The Emerging Queens Series
It was easier to slay dragons back during the Crusades, but a treaty forged with blood strengthened their protections. In return, humans grew prosperous and plentiful, while the dragons grew powerful. Integrating into human society, dragons were revered as warlords and statesmen and as time marched on, celebrities and CEOs.
When the cult of humanity sacrificed a dragon Queen to break the treaty, they crippled the breeding process. A female hasn’t been hatched or shape shifted in over a thousand years. With the dragons looking extinction in the face, they are desperate for females. Only five Queens remain, each more corrupt and sinister than the other.
When the cult of humanity sacrificed a dragon Queen to break the treaty, they crippled the breeding process. A female hasn’t been hatched or shape shifted in over a thousand years. With the dragons looking extinction in the face, they are desperate for females. Only five Queens remain, each more corrupt and sinister than the other.
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Free Prequel to The Emerging Queen's series:
The Queen's Mystery
The Queen's Mystery
In this prequel to USA Today bestselling author Jamie K. Schmidt's The Emerging Queen's series, Bianca is a human with a problem. She just landed her dream job of working as a dragon-human liaison at the Smythe Corporation, but for some reason dragon studs keep following her around. When Niall, the All Knowing, a golden Celtic dragon sends her to get a rare book written by the Order of the Dragon Slayers, Bianca is stunned by her attraction to the esoteric book store owner. Byron is a dragon who is still mourning his long lost Queen. The fact that Bianca's scent reminds him of his only love is enough to intrigue him, but when the Order of the Dragon Slayers take her away from him, it brings out the protector in him and he'll stop at nothing to get her back.
The Queen's Wings
Long ago, the Cult of Humanity sacrificed the Dragon Queen, crippling the breeding process. But now Carolyn hears the voice of that long dead queen telling her that she holds the key to breaking the spell that will free all the female dragons.
FBI dragon Reed's disdain for humans can't mask the magnetic attraction he has for Carolyn, but when she tells him she's going to shift into a dragon he thinks she's crazy. A female hasn't been hatched, or shape shifted, in over a thousand years. He's proven wrong after Carolyn shifts and is named the new Queen on the block. A never-ending line of suitors forms, but she only wants Reed. Too bad he doesn't want in on the competition. But when the Cult kidnaps Carolyn to sacrifice her in an effort to make the curse against the female dragons permanent, Reed must face his fears—and feelings, racing to save the woman he realizes he can't live without. |
The Queen's Flight
Courts, queens, and sexy dragons with wings...
Viola Pierce has never had particularly great luck with guys. That is, until the day she shifts into a glorious, deadly, three-headed dragon. As it turns out, Viola is a dragon Queen. But when she's abducted by a greedy dragon who wants to breed with her, Viola begins to realize the dragon world is filled with betrayal, deception, intrigue, and danger... As a rule, Sergei hates Queens, but Viola's beauty and humanity reach something deep within him. Something he should not be feeling. When she names him her protector and consort—quite by accident—Sergei has no choice but to accept. Now they are bonded for life...with a growing attraction neither of them could have imagined. But the dragon court is ruthless...and what doesn't kill Viola will only make her more dangerous. |
The Queen's Dance
Despite his handicaps outside his natural habitat, water dragon Remy “Champ” Champlain fights to protect Queen Margery from those who plot to quash her damaging news reports by silencing her...forever.
He can never have her, but he'll protect her with his life. After newly shifted sky dragon Queen Margery is rescued from smugglers by water dragon Remy Champlain, she debates whether to flesh out the story that nearly got her killed or embrace her royalty and build a court of protectors and studs. Sparks fly between Remy and her. He’d love her to give up her job and settle down…hopefully with him…but he can’t fly and she can’t swim, so their relationship can never get off the ground. |
FLASH FICTION: Yarn Shopping - A Sergei & Viola story
It was chilly standing in line to get into Yarn Barn Crafts. Viola stamped her feet to get some feeling back into them. She was bundled up like that kid in Christmas story, only she could move her arms.
