For Readers Who Want a Badass FMC

She’s Not the Civilian Who Stumbles Into a Dragon World. She Is the Dragon — A Dragon Warrior Who’s Been Running From Her Own Power.

DRAGONS OF BLOOD AND BONE

WARRIOR HEROINE VIKING DRAGON SHIFTER ROMANTASY • COMPLETE 6-BOOK SERIES

Most dragon romantasy puts the heroine in the role of the outsider: a human woman pulled into a world of dragons, discovering power she didn’t know she had, surrounded by men who are already powerful. The fantasy is about arrival — entering the extraordinary world from outside it.

Dragons of Blood and Bone inverts this entirely. Rikyava Anderson is not arriving in the dragon world. She is from it. She is a Blood Dragon and a Bloodwalker — a rare, hereditary power that she spent twenty years running from. She built a human life in Paris, became Head of the Guard at the Red Letter Hotel, and buried the part of herself that could shift into a dragon and wield magic powerful enough to rewrite outcomes.

When the series opens, she is a warrior who has been suppressing the thing that makes her most dangerous. The arc is not about discovering power — it’s about finally accepting it. Rikyava is, from page one, described by reviewers as “unapologetically badass” with “witty and snarky dialogue.” She pushes back. She fights. She is not waiting to be rescued.

The men in her life — her mates — are also warriors and clan leaders. But they are not there to protect her. They are there to match her. And to earn her trust, which she does not give easily.

Six books, complete, free in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks at avawardromance.com.

Unapologetically badass

“She is an unapologetically badass female and I love her witty and snarky dialogue. Forced to return, not only is Yava thrust into the middle of an investigation, but she has to navigate the changes awakening inside herself. Full of mystery, suspense, magic and romantic tension.” — b_walla, BookBub

Steamy bonds, action packed battles, more beautiful sexy dragons

“Steamy bonds, action packed battles, magic, dragons and more beautiful sexy dragons. Rikyava’s journey is just beginning and I’m definitely going along for the ride.” — Queen, BookBub

She is a force of nature

“I have missed our dear Rikyava. She is a force of nature so when things start to shift inside her you bet it’s going to get heated. There are a lot of secrets and plots we still don’t know and that just keeps us readers begging for more. Ava Ward brings all the feels.” — Esmeralda, Amazon US

ABOUT RIKYAVA

Is she actually a dragon?
Yes. Rikyava is a Blood Dragon — she shifts. She is not a human who learns about dragons. She was born one and spent twenty years running from what that means.

What is a Bloodwalker?
A Bloodwalker is a hereditary type of dragon magic in Rikyava’s bloodline. It is powerful, rare, and requires multiple bonded mates to control safely. This is the forbidden power she has been suppressing — and which the series is about her learning to accept and wield.

Is she passive or does she have agency?
She has full agency. Rikyava makes her own decisions throughout, pushes back against what is being asked of her, and is frequently described by reviewers as snarky, witty, and “badass.” She is not a passive recipient of events.

Is the series complete?
Six books, all available now, free in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks at avawardromance.com.