Book Excerpt
Pride swelled within Kaden, lifting away the years of darkness that had consumed him as joy filled him for making her that happy. It was a wonderful feeling, after so long alone in the dark, to indulge someone else’s desires.
Olivia’s eyes had never been wider and she
was sure her jaw was going to hurt for days because of how much she was
smiling. She also didn’t care how many bugs she was going to swallow along the
way. Her heart pounded against her ribcage as fear, exhilarating fear, coursed
through her veins mixed with a rush she had never felt before. She couldn’t put
it into words; it was so much more exciting and liberating than the first time
she went galloping on her own. So liberating. The world far beneath her feet.
Trees rushed by under them in a blur of
greens, but as she squinted ahead, she was once again amazed by the view.
Looking at the treetops, Olivia thought
that she could just reach down and brush her hands through the leaves,
caressing the forest itself. All the green below them and the blue vastness
above them made her realize just how big the world was, how tiny her role in
it.
So this is what
it feels like to fly. Right
then, a new addiction bloomed inside her. She had to experience it again. Kaden
would surely agree to such request.
Olivia wrapped the little bit of loose
rope she had around her hand until it was taut as she sat upright, gazing all
around them. She closed her eyes for a few moments and cherished the wind
whipping at her face, the chill leaving a trail of gentle nips on her flushed
cheeks. But she didn’t mind any of it. She feasted on it; it fed her mind and
her soul, refreshing her spirit.
Opening her eyes, Olivia laughed out loud
and a happy whoop escaped her lips.
Kaden veered to the left, circling around
then flying back to their little clearing. As they glided above forest, the
dragon spread his wings wide. He looked back at Olivia when her happy laughter
reached his ears.
The healing balm of her being, her joy and
innocence spread over his wounded soul.
About the Book
Title: Dragon’s Treasure
Author: Maya Starling
Genre: NA Fantasy
“She was the girl who longed for the freedom of the dragon, and he was the dragon who longed to be a man.”
A heroine reclaiming her fate. A dragon with a secret. A prince on a quest.
Olivia flees to the forest seeking
freedom from her family’s demands. She finds refuge in a cave, only to
discover it is a dragon’s lair. The dragon, Kaden, is not the monster
she first thinks him to be. After overcoming her initial fright – of not
being eaten – Olivia discovers that the dragon has a gentle heart.
Kaden is resigned to loneliness after
centuries of wandering the lands. Meeting Olivia brings joy to his
solitary life, and never has he dreamed that a young woman would be the
one to start the change in him.
A storm brews on the horizon.
A prince with a handsome face and a
cruel heart is on a quest to slay the dragon, and take the throne. He
will do whatever it takes to have what he believes is his to own. And
now, he has his eyes set on the pretty little maiden from the forest. He
will make her his Queen, whether she wants it or not.
Author Bio
Maya Starling is a writer, a geek, an
animal lover and a gamer. She has lived the life of a magus, an oracle, a
goth mortician, a star wars rebel. She has led many lives, sitting at a
table, and rolling those dice away.
In reality, she lives with her wife and
their adorable little boy, and of course two rescue cats, in a small
country of Croatia. Reading and writing are her passion, so you will
often find her typing away a new novel or a new short story, or eyes
glued to the screen of her phone or a page of a book.
Links
Twitter: @MayaStarling
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