Book excerpt: AabiLynn's Dragon Rite Collection #1 is book one of two. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite is the story of Cara, a girl her family doesn't want. She is seen as worthless because she was born crippled. Unwanted by her father, Cara is sold off as a slave to pay for his debt. Alone emotionally and familyless, Cara travels with her master as he takes his son to participate in the Dragon Rite. The Dragon Rite is where children of Man are paired with young dragon hatchlings to form a bond of friendship and family like no other. Cara has a chance at a new life if only she can seize it. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite Collection #1 is book one of two. This series consists of novellas along with a short story teaser that started the series. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite Collection #1 includes books #0, #1, #2, and #3 of the series. Start this fantasy action adventure novella series and travel where dragons have been part of the world for millenniums. Enter a realm where riders are paired with baby dragons to raise and care for them and to form a bond like no other. 1. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite #0 Dragon's Brood: Egg Hatchlings' Ritual In the first story... Useless... Unwanted... Unloved... When those closest to you see you only as a useless crippled child with no hope of a future, where do you find the strength to prove them wrong? No one believed in Cara-AabiLynn, not even her own father and the woman who raised her. Born with a stunted arm and leg, those who she loved the most saw her as worthless and withheld their love from her. Given to a cruel man to cover her father's gambling debt, Cara's life of uncertainty became one of certain hardship and despair. In the first story, candidates assemble to participate in the Dragon Rite, a ceremony to bond with a dragon hatchling. Cara has a chance to break free from her harsh life and bond with one of the dragon hatchlings only if fate will allow her. 2. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite #1 Breaking Dawn Riders: Those Who Are Chosen And Those Who Are Cast Off In the second story... Useless... Unwanted... Unloved... A trip to the dragonlands places Cara in a Dragon Rite where children bond with a dragon hatchling. Could she break from her life where she was destined to become a slave breeder and prove to all that a person's spirit cannot be measured by outward appearances and perceived limitations? Cara-AabiLynn has interfered in the Dragon Rite by touching one of the dragon eggs and now she must face the consequences of her actions. 3. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite #2 Esspell, Dragon's Sorcery: Might Of Swords, Might Of Magic Tragedy... Hopelessness... Despair... In the third story, tragedy has struck Cara-AabiLynn and she must flee to save herself, but a large murky-black brute bent on her destruction is hot on her heels. 4. AabiLynn's Dragon Rite #3 Magic As Sharp As Swords: Dark Sorcery Strikes In the fourth story, Cara faces a desperate struggle where her life has been wagered and death appears to be the only reward. If you love stories with dragons or stories about dragons like Anne McCaffery’s Dragonriders of Pern, Cressida Cowell’s How To Train Your Dragon, or George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire a.k.a. Game of Thrones, you’ll love this series about a bond of friendship and family like no other.