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Dragon Guard Holiday Love Stories #1
It's the Great Dragon Molly Brown
It’s time! It’s time! The most glorious time of the year! Fall! Halloween! Samhain! And… drum roll, please… The Brown Family Pumpkin Patch Pick-A-Beauty and Win a Jack-O-Lantern for Life Party-stravaganza.
Everything is ready. My precious beauties are their orangey orangest and their roundy roundest, and they’re bigger than any other year in history. They are ready to be loved, carved, and lit up for all the world to see. This is gonna be the best ev… whoooooooa!
What the heck just happened? What was that noise? Is there a perpetrator in my Pumpkin Patch? Was that the sound of a gourd smugglin’ son of gun messin’ with my babies? Oh, hell no! I am Molly Brown. Hear me roar. Ain’t nobody gonna mess with my punkins.
With Cleo on my shoulder and my trusty Wand back in the house, this Keeper of the Sacred Pumpkin is on the case. No way, no how is anyone gonna rain on my parade.
But wait!
What’s that sound? What was that flash of scales? Was that…” Could it really be…?
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bat! It’s a ghost! Oh, my gracious, Goddess with googly eyes, it’s the Great Dragon, Molly Brown!
Another hilariously amazing addition to the Dragon Guard series – the Dragon Guard Holiday Love Stories demanded to be told. I hope you giggle and swoon, laugh out loud and fall in love with these sassy women and their Dragons who refused to be tamed.
Everything is ready. My precious beauties are their orangey orangest and their roundy roundest, and they’re bigger than any other year in history. They are ready to be loved, carved, and lit up for all the world to see. This is gonna be the best ev… whoooooooa!
What the heck just happened? What was that noise? Is there a perpetrator in my Pumpkin Patch? Was that the sound of a gourd smugglin’ son of gun messin’ with my babies? Oh, hell no! I am Molly Brown. Hear me roar. Ain’t nobody gonna mess with my punkins.
With Cleo on my shoulder and my trusty Wand back in the house, this Keeper of the Sacred Pumpkin is on the case. No way, no how is anyone gonna rain on my parade.
But wait!
What’s that sound? What was that flash of scales? Was that…” Could it really be…?
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bat! It’s a ghost! Oh, my gracious, Goddess with googly eyes, it’s the Great Dragon, Molly Brown!
Another hilariously amazing addition to the Dragon Guard series – the Dragon Guard Holiday Love Stories demanded to be told. I hope you giggle and swoon, laugh out loud and fall in love with these sassy women and their Dragons who refused to be tamed.
124 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 25, 2020
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About the author
Julia Mills
261 books1,440 followersMom of two rockin' girls, Reader of everything, Author of The Dragon Guards series and many more surprises to come!
I am a sarcastic,sometimes foul-mouthed, not afraid to drink a beer, always southern woman with 2 of the most amazing teenage daughters,
a menagerie of animals and a voracious appetite for reading who recently decided to write the storied running through her brain. I read my first book, Dr Suess' Cat in The Hat by myself at 4 and was hooked.
I believe a good book along with shoes, makeup and purses will never let a girl down and that all heroes of all the books
I have ever read or will ever write pale in comparison to my daddy! I am a sucker for a happy ending and love some hot sweaty sex with a healthy dose of romance.
I am still working on my story but believe it will contain all of the above with as much SPICE as I can work into it. CHEERS!
I am a sarcastic,sometimes foul-mouthed, not afraid to drink a beer, always southern woman with 2 of the most amazing teenage daughters,
a menagerie of animals and a voracious appetite for reading who recently decided to write the storied running through her brain. I read my first book, Dr Suess' Cat in The Hat by myself at 4 and was hooked.
I believe a good book along with shoes, makeup and purses will never let a girl down and that all heroes of all the books
I have ever read or will ever write pale in comparison to my daddy! I am a sucker for a happy ending and love some hot sweaty sex with a healthy dose of romance.
I am still working on my story but believe it will contain all of the above with as much SPICE as I can work into it. CHEERS!
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February 23, 2021
This is a cute paranormal romance, but it is just too short to have enough character development. Molly and Nate were a cute couple, but the story needed more background information on both of them. Oh, and Molly really needed to learn to curb her tongue -- she got herself in trouble a lot, just because of things she said.
Molly was mostly likable, but wow, she had a strange relationship with her cat familiar. They fought constantly, to the point that it was hard to believe they actually cared about each other.
There wasn't a lot of information on Nate, at least not from his viewpoint. I would have liked for the book to include more of his perspective on their forced breakup and his years away from Molly.
