Michelle Young's impressive debut novel, Dragonstone, hits all the notes that a fantasy/romance novel should: strong women, gorgeous men, lovely scenery and life-altering adventure. However, this ain't your mother's romance novel. With Dragonstone, Ms. Young has created her own niche in the fantasy genre, imagining a world where "magic rules the land, dragons roam the skies, and everyone has their secrets."The reader is transported to the world of Latharia, where Lady Katerina must fulfill the prophecy of defeating the Black magic that is threatening to overtake her land. Because her magic was "awakened" by an act of violence, her Dragonstone, which holds all of her magic power, turns Black. Not wanting to use her magic because of evilness that controls the Black Dragonstone, she rids herself of her Dragonstone, determined to rely on powers that she can control and develop herself.
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