When an avalanche forces dragonets, unhatched eggs, and their caretakers from their creche, they must come together for transport to a new sanctuary.
Caretaker Tess observes their arrival, scanning the crowd for her own dragonet. Her duty has always been to nurture the spirited and outgoing fledgling.
Nothing out of the ordinary. Until a case of mistaken identity turns her world upside down.
Two identical dragonets from creches separated by mountains?
Bastion, the other caretaker, takes Tess's error in stride as he checks in his well-mannered dragonet. They can address the uncanny resemblance later.
But Bastion can't help but be curious about Tess, even though she seems a bit too uptight for his liking.
While the dragonets form a close bond, a mysterious illness plagues them.
It's a relentless and elusive disease. Determined to uncover its cause, Tess and Bastion must work together.
They stumble upon an ancient law mandating the death of the parent dragons and their offspring before the disease can infect other dragonets and hatchlings.
As the illness spreads, the law looms large, and Tess and Bastion find themselves with nowhere to turn.
Forced to collaborate, they discover the strength in each other. But can their newfound connection save the dragonets or bridge the chasm of their differences?
Dive into a captivating world of dragons, magic, and destiny, where the caretakers' hearts are as entwined as the dragons they protect.
Solstice Dragon World
L. Darby Gibbs has been publishing novels since 2011. Since 2018, Gibbs has been writing fantasy, and has three series out: Solstice Dragon World (six standalone books), Standing Stone (five series books), and her newest Kavin Cut Chronicles (a trilogy).
When she is not writing or teaching, she is active in the outdoors, mostly on a tandem bicycle or, more recently, sailing.
Gibbs is a teacher of writing and published a non-fiction reference book of traditional story plots titled THE LITTLE HANDBOOK OF OF NARRATIVE FRAMEWORKS in 2013.
Gibbs enjoys going to the theater, reading, traveling and spending time with her family and pets. She has been married over thirty years, has one child and a Labrador. She lives in the United States and has lived in several states north, east, west and south. Though born on the east coast, her roots are buried deepest in Southern California.
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