The Light Under the Shadow Wing

HE'S HER KING—AND THE ONE TEMPTATION SHE CAN'T AFFORD.

Tropes you'll love:
Forbidden romance
Forced proximity
Trainer x trainee
Secret attraction
Magic and magical creatures
Found family
Royals and rival kingdoms
Feminine rage

DANGER, DESIRE, AND KINGDOMS ON THE BRINK OF WAR.

Enter a world of secrets, betrayal, and high-stakes action in this sizzling, slow burn romantasy from USA Today bestselling author Amanda Bouchet.

A woman searching for answers.
Idallia has been serving in the Dragon King's Elite Wing of dragon shifters for nearly two hundred years. She doesn't have fire or flight of her own, but she's a phoenix rider with enough speed and skill to make her enemies think twice about tangling with her or her warbirds.

Centuries of life without knowing who or what you are is complicated enough without harboring a growing secret attraction, but the more time Idallia spends with Bale Cinderheart, the harder it is to stay away from the fiercely protective Dragon King. Dominant, intense…and the one man with the power to ruin everything.

A king safeguarding his treasures.
Bale has centuries of ruling under his scales and more responsibilities than he has fangs. His greatest triumph is his Elite Wing and their warbirds, but his biggest fear is losing them. Especially Idallia. She's his forbidden desire and the one person he can't seem to let go of—even for his own good.

While the man in him guards his heart as relentlessly as the dragon in him guards his kingdom, he's also the keeper of the answers Idallia has been seeking her whole life. Revealing the truth now could cost him everything—his home, his crown, his heart…

The threat of war looms as magic fades from the world of Ellonrift. Will the Dragon King preserve the fragile peace between the kingdoms? Or burn it all down, for her…

"Romantasy readers will love the mix of secrets, secret longings, and dragon shifters in The Light Under the Shadow Wing."—New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep

An addictive, forbidden attraction, slow-burn fantasy romance adventure. The Heirs of the Second Dawn are interconnected standalone romantasy novels with no cliffhangers.