Dragon Lore, Books 1&2

Ann Gimpel

May 2020 · Dragon Lore Book 6 · Ann Gimpel Books, LLC

About this eBook

A wee bit of mist, a splash of magic, heart bending romance, and DRAGONS!

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Highland Secrets

Furious and weary, Angus Shea wants out, but he can’t stop the magic powering his visions. The Celts kidnapped him when he wasn’t much more than a boy. He’s sick of them and their endless assignments, but they erased his memories, and he has no idea where he came from.

Arianrhod prefers to work alone and guards her privacy for the best of reasons. She’s not exactly a virgin, and she’d be laughed out of the Pantheon if the truth surfaced. Despite the complications of leading a double life, she’s never found a lover who tempted her to walk away from the Celtic gods.

Dragon shifters are disappearing from the Scottish Highlands. The Celtic Council sends Angus and Arianrhod to Fire Mountain, the dragons’ home world. Attraction ignites, so urgent Arianrhod’s carefully balanced life teeters on the brink of discovery.

Can they risk everything?

Will they?

If they do, can they live with the consequences?

To Love a Highland Dragon

A dragon shifter stirs and wakens deep in the Scottish Highlands. His cave is the same and his hoard intact, yet something’s badly amiss. Lachlan ventures above ground—and wishes he hadn’t. His castle is gone, replaced by ungainly row houses. Men aren’t wearing plaids, and women scarcely wear anything at all, particularly the woman who accosts him with unseemly banter. What manner of wench is she to dress so provocatively?

In Inverness for a year on a psychiatry fellowship, Dr. Maggie Hibbins watches an oddly dressed man pick his way out of a thicket. He looks so lost—and so unbelievably, knock-out gorgeous—she takes a chance and stands him a meal. Lachlan’s shock when he picks up a local newspaper is so palpable, Maggie jumps in with both feet.

The hard-to-accept truth bashes gaping holes in her equilibrium. He looks odd, sounds odd, acts odd because he’s a refugee from another era. Born of powerful witches, Maggie runs headlong into the myth and magic that are her birthright.

Ratings and reviews

Highland Secrets**** Angus & Ari, these two secret lovers have a lot going on. Since I read this series out of order, this now explains more to me about Jonathan (Dragon Maid). Its reads like an intro to a series with a romance twist, lol...great start to a great series!! Very interesting, I would love to have some dragon tears & time travel nodes. To Love a Highland Dragon***** Love this dynamic duo!! Although this isn't quite time-travel, its similar to that theme, which is one of my favorite genres, with the added bonus of lots of magic. The plot is very interesting with very unique characters to help build up the plot. As these two learn from one another, naturally, everyone isn't happy for this couple. Lachlan and his cool dragon Kheladin are a great, not to mention sexy. Maggie is smart & very independent but blunders her way through to bloom into the woman/mate she was always meant to be.

1.This is my first trip into one of author Ann Gimpel's Highlander worlds. I love Highlander stories, as well as, Dragon Shifter ones, and I would never believe the two could be put together so well. Gods, shifters, magic, evil, even time travel exist in the world of Dragon Secrets. Then you throw in impossible love, which of course leads to amazing sex, well all I can say is how can you pass this up. The story plot and the background work makes everything flow great. The characters are wonderfully written and leave you wanting more 2 - A shifter dragon has been under a sleeping curse for nearly 300 years, needless to say, his reaction to his castle being gone, cars zooming by, pollution, women who he thinks are dressed like harlots, cell phones and OMG planes, well it's a little overwhelming. Thank goodness the person who first runs into him, takes it all in stride when she sees a gorgeous, but rather strangely dressed, slightly smelly and apparently has a bit of a mental problem.

About the author

 Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in several webzines and anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Once upon a time, she nurtured clients. Now she nurtures dark, gritty fantasy stories that push hard against reality. When she’s not writing, she’s in the backcountry getting down and dirty with her camera. She’s published over 85 books to date, with several more planned for 2020 and beyond. A husband, grown children, grandchildren, and wolf hybrids round out her family.

Keep up with her at www.anngimpel.com or http://anngimpel.blogspot.com