: Reviewers on Amazon often describe the pair as a "moody goth couple". Reader Insights

: The protagonists transition from mutual distrust and "hate" to vulnerability and love.

: The only female dragon shifter alive, whom Mars is sworn to protect. Core Tropes & Themes

Starla is a human witch living under a magical disguise to hide her true nature as a "dragon-marked" woman—a rare human capable of bearing shifter children. Her world collides with , the chief enforcer for the Dragon King of Seattle, who is obsessed with her and believes she has cursed him.

: Used as a cover for their undercover mission.