My rating system is below.
1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.
2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.
3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.
4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.
5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.
Molly was mostly likable, but wow, she had a strange relationship with her cat familiar. They fought constantly, to the point that it was hard to believe they actually cared about each other.
There wasn't a lot of information on Nate, at least not from his viewpoint. I would have liked for the book to include more of his perspective on their forced breakup and his years away from Molly.
My rating system is below.
1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.
2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.
3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.
4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.
5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.
November 18, 2020
For witch Molly Brown, her pumpkins are ready and are bigger than any year in history - which is great because it is time for this year's "The Brown Family Pumpkin Patch Pick-A-Beauty and Win a Jack-O-Lantern for Life Party-stravaganza". Then she realises that there is someone in her pumpkin patch and so she rushes out with only her trusty cat Cleo on her shoulder only to see the scales of the Great Dragon before he disappeared again. Can she sort out what is going on?
I love the Dragon Guards but I definitely really disliked the style of this book. I found the accented and self conversational style of the writing of this just irritating. However, ignoring that, I loved the premise of the story and the events that happened and how they ended. There were drama and excitement as well as a pairing of perfect partners that just could not be denied. Contains some sexual content.
I love the Dragon Guards but I definitely really disliked the style of this book. I found the accented and self conversational style of the writing of this just irritating. However, ignoring that, I loved the premise of the story and the events that happened and how they ended. There were drama and excitement as well as a pairing of perfect partners that just could not be denied. Contains some sexual content.
November 1, 2021
OMG it's been 15 minutes since I finished this book and I'm still laughing and my head is reeling! Where does this author get all this crazy???
My gosh, Molly Brown of Nowhere, USA is so ready for the yearly Brown Family party (I won't even attempt saying the whole name of the party) her pumpkins are oh so ready. But just as she's having a snit fit with her Familiar Cleo, she hears and then sees who she never thought to see again because it could only be him although she's never seen him in that form because he was supposedly a Null, (now I'm prattling on like Molly) Nate Archer the love of her life.
Nate has come back and is never leaving again, he's a Dragon Guard now! His parents were to blame for him and his brothers disappering all those years ago and here I was blaming my family of Brown Witches because he was a Null.
Haaahaaahaaahaaa! I'm still laughing Love it!
My gosh, Molly Brown of Nowhere, USA is so ready for the yearly Brown Family party (I won't even attempt saying the whole name of the party) her pumpkins are oh so ready. But just as she's having a snit fit with her Familiar Cleo, she hears and then sees who she never thought to see again because it could only be him although she's never seen him in that form because he was supposedly a Null, (now I'm prattling on like Molly) Nate Archer the love of her life.
Nate has come back and is never leaving again, he's a Dragon Guard now! His parents were to blame for him and his brothers disappering all those years ago and here I was blaming my family of Brown Witches because he was a Null.
Haaahaaahaaahaaa! I'm still laughing Love it!
May 21, 2023
Short and Sassy
I guess there's another series I haven't read. Possibly, I would've liked this one better if I'd read it.
This book is obviously not meant to be serious, so I won't pick apart internal inconsistencies or parts that don't make sense. The title is brilliant, and making the heroine "Molly Brown" was a great idea. The heroine is sassy and funny, and her family members are also funny.
The problem is, there is no plot. At least, there isn't a problem Molly can solve. She has been in love with her mate since she was a kid, so there's no getting to know each other misunderstandings. She's not mad at him. A dragon showing up in the pumpkin patch isn't really a problem. There is some conflict with her mate's parents, but it comes out of nowhere, Molly can't do anything about it, and it is quickly resolved.
I guess there's another series I haven't read. Possibly, I would've liked this one better if I'd read it.
This book is obviously not meant to be serious, so I won't pick apart internal inconsistencies or parts that don't make sense. The title is brilliant, and making the heroine "Molly Brown" was a great idea. The heroine is sassy and funny, and her family members are also funny.
The problem is, there is no plot. At least, there isn't a problem Molly can solve. She has been in love with her mate since she was a kid, so there's no getting to know each other misunderstandings. She's not mad at him. A dragon showing up in the pumpkin patch isn't really a problem. There is some conflict with her mate's parents, but it comes out of nowhere, Molly can't do anything about it, and it is quickly resolved.
October 30, 2020
Book Review: It's the Great Dragon Molly Brown (Dragon Guard Holiday Love Stories Book 1)
Author: Julia Mills
My Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewer - Tammy Book Nook Nuts
REVIEW
What does a girl do when her egotistical feline Cleopatra won't shut up, and when there is someone hiding in your pumpkin patch? Right before the festival of the family is to begin? Well for Molly it means getting out of her warm bed and finding out what is going on before it ruins everything. This witch is taking names and whooping them later.
