She killed her brother with fire. Now she must learn to wield it.
Nineteen-year-old Seraphina Valdris carries a deadly secret-her untrained spirit-fire magic accidentally killed her younger brother three years ago. When the Imperial Pyre Academy summons all dragon-capable nobles for trials, she has no choice but to answer. Refuse, and her family loses everything. Accept, and she risks exposing the dangerous power she's spent years trying to hide.
He's a prince accused of murder. She's a girl haunted by death.
Kael Draven, exiled prince of the fallen kingdom of Ashfall, wants nothing to do with the guilt-ridden noble who can barely control her magic. But when their dragons bond in ways that shouldn't be possible, they're forced into a partnership that could save them both-or destroy everything they've ever cared about.
At the Academy, only the strongest survive.
Dragon riding is a deadly art. Students die in trials designed to weed out the weak. And when Seraphina and Kael uncover a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the Empire, they become targets of forces far more dangerous than academic rivalry.
Their bond could change the fate of kingdoms... if they survive long enough to master it.
As war erupts and enemies close in, Seraphina must embrace the fire that once brought only death. Kael must choose between the crown he lost and the woman who might be his salvation. Together, they'll forge a connection that burns brighter than any flame-but the price of power is always blood.
Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and House of Earth and Blood.
Academy trials. Enemies to lovers. Dragons. Magic. War. The fate of two kingdoms rests on a bond forged in shadow and flame.
Book 1 of the Dragon Fire Inheritance Series