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Dragon Tasker #1
Doppelgängers & Deceit
Being a dragon is a death sentence. Being a Tasker might be worse. Jean-Michel is BOTH.
A specialized operative called a Tasker, Jean-Michel Raudine works for Crimson, the very organization that hunts dragons and kills them on sight. What better place to hide than among your enemy?
Gabriel Kennedy is a well-known businessman with secrets - one of which is that he’s a Councilor in the supernatural justice system. He decides the fate of paranormal beings that break the laws of Crimson.
What will he do when he realizes his Tasker is breaking the law by simply existing?
Life for the dragon Tasker has become one hideous mission after another. Life for the human Councilor is one lonely meeting after another. That is until doppelgängers are discovered in this world, and powerful people begin acting strangely, even dangerously.
Are doppelgängers responsible for something sinister?
With lives on the line, Jean-Michel finds himself walking a tightrope to help Gabriel solve the mystery before the Council & Crimson fall into chaos - while also keeping his scaled ass from being found out or worse - killed.
Doppelgängers & Deceit is Book One of The Dragon Tasker Series. It's a wild urban fantasy and paranormal romance that introduces you to a chorus of paranormal characters connected to a dejected dragon and introverted human trying to solve the mystery of the doppelgängers & also piece their own puzzle together.
A specialized operative called a Tasker, Jean-Michel Raudine works for Crimson, the very organization that hunts dragons and kills them on sight. What better place to hide than among your enemy?
Gabriel Kennedy is a well-known businessman with secrets - one of which is that he’s a Councilor in the supernatural justice system. He decides the fate of paranormal beings that break the laws of Crimson.
What will he do when he realizes his Tasker is breaking the law by simply existing?
Life for the dragon Tasker has become one hideous mission after another. Life for the human Councilor is one lonely meeting after another. That is until doppelgängers are discovered in this world, and powerful people begin acting strangely, even dangerously.
Are doppelgängers responsible for something sinister?
With lives on the line, Jean-Michel finds himself walking a tightrope to help Gabriel solve the mystery before the Council & Crimson fall into chaos - while also keeping his scaled ass from being found out or worse - killed.
Doppelgängers & Deceit is Book One of The Dragon Tasker Series. It's a wild urban fantasy and paranormal romance that introduces you to a chorus of paranormal characters connected to a dejected dragon and introverted human trying to solve the mystery of the doppelgängers & also piece their own puzzle together.
262 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2022
About the author
Rachel D. Adams
12 books58 followersRachel Adams is a Southern Girl (meaning the Southern United States) who grew up in the “Bible Belt.” Her writing grew from an exploration of the culture and the hidden nuances of that culture. She began writing at around the age of 11. Rachel’s escapism as a child grew her imagination and her spirit.
As a GenXer, her original writing was done in notebooks and on an old-fashioned typewriter. This was before the internet existed. Though most of that writing was destroyed, Rachel did not stop. She wrote stories about places and people around her, fictionalizing as she did. Her characters are often entangled and downtrodden by their place in life, yet willing to reach forward and either adapt to survive or find hope and strength to keep moving. She loves collaborative writing, and many of her works are co-authored with partners who share her passion for deep character development. To that end, many of their hobby writing has ended up on serial platforms such as Kindle Vella.
However, Rachel D. Adams is not just an author of fiction. She writes content for websites. Untapped Sound and Backyard Boosts are examples of this. She partners with her husband for these and other projects. On Rachel D. Adams’ MEDIUM platform, she shares personal interest stories and personal and professional development articles. Rachel firmly believes that we should all be uplifting one another! As such, she supports other authors, artists, and musicians on her social media.
In case you wondered, here are some answers: Rachel loves cooking, eating, coffee, gaming, photography, squirrels & Guinness. She’s a homebody but also loves traveling and working from remote locations. She may seem like an extrovert at times but admits to being an introvert that has to recharge her “social batteries” often.
