Dragon Bone Ridge

Saying no is never easy, saying no to a dragon? Pretty much impossible.

Maribelle Kankade helps run the family mercantile, with chances of a second store hanging within reach. She wants independence, a home close to her family, and a love match she chooses for herself.

Instead, everyone seems to have plans for her. Her parents are matchmaking. Family, friends, and customers all need her. Finding time for herself is another matter.

Then Maribelle falls asleep against Dragon Bone Ridge and wakes in a shared dream with a dragon. Nyle has been trapped in stone for fifty years, and he wants her out searching for his missing pieces so he can roam the skies again.

This has to be a crazy dream. But Nyle isn't easily dismissed. If Nyle can't reach her in her sleep, he'll invade her daydreams instead.

The more Maribelle learns about Nyle, the harder it is to leave him trapped in stone. But his parts are spread wide, many repurposed and essential.

Nyle may have waited fifty years, but he might not make it through one more winter. Leave a vital piece behind, and he may never awaken.

Meanwhile, a budding romance with a visiting clerk from the north complicates everything. Seth has plans for independence too.

She could choose love over saving Nyle. Work over both. Family over work.

Behind every romance is an opinionated dragon.

A clean fantasy romance series filled with dragons, adventure, magic, slow-burn romance, and emotionally satisfying happily-ever-afters. You've found your standalone romantic fantasy source in this 10+ fantasy series.

Tropes:

Match making Auntie

Mystery

Turned to stone

Madness

Lucid dreaming

Magic search

Dragon

Coming of age

Work together or fail