The Widow's Dragon

Her husband left her a dragon. The crown wants them both.Mara Veyne thought widowhood might finally mean freedom. Instead, she inherits an ancient dragon-and becomes too powerful for the crown to leave alone.Its solution is a marriage.Her intended husband is Prince Rovan Auren, the man whose order sent her brother to his death.Mara knows better than to mistake a wedding vow for protection. Every conversation is a negotiation. Every kindness might conceal a demand. Yet the prince she meant to despise proves harder to understand-and harder to resist-than she expected.Beyond their marriage, rival factions are maneuvering for control of the kingdom. A dragon can make Mara valuable, but it cannot tell her whom to trust. And the closer she draws to Rovan, the more she stands to lose.In a court where marriage determines who commands the fire, can she choose love without surrendering herself?The Widow's Dragon is an adult fantasy romance novella featuring a politically arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers tension, slow-burning attraction, and dangerous court intrigue.