“This is ridiculous,” Sergei bitched in her ear.
“It’s tradition.”
“You are a dragon Queen. If you only let me, I would have had the store open hours ago for a private viewing. Hell, you could just tell me what you want and would buy it for you and to hell with the price.”
Sergei looked around, probably to make sure no one was eavesdropping on their conversation. He made her go all the way to upstate New York to make sure no one would recognize them. The paperwork alone to allow her to enter Queen Arianna’s state was nauseating and she had to knit her a scarf for tribute. That part wasn’t so bad, and she made Justice do the paperwork.
“I could probably buy you the entire store.”
Viola huffed out a breath of white smoke. Since she didn’t have a breath weapon, having her words condense into fog was the closest she got. “What’s the fun in that?”
“What’s the fun of this?” He indicated the sleepy shoppers, sipping coffee from Thermoses and leaning against the building.
“Can’t you feel the anticipation building?” she asked, looking up to the sky. Maybe it would start snowing. She was feeling homesick for Greenland, of all places.
“No.”
“Well trust me, it is.” At his sour face, Viola continued. “It’s either this or we go out looking for Queens in trouble.”
“They come to you. You don’t have to go looking for them.” He frowned down at her stomach. “Are the babies cold?”
“No.” She shook her head. “They’re nice and toasty and will be for the next four months, so don’t try using my pregnancy as an excuse.”
Sergei looked around. “I don’t want to have to kill anyone today.” He forgot to lower his voice. Or did he? A few customers backed away from them.
“It’s good to have daily goals,” Viola said, patting his arm. “Here, hold my coupons while I look at the flyer again.”
He stifled a groan. “Don’t you have that thing memorized yet?”
“I want to make sure we get all the door stopper deals.” She rattled the paper at him.
Just then, the doors opened and the crowd pushed forward.
“Don’t get separated from me,” Sergei warned, tugged the knitted hat she made him over his ears.
“Keep up,” she said, stuffing the ad in her pocket so she had both hands free to stock up on yarn.
Bypassing the line that formed for the free doughnuts and coffee, Viola eyeballed the mini doughnut maker on the way by. “We should get that.”
Sergei grunted and used his height advantage to snatch one off the top shelf over the heads of the customers looking to get it off the display table. When he thought she wasn’t looking, Viola saw him grab a couple of bags of chocolate candy melts. She liked where his head was at. That would make a nice coating for the mini doughnuts.
But what she was really here for was the large bumps of yarn whose strands were as thick as a garden hose. There! Up ahead. Picking up speed, she dodged the Christmas ribbon people and managed to snag her hair on a plastic bird. Not bothering to stop, she took it with her.
“Your hair is a bird’s nest,” Sergei said from behind her. She felt him try to gently detangle it.
“I need ten bumps of the camel and ten of the buffalo.”
“Are we talking about livestock?”
“Go get a carriage or hold out your hands.” Viola dug through the big shelving box of yarn.
“I’m not leaving you.” Sergei managed to pry the bird free from her hair. “You’re covered in glitter,” he said.
“I like the glitter.”
“Figured as much,” he said and audibly stifled a sigh.
She tossed nine of the big bumps of yarn at him. “I need one more buffalo.”
Sergei had four under each of his arms and one under a chin. “Hey lady,” he asked a woman looking at the candle making supplies.
She looked up, noticed that the big biker dude was looking at her and forced a smile.
“I’ll give you fifty bucks for that carriage.”
Apparently she got over her fear of tattooed men in leather and hustled the cart over to him. Sergei unloaded the large skeins of yarn and peeled off a hundred dollar bill and handed it to her. “Keep the change,” he said.
“Bless you.” The woman stood on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek and practically skipped to the front of the store.
“That was so nice.” Viola hugged him.
“My arms were getting tired. Don’t read anything into it.” He crossed his arms.
