Rise of the Red Dragon

Some bonds are written in the stars. Others are forged in fire. When an ancient prophecy binds her fate to a dragon prince, Sophia must choose between the only world she's ever known and a love that could save two civilizations. Sophia has spent her life as guardian to Beatrice, the crimson-scaled dragon who hatched from a mysterious egg placed in her hands when she was just five years old. Their bond defies explanation-two souls connected across species, protectors of a secret too precious for the world to know. Prince Drake rules a realm where dragons and royalty share bloodlines, but his kingdom faces extinction. No female dragons have been born in generations, and his people's survival hangs by a thread. When prophecy leads him through the veil between worlds, he finds Sophia-and recognizes in her the key to everything. But Sophia won't surrender Beatrice to anyone, not even a prince. Her disappearance ignites a chase across realms, drawing her estranged family into a hunt that will unearth buried secrets and shattered prophecies. As civil war tears Drake's world apart, he and Sophia forge an alliance that burns hotter than dragon-fire-one that could heal both their worlds or destroy everything they love.