The Dragonmaster — Jennakay Francis

Pepin Merripen has become withdrawn and surly. Treyas, Pepin's father, blames the young queen of Mere Odain for his son's moodiness. Every time the two young people are together, sparks fly. But when Pepin learns that the kings of Karsaba and Odora Dava have withdrawn their troops from Mere Odain, he becomes frantic. Who will now protect his dragon and her hatchlings? Furious, he goes to Karsaba to take council with the queen but soon disappears. No one knows where he's gone, and Treyas and two others follow his trail...which ends where magic begins.

Frantic with worry, Treyas ends up in Northern Karsaba, where it's soon apparent there's a much bigger issue at hand than a runaway youth. Someone claiming to be Pepin's mother has summoned him and will stop at nothing to see his control over the dragons of Mere Odain become her own. With Pepin at her command, she'll rule Karsaba and any land she chooses. Treyas and his friends must see to it that doesn't happen. But will Treyas lose his son to Mere Odain and the powerful pull of the dragon?