Patricia Teixeira

Isla MacKenzie was never meant to be ordinary. Found as a newborn on the shores of Loch Morar, she grew up wrapped in mist and unanswered questions, always sensing that something inside her was waiting to wake. The loch called to her. The dreams came. And the feeling of not quite belonging never left. When the truth finally surfaces, Isla learns she is the last dragon-born-created through sacrifice, shaped by ancient magic, and hidden from a world that once hunted dragons to extinction.
Her awakening draws danger from every direction, from secret human orders to creatures older than memory. Draeven has waited eight hundred years for her. The last dragon guardian, bound by grief, duty, and a promise made in blood, he is as dangerous as he is devoted. Their connection is immediate and undeniable-intense, consuming, and impossible to ignore. But dragons do not love without consequence, and what begins as protection slowly becomes something far more powerful.
and far more forbidden. As magic returns and old alliances stir, Isla must decide who she is willing to become. A weapon. A bridge between worlds. Or the fire that reshapes them both. This is not a story of gentle love. It is a story of destiny, power, and a bond that refuses to fade. Daughter of the Loch: The Awakening the first book in a dark fantasy romance series where love is dangerous, magic has a price, and the past is never truly buried