Heart of Dragons Series by Lionel Hart

Who makes the rules for love?Adrissu isn't like other dragons. In fact, no one in his home of Polimnos knows he's a dragon at all; to them, he's the eccentric elven mage living in a tower overlooking the sea, and he's perfectly content to keep it that way. There he can study the many mysteries of magic in peace, and occasionally step in to help the little town flourish... moreWho makes the rules for love?Adrissu isn't like other dragons. In fact, no one in his home of Polimnos knows he's a dragon at all; to them, he's the eccentric elven mage living in a tower overlooking the sea, and he's perfectly content to keep it that way. There he can study the many mysteries of magic in peace, and occasionally step in to help the little town flourish. He doesn't expect to tire of his life in Polimnos for a long time; but when he does, he can just gather up whatever remains of his hoard and fly away in the night to start a new life somewhere else. After all, dragons live forever.Base draconic instincts are beneath him. He has no need to plunder and steal to increase his wealth, no need to burn and pillage only for the sake of destruction. And he certainly doesn't believe in fated mates—no, the only being he needs is himself.Then, after almost thirty years of living in Polimnos, Adrissu meets the eyes of a handsome young warrior, and the world comes to a lurching stop around him. The pull of fate, something Adrissu thought was a myth amongst dragons, is unmistakable. But Ruan is everything he should shun—loud, bold, stubborn—and worst of all, utterly human with a tiny mortal lifespan. Much as it pains Adrissu to stay away, he knows getting involved with a human is only going to cause him greater suffering later on. Unless...Unless he's willing to break every rule of magic he knows. Unless he's willing to take on the scorn of every other mage, mortal or otherwise, to accomplish his goals. When Ruan accepts his plea to bind their souls together, even after death his soul will be reborn and they can always find each other, in this life and the next, and the next... and the next.Beneath His Wings, book one of the Heart of Dragons duology, is a dark fated mates MM fantasy romance. ⚠ This 18+ novel contains explicit scenes. less

The very forces of fate are within his grasp. All he has to do is reach out and take them.While the soul-binding ritual has brought his fated mate back to him time and again, Adrissu never meant it to be a permanent solution. After all, mortals die, but dragons live forever.The soul-transference ritual would allow Adrissu to put his mate’s soul into a dragon’s body, so they would never again need to be apart. He knows he can do it. He even knows how to do it... moreThe very forces of fate are within his grasp. All he has to do is reach out and take them.While the soul-binding ritual has brought his fated mate back to him time and again, Adrissu never meant it to be a permanent solution. After all, mortals die, but dragons live forever.The soul-transference ritual would allow Adrissu to put his mate’s soul into a dragon’s body, so they would never again need to be apart. He knows he can do it. He even knows how to do it. All that’s left is for his mate to say the word.But nothing is ever that easy. Polimnos is no longer the quiet village with a single wizard secluded in a tower, but a thriving city home to the Academy of Magic, boasting magical creations that spread across Autreth and beyond. Even when his mate does come back to him, this time as a talented and headstrong student named Kian, the push and pull of their fated bond has begun to wear on the mortal’s soul.Adrissu is determined to ensure this reincarnation is Kian’s last. But his faith in the soul transference ritual wavers when humans discover that dragons can be killed, after all…By Fang and Fire, a dark fated mates MM fantasy romance, is book two of the Heart of Dragons duology. It is meant to be read after book one, Beneath His Wings.⚠ This 18+ romance contains spicy scenes with dragons, as well as scenes with a transgender male character; violence and gore, including the use of (fantasy) guns; seriously, a lot more violence than in book 1; implied transphobia (not on page, referenced as past events); romantic student/teacher dynamic; light omegaverse elements (heats, mpreg is mentioned but does not happen on page). less