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Babies are irresistible to humans and from the description in Heron’s Bonds they are equally irresistible to dragons. Of course, baby dragons are no exception as we learn when we meet Red and Star in The Heartsinger Tad and Hess find them as irresistible as any child and are not at all surprised to find they respond…

Dragons have a different view of adoption. It is not considered noble or even a good thing. Generally all unclaimed youngsters go to the nearest territory dragon. He or she then assumes all responsibility for the youngster. How can that be? Well as you find out in the stories there are brews that work on…

If you have read Heron’s Bonds you know that Trissy and Hanna are both pregnant, but I wonder if you have considered how the mating bond works with pregnancy. First off, their lives are linked, so if the female dies, before, during or after delivery, the pair dies. Second, they share emotional energy. If she…

Like human children baby dragons nurse and then eat smaller portions of adult food after they get teeth. However, learning to choke down raw meat is not easy. Human food however is smaller, easier to swallow and has a pleasant taste. Red and Star have no trouble with the human food and while Brom and…

In book 3 The Heartsinger, Hess, Tad, Pit and Thane come up with the idea of a joint species market, a place not only to exchange goods, but ideas and culture between humans and dragons. Grabon approves and they decide where to locate the open air market by the end of the book.  Unless I…

With The Heartsinger officially out for a week, I am beginning work on Healing, which is slowly coming in from my editor, Jo. She has been working away at it since she finished book 3. This is the story of LeeAnn, the healer who comes to live in the territory. She is a strong female…

Pit is a bit odd, even for a dragon. Does he really warn Tad away from establishing a mating bond if it is not what he wants? It sounds like he’s has a complicated relationship of his own that he is trying to forget. The conflict between him and Thane seems to be born of…

What kinds of challenges do you think Tad and Hess face moving from the colonies, where they were dealing with corrupt humans on NewEarth and corrupt smugglers from off planet in trade, to dealing with Heron, Grabon and the new territory? Mixing humans and dragon culture sounds complex… or at least it does to some…