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Talking Dragons, Determined Heroines, and Fantasy Romance
“If I can get your wing tip covered with this salve I think it could heal by morning,” Mia said.
Garnet reared back from her and curled his lips at the stench. Sharp white teeth greeted her, and his eyes glittered with revulsion. “I don’t think so,” the great red dragon said.
“But, you’ll feel so much better.” Sure, the stench of the salve was a sacrifice, but still… She held up a hand covered in the viscous ointment she meant to smear on his cuts. He skidded away from her like a small child, lifted his magnificent head, and covered his nose with his injured wing. “No.”
“Don’t you dare try to run away from me!” He recoiled, hissed, and attempted just that. She chased him around in a circle, and Garnet squawked out quite an unchivalrous sound.
She seized the moment, scrambled up his back, and smeared his wounds with the foul, malodorous mixture. He squirmed and growled and howled and writhed, but Mia was fast, and showed him no mercy. “Hold still, you big baby! This won’t hurt but for a second …”
Talking Dragons
Garnet the Red makes his fiction debut in Chavlaren Rising, coming this summer from Boroughs Publishing Group. While he’s a very special dragon, in this scene he’s acting just like any other male who doesn’t want to be tended.
Determined Heroines
Mia Ansgar makes her debut in Dragonstone, but in Chalvaren Rising she’s finding her way amongst her fellow elves, and their dragons. In this scene, Mia’s clearly got her hands full trying to patch Garnet up, and tend his wounds.
Fantasy Romance
Mia and Garnet set out on a quest to recover Elf Prince Kort Elias and Magnus the dragonlet from their abductors. Do you like fantasy romance stories with a quest at their heart? I’d love to go on a quest with a talking dragon – just seems like my kind of fun.
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Dragons and little kids… can’t get either to listen! Nice snippet…
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I know, right? Unruly rascals. Thanks for stopping by!
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I love the fact that she calls him a big baby. She sure isn’t scared of him. I liked this interaction.
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Thanks, Chelle!
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Loved the fun nature to this scene! I might side with the dragon though, I wouldn’t want something foul smelling on my wounds. I’m stubborn. I’ll take the pain instead. LOL
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LOL, Daelyn – it’s pretty cool to see how many people are siding with Garnet. I love it that you stopped by.
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Slithery dragon but not slithery enough!
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Vividly described – I can smell that nasty ointment from here LOL. Excellent excerpt, so fun that the dragon is such a reluctant patient.
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Thank you, Veronica.
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Love that the big bad dragon is such a baby when he needs his wounds tended. I guess males of every species are the same. lol Enjoyed the snippet.
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I know, right, Karen. Silly boys. Glad you could relate. That tells me my dragons have really hit their mark. Thanks so much for commenting and tweeting.
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This is great! Loved how Mia took no nonsense from Garnet.
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Hi Appolina,
She doesn’t have time to take any nonsense here. She’s gotta save that wing.
Thanks for stopping in today!
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Oh, Paula! I can’t wait for this to come out. I loved Dragonstone. When is your release date?
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Hi Samantha. The novel is currently in Line Edits, so the date is still top secret. I’ll let you know as soon as the date is firm. Thank you so much for loving DragonStone, Sam. Magnus roars “Hi!”
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Cute snippet. Congrats on the impending release! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by, Stacy!
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Totally cool and oh so funny. Super snippet with exceptional writing.
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Thanks for checking in, Charmaine.
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Loved it all… Especially the ending lines. It shows their relationship so very well.
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Thanks, Eden. Mia’s determined to save that wing tip even if she has to wrestle the big baby to the ground.
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Can’t blame her. I don’t now much about dragon wings, but my experience with butterflies, moths and birds is that even the slightest bit out of place can seriously affect flying in the future.
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LOL although I sympathize with him. I would almost rather be in pain than suffer a terrible stench. Great snippet, Paula. 🙂
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I’m so glad you stopped by, Siobhan. I feel kinda bad for Garnet too.
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I love your talking dragons. They’re so much fun.
Garnet is such a baby About the ointment. I can see the scene in my mind. Nice job!
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Huge writing kudos there, Bonnie. Thank you. He really is such a big baby in this scene. Ha! Squirming dragon.
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You’ve definitely got the tending-avoidance gestures down. I guess dragons and men can be very similar. 🙂 I do love your talking dragons- so much personality!
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Men & boys are probably the worst, right Christina. My #100 watchdog acts like this too whenever it’s time to tend him. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I’m glad you love my dragons.
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Yes, Garnet is squirming like a kid or the cat when you need to doctor it!
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Hi, Aurora. He made me laugh too when he hid his nose with his wing. He’s such a great dragon. I had tons of fun and gratitude when he showed up for work in this story. Thank you for commenting.
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This is so much fun! Talk about a reluctant dragon. 😀
I need to read the other snippets, now! 🙂
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I’m glad Garnet made you smile, Sarah. And, I consider that a pretty high compliment that you want to read more.
Hope you enjoy them.
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Lustrous detail and humor abound. Great snippet, Paula!
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Great feedback. Thanks so much, daezarkian!
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This is too funny, he could just eat her but he is so innocent instead.
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Hi Linda,
Yes, Garnet loves Mia so much. I’m glad you picked up on that. This fantasy romance has so much more to the story than just the love scenes between Kort and Mia.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
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LOL! I love this snippet. Makes the rodeo I had trying to put meds on an unwilling horse look like a merry-go-round.
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Thanks, P.T. Glad that you can relate to the scene. Oh, that must have been quite the scene with that horse.
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Your dragon reminds me of my grandson when it’s time to wash his face after dinner.
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Ha! Great analogy, Ed.
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Thanks, Kim!
The bigger they are the louder they squawk. 😜😜😜
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it’s always the tough one’s who wimp out with meds.
A delightful scene Paula, thank you for sharing.
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