Ronan Ashbourne is the world’s last dragon, poisoned, unable to transform, and declared infertile. To save his bloodline, the king offers a thousand gold coins for every child born to his willing bride. Starving farm girl Tessa takes the deal because the women in her family are famously fertile. Ronan refuses to ruin her life, but Tessa has ten hungry siblings and no intention of walking away. When their impossible marriage produces one miracle after another, jealous royals turn murderous. They expected a helpless peasant bride. They chose the wrong woman.