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Briar Boleyn
Briar Boleyn writes dark fantasy romance, most notably the series beginning with The Wings That Bind. Her stories feature high-stakes magic, dangerous bargains, and intense romantic tension. She focuses on building gritty
On Wings of Blood
Synopsis
Welcome to Bloodwing Academy. Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood. I didn't sign up for this. A half-fae in a school of highblood vampires? That's a recipe for suffering. I'm Medra Pendragon, last of the dragon riders—or so they tell me. Funny thing is, there are no dragons left. Not a single one. But somehow, that hasn't stopped the vampires from deciding I'm worth capturing. Now I'm stuck at Bloodwing Academy, where the highbloods run everything, and blightborn like me? We're just blood in their veins, pawns in their games. But that's not even the worst part. Enter Blake Drakharrow: cold, arrogant, and way too gorgeous for his own good. He's been tormenting me since the moment we met, and now, thanks to some ancient ritual, we're betrothed. He acts like he owns me, but I'm not going down without a fight. Bloodwing isn't just a school—it's a battlefield. Highbloods fight for power, and if you're weak, you're dead. Between deadly competitions, lies that could get me executed, and a dragon-shaped secret looming over my head, all I have to do is survive. Easy, right? Except I'm starting to think the real danger isn't the academy—it's what I'm becoming in this twisted game of power. And Blake? He might just be the one who pushes me over the edge. They think they can control me. They think they can use me. But they have no idea what they've awakened.
Vibe
Enemies to LoversForced ProximityAcademyDark AcademiaMorally GreyChosen OneBetrayalSurvivalForbidden Love
Genres
Characters
Medra PendragonProtagonist
A half-fae and the last known dragon rider, captured by highblood vampires and forced to attend Bloodwing Academy to survive.
Blake DrakharrowProtagonist
A cold, arrogant highblood vampire who torments Medra and becomes betrothed to her through an ancient ritual.
Regan PanseraAntagonist
Blake's first betrothed, a highblood who uses charm and quiet sabotage to undermine Medra's place at the academy.
Viktor DrakharrowAntagonist
Blake's uncle and head of the Drakharrow house, an embodiment of institutional power who seeks to control both Blake and Medra.
Florence ShenSupporting
A kind-hearted dorm warden at Bloodwing Academy who offers Medra the first real warmth she receives there.
Frequently asked questions
Is On Wings of Blood part of a series?
Yes. It's the first book in Briar Boleyn's Bloodwing Academy series, followed by The Bond That Burns and The Wings That Bind, with a fourth book, With Hearts of Flame, announced.
Does On Wings of Blood have content warnings?
Yes. It's a dark, explicit vampire romantasy and the author includes a detailed trigger-warning list in the book's front matter, covering violence, gore, kidnapping and other heavy themes.