Dragon's Mate: A Dragon Shifter Romance

Dragon shifter and artisan blacksmith Hadrian is determined to strengthen his fellow Pyr warriors in the battle against the Fae by forging them talons of steel. He won't be seduced by the sensual promise of a firestorm that has to be a spell—even to help a beautiful warrior escape the clutches of the Fae Queen.

Rania is a swan-maiden and Fae assassin, who has made a deal with the Dark Queen to break the curse over her brothers. All she needs to do is kill Hadrian, but this dragon shifter won't die easily. It's more than dragon vitality that helps him survive her lethal kiss, but Rania refuses surrender to his potent touch for any price when so much hangs in the balance.

But the Dark Queen's betrayal compels Rania to ally with the vital dragon shifter in a last-chance effort to save her brothers and herself. Can Hadrian unfurl the painful secrets of Rania's past to give them a future? Can Rania help Hadrian to realize the power of his own legacy to defeat the Fae? When barriers between realms are destroyed, can love conquer the obstacles between these destined mates—and create a new world for their unborn son?

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The DragonFate Novels continue the story of Deborah's dragon shape shifting heroes called the Pyr. Each book is a romance in which a dragon shifter meets his destined mate—in DragonFate, those heroines have powers of their own. Maeve's Book of Beasts is a prequel to DragonFate that introduces both Maeve's evil plan to eliminate paranormal species from the world (including the Pyr) and the cast of characters assembling to defeat her. In it, you'll meet Sebastian, a vampire who has escaped Maeve and is building the team to destroy her, and Sylvia, the mortal librarian he chooses to hide the ancient volume stolen from Maeve. Sebastian gets more than he expects from Sylvia—never mind that Maeve wants her book back—and Sebastian's slow-burn romance with Sylvia will arc over the entire series.

The other slow burn romance in this series features Mel, an immortal fae who needs to find true love to break the curse placed upon her. She's haunted by her late husband, Raymond, who betrayed her but wants to make it right. You can read Mel and Raymond's story, a romance that doesn't end happily and a retelling of a medieval French fairy tale, in Claire Delacroix's An Elegy for Melusine.

The DragonFate series so far:

1. Maeve's Book of Beasts

2. Dragon's Kiss (dragon shifter Kristofer and Valkyrie Bree)

3. Dragon's Heart (dragon shifter Rhys and selkie Lila)

4. Dragon's Mate (dragon shifter Hadrian and swan maiden Rania)

5. Dragon's Wolf (dragon shifter Arach and wolf shifter Wynter) - May 2022

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The Pyr first appeared in Deborah's Dragonfire series of paranormal romances, which is complete with 14 works and a world guide:

1. Kiss of Fire (Quinn and Sara)

2. Kiss of Fury (Donovan and Alex)

3. Kiss of Fate (Erik and Eileen)

4. Winter Kiss (Delaney and Ginger)

5. Harmonia's Kiss (a short story about the Dragon's Tooth Warriors)

6. Whisper Kiss (Niall and Rox)

7. Darkfire Kiss (Rafferty and Melissa)

8. Flashfire (Lorenzo and Cassie)

9. Ember's Kiss (Brandon and Liz)

10. Kiss of Danger (a Dragon Legion novella featuring Alexander and Katina)

11. Kiss of Darkness (a Dragon Legion novella featuring Damien and Petra)

12. Kiss of Destiny (a Dragon Legion novella featuring Thad and Aura)

13. Serpent's Kiss (Thorolf and Chandra)

14. Firestorm Forever (Sloane and Sam, plus Drake and Veronica, and Marcus and Jac. Yes, this book has THREE firestorms and is the big finish.)

15. Here Be Dragons: A Dragonfire Companion

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