As a member of the Cadre, a secret order that studies the supernatural, Nica Barrows, has long studied otherworldly entities. But in all her years at St. Yve, she has never seen a dragon shifter, and certainly not one hot enough to steal her breath away. All she wants is for Balos to take her for a ride, to soar through the sky. She never thought she'd find herself in another realm, another world, where dragons are in danger of losing . . . everything. Balos, eldest brother, and heir to Stonerise Manor will do anything to protect his people, but they are being hunted to the point of extinction. The dragon's only hope just might be this spitfire woman who refuses to take no for an answer. If only he could convince her to stay in his world. To be his woman. She might just save them all.