On Call Dragon
(2026)(The second book in the Dragon Shifters of Ember Falls series)
A Story by Phoenix Cross
The new vet just winked at a dragon. The dragon winked back.
Cal Brewer has a system. Coffee at 7:03. Hardware store by eight. No surprises, no complications, no veterinarians with terrible puns and unreasonably good bedside manner. Then Owen Rivera rolls into Ember Falls with a too-big smile, a stethoscope he jokes isn't large enough, and the dangerous habit of bringing Cal coffee he didn't ask for — coffee that's annoyingly, impossibly good.
Owen came to Ember Falls for the large-animal practice, not to fall for the quietest man in town — the one who tips forty percent and won't make eye contact and runs so hot Owen can feel it from across the counter. But something keeps pulling them together, something older than logic and warmer than dragon fire. And the whole town is already placing bets. The only question is whether Cal will let someone in before Owen stops knocking.
🐉 Dragon Shifter 👀 Grumpy/Sunshine 🏠 Small Town 🔥 Fated Mates ☕ Only One Bed of Coffee
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Heat Level: Spicy — Explicit
📖 POV: Dual First Person
🏠 Setting: Ember Falls, Oregon
💕 HEA: Guaranteed
📏 Length: ~25k words
He came for the quiet. The quiet came with a vet who winks at dragons, makes terrible puns, and brews the only coffee Cal Brewer has ever admitted was better than his own.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Cal Brewer has a system. Coffee at 7:03. Hardware store by eight. No surprises, no complications, no veterinarians with terrible puns and unreasonably good bedside manner. Then Owen Rivera rolls into Ember Falls with a too-big smile, a stethoscope he jokes isn't large enough, and the dangerous habit of bringing Cal coffee he didn't ask for — coffee that's annoyingly, impossibly good.
Owen came to Ember Falls for the large-animal practice, not to fall for the quietest man in town — the one who tips forty percent and won't make eye contact and runs so hot Owen can feel it from across the counter. But something keeps pulling them together, something older than logic and warmer than dragon fire. And the whole town is already placing bets. The only question is whether Cal will let someone in before Owen stops knocking.
🐉 Dragon Shifter 👀 Grumpy/Sunshine 🏠 Small Town 🔥 Fated Mates ☕ Only One Bed of Coffee
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Heat Level: Spicy — Explicit
📖 POV: Dual First Person
🏠 Setting: Ember Falls, Oregon
💕 HEA: Guaranteed
📏 Length: ~25k words
He came for the quiet. The quiet came with a vet who winks at dragons, makes terrible puns, and brews the only coffee Cal Brewer has ever admitted was better than his own.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Used availability for Phoenix Cross's On Call Dragon