Renege on a deal with a Dragon Lord, and become part of his hoard. It isn’t easy raising three half-Fae girls in the Outlands. Her youngest gravely injured, Kailigh is forced to petition the dragon Lord Maddugh, King of Coal and Mountain. Only he’s no fool—he knows Kai isn’t quite human. He’s not about to let a mate with magic in her blood slip through his fingers. So she’ll have to strike a bargain. He’ll save her daughter’s life, and help her hunt the man responsible, but he has a price. A price he demands Kailigh pay in flesh. The Mountain King is a dragon shifter and Fae futuristic steampunk fantasy romance. For readers who enjoy snarky fated mates, crafty, protective, possessive shifter males, magic wielding heroines of a grown age and non stop action woven through addictive romance. First in the Dragon, Stone and Steam series, this standalone is a HEA.