Courted by the Grumpy Dragon

A Monsters of Saltford Bay Standalone

By: Mary Auclair

Narrated by: Samantha Cook, Gabriel Spires

All I want is to save the library. But a greedy heiress and a grumpy dragon lawyer complicate everything. Especially when that dragon lawyer insists I'm his fated mate. Maybe this Halloween, I'm going to do both the tricking and the treating?

Harold Greaves promised ten years of funding to our little town library. I believed him right up until the will was read, and everything went to his scheming niece instead. Now I've got a week to prove the new will is a fake… or lose the library forever.

Enter Kraxon Ashbane: grumpy, gorgeous, and a dragon lawyer with something to prove. He's the executor of Harold's estate and the only person who seems to believe me. Sort of. When he's not glaring over his glasses or scorching the room with his mood, he's helping me dig through decades of dusty archives and dodging questions about why his skin heats up every time we touch.

We're running out of time, and I'm running out of reasons to pretend I don't feel the pull between us. But if we can't expose the forgery before probate closes, the day after Halloween, I risk losing it all.

Including a happily ever after I didn't know I wanted until now.

Welcome to Saltford Bay, where monsters are real, neighbors are nosy, and true love comes with claws. Perfect for fans of Emily Antoinette, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, and Get a Life, Chloe Brown.

Each book in the Monsters of Saltford Bay series can be enjoyed as a standalone. This cozy and steamy small town romance novella is low angst, funny, and full of sexy, grumpy monsters with tusks and hearts of gold. Intended for mature listeners.

©2025 Mary Auclair and Deliciously Dangerous (P)2026 Podium Audio

This dragon sounds si sexy!

OMG! I love this voice actor so much! I already read the book but when the audio for the first in this series came out, I wanted to listen. I don’t regret it one bit! The male voice actor is just sooo damn sexy and the female is great too. A good listen, perfect to take my mind off things.