“I’m short a buffalo and three camels.” Viola sighed in frustration.
“What are you planning on making?”
“I was going to knit you a sweater.”
Sergei looked in the cart. “Why do you need twenty skeins?”
“For your dragon form, silly. I guess we’ll just have to hit another store. There’s one in Albany. We can fly there if you’d rather not drive.”
“I’m not carrying shopping bags in my talons,” he gritted out, pushing the carriage to the long line. It was fifteen people deep. “Oh for fu—”
Viola clamped a hand over his mouth. “There are children present.”
Sergei rolled his eyes. “I’ve got twenty bucks for everyone who lets us go ahead of them,” he shouted when she removed her hand.
He had a few takers.
“Stop bribing people. It’s embarrassing,” Viola whispered as they jumped line.
“You don’t have to knit me a sweater. Dragons don’t wear sweaters,” he whispered back. “Make a blanket instead. That’s enough yarn.”
“Blasphemer. There is never enough yarn.” Viola didn’t like the calculating look in his eyes. It meant he was thinking up something devious and probably irresistible.
“Why don’t you knit me a bike cozy for my new Hayabusa?”
She put her hand to her chest in shock. “I didn’t know you even knew the word cozy.”
“Do we have a deal? You knit me a cover for my bike. We don’t go to anymore stores today.”
Viola wasn’t born yesterday. “What’s in it for me?” She crossed her arms over her chest.
“I’ll buy you a Hayabusa of your own and we can take a road trip to all the Fiber Festivals next year.”
“Sold.”
They shook on it.
“This is ridiculous,” Sergei bitched in her ear.
“It’s tradition.”
“You are a dragon Queen. If you only let me, I would have had the store open hours ago for a private viewing. Hell, you could just tell me what you want and would buy it for you and to hell with the price.”
Sergei looked around, probably to make sure no one was eavesdropping on their conversation. He made her go all the way to upstate New York to make sure no one would recognize them. The paperwork alone to allow her to enter Queen Arianna’s state was nauseating and she had to knit her a scarf for tribute. That part wasn’t so bad, and she made Justice do the paperwork.
“I could probably buy you the entire store.”
Viola huffed out a breath of white smoke. Since she didn’t have a breath weapon, having her words condense into fog was the closest she got. “What’s the fun in that?”
“What’s the fun of this?” He indicated the sleepy shoppers, sipping coffee from Thermoses and leaning against the building.
“Can’t you feel the anticipation building?” she asked, looking up to the sky. Maybe it would start snowing. She was feeling homesick for Greenland, of all places.
“No.”
“Well trust me, it is.” At his sour face, Viola continued. “It’s either this or we go out looking for Queens in trouble.”
“They come to you. You don’t have to go looking for them.” He frowned down at her stomach. “Are the babies cold?”
“No.” She shook her head. “They’re nice and toasty and will be for the next four months, so don’t try using my pregnancy as an excuse.”
Sergei looked around. “I don’t want to have to kill anyone today.” He forgot to lower his voice. Or did he? A few customers backed away from them.
“It’s good to have daily goals,” Viola said, patting his arm. “Here, hold my coupons while I look at the flyer again.”
He stifled a groan. “Don’t you have that thing memorized yet?”
“I want to make sure we get all the door stopper deals.” She rattled the paper at him.
Just then, the doors opened and the crowd pushed forward.
“Don’t get separated from me,” Sergei warned, tugged the knitted hat she made him over his ears.
“Keep up,” she said, stuffing the ad in her pocket so she had both hands free to stock up on yarn.
Bypassing the line that formed for the free doughnuts and coffee, Viola eyeballed the mini doughnut maker on the way by. “We should get that.”
Sergei grunted and used his height advantage to snatch one off the top shelf over the heads of the customers looking to get it off the display table. When he thought she wasn’t looking, Viola saw him grab a couple of bags of chocolate candy melts. She liked where his head was at. That would make a nice coating for the mini doughnuts.
