Cassandra Boyson Knihy

FLAME BREATHES FROM HER LIPS. MANY BELIEVE HER DAEMONKIND. THOSE WHO MATTER CALL HER CHOSEN. Jaela has been unable to speak the language of her people since childhood. To make matters worse, fire laces her peculiar words. Her village both fears and abhors her, abandoning her to a lonesome existence. When Rowan, the most skilled warrior in the clan, is chosen to deliver the tribal recompense into hell itself, Jaela is staggered when she is supernaturally selected to accompany him. Little does she know, Rowan has a secret he's been running from for years: He comprehends her strange speech. Although he has long understood the origin of her idiosyncrasies, he is mystified when her tongue proves a worthier defender of their mission than his lifetime of training. As they confront the hazards of diverse clans and persistent daemonic assault from the hordes of the Nether realm, the latent power of the Firetongue emerges with fiercer potency than anyone ever reckoned. BRING ON THE FLAME.

A throng of dark dragons. A kingdom brought to its knees. Her shameful heritage is their best chance.In the medieval kingdom of Kierelia, Hazel has lived her whole life under the scorn of her parents' assassination attempt on King Zephuel. Abandoned since infancy, she has been raised within the rumored-to-be-enchanted castle by the king's own sister, resulting in a nearly friendless existence among a lot of contemptuous royals.Soon, it is discovered that she possesses the much-feared gift of the southern tribes: her voice makes things happen. This leads her guardian to make plans to pawn her off on the admittedly handsome but reprehensible Duke Fredrick. But as Hazel has feelings for Armond, the king's nephew and heir to the throne, she feels she must escape the only life she has ever known. That is, until the dragons descend.