surreptitious /ˌsʌrɪpˈtɪʃəs/ adjective kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. Everyone in Navarre is aware of the Tyrrish rebellion and those involved with it. Most notorious of them all being Fen Riorson. Except not all of the children whose parents were involved gained the rebellion relic. A f...
Catalina is a dragon rider at Basgiath War College. On her third and final year, she climbed the rank as the Wing Leader of the Second Wing. Despite her gentle and humble nature, Catalina is one of the deadliest and powerful riders of her generation. The Kozivar family is a private one, although it is not a hidden fac...
Book One ~ Most cadets lose their lives during their first year. Fifteen Percent of those lost it on the parapet. Another seventy-five percent would never make it to their graduation. Those were the statistics that had stuck in Kyna's mind through her first year. It was those statistics that held her back from watchin...
I knew it was wrong, I knew it was dangerous, yet nothing could keep me from him, he was my heaven in hell. Deyanira Tempest was always supposed to enter the Riders Quadrant but 1 year before her due day, Mira, the older sister of her childhood Friend Violet comes to her with an alarming message that forces her to en...
Secrets, betrayal, and forbidden desire intertwine in the world of dragon riders. Serene Panchek has lived her life in the shadows, trained to be silent and invisible, a master at hiding her secrets. But now, as a third-year in the Fourth Wing, she's drawn into the orbit of Xaden Riorson, the infamous rebel leader wit...
Illena Draekar had no idea why she applied to be a dragon rider. She had her reasons, of course. But her reasons were a secret, and Illena was so full of them that she didn't know anymore what was a secret and what was just a fact. She had a plan, that was a fact. But the plan itself was a secret. The war was getting...
Conscription day is the worst. Especially if you're a Riorson. ~~~~~~~~~ "Anyone else feel like changing their mind?" Xaden shouts, casting his gaze out over the remaining cadets. "No? Excellent. Roughly half of you will be dead by this time next summer. A third of you again the year after that. And the same your last...
What if Fen Riorson had another child, one that was sent away during the rebellion to live outside of Navarre? What if that child bonded to a gryphon and then a dragon? Guess you'll have to see.... In the dark heart of Basgiath, Hallie's return detonates like a thunderclap, rupturing the fragile peace she labored to b...
Sarah Riorson is the only daughter of Fren Riorson and Xaden's sister. She lives under the shadow of her brother, but is a fighter like Xaden. Sarah is a marked one like her friends and family and is now joining the Rider Quadrant like her brothers promise, but her dream is coming true to be a dragon rider. She finds...
Resilience (n.) the capacity of a person to maintain their core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances. the ability to not only overcome setbacks but to also move forward. ----- Blaine Riorson, younger sister to Xaden Riorson, the only daughter to the Great Betrayer, and a walking drea...