I thought my biggest problem was surviving high school-getting through classes, avoiding drama, and maybe convincing my dad to let me stay out past curfew. That was before a shadowy creature attacked me, dragging me into a world I never knew existed.
Now, I'm in Avolaria, where magic is real, and somehow, I'm supposed to be the Archimage, a prophesied savior destined to stop an ancient war. The only problem?
I have no idea how to use magic.
Then there's Victor, my so-called bodyguard.
Tall, brooding, and undeniably hot, he's full of secrets, and I don't know if I can trust him-or why I care so much that I do. Some days I want to punch him, other days... I'm not so sure.
War is coming, the provinces are divided, and I'm stuck in the middle, trying to figure out what's real and what's just a bad dream. To make matters worse, there's a prophecy that says I might have to give up everything to save this place.
So, what do I do? Pretend none of this happened and go back to worrying about my math homework? Or stay here, fight the darkness, and risk everything to become the Archimage they say I'm meant to be?
Guess it's time to decide.
And quick too.
cover credits to @redflowers- (THANK YOU SO MUCH!)
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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