Dash of Dragon

A thirteen-year-old master chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, cook the perfect dragon cuisine, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this entertaining novel that combines all of the best ingredientsfantasy, humor, adventure, action, cute boys, and a feisty heroine!Lailu Loganberry is an expert at hunting dangerous beasts. And shes even better at cooking them. For years Lailu has trained to be the best chef in the city. Her specialty? Monster cuisine. When her mentor agrees to open a new restaurant with Lailu as the head chef, shes never been more excited. But her celebration is cut short when she discovers that her mentor borrowed money from Mr. Boss, a vicious loan shark. If they cant pay him back, Lailu will not only lose her restaurantshell have to cook for Mr. Boss for the rest of her life. As Lailu scrambles to raise the money in time, she becomes trapped in a deadly conflict between the kings cold-blooded assassin, the terrifying elf mafia, and Mr. Boss ruthless crew. Worst of all, her only hope in outsmarting Mr. Boss lies with the one person she hatesGreg, the most obnoxious boy in school and her rival in the restaurant business. But like Lailu always says, if you cant stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. And shes determined to succeed, no matter the cost!