cover image The Dragon of New Orleans

The Dragon of New Orleans

Genevieve Jack. Carpe Luna, $12.99 trade paper (354p) ISBN 978-1-940675-48-0

In the heady first Treasure of Paragon novel from Jack (the Knight Games series), an evil voodoo priestess curses Gabriel, an immortal dragon, and the only one who can save him is Raven, a human woman. When Gabriel appears in Raven’s hospital room, she mistakes him for the avatar of death. Then he cures her cancer and bonds her to him for life. Shocked to find out he’s a dragon, she reluctantly starts researching how to break the curse. She’s initially afraid of his possessiveness, but quickly falls for him. As she learns about magic powers and paranormal entities, she realizes she absorbs any magic she touches. They begin to hope she’ll find a way around the curse by developing this gift, which she didn’t know she had—and Gabriel suspects she’s his fated mate as well. Although the possessive dragon nature will be too much for some, fans of paranormal romance will get swept up in this quick, steamy romance and the intriguing mystery wrapped in magic. (BookLife)