From The Moment Roman General And Nephew To The Emperor Julianus Dakkia Laid Eyes On Malina, He Was Enthralled By The Dacian Dancer. Years Later, The Fierce Beauty Stands Before Him On A Scarred Battlefield, Her Life In Danger. He Instinctively Shifts Into His Fierce Dragon Form To Save Her, An Action That May Mean His Head On The Imperial Gate. But He And His Dragon Know One Thing: She Belongs To Them. Malina Can't Believe That The Centurion Who Had Once Bestowed A Secret Talisman On Her Is The Roman General Of Legendary Brutality. His Prowess As A Warrior Cannot Be Denied, Yet They Don't Reveal The Secret He Hides. All Malina Knows Is His Protection And Gentle Touch. And She Cannot Deny How Her Soul Has Always Seemed To Answer His.-- Fierce And Powerful, Twenty-one-year-old Malina Has Survived The Loss Of Her Family, And She Is Determined To Fight Until Her Dying Breath. Still, She Can't Believe That The Centurion Who Had Once Bestowed A Secret Talisman On Her Is The Roman General Of Legendary Brutality And Now Holds Her Life In His Hands. Nor Can She Deny How Her Soul Has Always Seemed To Answer His. Slowly She Learns That Julian Is Caught In His Mad Uncle's Domination Machinations And Helps Him Plot The Downfall Of The Empire Itself. As They Navigate A World Where Flying Death-riders Conquer And Burn, Their Love Will Ignite A Firestorm That Can Only End In Heartbreak Or Death. Or Both.-- Juliette Cross. Features Maps On Endpapers And Illustrated Page Edges.