Of Flames and Fallacies -- Courtney Whims

<strong>A BOND AND A PROPHECY CAN BRING A KINGDOM TO ITS KNEES.</strong><p></p><p>Possession of dragon contraband in the Arterian kingdom means one thing: a guaranteed brutal execution.</p><p></p><p>When twenty-two-year-old Katerina Blackwind finds a dragon egg buried in her father's grave, her world begins to unravel. She's tasked with returning the forbidden dragon hatchling-Daeja-north to the secretive Dragon Lands where dragons roam free and a rebellion group resides.</p><p> </p><p>But she can't do it on her own. Smuggling a dragon hatchling across the realm during a war between Arterians and rebels means she can be killed by either side. She knows there's only one person she can truly trust-her old flame, Cole Ashbourne. </p><p>&#8203;</p><p>Yet, Cole is much different than the last time Kat saw him: deliciously chiseled in all the right places with a raw power lingering beneath the surface. Cole is torn between his responsibilities as a newly-promoted Captain in the King's military and his heart. </p><p>&#8203;</p><p>&#8203;Kat works on a plan to get Daeja to the Dragon Lands while keeping a low profile at one of the King's military outposts. Though, having a room next to the sinisterly provocative and kingdom's best swordsman, Darian Raventhorn, proves to be anything but easy. </p><p>&#8203;</p><p>Danger lurks at every turn and as more secrets are unearthed, Kat is left to question everything she thought she knew about dragons, her family, love, and the kingdom. </p><