Conner Stonefield is a smart though idealistic teen whose future could not be brighter. Everything from his vocation to the girl he will marry has been planned. So when he receives the Calling and embarks on his trek to find his life-long animal bond, he is far from prepared for the adventure ahead, or for the Cosmic "gift" he is about to receive.On the other side of the realm, the headstrong Princess Veressa of Griffinrock demands secret training from her prudish yet powerful Ranger protector. Veressa, too, receives the Calling and drags her mentor along on one last high adventure.As the paths of these two sixteen-year-olds begin to intertwine, neither can foresee the desperate struggles before them nor the heroic journeys they will be called upon to undertake.Ages: 13 and upGenres: Young adult, coming of age, fantasy, dragons, magic, epic, adventure, mysteryExplicit language: NoneExplicit sex: NoneViolence: Mild to moderateThis is the first of the four-book adventure The Dragonbonded Return series.Be sure to pick up Book 2 in the series available now on Amazon!For further details about upcoming books by the author, visit www.thedragonbonded.com.To receive advance notice of JD Hart's upcoming releases, go to thedragonbonded.com/subscribe and subscribe to the author's mailing list.Note: Amazon's X-Ray feature is enabled for this book. You have access to over 300 terms by highlighting a word or phrase: the name of a character, a bond, a place, a title, or an incantation.