A destiny uncovered . . . a hidden world . . . and dragons. After a car accident left my only parent-my father-in the hospital, I was swept away to the Dragon Born Academy by my estranged grandmother. If I had to be there, I'd be an observer of this place with its rituals and superstitions . . . After all, everyone's made it clear I don't belong. But then it happened . . . and Ashe Carrick-my impossibly irresistible bond-mate-happened. Being cracked open changed everything . . . Who I thought I was, WHAT I thought I was . . . DRAGON BORN. The words alone bring to mind monsters and princesses in castles. I am the princess and the monster they locked away. However, my story has no damsels in distress, waiting to be rescued. It's self-rescue time, and I'm done playing nice.