Embers and Magic

he dragons are gone.

That’s what everyone believes at least.

I watched the last stronghold fall fifteen years ago and now I’m forced to hide in plain sight. A gift from a loved one is the only thing saving me from meeting the same fate.

As the only one of my people left, I resigned myself to a life of solitude and loneliness. There was no one to rely on but my inner dragon and the crazy old man who took me in. He gave me a job and a misfit family that I adore.

Then four strangers come into my life and see right through my defenses. After that, all I can hope for is that the things I’ve intended to keep secret stay that way.

Of course, skeletons never stay hidden for long and suddenly ours are all on display in an unfortunate twist of fate. All of our pasts are colliding and we have to learn to lean on others for the first time in our lives.

Between snowstorms, mates I never expected, strangers seeking me out, and a heat fast approaching, will I be able to let down my walls and come out of hiding for good?