the Princess of Hidden Dragons

Violet Ashford has spent fourteen years believing she is nothing more than a hardened mountain hunter, a survivor shaped by snow, blood, and the unforgiving wilderness of Mount Solitude. But deep beneath her human heart beats something older. Something powerful. Something that belongs to a forgotten royal bloodline.When imperial hunters invade the hidden caldera where Violet has secretly protected a brood of dragons, she is forced into a brutal confrontation with Sir Vincent Rhodes, the feared Iron Hound of the Ascendancy. Violet fights like a wild creature, drawing upon the mysterious Kindled power in her blood, but she cannot understand why the sight of her uncovered face leaves the imperial knight terrified.He knows a name she has never heard.Eleanor.And behind that name lies the truth about Violet's vanished family, a stolen throne, and a royal dragon lineage that the Ascendancy believed was extinct.As Violet's bond with the dragons deepens, she begins to discover that one of the creatures closest to her is far more than a beast. Through her connection with Orion, an ancient dragon soul and lost crown prince, she inherits memories, instincts, and a history that reaches far beyond the mountain. Meanwhile, Vincent-a former servant of the regime that destroyed her family-must decide whether obedience, guilt, or redemption will define the rest of his life.The empire is burning villages, destroying crops, hunting dragons, and preparing for a war that could turn an entire kingdom into ash. Violet has the power to reclaim a crown, but she begins to question whether the throne itself is the real enemy.A crown can rule a kingdom.A dragon can burn it.But perhaps a princess who refuses to become either ruler or weapon can finally set it free.When Violet is offered the chance to restore the old order, she must choose between the inheritance written into her blood and the freedom she has fought to protect. Because the greatest secret of the hidden dragons may not be who their princess is-but whether she will ever accept the crown waiting for her.