When Dealing with Dragons follows Farren Walsh, a copper-crafter determined to become a dragon veterinarian and protect the endangered creatures she loves from exploitation. Her greatest rival is James Murphy, a privileged dragon racer from a powerful silver-crafting family she blames for the abuse of dragons. But when James spends the summer interning at her family's sanctuary, Farren discovers that beneath his arrogant exterior lies a boy hiding his own scars—and as secrets emerge that could reshape their society, their rivalry begins to turn into something far more dangerous and tender.