The Reluctant Dragon Rider: Dragon's Blood (The J13 Dragon Riders Series)

Twenty-year-old Tracy Smith never imagined her quiet life would come to such an abrupt end. But when the commanding general—Tracy's own ruthless mother—orders her to join the cutthroat world of dragon riding, Tracy finds herself in a living nightmare. Surrounded by hundreds of candidates who will do anything to graduate by age twenty-four, Tracy's diminutive size makes her an instant target. With fewer dragons bonding than cadets, her competitors would gladly kill to better their slim chances. Others, like the merciless wing leader JaMilta Payne, want Tracy dead simply for being the general's daughter. Each day brings new threats and the war outside grows ever more deadly. As protective wards fail and casualties mount, Tracy suspects the leadership hides sinister secrets. When trainees start turning up dead, the murders pinned on training "accidents," Tracy realizes she's on her own to uncover the truth. With no one to trust and everyone poised to strike, Tracy will need every bit of her wits to see the next sunrise. And when she discovers her own lost royal bloodline, the danger intensifies. Now more than just her survival is at stake. At Eric's War College, the agenda is clear: graduate or die. Tracy must fight to expose the deadly secrets before she becomes the next victim.