Book excerpt: A single mother and a dragon in a man’s guise meet in the unlikeliest of places…. After her husband is drafted and dies in the Dragon Wars, Roe means to have nothing to do with the bitter conflict. She focuses on providing for herself and her baby daughter, keeping to her own land. But when soldiers drag a bloody prisoner into her farmyard, Roe’s intentions turn to ash. The prisoner has a frightening magnetism about him, a strange heat and power that Roe doesn’t understand—until she realizes he is a dragon, captured in human form. Both fascinated and fearful, Roe offers what succor she can and earns his regard. Roe is determined to free the prisoner before he is delivered for magical torture—and the dragon is determined to protect her. Dragons have long memories, and neither soldiers nor sand will keep him from returning for what is his…. When a Dragon Comes Courting is a closed door fantasy romance dragon shifter novella set in the world of Karneesia, the first in the Tales from Karneesia novella series.