Core (Core #1)

Core opens the Core series. Ava finds herself pulled into a hidden world she had no idea existed, where she must fight the shadowy nightfolk, who drain souls, and the fanged werefolk, whose jealousy runs deep. Her own life already rests on deception and buried secrets. Whether she is in the roaring underground of Miami's red dragon fight club or in the silent depths of the sky dungeon, Cale stays close beside her, and the book suggests that his presence might make all her hardships bearable.

Cale's side of the story shows a man who never intended to seek her out. Once he does, his world starts to come apart. He is caught between loyalty to his nest and a powerful pull toward the one woman who can awaken his dragon core, and he must work out whether he can earn her trust.

The novel is the first of a series that continues with Sole, Vane and Sake, followed by a final installment still in progress at the time of the source listing.