The Shifter Royalty Series by Patrick Wendling-Markwell

Crown Prince Nicholas of the Snake Shifter Kingdom is busy hiding his sexuality from his family who doesn't care that he is gay. However, he is the heir to the throne which means he needs to produce an heir. Crown Prince Edward of the Dragon Shifter Kingdom has been kicked out of his palace by his father after coming out of the closet so he turns to Prince Nicholas... moreCrown Prince Nicholas of the Snake Shifter Kingdom is busy hiding his sexuality from his family who doesn't care that he is gay. However, he is the heir to the throne which means he needs to produce an heir. Crown Prince Edward of the Dragon Shifter Kingdom has been kicked out of his palace by his father after coming out of the closet so he turns to Prince Nicholas. When the two fall in love and decide to hold the mating ritual that will bind their souls together as one presided over by Mother Nature, their two kingdoms decide to go to war; the Snakes and the Dragons consider one another to be inferior. Can they figure out a way to perform the ritual and still keep their kingdoms from destroying one another or before Mother Nature steps in and takes matters into her own hands? Because Mother Nature strikes with fire and death to any who defy her. What do they do when the other Shifter kingdoms become involved? Will the horses, wolves, bats and others tolerate two different species uniting as one thus throwing off the balance of power forever? less

Four years after Riley became King of the Wolf Shifter Kingdom, he rescues Prince Anghel of the Bat Shifter Kingdom from a raging forest fire started by scared humans, but there is still a terrible price paid. The King and Queen of the Bat Kingdom, along with their daughter the Crown Princess and Heir to the Throne, perish in the fire, putting Anghel the second eldest on the throne. When Anghel wakes after the disaster he feels a terrible loss and finds comfort in the arms of the Wolf King... moreFour years after Riley became King of the Wolf Shifter Kingdom, he rescues Prince Anghel of the Bat Shifter Kingdom from a raging forest fire started by scared humans, but there is still a terrible price paid. The King and Queen of the Bat Kingdom, along with their daughter the Crown Princess and Heir to the Throne, perish in the fire, putting Anghel the second eldest on the throne. When Anghel wakes after the disaster he feels a terrible loss and finds comfort in the arms of the Wolf King. Soon the two realize that even though Anghel is now the King of the Bat Shifter Kingdom, they are mated and will have to unite both Kingdoms. Can Riley learn to be mated, love and be a sub to the Dominant tendencies of the Bat King? Nineteen years later, in present day times, they have to deal with yet another loss. Their son Collin has suffered the loss of his mate and is grieving himself to death. Not only do they have to deal with him and hopefully keep him from dying, they now have to deal with the Snake and Dragon Kingdoms being brought together through the mating of Crown Prince Nicholas of the Snakes and Crown Prince Edward of the Dragons (Serpent vs Serpent) and preventing a terrible war that is now brewing on the horizon within the Shifter communities for they bring Collin into their mating and their bodyguards have brought a Horse shifter into their mating bringing into alliance and into one major Kingdom combining Dragons, Snakes, Wolves, Bats and Horses as one against the rest of the single species Shifters. less