Rating: 4.5🌈

I came across this series quite by accident, the covers of course! And I’m so happy that I found them.  I’m reading my way through this remarkable series that’s centered around a family of hearth and kitchen witches finding their mates during the Christmas holidays with the last book ending on Christmas. 

Read the author’s notes for the exact reading order for the stories listed below (not that I knew about this to begin with).  And be very prepared for a new hungering for the Vanilla crescent cookies as vividly described and dearly loved within. I had to go get something to munch on as I read. 

Avery, the dragon of the title is a tad unusual as dragons go.  He’s so winsome and engaging as well as a being we can sympathize with. 

Jack and his boisterous family of hearth and kitchen witch bakers are such a great bunch of characters. Their love, kindness, laughter and yes, loud noises are so beautifully written that I feel we can hear them off the pages.

Rivers excels at building a sense of world for the reader to understand the settings while the characters form their relationships and continue their lives, separately and increasingly as a couple.

Magic is everything and everywhere. Dragons after all. But so are books, and baking and the Holidays.

This was absolutely charming and it’s sending me on my own journey to read the entire series before the end of the year.  I highly recommend reading this ! It’s so heartwarming, fantasy romance and dragons!

Another great cover.

AN MM MONSTER CHRISTMAS 

A Werewolf Mate for Christmas 

The Orc Who Hated Christmas 

The Loneliest Dragon at Christmas The Last Gargoyle’s Christmas Wish 

AN MM MONSTER CHRISTMAS SIDE STORY 

Me and My Christmas Familiar

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        The Loneliest Dragon at Christmas (An MM Monster Christmas Book 2)

    

Blurb 

Will a lonely dragon find love this Christmas? Or is he destined to spend another year on his own?

Avery is a wealthy dragon from a powerful bloodline with a hoard of books. Despite this, he lives a solitary life and spends every Christmas alone. Still, he dreams of one day finding a mate with whom he could share the holiday (and his books).

As a hearth witch working in the poor part of town, Jack is often looked down upon. When Avery walks into his bakery, Jack mistakes him for an upper-class servant. Captivated by Avery’s stunning golden eyes and brilliant coppery hair, Jack invites Avery to the Christmas markets.

Avery is beyond thrilled. Maybe he won’t be alone this Christmas! But when Jack realises that Avery is no mere servant, he starts to have doubts. Could a wealthy dragon and a poor baker really build a life together?

Will Jack and Avery overcome their differences? Or will Avery once again be the loneliest dragon at Christmas?

The Loneliest Dragon at Christmas is a cosy fantasy romance with plenty of spice. It features cosy Christmas vibes, a witch baker snowed in with a dragon, lots of cuddling surrounded by a hoard of books, and a guaranteed HEA. Whilst this book is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone.

  • Publication date: November 22, 2024

• Language: English
• Print length: 225 pages