What is she going to do though when her one and only appears in the very place he shouldn't be? Will she grab him by the scales?
Too funny this one. Molly has her hands full for sure.
**I read this book via Kindle Unlimited and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**
Julia Mills
Author: Julia Mills
My Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewer - Tammy Book Nook Nuts
REVIEW
What does a girl do when her egotistical feline Cleopatra won't shut up, and when there is someone hiding in your pumpkin patch? Right before the festival of the family is to begin? Well for Molly it means getting out of her warm bed and finding out what is going on before it ruins everything. This witch is taking names and whooping them later.
What is she going to do though when her one and only appears in the very place he shouldn't be? Will she grab him by the scales?
Too funny this one. Molly has her hands full for sure.
**I read this book via Kindle Unlimited and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review of this book**
Julia Mills
July 30, 2021
Hilarious 1st person witch story
Molly Brown is a witch in charge of the all things pumpkin patch, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin latte, you get the idea. She is in love with Nate Archer, a Null (a non-magical, non-shifting being). She hasn't seen him in years, but she certain she loves him. Then there is that pesty dragon in her pumpkin patch. What else could happen before Halloween?
This fast paced comic romance is sure to tickle your funny bone. The characters are funny, snarky (even Cleo the familiar), and sassy. I like that the characters are unique and sassy.
Highly recommended.
bookwormsuzy
Molly Brown is a witch in charge of the all things pumpkin patch, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin latte, you get the idea. She is in love with Nate Archer, a Null (a non-magical, non-shifting being). She hasn't seen him in years, but she certain she loves him. Then there is that pesty dragon in her pumpkin patch. What else could happen before Halloween?
This fast paced comic romance is sure to tickle your funny bone. The characters are funny, snarky (even Cleo the familiar), and sassy. I like that the characters are unique and sassy.
Highly recommended.
bookwormsuzy
October 28, 2020
Julia Mills never disappoints with her amazing ability at story telling. It's the Great Dragon Molly Brown is no exception.
Molly Brown is THE greatest witch in the world but is alone. Her one true love was sent away many years ago and she has spent the years tweaking her craft. Nate Archer is a "Null". That is, he is a shifter without an animal or magic.
When a Pumpkin Patch bandit is revealed and Molly is kidnapped, all involved lives will change forever.
I highly recommend this book. This is my honest opinion of an advanced copy I received.
Molly Brown is THE greatest witch in the world but is alone. Her one true love was sent away many years ago and she has spent the years tweaking her craft. Nate Archer is a "Null". That is, he is a shifter without an animal or magic.
When a Pumpkin Patch bandit is revealed and Molly is kidnapped, all involved lives will change forever.
I highly recommend this book. This is my honest opinion of an advanced copy I received.
November 26, 2020
I must say the light-hearted craziness of these short books are entertaining.
A very dysfunctional set of parents, a sleep flying dragon and mates long separated cause serious mayhem.
Cleo the crazy familiar was a hoot and liked the other characters we meet.
Poor Nate and Molly, all those years lost due to Fate having to bide her time to see which way the Archer boys would go.
Will be fun to see the brothers fall.
This is a different style of writing from this author to what I prefer but enjoyable in a different way.
A very dysfunctional set of parents, a sleep flying dragon and mates long separated cause serious mayhem.
Cleo the crazy familiar was a hoot and liked the other characters we meet.
Poor Nate and Molly, all those years lost due to Fate having to bide her time to see which way the Archer boys would go.
Will be fun to see the brothers fall.
This is a different style of writing from this author to what I prefer but enjoyable in a different way.
November 4, 2021
What fun adult version of the great pumpkin! Love it!! It's a quick, fast paced short story about a love destined to be. There is the rambling, goofy, sarcastic Molly Brown, Nate Archer the love of MB's life, Big Daddy and Mama Archer two crazies, and Cleo MB's cat familiar, witches, dragons and shifters, along with a few other fun characters. Everything circles around the story about the family pumpkin patch and a prophecy that changes.... fast paced, drama, family, fun and love. A great adult Halloween tale. This story will put a smile in your brain!!
January 7, 2022
This book was literally laugh out loud funny from start to finish! Molly Brown of Nowhere USA is the Keeper of the Sacred Pumpkin. Someone has infiltrated her pumpkin patch, she & Cleo her familiar are on the case! Nate Archer was sent away many yrs ago, after Molly's parents said they couldn't be together. Now he is back, with a huge surprise for the beautiful woman he has been in love with forever. However, someone has other plans for her, & it just may take her crazy family & Nate to get her out of it!
