Embers and Bloom

Clarissa Edinborough's quiet life as a library technician in Avalon's underbelly shatters when black butterflies lead her to a decaying rainforest between worlds. Her body begins changing—dragon scales shimmer on her hands, talons sharpen from her nails, and ancient magic stirs in her veins.

But her awakening has been noticed. A ruthless secret order, Draco Venatores, has spent centuries hunting down the last of the Dragon Protectors, and Clarissa is their final target. If they kill her, the rainforest will die, and the last dragons of the world will never awaken.

Now, she must embrace her forgotten birthright, unlock the full force of her draconic power, and face the hunters who would see magic erased forever.

The first book in an epic fantasy series about lost myths, elemental magic, and the dragons that once ruled the world.