The Dragon's Bride

Briar Rose has a name like a princess from a fairy tale, but she realized early on that no prince would come to rescue her. She will have to save herself. Unfortunately, in her current situation, even that becomes an... insurmountable task: she finds herself trapped in a horrific marriage to a dangerous man. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Briar makes a deal with a demon. Freedom... in exchange for seven years of servitude. She expected the service to be tough and exhausting, but she could not even imagine being auctioned off in a hall full of real monsters and sold to the highest bidder. Sol. A dragon. From the outside, he seems kinder than his fearsome appearance suggests, but Briar knows not to trust his desire to care for her. She has learned from her own bitter experience: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. There can be no question of falling in love with Sol. She has suffered enough and has no intention of remaining in his world... even if, upon returning to a normal life, she leaves her heart with him.