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Temptation Reigns
Aria's closest friend is dead, and she is being blamed. In her quest to uncover the truth, Aria finds herself in the middle of life altering revelations. The Blood Emperor and Obsidian Oath - thought for centuries to be nothing more than myths - are real.
And they're coming for everyone she cares about.
Aria will be forced to make an impossible choice.
Follow her heart and leave her people vulnerable.
Or take up the crown she never wanted, and sacrifice the love of her life.
Temptation Reigns is a MF fast paced, suspenseful, paranormal romance full length novel, the final book in the Temptation Trilogy, and the third in The Den series, which is intended to be read in order.
Dive into this dynamic new paranormal / urban fantasy romance series today, and join Aria as her part of this epic adventure comes to a conclusion. Are you ready for final instalment of the Temptation Trilogy, the first trilogy for The Den series, and the previously hidden world of creatures, secret organisations, the battle of good, evil, and temptation
And they're coming for everyone she cares about.
Aria will be forced to make an impossible choice.
Follow her heart and leave her people vulnerable.
Or take up the crown she never wanted, and sacrifice the love of her life.
Temptation Reigns is a MF fast paced, suspenseful, paranormal romance full length novel, the final book in the Temptation Trilogy, and the third in The Den series, which is intended to be read in order.
Dive into this dynamic new paranormal / urban fantasy romance series today, and join Aria as her part of this epic adventure comes to a conclusion. Are you ready for final instalment of the Temptation Trilogy, the first trilogy for The Den series, and the previously hidden world of creatures, secret organisations, the battle of good, evil, and temptation
382 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 31, 2025
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About the author
K.V. Ankers
6 books10 followersK.V. Ankers is a South Australian romance writer based in the Barossa Valley.
K.V. is famous for her caffeine addiction, and love for everything dark romance, and infamous for being the queen of sass that says what everyone else is thinking. She lives for the gasps of reader when killing off a main character (but always check if there is a body), and their screams at those cliff hangers, but rest assured K.V. is still devoted to eventual happily ever afters.
When K.V. isn't madly working away in her home library that is the envy of good book dragons everywhere, you can find her living her dream with a very large glass of a bold Barossa Shiraz in hand, listening to music, surrounded by her ever-growing family or off on travel adventures with her retired military husband.
K.V. is famous for her caffeine addiction, and love for everything dark romance, and infamous for being the queen of sass that says what everyone else is thinking. She lives for the gasps of reader when killing off a main character (but always check if there is a body), and their screams at those cliff hangers, but rest assured K.V. is still devoted to eventual happily ever afters.
When K.V. isn't madly working away in her home library that is the envy of good book dragons everywhere, you can find her living her dream with a very large glass of a bold Barossa Shiraz in hand, listening to music, surrounded by her ever-growing family or off on travel adventures with her retired military husband.
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December 31, 2025
2025:
"If you’re going to come for me and mine, you better make sure you don’t miss."
WHAT A RIDE.
The third book in The Den series is sure to smack you in the face with emotions, flip you over, shake you up and then start all over again.
This book was the culmination of events that began way back when, in Temptation Awakened, with foreshadowing that was dropped without you even realising. I was constantly going back to books one and two, picking out pieces that I had missed but suddenly began pivotal to the events transpiring in this most recent instalment.
Aria and Viktor go through a roller coaster of events to find an ending befitting that of royalty, and if you think the story ends with them...boy do you have another thing coming!
"I will love her from afar. Support her from the shadows. Take every scrap she can spare. And I will do it all with a smile and a grateful heart, because I have known true love."
"If you’re going to come for me and mine, you better make sure you don’t miss."
WHAT A RIDE.
The third book in The Den series is sure to smack you in the face with emotions, flip you over, shake you up and then start all over again.
This book was the culmination of events that began way back when, in Temptation Awakened, with foreshadowing that was dropped without you even realising. I was constantly going back to books one and two, picking out pieces that I had missed but suddenly began pivotal to the events transpiring in this most recent instalment.
Aria and Viktor go through a roller coaster of events to find an ending befitting that of royalty, and if you think the story ends with them...boy do you have another thing coming!
"I will love her from afar. Support her from the shadows. Take every scrap she can spare. And I will do it all with a smile and a grateful heart, because I have known true love."
January 7, 2026
"If you’re going to come for me and mine, you better make sure you don’t miss."
4 stars
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Tropes: Arranged marriage, age gap, office romance, hidden world, magical transformation
Triggers: Trigger warnings: Suicide (talks of, not actual), Mental Health (depression), Gun violence, Physical violence (hand necklace, punching, stabbing), Death, Talk of murder, Fertility
Mara’s death triggers a series of events no one could predict.
As Aria works with The Den investigating Mara’s death the politics relating to her arranged marriage which causes her people to question her loyalty and her suitability to be named heir to the Kingdom of Lust.
As this goes on Aria comes to understand what she stands to gain and lose should she choose to campaign to become heir.
I loved the characters. The good guys had attitude and snark, but inherently meant well whether it worked or not and the bad guys twirled their mustaches and got with the doing bad.
Viktor was probably my favourite character. He seemed to get the most loving and dedicated boyfriend lines that my heart melted over.
The only slight issue I had was a personal thing. Viktor highlighted how old he was and he would use terms that felt inappropriate. An example of this is “And if you think that’s impressive, you should see the other one at my estate. It’s underground and everything.” The language felt both young and not something a lawyer would say.
Ultimately it was a good conclusion to the trilogy. I did feel that the ending was rushed. There was a surprise which I was overall happy about, but wished I had been included.
