The dragon-shifting princes have no problem with commitment. In one night, they will meet and choose their life mate in a simplistic ceremony involving the removing of masks and the crushing of crystals. With very few words spoken and the shortest, most bizarre courtship in history, they will bond to their women forever. And once bonded, these men don’t let go… Too bad nobody explained this to their brides.

The noblemen brothers aren’t new to the sacred bridal ceremony. After several failed attempts at finding a bride, it’s hard to get excited about yet another festival. No matter how honorable they try to live, it would seem fate thinks them unworthy of such happiness–that is until now.

With very few words spoken and the shortest, most bizarre courtship in history, they will bond to their women forever. And once bonded, these men don’t let go… Too bad nobody explained this to their brides.

Before four princes and four noblemen found their brides, before the death of the Var King Attor and the threat of the Tyoe miners, there was a time of peace on the planet of Qurilixen. It was not a strong peace, but it had lasted for quite some time between the cat-shifting Var kingdom and their northern neighbors the dragon-shifting Draig. It lasted because both sides had very little to do with each other.

This was the time before the great war came to rift the planet apart—dragon against cat—and the only battles were skirmishes along the borderlands over territory and drunken brawls that erupted to prove which shifter side was of superior strength. It is here the dragons found their queen.

Cursed by an angry spirit’s premonition, this band of space pirates face a lifetime of never finding love…

The old spirit might have let them go with a warning, but Rick made some inappropriate comments. Instead of just bringing her curse upon himself, he caused her wrath to turn to the other members of The Pirate Prince Jarek’s crew—at least those unfortunate enough to be present at the time. Evan, Lochlann, Jackson, and Dev still haven’t fully forgive Rick for what happened next:

“Together you travel and together you’ll remain. Tied and joined like the five elements of our people. The road to happiness is very rocky for all of you. You will find your love hidden within the mystery of the five elements. One element for each of you. The corresponding element will hold the secret to your future happiness. But fate is not clear. If you do not recognize it, you will lose it and be forever alone.”

Unfortunately, it ended there. She didn’t even tell them which elements they needed to look for.

Captured by a Dragon-Shifter is a modern day prequel series installment to those first books. They take place long before the princes you know and love ever found their mates, long before The Dragon’s Queen, in a time when the dragon-shifters and cat-shifters actually—wait for it—liked each other and hung out as friends. They also don’t have Galaxy Brides to bring them women. What they do have is the old portal that they used to escape Earth. There’s no one left to marry on the planet and things are starting to get desperate.

Note from the Author

If you’re new to my books, the Dragon Lords are my bestselling futuristic romance series. The books became reader favorites, and so I wrote things from their enemy cat-shifters’ point of view with the spin-off series Lords of the Var. Then they ventured off into the stars in the series installment Space Lords. Now, I’m time traveling with them back to modern day in the series installment Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, which is the book you are now reading. Don’t worry, I have the reading order on my website to help you figure it all out, Reading Order

Those of you not new to my books: Readers have emailed asking Dragon Lords cultural questions since the first book released years ago. I have teased you with a lot of little hints of how the Draig found brides in “the old days”. Many of you have expressed wanting to climb aboard the space ship and sail away into the future—which would probably take some cryogenic freezing and a lot of icy waiting. Well, before you start packing those sweaters… I don’t want any of you going to that extreme, so instead, I’ve brought your favorite dragon-shifters and cat-shifters to modern day Earth. They don’t live on our planet, but they have recently started to revisit.

For Dragon Lords and Lords of the Var fans, Captured by a Dragon-Shifter is a modern day prequel series installment to those first books. They take place long before the princes you know and love ever found their mates, long before The Dragon’s Queen, in a time when the dragon-shifters and cat-shifters actually—wait for it—liked each other and hung out as friends. They also don’t have Galaxy Brides to bring them women. There’s no one left to marry on the planet and things are starting to get desperate.​

Author recommends reading series installments in order of release for the simple fact she likes hiding little tidbits in the books as she goes and it’s more fun that way, though each installment can be read as a standalone if you prefer. For details and reading orders please visit her website (www.michellepillow.com).