Why do all cultures, distant and diverse, have similar tales of dragons? Universal wisdom confirms dragons have interacted with people since time immemorial—they call to us, pique our curiosity, and arouse our fears. These mystical beasts are real and their power, their influence, and especially their magick can be captured. Building upon rituals and drawing on their energy, learn to befriend these inspirational creatures and become partners with them on a spiritual journey. Move with them, learn from them, dance in perfect human/dragon syncopation. Praise: "A unique, one-of-a-kind tome and a welcome addition to the growing body of metaphysical lore."—Midwest Book Review "A personal devotion and an academic work of the highest order."—The Dragon Chronicle (UK) "Dragon-lovers everywhere will like this book."—Prediction

Five teenage girls find they have powers they didn't know about and when they form a team, they change into something special.

Tempest Sanct Joliet, born during a dragon battle, is bonded with the golden dragon, A'dryan. Fearing she'll be labeled a witch, Tempest's father makes her promise never to use her powers. Tempest keeps her promise until she finds a mortally wounded stranger. Adrian Westbrooke lays dying until he is given human form by two meddling gods. Adrian has no memories of his past. He only knows he loves Tempest. Sardon di Mercia wants Tempest's powers and will use evil sorcery to make her his bride. To defeat the evil surrounding them, Tempest and Adrian must use all the magic and courage they possess. But only the gods can help them realize their true destiny.

Dragons and witches have traditionally been the creatures of nightmares, the villains of fairy tales that are intended to haunt readers long after the stories have finished. Ten authors reimagine these villains in different guises and styles and in new and meaningful ways. In the end readers will be left wondering, are bad guys always bad?

She’s an assassin for the gods, and he’s her mark. Granted immortality by the gods, Tink’s assignment is simple: eliminate all threats to the Dragon Queen. When the Vampire, Leif, attacks the queen, his deed can’t go unpunished. Given the assignment to end him, Tink hesitates. Unable to slay him, Tink instead opens a portal to her original home in 16th Century Scandinavia. What was intended as an act to protect him from other Chosen turns out to be a nightmare with a change in the timeline. In this reality, on the brink of war, the supernatural is out in the open and shifters abound. A dragon shifter is demanding fealty, as an army of werewolves wreak havoc along the coast, and vampires are enemies of the crown. Caught between that of honor and duty, love and power, and trying to protect her family from the invading scourge that seeks to force the kingdom to fall, Tink must choose. She is the god’s chosen. Is she willing to risk time and place to save the vampire she loves, or will her duty and honor be a death sentence for them both?

After playing a forbidden spell-song to save a village from rats, 12-year-old piper Patch Brightwater is thrown in jail. But there he meets Wren ¿ a noble girl under a rat-shaped curse ¿ and together they befriend Barver, a fearsome dracogriff, and set off on a grand adventure filled with sorcerers, dragons, bandits¿and one very deadly enemy.

The dragons may be out of the bag, but Jaxon is ready to hatch some magic of his own in this third book in the critically acclaimed series. Ever since the baby dragons were returned to the magical realm, things have been off. The New York summer has been unusually cold. A strange sleeping sickness is spreading across the city. And Jaxon’s friends Kenny and Kavita have begun to change, becoming more like the fairy and dragon they once cared for. On top of all that, Jax is hiding a secret—Vik entrusted him with a phoenix egg! Jax wants to help his friends and learn how to hatch the phoenix, but so far his lessons as a witch’s apprentice haven’t seemed very useful. Where can he find the strength—and the magic—he needs?