Hollow Earth Ice Dragons Series by Riley Storm

In the Ice Kingdom the strong rule, and the weak end up in cages. At the top are the Elites, cruelest and most powerful of all dragons. Below everyone else are my friends and I. The Wing-Clipped. Dragons too weak to shift or claim a fated mate. We’re who the cages and illegal markets were made for. Until the man with green eyes who smells like forever awakens my dormant dragon. It should be impossible. It is impossible. Because Clippys don’t have fated mates. Ever. Everyone knows that... moreIn the Ice Kingdom the strong rule, and the weak end up in cages. At the top are the Elites, cruelest and most powerful of all dragons. Below everyone else are my friends and I. The Wing-Clipped. Dragons too weak to shift or claim a fated mate. We’re who the cages and illegal markets were made for. Until the man with green eyes who smells like forever awakens my dormant dragon. It should be impossible. It is impossible. Because Clippys don’t have fated mates. Ever. Everyone knows that. Everyone except my dragon. She’s staking this one out as hers, and she doesn’t care what he or I think. It only gets worse when I discover who she calls our mate. Somehow she’s decided the Ice Tyrant is all ours. The strongest, most ruthless dragon in Hollow Earth … and me? Never gonna happen. Even if I had a dragon to shift into, and even if I could claim another as my mate, it would never be him. Not just because it’s his kingdom and his rules that put me in this cage. But because he left me to rot in it…. Casimir. My kingdom isn’t ready for me to claim her. I am. Civil war and threats to my throne? That's nothing compared to bonding with my mate. I’ll destroy anyone who threatens her or our future. But before we can have eternity, I'll have to win her over and show her I’m not what the legends say. Somehow. Because hiding at the center of every rumor, there’s a dark truth…. ***. The Ice Tyrant’s Fated Mate is a full-bodied shifter romance with a HEA, perfect for fans of:Fated Mates (But not insta-love)Dragon ShiftersIYTHIKY Protective Alpha vibesA generous helping of growlsA dash of forbidden romanceA hint of dragon kingdoms. less

It took years to put myself back together. He broke me with one look. I thought I was done being the plaything of the Elites. My best friend is mated to the most powerful dragon in the Ice Kingdom. Freedom was promised to us. Life was looking up. Then the Ice Prince turned his gaze on me and left his mark. Permanently. My dragon might lose her mind every time she catches a whiff of him, but she wasn’t there when I needed her most, so she gets no say now... moreIt took years to put myself back together. He broke me with one look. I thought I was done being the plaything of the Elites. My best friend is mated to the most powerful dragon in the Ice Kingdom. Freedom was promised to us. Life was looking up. Then the Ice Prince turned his gaze on me and left his mark. Permanently. My dragon might lose her mind every time she catches a whiff of him, but she wasn’t there when I needed her most, so she gets no say now. After all I’ve been through, there is no way that an Elite could be my mate. Despite what fate and the marks on my side seem to say. So if Dirk’s going to overcome my past, he’s going to have to show me how an Elite can be different. Even then, I’m not so sure I can be fixed. There were two things I wasn’t prepared for. First, just how badly I want him to succeed. All 6’5, blue-eyed, flannel-and-teakwood smelling inch of him. Or second, how badly others want us dead…. Dirk. I am the Ice Prince. Heir to the Kingdom. But my fated mate deserves better. Ella is caring, compassionate, and more than any dragon could hope for in a mate. In short, she’s perfect. I am none of that. Although my dragon and I long to hold her tight more than anything, I must stay away. I must protect her from everything. Especially myself. Because our pasts are more closely entangled than she knows…. ***. The Ice Prince's Fated Mate is a full-grown shifter romance with a HEA, perfect for fans Fated Mates (But not insta-love)Dragon ShiftersIYTHIKY Protective Alpha vibesDark pasts and hidden secretsForgiveness and atonementDragon Politics in a supernatural world. While the story does have a HEA, the events of the world will continue in book 3. less