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
Cover Artist:
Renee Barratt at The Cover Counts
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?
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EXCERPT
“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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Song
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