Warrior Nakeeri: Steamy Royal Tales of Dragon Riders, #2

By Tamsin Baker

Nakeeri, warrior woman and one of the only remaining dragon riders on Limea, is loyal to her corrupt kingdom. Not by choice but for a long ago bargain she made to save her life.

Curiosity leads her to the castle of Gregorick and Kalvis, the Captain of the Guard. A man who makes her heat blaze and who she can't resist. The man foretold to sire her child, perhaps one of the next dragon riders. 

Kalvis feels unworthy to be Nakeeri's mate but the wild woman is destined to be his. When she is imprisoned by her malevolent king he finds more strength than just a loyal guard. He finds the heart of a lover and protector.

Don't miss this action-filled, fantasy romance. Soar on the wings of dragons—get your copy of Dragon Warrior today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tamsin Baker
• Release date: Jan 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9781386915430

Tamsin Baker

Tamsin Baker loves everything erotic. Her books can be long, short and everything in between, but they’ll all be fast paced with snappy dialogue and lots of sex. No Tamsin Baker book is the same except there won’t be a lot of angst in as she wants her books to be everything that a fictional world can be- full of happy ever afters, dirty words and sweet love. ‘Love is love’ and she tries to show that in a range of sub genre’s, from m/m contemporary to paranormal ménage. She has a need to shock people and bring up embarrassing topics at the most inappropriate times.

Book preview

Chapter 1.

On the West side of the planet Limea, Nakeeri and her Dragon Teramessi turned their faces to the morning sun. The first rays of daylight appeared over the horizon and a strange awareness tickled up the back on Nakeeri’s neck.

Did you feel that, Teramessi? She asked as she stroked the cool scales on the Dragon’s magnificent chest. Something was different today. There was a change in the air. A feeling that a shift was upon them.

Her fingers slid away from Teramessi’s chest and traced over one of the many gashes and holes in Teramessi’s blue tipped wings. Her poor Dragon still bore battle wounds from a war they fought last year. Her wing had been irrevocably damaged and she was blind in one eye.

A war that they’d had no stake in. For a king and a kingdom they were bound to. It still angered her to think of what was lost for that selfish man that she served. Her punishment for a crime she’d committed, oh so many years ago.

The Dragon continued to eat the carcass of an animal they’d hunted last night, her long purple tongue flicking in and out. She was happy and calm today. Which was wonderful to see in their tumultuous world.

Nakeeri walked outside and into the fresh air, leaving the cave they lived in. She stared towards the city of Tumurk. She was loyal to the kingdom, though not by choice. They had never done anything for her, except make sure she had food to eat on occasion.

She shook her head, still angry at herself for binding herself and her faithful dragon to the king and its people. A king who had no regard for the Dragon whose life was almost lost several times in his many wars.

Let’s hope there are no more such battles. She said aloud, though mostly to herself. She didn’t want to be called upon again to save the people who considered her an outcast. A criminal. A pest.

Her heart heavy, she sat, curled up on a tattered blanket strewn across the ground. Her back against the rocky out cropping of their cave.

She stared out into the sun rise and squinted. Far into the distance she saw the smallest flicker of flame. She waited for it to grow, as a true forest fire would. But when the same small flicker occurred twice more, she knew that it could only be one thing. Dragon’s breath.

But how is that possible?

The only Dragon’s and Dragon riders she knew, were far north. She needed to find out who these new people were. Being a dragon rider was a lonely occupation and often she wished for someone to bond with over this incredible gift they had been granted.

She stood up and motioned for Teramessi to join her. Perhaps they should find out what was going on? For safety’s sake, as well as her own curiosity.

Let’s go.

She stepped onto Teramessi’s outstretched wing and jumped onto her bare back. Some riders had a saddle and reins, she knew, but she had never been given one, nor had she ever tried to ride anything other than how she did.

Nakeeri’s heart began to pound as Teramessi stretched out her blue tipped wings and launched herself into the air. The movement made Nakeeri fall off if she wasn’t careful, so she pressed her face to the cold scales. She clung to Teramessi’s neck with both arms and squeezed her thighs into the Dragon’s sides.

