The Dragon's Choice (Tahoe Dragon Mates Book 1) Read online

  Only to try and forget his cheating ex-wife does Ryan Ford agree to enter the dragon lottery. He has no expectations of the dragonwoman walking the aisles to pick him. However, when his mind wanders and he becomes lost in thought, the dragon lady calls him out on it. Her straightforward manner and wit is refreshing. Add in the instant spark between them, and Ryan agrees to sleep with her to try to give her a baby. But then one kiss brings out her inner dragon, and Ryan quickly learns that he's her true mate and has to accept a frenzy or try running away.

  As the pair come to terms with their fate, they soon start falling for one another. But when someone targets Ryan, will he survive and find a way for them to be together? Or will he have to leave both Gabriela and his unborn child to stay alive?

  NOTE: This is a quick, steamy standalone story about fated mates and sexy dragon-shifters near Lake Tahoe in the USA. You don't have to read all my other dragon books to enjoy this one!

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  Sacrificed to the Dragon

  Stonefire Dragons #1

  In exchange for a vial of dragon’s blood to save her brother’s life, Melanie Hall offers herself up as a sacrifice to one of the British dragon-shifter clans. Being a sacrifice means signing a contract to live with the dragon-shifters for six months to try to conceive a child. Her assigned dragonman, however, is anything but easy. He’s tall, broody, and alpha to the core. There’s only one problem—he hates humans.

  Due to human dragon hunters killing his mother, Tristan MacLeod despises humans. Unfortunately, his clan is in desperate need of offspring to repopulate their numbers and it’s his turn to service a human female. Despite his plans to sleep with her and walk away, his inner dragon has other ideas. The curvy human female tempts his inner beast like no other.

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  Author’s Note

  I hope you enjoyed Tori and Jose’s story! This series represents two firsts for me—my first dedicated paranormal novella series and the first adult dragon story that I’ve designed the cover for by myself. I suppose there’s another first, too, in that it’s my first set of dragon-shifter stories set in the USA. (If you haven’t read them, my other dragon stories are all set in the UK and Ireland.) The idea for the Tahoe series actually came to me while I was “hiking” around Lake Tahoe on my treadmill. The scenery reminded me of the only time I had the privilege to visit Tahoe, about twenty years ago, and how beautiful it was. I could easily see dragons swooping over the lake, or diving in for a swim. The idea for Tori and Jose’s story came soon after, and I wrote The Dragon’s Choice in less than three weeks. (Which, for me, is super fast.) The novella format is fun in that everything goes at a much faster pace. It’s also great when you want something that you can read in a day or maybe two. I hope my readers enjoy this format as much as I did writing it.

  For the time being, I have a total of three books planned for the Tahoe Dragon Mates series. However, if enough readers are interested and sales are strong, it’s possible I could extend it a few more since there are plenty of clans and characters to play with. So if you like this series then make sure to spread the word and/or leave a review!

  And now I have some people to thank for getting this out into the world:

  To Becky Johnson and her team at Hot Tree Editing. They always find a way to squeeze me in on short notice, not to mention catch the tiniest inconsistencies.

  To all my beta readers—Sabrina D., Donna H., Sandy H., and Iliana G., you do an amazing job at finding those lingering typos and minor inconsistencies.

  And as always, a huge thank you to you, the reader, for either enjoying my dragons for the first time, or for following me from my longer books to this series. Writing is the best job in the world and it's your support that makes it so I can keep doing it.

  Until next time, happy reading!

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  Also by Jessie Donovan

  Asylums for Magical Threats

  Blaze of Secrets (AMT #1)

  Frozen Desires (AMT #2)

  Shadow of Temptation (AMT #3)

  Flare of Promise (AMT #4)

  Cascade Shifters

  Convincing the Cougar (CS #0.5)

  Reclaiming the Wolf (CS #1)

  Cougar’s First Christmas (CS #2)

  Resisting the Cougar (CS #3)

  Kelderan Runic Warriors

  The Conquest (KRW #1)

  The Barren (KRW #2)

  The Heir (KRW #3)

  The Forbidden (KRW #4)

  The Hidden (KRW #5)

  The Survivor / Kajala Mayven (KRW #6 / 2020)

  Lochguard Highland Dragons

  The Dragon’s Dilemma (LHD #1)

  The Dragon Guardian (LHD #2)

  The Dragon’s Heart (LHD #3)

  The Dragon Warrior (LHD #4)

  The Dragon Family (LHD #5)

  The Dragon's Discovery (LHD #6)

  The Dragon's Pursuit (LHD #7)

  The Dragon Collective / Cat & Lachlan (LHD #8 / TBD)

  Love in Scotland

  Crazy Scottish Love (LiS #1)

  Chaotic Scottish Wedding (LiS #2)

  Stonefire Dragons

  Sacrificed to the Dragon (SD #1)

  Seducing the Dragon (SD #2)

  Revealing the Dragons (SD #3)

  Healed by the Dragon (SD #4)

  Reawakening the Dragon (SD #5)

  Loved by the Dragon (SD #6)

  Surrendering to the Dragon (SD #7)

  Cured by the Dragon (SD #8)

  Aiding the Dragon (SD #9)

  Finding the Dragon (SD #10)

  Craved by the Dragon (SD #11)

  Persuading the Dragon / Zain and Ivy (SD #12 / May 14, 2020)

  Stonefire Dragons Shorts

  Meeting the Humans (SDS #1)

  The Dragon Camp (SDS #2)

  The Dragon Play (SDS #3)

  Stonefire Dragons Universe

  Winning Skyhunter (SDU #1)

  Transforming Snowridge (SDU #2)

  Tahoe Dragon Mates

  The Dragon's Choice (TDM #1)

  The Dragon's Need (TDM #2 / March 26, 2020)

  The Dragon's Bidder (TDM #3 / Summer 2020)

  About the Author

  Jessie Donovan has sold over half a million books, has given away hundreds of thousands more to readers for free, and has even hit the NY Times and USA Today bestseller lists. She is best known for her dragon-shifter series, but also writes about magic users, aliens, and even has a crazy romantic comedy series set in Scotland. When not reading a book, attempting to tame her yard, or traipsing around some foreign country on a shoestring, she can often be found interacting with her readers on Facebook. She lives near Seattle, where, yes, it rains a lot but it also makes everything green.

  Visit her website at: www.JessieDonovan.com

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the writer’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  The Dragon's Choice

  Copyright © 2020 Laura Hoak-Kagey

  Mythical Lake Press, LLC

  First Digital Edition

  All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

  Cover Art by Laura Hoak-Kagey of Mythical Lake Design

  ISBN: 978-1942211976