Guest Post: Linda K. Hopkins (Bound By a Dragon) ~ Excerpt

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Bound by a Dragon

By Linda K. Hopkins

Fantasy Romance

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The dragon turned its head and seemed to look straight at Keira. Pulling her arm out of her sister’s, she drew herself upright and stared straight back, meeting the golden eye of the dragon before it turned its enormous body in a slow, fluid motion and lazily flew towards the mountains.

A dragon has moved into the neighborhood of Keira’s small, medieval village, unsettling the residents as they fear for their safety. All except Keira, who is fascinated by the creature, both dangerous and beautiful. But when Aaron Drake decides to take up residence in his ancestral home of Storbrook Castle, set deep in the nearby mountains, Keira finds herself unsettled by the handsome stranger. Why did he decide to move to Storbrook, almost eighty years after it was last inhabited, and does the dragon really live in the caves below the castle?

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 What Makes Dragons So Irresistible…

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Vampires, Fairies, Werewolves … and Dragons. Modern romances are scattered with larger than life heroes – and we love them! Brutal and primal, they make fiercesome protectors and passionate lovers. And dragons are the fiercest of all. On the very apex of the food chain, these creatures are almost impossible to injure or kill. They are enormous, but carry their weight with grace. They can fly, breath fire, and kill an enemy with a mere flick of the tail. They are intelligent, cunning and shrewd, and live for hundreds of years. Their blood can heal almost any wounds, while their very fiber is created from fire. And what woman has not dreamed, perhaps in the darkest recesses of her mind, of taming the dragon. Of being the one – the only one – to hold the heart of the beast, and know that for her alone will he hold the beast at bay.

And so Bound by a Dragon was inspired by the desire to know more. More about the dragon. More of his strength, his fierceness, and his inhumanity. But also to know what kind of lover he would make. What kind of woman he would love. And how he would hold that one’s heart.

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Keira watched as the great beast circled slowly through the sky, blocking the sunlight for a few seconds on each turn. Fire spewed occasionally from its mouth, dissipating in the cool air before it could set anything alight. All around her people were shouting, grabbing their children and running for their homes, slamming the doors shut behind them before barring them from the inside. Keira shook her head in amusement. A mere door wouldn’t stop a dragon – it could just burn the house down! Anna was tugging on her arm, shouting at her to come, but Keira shrugged her off. 

The dragon had taken up residence in the mountains some six months back, and although it was regularly seen soaring above the village, it had yet to kidnap and devour a single innocent maiden. And there were no reports of girls snatched from the other villages, either. Keira knew the stories about the last dragon that had lived in the area. For many years it had peacefully inhabited its mountain lair, until one day it had suddenly turned on the village, burning down half the homes before being killed by some brave soul. But the only questionable thing this dragon had done was to take a few head of cattle and a couple of sheep. And since the dragon always left some form of payment for the animal taken – a small bag of gold, a few precious stones – the villagers didn’t complain too loudly. These payments always far exceeded the worth of the animal. But still, stories about dragons abounded, and the villagers were convinced that it was just a matter of time before the dragon set the village alight and snatched the village girls. 

“Come on, Keira.” Anna’s words broke through Keira’s thoughts, reminding her that her parents shared the same fears as the other villagers. “Mother will be furious if we don’t get back to the house now!”

“Stop pulling me! I’m coming!” was Keira’s annoyed response. She glanced back at the sky one more time, admiring the way the scales of the dragon caught the light, throwing back a thousand rainbows against the sky. The dragon was heading away from the village, but before Keira looked away, it turned its head and seemed to look straight at her. Pulling her arm out of Anna’s, she drew herself upright and stared straight back, meeting the golden eye of the dragon before it turned its enormous body in a slow, fluid motion and lazily flew towards the mountains.

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Linda K. Hopkins lives in Calgary, Canada, with her husband and two great kids. When she’s not writing, she’s usually reading (a great pastime when you are trapped in a snowbound landscape eight months of the year!), tinkering on the piano or just living life!

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5 comments on “Guest Post: Linda K. Hopkins (Bound By a Dragon) ~ Excerpt

  1. I enjoyed the blurb and excerpt!! Thanks for the sharing and for the opportunity!

  2. I love dragons so mysterious & awe inspiring

  3. Oh I love dragons. They really do make fabulous heroes (and the occasional heroine too). It’s been way too long since I’ve read one. I can’t believe how long.

  4. Dragons used to be my fav supe because my obsession with werewolves kicked in 5-ish years ago. Thanks for sharing that excerpt, now I can’t wait to read this one! Happy Friday. 🙂

  5. Thanks for hosting me and Bound by a Dragon. It is great to be here.