However when Ryan’s eyes fall on Shannon, the dragon knows that the cost may be much greater than he’s willing to pay.

Its recent victim is the Princess Brighid of Westshire, the same girl that Edmond has fallen for recently, much to the disapproval of her temperamental dad, King Riley, and her stoic brother, Prince Ryan.Įwan’s determined to rescue his brother’s beloved, no matter what it costs. He tells them that Edmond needs them, and to come to Westshire.Įwan, who is drawn to his brother’s aid, finds that he is hunting this elusive monster: a winged beast that abducts young women and robs them of their memories. Shannon and Ewan, the Dragon-Prince, have been traveling together for a year when their blissful companionship gets interrupted by a cryptic message from Martin, their friend. “Dragon’s Debt” is the second novel in the “Dragon and the Scholar” series and was released in the year 2014. Cann she possibly learn to set aside her fears, and possibly sacrifice her deepest desires, all to help out a friend and restore one family? When the unwanted attentions of an aggressive knight and a hated dragon’s sudden appearance turn her world on end, she figures she’ll take matters into her own hands even if doing so proves to be dangerous.įinding herself oddly drawn to the company of Gnaw, the dragon, she must force herself out of her comfortable world of books and botany to come to the help of her unexpected ally in an odd kingdom, which is cursed by a fateful encounter with a dragon and a beloved prince’s loss. Shannon Macaulay, a young healer and scholar, is going on her first assignment fresh out of the Academy, and gets summoned to the struggling kingdom of Regone to see to the wounds of the crippled yet young king. “Dragon’s Curse” is the first novel in the “Dragon and the Scholar” series and was released in the year 2014. She married her high school crush, who is now a US Marine, she has moved many times during her adult life, however believes that home is wherever her two daughters, husband, and all her pets are.īurke’s “Nyssa Glass Steampunk” series won the 2016 Realm Award for Young Adult Fiction. She has since grown to be what she considers to be a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture. Since she has an addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to the next, being at times completely obsessed with various movies, books, or television series, with Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars each taking their turns. Growing up with epic heroes from Narnia and Middle Earth to keep her company, she also became an incurable romantic.

Burke was born in a small town located in north central Oregon, and spent most of her childhood surrounded by farm animals and trees and was always accompanied by a book.

Heart of the Curiosity by H.L. Burke