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Claimed by the Dragon Bond

Subgenre
romantasy
Published
2026

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Book Two of the Forbidden Riders series follows Elowen, the most wanted rebel rider, as she leads the Ash-Marked rebellion against the Order's bell-controlled dragon empire rather than flee. Evren, a scarred former Hunter whose memories are fractured and whose dragon is being reclaimed by the silver network, becomes bound to her through the dragon bond—his body and dragon remembering her even when his mind slips. Their forbidden, bond-driven romance plays out under forced proximity as a frozen wasteland closes in, Elowen's sister Mira fades from the Spire's extraction damage, and the Prime Bell retunes to drag every bound dragon back under command. The pair must strike the Capital before the final command is given, with their dragon bond serving as both Evren's anchor against becoming the weapon he was made to be and the rebellion's hope to shatter the bells.

Evidence from the source

  • Dragon Romance: “a dark dragon rider romantasy with forbidden romance, forced proximity, bond-controlled riders, dangerous magic” source
  • Forbidden Love: “a dark dragon rider romantasy with forbidden romance” source
  • Forced Proximity: “a dark dragon rider romantasy with forbidden romance, forced proximity, bond-controlled riders” source
  • Dark Romance: “a dark dragon rider romantasy with forbidden romance, forced proximity, bond-controlled riders” source
  • Enemies of the Crown: “Elowen and Evren must join the Ash-Marked rebellion and strike at the heart of the empire before the final command is given” source
  • Tortured Hero: “Evren Drax was once the Order's perfect Hunter, a weapon built to obey, capture, and kill. Then he chose mercy. Now his memories are fractured, his Mark is scarred” source
  • Strong Heroine: “Elowen should be running. Instead, she is leading” source
  • High Fantasy: “freedom has made her the most wanted woman in the kingdom. The Order has placed a bounty on every rebel, every unregistered dragon” source

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