Black Heart: A Dragon Shifter Fantasy Romance (Dragon Brides) by Moira Kane

Princess Mara never dreamed of escape. A lifetime of pain at the hands of her family taught her to stay silent, stay small, and obey. But on the night before her wedding, she glimpses the dreadful future awaiting her—and runs straight into the cursed Blackwood. Only to be snatched by the vicious dragon known as the Beast. Instead of eating her, the dragon drops her on the steps of the crumbling Black Estate, where she becomes the unwanted guest of the mysterious Baron Black. He’s mercurial at best, downright rude at worst, and it’s clear he doesn’t want her there. But the Black Estate is teeming with secrets Mara is desperate to unravel—almost as much as she wants to unravel the gruff, brooding baron who keeps finding reasons for her to stay. And the longer she remains, the more the broken walls of the estate—and the man inside them—begin to feel like home. When her dark past comes calling, Mara must choose: return to the cage she fled to protect Baron Black’s secret… or risk everything for a chance at freedom—and love? Read more