For librarian Elara Thorne, the whispered legends of the Carathian Mountains aren't just folklore?they're a forbidden inheritance. But the truth she uncovers in the jagged peaks is more savage and real than she ever imagined: a dragon.

Snatched from the world she knows, she is brought to a lair of impossible luxury, a gilded cage filled with ancient tomes and glittering jewels. Her captor is not a mindless beast, but Kaelen, a breathtaking creature of myth and power who can shift between dragon and man. He is the last of his kind, and he claims Elara is his... his fated mate.

This is a story of primal passion and unbridled danger. If you crave romances where an alpha protector is unapologetically possessive and the slow-burn tension is a delicious torture, you will be captivated by the bond between Kaelen and Elara. But Kaelen's mountain fortress is not without its enemies, and a lurking evil from a rival clan threatens to destroy them both, forcing Elara to trust the very creature who has stolen her freedom.

Trapped between a world she can't return to and a love that feels as dangerous as it is thrilling, Elara must face an impossible choice. To accept the dragon's bond is to surrender her mortal life for an eternity of breathtaking power and searing passion. He claims he is her shield, but what happens when the greatest danger is the dragon himself?