Ash-Bound (Skylance War College, Book One): A Rivals-to-Lovers Dragon-Rider Romantasy

Ash-Bound When Cassia sneaks into Skylance War College's brutal trials looking to expose cheating, she gets far more than she bargained for—a forbidden obsidian dragon chooses her, bonding her with a searing oathmark that burns whenever she lies. Now she's conscripted as a rider under Captain Riven Hale, the sharp-tongued rival she came to investigate, and trapped in close quarters during deadly trials that test everything she's got. As she uncovers a dark conspiracy threatening the very heart of dragon-rider magic, the line between enemies and allies blurs with every forced proximity moment and heated sparring match. With a dragon that demands honesty, a man she's learning to trust, and impossible choices looming, Cassia has to decide what truth is worth burning for—and whether love can survive in the flames.