My new employer is a 639-year-old dragon who can’t control his flames around me, and I’m about to discover that getting burned has never felt so good.

When I accept a job caring for six-year-old Ember, I’m just a childcare graduate desperate for work. Not someone prepared to discover that dragons exist. But when the adorable kid accidentally breathes fire during a moment of distress, my entire worldview shatters.

Even more shocking than Ember’s fiery nature is her father, Damon. Six-foot-seven with intense golden eyes and an aura of barely contained power, he’s like no man I’ve ever met. Maybe because he’s not a man at all, but a 639-year-old dragon who makes my body burn with just a glance.

Now I’m living in their guest house, privy to their dangerous secret, and fighting an attraction to Damon that threatens to consume us both. When sparks literally fly between us and I feel the heat of his kiss, I realize I’m playing with fire in more ways than one.

But with his smoldering touch setting my body ablaze, how can I possibly resist the call of a dragon?

Titles in the Cedar Falls: Fated Mates series include: Curvy Girl and The Boss Bear ~ Curvy Girl and The Single Dad Dragon ~ Curvy Girl and The Mountain Man Wolf ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Curvy Girl and the Single Dad Dragon
Series:  Cedar Falls: Fated Mates #2
Author:  Zoey Rose
Published:  August 13, 2025
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Curvy Girl and the Single Dad Dragon is the second title in the Cedar Falls: Fated Mates series.  We’re about to meet Luna, a human nanny, and Damon, well, not completely human, and his adorable daughter, Ember.  Their story is a quick, enjoyable read.  Just enough to give you a full story that feels complete, and a taste of a fun, sexy series as well.  This is my first encounter with Zoey Rose’s work, and I’m already planning on getting caught up real fast.

I enjoyed watching Luna’s emotions be captured by an adorable little girl who is still struggling to keep all her secrets and control her abilities.  Ember is the sweetest little dragon, and she had me chuckling at every scene she completely stole from the adults.  Damon is ancient, he’s settled, a single dad who loves his daughter beyond imagination, yet protective of her in ways that mere humans could never fully understand.  He’s charming, sexy, and believable in both his roles as father and love partner.  Luna is quite the amazing human.  Watching her interactions with Damon and Ember was delightful and endearing.  Their romance is sizzling at just the right spot, and it was fun watching them fall.  I love a good epilogue, and this one was simply perfect.

If you love a well-written, emotional, engaging shifter romance, with characters you cannot help but be drawn to, and an enjoyable story, then Curvy Girl and the Single Dad Dragon by Zoey Rose would be a perfect fit for you.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the author or the author’s team via Booksprout, and I sincerely thank them for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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