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Phoenix Rising

by Jennifer Allis Provost

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Fire and Claw #1·Ongoing Series

Why Read This?

A beautifully paced arranged marriage romance where both leads grow into their power—Rosalie finding her fire and Lochlyn learning vulnerability. The dragon shifter worldbuilding and political intrigue elevate it beyond standard romantasy.

Synopsis

She’s a quiet bookworm. He’s the last dragon shifter. Together, they will bring a kingdom to its knees. Rosalie Greenwood’s been called worthless since the day she was born. The neglected second daughter of a pirate turned landowner, she spent her days hiding in her room and begging her father to send her to a convent. Her only real ally was her older sister, Caterina, but she was contracted to marry the infamous Black Duke of Dragon Ridge. Then Caterina ran away with her lover, and Rosalie was forced to marry the duke instead. Lochlyn Blackmoor was resigned to his fate. Thanks to a war he wasn’t allowed to fight in, he became the duke at fourteen, and the only dragon shifter left in Alessia. Lochlyn spent the next ten years reclaiming his family’s honor, but what he really needed was an heir. He agreed to marry out of duty, but he never expected to be swept away by Rosalie, a beauty with fire in her heart that matched his own. Once they’re home at Dragon Ridge, their marriage doesn’t go smoothly. Rosalie and Lochlyn stay on opposite sides of the castle, until the last person they expected arrived on their doorstep. Thrown together by a situation out of their control they find solace in each other, but harmony doesn’t last. After being abruptly summoned to the capital, they uncover a conspiracy linked to the legendary phoenix knights, the Order of the Sun, and learn how far the king—a weak shifter trapped in a half form for the last twenty years—is willing to go in order to keep his tenuous hold on the throne. What none of their enemies realize is that Rosalie is hiding the biggest secret of all. Phoenix Rising is a romantasy featuring arranged marriage, fated mates, and reclaiming your power.

At a Glance

3.12 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

arranged marriagefated matesbeauty and the beastforced proximityslow burn

Mood

romanticatmosphericdramaticadventurousmysterious

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.12 ★

Page Count

385 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

No

Format

N/A

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

immersivewarmdramaticengagingatmospheric

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

neglected daughter marries the last dragon duke, phoenix knights and royal conspiracy, beauty and the beast with real stakes

Characters

FMC Archetype

bookworm/scholarinnocent / shelteredwallflowersurvivor

MMC Archetype

brooding princesecretly softgrumpy protector

Relationship Dynamics

slow burnfated matesmutual pininghe falls firstonly soft for themhurt/comfort

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

slow burntender / emotional

Getting Steamy

longing glancessize difference focustensionsoft dom energy

Bringing the Heat

None
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World & Setting

World Type

high fantasy

Primary Setting

Dragon Ridge castle, kingdom of Alessia

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

N/A

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

anytime

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