A slow-burn romantic high fantasy with a dark Slavic twist and enchanting world-building. Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom Blood and Steel and The Witcher Only men could bond with dragons. Until a massive black beast spoke to her... After an enemy attack killed those she loved crippling her magic Annika faked her death and vanished into obscurity. Years later a chance encounter with a dragon shatters her quiet life exposing her to the Lord Commander of the Dragon Riders. His touch rekindles her magic and the feelings she thought she'd buried but helping him would mean sacrificing the one thing she has left—her freedom. When a devastating attack forces her hand Annika makes a desperate choice bonding herself to his beast and unleashing its fury upon their enemies. But bearing a shard of its soul comes at a steep price—the dragon’s fire cannot be contained by one Anchor alone. Now she must choose another. Tor