{"product_id":"the-dragon-kings-captive-bride-seren-starforge-9798187352623","title":"The Dragon King's Captive Bride: A Marriage of Vengeance. A Kingdom of Secrets. A Love Forged in Dragonfire","description":"Princess Elara Veyrion has only one reason to stay alive. Revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe watched the Dragon King's armies reduce Valoria to ash. She held her dying father as he gave one final command: \u003cbr\u003eKill Kael Draven before he tells you the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonths later, Elara finally reaches the feared Dragon King with a blade aimed at his heart.\u003cbr\u003eHe does not execute her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe offers her a bargain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarry him for one year, and he will end the war, protect the surviving people of Valoria, and give her access to the ancient power buried beneath her fallen kingdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElara agrees for one reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecoming his bride will bring her close enough to kill him.\u003cbr\u003eBut Dravenhold is not the cruel fortress she expected. Dragons protect human refugees. Former enemies rebuild villages together. And Kael is nothing like the monster from the stories that shaped her childhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe knows she sleeps with a dagger beneath her pillow.\u003cbr\u003eHe knows she is studying his weaknesses.\u003cbr\u003eHe knows she intends to murder him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, he refuses to force her obedience, her trust, or her affection.\u003cbr\u003eAs hatred gives way to dangerous desire, Elara uncovers a truth more devastating than betrayal.\u003cbr\u003eKael did not destroy Valoria to conquer it.\u003cbr\u003eHe destroyed what her father was awakening beneath it.\u003cbr\u003eThe Hollow Flame is an ancient force that feeds on magic, blood, and human souls. Now it is rising again, and stopping it will require the Dragon King's flame and Elara's royal blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut her father left one final weapon inside her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA command that will force her to kill Kael the moment she learns the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo save both kingdoms, Elara must decide whether revenge is worth losing the man she was raised to hate.\u003cbr\u003eAnd whether she can trust the enemy who may have sacrificed everything to save her world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seren Starforge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187352623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Seren Starforge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997940330751,"sku":"9798187352623","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dragon-kings-captive-bride-seren-starforge-9798187352623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}