Of Gryphons and Runes

<p><strong>Royal gryphons almost killed her brother. Now the queen demands that she train to fight with them.</strong></p><p>When a royal gryphon nearly kills her brother two things become clear to nineteen-year-old Farren Blackburn: she is not the best person to care for her brother and she despises the vicious beast who changed him forever. But an unwanted letter commands her father to fulfill a decade-long Servitude to the crown. In a desperate attempt to protect her family Farren takes her father's place and is brought to Alidonia-a place full of infuriating Enchantments a selfish queen and two princes who are like oil and water.</p><p>Worst is her new duty: to train with the queen's deadly heartless gryphons. The gryphon guard has six weeks to prepare before they are launched onto the streets-putting innocent lives at risk of the gryphons' ruthlessness. Their potent elemental magic and intricate runebonds do nothing to reassure Farren but she has no choice in the matter-even when faced with the very beast who attacked her brother.</p><p><em>Of Gryphons and Runes is the first book of a New Adult epic fantasy trilogy filled with suspense romance and deep-spun mysteries. Perfect for readers who love animal-human bonds mythical creatures elemental and telepathic magic lovers-to-enemies romance and a strong female protagonist.</em></p>