BOUND BY A DRAGON
BY
LINDA K. HOPKINS
BLURB:
The dragon turned its
head and seemed to look straight at Keira. Pulling her arm out of her sister’s, she drew herself upright and stared straight back, meeting
the golden eye of the dragon before it turned its enormous body in a slow,
fluid motion and lazily flew towards the mountains.
A dragon
has moved into the neighborhood of Keira's small, medieval village, unsettling
the residents as they fear for their safety. All except Keira, who is
fascinated by the creature, both dangerous and beautiful. But when Aaron Drake
decides to take up residence in his ancestral home of Storbrook Castle, set
deep in the nearby mountains, Keira finds herself unsettled by the handsome
stranger. Why did he decide to move to Storbrook, almost eighty years after it
was last inhabited, and does the dragon really live in the caves below the
castle?
EXCERPT:
As she watched the mighty beast before her, the dragon bent
its neck into a graceful arch downward, bringing its face closer to Keira’s eye
level, its golden cat-like eyes watching her intently. Keira quelled the desire
to step back, instead keeping her feet firmly planted as she continued to gaze
at the dragon.
“Why did you take me?” she finally asked, shuddering at the
thought of what might have been. She lifted her hand to her cheek, feeling the
sting of scratches scored down her face. A flash of sharp teeth made her draw
in her breath as the dragon replied with a growl.
“I’m sorry Keira,” it said. “I should have been there
sooner. When I think of what that boy was about to do …” The dragon stopped and
pulled in a breath. “I shouldn’t have left him alive!”
Keira trembled at the thought. “But why?” she said. “What
does it matter to you?”
The dragon stared at her for a long moment, until finally it
breathed out a sigh, sending sparks flaring from its nostrils. “Come closer,
Keira,” it said.
Keira hesitated,
wondering what the dragon intended to do with her.
“I’m not going to hurt you,” the dragon said.
She looked at the mighty beast before her and suppressed a
shudder. Its claws rested on the ground, razor-sharp and menacing. She could
see its pointed teeth and knew that it could rip her to shreds in an instant,
or burn her to a crisp with one hot breath. One swipe of its massive tail could
send her flying through the air, or leave her broken on the ground. Keira knew
that the dragon could wield mighty power with barely any effort, striking fear
into the hearts of many brave men. But as she looked at the dragon, gazing into
eyes that blazed like the fire it breathed, she felt her fears slowly melt
away.
GUEST POST:
What inspired you to be a Writer?
I have
always loved stories, the way a few simple words can move you. I love how they
can evoke love and rage, yearning and disgust. The way a story can take you to
whole new place you have never been before, and leave you feeling intimately
connected with the people you met there. It was this love of stories, flights
of the imagination, that made me want to put my own tales down on paper.
What do you listen to when you write?
What is your top ten favorite books?
Pride and
Prejudice by Jane Austen
A
Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Count
of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The
Spanish Gardener by A. J. Cronin
In the
Beginning by Chaim Potok
The
Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Pygmalion
by Bernard Shaw
The
Spanish Bride by Georgette Heyer
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
Not a
Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer
What's your favorite sub genre to write in?
Fantasy
What advice would you give to an Aspiring Writer?
Don't
allow anything to distract or dissuade you from following dream.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Linda K. Hopkins lives in Calgary, Canada, with
her husband and two great kids. When she's not writing, she's usually reading
(a great pastime when you are trapped in a snowbound landscape eight months of
the year!), tinkering on the piano or just living life!
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