’s loving it…until a powerful supernatural being targets her. She intends to handle the mysterious attacks on her own… without the help of dragon Alpha Bran Devlin. Sure, he’s sexy in that hot, scowling possessive way, but Keelin wants to live her own life in her own way.

Now that he’s found his mate, he’s not letting her go.

Former black ops agent Bran Devlin is a born dragon Alpha and leader of a fierce clan. Getting mated was never part of his plan—until a feisty dragon princess gets under his skin in a big way. The hell of it is, she doesn’t want a mate; she just wants to have a good time. He plays along, but when a dark and powerful being marks her for death, he’s determined to stay by her side in spite of her protests. Now that he’s found his mate, he means to keep her safe no matter what the cost…even if he has to risk it all.

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