It isn't easy raising three half-Fae girls in the Outlands. Her youngest gravely injured, Kailigh is forced to petition the dragon Lord Maddugh, King of Coal and Mountain. Only he's no fool-he knows Kai isn't quite human. He's not about to let a mate with magic in her blood slip through his fingers. So she'll have to strike a bargain. He'll save her daughter's life, and help her hunt the man responsible, but he has a price. is a dragon shifter and Fae futuristic steampunk fantasy romance. For readers who enjoy snarky fated mates, crafty, protective, possessive shifter males, magic wielding heroines of a grown age and non stop action woven through addictive romance. First in the , this standalone is a HEA.