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‘The Awakening’ by Nora Roberts

Publications date: November 2020
Pages: 438
Genre: Romance novel, Fantasy fiction, Romantic fantasy, Paranormal fiction
Series: Book 1 of 2: The Dragon Heart Legacy

In the realm of Talamh, a teenage warrior named Keegan emerges from a lake holding a sword—representing both power and the terrifying responsibility to protect the Fey. In another realm known as Philadelphia, a young woman has just discovered she possesses a treasure of her own…

When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places. Now she’s an anxious twentysomething mired in student debt and working a job she hates. But one day she stumbles upon a shocking discovery: her mother has been hiding an investment account in her name. It has been funded by her long-lost father—and it’s worth nearly four million dollars.

This newfound fortune would be life-changing for anyone. But little does Breen know that when she uses some of the money to journey to Ireland, it will unlock mysteries she couldn’t have imagined. Here, she will begin to understand why she kept seeing that silver-haired, elusive man, why she imagined his voice in her head saying Come home, Breen Siobhan. It’s time you came home. Why she dreamed of dragons. And where her true destiny lies—through a portal in Galway that takes her to a land of faeries and mermaids, to a man named Keegan, and to the courage in her own heart that will guide her through a powerful, dangerous destiny…

‘Burn’ by Patrick Ness

Publications date: June 2020
Pages: 368
Genre: Young adult, Fantasy fiction, Historical fantasy, Monster fiction
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On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm…

Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to.

The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul but who is seemingly intent on keeping her safe.

Because the dragon knows something she doesn’t. He has arrived at the farm with a prophecy on his mind. A prophecy that involves a deadly assassin, a cult of dragon worshippers, two FBI agents in hot pursuit—and somehow, Sarah Dewhurst herself. 

‘Air Bound’ by Jess Mountifield 

Publications date: April 2021
Pages: 268
Genre:  New adult, Paranormal romance, Fantasy fiction, Paranormal fiction
Series: Book 1 of 5: Dragon of Shadow and Air

Human, or elf?

A normal person, or an elven heiress?

Aella thinks she’s leading a normal life in LA, making ends meet as a waitress. Until she finds something she wasn’t meant to; A dragon’s egg.

Now on the run from secret government agents and protecting the vulnerable hatchling, Aella finds there’s more to her past and her parents than there seemed.

With nowhere to turn, Aella gets help in the unlikeliest of places and has her eyes opened to a secret world of mythical races and creatures living hidden among the humans of the world.

Can she find a place for herself and her dragon? Or is she bringing danger to everyone she meets?

‘The Last Namsara’ by Kristen Ciccarelli

Publications date: October 2017
Pages: 425
Genre: Young adult, Epic fantasy, Fantasy fiction
Series: Book 1 of 3: Iskari

Kristen Ciccarelli’s debut fantasy explores an intricately woven world of deception, inner darkness, and dragons that fantasy fans won’t be able to resist.

In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness—and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death-bringer.

These are the legends that Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, has grown up learning in hushed whispers, drawn to the forbidden figures of the past. But it isn’t until she becomes the fiercest, most feared dragon slayer in the land that she takes on the role of the next Iskari—a lonely destiny that leaves her feeling more like a weapon than a girl.

Asha conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, but no kill can free her from the shackles that await at home: her betrothal to the cruel commandant, a man who holds the truth about her nature in his palm.

When she’s offered the chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of the most powerful dragon in Firgaard, she finds that there may be more truth to the ancient stories than she ever could have expected. With the help of a secret friend—a slave boy from her betrothed’s household—Asha must shed the layers of her Iskari bondage and open her heart to love, light, and a truth that has been kept from her.

‘Sinister Magic‘ by Lindsay Buroker

Publications date: February 2020
Pages: 250
Genre: Urban fantasy, Romantic fantasy, Contemporary fantasy fiction, Humorous
Series: Book 1 of 9: Death Before Dragons

I’m Val Thorvald, and I’m an assassin.

When magical bad guys hurt people, I take care of them. Permanently.

This doesn’t make me popular with the rest of the magical community—as you can tell from the numerous break-ins and assassination attempts I’ve endured over the years. But thanks to my half-elven blood, a powerful sword named Chopper, and a telepathic tiger with an attitude, I’ve always been able to handle my problems with aplomb. Maybe some cursing and swearing, too, but definitely aplomb.

