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Torgny may be a burly, uncivilized mercenary, but even he has his limits. Hired to rid a village of a dragon, Torgny gets quite a shock when he finds the marauding menace is a tiny pink dragon named Jezebel, who takes one look at him and decides she’s found a new best friend. Much to the annoyance of her handler, Noel, who seems to believe most people are prejudiced idiots.

Torgny’s not sure Noel’s wrong about people, but he would really like to be the exception to that opinion. Noel is tall and attractive, and Torgny falls into a case of instant lust.

When Noel decides it’s time to move the dragons to safety, Torgny tags along, determined to explore this attraction between them. It’s a journey fraught with danger, interfering gods, and rambunctious baby dragons, but if they can survive, they might just find a life for which neither realized they were seeking.

 

Book Review

The initial contrast between Torgny, the dragon slayer, and Noel, the dragon herder, could be seriously problematic. Instead the author decided to treat it as a “minor inconvenience” and ends up showing the funny side of it all in this delightful story about prejudice, first impressions that could not be more incorrect, and a case of instant lust despite all the obstacles. Add some cute baby dragons who act a lot like puppies, a dangerous trip to who knows where, and a few serious, if slightly stupid, dragon hunters and you have wonderful short read that had me smiling the whole way.

Torgny is a barbarian from the north who has been making his living as a mercenary. But that is just what you see if you look no farther than the surface. Once you take the time to really get to know him, you will discover he hides a few fascinating secrets. He is really quite clever, and uses his somewhat unkempt appearance to deceive those who are not worthy of his attention. Deep down he is a great guy, as one of the baby dragons discovers when first meeting him, and he doesn’t give up easily once he has found Noel, and has decided to spend more time with him.

Noel is in charge of a small herd of dragons, not an easy task when humans are trying to hunt them into extinction. He is understandably mistrustful of Torgny when he first finds him paying with a runaway baby dragon, and he keeps up his guard for quite a while. As his secrets begin to emerge I could see why that may be a good idea in general. Torgny is different though – it just takes Noel a while to work that out.

If you like stories about dragons as magical beings, if two men who seem to be enemies sound like an interesting couple, and if you’re looking for a short read that is as funny as it is mysterious and cute, then you will probably like this short story.

 

 

 

 

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Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 17000 words
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Publication Date	15-March-2015
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