The dragon's charge

Brad harper has known that the human bar owner, tasha jenkins, is his true mate since he first met her by chance on a night out with friends. however, after his first mate ran off with a human, he's held a grudge and tries to put distance between him and tasha as best as he can despite working for her. but when both the human female's bar and life are in jeopardy, he has no choice but to protect her. the only question is: can he resist her? tasha jenkins likes setting goals and achieving them. it's how she was able to establish a successful bar in reno and be her own boss. however, when some troublemakers show up and start harassing her clientele, hoping to put her out of business, she struggles with what to do. then there's a threat to her life, and she finds herself swept into the unknown world of dragon-shifters, where one dragonman in particular seems to both hate her and want to protect her at any cost. when tasha has no choice but to stay with clan stoneriver, she soon learns more about the dragonman who used to work for her. and just when she thinks she can maybe craft a new path forward, trouble shows up again. will she be able to get her life back? or will she find happiness in a place she never thought to look? note: this is a quick, steamy standalone story about fated mates and sexy dragon-shifters near lake tahoe in the usa. you don't have to read all my other dragon books to enjoy this one!