Kingdom of Darkness and Dragons by Elizabeth Blackthorne

Shadows rise, dragons roar, and love rewrites the rules of war.

In a world of shadows and flame, the most dangerous magic is love. Livia has survived the empire’s brutal arenas, and the harsh training of the Imperial Academy, but nothing prepared her for the chaos of the resistance attack that would change everything. At least she’s not alone in her fight for vengeance.
Marcus, the fiercely loyal gladiator trainer; Antonius, his loyal best friend whose quiet strength anchors them all; Tarshi, the dragon shifter whose passion burns as hot as his flames; Septimus who’s loved her since childhood,; and Jalend, the conflicted prince whose royal blood could destroy them all. Their escape should have meant freedom.
Instead, they’re thrust into a war that threatens to wipe out every dragon shifter alive. The empire’s campaign isn’t just conquest—it’s extinction, fueled by ancient breeding programs, blood magic, and an emperor’s hunger for absolute power. But when victory seems close, the battlefield erupts in shadow and flame. From the carnage rises a creature of living darkness, who steals Livia away. He should be her enemy, yet something in her soul answers the dangerous hunger in his eyes.
Torn between the men who would die for her and the dark captor who claims her as his salvation, Livia must navigate a world of desire, betrayal, and war. If she can’t master the tangled bonds of her heart, the empire will consume everything she loves.