Escape from the Dragon Czar — James E. Wisher

Which would you choose: Life on the run or life as a slave? All Anya Kazakov wanted for her eighteenth birthday was her favorite dessert and a quiet day with her mother. What she got was a murdered witch and a ruined life. Now fleeing with her life and freedom on the line, Anya must escape the overwhelming might of the Dragon Empire and reach safety in the Kingdom of the Isles. Hunted by a weary but determined imperial agent, brutal dragon-blood warriors, and merciless White Witches, can Anya escape and find freedom or will the Empire grind her hopes to dust? Escape From the Dragon Czar is is set in the Aegis of Merlin story world and leads directly into the next book of the series.