A debut historical fantasy that recasts Jane Austen's beloved Pride &
Prejudice in an imaginative world of wyverns, dragons, and the warriors
who fight alongside them against the monsters that threaten the kingdom:
gryphons, direwolves, lamias, banshees, and lindworms.
They say a Rider in possession of a good blade must be in want of a
monster to slay--and Merybourne Manor has plenty of monsters.
Passionate, headstrong Aliza Bentaine knows this all too well; she's
already lost one sister to the invading gryphons. So when Lord
Merybourne hires a band of Riders to hunt down the horde, Aliza is
relieved her home will soon be safe again.
Her relief is short-lived. With the arrival of the haughty and handsome
dragonrider, Alastair Daired, Aliza expects a battle; what she doesn't
expect is a romantic clash of wills, pitting words and wit against the
pride of an ancient house. Nor does she anticipate the mystery that
follows them from Merybourne Manor, its roots running deep as the
foundations of the kingdom itself, where something old and dreadful
slumbers . . . something far more sinister than gryphons.
It's a war Aliza is ill-prepared to wage, on a battlefield she's never
known before: one spanning kingdoms, class lines, and the curious nature
of her own heart.
Elle Katharine White infuses elements of Austen's beloved novel with her
own brand of magic, crafting a modern epic fantasy that conjures a
familiar yet wondrously unique new world.
