USA TODAY Bestseller! Two full length novellas in one book… Read Pearl’s Dragon and scroll down to the after-credits for The Great Bunny Hunt: A Dragonlings of Valdier Short Story! You are never too old for love! Pearl is the grandmother most people want to hide. There is one dragon-shifting warrior who is happy to kidnap her. Internationally acclaimed author S.E. Smith presents another scorching … presents another scorching hot story sure to become one of your favorites!
Asim Kemark has lived a long, lonely life. It is his pledge to his former king and to Mandra Reykill that keeps him, his dragon, and his symbiot from going mad. He has given up on finding his true mate and devotes himself to caring for the wide assortment of creatures on Mandra and Ariel’s mountain retreat. The last thing he expects to happen when he visits the palace is to lose control of his dragon and his symbiot after they sense their true mate. Before he knows it, he has kidnapped her!
Pearl St. Claire is enjoying a new adventure – learning to live on an alien planet. As a mature woman in her sixties, she thought she had experienced just about everything life could throw at her – only to discover she hasn’t really experienced anything yet! She is both amused and exasperated when one of the dragon-shifting aliens kidnaps her, believing she is his true mate.
Life is no longer boring or lonely as Asim courts the enchanting and spirited, human woman, but he isn’t the only one who has noticed Pearl or the unusual animals under his care. When poachers attack, determined to steal the exotic creatures under his protection – including Pearl and a new clutch of alien eggs from Earth – he will do everything he can to protect them. Can one dragon keep the most precious creatures under his care safe, or will he lose the biggest battle of his life?
Read on for a special bonus story! First time available on Amazon!
The Great Easter Bunny Hunt: A Dragonlings of Valdier short story
Alien eggs can only mean one thing – an adventure!
A pile of unusual eggs leads to an exciting Easter egg hunt for the kids and the adults alike in this delightful holiday tale. The children must work together to recover Jabir’s coveted eggs after the Great Easter Bunny is caught taking them away. Can the Dragonlings and their besties save the day?
**Pearl’s Dragon was originally released in the Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 Anthology.
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I loved this book when it was in Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 and still love it! An older heroine and a dragon. So much fun!
The story was funny. In fact it was hilarious. I love the plot and I love how everything comes together.
Ms Smith has spoilt her readers by including a bonus book about the mischievous, trouble finding, Dragonlings as well.
I own and have read both these books before. I first read Pearl’s Dragon in the PETS IN SPACE 2 anthology where I found it enjoyable if not my favourite. The Great Easter Bunny Hunt was a gift from Ms Smith via her newsletter.
Rereading these both again I have to admire how Ms Smith makes nonsense and whimsy into a great tale.
Nice change to once again have a mature couple be the focus in a story.
Pearl is the grandma you will either absolutely love and wish you had or hate to admit to being related too.
She is a no nonsense, school of hard knocks lady. She raised Riley and Tina basically on her own whilst running a bar and did a fantastic job.
I love her outlook on life and found her softness with Asim wonderful.
Asim is a retired warrior. He spends his time in the mountain home of Mandra and Ariel looking after their house and the animals Ariel and their son Jabir collects.
When he finally finds his mate in the human woman Pearl, his dragon and symbiot waste no time kidnapping her and flying back to his mountain home. So funny how his dragon and symbiot misbehave.
What follows is a good easy read with a bit of action when baddies try to steal the animals, to keep us fans happy.
Follow Pearl’s rules and you will do okay.
BONUS STORY – THE GREAT EASTER BUNNY HUNT
Laugh out loud at the silliness and pure humour of this story. Once again the children steal the show with their antics and savvy knowhow. It is lovely to spend more time with everyone and see them growing, changing and moving on with their lives.
SE Smith always entertains and amazes the reader with her world building and the development of her characters.
This is part of a series they are all good you laugh and cry but ends great
Light and quick read. Enjoyable
ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL!!!
Title: Pearl’s Dragon
Series: Dragon Lords of Valdier
Author: S.E. Smith
Designation: Book 10 of Series, Novella, Can Be Read As Standalone, No Cliffhanger #sciencefiction #romance #action #adventure #alienshifters #truemates
My Rating: Five Delightfully Entertaining Stars*****
Oh my! I love, love, love Pearl’s Dragon! Actually, I adore the entire Dragon Lords of Valdier series and have been a Smith fan for years. I read this story last year in the Pets In Space 2 Anthology and loved it so much that I purchased it separately to add to my collection and to sweeten the deal, Smith included a bonus short story featuring our favorite little Dragonling mischief makers! It’s just so darn cute! I never tire of reading the adventures, or I should say the misadventures, of the Reykill alien dragon shifter brothers, their human mates, children, family, and friends. Each of the books can be read as a standalone but so much more fun when read in order of release. I highly recommend the entire series. If you enjoy well crafted, fast-paced, and highly entertaining science fiction romance filled to the brim with perilous danger, nail-biting drama, pulse-pounding action, high-octane adventure, laugh-out-loud humor, swoonworthy heroes, feisty heroines, sweet romance, and enough steam to power a locomotive, then this entire series is for you. Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! And adored Pearl and Asim! Was it perfect? No, but it was perfect for me! There were a few little boo-boos, but nothing that distracted me from the story. Would I recommend it? You bet, and I am but only for adult readers since this one does contain explicit language and sex. Pearl is one plucky, hot grandma! And if you love Pearl, you’ll also love her two granddaughters Riley and Tina. You can read about Riley in Choosing Riley and Tina in Viper’s Defiant Mate in the Sarafin Warriors spinoff series. The Sarafin Warriors are an alien race of big cat shifters and just as outrageously funny as the Dragonshifters from Valdier. Will I read this author again? Absolutely! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read! Keep ’em coming S.E. Smith and I’ll keep reading!