Of Empire and Embers

<p>Magnus Fleming never believed in dragons-until the night one nearly cost him his life.</p><p>A jaded scholar buried in the dusty myths of medieval England Magnus is obsessed with unraveling the secrets behind a centuries-old painting: Saint George and the Dragon. Late one night tucked away in a London library he stumbles upon a forgotten message inked in ancient script:</p><p><em>Here's the secret that lies deep within; only the chosen will find it</em>.</p><p>Moments later a fatal car accident should have ended his story.</p><p>Instead it begins a new one.</p><p>Magnus awakens in a strange land not as himself but as Lord Magnus Flemington Earl of Kensington-an aristocrat in the kingdom of Caga where dragons once roamed the skies still whisper magic and political alliances are written in blood and betrothal.</p><p>Haunted by fragments of a life he no longer lives Magnus is thrust into a world of rigid titles whispered court secrets and a royal engagement to a princess he's never met. But it's the quiet maid with storm-gray eyes-Casey-who stirs something deeper. She's elusive clever and far more than she seems.</p><p>As Magnus unravels the mystery behind his strange reincarnation he learns that Casey carries her hidden past-one bound to the crown the dragons and perhaps to Magnus himself. But with ancient forces awakening and loyalties tested their bond threatens to ignite a war that could consume not only their kingdom but time itself.</p><p>In a land where myths breathe and monarchies burn Magnus must choose:</p><p>Return to the world he knew-or fight for the one he never dared to dream.</p>