The Dragon reached a plateau altitude and the air changed around them. It became cooler and the world still, became more stable.

Once this happened, she knew there would be less chance of falling off. She loosened her grip on the Dragon’s neck and gripped even harder with her thighs. Then she slowly pushed up to a seated position so that she could really enjoy the feeling of flying.

With adrenaline zinging along her veins and her heart beating an erratic tattoo against her ribs, she stretched out her arms and closed her eyes. The wind rushed past her face, cooling her lips and whipping her long blonde hair around her. She lived for these moments. Her heart pounded harder, like a building storm.

Teramessi made a snorting noise in a strange warning and Nakeeri’s eyes popped open. She knew that dragon, but where was his rider?

What is he doing here?

There, ahead of her, was Lordip. Paneer’s beautiful, older male Dragon.

He circled around in the air like a crazy person. Paneer was nowhere in sight, only the Dragon did flips and blew fire into the air like he was celebrating a major event.

Most Dragon’s refused to fly without their riders. Indeed, Teramessi had never left her side. Not for one moment. Not for one flight.

They drew closer and Lordip saw them, twisting in the air and flying over to them. The green tipped Dragon, who was twice the size of Teramessi, communicated something to her Dragon that Nakeeri didn’t understand, and then suddenly they were descending.

What are you doing? She called out to her Dragon, wrapping her arms tightly around Teramessi once again as they fell from the sky.

As they descended beneath the clouds, a city lay before her. Where were they? Fear tickled in her mind, but she pushed it away. She trusted Paneer, and Lordip. Surely, they wouldn’t lead her into any danger?

Lordip landed first, and then they did. In the lushest green pasture Nakeeri had ever seen. She looked around. They were in a sheltered area behind the castle. Nakeeri’s heart thumped in her chest like a war drum. They were too close to the kingdom. What if someone tried to capture them? Or worse, hurt Terramessi?

Where are we? And where is Paneer?

She slid from Teramessi’s back and stroked her Dragon’s neck gently, trying to calm them both down. They didn’t like going into the lair of another Dragon, not to mention one that was obviously owned by a king she didn’t know.

Stay close, she whispered, noticing the rapid rise and fall of Terramessi’s chest.

They cautiously followed Lordip over to the massive barn, where he walked easily into. It was obviously a house for a Dragon. It had large glass roof panels and stood a hundred foot high.

Nakeeri kept close to her Dragon, her hands ready to grab Teramessi and fly away if danger popped out from behind a corner. Although she’s known Lordip and his rider a long time and couldn’t imagine why they would put her in danger.

Nakeeri! What are you doing here? Paneer asked as he stepped out onto the grass with her.

Her Dragons left her side suddenly and disappeared into the barn. Nakeeri stared anxiously after Teramessi.

Hello Paneer. I don’t really know why we’re here. I saw Lordip blowing fire into the air from my cave and came to investigate. I didn’t realize there were any Dragon’s this far south. The next thing I know, we’re here, inside the castle’s walls. Where are we anyway?

You are in Gregorick. And you are safe. Welcome.

Paneer pulled her close like the old friends they were, embracing her with his fierce strength for a moment.

She tried to relax into him, but her body was rigid. Unyielding to his warmth. Affection was hard for her. Always had been. She’d had very little contact with people through her life and she couldn’t remember the last time a human had touched her skin.

When Paneer finally pulled back, she breathed a huge sigh of relief and relaxed her shoulders. He gave her a soft smile of understanding and motioned for her to come into the barn with him.

Come and see. You won’t regret it, I promise.

Oh, I doubt that very much.

Despite the sickening tightness in her gut, Nakeeri pushed herself forward. She trusted the other Dragon rider more than she trusted other humans.

Whose home is this? She asked as they stepped into a huge room that looked very much like a Dragon’s bedroom. Hay lay strewn on the ground, food and water troughs nearby. Her skin warmed instantly as the tempered air inside the stable enveloped her.

Look there. Paneer gestured and she twisted around to see