A dragon bond is a death sentence, But it might be the only thing that can save her life. In a world made from magic, an ancient evil slowly returns. A human girl will be caught in the middle of the war. ******** When nineteen-year-old Evie Grimrose stumbled upon a strange egg, she didn't expect it to change her life-let alone bind her to the creature inside it. A dragon. Now bonded, she becomes something rare, powerful and dangerous. And most importantly, a target. Dragged into a hidden academy in another world, Evie is thrown into brutal trials designed to break the bonded, or turn them into weapons. Survival is never a guarantee. Especially not for dragon riders. Her twin brother and father are missing. An Elite order is watching her every move. And the commander training her sees her as a liability, not a warrior. But as Evie fights to survive an academy designed to kill her, the bully and harassment for being a human from the mundane realm, and the bond burning her from the inside out. An ancient evil begins to stir, threatening everything the riders have sworn to protect. And if Evie doesn't survive long enough to control her new bond...it won't just be her life at stake. It will be everything.

Some wrecks are meant to stay buried. When Kāhu and his dad find a plane crash in the remote Southern Alps of New Zealand, the DOC ranger covers it up. Slowly, a deeper mystery unfolds. And then things start happening.

In a house wired with cameras and packed with secrets, sixteen strangers compete for $500,000, and nothing is off-limits. To win, you need strategy, charm, and perfect timing. But in a game where trust is currency and betrayal is expected, the real danger isn't getting played-it's getting close. Skylar Nash has a plan. The quick-witted game designer is a master at reading people, cracking jokes, and keeping things light. Make friends. Stay out of drama. Never show your cards. Easy. But her plan shatters the moment Skylar's first-ever celebrity crush, walks through the door. The one she never expected to meet. Especially not here. Suddenly, Skylar can't think straight. Every strategy slips. Every glance lingers. And the version of herself she's so good at performing starts to crack. As alliances shift and secrets build, the game twists tighter. And in the quiet corners of the night-over shared tea and stolen looks-something real begins to spark. But falling for someone inside the house? That's the kind of move that gets you burned.