But what she was really here for was the large bumps of yarn whose strands were as thick as a garden hose. There! Up ahead. Picking up speed, she dodged the Christmas ribbon people and managed to snag her hair on a plastic bird. Not bothering to stop, she took it with her.
“Your hair is a bird’s nest,” Sergei said from behind her. She felt him try to gently detangle it.
“I need ten bumps of the camel and ten of the buffalo.”
“Are we talking about livestock?”
“Go get a carriage or hold out your hands.” Viola dug through the big shelving box of yarn.
“I’m not leaving you.” Sergei managed to pry the bird free from her hair. “You’re covered in glitter,” he said.
“I like the glitter.”
“Figured as much,” he said and audibly stifled a sigh.
She tossed nine of the big bumps of yarn at him. “I need one more buffalo.”
Sergei had four under each of his arms and one under a chin. “Hey lady,” he asked a woman looking at the candle making supplies.
She looked up, noticed that the big biker dude was looking at her and forced a smile.
“I’ll give you fifty bucks for that carriage.”
Apparently she got over her fear of tattooed men in leather and hustled the cart over to him. Sergei unloaded the large skeins of yarn and peeled off a hundred dollar bill and handed it to her. “Keep the change,” he said.
“Bless you.” The woman stood on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek and practically skipped to the front of the store.
“That was so nice.” Viola hugged him.
“My arms were getting tired. Don’t read anything into it.” He crossed his arms.
“I’m short a buffalo and three camels.” Viola sighed in frustration.
“What are you planning on making?”
“I was going to knit you a sweater.”
Sergei looked in the cart. “Why do you need twenty skeins?”
“For your dragon form, silly. I guess we’ll just have to hit another store. There’s one in Albany. We can fly there if you’d rather not drive.”
“I’m not carrying shopping bags in my talons,” he gritted out, pushing the carriage to the long line. It was fifteen people deep. “Oh for fu—”
Viola clamped a hand over his mouth. “There are children present.”
Sergei rolled his eyes. “I’ve got twenty bucks for everyone who lets us go ahead of them,” he shouted when she removed her hand.
He had a few takers.
“Stop bribing people. It’s embarrassing,” Viola whispered as they jumped line.
“You don’t have to knit me a sweater. Dragons don’t wear sweaters,” he whispered back. “Make a blanket instead. That’s enough yarn.”
“Blasphemer. There is never enough yarn.” Viola didn’t like the calculating look in his eyes. It meant he was thinking up something devious and probably irresistible.
“Why don’t you knit me a bike cozy for my new Hayabusa?”
She put her hand to her chest in shock. “I didn’t know you even knew the word cozy.”
“Do we have a deal? You knit me a cover for my bike. We don’t go to anymore stores today.”
Viola wasn’t born yesterday. “What’s in it for me?” She crossed her arms over her chest.
“I’ll buy you a Hayabusa of your own and we can take a road trip to all the Fiber Festivals next year.”
“Sold.”
They shook on it.
Queen Margery's Favorite Things
Queen Margery, the heroine of The Queen’s Dance, spends some of her time in the lovely state of Vermont. There’s plenty to pamper yourself there. Lake Champlain chocolates and pure maple syrup. Not to mention all the tasty cheese samples at the Grafton Village Cheese Shop. But what really floats Margery’s boat is tea. Here are Queen Margery’s top five favorite teas and tisanes:
Queen Margery’s Green Tea and Peppermint Foot Soak
1 cup of Epsom salt
1 cup of baking soda
2 tablespoons of coconut oil (You can also use almond oil or sunflower oil. Even olive oil will do in a pinch)
5 teaspoons of green tea. (Margery says, if you have the bagged kind, cut open 5 bags and dump the contents into your container.)
