No Less Than a Man

Born into a family that values sons above all, Sheryl is treated as a shame. Her hard-won college admission letter is stolen, then she is dragged toward ritual—nearly sacrificed to the dragon god during a desperate escape. Her father, mute and powerless in voice, is beaten to the brink of death while trying to free her; his suffering becomes the spark that steels her. She breaks away from the nightmare and vows to rise to prominence, to return with strength, to lift her parents from disgrace, and to make those who betrayed them answer for their crimes. A fierce, tightly wound tale of survival, vengeance, and one daughter's unyielding promise.