Defy - C. S. Doraga

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Résumé :
She's always longed for freedom, but once she has it can she keep it? When Imperial Princess Redrinna was six years old, the color of her hair and eyes changed from brown to blood red without explanation. Now, she has less than a year before she inherits the throne on her eighteenth birthday, and with animosity and unrest running rampant throughout the Empire, she's desperate to escape. A close friend warns her of a plot on her life because of her possible connection to the Dragon Kin-a group of humans and dragons from a century past with the strength to topple an empire-yet she can't bring herself to believe it. Until it happens. Miraculously, however, she survives. Hurt and scared, she is nursed back to health by a dragon, a creature who's supposed to be extinct, and seizes the chance to leave behind a life she's never wanted and where no one wants her. But someone is determined to drag her back, even though no one should know she survived. Now, she must find the strength to fight back before she loses everything she loves....

Sommaire:
A century-old secret. A resolute dragon. A shunned princess must find her courage before the shadows devour them all. Imperial Princess Redrinna is suffocating. Her entire life, she's been preparing for her eighteenth birthday where she's fated to ascend the throne of an empire whose people hate her and call her a demon-a moniker she's carried since her hair and eyes mysteriously changed from brown to blood-red. She longs to escape and leave it all behind but can't bring herself to do something so treacherous. Until she is betrayed. Redrinna uses the situation to run and takes her first breath of freedom. However, the shadows of the past are far-reaching, and she's more entangled in their grasp than she realized. Will she be able to find a courage she's never had in order to escape, or will she lose what little she has left? Defy is the first in a young adult epic fantasy series packed with unforgettable characters, magic, and adventure. If you like reluctant heroes, dragons, and coming of age stories, then you'll love the first book in C.S. Doraga's Rise of the Empress series....