Soul of Smoke

On a hike deep in the Rocky Mountains, Kai Monahan watches as a dozen
dragons—actual freaking dragons—battle beneath a fat white moon. When one crashes nearly
dead at her feet and transforms into a man, Kai does the only thing a decent person
could: she grabs the nearest sword and saves his life. As the dragon/man, Rhys, recovers
from the attack, a chance brush of skin against skin binds him inextricably to Kai.
Becoming heartsworn to a human—especially such a compelling one—is the last thing Rhys
wants. But with an ancient enemy gathering to pit dragons against humanity and his
strength nearly depleted, Kai has just become the one thing Rhys needs. A complete bond
will give him the strength to fight; a denied bond means certain death. Kai is terrified
at the thought of allowing any dragon into her mind...or her heart. Accepting the
heartswearing and staying with the dragons means sacrificing everything, and Kai must
decide if her freedom is worth risking Rhys’s life—a life more crucial to the fate of
humanity than she could possibly know. Book One of the Dragonsworn
trilogy