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    Stranded with the Cajun: A Qurilixen World Novel: Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, #3
    Stranded with the Cajun: A Qurilixen World Novel: Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, #3
    Stranded with the Cajun: A Qurilixen World Novel: Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, #3
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    Stranded with the Cajun: A Qurilixen World Novel: Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, #3

    By Michelle M. Pillow

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    NYT & USAT BESTSELLING AUTHOR

    The bayou is about to get a whole lot hotter for Drake. This alpha dragon-shifter had all but given up on finding a mate until one practically falls into his lap.

    Shape-Shifter Paranormal, Science Fiction, Alien Romance, Louisiana
    Part of the Qurilixen World
    Length: Short Novel

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Raven Books LLC
    Release dateNov 10, 2015
    ISBN9781625011268
    Stranded with the Cajun: A Qurilixen World Novel: Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, #3
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    Michelle M. Pillow

    Michelle M. Pillow, New York Times (#8) & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author www.MichellePillow.com Bestselling dragon-shifter/cat-shifter romance series: Dragon Lords, Lords of the Var  Michelle M. Pillow is a prolific NY Times & USA TODAY bestselling author with over a million books sold. Though she writes in many genres, she is best known for romance and mystery. Her rich world building creates portals for the imagination. She is a winner of the RT Reviewers' Choice Award. Fan favorites include the Qurilixen World (a multi-series collection) and Warlocks MacGregor series. She loves to interact with readers. Visit her at MichellePillow.com. Come say hello! She loves talking with readers on social media! ** ON THE WEB ** Author Website: www.MichellePillow.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMichellePillow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michellempillow Twitter: @MichellePillow Mailing List: https://michellepillow.com/newslettersignup/

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      Stranded with the Cajun - Michelle M. Pillow

      Stranded with the Cajun

      STRANDED WITH THE CAJUN

      CAPTURED BY A DRAGON-SHIFTER: A QURILIXEN WORLD SHORT NOVEL

      MICHELLE M. PILLOW®

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      Stranded with the Cajun © Copyright 2015 by Michelle M. Pillow

      First Electronic Printing October 2015, The Raven Books

      Cover art by Ravven © Copyright 2015

      ISBN-10: 1625011261

      ISBN-13: 9781625011268

      Published by The Raven Books LLC

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

      This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      This novel is a work of fiction. Any and all characters, events, and places are of the author’s imagination and should not be confused with fact. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or events or places is merely coincidence.

      Michelle M. Pillow® is a registered trademark of The Raven Books LLC

      CONTENTS

      About Stranded with the Cajun

      Captured by a Dragon-Shifter Series

      Michelle’s Bestselling Series

      Author Updates

      Note from Author

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      The Series Continues…

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      ABOUT STRANDED WITH THE CAJUN

      Welcome to the dangerous world of Qurilixen where dragon-shifters and cat-shifters rule as fiercely as they love.

      The bayou is about to get a whole lot hotter for Drake.

      Alpha male dragon shifter, Drake, had all but given up on finding a mate until one practically falls into his lap. On his home planet, there is a shortage of females, and travel to Earth to look for brides has been reserved for the dragon princes. After sneaking through the royal portal, he knows he can never go home, but Earth women are not as easy to find as he expected.

      Lori Johnston's not sure which is scarier--being stranded on the Louisiana bayou at night surrounded by alligators or being rescued by a dragon. Then again, if that dragon turns out to be a sexy male maybe her adventure into the wilderness might not be that bad.

      CAPTURED BY A DRAGON-SHIFTER SERIES

      Click on the title to purchase or learn more

      Determined Prince

      Rebellious Prince

      Stranded with the Cajun

      Hunted by the Dragon

      Mischievous Prince

      Headstrong Prince

      Can’t find the books?

