Mated to the Griffin (Elemental Mates 5)

The Right Bear's Arms, by Nora Eli. After a sizzling one night stand with bear shifter Jake, curvy Katie realizes her perfect man is everything she's tried to avoid. If they can both stop running from their pasts, they may find a destined future together.

Dragon’s Luck (Shifter Agents # 3) by Lauren Esker. Gecko shifter and infiltration expert Jen Cho teams up with sexy dragon-shifter gambler "Lucky" Lucado to win a high-stakes poker game. Now they're trapped on a cruise ship full of mobsters, mysterious enemy agents, and evil dragons! A full-length novel.

Discovering the Dragon, by Sofia Stone. When reporter Chloe Martin investigates Lancaster Gold, she finds herself tangled up with the oldest son—Isaac Lancaster, billionaire dragon shifter.

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The Christmas Dragon’s Mate

By Zoe Chant

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Her smile widened a little. “Dara Jenkins, nice to meet you,” she murmured. Then, slowly, she began to frown, as though her memories were catching up with her.

“The snow castle... it was all real then? The castle... the storm...” Suddenly she gasped, her eyes widening. “The dragon! You are... you are the dragon?”

For a moment, Henrik was taken aback. He hadn’t expected that.

She wasn’t a shifter herself—he would have been able to sense that. To ordinary people he was either invisible in his dragon form, or else they immediately forgot what they’d seen. It was an old defense mechanism, designed to keep dragons from harm.

But... Dara had seen him. And she had remembered him.

For one heartbeat, their eyes met. Henrik felt lost, as though he was falling into his mate’s eyes. Was this what it was like to meet his match? Someone who’d simply know him?

“Are you... a shifter?” Dara struggled to sit up. “It’s okay—my best friend is married to a shifter. But he’s—you know. A dog. Golden retriever. Likes to roll around on the floor and play fetch with the children. He didn’t tell me there were dragons!”

Henrik laughed softly. She had taken him by surprise—but it was a relief that she knew. He wasn’t quite sure how he’d expected this conversation to go, but definitely not like this.

“It’s a bit of a secret,” he said. “Even among shifters. I can’t believe someone told you that shifters exist at all, though; we’re all very secretive!”

Dara’s lips twitched. “I take it you’ve never met a golden retriever. They’re sweet, good-natured dogs. I’d trust them with my own children in a heartbeat. But never trust them with a secret.”

Henrik laughed again. “Well, I’ll remember that. Thanks for the advice!”

“You’re welcome.” Dara gave him an amused smile, then pushed away the covers—or at least tried to.

Hastily, Henrik reached out to steady her. “Not so fast! You almost froze to death in that storm. Pl

ease, stay in bed a while. Let’s take it slowly. I’ll go and fetch you some hot chocolate, how does that sound?”

“Or... a coffee?” Dara said pleadingly.

Henrik inclined his head, trying to hide his smile and not quite succeeding. “Whatever you desire.”

When he returned with a steaming mug, Dara was still in bed, though she had propped herself up against the pillows. She looked more awake now, and no longer quite as exhausted.

“A gingerbread latte,” Henrik said proudly as he handed over the concoction.

“Very seasonal!” Dara grinned at him, her cheeks flushing when their hands brushed for a moment.

If she knew about shifters—did she also know about mates?

Maybe it’s not the first thing I should spring on her. It’s probably bad manners to spring it on someone who can’t even stand yet.

Let’s show our mate our land first, the dragon within him whispered with all its possessive pride.

“Thanks,” Henrik said, a little belatedly. “These things are all the rage right now, or so I’ve been told. The people in the valley slip these things into my deliveries. I have gingerbread and pumpkin spice syrup. And an iPhone. And a CD from someone called, um... Taylor Swift? I think it’s their way of trying to get me to stay connected with the world.”