"Dragon Rose - The Legend" by Christina Alisa Estrem

It is said that upon this land there once was a dragon. It was not uncommon for dragons to roam the land, or to be trained for battle. This dragon, this Dragon Rose, is said to possess a talent, one that no other before her had . . . one of love.

Sure, the other dragons mated with one another, or had the same mate throughout their lifetime; but she was different. She understood the deeper meaning and with that she won the greatest battle of all- that of the heart. Little did she realize that it would all turn against her.

For her mate, her lover, was a Guardian of the Old Ways. He was forbidden to become involved with her, or any other mortal dragon, for that matter. For that, he cursed her and all her kin, leading down the generations. Until one day when another learned of his misdeed, learning that it wasnÕt Dragon Rose, but he, the Guardian of the old Ways, who was actually cursed.

For he had lost the love of his life, his reason to live and to fight, until he would meet his love once again. In a different shape or form? No one knew, but she would come to him and they would forever be together as one . . . just as they were meant to be.