      Updated Reading List and Links here: MichellePillow.com

      To learn about new releases: Join the Mailing List

      MICHELLE’S BESTSELLING SERIES

      QURILIXEN WORLD NOVELS

      Dragon Lords Series

      Barbarian Prince

      Perfect Prince

      Dark Prince

      Warrior Prince

      His Highness The Duke

      The Stubborn Lord

      The Reluctant Lord

      The Impatient Lord

      The Dragon’s Queen

      Lords of the Var® Series

      The Savage King

      The Playful Prince

      The Bound Prince

      The Rogue Prince

      The Pirate Prince

      Qurilixen Lords

      Dragon Prince

      Marked Prince

      Feral Prince

      Fire Prince

      Her Lawless Prince

      Poisoned Prince

      Cursed Dragon

      Captured by a Dragon-Shifter Series

      Determined Prince

      Rebellious Prince

      Stranded with the Cajun

      Hunted by the Dragon

      Mischievous Prince

      Headstrong Prince

      Space Lords Series

      His Frost Maiden

      His Fire Maiden

      His Metal Maiden

      His Earth Maiden

      His Woodland Maiden

      Dynasty Lords Series

      Seduction of the Phoenix

      Temptation of the Butterfly

      Having trouble finding the books?

      Updated Buy Links Here

      To learn more about the Qurilixen World series of books and to stay up to date on the latest book list visit www.MichellePillow.com

      AUTHOR UPDATES

      Join the Reader Club Mailing List to stay informed about new books, sales, contests and preorders!

      http://michellepillow.com/author-updates/

      NOTE FROM AUTHOR

      If you’re new to my books, the Dragon Lords are my bestselling futuristic shape-shifter romance series. The stories became reader favorites, and so I wrote things from their enemy’s point of view in a spin-off series for the cat-shifting Lords of the Var®. Then they ventured off into the stars in the series installment Space Lords. Now, I’m time traveling with them back to our time with the series Captured by a Dragon-Shifter, which you are now reading book one of. Don’t worry, I have the series reading order on my website to help you figure it all out, http://michellepillow.com/.

      To those of you not new to my books, readers have emailed asking Dragon Lords cultural questions since the first dragon-shifting prince released years ago. I have teased you with a lot of little hints of how the Draig found brides in the old days. Many of you have expressed wanting to climb aboard the space ship and sail away into the future—which would probably take some cryogenic freezing and a lot of icy waiting. Well, before you start packing those sweaters… I don’t want any of you going to that extreme, so I’ve brought your favorite dragon-shifters and cat-shifters to modern-day Earth. They don’t live on our planet, but they have recently started to revisit.

      For Dragon Lords and Lords of the Var® fans, Captured by a Dragon-Shifter is a modern-day prequel series to those first books. They take place long before the princes you know and love ever found their mates, long before The Dragon’s Queen, in a time when the dragon-shifters and cat-shifters actually—wait for it—liked each other and hung out as friends. They also don’t have Galaxy Brides to bring them women. There’s no one left to marry on the planet and things are starting to get desperate.

      Author recommends reading series installments in order of release for the simple fact she likes hiding little tidbits in the books as she goes and it’s more fun that way, though each book can be read as a standalone if you prefer.

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      PROLOGUE

      Two years ago…

      Once a decision was made, it needed to remain made.

      Dimosthenis had given this decision a lot of consideration. With his brother’s death, he was the only remaining son to carry on the family bloodline. Unfortunately, to do that, he needed to leave everything behind and travel to Earth.

      A mate wasn’t easy to find on his planet of Qurilixen. He loved his home, the shadowed marshes where he grew up, the trees near the borderlands so thick they could have been walls, the mountains where he now stood on the precipice of his future. However, for as beautiful as it was, there was something darker beneath the surface, a curse.

      The Draig people were dying. Not with disease or war, but because their population lacked females. With no women, there were no babies. He was part of an entire generation of dragon-shifter men who had no wives. Well, all but one—a prince. The royal family had opened the portal to Earth in order to find wives for themselves. They guarded it jealously and did not let commoners go through. He was sure they had their reasons, reasons that made sense to the rulers, but for the everyday man who spent lonely night after night without the comfort of a wife, it was particularly cruel. Dimosthenis deserved a chance to have a family, a wife, love.

      He deserved a trip through the portal.

      The porous black rocks of the cave held his future. He’d followed the human Princess Eve and her escort down the hidden stairwell from inside the palace, careful to stay out of sight, and now hid by the cave’s exterior exit for his chance to go in. All he had to do was step inside the darkness. He may never get another opportunity. There were those shifter factions who wanted to seal the portals forever, who didn’t think human women were the answer. They had plans to detonate the hidden chamber.

      If he left, he could never come home.

      If he stayed, he might never find a mate.

      A soft purple

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