THE DRAGON’S FAVORITE STRAYS
FIREBLOOD DRAGONS
RUBY DIXON
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CONTENTS
The Dragon’s Favorite Strays
The Fireblood Dragons Universe
Content Warnings
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Epilogue
Author’s Note
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THE DRAGON’S FAVORITE STRAYS
Cut off from his people and stranded on the wrong side of the Rift, a drakoni warrior named Murr collects strays. His home is filled with cats and kittens that need a caretaker.
His latest strays?
A human woman and her daughter who have wandered into his territory. Dakota is a woman used to being on her own. She doesn't trust or depend on anyone. She certainly doesn't trust a big naked dragon-man with a friendly smile and a kitten in his arms.
As Murr and Dakota get to know each other, their strange gathering of strays grows. Home is where your family is, and they're determined to make a new one amidst the ruins.
This STAND ALONE book features a dragon shifter hero, a world-weary single mom, found family, and all the stray animals I can squeeze onto the page. This story is low on plot and high on cozy vibes. Enjoy!
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THE FIREBLOOD DRAGONS UNIVERSE
Here’s a quick run-down on the Fireblood Dragons universe if you haven't read the series or if it's been a hot minute! It's okay!
Here's the gist:
A hole was ripped in the space-time continuum 8 years ago and dragons invaded. They destroyed EVERYTHING. The setting is now post-apocalyptic.
The drakoni have 2 forms, dragon and human. On their side of the universe, they are psychic soldiers. On this side, they have been driven insane. Think Godzilla on a rampage!
A few drakoni have regained sanity by mating with a human woman. The average Joe doesn’t know that the killer gold dragons are actually shifters. Surprise!
The humans that are left tend to huddle in ‘forts’, remnants of old cities, where they can withstand dragon attacks. People that don’t live in forts are taking their lives into their own hands.
The rift is now CLOSED. Dragons have regained their sanity, are wondering wtf happened, & have lost their psychic abilities. They can no longer communicate with each other, which poses new problems.
This story is VIBES foremost. It will be lighter in tone than the others and we are following new characters. Yes, you can start here!
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CONTENT WARNINGS
Though this story is focused on cozy vibes, the setting is bleak. There will be references to bad things that have happened in the past. Here is everything I think might be concerning for readers, and if I’ve missed something, feel free to email and let me know!
In no particular order:
A man assaulting/harassing women (not sexual).
Some on-page violence.
Some unwanted innuendo from a man.
Elderly abuse.
Dog-napping (all the animals in the story are fine!).
Mentions of past trauma.
Mentions of past food insecurity.
Mentions of past harassment.
Mentions of sick animals (they are fine and all live happily).
On page sickness of one character.
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CHAPTER 1
DAKOTA
“Do you have this one, Rabbit?” I ask my daughter, bringing her a postcard. “There were a few by the register.”
She looks up from the bookshelf she’s emptying, setting the precious contents on the ground. Her face brightens as I approach, and then her mouth twists in teenage disgust. “Mom, that’s not even a postcard. That’s a bookmark.”
“But it says Texas on it, and it has a little map. It’s kinda like a postcard. It would fit in with your collection.”
“No, it wouldn’t.” She sticks her tongue out at my offering. “And I’m staying with postcards for a while. If I change to bookmarks, I’ll let you know.”
I just roll my eyes at her insulted tone and tuck the bookmark into the pocket of my worn jeans. I love my daughter, but man, is she particular. When she first decided to collect things, it was DVDs. So many of them had fascinating, colorful surfaces, so she kept them all in a heavy binder and tossed out the packaging. After a while, though, the DVDs made her sad because she could never watch them. Rabbit then switched to coins, since money is useless in the After. Coins got to be too heavy, so she switched to postcards.
