Found abandoned as a baby and brought up in a children's home, Lily Palmer has no clue that she is the last of the Dragon Princesses and destined to be mated to a king.But when she wakes up one night to find her apartment invaded by a stunningly gorgeous, but totally deluded madman, she can no longer ignore the dreams which have haunted her life.Exiled on Earth, and trapped in human form, the dragons have waited two thousand years for the only person who can open the portal between their world and this one. Now they have found her and Malachite Smith has one job - to deliver Lily to his King.According to dragon law, only the King and the Dragon Princess together can open the portal and take them home.But neither Mal nor Lily are prepared for the overwhelming attraction which flares between them. Or for his reluctance to hand her over to a king he despises.Can they stand as one and challenge the old ways, even if it means destroying his people forever?words : 59954