Cracked Open

After a car accident leaves the narrator's father in the hospital, she is taken to the Dragon Born Academy by her estranged grandmother, feeling like an outsider in a world of rituals and superstitions. Her perception of herself and her identity change dramatically when she encounters Ashe Carrick, her bound-mate, revealing her true nature as a dragon-born. Embracing her new reality, she shifts from a damsel in distress to someone ready to take control of her story and destiny.