A wolf shifter baker. A hot dragon uncle on babysitting duty. And five cupcake-fueled dragon toddlers who accidentally play matchmaker.

Brianna Montclair has no time for romance. She’s finally living her dream: running a bakery with her best friend in Red Lodge, Montana. The hours are brutal, the to-do list never ends, and Brianna is determined to make her bakery a success.

Then Flynn Ashford walks through the door with five sugar-hungry dragon toddlers in tow. He’s charming. Ridiculously handsome. And according to her wolf? Her mate.

As if that weren’t complicated enough, meeting Flynn awakens magic Brianna never knew she had. Suddenly, her carefully organized life is spinning out of control.

Flynn Ashford has been guarding the hidden dragon world beneath the mountains. But throughout the centuries, no challenge has been as great as babysitting his sister’s five toddlers. He bribes them with the promise of cupcakes.

Then he meets Brianna at the bakery.

Flynn falls first—and hard. Now, he’s juggling five dragon toddlers, stolen moments with Brianna, and the growing certainty that he wants a life he never imagined outside the mountain.

But choosing his wolf mate could cost him his position, his home, and his place among his own kind.

And as tensions rise between the dragons determined to stay hidden and those longing for freedom, Flynn must decide how much he’s willing to risk for the she-wolf his dragon has already chosen.

Titles in the Shifter Nation: Montana Mates series include:  Grumpy Alpha Wolf ~ The Baker’s Dragon Mate ~

This story may contain language, violence, and/or sexual situations intended for an adult 18+ audience.

Title:  The Baker’s Dragon Mate
Series:  Shifter Nation: Montana Mates #2
Author:  Meg Ripley
Published:  October 2, 2026
My Rating:  4.5 stars

The Baker’s Dragon Mate is the second title in the Shifter Nation: Montana Mates series.  A Paranormal/Shifter Romance sure to bring a smile to your face with the antics of dragon toddlers on a sugar high, plus an intriguing romance between Brianna, a wolf shifter, and Flynn, a dragon shifter.  Frankly, anything you’d really “need” to know before picking up this story can be found in the Cover Description.  What that doesn’t tell you is the emotional response you’d probably have as their story unfolds.

I had such a good time with Brianna, Flynn, and five adorable, mischievous dragon toddlers up to, well, dragon shenanigans.  Their story is well-written, emotional, passionate, and full of chuckles at baby dragons’ antics.  I enjoyed watching the drama of Brianna and Flynn work its way to a solution, in an emotional upheaval for them both.  I haven’t read the first story in this series yet, so I can frankly say that although it might have added more to this one, I could easily step into The Baker’s Dragon Mate without feeling like I’d missed something important.  And, yes, I’ll definitely go back for Grumpy Alpha Wolf.  If that sounds like your kind of Shifter Romance, then you’d love this one.

*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. I chose to leave a review with my personal opinion of this book.*

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