Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

A Dragon for Christmas
A Dragon for Christmas
A Dragon for Christmas
Ebook54 pages45 minutes

A Dragon for Christmas

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Carmen is eleven years old and wants to get her dragon. Since she was seven years old, she understood two things. One, she was going to be the strongest Dragon Keeper there ever was. The second was that she was going to marry her best friend, Mattie.

As Christmas approaches the magical charms Carmen has to use to fight off her curse are taking a toll on her health. But that can’t stop her from taking her final test to become a Dragon Keeper. If she passes her test she gets her dragon, if not, she has to start all over, relying on different magical charms to fight the curse for her. That is something Carmen doesn’t want to have to go through. The testing is difficult and charms make her sick. Carmen has decided that if she doesn’t get her dragon this Christmas she’s not going to go for a third attempt, even if that means she can’t marry Mattie when she grows up.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 18, 2017
ISBN9781947904675
A Dragon for Christmas

Read more from M.D. Neu

Related to A Dragon for Christmas

Related ebooks

YA LGBTQIA+ For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for A Dragon for Christmas

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5

1 rating0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    A Dragon for Christmas - M.D. Neu

    A NineStar Press Publication

    Published by NineStar Press

    P.O. Box 91792,

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87199 USA.

    www.ninestarpress.com

    A Dragon for Christmas

    Copyright © 2017 by M.D. Neu

    Cover Art by Natasha Snow Copyright © 2017

    Edited by: Jason Bradley

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form, whether by printing, photocopying, scanning or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact NineStar Press at the physical or web addresses above or at Contact@ninestarpress.com

    ISBN: 978-1-947904-67-5

    Printed in the USA

    First Edition

    December, 2017

    A Dragon for Christmas

    M.D. Neu

    Table of Contents

    Dedication

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter One

    Chapter Two

    Chapter Three

    Chapter Four

    About the Author

    For my niece Breanne who inspired Carmen and my sister Dawn who is now and has always been Rella.

    Acknowledgements

    This story would not have been possible without my friends and fellow writers over at Scribophile. You’ve helped me grow and taught me more about writing and story craft than any class or book ever could.

    Again, I need to thank my editor Jason and all the folks at NineStar Press for making this the best possible story it can be.

    Lastly, I have to thank my partner and husband Eric for all is support, without him none of this would be possible.

    Chapter One

    "CARMEN, MIJA, YOU awake? Do you want something to eat?"

    I open my eyes. I’m not hungry.

    You need to eat. How do you expect to keep your strength?

    I don’t respond. The magical charms upset my stomach to the point where I can’t eat. I know they are supposed to fight the curse, but do they have to make me feel so bad? Even the ones my dad helps to create. They all suck.

    "Mija?"

    I’ll eat something later, I promise. I have to respond, or Mom’ll keep bugging me. All I want to do is rest.

    I glance out the window to the training yard. This year, I’m getting my dragon for Christmas, and I’ll have different charms that hopefully won’t make me feel crummy all the time. That’ll be good. I thought I was going to get it a few years ago when Mattie got hers, but my bonding with the Yellow-Tip Dragon didn’t stick even with the fancy charms the Master Dragon Trainer created.

    It sucked after the Yellow-Tip was gone and I was cleared of its influence. I had to start the whole testing and training process again. It was either go through the process or have the curse come back full force, and I really didn’t want that to happen.

    Oh look, an African Tiger-Stripe just flew by the window.

    There are all kinds of different dragons that people can get, like the California Green Belly—that’s what Mattie has. I’m hoping for the Blue Bottom from Lake Tahoe or the Mountain Poppy—it’s a pretty orange. I suppose I shouldn’t be picky as long as I get a dragon. I have to remind myself not everyone can get one. You have to be born special, like me. I forget the exact day, but back when I was seven, my folks and the Master Dragon Trainer told me I was going to get my very own dragon. I was so excited because I met Mattie around the same time, and I realized when we grew up I was going to marry her.

    I watch the dragons flying around down in the training yard amongst the trees. Seeing the other kids playing with their dragons, I wish I could be with

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1