If you want to keep in touch and get all of the latest updates and release dates from Rachel D. Adams – be sure to visit her website and sign up for her author Newsletter!
As a GenXer, her original writing was done in notebooks and on an old-fashioned typewriter. This was before the internet existed. Though most of that writing was destroyed, Rachel did not stop. She wrote stories about places and people around her, fictionalizing as she did. Her characters are often entangled and downtrodden by their place in life, yet willing to reach forward and either adapt to survive or find hope and strength to keep moving. She loves collaborative writing, and many of her works are co-authored with partners who share her passion for deep character development. To that end, many of their hobby writing has ended up on serial platforms such as Kindle Vella.
However, Rachel D. Adams is not just an author of fiction. She writes content for websites. Untapped Sound and Backyard Boosts are examples of this. She partners with her husband for these and other projects. On Rachel D. Adams’ MEDIUM platform, she shares personal interest stories and personal and professional development articles. Rachel firmly believes that we should all be uplifting one another! As such, she supports other authors, artists, and musicians on her social media.
In case you wondered, here are some answers: Rachel loves cooking, eating, coffee, gaming, photography, squirrels & Guinness. She’s a homebody but also loves traveling and working from remote locations. She may seem like an extrovert at times but admits to being an introvert that has to recharge her “social batteries” often.
If you want to keep in touch and get all of the latest updates and release dates from Rachel D. Adams – be sure to visit her website and sign up for her author Newsletter!
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July 26, 2025
Dnf @30%
I just got bored, so many meetings and discussions without much actually happening and the world building was lacking- I'm not sure if I missed a previous book but organisations are mentioned as if I should know about them.
I just got bored, so many meetings and discussions without much actually happening and the world building was lacking- I'm not sure if I missed a previous book but organisations are mentioned as if I should know about them.
September 8, 2025
This isn't my usual genre, but maybe I need to branch out more. From the very beginning this reminded me of an action packed adventure. It brought back the feeling I got from reading Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code." The main characters were enigmatic and yet I couldn't help rooting for them. Loved the side characters (both supernatural and human) too. I liked the pacing of the mystery. There were layers of complicated history that we've yet to uncover: underlying electric tension not only between the main characters, but the vamp and human doc hehe. Perhaps this will be a topic for the second book?
March 5, 2024
Doppelgängers & Deceit is the first book in The Dragon Tasker Series. This book starts out slow but once it picks up it was hard to put down. There is a lot going on in the story but it is so good. If you like secret agents and intrigue, I have no doubt you will enjoy this book. I wish we would have seen more of the romance between Gabriel and Jean-Michel but it doesn't take away from the story. The sexy stuff is all behind closed doors so we didn't see it but it was hinted at. I want to see what happens in the next book. I would definitely recommend this book.
June 15, 2026
Unusual
The book drops you into a world of supernatural characters hiding in plain sight guided by a council. It's an unusual supernatural/body snatcher story. I didn't really connect with the characters but there's lots of action that keeps the story going and a bit of spice. Next book might be better since the backstory is somewhat filled in and the characters are paired off.
The book drops you into a world of supernatural characters hiding in plain sight guided by a council. It's an unusual supernatural/body snatcher story. I didn't really connect with the characters but there's lots of action that keeps the story going and a bit of spice. Next book might be better since the backstory is somewhat filled in and the characters are paired off.
March 12, 2023
Excellent plot with a slight romance twist near the end. (Okay, and a non-Main Character flirting going on.)
Btw, both the authors are awesome people. (Okay, I'm biased as I know one of them.)
Btw, both the authors are awesome people. (Okay, I'm biased as I know one of them.)
Did Not Finish
May 27, 2024Dnf at 8%. I'm struggling to understand the world building and creatures
May 12, 2025
Yes and yes
I am so glad I got this book. The ending was so good. I can't wait to read more of the series.
I am so glad I got this book. The ending was so good. I can't wait to read more of the series.
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