by Briar Boleyn
First published 2025
Medra Pendragon never wanted to attend Bloodwing Academy. As the last dragon rider in a world without dragons, she becomes a prize for highblood vampires who capture her and force her into their brutal school. The half-fae finds herself surrounded by vampires who see blightborn students like her as nothing more than food and entertainment. Her situation gets worse when an ancient ritual betroths her to Blake Drakharrow, a cold and arrogant vampire who has tormented her from their first meeting. Bloodwing Academy operates as both school and battleground, where deadly competitions separate the strong from the dead. Medra must navigate lies that could lead to her execution while hiding a dragon-shaped secret that could destroy everything. As she fights to survive the twisted power games, she discovers the real danger might not come from the academy itself but from what she is becoming. Blake pushes her closer to an edge she never knew existed, and the vampires who think they control her have no idea what they have awakened.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Bloodwing Academy
592 pages · Hardcover · MIRA
Content warnings: abuse, violence