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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Violence, Alcohol use, Manipulation
Playing With Fire
by Katie MacAlister
Book 1 in Silver Dragons
Smart-mouthed thief, scorching dragon mate, and a demon sidekick whose one-liners do half the heavy lifting.
Goodreads 4.0/5 9,316 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Dragon shifter
- Love/hate tension
- Playful / funny
- Pure joy
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Escape
- Mysterious stranger
- Banter
- Experienced / skilled
- The swoon
- Warrior/fighter
- Experienced x innocent
- Possessive/protective
- Tension finally satisfied
- Mine declarations
- Playful banter
- Tension
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Dragon romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Dragons
- Shifter romance
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- Paranormal
- Demons
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Shifters
- Interspecies romance
- Incubus / succubus
- Magic bond
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Humorous
- Light
- Low
- Spy/thief
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- MC 20-30
- Playful
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Witty
- General badass
- Magical
- Conversational
- Shapeshifter
- Thrilling
- Fast-paced
- Lighthearted
- Seductive
- Bargain with consequences
- Thieves guild
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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