November 30, 2020
Julia has done it again with this hilarious read,Molly Brown is the Halloween witch who nutures and protects the pumpkin patch for years,with strange things happening and evil lurking on the sidelines Molly knows she has find out what's happening especially as the great dragon appears and disappears suddenly,along with her cousin and her snarky cat familiar Cleo will she figure it out before it's too late
August 14, 2021
It’s the Great Pumpkin Stealers , Molly Brown !!
Cute Halloween/Samhain story a la “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”, except in this one there’s a Dragon shifter instead !! If you like quirky heroine’s with magic, and hunky Dragons that appear right when you need them to save you, then this Paranormal Romance will make you laugh until you’re snorting Southern Sweet Tea out of your nose !! 4⭐️’s
Cute Halloween/Samhain story a la “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”, except in this one there’s a Dragon shifter instead !! If you like quirky heroine’s with magic, and hunky Dragons that appear right when you need them to save you, then this Paranormal Romance will make you laugh until you’re snorting Southern Sweet Tea out of your nose !! 4⭐️’s
January 22, 2025
I hated it. It's too chaotic, the exposition never ended, it happened in the middle of things and completely broke the pace, not to mention most of it is completely irrelevant. The "jokes" were beyond cringe, and everyone was like Pinkie pie on steroids, but stupid. Everyone.
Explanations don't explain anything, and there were a bunch of moments when the words were strung together disguised as sentences that were not sentences.
I got this for free, and I still feel like I paid too much.
Explanations don't explain anything, and there were a bunch of moments when the words were strung together disguised as sentences that were not sentences.
I got this for free, and I still feel like I paid too much.
October 30, 2020
Molly Brown is a witch of the Brown Family Coven along with her cantankerous familiar, Cleopatra the cat, in Nowhere U.S.A. She's in charge of the special Halloween Extravaganza Party where all supernaturals and humans mix and mingle. This year she has a big surprise coming her way. Of curse, there's always a hiccup. There is an evil couple who kidnap her to take her powers away. She's rescued by quite a surprising group and one of them is her big surprise!
This is another hysterically funny, magical and romantic story. Loved sassy Molly-she's a riot, I loved it and so will you.
This is another hysterically funny, magical and romantic story. Loved sassy Molly-she's a riot, I loved it and so will you.
October 30, 2020
It's the Great Dragon Molly Brown
An awesomely funny book. This author's hilarious writing will brighten even the darkest days. Loved it. Molly is a witch charged with protecting the family pumpkin patch. Out of no where there is a creature roaming in the patch. What Molly discovers will put her life in danger along with her familiar cat Cleopatra.
An awesomely funny book. This author's hilarious writing will brighten even the darkest days. Loved it. Molly is a witch charged with protecting the family pumpkin patch. Out of no where there is a creature roaming in the patch. What Molly discovers will put her life in danger along with her familiar cat Cleopatra.
November 30, 2020
AWESOMENESS
Totally so different from Julia's hot and steamy sexy reads . SASSY TALKING! Molly has to save the pumpkins from the great dragon....or dies she. Mystery and suspence as Molly thunders thru her story to fill us in on the whys and whos. Thank you Julia! You make me laugh
Totally so different from Julia's hot and steamy sexy reads . SASSY TALKING! Molly has to save the pumpkins from the great dragon....or dies she. Mystery and suspence as Molly thunders thru her story to fill us in on the whys and whos. Thank you Julia! You make me laugh
December 30, 2020
The great dragon
Molly had a love of her life then he was taken from her. One morning her cat wakes her because someone is in the pumpkin patch. Turns out to be a dragon. All of a sudden things she thought was just stories seam to be coming true. Will she find out who the dragon is? Will someone try to take her magic from her? Come on in and find out. Be prepared to laugh and hope all things will work out.
Molly had a love of her life then he was taken from her. One morning her cat wakes her because someone is in the pumpkin patch. Turns out to be a dragon. All of a sudden things she thought was just stories seam to be coming true. Will she find out who the dragon is? Will someone try to take her magic from her? Come on in and find out. Be prepared to laugh and hope all things will work out.
