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Her future has been decided…

As a child, Desrea was sent away from the dragon isle to learn about the world, and maybe find a mate. As an adult, she returns home but with no mate in tow. Winter solstice is the perfect time to fix that, except her mother has other plans—an arranged marriage to a man she's never met. She needs to take some drastic action to get out of it; even if it means faking a true mating with another dragon.

He's never allowed fate to rule him…

Ryker's the black sheep of his family. A biker, a bad boy, and the only one of his siblings left a virgin. He's never felt the mating heat, but he figures winter solstice and the magic of ancestry will fix that. And when the most stunning bachelorette on the island drags him into her own revenge-relationship plot, he's more than willing to play along.

Now a legacy is at stake…

Lorren's been raised to take over the mantle of leadership in his family and now, with his mother's health on the decline, and he approaching fifty, it's time for the next step—an arranged marriage to a suitable bride, chosen from one of the oldest and most respected families on the island. It's his duty to provide an heir to carry on the family legacy. Except his arranged mate is twenty years younger than him, and carrying on with the most hot-headed fledgling he's ever met.

And their hearts will guide the way…

Lorren needs to scare off his competition, but Desrea is having none of it, and Ryker sees every insult as a challenge. Desrea didn't intend to pit the two alphas against each other, though. Worse, this fake relationship might be real, and the arranged one might not be such a bad match. How can these three resolve their differences with solstice only four days away?