I went to a store with my family and ended up in 19th-century Russia—in an alternative one, where the most powerful weapon is living, fire-breathing dragons. We wound up among the rebels, fierce opponents of the Emperor, and then I was captured by him—after my own husband betrayed me. I had to marry the Emperor by agreement between him and the rebels, because I am a rider of the most talented Tikh dragon. I was taught that the ruler of Russia is a tyrant and a dragon-killer. But why does he pull me in? Why does my heart stop and start pounding when he’s near?
And then the rebel leader—handsome ladies’ man Count Potemkin—suddenly lays claim to me. How can I sort out my feelings when, in the empire, there are either sabotage plots with explosions or investigations? There’s only one way out: together with Ayanа, the heir’s wife, we’ll carry out our own investigation and figure everything out.