City of Dragons, Book One

Penny Caspian is hiding something.

But it's not that she killed the young dragon shifter girls that are washing up on the beach, no matter what Detective Lachlan Flint seems to think.

That detective, well, she thinks he's hiding something, too, with his handsome features and his drawling southern accent—what's he doing all the way up north in Sea City, anyway? Why's this guy the magical creatures detective, anyway? He doesn't know anything about magical creatures. He keeps asking for her help in understanding the dragon shifter community, since he needs Penny's expertise.

And sure, Penny used to be part of that world. Dragons like to keep their glittering riches close, after all, and she was a pretty, poised part of her husband's hoard. Like all dragons, she had the mating bond to keep her there.
It's no one's business why she's not there any more, or why she left her destined mate.

One thing is for sure, it would be incredibly stupid to go and play detective with Lachlan Flint all over the city, exposing herself to the world of dragon high society. She just got away from all that.

But dragon girls' lives are on the line. The killer isn't going to stop. And if she could help the investigation...

Why does she always do the stupid thing?