Dragon's Countdown: Dragondell Holiday, #4

By Dawn McGraw

A short romantic New Year's tail from the Dragondell Series!

A countdown to disaster...

Stripped of his powers, Farryn is helpless to protect his mate, not a comfortable position for a dragon. To add insult to injury his feisty mate has a secret up her sleeve.

Izzy's struggling to keep romance in their life with so many secrets between them. She'd love to unburden herself, but the truth might kill them both.

With the dragon council dodging their every move, Kieran hot on their trail, and a life altering secret between them... Will this be their final countdown?

 

If you love steamy, instalove, dragon shifter romance, with guaranteed happily ever afters between alpha males and their fated mates, then you won't want to miss this action packed adventure.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Dawn McGraw
• Release date: Mar 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215695012

Dawn McGraw

Dawn McGraw writes paranormal shifter romance with alpha males, headstrong mates and happily ever afters. Her adventures are full of sunshine and shenanigans as humor is her go to coping method when the dark clouds of reality are closing in. Nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband and two teen sons, she counts herself a lucky Colorado native. Connect with Dawn on her website: www.dawnmcgraw.com

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Dragon’s Countdown

Dragon’s Countdown

A Dragondell Holiday Short

Dawn McGraw

Copyright © 2019 by Dawn McGraw

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

For permission requests, please contact [e-mail]

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Cover Art: EmCat Designs

Also by Dawn McGraw

Dragondell

Dragon’s Second Chance

Dragon’s Acquisition

Dragon’s Rogue

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Dragondell Holiday Short

Dragon’s Masquerade

Dragon’s Feast

Dragon’s Yuletide Frenzy

Dragon’s Countdown

Dragon’s Heart

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Dragon’s Mate Holiday

Hoarding His Halloween

Treasuring His Thanksgiving

Claiming His Christmas

Rob

You’re my inspiration

Acknowledgments

This short story would not be possible without many wonderful people. I am blessed to be surrounded with a supportive family and writing community.

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Many heartfelt thanks to all my friends and readers who make this crazy life possible.

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Thanks for reading.

Contents

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Sneak Peek of Dragon’s Heart

A Note From the Author

About the Author

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Chapter 1

Barlowe called the council to order. I move to complete the rite of binding for our esteemed brother Farryn.

An Indigo dragon in the back of the assembly hall seconded the motion.

Farryn stood in the center of the elite team as they formed a ring around him. For this last act in dragon form, he'd scrubbed and buffed till his scales gleamed. An ache started low in his belly and he released the starting growl.

The team chanted while he stripped his final batch of scales off his arms, chest, and legs, collecting them in a jar for his future hatchlings, were he to be so blessed. Aggy raised a glass jug and, with a ceremonial claw, slashed Farryn's wrist collecting his flowing blood into the jar. His heart ached with the loss, he had done everything in his power to delay this day.

Aggy exchanged the full jug for a decorative brass bowl then caught a final dozen drops of Farryn's blood and sealed the wound. Aggy passed the bowl and turned so everyone could see him slit his wrist. He collected a dozen drops, and they moved the bowl along the outside of the circle in the same manner until each dragon had placed their requisite drops in the bowl. One by one, they pulled