Where the Heart Leads

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Thom Macirdan's years at the Acadium are anything but ordinary. What began with the discovery that dragons are real-and with Thom named guardian of a hatchling-rapidly spirals into a gauntlet of trials. How does a boy still finding his way care for a creature no one believes exists?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How can he manage new and unpredictable spirit-healing abilities fend off threats from an old enemy and respond when crises demand his help?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Even as dangers mount Thom faces another challenge: adolescence. The elders of his childhood faith taught him that attraction to someone of the same gender was disordered. Yet Thom feels a bond stirring-a love that brings strength but leaves him torn between his heart and beliefs that no longer fit.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Join Thom as he navigates a path of dragons healing danger and self-discovery a journey where courage and love matter as much as any gift.</span></p><p></p>