Have Hoard, Will Seek: Uncollected Anthology: A Diversity of Dragons

By Debbie Mumford

Finding true love can be hard. Make that time-consuming and aggravating.

 

Aidan has all his ducks in a row. He's single, ruggedly handsome, and in possession of a well-tended hoard. What more could a female require? But he'll soon discover that Aline has her own expectations... and they may not align with his!

 

Can these two ask the right questions to discover their mutual desires?

 

A vividly realized urban fantasy, "Have Hoard, Will Seek" showcases the search for love… in some very unusual circumstances.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WDM Publishing
• Release date: Aug 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215848982

Debbie Mumford

Debbie Mumford specializes in speculative fiction—fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction. Author of the popular Sorcha’s Children series, Debbie loves the unknown, whether it’s the lure of space or earthbound mythology. Her work has been published in multiple volumes of Fiction River, as well as in Heart’s Kiss Magazine, Spinetingler Magazine, and other popular markets. She writes about dragon-shifters, time-traveling lovers, and ghostly detectives for adults as Debbie Mumford and contemporary fantasy for tweens and young adults as Deb Logan.

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Have Hoard, Will Seek

Have Hoard, Will Seek

Debbie Mumford

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Uncollected Anthology

Also by Debbie Mumford

Preview: Sorcha’s Heart

About Debbie Mumford

Chapter 1

Aidan Drake stared at his computer screen. Nothing. Again. This computer dating service sucked. Big time.

Leaning back in his ergonomically correct black leather executive chair, he stared at the unusually high ceiling of his home office. Painted deep blue and embedded with mica chips, it sparkled like the night sky… right where he wished he was at this moment.

Why was it so hard to find a mate in this modern world?

He was single, ruggedly handsome, and in possession of a well-tended hoard. What more could a female require? And yet, no matter how carefully he worded his profile. the online dating service only returned matches with obviously human women!

Where were the female dragons who were looking for love?

He couldn’t be the only dragon-shifter in the Pacific Northwest who was ready to settle down and clutch some eggs, but it sure felt like it.

He’d tried bars and dance clubs, but while the strobing lights and wicked bass notes had filled his soul with primitive heat, he’d failed to find a worthy female. Actually, he’d failed to find any shifter females, worthy or otherwise.

He’d sampled the nightlife of cities all up and down the Pacific coast. From Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington all the way south to San Diego, California. Even his beloved Portland, Oregon had left him flat… and still lonely.

It seemed Aidan was doomed to a loveless