BURNING CROWN

In the world of Eldeya, a realm where dragon shifters once ruled the skies until humans rose up, now a strict regime prevails. Three offenses are punishable by death: betrayal, desertion, and relationships between riders and dragon shifters.

At the behest of the tyrannical King Ylving, his military combats the rebels from the seceded region of his kingdom, Eldeya. Among the soldiers is Yessa, a young woman who has recently been promoted to captain. Throughout her life, she has been accompanied by her half-sister Livia, a dragon shifter, who was always more to her than merely a servant— a secret she has concealed due to the country's stringent laws. After Yessa's entire troop is killed in an ambush, the loss of Livia devastates her. However, instead of being allowed to mourn, she is assigned a new dragon shifter, Cassim—the man privy to her deepest secret, whose knowledge could unravel all Yessa has achieved throughout her life. Cassim, a covert rebel with his own agenda, initially greets her with disdain and hostility but, as they spend more time together, their relationship deepens. Despite all logic, trust burgeons between them, along with forbidden sentiments. Yet, Yessa isn’t the only one harboring secrets. As she wrestles with the decision to breach the third law, Cassim has already transgressed the first...