Almost a Dragon Series by Marissa Brandt

I have a dangerous secret. I'm more than a human, but less than a dragon.My name is Isobel Drake. I thought I was the only one of my kind, a freak pretending to be human. But when a dragon warrior unexpectedly appears to demand my aid, I realize for the first time in my life that I'm not alone.Like me, Tam appears human. Like me, he's hiding his true nature. Too bad he’s made it clear that I’m a lesser creature. Yet he needs me because of my unique skills.I was raised as human... moreI have a dangerous secret. I'm more than a human, but less than a dragon.My name is Isobel Drake. I thought I was the only one of my kind, a freak pretending to be human. But when a dragon warrior unexpectedly appears to demand my aid, I realize for the first time in my life that I'm not alone.Like me, Tam appears human. Like me, he's hiding his true nature. Too bad he’s made it clear that I’m a lesser creature. Yet he needs me because of my unique skills.I was raised as human. I know my city inside and out. My brand-new business advertises that I can find anything, or anyone. Tam wants me to help him recover a stolen dragon egg. At first, I turn him down. Not only is he trouble, but he can't even pay me! Then the arrogant jerk tries to blackmail me. Nice try, but no.But then, I find out more about Tam's quest, and I can't turn him away.There are others determined to find the egg: evil vampires and sinister mages who lust after all that a captive dragon can give them: Accelerated healing from injuries. Immunity from sunlight. Boosted magical powers. They'll resort to savage methods to keep what they’ve stolen. The fate of a helpless hatchling lies in my hands. I can't turn my back on a vulnerable dragon child.To save her, I'll have to work closely with Tam. I just hope I don't kill him first.A thrilling new urban fantasy series featuring Isobel Drake, a half-dragon hybrid who battles shapeshifters, vampires, and dragons. less

I'm Isobel Drake, rejected by dragons but adopted by humans.Until last week, I was comfortably passing for human. Then the half-dragon warrior Tam showed up on my doorstep. He demanded my help in recovering a stolen dragon egg and yanked me out of my ordinary life. After surviving that trial together, the brash warrior has switched his allegiance to a new dragon queen... me. He's appointed himself my bodyguard and the newly-hatched baby dragon's caretaker.But he doesn't know my deepest secret... moreI'm Isobel Drake, rejected by dragons but adopted by humans.Until last week, I was comfortably passing for human. Then the half-dragon warrior Tam showed up on my doorstep. He demanded my help in recovering a stolen dragon egg and yanked me out of my ordinary life. After surviving that trial together, the brash warrior has switched his allegiance to a new dragon queen... me. He's appointed himself my bodyguard and the newly-hatched baby dragon's caretaker.But he doesn't know my deepest secret. I may be half-dragon like him, but I can't shapeshift. I'm trapped in my human form, unable to fly or do any other cool dragon things.My shortcomings have forced me to submit to an ambitious, dangerously attractive vampire lord who wants total control over my city's supply of dragon's blood... the same blood that runs through my veins. All the supernaturals crave it. It's magically potent, allowing vampires to walk in daylight and mages to boost their powers.If that wasn't enough trouble, I'm racing to save my kidnapped dad before it's too late. When the baby goes missing, too, Tam, my vampire boss, and I set out on a dangerous rescue operation. We're outnumbered, outgunned, and our foe will do anything for dragon's blood.To win this fight, I'll have to figure out how to summon my inner dragon before time runs out. Or all of us will pay the ultimate price. less

My name is Isobel Drake. And my life masquerading as human is about to blow up, big-time.I have a secret: I'm a half-human, half-dragon hybrid living in plain sight in the humans-only city of Yerba Buena. There are others like me, pretending to be fully human, in a world where dragons are exiled to reservations and face the death penalty if caught in a human settlement.On the eve of a dragon invasion, someone leaks footage of me shapeshifting into a dragon... moreMy name is Isobel Drake. And my life masquerading as human is about to blow up, big-time.I have a secret: I'm a half-human, half-dragon hybrid living in plain sight in the humans-only city of Yerba Buena. There are others like me, pretending to be fully human, in a world where dragons are exiled to reservations and face the death penalty if caught in a human settlement.On the eve of a dragon invasion, someone leaks footage of me shapeshifting into a dragon. We dragon hybrids were created to serve as covert operatives in a new dragon war against humans, then mercilessly exploited as blood slaves by vampires. Now our time has come to serve our creators' purposes.I and the other dragon hybrids living in the city must now choose a side: fight for the dragons who created us or the humans who have accepted us as one of their own. To protect the people I love, I will have to discover my destiny as a new kind of dragon queen. less