Jessie Donovan is a bestselling author with a diverse range of books to her credit. She's sold over half a million books and has even graced the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. While she's best known for her dragon-shifter romances, she also delves into the worlds of magic users, aliens, and romantic comedies.
Beyond her writing, Jessie has a passion for travel, having explored fourteen countries across four continents. When she's not jet-setting, she enjoys gardening, connecting with readers online, and even designs her own book covers. She's also a dedicated reader, devouring 20-25 books a month, with a particular fondness for historical and paranormal romance.
The excerpt reveals intriguing details about Jessie's writing process. She embraces a "pantser" approach, crafting her stories organically without detailed plotting. She edits as she writes, completing her books in a single draft, and her ideal writing environment is her home office in the mornings, where she aims for a daily word count of 2,000. Interestingly, many of her plot ideas strike while she's in the shower or on the treadmill, proving that inspiration can strike anywhere!
In exchange for a vial of dragon's blood to save her brother's life, Melanie Hall offers herself up as a sacrifice to one of the British dragon-shifter clans. Being a sacrifice means signing a contract to live with the dragon shifters for six months to try to conceive a child. Her assigned dragon man, however, is anything but easy. He's tall, broody, and alpha to the core. There's only one problem--he hates humans.
Due to human dragon hunters killing his mother, Tristan MacLeod despises humans. Unfortunately, his clan is in desperate need of offspring to repopulate their numbers, and it's his turn to serve a human female. Despite his plans to have sex with her and walk away, his inner dragon has other ideas. The curvy human female tempts his inner beast like no other.
NOTE: This is the entire first story arc of the Stonefire Dragons (Parts #1-4), complete with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
On her first visit to Clan Stonefire, Department of Dragon Affairs inspector Evie Marshall has an ulterior motive--she needs to seduce its clan leader. If she can't seduce him and become his mate, the dragon hunters will kill her. Of course, Evie doesn't know the first thing about seducing a man, let alone a dragon-shifter, but with her life on the line, she's going to have to become a fast learner or die trying.
Bram Moore-Llewellyn has a track record of scaring off DDA inspectors, but when the latest inspector shows up wearing tight clothes and a sexy smile, his inner dragon takes notice. While battling his attraction to the human, he soon finds himself with an impossible choice: he can either break the law to mate the female and risk a backlash from both the dragon hunters and the British government, or he can turn her away and let her die at the hands of the hunters.
NOTE: This is the complete second story arc of the Stonefire Dragons and contains all four parts of Seducing the Dragon. 18+ / HEA
Next Up Feb 26th - Revealing the Dragons, about what happens when Melanie releases her book. (Available for pre-order)
This novella is not a standalone. Please read the boxed set of Sacrificed to the Dragon first.
Melanie Hall-MacLeod finally released her book about the dragon-shifters. The reception of her book, however, is anything but peaceful.
Tristan wants nothing more than to whisk his mate and two children off to safety, but Mel refuses to hide. As the danger increases and threatens his new family, Tristan battles the need to protect his mate with the need to make her happy.
Can Melanie and Tristan survive the strain between the new danger in their lives and their new twins? Or, will Tristan lose the battle with his inner dragon, surrender to his protective instincts, and take care of the threats at the cost of his mate?
25,000+ words (estimated) / 18+, explicit language and sexual situations / HEA and no cliffhanger
Next Up: Arabella's Story
Arabella MacLeod was tortured by dragon hunters a decade ago. Ever since, her clan coddled and tip-toed around her, most especially her older brother. Desperate for a chance at freedom, she volunteers to foster with the Scottish dragon-shifter clan. She's determined to stay clear of the charming Scottish leader, but not only does he keep crossing her path, but her dragon is drawn to him.
Finlay Stewart hasn't been able to forget the scarred dragon woman he met at Stonefire six months ago. When the same female agrees to be fostered with his clan, Finn pursues her. Balancing his clan duties with his need to see Arabella isn't easy, especially with the existing rift in the clan, but he's determined to try. Arabella's inner strength draws him like no other female before.
Will Arabella trust Finn with her past? Or will the rift in his clan tear them apart?