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| Lochguard Highland Dragons Book 9 |
Over the last year, Jake Swift has constantly thought of the one-night stand he had with a beautiful dragon-shifter, one who left silently in the night. Determined to see her once more, he finally manages to arrive in Scotland at Clan Lochguard’s gates and asks to see Sylvia. She’s as sexy and kind as he remembers, but soon learns her secret—he’s a father and they have a daughter together.
Sylvia MacAllister has done her best to be a single mother to her surprise daughter. It’s not easy, but she’s determined to be the best mother possible, especially given how she failed her other children more than a decade ago. But then her daughter’s father shows up on Lochguard, wanting to be a part of their lives. Sylvia isn’t so sure about it, but she grants him two weeks to see how things go. The trick will be in focusing solely what’s best for her daughter and not getting attached to the sexy human.
Jake tries his best to win Sylvia, despite her doubts. However, between each of their pasts and family drama, a future together seems uncertain. Will Jake be able to convince Sylvia that he wants both her and their daughter? Or will he be relegated to a part-time dad, unable to claim his new family?
Full-length novel with a happy ending. (Jake Swift is the cousin of Ashley Swift, heroine of The Dragon's Bidder in the Tahoe Dragon Mates series.)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58028802-the-dragon-s-chance
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
I love diving back into this dragon shifters world. Especially when it is a Lochguard book! In the previous book we saw Sylvia admit to her daughter, Cat, that she was pregnant. But she was very hush hush about the father. Now we get her story. Sylvia lost her mate over a decade ago. Her grief made her struggle to take care of her five children which led to them stepping up. She's worked hard to try and be a better mother to them, despite them now being grown, but she also wants to try and live her life too. So when she when she is away from the clan for a few days and meets a human who makes her feel something for the first time in over a decade, she takes a chance and it leads her to the happiest she has been in a long time. She leaves without saying goodbye and soon learns she is pregnant with his child. But, she has no way to contact him. A year later, he finds her. Jake has been meaning to find Sylvia for a year now. But poorly timed work emergencies and a family tragedy has kept him from booking his trip to Scotland once more. Then when she doesn't appear at the conference they met at, he knows he has to find her. They may have had one night but the connection he felt with her was stronger than anything and he can't sit back with the what-ifs. He never expects to find Sylvia with his three month old daughter. And the moment they are both in his arms he knows he will never let them go. He just has to convince Sylvia to give them a chance.
I loved their story! Not only is it a second chance romance but things take a crazy turn for Jake and Sylvia that truly threatens their future. I love when we get a good action based plot mixed in with the romance. The stakes just get higher. Plus! The side plots were very strong in this book. We see the glimpses of the previous ones that were teased between certain characters and the beginnings of new ones that left me wanting more and wondering when those books will come out. The world is never ending and the characters only get more interesting. Also! Jake is the cousin of Ashley Swift, and for those who read the American dragon clan books, we met Ashley in that series and she even had her own book. This book opened relationships between the UK and US dragon clans which is yet another of expanding the world and an opportunity for crossovers between the many series. A really great addition to this series! Can't wait for more!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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