
Genre:
Fantasy
Themes:
Adventure / Survival
Against All Odds
Angsty
BDSM
Cheating / Infidelity
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Dark Fantasy
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Kidnapping / Disappearance
Magic
Misfit / Socially Awkward
Only One Bed
Quest / Treasure Hunt
Saving the World
Second Chance
Slow Burn
Vacation / Travel
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Swordsperson / Archer
Geographic Location:
Fantasy or Fictional Setting
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Castle / Palace
Desert
Forest
Jungle / Rainforest
Kingdom / Realm
Mountain
Old West / Frontier
On the Road / Tour
Seaside / Beach
Wilderness / Outback
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Queer
Femme
Tomboy
Protagonist Identity:
Biracial / Multiracial
Trigger/Content Warning:
Attempted murder Blood Child Death (off-page) Cheating Death Fire Genocide (attempted) Gore Homophobia Hostage Kidnapping Lesbophobia Misogyny Profanity Sex (graphic) Sexual Assault (attempted) Sex Work (off-page) Torture (off-page) Violence War
The Blood-Born Dragon
The Everlands Cycle, Book 1
By J. C. Rycroft
A bond she didn't choose; a love she can't escape; a creature so powerful it bends the limits of time.
Smart, sassy, and sanguine, Des Mildue is a traveling sellsword in Rescalin, a dry and dusty kingdom full of rogues, opportunists, and thieves. She keeps her nose clean, brazens it out with a blade when she can’t, and keeps others at arm’s length where they can’t mess up her plans.
That is, until a sword fight gone wrong leaves her tied by blood to the first dragon hatched in centuries. Suddenly, Des has to contend with a new voice in her head: haughty, willful Esquidamelion. Des wants to leave Squid by the roadside, but the blood bond has other ideas.
With half the world on their tail – including Liv, her beautiful, faithless ex who Des is definitely over – Des must search for answers for why so many are willing to kill, maim and torture to get their hands on Squid. But she’s beginning to suspect her blood bond has tied her not only to a dragon, but to a fight for Rescalin’s future…
…and no one else even knows it’s at risk.
If you like the kind of story that grabs you by the shirtfront and hauls you through mystery, magic, adventure and betrayal, with a side of sapphic romance, pick up The Blood-Born Dragon, first in a new trilogy from debut author J.C. Rycroft.