Overall a fun trilogy with a satisfying conclusion.
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3/5
Darkness: 1/5
Storyline: 2.5/3
4 stars
Read as eBook
Tropes: Arranged marriage, age gap, office romance, hidden world, magical transformation
Triggers: Trigger warnings: Suicide (talks of, not actual), Mental Health (depression), Gun violence, Physical violence (hand necklace, punching, stabbing), Death, Talk of murder, Fertility
Mara’s death triggers a series of events no one could predict.
As Aria works with The Den investigating Mara’s death the politics relating to her arranged marriage which causes her people to question her loyalty and her suitability to be named heir to the Kingdom of Lust.
As this goes on Aria comes to understand what she stands to gain and lose should she choose to campaign to become heir.
I loved the characters. The good guys had attitude and snark, but inherently meant well whether it worked or not and the bad guys twirled their mustaches and got with the doing bad.
Viktor was probably my favourite character. He seemed to get the most loving and dedicated boyfriend lines that my heart melted over.
The only slight issue I had was a personal thing. Viktor highlighted how old he was and he would use terms that felt inappropriate. An example of this is “And if you think that’s impressive, you should see the other one at my estate. It’s underground and everything.” The language felt both young and not something a lawyer would say.
Ultimately it was a good conclusion to the trilogy. I did feel that the ending was rushed. There was a surprise which I was overall happy about, but wished I had been included.
Overall a fun trilogy with a satisfying conclusion.
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 3/5
Darkness: 1/5
Storyline: 2.5/3
January 2, 2026
Wow, what a ride that trilogy was!
I really enjoyed this conclusion to the sassy Aria and her quest to claim what was rightfully hers, all along.
The summation of what has been building for the last two books was done really well, all characters had their time to shine. The relationship between Aria and her vampire was just beautiful, and flowed really well. The spice was absolutely phenomenal. Not too much, not too little.
𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆.
I really enjoyed Thane, he is a must for a future book, pretty please!
If you enjoy a plot with a sassy FMC, men who will drop to their knees for her, and witty banter galore, you should definitely pick this trilogy up.
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 3/5
Darkness: 1/5
Storyline: 3/3
I really enjoyed this conclusion to the sassy Aria and her quest to claim what was rightfully hers, all along.
The summation of what has been building for the last two books was done really well, all characters had their time to shine. The relationship between Aria and her vampire was just beautiful, and flowed really well. The spice was absolutely phenomenal. Not too much, not too little.
𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆.
I really enjoyed Thane, he is a must for a future book, pretty please!
If you enjoy a plot with a sassy FMC, men who will drop to their knees for her, and witty banter galore, you should definitely pick this trilogy up.
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 3/5
Darkness: 1/5
Storyline: 3/3
December 27, 2025
Another fantastic book in the series!!!
The twists and turns are so engaging!! I just had to know the answers to all my questions!!! Aria is definitely my favourite female character and Thane is my favourite male! He definitely needs his own story!!
I loved the ending of the story especially the outcome for 3 characters!! This series has been a wonderful story and I can’t wait to read more from this fantastic author!!
Also!!! I loved the sneaky info drop in the acknowledgments!!
How exciting!!
The twists and turns are so engaging!! I just had to know the answers to all my questions!!! Aria is definitely my favourite female character and Thane is my favourite male! He definitely needs his own story!!
I loved the ending of the story especially the outcome for 3 characters!! This series has been a wonderful story and I can’t wait to read more from this fantastic author!!
Also!!! I loved the sneaky info drop in the acknowledgments!!
How exciting!!
December 31, 2025
Now that I have had a full day to digest the happenings of the finale in this trilogy I will review.
Let's start with OMG... the way that K.V. ended this was phenomenal. the tension building, the unforeseen twist and the moments that made me laugh and gasp out loud (I swear people on my commute thought I was having an episode) Just Outstanding!
I cannot wait to see more from K.V. in the future and will be lining up pre-release for it all.
Let's start with OMG... the way that K.V. ended this was phenomenal. the tension building, the unforeseen twist and the moments that made me laugh and gasp out loud (I swear people on my commute thought I was having an episode) Just Outstanding!
I cannot wait to see more from K.V. in the future and will be lining up pre-release for it all.
January 3, 2026
OMG!! This finale to the trilogy was so highly anticipated and was very nuch worth the wait!!
My patience was rewarded with answers to MOST of my questions and I feel that this was the perfect ending after we had been by Aria's side throughout her awakening and acceptance of parts of herself and the world around her far beyond any of her wildest imaginings.
The explosive chemistry between Aria & Viktor is deliciously intense, balanced by the cheeky banter of Eros!
I absolutely adored the endless twists and turns and political intrigue with almost nobody being who they seemed until they were forced to reveal their true characters.
K.V Ankers is an incredible storyteller and I am excited to see where she takes us next!
My patience was rewarded with answers to MOST of my questions and I feel that this was the perfect ending after we had been by Aria's side throughout her awakening and acceptance of parts of herself and the world around her far beyond any of her wildest imaginings.
The explosive chemistry between Aria & Viktor is deliciously intense, balanced by the cheeky banter of Eros!
I absolutely adored the endless twists and turns and political intrigue with almost nobody being who they seemed until they were forced to reveal their true characters.
K.V Ankers is an incredible storyteller and I am excited to see where she takes us next!
Review of advance copy received from Author
OMG, what a way to end this book and trilogy.
KV has kept me on a roller coaster the whole way through this book. I found it extremely hard to put down and just wanted more and more.
KV has kept me on a roller coaster the whole way through this book. I found it extremely hard to put down and just wanted more and more.
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