Wings of Iron

Most cadets don't survive the Selection. They fall from the parapet, get torn apart during bonding, or break under the weight of what it takes to become a dragon rider. But Zara Kaine didn't claw her way out of the working districts to die in some academy ritual. The iron runs deep in her family, and she'll prove it or die trying.
When she bonds with Tempest, a storm dragon as fierce and uncompromising as she is, Zara thinks she's won. But surviving the Selection is just the beginning. Now she has to navigate brutal combat training, deadly war games, and the one thing more dangerous than any of it: her wing leader, Commander Thane Corvus. He's brilliant, lethal, and strictly off-limits. Fraternization could end both their careers. But in a world where tomorrow isn't guaranteed, some rules are made to be broken.