I once thought I was born without joy...little did I know that any chance at happiness in my life was torn from me long ago, by the person I thought I trusted most.Calla's mother has one rule for her daughter: Never leave the safety of her home on Crystalhill.Just this once, though, Calla wants to experience something. Feel something...anything.It turns out that the monsters her mother has warned her about are nothing more than people just like Calla herself. They fight, they laugh, and they love.And one creature in particular, a dragon shifter who was once a prince, shows Calla that joy is a real thing, and he is determined to make her the happiest she could only dream to be.And when a dragon claims something as his, nobody can steal it from him.Not even the worst monster that ever lived.IMPORTANT NOTE: This is book 3 in the "Daughters of Lotus'' trilogy. Each book has its own small HEA, but the books should be read in order for the best experience and the big HEA for all! Book 1: "Fate Thief", Book 2: "Blood Thief", Book 3: "Curse Thief". Readers of Sarah J. Maas, K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, Kelly St. Claire, Linsey Hall, and Jennifer L. Armentrout love this epic fantasy, reverse grumpy/sunshine romance!