Hatched

Domesticated dragons. What could go wrong? Charl comes from a long line of farmers and has the scars to prove it. Abandoned by her brother and distracted by her handsome neighbor, it's up to Charl to keep the farm together without getting herself killed by the livestock. After all, not just anyone can raise dragons. But Charl keeps laying hens, not breeders. So when an egg unexpectedly hatches, she has a lot of questions. As does the Magical Regulation Squad who comes pounding at her door, ready to arrest Charl for breeding without a license. Poised to lose everything-her dragons, her farm, and her freedom-Charl agrees to join the hunt for the illegal dragon who got her into this mess. Yet probing too deep into the shadows will uncover more than just dragons and a debilitating fear of heights. For there lie secrets that will turn her world upside down.

"Don't trust anyone." Prax's warning to Charl when she leaves for Sorcester sticks in her mind like a flock of sugar sprites swarming a beehive. Soon she finds herself in the glittering world of the noble elite, where vanity enchantments and grandeur spells threaten to untether her from the simple life she's always known. Here, her family legacy means nothing. Instead, mustering support to fight the criminal charges against her gets her labeled as a radical. Even her companions can't be counted on as mounting tension between Slip and Captain Wynne threatens to fracture their partnership, leaving Charl caught in the middle. Unsure who to trust, Charl begins to suspect that something more sinister is at work in the city. When a hired assassin breaks into her room, it's clear that the impending trial date isn't her biggest threat. Someone doesn't want her to live long enough to see it.

It's time to claim her destiny. Someone is stealing dragons and killing the farmers who raise them. Charl and her friends have been charged with finding those responsible and bringing them to justice. Her ability to communicate with dragons should give them an edge. Too bad the dragons won't cooperate. Raging forest fires, deadly underwater creatures, and irascible dragons await in this final installment to the Hatched adventure where Charl faces her greatest fear of all: her destiny.