THE DRAGON RULES: PART ONE A Dragon Shifter Paranormal Romance By New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Michele Bardsley She who tamed the beast of Clonakilty Slumbers beneath waters silty Mourn the Raven maiden one and all For she caused the dragon's fall The town burned The lesson learned If you wish to see the morrow Ne'er speak of Kearney's sorrow When archaeologist Shannon Bram receives the coveted Kearney Grant to excavate on the family's ancient Irish lands, she's beyond elated. She has no idea why renowned recluse Aiden Kearney picked her out of the thousands of her more experienced peers. The moment she arrives at the infamous castle outside of Clonakilty, Shannon feels a sense of familiarity, not only with the town and the Kearney lands, but with the handsome and mysterious Aiden. She know wells the legend of the raging dragon, the beast tamed by a maiden meant to be his sacrifice. What she doesn't know is that dragons are real, and so is the legend. And Shannon is the key to a mystery eight-hundred-years-old—and a love that has never died.