From assassin to protector. From weapon to shield. For three years, Callen Nasinth has hidden in a quiet village, forging tools by day and guarding a woman and child he was once hired to kill. Known once as Nightshade, elite assassin of the Black Veil, he’s buried that past deep. But when a mysterious merchant arrives bearing a fragment of dragon eggshell, long-dormant powers stir—within the world, and within Callen. The fragment awakens a rare magic tied to the drift—an ancient sense allowing him to feel the world’s energy, and fracture it. Then Nora is taken. To save the girl who’s become like a daughter, Callen must reclaim the deadly skills he abandoned—and face the assassin order that made him what he is. Worse still, his former mentor has begun harnessing dragon fragments for weapons of war. As Callen’s bond to the drift deepens, one truth becomes Somewhere, a dragon lives. And it’s calling to him. FRAGMENT OF FLAME is the first book in Drift and Dragon, a gripping tale of redemption, hidden magic, and found family—perfect for fans of Brent Weeks, Robin Hobb, and Michael J. Sullivan.

The dragon’s call awakened him. Now others seek to claim its song. Months after escaping the horrors of Sturmov Manor, Callen Nasinth—once the Nightshade, the Black Veil’s deadliest assassin—has carved out a fragile peace in the hidden valley of the Ashen Oath. With Nora thriving in her Pyrin training and Amara by his side, he dares to believe they’ve finally found safety. But peace is short-lived. When an outpost burns with unnatural fire and a lone survivor speaks of a scale-skinned commander who wields the drift like a weapon, Callen realizes his former mentor Stark is not only alive—he’s become something more than human. Something forged in dragon fire. To stop him, Callen must risk reopening the connection he’s fought to suppress—the drift that links him to ancient power and to a dragon whose presence still haunts his dreams. Yet Stark isn’t the only one with plans for the fragments. In the shadows, others study the drift, manipulate it, and prepare to use it to reshape the world. As enemies close in from all sides, Callen faces a terrifying The dragon’s song isn’t just waking him. It’s changing him. BENEATH THE SCALES is the second volume in Drift and Dragon, a gripping fantasy of found family, hidden power, and the cost of becoming something more than human.