Hadrian took another breath, straining his ears to listen at the same time. She was in his lair. He didn’t know how and he didn’t know why, but this time, she’d be the one surprised.
He shifted silently back to his human form, keeping the gloves on, then eased toward the bedroom. The light brightened, but it wasn’t golden like a firestorm. It was the cold light of a winter morning, and it didn’t cast a warm glow either. Its appearance filled Hadrian turned the blood in his veins to ice and that filled him with cold fury.
She’d given him a kiss of death.
It wouldn’t happen twice.
Dragon’s Mate
Coming in October 2020
About the Author
Deborah Cooke sold her first book in 1992, a medieval romance published under her pseudonym Claire Delacroix. Since then, she has published over fifty novels in a wide variety of sub-genres, including historical romance, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, time-travel romance, women’s fiction, paranormal young adult and fantasy with romantic elements. She has published under the names Claire Delacroix, Claire Cross and Deborah Cooke. The Beauty, part of her successful Bride Quest series of historical romances, was her first title to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books. Her books routinely appear on other bestseller lists and have won numerous awards. In 2009, she was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library, the first time the library has hosted a residency focused on the romance genre. In 2012, she was honored to receive the Romance Writers of America’s Mentor of the Year Award.
Currently, she writes paranormal romances and contemporary romances under the name Deborah Cooke. She also writes medieval romances as Claire Delacroix. Deborah lives in Canada with her husband and family, as well as far too many unfinished knitting projects.
Visit Deborah’s Website and Blog
Visit the Dragonfire Website and Blog
Visit Claire Delacroix’s Website and Blog
More Paranormal Romances by Deborah Cooke
The Dragonfire Novels
KISS OF FIRE
KISS OF FURY
KISS OF FATE
WINTER KISS
Harmonia’s Kiss
WHISPER KISS
DARKFIRE KISS
FLASHFIRE
EMBER’S KISS
Kiss of Danger
Kiss of Darkness
Kiss of Destiny
SERPENT’S KISS
FIRESTORM FOREVER
HERE BE DRAGONS: A Dragonfire Companion
The DragonFate Novels
Maeve’s Book of Beasts
DRAGON’S KISS
DRAGON’S HEART
Paranormal Young Adult:
The Dragon Diaries
FLYING BLIND
WINGING IT
BLAZING THE TRAIL
The Dragons of Incendium
WYVERN’S MATE
Nero’s Dream
WYVERN’S PRINCE
Arista’s Legacy
WYVERN’S WARRIOR
Kraw’s Secret
WYVERN’S OUTLAW
Celo’s Quest
WYVERN’S ANGEL
Nimue’s Gift
Urban Fantasy Romance
The Prometheus Project
FALLEN
GUARDIAN
REBEL
ABYSS
Learn about Deborah Cooke’s
contemporary romances at
DeborahCooke.com
Learn about Claire Delacroix
historical romances on
Claire’s website.