The Horde King of Shadow

<p><strong><em>The fearsome creature came from across Drukkar's Sea...and there was a rider on its back.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>As a scholar in Dothik's library Klara has spent her life trying to understand the strange dreams that have plagued her since she was a child-visions of dragons and a world with no written record. Rejected by her royal bloodline after her mother's death Klara hides her chilling secret knowing her rare magic could get her killed.</p><p></p><p>But when a dragon suddenly appears in Dothik those dreams become a monstrous reality.</p><p></p><p>Sarkin Dirak'zar king of the Sarrothian horde cares only about finding heartstones-the dwindling power source for their revered dragons. Ice-cold and merciless the last thing Sarkin wants is a wife especially a weak and unwanted princess who likely won't last one night on dragonback. Yet the key to acquiring heartstones lies in Klara's visions and so he gives her a cruel choice: marry him to save her people...or let Dothik burn.</p><p></p><p>Her first duty as queen? Claim a dragon of her own. What's even more alarming is that unexpected desire begins to simmer with her beguiling but guarded husband...even though his barbed cage of a heart is only meant to keep her away.</p>