That changes when my boss is afflicted with a mysterious disease, a government agent starts investigating me, and a godforsaken dragon shows up in the middle of my latest job.

I’ve taken down vampires, zombies, and ogres, but dragons are way, way more powerful. And it doesn’t look like this one is going to like me.

Worse than that, he wants to use his magic to compel me to do his bidding, as if I’m some weak-minded minion.

That’s not going to happen. I’d die before being some dragon’s slave.

But if I can’t figure out a way to avoid him, save my boss, and get rid of the government spook, I’m screwed. Or dead. Or screwed and dead. And that’s never comfortable.

Pick up Sinister Magic today to see if I make it. Even if you don’t care about me, I promise the tiger is cool.

‘Questland‘ by Carrie Vaughn

Publications date: June 2021
Pages: 304
Genre: Science fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Contemporary fantasy, Satire
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Literature professor Dr. Addie Cox is living a happy, if sheltered, life in her ivory tower when Harris Lang, the famously eccentric billionaire tech genius, offers her an unusual job. He wants her to guide a mercenary strike team sent to infiltrate his island retreat off the northwest coast of the United States. Addie is puzzled by her role on the mission until she understands what Lang has built:  Insula Mirabilis, an isolated resort where tourists will one day pay big bucks for a convincing, high-tech-powered fantasy-world experience, complete with dragons, unicorns, and, yes, magic.
 
Unfortunately, one of the island’s employees has gone rogue and activated an invisible force shield that has cut off all outside communication. A Coast Guard cutter attempting to pass through the shield has been destroyed. Suspicion rests on Dominic Brand, the project’s head designer— and Addie Cox’s ex-boyfriend. Lang has tasked Addie and the mercenary team with taking back control of the island at any cost.
 
But Addie is wrestling demons of her own—and not the fantastical kind. Now, she must navigate the deadly traps of Insula Mirabilis as well as her own past trauma. And no d20, however lucky, can help Addie make this saving throw.

‘The Adamantine Palace’ by Stephen Deas 

Publications date: February 2010
Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy fiction, Epic fantasy
Series: Book 1 of 7: Memory of Flames

A “remarkable debut” (Locus) from the “new Dragon Lord in town” (Gareth Wilson, Falcata Times).

The power of the Realms depends on its dragons. With their terrifying natures, they are ridden by the aristocracy and bred for hunting and war. But as dangerous political maneuverings threaten the complacency of the empire, a single dragon has gone missing. And even that one dragon-returned to its full intelligence and fury-could spell disaster for the Realms…

‘Tess of the Road’ by Rachel Hartman 

Publications date: February 2018
Pages: 538
Genre: Fiction, Young adult, Fantasy fiction, Medieval fiction, Coming of age
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In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons can be whomever they choose. Tess is none of these things. Tess is. . . different. She speaks out of turn, has wild ideas, and can’t seem to keep out of trouble. Then Tess goes too far. What she’s done is so disgraceful, she can’t even allow herself to think of it. Unfortunately, the past cannot be ignored. So Tess’s family decide the only path for her is a nunnery.

But on the day she is to join the nuns, Tess chooses a different path for herself. She cuts her hair, pulls on her boots, and sets out on a journey. She’s not running away, she’s running towards something. What that something is, she doesn’t know. Tess just knows that the open road is a map to somewhere else–a life where she might belong.

Returning to the spellbinding world of the Southlands she created in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling novel Seraphina, Rachel Hartman explores self-reliance and redemption in this wholly original fantasy.

‘Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon’ by Maria Grace

Publications date: October 2016
Pages: 255
Genre: Fiction, Regency romance, Fantasy fiction, Medieval fiction
Series: Book 1 of 7: Jane Austen’s Dragons

England is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind. Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind.

When the first firedrake egg laid in a century is stolen from Pemberley, the fragile dragon peace teeters on collapse. Darcy has no choice but to chase down the thief, a journey that leads him to quaint market town of Meryton and fellow Dragon Keeper, Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth shares a unique bond with dragons, stronger than anything Darcy has ever experienced. More than that, her vast experience and knowledge of dragon lore may be the key to uncovering the lost egg. But Elizabeth can’t stand Darcy’s arrogance and doesn’t trust him to care properly for a precious baby firedrake. After all, he already lost the egg once. What’s to prevent it from happening again?

