To Wake A Dragon - Lucas, Naomi

It's been eight years since the red comet flew across our skies. Eight years since the blood moon. No dragon has been seen or heard from since. Until now. As one of the guardians of my tribe, I'm known as Milaye, a Protector of the Mermaid Coast. I've never had the honor of consideration as a future matriarch or a match for one of the rare males born near the Forbidden Jungle. I've kept my wishes hidden-despite my envy for my fellow tribemates who are happily mated. I've lost hope for such a life long ago. But one day, my ward flees into a long lost cave deep beneath the jungle brush. A cave, I soon realize, that holds a long-dead giant monster. A dragon. But he isn't really dead after all...