BOOK ONE OF THE TAINTED SCALES SERIES

If my father finds out I’m secretly raising an orphaned dragon, he’ll kill it. Thank the gods for my brother’s help. In the same breath, curse him for sticking by me as I likely dig our graves deeper with each desperate decision.

My name is Mirren, and until now, my greatest ambition has been to stay clear of our father’s rage as best I can. But all that’s changed with my dragon’s life on the line. I only have one option to keep her alive...

Compete.

Desperate choices must be made with the approaching Seventh Year Trials — a treacherous dragon riding competition for the nation’s wealthiest youth. But I’m a far cry from a member of the elite, and a vindictive ex-noble is determined to win at any cost in a game all his own.

The charming son of a lord seems to see potential in my dragon and me, but I can’t help but wonder if it’s genuine. I’m dying to hope. But the risks are quickly outweighing the reward as the Trial’s dark history rears its head. And I’m in too deep to turn back now...

Fans of How To Train Your Dragon, Eragon, The Hunger Games, and A Knight's Tale will find themselves right at home in these dragon-filled skies. If you like young adult fantasy with delicious sibling banter, a plucky underdog heroine, adrenaline-fueled dragon riding competitions, and a rich world drenched with greatly varied dragons, then you’ll love this action-packed adventure.

THE TAINTED SCALES SERIES:

Prequel: The Fate of Princes (most enjoyed after reading The Seventh Year Trials and The Dragon Snatchers)
Book 1: The Seventh Year Trials
Book 2: The Dragon Snatchers

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BOOK TWO OF THE TAINTED SCALES SERIES

Some call Mirren courageous. Others, determined. Her father calls her reckless.

War has come, threatening to tear apart everything Mirren holds dear.

Woefully unprepared for what she and her ice dragon, Rai, will have to face, Mirren must make impossible choices that will claim far more than she is willing to give.

In the wake of a coup that left nearly half of the Council of Governors dead, the Dragon Corps is being rebuilt. The destruction has only just begun. Assassinations are in motion, cities falling, and the nation's most barbaric war criminal has been unleashed astride the White Dragon, leaving no person or dragon safe...

THE TAINTED SCALES SERIES:

Prequel: The Fate of Princes (most enjoyed after reading The Seventh Year Trials and The Dragons Snatchers)
Book 1: The Seventh Year Trials
Book 2: The Dragon Snatchers

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A TAINTED SCALES PREQUEL

Bound by loyalty that runs deeper than blood, twin princes face a twisted fate written in scars and dragon scales.

Sixteen-year-old brothers Wofrain and Rhein are exactly where they always knew they would be — neck deep in the Seventh Year Trials. In this treacherous dragon riding competition for the sons and daughters of kings, all eyes are fixed greedily on the prize. But far more is at stake for the Gren brothers. Only one can win…only one inherit the throne. And failure is not an option.

With their kingdom’s fate hanging in the balance, the twins must confront the question haunting their every step. Who would prove the better king?

Nothing about the Trials is as straightforward as it first appears. And not all competitors will make it out alive. But for Wofrain and Rhein, another threat looms greater every day. Their father, the king, will stop at nothing to poison them against each other in their bid for the crown. Living in the shadow of their venomous father, they know better than most that betrayal often comes from within one’s most trusted circle.

Can the loyalty of two brothers withstand the seductive whispers of power? Or will the bond that defines them shatter under the weight of their father's ambition?

Note: The Fate of Princes is a prequel to the Tainted Scales series and is most enjoyed after reading The Seventh Year Trials and The Dragons Snatchers.

THE TAINTED SCALES SERIES:

Prequel: The Fate of Princes (most enjoyed after reading The Seventh Year Trials and The Dragon Snatchers)
Book 1: The Seventh Year Trials
Book 2: The Dragon Snatchers

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