The Commander and the Dragon by Sloane Meyers

MacKenzie ‘Mac’ Somers is used to being judged based on outward appearances. She has gained renown as the youngest wizard to ever serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Falcon Cross army, but there are always those who think her youth—or her love of all things pink and sparkly—mean she can’t be taken seriously. And her new co-commander, dragon shifter Zeke Pars, judges her from day one.

Mac is determined to show him that she can handle an army just fine by herself, and she’s also determined to ignore the butterflies that fill her stomach every time she sees Zeke’s handsome face. But as the enemy’s forces grow, and dark magic fills the air, Mac wonders if the doubters are right. Is she in over her head after all? She needs Zeke’s military expertise more than ever, but does accepting his help make her weak? And can she manage to be in the same room with him every day without completely losing her heart to his smoldering good looks?

Dragon shifter Zeke Pars is used to feeling out of place, but his latest mission has taken things to a whole new level. He’s arrived in the wizarding town of Falcon Cross with several of his dragon shifter clan mates, and they’ve sworn to protect their wizard allies from the growing threat of war by a mysterious, evil enemy. Zeke is an expert in military strategies, and he’s prepared to whip the wizard army into shape. He soon finds, though, that wizard customs and traditions often clash with his ideas of good battle planning. Not only that, but he can’t take seriously Mac, the commander in Falcon Cross. Not when she giggles and wears sparkles and pink to official functions.

Zeke hates that he’s forced to work with her, but he has no choice. To his surprise, it doesn’t take long for him to see that there’s a tough, intelligent woman behind Mac’s sparkly exterior. Not only that, but he can’t ignore her beauty, or the way his heart beats faster every time she’s around. With war on the horizon, though, he doesn’t have time for romance…or does he?

Can Mac handle the heat of the most stubborn, handsome dragon shifter she’s ever met? And will Zeke find a way to balance his strict military ideals with his growing desire to show Mac just how special she is?