15-30 drops of peppermint essential oil
Dump all the ingredients but the oil in a quart size Mason jar. Shake to combine. Drip in ½ of the essential oil. Shake to mix together. Test the scent. If it’s too much add equal amounts of Epsom salt and baking soda. If it’s too faint, add the rest of the essential oil. Fill up a basin with the hottest water your feet can stand to be in comfortably and then add in ¼ cup of the mixture. Soak for ½ hour or until you get through a few chapters of that book or a few rows of that scarf. Then put on some thick, cotton socks to keep in the freshness.
Now, it’s time to get on the massage table and have one of your handsome dragon studs rub out all the aches and pains from your body.
Queen Margery’s Earl Grey Massage Oil
½ cup of the carrier oil of your choice. (Sweet almond is Margery’s favorite, but you can also use grapeseed oil or coconut oil.)
2 Earl Grey tea bags
Pour the oil into a Mason jar and drop the tea bags in so they’re submerged. Put the cover on and leave them it out in the sun for an afternoon or out on the counter for two or three days so that the Earl Grey steeps into the oil. Then remove the tea bags before use.
Queen Margery’s Lemon Sugar Scrub
1 Cup of Brown Sugar
1 Cup of White Sugar
2 Tablespoons of grated lemon zest or lemon peel
10 – 15 drops of lemon essential oil
¼ cup of carrier oil of your choice (Coconut, Almond, Grapeseed, or Olive oil would all work well in this recipe.
Mix the sugars and the lemon zest/peel together in a large bowl to combine and then add in the drops of oil. Use more or less depending on your scent preference. Spoon into a pint size Mason jar and add in the oil. Stir until it’s well blended. You want it to be clumpy and not too wet. You can always add more oil if it is too dry.
To use, rub on dry skin and rinse with hot water.
It works wonders on Queen Margery’s scaly skin!
- Teavana Pineapple Blueberry Kona Pop
- Harney & Sons Ginger Peach
- The Republic of Tea Cinnamon Plum
- David’s Tea Pom-Diggety
- Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Zinger
Queen Margery’s Green Tea and Peppermint Foot Soak
1 cup of Epsom salt
1 cup of baking soda
2 tablespoons of coconut oil (You can also use almond oil or sunflower oil. Even olive oil will do in a pinch)
5 teaspoons of green tea. (Margery says, if you have the bagged kind, cut open 5 bags and dump the contents into your container.)
15-30 drops of peppermint essential oil
Dump all the ingredients but the oil in a quart size Mason jar. Shake to combine. Drip in ½ of the essential oil. Shake to mix together. Test the scent. If it’s too much add equal amounts of Epsom salt and baking soda. If it’s too faint, add the rest of the essential oil. Fill up a basin with the hottest water your feet can stand to be in comfortably and then add in ¼ cup of the mixture. Soak for ½ hour or until you get through a few chapters of that book or a few rows of that scarf. Then put on some thick, cotton socks to keep in the freshness.
Now, it’s time to get on the massage table and have one of your handsome dragon studs rub out all the aches and pains from your body.
Queen Margery’s Earl Grey Massage Oil
½ cup of the carrier oil of your choice. (Sweet almond is Margery’s favorite, but you can also use grapeseed oil or coconut oil.)
2 Earl Grey tea bags
Pour the oil into a Mason jar and drop the tea bags in so they’re submerged. Put the cover on and leave them it out in the sun for an afternoon or out on the counter for two or three days so that the Earl Grey steeps into the oil. Then remove the tea bags before use.
Queen Margery’s Lemon Sugar Scrub
1 Cup of Brown Sugar
1 Cup of White Sugar
2 Tablespoons of grated lemon zest or lemon peel
10 – 15 drops of lemon essential oil
¼ cup of carrier oil of your choice (Coconut, Almond, Grapeseed, or Olive oil would all work well in this recipe.
Mix the sugars and the lemon zest/peel together in a large bowl to combine and then add in the drops of oil. Use more or less depending on your scent preference. Spoon into a pint size Mason jar and add in the oil. Stir until it’s well blended. You want it to be clumpy and not too wet. You can always add more oil if it is too dry.
