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Dragon Song
Dawn of the Dragon Queen
Book One
Tara West
Genre: historical fantasy romance
Publisher: Shifting Sands Publishing
Date of Publication: October 20, 2015
Number of pages: 250
Word Count: 65,000
Cover Artist: Renee Barratt at
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Book Description:
Duncan MacQuoid, dragon-slayer, is no more. In his place is a tortured man seeking solace for his sins. One fateful night he finds a woman he believes will be his salvation. Little does he know, his love for her could be his final undoing.
Fiona Firesblood, dragon-shifter and noble queen, will stop at nothing to protect her child, even if it means she must sever the bond with her mate, Duncan MacQuoid, the one man she loves above all others, and the one man whose past could destroy them all.
Safina Firesblood, daughter of a cursed union between dragon and dragon-slayer, has grown into a young woman, a powerful dragon princess in her own right. When she’s given one chance at true love, will she risk the dragon queen’s wrath or resign herself to an eternity of sorrow?
“Murderer!” She
shoved him back with such force, he toppled from the bed in a tangle of
furs.
“Fiona, ’tis me,
Duncan,” he cried as he struggled to stand.
What had come
over her? One moment they were caressing beneath the warm furs, and the next
she had sprung from his bed, screaming like a banshee.
“I know who you
are, MacQuoid. Dragonslayer!” She ended on a shrill sob before covering her
face with her hands.
Duncan stood,
kicking the furs to the side and reaching for her. “I am a dragonslayer no
more, Fiona.”
“Why did you
make love to me? You should have killed me like you did the rest of my kind.”
She rushed through the flap of his tiny hut into the cool morning air.
Swearing under
his breath, Duncan wrapped a fur around his waist and chased after her.
Surely they had
both gone mad.
The morning was
exceptionally cold, and Fiona wore not a stitch of clothes. A chill wind from
the north whipped the heavy branches overhead into a frenzy. Autumn leaves
danced around Fiona’s feet as she wept, kneeling beside a fallen oak.
The sharp edge
of her suffering pierced the cavity of Duncan’s chest. He still did not
understand how her emotions had been tethered to his own, but he did feel her
pain, so keen he thought his heart would break from it.
“Fiona, you are
mistaken. Come inside where ’tis warm,” he pleaded.
She looked up at
him through tear-soaked eyes. “You killed my mother!” Her body shook with
violent tremors. “You struck her with a spear, and she had never sought to harm
mankind. Never!”
Duncan’s head
spun and he felt weightless. Mouth agape, he stared at her, hoping his senses
would return. And then the words from the she-dragon reverberated through his
skull.
I have never
sought to harm mankind. Never!
“’Twas a dragon
I speared, not a human.” But even as he said the words, he knew ’twas a lie.
That dragon had been no dumb beast. She was something more.
“She was my
mother!” Fiona wailed. “She was kind and good and all I had left in the world.”
“Fiona,” Duncan
struggled for words, knowing nothing he could say would ever bring back her
mother. “Forgive me.” Stepping forward, he reached out, needing to touch her
and soothe her pain.
“Do not touch
me! Do not ever touch me!”
What happened
next Duncan would not have believed had he not seen the she-dragon transform
into a beautiful woman each night in his dreams.
But those were
dreams, and the dragon hovering above him now was no fantasy, though just a
moment before she had been his beautiful lass.
Panting like a
wounded animal, she singed his hair with her fiery breath.
Duncan did not
cower. He did not fear. They had shared a connection when he loved her beneath
the light of the full moon. She would not harm him now.
He looked up
into her amber eyes, which were the same as last night, only larger, sadder.
’Twas then he knew neither of them would come away from this unscathed. For her
heart was shattered, and he did not know how he could live without her
forgiveness.
About the Author:
Tara West writes books about dragons, witches, and handsome heroes while eating chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. She's willing to share her dragons, witches and heroes. Keep your hands off her chocolate.
Tara West's young adult and new adult romances have been Kindle bestsellers. A former high school English teacher, Tara is now a full-time writer and graphic artist. She enjoys spending time with her family, interacting with her fans, and fishing the Texas coast.
website: www.tarawest.com
@TaraWestauthor
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3 comments:
Thanks so much for posting!
This sounds awesome. New to her, excited to read. Added to my TRP
I already have a copy of this awesome novel on Kindle. Now I'd like to win a print copy!!
Thanks for the tour and giveaway to Tara and Roxanne!! <3 :)
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