The Dragon Child                                                                                                                         by C. K. Miller

The shores of Emturke Sea have been battlegrounds between Athelstan and the Black Serpent raiders for over three thousand years. Keatep Dreki-Fiatal, a soldier stationed at the outpost of Daram, is given the opportunity to escape this brutal life for a season as she is assigned to escort a Noblewoman to the capital of Athelstan.  Peace is short-lived when her charge is assassinated and Keatep discovers she has inherited the curse of the Royal Lineage. Through trials and betrayal, she learns it is she who is the only hope for the four Kingdoms of Kelperah.