Can he win her trust and recover the stolen egg before it hatches and sends England spiraling back into the Dark Ages of Dragon War?

‘Smolder’ by Penelope Fletcher

Publications date: December 2011
Pages: 313
Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Romantic fantasy,
Series: Book 1 of 2: Dragon Souls

Wounded, a dragon drops from the sky to crash in front of Marina in an explosion of fire. She does the only reasonable thing a woman can do – she saves his life. Marina knows any moment may be her last, yet she cannot deny the connection between her and the alluring creature.

When fierce dragon lords appear, leading a dangerous assassin to their hiding place, the truth about her dragon is unveiled. The consequences of falling for a beast gifts Marina wonders never before seen in this world.

‘Never a Dragon’ by Kevin McLaughlin

Publications date: November 2020
Pages: 302
Genre: Fiction, Urban fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Paranormal fantasy
Series: Book 1 of 6: Dragon’s Daughter

Dragons used to rule the world; those days are over. But humans, mages, and dragons have just begun learning to co-exist without conflict.

Kylara Diamantine has never met another dragon. Raised by her mother apart from the rest of their society without any idea why, she’s always been curious about the rest of their species. She wants to get out there, to meet other dragons, to explore! To stretch her wings. Literally.

Be careful what you wish for, they say. They’re right.

After a devastating magical attack on their home leaves Ky’s mother missing, she’s placed at a special school for her protection. A school for dragons – but this year, for the first time, mages will be attending alongside their scaley fellow students to learn more about magic and draconic powers.

The attacker who stole away Kylara’s mother isn’t finished yet and turns up the heat on the school. Ky’s dragon powers keep growing in mysterious ways, but will even that be enough to save her?

Ky is a stranger in a place she doesn’t know, under attack and desperate to find her missing mother. She’ll need all her courage and strength to survive the tests ahead of her.

‘Half-Blood Dragon’ by K. N. Lee

Publications date: January 2017
Pages: 161
Genre: Fiction, Young adult, High fantasy, Fantasy fiction
Series: Book 1 of 7: Dragon Born Saga

Dragons rule in Draconia, and young half-blood Rowan is a servant to their reigning princess.

Gifted with the power of prophetic dreams, Rowan hides her abilities from the cutthroat royal court. Though the charming, yet dangerous Prince Rickard has set his sights on her, Rowen’s task to make his older brother–the crown prince fall for her has worked. But, just when all seems to be working out in her favor, she finds herself blamed and convicted of murder, and in a thrilling race against time.

Captain Elian Westin has sailed the seas of the human and the dragon realm for most of his life. While stealing souls and dealing in death and robbery, his quest for an ancient artifact, and the infamous Red Dragon sends him dangerously close to secrets and a harrowing quest. With his mermaid first-mate by his side, a dark magic within, he will face his past and confront his future.

It will take Rowan and Elian and his crew to team up to discover the truth of their paths, and the power that can shift time, life, and the fate of the world.

‘Obsidian‘ by Kimberly Loth

Publication date: February 2016
Pages: 189
Genre: Young adult, Paranormal romance, Fantasy fiction, Urban fantasy
Series: Book 1 of 5: The Dragon Kings

I hunt dragons.

Well, not really, I use my camera and I manage to get some awesome pics. Too bad everyone else is terrified of them.

Though, I guess given my history of doing anything for an adrenaline rush, people shouldn’t be surprised that I spend every weekend scaling the mountains in Yellowstone in the hopes that I can get close to one.

What people don’t know is that I’m a thrill seeking junkie so that I don’t have to think about the man from my past who destroyed me.

When his doppelganger shows up at the coffee shop where I work, I try to hide, but he won’t leave me alone because he wants to hunt down the dragons with me.

Heck, no.

But then people in the park start dying and everyone thinks it’s the dragons. I have to prove that it’s not which means I might have to trust the one man I can’t bear to look at.

If I don’t, the dragons might be destroyed forever…