The Bond that Burns

MUST-READ dark academia, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance, with dragons and vampires, new for 2025 from Sunday Times AND New York Times bestseller!

***Stunning hardback features include foil on board and designed endpapers.***

What do you get if you mix Fourth Wing with Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, dark academia and lots and lots of vampires?

Welcome to Bloodwing Academy.

Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood.

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‘THIS. IS. HOW. YOU. DO. A. SEQUEL’ READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘This is the next Fourth Wing I swear’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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At Bloodwing Academy, blood is currency, but a dragon's legacy is priceless – and as dangerous as fire.

I thought surviving my first year in Bloodwing's deadly halls would be enough. I was wrong.

I accidentally woke a dragon – a creature of myth, of death, of fire.

Now every highblood house wants control over me and the dragon's legacy I carry. But here's the truth: I have no control. I'm bluffing my way through every encounter, trying to keep everyone from realizing that I'm not the one pulling the dragon's strings.

And then there's Blake Drakharrow. I thought he was on my side, that I might even be able to trust him. But he betrayed me. Now I'm his only blood source. How messed up is that? In a place like Bloodwing, where power and survival are everything, this bond may well be the death of us both. Unless I can find a way to end it.

In this world of vampires, dragons, and lies, there are no happy endings. Just legends – and the darkness it takes to make them.

‘Highly recommend if you’re into fantasy with spice, epic betrayals, and creatures with big personalities’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Action-packed, full of delicious tension & the spice was fire’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘It’s been a long time since the magic of a book series captured me like Fourth Wing, but this absolutely delivered’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I loved the first book, but this book was even better!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘There’s so much tension, angst, and yearning between Medra and Blake,...read more...