To use, rub on dry skin and rinse with hot water.
It works wonders on Queen Margery’s scaly skin!
The Emerging Queens -- so far
Before the events in The Queen's Wings there were only five female dragons left in the world. They are referred to as The Old Queens and held the following territories.
Cassandra -Ireland, Scotland, & Wales
Lerisse - France, Italy, India, & Africa
Esmeralda - North & South America
Choyo - Saudia Arabia, Indonesia, Japan
Hui Zhong - Russia & China
After the events in The Queen's Wings, hundreds of Queens who were suppressed from shifting into dragons at puberty were released.
Carolyn chose consort Reed (The Queen's Wings) - temporary territory Connecticut, USA
Arianna chose consort Jack - temporary territory New York, USA
Viola chose consort Sergei (The Queen's Flight) - temporary territory Greenland with Vermont land rights.
Mei Hua chose human protector Joachim, Head of the Order of Dragon Slayers (The Queen’s Choice)- Italy
Bianca chose consort Byron (The Queen's Mystery) - temporary territory Rhode Island, USA
After the events in The Queen's Flight, half the emerging Queens are missing and others are being hosted by the elder Queens until the Queen's Conclave next year. Here are the found Queens and their locations.
Dierdre chose consort Fontaine (The Queen's Plight) - temporary territory Washington DC & Virginia, USA
Margery chose consort Remy (aka Champ) (The Queen's Dance) - temporary territory New Jersey, USA with Vermont land rights.
Queens who were being hosted at Cassandra’s castle: Idira, Nalia, Marisol, Adanna, Eva, Zoe, Sofia, Rika, Xiaoling, Miriam.
The unattached studs
Casimiro - A famous Latin singer, this dragon shaman can seduce human women through his magic.
Niall - The Great Wyrm of Yale spends most of his time in his research and hasn't a preference to play the Queen game -- for himself anyway. He's very interested in seeing his sons, Reed, Byron and Fontaine, happily settled.
Rathin - Indian prince, Rathin has a fine museum and spends his time collecting artifacts and finances archeological digs.
Cassandra -Ireland, Scotland, & Wales
Lerisse - France, Italy, India, & Africa
Esmeralda - North & South America
Choyo - Saudia Arabia, Indonesia, Japan
Hui Zhong - Russia & China
After the events in The Queen's Wings, hundreds of Queens who were suppressed from shifting into dragons at puberty were released.
Carolyn chose consort Reed (The Queen's Wings) - temporary territory Connecticut, USA
Arianna chose consort Jack - temporary territory New York, USA
Viola chose consort Sergei (The Queen's Flight) - temporary territory Greenland with Vermont land rights.
Mei Hua chose human protector Joachim, Head of the Order of Dragon Slayers (The Queen’s Choice)- Italy
Bianca chose consort Byron (The Queen's Mystery) - temporary territory Rhode Island, USA
After the events in The Queen's Flight, half the emerging Queens are missing and others are being hosted by the elder Queens until the Queen's Conclave next year. Here are the found Queens and their locations.
Dierdre chose consort Fontaine (The Queen's Plight) - temporary territory Washington DC & Virginia, USA
Margery chose consort Remy (aka Champ) (The Queen's Dance) - temporary territory New Jersey, USA with Vermont land rights.
Queens who were being hosted at Cassandra’s castle: Idira, Nalia, Marisol, Adanna, Eva, Zoe, Sofia, Rika, Xiaoling, Miriam.
The unattached studs
Casimiro - A famous Latin singer, this dragon shaman can seduce human women through his magic.
Niall - The Great Wyrm of Yale spends most of his time in his research and hasn't a preference to play the Queen game -- for himself anyway. He's very interested in seeing his sons, Reed, Byron and Fontaine, happily settled.
Rathin - Indian prince, Rathin has a fine museum and spends his time collecting artifacts and finances archeological digs.
Coming soon!
