Oro Escondido Series by Minerva Howe

Dakota is on the run from his past when he arrives in Oro Escondido, a small town in the New Mexico mountains. He thinks he might just stop there to rest and maybe save up some money, and it looks like a nice little town. When a help wanted sign pops up on the main road, he takes a chance on working at the local bookstore, but he finds so much more than a job.Logan meets Dakota and knows right away that the sweet man is his mate... moreDakota is on the run from his past when he arrives in Oro Escondido, a small town in the New Mexico mountains. He thinks he might just stop there to rest and maybe save up some money, and it looks like a nice little town. When a help wanted sign pops up on the main road, he takes a chance on working at the local bookstore, but he finds so much more than a job.Logan meets Dakota and knows right away that the sweet man is his mate. Then he has to set about making Dakota see what he does in their relationship. Can these two overcome the dark shadow of Dakota's past and teach Dakota that home, and family, are where you find them?This book has dragon shifters, talking lizard birds, fated mates, and mpreg! less

Dragon guardian Jake takes his job and his duty to his adopted son very seriously. So when Samuel shows up, claiming to have just as much right to his son as he does, since both of their sisters were his parents, Jake doesn't react well to the news. Samuel comes from a dragon wing that's conservative and rather hidebound, and all he wants is to do what he's been ordered to do. Get his sister's child and go home... moreDragon guardian Jake takes his job and his duty to his adopted son very seriously. So when Samuel shows up, claiming to have just as much right to his son as he does, since both of their sisters were his parents, Jake doesn't react well to the news. Samuel comes from a dragon wing that's conservative and rather hidebound, and all he wants is to do what he's been ordered to do. Get his sister's child and go home. But then he has to fight a bad-tempered jerk to even see Grant, who is the best toddler ever, and to spend time with him.As winter rages around them, Jake and Samuel finally start to thaw, and Jake sees that Samuel doesn't want to come between him and his son, not really. Which is when he becomes Samuel champion. Can they find enough common ground to make them into the family they both so desperately need?This is a dragon shifter mpreg romance. less