Heartstrikers

Nice Dragons Finish Last opens the Heartstrikers series with Julius — the gentlest Heartstriker dragon — sealed in human form and exiled to the Detroit Free Zone, a dangerous magical city where dragons are killed on sight.

With only a month to prove he can be ruthless or lose his dragon shape forever, Julius reluctantly teams up with Marci, a sharp-minded mage with a ghost cat companion, navigating clan politics and spirit-world threats in a city that never sleeps.

Expect fast-paced action, dragon clan scheming, and a slow-burn romance that begins here and deepens across the series.

Julius survived his banishment, but being a useful dragon proves far more dangerous than being a failure. In One Good Dragon Deserves Another, his ruthless mother Bethesda turns him into a pawn in her boldest power grab yet. As Heartstriker futures vanish and a relentless dragon hunter begins picking off his most powerful siblings, the kindest dragon in Detroit must team up with clever mage Marci to protect a treacherous dragon clan that never respected him.

Julius thought toppling his tyrant mother would bring peace, but dragons do not share power. In No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished, an open seat on the newly formed ruling council turns Heartstriker Mountain into a lethal free-for-all—and puts a target straight on Julius's back. To keep his bloodthirsty siblings in line and prevent all-out war with Algonquin, he must unearth the darkest family secrets his clan ever buried before they tear everything apart.

Just when Julius hopes his reformed clan might finally stabilize, ancient debts come due. In A Dragon of a Different Color, the formidable dragons of China arrive on American shores to collect, backed by the mighty Golden Emperor. Facing a devastating ultimatum of unconditional surrender, Julius must navigate lethal diplomacy and choose between loyalty to the sister who kept him alive and the survival of the clan he fought so hard to redeem.

The stakes have reached apocalyptic proportions in Last Dragon Standing. As seer Bob’s grand design collides with total catastrophe, the cosmic threat known as the Nameless End arrives to consume everything. With dragons at war, the fate of the DFZ hanging by a thread, and ancient prophecies crumbling, Julius must rely on his greatest strength—his empathy—to defy fate and prove that nice dragons do not have to finish last.