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  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

  DRAGON’S MATE (October 2020)

  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.