Eclipsed Dominion: A polyamorous FFM romantasy of basilisk shifters, dragon riders and dark magic (Divine Destinies

by Dari A. Malaunt

In a world where kingdoms crumble and magic devours the unworthy, the academy stands as both sanctuary and prison.

A fae princess carries forbidden darkness in her blood and enemies at her back. To survive, she must learn to control the very magic that threatens to consume her.

A basilisk shifter, cursed by her dual nature, wants nothing more than to disappear into the shadows. Instead, she finds herself thrust into a world where every choice is watched, judged, and remembered.

And a dragon rider, weary of politics, war, and the expectations of a kingdom, longs only for peace. But when fate binds his path to theirs, he discovers that some hearts are impossible to abandon.

Drawn together by circumstance and united by secrets, the three find in one another a dangerous kind of hope.

However hope is a fragile thing.

As war gathers on the horizon, ancient powers awaken. The mad rulers tighten their grip, devils cloaked in fire walk the edges of the world, and dragons remember debts long thought forgotten.

Now the choices they make will shape the fate of kingdoms, if not the whole planet Sylphara.

Some bonds are forged by duty, some by survival, and some by a love so fierce that it could set the world ablaze.



THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT. NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS.
INCLUDES A TRIGGER WARNING MESSAGE ON THE FIRST PAGE.

This book can technically be read as standalone, but it's strongly recommended reading the previous books first if you want to catch all the connections, details and easter eggs throughout the series.

#DarkFantasy #DarkRomantasy #Romantasy #FFMromance #Sapphic

735 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2026

About the author

Dari A. Malaunt writes fantasy and romance that blur the line between light and darkness.

Her stories explore love, power, and redemption through characters shaped by their inner battles, some born from the darkest corners of the soul, others reaching for something softer. No matter the world, she writes with intention: to make you feel, to make you question, and to leave a mark that doesn’t fade with the final page.

She is the author of the "Horns Unveiled" romantasy duology, "Unrequited Love" dark romance trilogy, "Divine Destinies" dark romantasy series, "Worshipped by Darkness" paranormal romance series, and "Blades & Hearts" sports romance.

When she’s not writing, she’s learning, evolving, and chasing the next story that refuses to be forgotten.

To find out more, follow @dariamalaunt on Instagram and @dariamalauntwrites on TikTok.

Reviews

[Tiffany Mazza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Welcome to Eclipsed Dominion! Book 4 of the Divine Destinies series. While these are technically stand alones I 1,000% recommend reading books 1-3 before hand because why would you deprive yourself of such a beautiful reading journey?

Readers please check trigger warnings. Some topics and events in this story may be hard for some readers. As a reader it is your responsibility to gauge your comfort level before reading.

Prepare to meet Nilah, a Basilisk shifter who from the very beginning is faced with challenges that she has to overcome within her Queendom and herself. Her mom sucks. Nilah finds herself being sent to an academy to master her magic.

We also meet Calista, a Fae Kingdom Princess who has really shitty friends. Like they truly absolutely suck, a couple more so than the rest. While combating having awful friends she also discovers her magic...and its heavy and dark. Calista is also sent away to Academy to get her magic under control before it consumes and ruins her.

And then Draven enters the chat. A Prince and Warrior of the Dragon Kingdom. A kingdom that has chosen to stay neutral and hidden from conflict...until they can't.

While each of these beautiful characters comes from different places they all have so much in common, and they definitely know how to get it on! They are faced with a conflict none of them are prepared to face.

Buckle up and brace yourself for a wild journey through self discovery, loss, love, hot and steamy scenes that will leave you breathless, war and all of the chaos that follows.

[Jade Simons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slipping back into the 11 stars was exactly what I needed.

I have to first thank you for not breaking my heart as bad as you normally like to. Also thank you for letting me be an arc reader yet again. I am so grateful that you love me enough to allow me to keep reading your books early.

For anyone who reads this series out of order- whatever book you pick up first- just know if you start for example at 4 and go back to the beginning- you are reading future to past. They are standalones because they give enough background to the main characters in the book but the side characters will make you feel like you are missing some easter eggs which should then make you crave to go back and read the others.

Honestly, my favorite part was all the easter eggs from the other books mentioned in this book and starting to see how you really are connecting all the books together. I know the first 3 books there wasn't a huge connection to the others because those were setting a big foundation that definitely is shown in 4.

There is also so much depth and details in your book that make them so lovely. The growth of the characters is truly top notch.

I look forward to book 5 and hopefully more of my questions being answered!!!

[Andi King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spice Rating: 2/5
It took a bit for me to get into this one as it had been a while since I had last been in this world. This could be read as a standalone but there are some mentions of things that happened in the previous books so I would recommended reading them in order. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the 3 main characters even though they didn't all meet until about 60% (2 were already together when they met the 3rd). The spicy scenes were really well done and made sense with where they where, although I do wonder how they moved into position the first time all 3 of them had sex because I don't know how they did it but it was most definitely HOT. The end 10% I was really stressed out as I had no clue what was going to happen and I was defiantly holding my breathe way too much as the tension was so good during it.

I was given this as an ARC in exchanged for an honest review

[Jacquie Sils · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing fantasy book!! If you are looking for something different and unique, this will be that for you. My mouth was on the ground multiple times throughout the book. The way the book was written was amazing. I love the way Dari wrote the characters back stories in part 1 and then we dove right into the story. The pacing of the book was good. I have not read any of the previous books, so there was parts I was confused or missed some of the moments that overlap. But, it did not take away from the book, it just would have made it even better if I had read the other 3 first. I will definitely go back and read the other 3. Small Spoiler: You get a smutty scene on the back of a dragon, how can I rent a dragon now to try this?!

[Katelyn Delone · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the fourth book in the series it was a very good book indeed and answered some of the questions that ended the third book in the series. Needless to say Demetra just sucks all around lol. What happens when a shifter, blood magic fae, and dragon rider prince get together well of course unintentionally there is war on the horizon and they just happen to be in the middle of it. This was a very enjoyable read, it is a big read but enjoyable and of course the spice is top tier. Sucks about where they ended up in the end and what happened to their homes but alas that is the price of war right? And doesn’t look like the war is over for some people. Overall great book and I’m glad to not be completely emotionally destroyed like the last one so thank you. Bravo bravo on this one!!

[Jessica Ungar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Eclipsed Dominion by Dari A. Malaunt. This is book 4 in the Divine Destinies series; however, they are all interconnected standalones and do not need to be read in order. I gave this book 4 stars. I have really seen Dari’s writing evolve over the past books in the series, and this is my favorite yet. This is a long read, and I felt it could have been a bit shorter, but the storyline was well thought out and intriguing. If you like romantasy, multiple partners, bonded riders, magic academies, and political intrigue, I would highly recommend giving this book a read.

[Theresa Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so good! No skimping in the spice either!!!!
Deff read! But if you’re gonna read it START WITH BOOK 1 I PROMISE YOU WILL NOT REGRET!!!!!!