Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, The Second Bond series is clean and has no explicit adult content. There is kissing, snuggling, and lots of pining and yearning on both sides.

The Second Bond’s spice level is 1 to 2 out of 5 chili peppers, depending on the book. It’s a sweet romance with snuggling, kissing, and longing glances, and no sexual content.

The Second Bond series is appropriate for ages 13 and up. For those younger than 13, Luke recommends that the parents read the book first.

There is no profanity in The Second Bond series, other than the phrase, “cursed under his breath.”

The Second Bond series has a PG-13 level of fantasy violence.

The Second Bond series has tropes like friends to lovers (with a complicated past), forced proximity, one bed, first love, he falls first, slow burn romance, and of course, dragon riders.

Yes! The Second Bond series will have a happily ever after ending.

An Ember Rekindled tells the tale of how Kala, a slave, bonds with her father’s caged dragon, Lily. Her father discovered the king’s darkest secret, and the king murdered him to cover it up. The king then threw Kala into slavery and threw her father’s dragon into a cage, using them as an example of what happens to “traitors.” A decade later, an impossible second bond forges Kala’s and Lily’s souls into one, and now, a slave and a caged dragon have to fight for the freedom they have always dreamed of.

An Ember Defiant continues Kala’s and Lily’s story. After their near-death experience, they set out to find their captured friends with Soren and Ventius, only to become captives themselves. However, things are not as they seem within Delria…

Readers should start with An Ember Rekindled. Luke also has a prologue for An Ember Rekindled available to newsletter subscribers only. Sign up for the newsletter to get it.

You can buy The Second Bond series on Amazon and buy signed copies at lukemcnamarabooks.com/store.

The main characters in The Second Bond series are Kala and Soren. Kala is 19 years old at the start of An Ember Rekindled and Soren is 20 years old. They used to be inseparable best friends growing up. An Ember Rekindled starts off with a roughly 50/50 split between POVs, but the overall story is mainly about Kala and later books give her POV priority. Kala is bonded with Lily, and Soren is bonded with Ventius.

The Second Bond series is dual POV. Readers get to experience the romance blossom and grow between both Kala and Soren.

The Second Bond series will have five books. Other books may be written in this universe with Kala and Soren in a separate series or as standalone books.

No, The Second Bond series is still in progress.

Yes, each book of The Second Bond series ends on a cliffhanger.

Yes, all of the books in The Second Bond series are on Kindle Unlimited.

Yes, The Second Bond series is available in the audiobook format. Luke has partnered with Podium Entertainment for the production of professional-grade audiobooks.

The cover art for The Second Bond series was designed by Maya of Silvermist Designs.

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