October 28, 2020
Oh wow, I loved this story!! Rom-Com dragon guards y something I wasn´t expecting to like and loved it!!!! Molly is such a great sassy witch and Cleo... what can I say about Cleo? lol. Nate is totally sweet and I can´t wait to hear the rest of the Archer dragons story
October 31, 2020
loved, loved, loved this book! Molly and Cleo are hilarious with how they interact with each other. Molly and Nate's story is amazing and the love that they have always had for each other shows! I received an arc and I'm voluntarily leaving an honest review
November 4, 2020
Molly & Nate
Thoroughly enjoyed Molly & Nate's story very much. I love reading a happy ever after story it makes me feel better after a hard time. Thank you for writing this story. Eagerly waiting for the next book in this series.
Thoroughly enjoyed Molly & Nate's story very much. I love reading a happy ever after story it makes me feel better after a hard time. Thank you for writing this story. Eagerly waiting for the next book in this series.
November 28, 2020
Dragons and pumpkins!
Fun little story.
It is really no surprise that Molly and her childhood sweetheart Nate are matched by Fate.
All the stars align and miracles and magic happen!
Fun little story.
It is really no surprise that Molly and her childhood sweetheart Nate are matched by Fate.
All the stars align and miracles and magic happen!
December 7, 2020
Oh my pumpkin
Another great dragon guard addition. Looking forward to reading the other holiday love stories.
She thought her true love was gone for good, but his return is a true surprise.
Another great dragon guard addition. Looking forward to reading the other holiday love stories.
She thought her true love was gone for good, but his return is a true surprise.
December 11, 2020
Crazy!
This book was pretty crazy! She was madly in love with the guy who was taken away while still in their teens. They both knew they were truly in love with each other. Years later they find that they are both special. But getting there is pure bedlam!
This book was pretty crazy! She was madly in love with the guy who was taken away while still in their teens. They both knew they were truly in love with each other. Years later they find that they are both special. But getting there is pure bedlam!
January 13, 2021
Liked it
First book I have read by the author. Greatly enjoyed the storyline and I love that the hero stuttered at times cuz he has so enamored of his mate. Mills is on my TBR list.
First book I have read by the author. Greatly enjoyed the storyline and I love that the hero stuttered at times cuz he has so enamored of his mate. Mills is on my TBR list.
January 16, 2021
Molly Brown Rocks
When I need a book to bring me up, I look for a Julia Mills story. Molly is a snarky witch with the power behind her to prove it. She is in charge of the pumpkin -extravaganza every year. This is way better, Charlie Brown!
When I need a book to bring me up, I look for a Julia Mills story. Molly is a snarky witch with the power behind her to prove it. She is in charge of the pumpkin -extravaganza every year. This is way better, Charlie Brown!
January 27, 2021
Hilariously Funny
OMG! This witch puts the "fun" in dysfunctional! Between her and Cleo, I was seriously LMAO!
All jokes aside, this story is a testament to true love. The distance and years of separation never dulled their feelings for each other.
OMG! This witch puts the "fun" in dysfunctional! Between her and Cleo, I was seriously LMAO!
All jokes aside, this story is a testament to true love. The distance and years of separation never dulled their feelings for each other.
April 29, 2022
A nice romance
I enjoyed this short story. Molly and her cat Cleo are good characters. There is humor, some danger, pumpkins and the Great Dragon. This is a quick read. There is a sneak peek of the next book in the series.
I enjoyed this short story. Molly and her cat Cleo are good characters. There is humor, some danger, pumpkins and the Great Dragon. This is a quick read. There is a sneak peek of the next book in the series.
October 30, 2022
Perfect
What a awesome read on the Eve of all Hallows Eve full of pumpkiny goodness and dragons. Fun snarky familiars and nosy cousins make your day. Go go Dragon Guard Holiday books. So just grab them all trust me you need um.
What a awesome read on the Eve of all Hallows Eve full of pumpkiny goodness and dragons. Fun snarky familiars and nosy cousins make your day. Go go Dragon Guard Holiday books. So just grab them all trust me you need um.
November 20, 2022
The witch and her dragon
Absolutely loved this book and would thoroughly recommend it and hope that others enjoy it as much as I did. Exciting as all books written by Julia, this book is definitely filled with love and adventure.
Absolutely loved this book and would thoroughly recommend it and hope that others enjoy it as much as I did. Exciting as all books written by Julia, this book is definitely filled with love and adventure.
October 14, 2024
Halloween Hijinks Pumpkin Patch Style
Cute Halloween story that combines the Brown witches and the Archer Dragon Guards ! And let’s hear it for Cleo the witches familiar of the Brown family, her snark makes the book ! 4✨’s
Cute Halloween story that combines the Brown witches and the Archer Dragon Guards ! And let’s hear it for Cleo the witches familiar of the Brown family, her snark makes the book ! 4✨’s
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