First published 2018
Ama awakens in Prince Emory's arms with no memory of her past or her capture by a dragon. The prince tells her how he rescued her from the beast's lair, fulfilling an ancient ritual that makes her his bride and future queen. She returns with him to the kingdom of Harding, where the court celebrates her as their new princess. But when night falls, Ama begins to sense something wrong. The stories about dragons and rescued maidens hide deeper secrets. The palace that should offer safety may harbor the real danger. As Ama pieces together fragments of truth, she realizes the greatest threat to her life might not come from mythical beasts in distant gray lands, but from the people closest to her in the castle halls.
Genres: fantasy, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Harding, Dragon's Lair
Period: Medieval
312 pages · Hardcover · Clarion Books
Content warnings: violence