Petal of the Sun: Book 1 of the Dragon Academies

Serathis is a nation blessed by the 7 dragons and the dragon king, granting great wealth and power. Through their chosen vessels-the Emperor and the governing Septarchate-the dragons shape the empire's destiny, whispering their will into the ears of those who serve them.

To channel a dragon is the highest honor. To resist their influence is heresy.

Livia has spent her life dreaming of a future that offers more than her quiet town. However, she didn't realize her wish for a life with more meaning, a life touched by the whispers of the dragons, would take a dark turn.

She now faces with a fate worse than she imagined-a life trapped in quiet submission, isolated from those she loves. While seeking an escape, she uncovers a secret hidden by the elite - one that grants her the power to break free from her cage and unknowingly step into a world ruled by fear, wrath, envy, and desire.

She is selected to attend the Imperialis Ordo Draconis; the academy where those who channel the dragons' power are shaped into the empire's future leaders.

Inside the academy's stone walls, ambition is everything. Strength is forged in blood and fire, and only the ruthless survive. To prove herself, Livia must embrace the dragon that has chosen her-a creature of wrath that demands more than she is willing to give. But the academy isn't the fresh start she hoped for.

As she rises through the ranks, another force moves in the darkness-one that seeks to unravel everything the academy stands for. It offers whispers of hidden truths, buried histories, and a different kind of strength-one that demands its own sacrifices.

Livia is drawn to someone who challenges everything she has been taught to believe, someone who might mend the wounds left by a dark romance, whose shadow still threatens to make her fall.

In the academy, the weak are broken, the strong are remade, and those who fall are never seen again.