title: Talon and the Dragons of Crinnelia
author:  Diana Metz 
description: Diana spent her childhood in the lush green Willamette Valley of Oregon. She knew there had to be dragons hidden in the forest. Diana studied History at Oregon State University with the intention of writing historical romance novels. In 1992 the Metz family moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where there are very few trees and only small dragons. Diana started writing stories for her three children in 1997.
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  Not Her Gargoyle
   
  By
   
  Annie Nicholas
  
  Chapter One
   
  The chain imprisoning Nick to the dragons’ castle wall scraped across the stone ledge. New Port
  City lights twinkled just out of his reach and he flexed his wings. Eoin had used the same bonds to
  confine Viktor, the city’s vampire master, in the dungeon. If Viktor hadn’t been able to break free then
  Nick didn’t see how he could. Ancient vampires were considerably stronger than gargoyles.
  The dragon’s concept of time meant Nick could be stuck here for a very, very long while. He hung
  his head, wings drooping off the edge of the outcrop where he perched.
  Nobody to talk to but two humorless dragons who liked to use him for target practice.
  He sighed and shifted his wings into a more comfortable position.
  Angie landed at the foot of his tower. What she lacked in grace was made up for by her adorable
  size and fluffy white feathers. The white dragon climbed the castle’s stone wall to his position on the
  exterior of the east to