Ritsu Aozaki – illustratör

ARTIFICIAL BLUES Thanks to both her engagement to Hubert and her role as the surrogate mother of the Blue Dragon, Melissa has claimed quite a high place in society. Now her special roles require a formal visit to the neighbouring territory of Littia. There, Melissa meets the impressively organised Lady Shirley. The two become fast friends, but all is not well in Littia. Someone has replaced the previous Blue Dragon’s scales with fakes! It will take all of Melissa, Shirley, Hubert, White Queen, and Blue’s resources to find the source of this fraud!

A young woman begins a new life as a dragon master for a handsome earl in this tale of high fantasy romance.Melissa is a maid-in-training at the royal castle, where her greatest joy is caring for the majestic steeds of the royal Dragon Knights. Her coming-of-age ceremony is fast approaching, and with it comes the need to decide what path her future will take. Melissa shares a special bond of friendship with Commander Hubert, the handsome knight who rides the mightiest of dragons, but their relationship is about to get complicated. Newly returned from a dangerous mission, Hubert makes a shocking request: Would Melissa pretend to be his lover, and move to his country estate, where wild dragons roam?

Melissa has been kidnapped! Eleanor and her servant are behind it, and both want to use her as bait for dragons Melissa cares for. However, each has a different plan for the dragons when they arrive. The safety of the wild dragons, especially the newborn king of dragons, is Melissa’s biggest concern. Any cry for help plays into Eleanor’s and the poachers’ plans. Hubert and the Dragon Knight Corps need to act quickly to save her before she is used against all the dragons in the valley!

Melissa is a young woman training to be an attendant in the royal castle, working alongside the heroic dragon knights and their magnificent dragon steeds. The dragons love Melissa, and she's soon selected to join Hubert--former captain of the dragon knights and newly appointed earl--in the borderlands, where wild dragons roam freely in the skies. Might romance blossom between Melissa and this handsome young lord, whose new position brings with it a whole host of dilemmas?

Melissa is a maid-in-training at the royal castle, where her greatest joy is caring for the majestic steeds of the royal Dragon Knights. Her coming-of-age ceremony is fast approaching, and with it comes the need to decide what path her future will take. Melissa shares a special bond of friendship with Commander Hubert, the handsome knight who rides the mightiest of dragons, but their relationship is about to get complicated. Newly returned from a dangerous mission, Hubert makes a shocking request: Would Melissa pretend to be his lover, and move to his country estate, where wild dragons roam?

When Lawrence, an official from a neighbouring kingdom, asks for Melissa's hand in marriage, she finds herself at the dead center of a diplomatic incident! She wants nothing more than to remain with her Hubert and the dragons, but staying there will require an appeal to the king and his court. With a blue dragon speaking on her behalf, spinning tales of the ancient pact between humans and dragons, there might be hope for her dream yet!

Melissa’s engagement to Lord Hubert has been officially recognized, and day by day, she’s learning more about the Wingriff family’s special duties. It will take all her strength and dedication to do right by her role, starting with a trip to the port city of Litia. It's not all stress and duty, though: Melissa can hardly contain her excitement when she sees the ocean for the very first time! With Hubert, the White Queen, and Blue by her side, she’s sure to make some heartwarming memories!