Introduction:
In the quiet corners of childhood, where laughter echoes and secrets are whispered, friendships are forged that often last a lifetime. Varsha and Shub were no different. From the moment they met, their bond grew stronger with each passing year. Days were spent playing, teasing, and sharing dreams, unaware that one of them had begun to harbor feelings that went far beyond friendship.
For Varsha, Shub was more than just her best friend-he was the one person who truly understood her, the one she had secretly loved since high school. But as they grew older, their paths began to diverge. Varsha pursued her studies and career in Europe, while Shub found his own success in the UK. Despite the miles between them, their bond remained strong, though Varsha's heart carried a weight that she could never fully express.
This is a story about unrequited love, about waiting and hoping for a love that seems just out of reach. It is a tale of friendship tested by time, distance, and the choices we make. Varsha's journey is one of patience and heartache, as she waits for Shub to see her the way she has always seen him.
But life has a way of unfolding in unexpected ways, and sometimes the love we long for is never meant to be.
"Unspoken Longing" is a story of love, loss, and the difficult path of letting go.
Hated by the people she's sworn to protect, dragon rider Neely Lynch searches for her stolen dragon while struggling to control the dark powers inside her.
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After the Culling of Naughton -- a horrific slaughter that led to the murder of several dragon riders and the destruction of two separate armies -- Neely Lynch is on the warpath. Unbeknownst to most, Neely and her friends survived the Culling and are determined to reunite with their kidnapped dragons at any cost (even if that means leaving a trail of broken and bloody bodies behind them). But finding her dragon soon becomes the least of her problems when Neely discovers her disappearance after the Culling has only added to her reputation as the infamous Vidalin Rider. Hated and scorned by the people she's sworn to protect, Neely must find a way to prove she's not the villain everyone thinks she is before her dark and deadly powers, which are slowly growing beyond her control, transform her into the very thing she's trying not to be.
[The Rider's Legend can be read as Book 3 in The Rider series, or as a standalone -- but note that it will spoil Book 1 and 2]
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